Tilleke & Gibbins is delighted to announce the addition of Jay Cohen as partner and director of the firm’s Cambodia operations as of February 1, 2018. A 14-year veteran of Asian investment markets with a decade in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Singapore, Jay brings a wealth of experience in inbound and outbound investments to the firm.

John Frangos, a consultant in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution group, will be speaking on the topic of “Aircraft Repossession Case Study: Understand Jurisdictional Risks to Protect Your Investments” at the Korean Aviation Investors’ Masterclass, organized by Airfinance Journal in Seoul.

Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated as Thailand Law Firm of the Year in the Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2018. The firm has earned nominations for the award seven times since 2010, and was honored to win the Thailand Law Firm of the Year Award 2014.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has recently tightened its enforcement of rules regarding foreign ownership of local airlines, requiring all air-operator-certificate-holding entities to submit details of shareholding information by January 20, 2018. In an article by Airfinance Journal, John Frangos, a consultant in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution department, explains the rationale behind the crackdown.