About
Welcome to the 14th annual The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards!
Date: Friday, September 11, 2015
Venue: Conrad Hong Kong – Grand Ballroom
Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
For enquiries about the event, please contact Caryl at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com
or (632) 982 5938.
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GUEST OF HONOUR
Professor Michael Hor
Dean, Faculty of Law
The University Of Hong Kong
Michael Hor grew up and went to school in Ipoh, Malaysia, before going to Singapore to read for an LLB. On graduation he joined the Singapore Legal Service where he administered bankruptcies and companies in liquidation and sat as a Magistrate. He joined the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and went off to Oxford University to read for a BCL. On his return he became a Lecturer at the Faculty. He is qualified as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and also read for an LLM in the University of Chicago.
He specializes in most matters related to criminal justice. He has taught and published in criminal law, evidence, and criminal procedure. He has been a Consultant to the Ministry of Law, Singapore, and the Criminal Practice Committee of the Law Society of Singapore. He has also been Chief Editor of the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, a member of the editorial boards of the Singapore Academy of Law Journal and the Asian Journal of Comparative Law, and an advisor to the Singapore Law Review and the Criminal Justice Club, NUS. He has also been Chairman of the Faculty Search (Hiring) Committee and a member of the Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee, NUS.
He has been a Distinguished Visitor at the Law Faculty of the University of Toronto, a Visitor at the Oxford Centre for Criminology, and Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong Law Faculty, where he was also an advisor to its Centre for Comparative and Public Law.
EMCEE
A journalist with more than 20 years financial reporting experience, Tara Joseph is currently chief correspondent for Reuters TV, Asia.
Tara has more than 10 years experience reporting and presenting for TV in Asia, including daily shows for BBC World and China’s CCTV. She has moderated numerous webcasts and panel events including shows hosted at the World Economic Forum in Davos. She was previously the editor and main presenter of Reuters Financial Television based in London. Tara started in journalism as an emerging markets correspondent covering stories in Russia, South Africa and Turkey. She now oversees video production of video packages, and interviews with staff across Asia.
Tara is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism, and Smith College in the United States. She is vice president of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong.
Categories
THE CATEGORIES
Deal Categories
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
3. M&A Deal of the Year
4. Dealmaker of the Year
5. Deal of the Year
In-House Categories
1. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
2. Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
3. Holman Fenwick Willan Award Shipping In-House Team of the Year
4. Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year
5. Insurance In-House Team of the Year
6. Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
7. Paul Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
8. Private Equity In-House Team of the Year
9. The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year
10. In-House Team of the Year
Firm Categories
1. Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
2. Boutique Law Firm of the Year
3. Construction Law Firm of the Year
4. Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
5. Criminal Law Firm of the Year
6. Deal Firm of the Year
7. Immigration Law Firm of the Year
8. Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
9. Insurance Law Firm of the Year
10. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
11. Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
12. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
13. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
14. Maritime Law Firm of the Year
15. BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year
16. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
17. Withers Award PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
18. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
19. Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year
20. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
21. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
22. Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year
23. Managing Partner of the Year
24. The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
Submit Today
Nominations are now open. Deadline for nominations will be on July 6, Monday.
Please contact Caryl at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or at 632 982 5938.
Judges
METHODOLOGY SUMMARY
Part I
GENERAL GUIDELINES
- All nominations must be written in the ALB nomination form. ALB will not accept entries written in any other forms.
- Work includes any transactions/deals/projects completed, cases handled, disputes settled and other legal services provided within the organisation or otherwise.
- Entries to any categories must have been completed or provided within the period of April 2014 to March 2015.
- Clients or contact persons provided in the nomination form will be contacted by ALB, as may be necessary, without prior notice to nominating organisations. It is advisable that only the names of clients whose consent for this purpose has been obtained are listed in the nomination form.
Part II
DEFINITION OF TERMS
For purposes of this Awards, unless the context otherwise requires -
"breadth" means the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries;
"complexity" means the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures;
"impact or significance" means the degree by which the stakeholders, the bench and bar or the Hong Kong community at large is affected;
"improvement" means the degree to which the work involved improved techniques and structures;
"innovation" means the degree to which the work involved original techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or regulations;
"Hong Kong element" means any or all of the following: (a) one of the law firms involved must be based in Hong Kong; (b) one of the clients/parties to the case/deal must be based in Hong Kong; (c) the deal was completed in Hong Kong; or (d) the case/deal must, in any way, be related to Hong Kong;
THE SHORTLIST*** DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR Alibaba’s Debut 144A/Reg S Bond Offering Law firms: Fangda Partners;King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; Goldman Sachs (Asia);J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley Accounting firm: PwC Alibaba's Revolving Credit Facility Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Maples and Calder Banks: BNP Paribas, Hong Kong Branch; Citibank; Credit Suisse; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs Bank USA; HSBC; ING Bank; J.P. Morgan Chase Bank; Mizuho Bank; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding AT&T's Formosa Bond Offering Law Firms: Lee and Li; Sidley Austin; Sullivan & Cromwell Bank: Morgan Stanley Bank of China's Offshore Preference Shares Issuance Law firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; King & Wood Mallesons Banks: BNP Paribas; BOC International (China); China Merchants Securities (HK); Citibank; CITIC Securities International; Credit Suisse; HSBC; Morgan Stanley; Standard Chartered Bank Chexim's Dual Tranche 144/Reg S Bond Offering Law firms: Haiwen & Partners; JunHe; Linklaters; Sidley Austin Bank: ANZ; Bank of Communications, Hong Kong Branch; Barclays; Credit Agricole CIB; HSBC; ICBC International; J. P. Morgan; The Royal Bank of Scotland China Huarong's Dual-Tranche Bond Issuance Law firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Maples and Calder Banks: ABCI Capital; CCB International Capital; China Merchants Securities (HK); Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (Europe); DBS Bank; ICBC (Asia); Jefferies; Shanghai Pudong Development Bank; Standard Chartered Bank; Wing Lung Bank China Shenhua Energy's Bond Issuance Law firms: Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunHe; Latham & Watkins; Ogier; Sullivan & Cromwell Banks: BOCOM International Securities; CICC HK Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs (Asia); HSBC; ICBC International Capital; ICBC International Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities Accounting firms: Deloitte Touche; KPMG CITIC Securities' MTN Programme Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallesons; Walkers Banks: Citi; Citic Securities International; HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank CITIC's MTN Programme Listing Law firms: Clifford Chance;JunHe; Linklaters; Zhong Lun Law Firm Bank: HSBC Accounting firm: KPMG CNOOC's Guaranteed Note Offering Law firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JunHe; Linklaters; Stewart McKelvey Banks: BOCI Asia; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley CNPC's Drawdown Law firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling Hutchison Whampoa's Bond Offering Law firms: Allen & Overy; Maples and Calder; Sullivan & Cromwell Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman Sachs (Asia); HSBC; Merrill Lynch International ICBC's Triple-Currency Preference Shares Offering Law Firms: Allen & Overy;JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters Lenovo's Bond Offering Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling Bank: Citigroup Global Markets Petronas' Debt Offering Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low;Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kadir, Andri & Partners; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Norton Rose Fulbright PRC Ministry of Finance's Sovereign Bond Issuance Law firms: Deacons; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters Banks: Agricultural Bank of China, Hong Kong Branch; Bank of China (Hong Kong); Bank of Communications, Hong Kong Branch; China Construction Bank (Asia); HSBC; ICBC (Asia); Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Sinopec Group's 144A/Reg S Note Offering Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell;Haiwen & Partners; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Banks: Citi; HSBC; Goldman Sachs (Asia); CCB International Capital; J.P. Morgan State Grid Corp's Senior Guaranteed Note Issuance Law firm: Herbert Smith Freehills Tencent's Bond Offering Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Global Law Offices; JunHe; Latham & Watkins; Maples and Calder Banks: ANZ; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Bank of China (Hong Kong); Barclays; Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs (Asia); J.P. Morgan; China Merchants Securities (HK) EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR Alibaba’s IPO Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell Bank: Citigroup Global Markets;Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley Accounting firm: PwC BAIC Motor's IPO Law firms: Clifford Chance; King & Wood Mallesons; Norton Rose Fulbright Banks: China Merchants Securities; Citic Securities; CLSA; Deutsche Bank; HSBC; Morgan Stanley; UBS CAR's IPO Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Offices; King & Wood Mallesons; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Banks: China Renaissance Securities; CICC; Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley CGN Power's Hong Kong IPO and Global Offering Law firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling Cheil Industries' IPO Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Banks: J.P. Morgan; KDB Daewoo Securities; Woori Investment & Securities Cheung Kong and Hutchison's Reorganisation Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Guantao Law Firm; Linklaters; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch;HSBC Accounting firms: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu' PwC China CNR Corp's IPO Law firms: Allens; Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Morrison & Foerster Banks: China International Capital Hong Kong Securities Corp;Macquarie Capital Securities;UBS Hong Kong Dalian Wanda's IPO Law firms: Appleby; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Reed Smith; Tian Yuan Law Firm Banks: Barclays; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CICC; Citi; Credit Suisse; DBS; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; Nomura; UBS Accounting firm: Ernst & Young Fuyao Glass' IPO Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Fujian Zenith Law Firm; Latham & Watkins; Sullivan & Cromwell Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC; China Merchants Securities; UBS Accounting firm: PwC Hang Seng Bank's A Shares Institutional Market Placing Law firm: Norton Rose Fulbright Harbin Bank's IPO Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Jiayuan Law Firm; JunHe; Linklaters Accounting firm: Ernst & Young Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund's IPO Law firms: Shearman & Sterling; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor; White & Case Banks: Bualuang Securities; Morgan Stanley JD.com's IPO Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom PICC Property and Casualty Co's H Share Rights Issue Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters Banks: CICC; Goldman Sachs; HSBC Ping An Insurance's H-Share Placement Law firms: DLA Piper; Paul Hastings Banks: Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley Shengjing Bank Co's IPO Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sullivan & Cromwell Banks: China Merchants Securities (HK); UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong) WH Group's IPO Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Haiwen & Partners; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; Paul Hastings Banks: BOCI Asia; Morgan Stanley Asia M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR AB InBev's Acquisition of Oriental Brewery Co Law firms: Kim & Chang;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett;Sullivan & Cromwell Banks: Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; Lazard; Morgan Stanley Alibaba's Acquisition of UCWeb Law firms: Maples amd Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom A.S. Watson and Temasek's Alliance Law firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Linklaters; Maples and Calder Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; DBS; Goldman Sachs; HSBC China Consortium's Investment in GLP Law firm: Morrison & Foerster China Lodging Group's Alliance with Accor Law firms: JunHe; Proskauer Rose; Shearman & Sterling CLP and CSG's Acquisition of 60 Percent Interest in CAPCO Law firms: J.S. Gale & Co; Linklaters COLI's Acquisition of CSCECL's Property Portfolio Law firms: Jingtian & Gongcheng; Norton Rose Fulbright Didi and Kuaidi's Merger Law firms: JunHe; Maples and Calder Giant Interactive Group's Going-Private Transaction Law firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Appleby; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fenwick & West; Grandall Law Firm; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; O'Melveny & Myers; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Banks: BNP Paribas; China Minsheng Bank; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Duff & Phelps; Goldman Sachs; ICBC International Capital; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley HKT's Acquisition of CSL Law firms: Clifford Chance;Conyers Dill & Pearman; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Linklaters Hony Capital's Acquisition of PizzaExpress Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Linklaters; Weil Gotshsal & Manges Lenovo's Acquisition of IBM's Server Business Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Hogan Lovells Microsoft's Acquisition of Nokia's Devices Service Business Law firms: Baker & McKenzie; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe;Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom MMG’s Acquisition of Las Bambas Law firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Estudio Grau; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Linklaters; Miranda; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs OCBC's Acquisition of Wing Hang Bank Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; MdME Lawyers; Slaughter and May Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Nomura Holdings Subscription of 30 Percent Interest in Sinopec Marketing Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Hylands Law Firm; K&L Gates; Morrison & Foerster; King & Wood Mallesons Tencent and JD.com's Investment in Bitauto Law firms: Han Kun Law Offices; JunHe;Maples and Calder;Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; TPG's Sale of Stakes in Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional Law firm: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Dealmaker of the Year Judy Lee - Appleby Dorothea Koo - Baker & McKenzie Denise Shiu - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Paul Chen - DLA Piper Edward Freeman - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Cui Liguo - Guantao Law Firm Joshua Cole - King & Wood Mallesons Cathy Yeung - Latham & Watkins James Grandolfo - Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy Psyche Tai - Norton Rose Fulbright Jeanette Chan - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Julie Gao - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom William Chua - Sullivan & Cromwell Deal of the Year TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE NIGHT Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year Citic Capital Citigroup DBS Bank Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year Citic Capital Hongkong Land MTR Corp Holman Fenwick Willan Award Shipping In-House Team of the Year COSCO Pacific Univan West of England Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year Alibaba Group BT Hong Kong Carlyle Group, Asia Citic Capital CK Hutchison COSCO Pacific Hongkong Land Tencent Insurance In-House Team of the Year Manulife Prudential Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities Citic Capital Citigroup Goldman Sachs (Asia) J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Morgan Stanley Paul Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year Alibaba Group BT Hong Kong Telstra International Tencent Private Equity In-House Team of the Year Carlyle Group, Asia Citic Capital The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year Joe Zhou Jiaxing - China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities Yong Kai Wong - Citic Capital Michelle Hung - COSCO Pacific Rodney Chen - MTR Corp Sharyn Ch'ang - PricewaterhouseCoopers In-House Team of the Year TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE NIGHT Arbitration Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Berwin Leighton Paisner in association with Haley Tam & Co Bird & Bird Deacons Fangda Partners in association with Peter Yuen & Associates Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Herbert Smith Freehills Hogan Lovells King & Wood Mallesons Latham & Watkins Mayer Brown JSM Minter Ellison Norton Rose Fulbright Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Pinsent Masons Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Stephenson Harwood Stevenson, Wong & Co Watson Farley & Williams Boutique Law Firm of the Year Charltons Gall Morley Chow Seto Payne Clermont Construction Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Berwin Leighton Paisner in association with Haley Tam & Co Clyde & Co Deacons Hogan Lovells Holman Fenwick Willan King & Wood Mallesons Mayer Brown JSM Minter Ellison Norton Rose Fulbright Pinsent Masons Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Deacons Herbert Smith Freehills Hogan Lovells Holman Fenwick Willan King & Wood Mallesons Linklaters Mayer Brown JSM Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Criminal Law Firm of the Year Boase Cohen & Collins Haldanes Morley Chow Seto Deal Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Herbert Smith Freehills King & Wood Mallesons Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins Linklaters Morrison & Foerster Norton Rose Fulbright Shearman & Sterling Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Stevenson, Wong & Co Sullivan & Cromwell Immigration Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Harvey Law Group Oldham, Li & Nie Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Deacons Gall Hogan Lovells King & Wood Mallesons Linklaters Mayer Brown JSM Sidley Austin Stephenson Harwood Tanner de Witt Insurance Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Clyde & Co Deacons Herbert Smith Freehills Hogan Lovells Mayer Brown JSM Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Bird & Bird Deacons Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Hogan Lovells Mayer Brown JSM Morrison & Foerster Oldham, Li & Nie Pinsent Masons Simmons & Simmons Vivien Chan & Co Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Deacons Debevoise & Plimpton King & Wood Mallesons Shearman & Sterling Sidley Austin Simmons & Simmons Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Deacons Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Gall Mayer Brown JSM Oldham, Li & Nie Pinsent Masons Simmons & Simmons Tanner de Witt Litigation Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Bird & Bird Clyde & Co Deacons Fangda Partners in association with Peter Yuen & Associates Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Gall Herbert Smith Freehills Hogan Lovells King & Wood Mallesons Kobre & Kim Mayer Brown JSM Norton Rose Fulbright Oldham, Li & Nie Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Pinsent Masons Sidley Austin Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Stevenson, Wong & Co Tanner de Witt Wilkinson & Grist Maritime Law Firm of the Year Clyde & Co Herbert Smith Freehills Holman Fenwick Willan Mayer Brown JSM Stephenson Harwood Watson Farley & Williams BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year Boase Cohen & Collins Gall Haldanes Oldham, Li & Nie Payne Clermont Tanner de Witt Withers Offshore Law Firm of the Year Appleby Conyers Dill & Pearman Harney Westwood & Riegels Maples and Calder Mourant Ozannes Ogier Walkers Withers Award PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year Fangda Partners in association with Peter Yuen & Associates Guantao Law Firm (Hong Kong) in association with Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow JunHe Real Estate Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Deacons King & Wood Mallesons Mayer Brown JSM Morrison & Foerster Sidley Austin Vivien Chan & Co Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year Formosa Transnational Lee and Li Tsar & Tsai Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Deacons Herbert Smith Freehills Oldham, Li & Nie Withers Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Bird & Bird Deacons Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Herbert Smith Freehills Hogan Lovells King & Wood Mallesons Mayer Brown JSM Morrison & Foerster Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Pinsent Masons Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year Baker & McKenzie Herbert Smith Freehills Oldham, Li & Nie Withers Managing Partner of the Year Milton Cheng - Baker & McKenzie Nick Gall - Gall William Barron - Davis Polk & Wardwell Robert Ashworth - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Justin D'Agostino - Herbert Smith Freehills Owen Chan - Hogan Lovells Elaine Lo - Mayer Brown JSM Gordon Oldham - Oldham, Li & Nie Voon Keat Lai - Stephenson Harwood The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE NIGHT ***COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION – BANKS, ACCOUNTANTS AND LEGAL ADVISERS: Please note that the inclusion of banks, accountants and legal advisors in the abovementioned transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organisations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by the omitted party. For any missing or improperly listed parties, please email mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com. THE WINNERS DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR Alibaba’s Debut 144A/Reg S Bond Offering Law firms: Fangda Partners;King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; Goldman Sachs (Asia);J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley Accounting firm: PwC EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR Alibaba’s IPO Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell Banks: Citigroup Global Markets;Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley Accounting firm: PwC M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR OCBC's Acquisition of Wing Hang Bank Law firms: Allen & Gledhill;Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer;Haiwen & Partners; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; MdME Lawyers; Slaughter and May Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Nomura Holdings DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR Jeanette Chan - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Julie Gao - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom DEAL OF THE YEAR Alibaba’s Debut 144A/Reg S Bond Offering Law firms: Fangda Partners;King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; Goldman Sachs (Asia);J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley Accounting firm: PwC BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR Citigroup CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR Hongkong Land HOLMAN FENWICK WILLAN AWARD SHIPPING IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR COSCO Pacific HONG KONG CORPORATE COUNSEL ASSOCIATION AWARD INNOVATIVE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR Alibaba Group INSURANCE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR Manulife LEWIS SANDERS AWARD INVESTMENT BANKING IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR Goldman Sachs (Asia) PAUL WEISS AWARD TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Alibaba Group PRIVATE EQUITY IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR Carlyle Group, Asia THE MACALLAN FINE OAK SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY AWARD HONG KONG IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR Yong Kai Wong - Citic Capital Rodney Chen - MTR Corp IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR Citigroup ARBITRATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Herbert Smith Freehills BDO LIMITED AWARD MATRIMONIAL LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Withers BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Charltons CONSTRUCTION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Pinsent Masons CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Baker & McKenzie CRIMINAL LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Haldanes DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR Linklaters IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Oldham, Li & Nie INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Mayer Brown JSM INSURANCE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Mayer Brown JSM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Bird & Bird INVESTMENT FUNDS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Debevoise & Plimpton LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Simmons & Simmons LITIGATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Herbert Smith Freehills MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR Elaine Lo - Mayer Brown JSM MARITIME LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Holman Fenwick Willan OFFSHORE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Maples and Calder REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Mayer Brown JSM TAIWAN DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR Lee and Li TAX AND TRUSTS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Baker & McKenzie TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Bird & Bird WEALTH MANAGEMENT LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR Baker & McKenzie WITHERS AWARD PRC FIRM, HONG KONG OFFICE OF THE YEAR JunHe The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year Mayer Brown JSM About the event Mary Carousel "Caryl" Aquino ALB Senior Research Analyst Phone: (632) 982 5938 Email: mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com Tracy Li Senior Awards and Operations Manager Phone: (852) 2847 2046 Email: tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com For sponsorship opportunities Henry Cheng Account Manager Sweet & Maxwell Phone: (852) 2847 2016 Email: henry.cheng@thomsonreuters.com Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 Venue: Conrad Hong Kong – Grand Ballroom Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong For registration assistance, please contact Sardor at sardor.yangibayev@thomsonreuters.com or at +65 68703190. 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