In the newly released 2022 “Employer of Choice” issue from Asian Legal Business, Tilleke & Gibbins has once again been recognized as a top employer in the legal industry in both Thailand and Vietnam. This is the tenth consecutive year that the firm has won this title in Thailand, and the remarkable eighth time for Tilleke & Gibbins in Vietnam. In the article accompanying the list of top employee-friendly firms, Darani Vachanavuttivong and Tiziana Sucharitkul are quoted in a section about the importance of strong internal culture at law firms. They explain that the positive working environment at Tilleke & Gibbins is crucial in encouraging cohesion among the team as well as in maintaining a high retention rate. The Employer of Choice rankings are a list of the best law firms to work for across the Asia Pacific region. The results are determined through an anonymous online survey of thousands of law firm employees, ranging from managing partners to support staff, covering such issues as job satisfaction, remuneration, work-life balance, career growth, mentoring, and more. Asian Legal Business, owned by Thomson Reuters, is a world-leading source of information for businesses and professionals. To learn more about the results of the 2022 Employer of Choice survey, please browse the April 2022 issue of Asian Legal Business.

Tilleke & Gibbins is well represented in the newly announced shortlists for the 2022 Asia-Pacific Awards from Managing Intellectual Property (MIP). In the firmwide categories, Tilleke & Gibbins received nominations in every category for which the firm is eligible, and in the individual categories, Sukontip Jitmongkolthong, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ Bangkok office, has received a nomination for Asia-Pacific IP Practitioner of the Year. In total, Tilleke & Gibbins is in the running for five awards: Indonesia Firm of the Year Thailand Firm of the Year Vietnam Firm of the Year Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year Asia-Pacific IP Practitioner of the Year (Sukontip Jitmongkolthong) The 2022 Asia-Pacific Awards are part of the annual MIP Awards program, which celebrates remarkable achievements in IP around the world in the past year. Through the various regional ceremonies, the awards cover over 50 jurisdictions worldwide, and are determined through in-depth research and client feedback on each firm’s work. The winners of the 2022 Asia-Pacific Awards will be announced on June 1. For more details on the awards, and to browse the shortlists, please visit the MIP website.

The recently released WTR 1000 2022 once again asserts Tilleke & Gibbins’ reputation as the top firm for intellectual property in Southeast Asia. WTR 1000, a guide from World Trademark Review to the leading trademark lawyers around the world, is a trusted resource for companies and individuals seeking the world-class legal assistance with trademark-related matters. In this year’s rankings, the firm’s offices in Thailand and Vietnam have retained their top-tier Gold Band rankings, while the Indonesia office achieved a Silver Band ranking in the Prosecution and Strategy category. Tilleke & Gibbins’ Yangon office again appeared in the Myanmar rankings, which are now in their second year, while the firm’s office in Phnom Penh also made a repeat showing in the single-tier rankings for Cambodia. World Trademark Review does not currently publish rankings for Laos. WTR 1000 also includes rankings of accomplished individual trademark practitioners, with a remarkable 17 Tilleke & Gibbins professionals ranked in the 2022 edition: Alan Adcock – Thailand Darani Vachanavuttivong – Thailand David Mol – Cambodia Linh Duy Mai – Vietnam Linh Thi Mai Nguyen – Vietnam Loc Xuan Le – Vietnam Nandana Indananda – Thailand Sher Hann Chua – Myanmar Sokmean Chea – Cambodia Somboon Earterasarun – Thailand Suebsiri Taweepon – Thailand Sukontip Jitmongkolthong – Thailand Thomas J. Treutler – Vietnam Tu Ngoc Trinh – Vietnam Wiramrudee Mokkhavesa – Thailand Wongrat Ratanaprayul – Indonesia Yuwadee Thean-ngarm – Myanmar The WTR 1000 rankings are based on in-depth research to identify key firms and individuals leading the way in trademark-related legal practice. Depth of expertise, positioning in the market, level of activity, and peer and client feedback are all factored into the rankings. To learn more about these recognitions or to explore the full rankings, please visit the WTR 1000 website.

The latest results of the annual trademark survey from Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) have once again recognized Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property department as a leading trademark practice throughout the region. For Thailand, Tilleke & Gibbins was ranked in Tier 1 for trademarks for the 19th consecutive year. For Vietnam, Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property practice achieved a Tier 1 ranking for the 11th year running. In the crowded Indonesia market, Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property boutique is continuing to gain recognition, with a Tier 2 ranking for trademark prosecution and a Tier 3 designation for the trademark contentious category. MIP also ranks individual practitioners, as well as some smaller jurisdictions that only have a single category of recommended intellectual property firms. These will be released in the coming months. The trademark survey is a part of IP STARS, MIP’s specialist guide to the world’s leading intellectual property firms and practitioners. For more information and to browse the full copyright rankings, please see the IP STARS website.