Thomas Treutler Is Named Managing Director Of Tilleke & Gibbins International’s Vietnam Operations
06 November 2012
Thomas J Treutler has been named managing director of Tilleke & Gibbins International’s Vietnam operations. Treutler, a registered foreign lawyer with the Ministry of Justice, has worked in the legal services field in Vietnam since 1994, and has been with Tilleke & Gibbins since 2007, handling both commercial and intellectual property matters as a senior associate based in the firm’s Hanoi office.
Treutler is succeeding John Ellis King, a partner at the firm, in the role. King, who oversaw the hiring of more than 30 lawyers and staff and relocation to state-of-the-art new facilities in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City over the past three years, will remain with Tilleke & Gibbins, returning to firm’s Bangkok office.
The firm also announced promotions of Nguyen Thi Phi Nga, to department head, trademark and patent, and for Michael K Lee, who was appointed department head, commercial. Nguyen has more than 16 years of experience with IP in Vietnam.
