Alan Adcock, partner and deputy director of Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property and regulatory affairs group, will make a presentation at “Negotiating, Drafting, and Managing Commercial Contracts 2016,” a conference hosted by Planet Pacific and Forum. The conference will focus on the key commercial and legal issues surrounding trade agreements, and it will provide training on negotiation and drafting. Alan will discuss managing legal risks in commercial contracting, and in particular, he will cover the following main topics:

Michael Ramirez, a senior consultant at Tilleke & Gibbins, was interviewed by Asia Cargo News  for his views on the current and future investment environment in Myanmar.Following Myanmar’s general election in November, Michael said, “the economy needs a government that can focus on further development of the country, with an emphasis on infrastructure and encouragement of FDI. It is similarly important that the new administration focus its attention on building and enhancing business relationships with other nations, including the West.”

In the 2016 edition of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, ten Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were recognized as “Leading Individuals” in the fields of corporate and M&A; dispute resolution; intellectual property; tax; technology, media, and telecommunications; and transport.The following Tilleke & Gibbins lawyers were recognized as Leading Individuals in Thailand:

The IFLR 1000 2016  rankings of the world’s leading financial and corporate lawyers have been released. Placing our practitioners at the pinnacle of the legal market, the rankings recognize two Tilleke & Gibbins members as “Leading Lawyers” in their fields. The following lawyers were recognized as Leading Lawyers: