Chusert Supasitthumrong, a partner in Tilleke & Gibbins’ dispute resolution and litigation group, will speak at “Thailand Labor and Employee Law Updates 2017,” a two-day conference hosted by SNP Training. The event will focus on notable developments in Thailand’s labor law, especially the new Labor Protection Act, employment termination, employment contracts and drafting techniques, labor dispute resolution, employee relations management, and more.

In recognition of Tilleke & Gibbins’ pro bono practice, our firm has been nominated for the following awards at the 2017 TrustLaw Awards:

Tilleke & Gibbins has been nominated as National Firm of the Year in both the Thailand and Vietnam categories at the Asialaw Dispute Resolution Awards 2017. In addition, Chusert Supasitthumrong, a partner in the Bangkok office, has received a nomination for Thailand Disputes Star of the Year.Asialaw is the producer of Asialaw Profiles, a respected legal services market guide to regional and local firms across the Asia-Pacific region, covering 18 practice areas and 24 jurisdictions.

Asset misappropriation remains far and away the most common type of economic crime faced by companies, accounting for 64% of all reported economic crime in statistics revealed by PwC’s Global Economic Crime Survey 2016. Addressing this type of employee fraud requires significant resources—first through systematic investigations, and then through extensive processes to recover lost assets.