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Welcome to the Shilton Sharpe Quarry ALB China Law Awards 2015
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015
Venue: Park Hyatt Beijing - Ballroom, Level 3
2 Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District | Beijing, China
The 12th annual ALB China Law Awards 2015 will be held on April 23, 2015 in Beijing and it will recognise the excellence and outstanding achievements of China's leading law firms and in-house legal teams as well as the top deals and dealmakers of the past year.
The awards night on April 23, 2015 is expected to attract CEOs, bankers and legal luminaries from the judiciary, domestic and multinational companies, law firms, and academe in China. With unparalleled networking opportunities, live entertainment and fine gourmet dinner that the event promises, the ALB China Law Awards is a must-see ceremony in every lawyer's event calendar.
Nominations open on December 17, 2014. Please download the nomination form to make your nominations.
For enquiries please contact Colin Wang through email colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com or telephone +86-10-62674306
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Guest of Honor
 | HAN Dayuan Dean & Professor of Constitutional Law, Renmin University of China Law School President, China Association of Constitutional Law Executive Vice President, China Association of Legal Education Education Background: LL.B., Jilin University Law School, 1984 LL.M., Renmin University Law School, 1987 Ph.D. in Law, Renmin University Law School, 1994 Research Interests: Constitutional Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Constitutional History Courses Taught: Chinese Constitutional Law, Comparative Constitutional Law Honors and Awards: Honorary Doctor of Law, University of Lapland, Finland, 2012 Cheung Kong Scholar, Ministry of Education, 2012 National Outstanding Teaching Master, Ministry of Education, 2006 National Top Ten Outstanding Middle-aged Jurists, China Law Society, 1999 |
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Award Categories
7 Deal Award categories
- Debt Market Deal of the Year
- Equity Market Deal of the Year
- Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
- M&A Deal of the Year
- Project Finance Deal of the Year
- TMT Deal of the Year
- Dealmaker of the Year - two divisions: China and International
- China Deal of the Year
6 In-House Award categories
- Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
- Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
- MNC In-House Team of the Year
- Chinese Public Company In-House Team of the Year
- SOE In-House Team of the Year
- Innovative In-House Team of the Year
23 Firm Award categories
- Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year
- Banking Law Firm of the Year
- Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
- Employment Law Firm of the Year
- Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
- International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
- IP Law Firm of the Year
- Litigation Law Firm of the Year
- M&A/Private Equity Law Firm of the Year - two divisions: China and International
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- Real Estate Law Firm of the Year - two divisions: China and International
- Rising Law Firm of the Year
- Shipping Law Firm of the Year
- Tax Law Firm of the Year
- West China Law Firm of the Year
- North China Law Firm of the Year
- East and Central China Law Firm of the Year
- South China Law Firm of the Year
- Shanghai Law Firm of the Year
- Beijing Law Firm of the Year
- Managing Partner of the Year
- International Law Firm of the Year
- Shilton Sharpe Quarry Award China Law Firm of the Year
Submit Today
Nominations open on December 17, 2014. Please download the nomination form to make your nominations.
For more information about placing a nomination, please contact Colin via colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com or +86-10-62674306.
17 Dec 2014 Nominations are open
6 Feb 2015 Deadline for nominations
9-27 Feb 2015 Pre-judging process to shortlist nominations
2 Mar 2015 Finalists in each category announced on ALB website
23 Apr 2015 Shilton Sharpe Quarry ALB China Law Awards 2015 – winners to be announced at award ceremony
Judges
Methodology
1) Parameters
- Law firms, in-house departments, banks and accountancy firms must be based or have physical offices in China
- All deals must have a significant China element to qualify:
a) the money to have come from China;
b) the deal to be signed in China;
c) the legal work to have been done in China or
d) the property or project to be based in China
- Work completed and services provided within the period of 1 Jan 2014 through 31 Dec 2014
2) Composition of Judging Panel
Over 40 in-house counsel, private practice lawyers, government officials and academia professors will comprise the judging panel
(Note: any judges involved in a specific deal or category are disqualified from voting for a related award category)
3) Guidelines
- Leading law firms and in-house legal departments are invited by e-mail to nominate across various categories;
- All nominations are made using only the nomination form provided;
- Nomination forms are strictly private and confidential and are shared only by the event organiser (the ALB) and the judging panel;
- The ALB team passes the nomination data to the external panel of judges, who examine the information and vote. The judges’ votes are aggregated to calculate the winner in each category;
- The judges' votes are independent of the ALB;
- The judges' votes are final;
- Self-nominations by organizations or individuals are accepted.
4) Categories
a) Deal Award Categories
- Debt market deal of the Year
- Equity Market Deal of the Year
- Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
- M&A Deal of the Year
- Project Finance Deal of the Year
- TMT Deal of the Year
- Dealmaker of the Year - two divisions: China and International
- China Deal of the Year
Criteria
(1) Size - the minimum financial value of the deal required for individual deal category
oDebt Market Deal of the Year: US$ 1billion or above
oEquity Market Deal of the Year: US$ 1billion or above
oEnergy & Resources Deal of the Year: US$ 1billion or above
oM&A Deal of the Year: US$ 1billion or above
oProject Finance Deal of the Year: US$ 1billion or above
oTMT Deal of the Year: US$ 700million or above
oDealmaker of the Year - two divisions: China and International
(2) Complexity - the degree to which the work required intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures
(3) Innovation/Improvement - the degree to which the work involved original techniques and structures or innovative legal rules and regulations/the degree to which the work involved improved techniques and structures or legal rules and regulations
(4) Breadth - the degree to which the deal spanned jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries
(5) TIMESCOPE - the major portion of the deal should be completed between 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014
(6) The nominees will be shortlisted to up to 10 finalists by pre-judging process
b) In-House Awards Categories
- Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
- Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
- MNC In-House Team of the Year
- Chinese Private Owned Company In-House Team of the Year
- SOE In-House Team of the Year
- Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Criteria
(1) Team size
(2) No. of transactions/deals/projects completed, successful cases handled, disputes settled and legal services provided within the organization
(3) The total volume of transactions in US$
(4) Top three significant work involvement within the period of 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014
(5) The nominees will be shortlisted to up to 10 finalists by pre-judging process
c) Firm Awards Categories
- Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year
- Banking Law Firm of the Year
- Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year
- Employment Law Firm of the Year
- Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
- International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
- IP Law Firm of the Year
- Litigation Law Firm of the Year
- M&A/Private Equity Law Firm of the Year - two divisions: China and International
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- Real Estate Law Firm of the Year - two divisions: China and International
- Rising Law Firm of the Year
- Shipping Law Firm of the Year
- Tax Law Firm of the Year
- West China Law Firm of the Year
- North China Law Firm of the Year
- East and Central China Law Firm of the Year
- South China Law Firm of the Year
- Shanghai Law Firm of the Year
- Beijing Law Firm of the Year
- Managing Partner of the Year
- International Law Firm of the Year
- China Law Firm of the Year
Criteria
(1) Team size (fee earners only)
(2) Key hires/departures
(3) Key work highlights and third party recognition, in the relevant practice area. This covers work between 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014
(4) Please view each tab for more details
(5) The nominees will be shortlisted to up to 10 finalists by pre-judging process
5) Award timeline
17 Dec 2014 Nominations are open
6 Feb 2015 Deadline for nominations
9-27 Feb 2015 Pre-judging process to shortlist nominations
2 Mar 2015 Finalists in each category announced on ALB website
23 Apr 2015 ALB China Law Awards 2015 – winners to be announced at award ceremony
Finalists
Shilton Sharpe Quarry ALB China Law Awards 2015
Finalists
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
2014 COFCO Limited Super & Short-term Commercial Paper
Firms: Dacheng Law Offices
Banks: ICBC
Agricultural Bank of China's medium term notes offering
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters
Alibaba Group's overseas bonds issuing
Firms: Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank (Singapore); Goldman Sachs (Asia); JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Baidu's bond offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law offices; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Li & Partners; Maples and Calder
Banks: Goldman Sachs (Asia); J.P. Morgan Securities
Bank of China's additional tier 1 preference shares offering
Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
China Communications Construction Company Limited's medium term note issuance
Firms: Guantao Law Firm
Banks: ICBC
CITIC Securities Finance MTN's US$3 billion medium term notes programme
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallesons; Walkers
Banks: ABCI Capital; Bank of China (Hong Kong); CITIC Securities Corporate Finance(HK); Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG, HongKong Branch
Fosun's EUR1 billion senior notes issuing
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Grandall Law Firm; Latham & Watkins
Banks: Morgan Stanley
ICBC's 's triple-currency US$5.7 billion debut offering of preference shares
Firms: Allen & Overy; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (“MOF”)'s RMB28 billion sovereign bonds issuing in Hong Kong
Firms: Deacons; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters
Sinopec Group record-breaking bond offering
Firms: Haiwen&Partners; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
State Grid Corp's US$3.5 billion senior notes offering
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
The forth phase credit assets securitization deal of China Development Bank in 2014
Firms: Dacheng Law Offices
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
Alibaba Group Holding Limited IPO on NYSE
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
CGN Power IPO in Hong Kong
Firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ABCI Capital; CICC Hong Kong; Merrill Lynch Far East
China CNR Corporation IPO
Firms: Allens; Clifford Chance; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Morrison & Foerster
Banks: CICC Hong Kong; Macquarie capital securities; UBS Hong Kong
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co., Ltd Hong Kong IPO
Firms: Appleby; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Reedsmith Richards Butler; Tianyuan Law Firm
Banks: BOCI Asia; CICC Hong Kong; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse (Hong Kong); Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch; Goldman Sachs (Asia); HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); Nomura International (Hong Kong); UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch
JD.com IPO on NASDAQ
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; UBS AG
Non-public offering of domestic preference shares by Agricultural Bank of China
Firms: DeHeng Law Offices; King & Wood Mallesons;
Ping An's H share placing
Firms: DLA Piper; Paul Hastings
Banks: Morgan Stanley
Preference shares issuing by China Communications Construction Company Limited
Firms: Zhonglun W&D Law Firm
Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect
Firms: Linklaters
WH Group IPO in Hong Kong
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Haiwen & Partners; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; Paul Hastings
3. Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Las Bambas from Glencore Xtstrata by MMG Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Linklaters; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs
Acquisition of Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s assets in Peru by CNPC
Firms: Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados; Miranda & Amado Abogados; Vinson & Elkins
CGN Power IPO in Hong Kong
Firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ABCI Capital; CICC Hong Kong; Merrill Lynch Far East
CNPC Finance (HK) Limited US$1.5 billion notes issuance
Firms: Appleby; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Power Assets Holdings Limited spin-off of Hong Kong Electric
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sullivan & Cromwell; Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo
Banks: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group; Barclays Bank; BNP Paribas; BOCI Asia; Bank of Nova Scotia, Hong Kong Branch; CCB International Capital; CIBC World Markets; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; DBS Asia Capital; Goldman Sachs (Asia); HSBC; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley
Sino-Mex energy investment fund project
Firms: DaHui Lawyers; DELAGARDELLE Law Firm
Sinopec mixed ownership reform
Firms: Haiwen & Partners
South-to-North Water Diversion middle route project
Firms: DeHeng Law Offices
Yizheng Chemical Fibre major asset reorganization
Firms: Haiwen & Partners
ZhangZhou nuclear power project
Firms: Sunshine Law Firm
ZheNeng TaiZhou No.2 Power Plant Project
Firms: Sunshine Law Firm
4. M&A Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Las Bambas from Glencore Xtstrata by MMG Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Linklaters; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman, Sachs
Acquisition of the e-commerce business of Tencent by JD.com
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays Bank; China Renaissance
Alibaba Group’s investment in Youku Tudou
Firms: Fangda Partners; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; TransAsia Lawyers; Walkers
China Life Insurance (Group) Company's strategic investment in China Huarong Asset Management Corporation
Firms: Clifford Chance; Zhong Lun Law Firm
GLP restructuring of US$8.5 billion China assets and US$2.5 billion landmark strategic alliance
Firms: Morrison & Foerster
HOPU consortium's investment in Sinopec
Firms: Clifford Chance; JunHe; Maples and Calder
Merger of Chinese retail operations of Tesco and CRE (China Resources Enterprise, Limited)
Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons
OCBC privitize Wing Hang Bank
Firms: Haiwen & Partners; Maples and Calder
Shenyin & Wanguo’s merger with Hongyuan Securities
Firms: Appleby; Haiwen & Partners
Sinopec mixed ownership reform
Firms: Haiwen & Partners
5. Project Finance Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Las Bambas from Glencore Xtstrata by MMG Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Linklaters; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman, Sachs
CGN Power IPO in Hong Kong
Firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ABCI Capital; CICC Hong Kong; Merrill Lynch Far East
Establishment and first fundraising for China Railway Development Fund
Firms: Zhong Lun Law Firm
Financing for Shanda Games taking private project by Orient Securities Company
Firms: Zhong Yin Law Firm
Guangdong Zhongshan - Kaiping Expressway Project
Firms: Zhong Lun Law Firm
US$1.5 billion syndicated loan to Tang Steel by Deutsche Bank
Firms: Llinks Law Offices
Vinh Tan 1 coal-fired power project in Vietnam
Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Vilaf
Yaxi - Yuanbaoshan equity swap project
Firms: Sunshine Law Firm
Yunnan Jinning - Hongta Expressway Project
Firms: Zhong Lun Law Firm
6. TMT Deal of the Year
Acquisition of the e-commerce business of Tencent by JD.com
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays Bank; China Renaissance
Alibaba Group Holding Limited IPO on NYSE
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Alibaba Group’s Investment in Youku Tudou
Firms: Fangda Partners; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; TransAsia Lawyers; Walkers
Alibaba Group's Overseas Bonds issuing
Firms: Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank (Singapore); Goldman Sachs (Asia); JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley
All-Stars' US$1.1billion Investment in Xiaomi Corporation
Firms: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Goodwin Procter; Ogier; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sunland Law Firm; Travers, Thorp & Alberga
Baidu's bond offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law offices; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Li & Partners; Maples and Calder
Banks: Goldman Sachs (Asia); J.P. Morgan Securities
China Vision Media Group Limited's shares issuance to Alibaba Group
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hutchison Whampoa Limited’s bond offer
Firms: Allen & Overy; Sullivan & Cromwell
JD.com IPO on NASDAQ
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; UBS AG
Private placement of shares by BOE Technology Group
Firms: Jingtian & Gongcheng; Tianyuan Law Firm
Take-private transaction of Giant Interactive
Firms: Appleby; Fenwick & West; Grandall Law Firm; JunHe; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; O’Melveny & Myers
Walmart’s landmark Shanghai ecommerce JV
Firms: Morrison & Foerster
7. Dealmaker of the Year - China
Dacheng Law Offices YU Hui
DeHeng Law Offices WANG Xian'an
Guantao Law Firm SU Bo
Haiwen & Partners YANG Jingfang
Han Kun Law offices Charles LI
Jincheng Tongda & Neal Guohua (Annie) WU
Jingtian & Gongcheng Zhenhua XIANG
JunHe YU Yongqiang
King & Wood Mallesons Jack WANG
Zhong Lun Law Firm Anthony ZHAO
Zhonglun W&D Law Firm XIA Yuqin
7. Dealmaker of the Year - International
Allen & Overy Yvonne HO
Baker & McKenzie Bee Chun BOO
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Ling HUANG
Clifford Chance Tim WANG
Fenwick & West Eva WANG
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Alan WANG
Linklaters William LIU
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Leiming CHEN
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Daniel DUSEK
Sullivan & Cromwell William CHUA
Weil, Gotshal & Manges Akiko MIKUMO
8. Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
China Development Bank
China Life Investment Holding Company Limited
DBS Bank (China)
Goldstone Investment
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Ping An Insurance (Group)Company Of China, Ltd.
Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited
9. Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
Citibank
Morgan Stanley
UBS Securities
10. MNC In-House Team of the Year
3M
Anheuser-Busch InBev China
Gameloft
Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Intel
Johnson & Johnson
Kohler (China) Investment Co
KONE Greater China
Mary Kay (China) Cosmetics Ltd., Co.
Wyeth Nutrition
11. Chinese Private Owned Company In-House Team of the Year
Alibaba Group
eLong.com
Fosun International
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.
Hanergy
Ryowa Ceramics
Shuang Hui Group
Tencent
Tiens Group Ltd.
Wanda Group
12. SOE In-House Team of the Year
Air China
China Guodian Capital Holdings Ltd
China Life Investment Holding Company Limited
China State Construction
COFCO Corporation
Franshion Properties (China) Limited
Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.
State Grid International Development Limited
13. Innovative In House Team of the Year
Alibaba Group
China Life Investment Holding Company Limited
Deckers
Fosun International
Franshion Properties (China) Limited
Innovation Works
KONE Greater China
Tencent
TOTO
Wyeth Nutrition
14. Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Anjie Law Firm
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Dacheng Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Tianyuan Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
15. Banking Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Haiwen & Partners
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Llinks Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
16. Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Haoliwen Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
MWE China
Sidley Austin
Zhong Lun Law Firm
17. Employment Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Dacheng Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Lantai Partners
River Delta Law Firm
Simmons & Simmons
TransAsia Lawyers
Yingke Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
18. Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Co-Effort Law Firm
Fangda Partners
Guantao Law Firm
JunHe
Llinks Law Offices
Watson & Band Law Offices
Watson Farley & Williams
Yingke Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
19. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
AllBright Law Offices
Anjie Law Firm
Baker & McKenzie
Fangda Partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Global Law Office
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown JSM
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Zhong Lun Law Firm
20. IP Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
Chang Tsi & Partners
Dacheng Law Offices
Deacons
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Lifang and Partners
Liu, Shen & Associates
Zhong Lun Law Firm
21. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Anjie Law Firm
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
JunHe
King & Capital Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Tiantong & Partners
Zhong Lun Law Firm
22. M&A/Private Equity Law Firm of the Year-China
AllBright Law Offices
DaHui Lawyers
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Grandall Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law offices
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Llinks Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
22. M&A/Private Equity Law Firm of the Year-International
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Morrison & Foerster
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Sidley Austin
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
23. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Appleby
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples and Calder
Ogier
24. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year-China
City Development Law Firm
Dacheng law Offices
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Guantao Law Firm
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Llinks Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
24. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year-International
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Mayer Brown JSM
Morrison & Foerster
Sidley Austin
25. Rising Law Firm of the Year
Beijing C&H Law Offices
Chance Bridge Partners
Globe-Law Law Firm
Guangdong Grand & Holders Law Firm
Sichuan Mingju Law Firm
Sino-Win Law Firm
Solton & Partners
Topwe Law Firm
26. Shipping Law Firm of the Year
Clyde & Co
Global Law Office
Herbert Smith Freehills
Shanghai Kai-Rong Law Firm
Wang Jing & Co.
Watson Farley & Williams
Wikborg Rein
Wintell & Co
27. Tax Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Dacheng Law Offices
Global Law Office
Hwuason Law Firm
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
28. West China Law Firm of the Year
Gansu Zhengtianhe Law Firm
Sichuan Mingju Law Firm
Solton & Partners
Tahota Law Firm
Yunnan Baqian Law Firm
29. North China Law Firm of the Year
Jilin GongCheng Law Firm
Liaoning Fada Law Firm
Winners Law Firm
30. East and Central China Law Firm of the Year
High Mark Law Firm
Shandong DH Law Firm
Shandong Zhongcheng Renhe Law Firm
Sunshine Law Firm
Tenet & Partners
Zhejiang L&H Law Firm
Zhejiang T&C Law Firm
31. South China Law Firm of the Year
ETR Law Firm
Guangdong Grand & Holders Law Firm
Guangda Law Firm
Guangdong GH Law Firm
Sino-Win Law Firm
Wang Jing & Co.
32. Shanghai Law Firm of the Year
AllBright Law Offices
Chen&Co. Law Firm
Co-Effort Law Firm
Llinks Law Offices
MWE China
Shanghai Young-Ben Law Firm
Watson & Band Law Offices
33. Beijing Law Firm of the Year
Beijing DHH Law Firm
Dacheng Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Global Law Office
Guantao Law Firm
Han Kun Law offices
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Capital Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
34. Managing Partner of the Year
Anjie Law Firm ZHAN Hao
Beijing DHH Law Firm JIANG Qi
Dacheng Law Offices WANG Jun
Grandway Law Offices ZHANG Liguo
Hengdu Law Offices JIANG Fengtao
JunHe David Dali LIU
King & Wood Mallesons WANG Ling
Llinks Law Offices David YU
MWE China John Z. L. HUANG
Tahota Law Firm CHENG Shoutai
Yingke Law Firm MEI Xiangrong
Zhong Lun Law Firm WU Peng
35. International Law Firm of the Year
36. Shilton Sharpe Quarry Award China Law Firm of the Year
Allbright Law Offices
Dacheng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Grandall Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Winners
Shilton Sharpe Quarry ALB China Law Awards 2015
Winners
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Alibaba Group's Overseas Bonds issuing
Firms: Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank (Singapore); Goldman Sachs (Asia); JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley
The finalists are:
2014 COFCO Limited Super & Short-term Commercial Paper
Firms: Dacheng Law Offices
Banks: ICBC
Agricultural Bank of China's Medium Term Notes offering
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters
Alibaba Group's Overseas Bonds issuing
Firms: Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank (Singapore); Goldman Sachs (Asia); JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Baidu's bond offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law offices; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Li & Partners; Maples and Calder
Banks: Goldman Sachs (Asia); J.P. Morgan Securities
Bank of China's additional tier 1 preference shares offering
Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
China Communications Construction Company Limited's Medium Term Note Issuance
Banks: ICBC
CITIC Securities Finance MTN's US$3 billion Medium Term Notes Programme
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallesons; Walkers
Banks: ABCI Capital; Bank of China (Hong Kong); CITIC Securities Corporate Finance(HK); Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG, HongKong Branch
Fosun's EUR1 billion senior notes issuing
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Grandall Law Firm; Latham & Watkins
Banks: Morgan Stanley
ICBC's triple-currency US$5.7 billion debut offering of preference shares
Firms: Allen & Overy; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China (“MOF”)'s RMB28 billion sovereign bonds issuing in Hong Kong
Firms: Deacons; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters
Sinopec Group record-breaking bond offering
Firms: Haiwen&Partners; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
State Grid Corp's US$3.5 billion senior notes offering
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
The Forth Phase Credit Assets Securitization Deal of China Development Bank in 2014
Firms: Dacheng Law Offices
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Alibaba Group Holding Limited IPO on NYSE
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
The finalists are:
Alibaba Group Holding Limited IPO on NYSE
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
CGN Power IPO in Hong Kong
Firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ABCI Capital; CICC Hong Kong; Merrill Lynch Far East
China CNR Corporation IPO
Firms: Allens; Clifford Chance; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Morrison & Foerster
Banks: CICC Hong Kong; Macquarie capital securities; UBS Hong Kong
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co., Ltd Hong Kong IPO
Firms: Appleby; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Reedsmith Richards Butler; Tianyuan Law Firm
Banks: BOCI Asia; CICC Hong Kong; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse (Hong Kong); Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch; Goldman Sachs (Asia); HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); Nomura International (Hong Kong); UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch
JD.com IPO on NASDAQ
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; UBS AG
Non-public offering of domestic preference shares by Agricultural Bank of China
Firms: DeHeng Law Offices; King & Wood Mallesons
Firms: DLA Piper; Paul Hastings
Banks: Morgan Stanley
Preference Shares issuing by China Communications Construction Company Limited
Firms: Zhonglun W&D Law Firm
Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect
Firms: Linklaters
WH Group IPO in Hong Kong
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Haiwen & Partners; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; Paul Hastings
3. Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Las Bambas from Glencore Xtstrata by MMG Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Linklaters; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs
The finalists are:
Acquisition of Las Bambas from Glencore Xtstrata by MMG Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Linklaters; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs
Acquisition of Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s assets in Peru by CNPC
Firms: Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados; Miranda & Amado Abogados; Vinson & Elkins
CGN Power IPO in Hong Kong
Firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ABCI Capital; CICC Hong Kong; Merrill Lynch Far East
CNPC Finance (HK) Limited US$1.5 billion Notes Issuance
Firms: Appleby; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Power Assets Holdings Limited spin-off of Hong Kong Electric
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sullivan & Cromwell; Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo
Banks: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group; Barclays Bank; BNP Paribas; BOCI Asia; Bank of Nova Scotia, Hong Kong Branch; CCB International Capital; CIBC World Markets; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; DBS Asia Capital; Goldman Sachs (Asia); HSBC; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley
Sino-Mex Energy Investment Fund Project
Firms: DaHui Lawyers; DELAGARDELLE Law Firm
Sinopec Mixed Ownership Reform
Firms: Haiwen & Partners
South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Project
Firms: DeHeng Law Offices
Yizheng Chemical Fibre Major Asset Reorganization
Firms: Haiwen & Partners
ZhangZhou Nuclear Power Project
Firms: Sunshine Law Firm
ZheNeng TaiZhou No.2 Power Plant Project
Firms: Sunshine Law Firm
4. M&A Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Acquisition of the e-commerce business of Tencent by JD.com
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays Bank; China Renaissance
The finalists are:
Acquisition of Las Bambas from Glencore Xtstrata by MMG Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Linklaters; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman, Sachs
Acquisition of the e-commerce business of Tencent by JD.com
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays Bank; China Renaissance
Alibaba Group’s investment in Youku Tudou
Firms: Fangda Partners; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; TransAsia Lawyers; Walkers
China Life Insurance (Group) Company's strategic investment in China Huarong Asset Management Corporation
Firms: Clifford Chance; Zhong Lun Law Firm
GLP restructuring of US$8.5 billion China assets and US$2.5 billion landmark strategic alliance
Firms: Morrison & Foerster
HOPU consortium's investment in Sinopec
Firms: Clifford Chance; JunHe; Maples and Calder
Merger of Chinese retail operations of Tesco and CRE (China Resources Enterprise, Limited)
Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons
OCBC privitize Wing Hang Bank
Firms: Haiwen & Partners; Maples and Calder
Shenyin & Wanguo’s merger with Hongyuan Securities
Firms: Appleby; Haiwen & Partners
Sinopec Mixed Ownership Reform
Firms: Haiwen & Partners
5. Project Finance Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Establishment and first fundraising for China Railway Development Fund
Firms: Zhong Lun Law Firm
The finalists are:
Acquisition of Las Bambas from Glencore Xtstrata by MMG Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Linklaters; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman, Sachs
CGN Power IPO in Hong Kong
Firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ABCI Capital; CICC Hong Kong; Merrill Lynch Far East
Establishment and first fundraising for China Railway Development Fund
Firms: Zhong Lun Law Firm
Financing for Shanda Games taking private project by Orient Securities Company
Firms: Zhong Yin Law Firm
Guangdong Zhongshan - Kaiping Expressway Project
Firms: Zhong Lun Law Firm
US$1.5 billion syndicated loan to Tang Steel by Deutsche Bank
Firms: Llinks Law Offices
Vinh Tan 1 coal-fired power project
Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Vilaf
Yaxi - Yuanbaoshan equity swap project
Firms: Sunshine Law Firm
Yunnan Jinning - Hongta Expressway Project
Firms: Zhong Lun Law Firm
6. TMT Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Alibaba Group Holding Limited IPO on NYSE
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
The finalists are:
Acquisition of the e-commerce business of Tencent by JD.com
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays Bank; China Renaissance
Alibaba Group Holding Limited IPO on NYSE
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Alibaba Group’s Investment in Youku Tudou
Firms: Fangda Partners; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; TransAsia Lawyers; Walkers
Alibaba Group's Overseas Bonds issuing
Firms: Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank (Singapore); Goldman Sachs (Asia); JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley
All-Stars' US$1.1billion Investment in Xiaomi Corporation
Firms: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Goodwin Procter; Ogier; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sunland Law Firm; Travers, Thorp & Alberga
Baidu's bond offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law offices; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Li & Partners; Maples and Calder
Banks: Goldman Sachs (Asia); J.P. Morgan Securities
China Vision Media Group Limited's shares issuance to Alibaba Group
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hutchison Whampoa Limited’s Bond Offer
Firms: Allen & Overy; Sullivan & Cromwell
JD.com IPO on NASDAQ
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; UBS AG
Private placement of shares by BOE Technology Group
Firms: Jingtian & Gongcheng; Tianyuan Law Firm
Take-private transaction of Giant Interactive
Firms: Appleby; Fenwick & West; Grandall Law Firm; JunHe; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; O’Melveny & Myers
Walmart’s Landmark Shanghai Ecommerce JV
Firms: Morrison & Foerster
7. China Deal of the Year
The winner is:
Alibaba Group Holding Limited IPO on NYSE
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
The finalists are:
Acquisition of Las Bambas from Glencore Xtstrata by MMG Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Linklaters; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman, Sachs
Acquisition of the e-commerce business of Tencent by JD.com
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays Bank; China Renaissance
Alibaba Group Holding Limited IPO on NYSE
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Alibaba Group's Overseas Bonds issuing
Firms: Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank (Singapore); Goldman Sachs (Asia); JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Establishment and first fundraising for China Railway Development Fund
Firms: Zhong Lun Law Firm
8. Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
China Development Bank
The finalists are:
China Development Bank
China Life Investment Holding Company Limited
DBS Bank (China)
Goldstone Investment
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China, Limited
Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited
9. Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Morgan Stanley
The finalists are:
Citibank
Morgan Stanley
UBS Securities
10. MNC In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Intel
The finalists are:
3M
Anheuser-Busch InBev China
Gameloft
Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Intel
Johnson & Johnson
Kohler (China) Investment Co
KONE Greater China
Mary Kay (China) Cosmetics Ltd., Co.
Wyeth Nutrition
11. Chinese Private Owned Company In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Alibaba Group
The finalists are:
Alibaba Group
eLong.com
Fosun International
GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.
Hanergy
Ryowa Ceramics
Shuang Hui Group
Tencent
Tiens Group Ltd.
Wanda Group
12. SOE In-House Team of the Year
The winner is:
COFCO Corporation
The finalists are:
Air China
China Guodian Capital Holdings Ltd
China Life Investment Holding Company Limited
China State Construction
COFCO Corporation
Franshion Properties (China) Limited
Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., Ltd.
State Grid International Development Limited
13. Innovative In House Team of the Year
The winner is:
Alibaba Group
The finalists are:
Alibaba Group
China Life Investment Holding Company Limited
Deckers
Fosun International
Franshion Properties (China) Limited
Innovation Works
KONE Greater China
Tencent
TOTO
Wyeth Nutrition
14. Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Anjie Law Firm
The finalists are:
Allen & Overy
Anjie Law Firm
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Dacheng Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Tianyuan Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
15. Banking Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Clifford Chance
The finalists are:
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Haiwen & Partners
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Llinks Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
16. Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
King & Wood Mallesons
The finalists are:
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Haoliwen Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
MWE China
Sidley Austin
Zhong Lun Law Firm
17. Employment Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
King & Wood Mallesons
The finalists are:
Baker & McKenzie
Dacheng Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Lantai Partners
River Delta Law Firm
Simmons & Simmons
TransAsia Lawyers
Yingke Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
18. Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Fangda Partners
The finalists are:
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Co-Effort Law Firm
Fangda Partners
Guantao Law Firm
JunHe
Llinks Law Offices
Watson & Band Law Offices
Watson Farley & Williams
Yingke Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
19. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
The finalists are:
AllBright Law Offices
Anjie Law Firm
Baker & McKenzie
Fangda Partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Global Law Office
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown JSM
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Zhong Lun Law Firm
20. IP Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Bird & Bird
The finalists are:
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
Chang Tsi & Partners
Dacheng Law Offices
Deacons
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Lifang and Partners
Liu, Shen & Associates
Zhong Lun Law Firm
21. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
The winners are:
Fangda Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
The finalists are:
Anjie Law Firm
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
JunHe
King & Capital Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Tiantong & Partners
Zhong Lun Law Firm
22. M&A/Private Equity Law Firm of the Year-China
The winner is:
Fangda Partners
The finalists are:
AllBright Law Offices
DaHui Lawyers
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Grandall Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law offices
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Llinks Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
23. M&A/Private Equity Law Firm of the Year-International
The winner is:
Clifford Chance
The finalists are:
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Morrison & Foerster
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
Sidley Austin
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
24. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Maples and Calder
The finalists are:
Appleby
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples and Calder
Ogier
25. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year-China
The winner is:
Zhong Lun Law Firm
The finalists are:
City Development Law Firm
Dacheng law Offices
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Guantao Law Firm
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Llinks Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
26. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year-International
The winner is:
Morrison & Foerster
The finalists are:
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Mayer Brown JSM
Morrison & Foerster
Sidley Austin
27. Rising Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Sino-Win Law Firm
The finalists are:
Beijing C&H Law Offices
Chance Bridge Partners
Globe-Law Law Firm
Guangdong Grand & Holders Law Firm
Sichuan Mingju Law Firm
Sino-Win Law Firm
Solton & Partners
Topwe Law Firm
28. Shipping Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Wang Jing & Co.
The finalists are:
Clyde & Co
Global Law Office
Herbert Smith Freehills
Shanghai Kai-Rong Law Firm
Wang Jing & Co.
Watson Farley & Williams
Wikborg Rein
Wintell & Co
29. Tax Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Baker & McKenzie
The finalists are:
Baker & McKenzie
Dacheng Law Offices
Global Law Office
Hwuason Law Firm
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
30. West China Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Tahota Law Firm
The finalists are:
Gansu Zhengtianhe Law Firm
Sichuan Mingju Law Firm
Solton & Partners
Tahota Law Firm
Yunnan Baqian Law Firm
31. North China Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Liaoning Fada Law Firm
The finalists are:
Jilin GongCheng Law Firm
Liaoning Fada Law Firm
Winners Law Firm
32. East and Central China Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Sunshine Law Firm
The finalists are:
High Mark Law Firm
Shandong DH Law Firm
Shandong Zhongcheng Renhe Law Firm
Sunshine Law Firm
Tenet & Partners
Zhejiang L&H Law Firm
Zhejiang T&C Law Firm
33. South China Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Wang Jing & Co.
The finalists are:
ETR Law Firm
Guangdong Grand & Holders Law Firm
Guangda Law Firm
Guangdong GH Law Firm
Sino-Win Law Firm
Wang Jing & Co.
34. Shanghai Law Firm of the Year
The winners are:
AllBright Law Offices
Llinks Law Offices
The finalists are:
AllBright Law Offices
Chen&Co. Law Firm
Co-Effort Law Firm
Llinks Law Offices
MWE China
Shanghai Young-Ben Law Firm
Watson & Band Law Offices
35. Beijing Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
JunHe
The finalists are:
Beijing DHH Law Firm
Dacheng Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Global Law Office
Guantao Law Firm
Han Kun Law offices
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Capital Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
36. Dealmaker of the Year - International
The winner is:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Alan WANG
The finalists are:
Allen & Overy Yvonne HO
Baker & McKenzie Bee Chun BOO
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Ling HUANG
Clifford Chance Tim WANG
Fenwick & West Eva WANG
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Alan WANG
Linklaters William LIU
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Leiming CHEN
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Daniel DUSEK
Sullivan & Cromwell William CHUA
Weil, Gotshal & Manges Akiko MIKUMO
37. Dealmaker of the Year - China
The winner is:
JunHe YU Yongqiang
The finalists are:
Dacheng Law Offices YU Hui
DeHeng Law Offices WANG Xian'an
Guantao Law Firm SU Bo
Haiwen & Partners YANG Jingfang
Han Kun Law offices Charles LI
Jincheng Tongda & Neal Guohua (Annie) WU
Jingtian & Gongcheng Zhenhua XIANG
JunHe YU Yongqiang
King & Wood Mallesons Jack WANG
Zhong Lun Law Firm Anthony ZHAO
Zhonglun W&D Law Firm XIA Yuqin
38. Managing Partner of the Year
The winner is:
King & Wood Mallesons WANG Ling
The finalists are:
Anjie Law Firm ZHAN Hao
Beijing DHH Law Firm JIANG Qi
Dacheng Law Offices WANG Jun
Grandway Law Offices ZHANG Liguo
Hengdu Law Offices JIANG Fengtao
JunHe David Dali LIU
King & Wood Mallesons WANG Ling
Llinks Law Offices David YU
MWE China John Z. L. HUANG
Tahota Law Firm CHENG Shoutai
Yingke Law Firm MEI Xiangrong
Zhong Lun Law Firm WU Peng
39. International Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
Clifford Chance
The finalists are:
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
WongPartnership
40. Shilton Sharpe Quarry Award China Law Firm of the Year
The winner is:
JunHe
The finalists are:
Allbright
Dacheng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Grandall Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Date & Venue:
Thursday, 23 April, 2015
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