Tilleke & Gibbins, Thailand’s largest independent law firm, has appointed veteran legal academic Dr Jakkrit Kuanpoth as of counsel to the firm’s intellectual property protection group.

A renowned author, lecturer and public servant in the field of intellectual property, Kuanpoth has advised organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Centre on Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), and has sat on various parliamentary committees and national commitees at the request of the Thai government.

He has also been a senior lecturer at the University of Wollongong in Australia since 2007.

Tilleke & Gibbins has a team of around 100 lawyers.ALB

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