David Lyman, chairman and chief values officer at Tilleke & Gibbins, was interviewed by Bangkok Biz News, known in Thai as Krungthep Thurakij, on business in Thailand after the passing of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej.Commenting on the drop in income from exports, David said that this is partially due to the slow recovery of the world economy. He then reiterated the King’s remarks on the importance of sustainable development and preserving the environment. The government should place emphasis on managing funds and developing infrastructure.

Four members of the Tilleke & Gibbins team across Southeast Asia have been recognized as Leading Lawyers by the IFLR 1000 2017, a guide to the world’s top financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. The ranked attorneys included:

Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated in five categories in The Asian Lawyer’s Emerging Markets Awards 2016. The nominations, which include national, international, and individual categories, are as follows:

Luxsiri Supakijjanusorn, an attorney-at-law in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group, has been quoted in an article by PaRR, an online resource that provides information on competition law and related fields. Global mergers have the potential to constrain competition in the Thai market, and under proposed amendments to Thailand’s Trade Competition Act, the country’s competition authority will need to be notified if this is the case.