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Welcome to the ALB China Law Awards 2014
The 11th annual ALB China Law Awards 2014 will be held on April 24, 2014 at the Park Hyatt, Beijing. Hundreds of investment bankers, solicitors, in-house counsel, CEOs and CFOs will share in the gala dinner celebrations as winners accept their awards on stage.
For enquiries please contact Colin Wang on +86 106 267 4306 or email colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com
Categories
Award Categories
6 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
6 In-House Award categories
- Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
- Zhong Lun Award 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
24 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
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- Real Estate Law Firm of the Year - China / 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
- YRD Region Law Firm of the Year
- Guangdong Law Firm of the Year
- Shanghai Law Firm of the Year
- Beijing Law Firm of the Year
- Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
- Managing Partner of the Year
- International Law Firm of the Year
- China Law Firm of the Year
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Nominations for the China Law Awards have now closed.
Toi nominate for these awards, for more details, or to receive the nomination forms, please contact Colin Wang on colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com or call Colin on +86 106 267 4306
Judges
Methodology
Parameters
The parameters for the Awards are:
• Law firm, in-house departments, banks and accountancy firms must be based in or have physical offices in Mainland China. The only exceptions are for the International Arbitration, Offshore and Hong Kong Law Firm categories.
• All deals must have a significant China element to qualify.
• Work completed and services provided within the period of 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013.
入选范围
• 候选人需为驻中国大陆或主要在当地工作之律师事务所、律师、公司法务顾问、银行和会计师事务所(国际仲裁、离岸和香港律师事务所除外)
• 所有项目必须具备重要的中国元素
• 于2013年1月1日至12月31日之间完成之法律工作和项目
Deals Awards Categories
Leading law firms are invited by e-mail to nominate and detail the most outstanding deals they have been involved in between 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013.
All nominations are made using the nomination form provided. 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 winning deals in each category.
• 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
Criteria
• Size - the minimum financial value of the deal required for individual deal category
o Debt Market Deal of the Year: US$1billion or above
o Equity Market Deal of the Year: US$700million or above
o Energy & Resources Deal of the Year: US$1billion or above
o M&A Deal of the Year: US$1billion or above
o Project Finance Deal of the Year: US$1billion or above
o TMT Deal of the Year: US$700million or above
• Complexity - the degree to which advanced legal and financial techniques and structures have been applied to the deal
• Innovation - the degree to which the deal involved groundbreaking, original legal techniques and structures
• Breadth - the degree to which the deal spanned jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries
Dealmaker of the Year – This Award will be split into China and International divisions. The lawyers nominated must be based in Mainland China. We will only accept one nomination from each firm.
In-house Awards Categories
Leading law firms and in-house teams are invited to nominate their team or an individual for the work they have done between 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013.
All nominations are made using the nomination form provided and a follow up request to the finalists for detailed submissions is made. Once all the submission data is received, full details are passed to the external panel of judges, who examine the information provided. The judges’ votes are aggregated to calculate the winning teams in each category.
• Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
• Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
• Foreign Company In-House Team of the Year
• Chinese Public Company In-House Team of the Year
• SOE In-House Team of the Year
Criteria
In-House teams and lawyers are judged on the following parameters:
• Team size
• No. of transactions completed
• The total volume of transactions in US$
• Top three significant deal involvements
Firm Awards Categories
In-house legal departments and other relevant individuals in leading companies, banks and accountancy firms are invited to nominate the law firms that have produced the most outstanding legal work in each practice area between 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013. Law firms are also invited to nominate their peers and encouraged to make self-nominations for these categories.
All nominations are made using the nomination form provided and a follow up request to finalists for detailed submissions is made. Once all the submissions are received, the panel of judges is sent the full details and they cast their votes. The judges’ votes are aggregated to calculate the winning law firms in each category.
• Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year
• Banking Law Firm of the Yea
• Corporate Citizen 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
• Offshore Law Firm of the Year
• Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
• 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 East China Law Firm of the Year
• YRD Region Law Firm of the Year
• Tianjin Law Firm of the Year
• Guangdong Law Firm of the Year
• Shanghai Law Firm of the Year
• Beijing Law Firm of the Year
• Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
• Managing Partner of the Year
• International Law Firm of the Year
• China Law Firm of the Year
Criteria
Practice area awards
These are applicable only to domestic law firms (The only exceptions are for the International Arbitration, M&A/Private Equity, Real Estate, Shipping, Offshore and Hong Kong Law Firm categories)
Law firm awards
Law firms are judged on the following parameters
• Team size
• Key hires/departures
• Key work highlights and third party recognition, in the relevant practice area
Corporate Citizen/CSR Law Firm of the Year - This award is dedicated to those who are committed to developing the capacity of a firm to support and realise the value of diversity and inclusion (relative to developing and respecting human potential, creating a supportive and nurturing climate, and acknowledging legal responsibilities to historical inequalities), as well as giving back to the greater community. Law firms are encouraged to list significant accomplishments and innovations in “corporate citizenship” from 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013. This includes achieving and sustaining diversity and inclusion within the firm’s personnel, policies, programmes etc., as well as engaging in pro bono legal work, charity/volunteer efforts, and environmental sustainability initiatives.
Banking Law Firm of the Year - Applicable only to domestic law firms with at least five completed cross-border transactions from 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013, with a minimum deal size of US$250 million.
M&A/Private Equity Law Firm of the Year - Applicable only to domestic law firms with at least seven completed transactions from 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013, with a minimum deal size of US$400 million.
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year - Applicable both to international and domestic law firms
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year - Applicable only to domestic law firms with at least five completed transactions from 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013, with a minimum deal size of US$200 million.
Rising Law Firm of the Year - Applicable only to domestic law firms that have been established for less than ten years
Shipping Law Firm of the Year - Applicable both to international and domestic law firms
Shanghai Law Firm of the Year - Applicable only to domestic law firms that are either headquartered in Shanghai or whose original office was based in Shanghai
Beijing Law Firm of the Year - Applicable only to domestic law firms that are either headquartered in Beijing or whose original office was based in Beijing
Managing Partner of the Year - Applicable only to managing partners from domestic law firms, who are based in Mainland China; we will only accept one nomination from each firm.
International Law Firm of the Year - Applicable only to international law firms with physical offices in Mainland China, and at least 15 completed cross-border transactions (from across all practice areas) from 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013, with a minimum deal size of US$300 million.
China Law Firm of the Year - Applicable only to domestic law firms with at least 15 completed cross-border transactions (from across all practice areas) from 1 January 2013 through 31 December 2013, with a minimum deal size of US$300 million.
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Important Dates
Mid-January 2014 - Receive nomination request letter and nomination form by e-mail from ALB
24 February 2014 - Deadline for nominations and submissions – please e-mail to Colin Wang at colin.wang@thomsonreuters.com
Early March 2014 - Finalists in each category announced under finalists section above
24 April 2014 - ALB China Law Awards 2014 – winners announced
Finalists
2014 Awards Finalists
2014 China Law Awards finalists:
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
Alibaba Group US$8 Billion Debt Financing
Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples & Calder; White & Case; Zhong Lun
Baidu's US$1 billion 5 year 3.250 percent USD Senior Notes
Firms: Han Kun; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Banks: Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities
China Development Bank CNY 7bn Debt Issuance Programme Establishment and Initial Drawdowns
Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; King & Wood Mallesons
China Overseas Finance (Cayman) III Limited
Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Maples and Calder
Banks: BOCI Asia Limited; BNP Paribas; Citigroup Global Markets Limited; CLSA Limited; HSBC;
JPMorgan Securities
China Sinopec Century Bright Capital Investment Limited’s Rule 144A/Reg S Commercial Paper Program
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners; Mayer Brown JSM; Norton Rose Fulbright; Shearman & Sterling
CNOOC's USD and Euro-Denominated Debt Issuance
Firms: Allen & Overy; Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers; Jun He; Sidley Austin LLP
Banks: ABCI Capital Limited; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group; Barclays Bank PLC; BOCI Asia Limited; BOCOM International Securities Limited; CCB International Capital Limited; Citigroup Global Markets Limited; Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited; Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC; ICBC International Securities Limited; J.P. Morgan Securities plc; Mizuho Securities USA Inc.; HSBC Limited; UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch;
CNOOC USD4bn Bond Issuance
Firms: Allen & Overy; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters; Walkers
Banks: BAML; BOC International; Goldman Sachs; UBS
CNPC General Capital Limited Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Jun He; Shearman & Sterling
CNPC General Capital Limited Senior Notes Issuance
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: Barclays; BOC International; BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Credit Agricole CIB; Deutsche Bank; HSBC Ltd; ICBC International; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Country Garden Holdings – Two High Yield Bonds Offerings
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Iu, Lai & Li; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Sidley Austin LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd
Firms: Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin LLP
Banks: China Merchants Securities; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities
Jaguar Land Rover High Yield Bond Offerings & Tender Offers
Firms: Hogan Lovells; Shearman & Sterling; Sullivan & Cromwell
MCe Finance Ltd's US$1bn High Yield and Simultaneous Tender Offer
Firms: Ashurst; Henrique Saldanha; Latham & Watkins; Manuela Antonio; Maples and Calder; Walkers; White & Case
Regal Real Estate Investment Trust Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Appleby; Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Mayer Brown JSM
Sinopec Group Overseas Development (2013) Limited
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Sinopec The issuance of 23 billion convertible bond by China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“SINOPEC”)
Firms: Guantao; Haiwen & Partners
Banks: CICC; CITIC Securities Co., Ltd; Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities Company Limited; UBS securities Co. Limited
State Grid Corporation of China on Issuing CNY 10 Billion Medium Term Note
Firms: King & Wood Mallesons
State Grid Corporation of China on Issuing CNY 20 Billion Corporate Bonds
Firms: King & Wood Mallesons
State Grid USD Note Issue and Offering
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
Banks: BOCI; CITI; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; ICBCI; JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley; UBS
The Link REIT's US$2 Billion Guaranteed Euro Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Maples & Calder; Mayer Brown JSM; Linklaters
Vanke’s Set-Up of Guaranteed Medium-Term Note Programme
Firms: Zhong Lun
Yuexiu Property Company Limited's US$2 Billion Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters; Zhong Lun
Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited; BOCI Asia Limited; DBS Bank Ltd; Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc; HSBC Limited
Yuexiu REIT MTN Company Limited Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Appleby; Baker & McKenzie; Linklaters
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
China Everbright Bank H-Share IPO
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallensons; Li & Partners
Banks: China Everbright Securities; CICC; Morgan Stanley; UBS
China Galaxy Securities' US$1.09 billion HKIPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; Commerce & Finance Law Office; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Grandall
China Huishan Dairy's US$1.3 billion HKIPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng
China Mengniu US$1.6 billion general offer
Firms: Norton Rose Fullbright
Banks: HSBC, Standard Chartered, UBS
China Merchants Bank A + H Share Rights Issue for RMB33.8 billion
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; Sullivan & Cromwell
Cinda Asset Management US$2.5bn Hong Kong IPO
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons
Banks: BOC International; BofA Merrill Lynch; CCB International; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley; UBS
Focus Media’s Delisting from Nasdaq
Firms: Zhong Lun
H Share Rights Issue of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jun He; King & Wood Mallensons; Linklaters
Banks: CICC; Goldman Sachs; HSBC
Huishang Bank's US$1.19 billion HKIPO
Firms: Clifford Chance
Share Swap M&A between Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Southeast Electric Power Co., Ltd.
Firm: Appleby; Grandall; King & Wood Mallensons; T&C Law Firm
Bank: CICC; Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities
Sinopec Engineering IPO (Hong Kong)
Firms: Allen & Overy; Guantao; King & Wood Mallesons ; Kirkland & Ellis
Banks: J.P Morgan
Sinopec US$3.1bn Share Placing
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Herbert Smith Freehills
Banks: Goldman Sachs
3. Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Acquisition of 60% of SPI (Australia) Assets Pty Limited
Firms: Allen & Gledhill LLP; Allens; Herbert Smith Freehills; Linklaters; Rajah & Tann LLP
Banks: Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities Company Limited; Macquarie Capital Advisers Limited
China Development Bank Corporation Financing of the Beineu-Shymkent Gas Pipeline Project
Firms: Clifford Chance
CNOOC/Nexen Financing
Firms: ALLEN & OVERY; Clifford Chance; Stikeman Elliot; ;Torys LLP
CNOOC's US$1.93 billion Acquisition of Interests in Queensland Curtis LNG project
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
CNPC’s Acquisition of 8.33 percent Stake of KMG’s Kashagan Oil and Gas Field on the Caspian Shelf
Firms: Dentons; Vinson & Elkins
CNPC's Acquisition of Interests in Mozambique's Gas Field
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
CNPC’s Acquisition of Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s Assets in Peru
Firms: Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados; Miranda & Amado Abogados; Vinson & Elkins
CNPC General Capital Limited Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Jun He; Shearman & Sterling
CNPC General Capital Limited Senior Notes Issuance
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
PetroChina's Acquisition of a 25 percent Stake in Phase one of the West Qurna field
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Sanmen Nuclear Power Project Phase I
Firms: Sunshine Law Firm
Sinopec Century Bright Capital Investment Limited’s Rule 144A/Reg S Commercial Paper Program
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners; Mayer Brown JSM; Norton Rose Fullbright
Sinopec’s $3.1 billion purchase of a 33 percent Minority Interest in Apache Egypt
Firms: Vinson & Elkins; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Zaki Hashem & Partners
Sinopec's US$1.5 billion Acquisition of Talisman Energy Inc's UK North Sea Business
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Turkish Coal M & A projects
Firms: Bezen & Partners; Sunshine Law Firm
Vinh Tan 1 Power Project
Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; LVN & Associates; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
4. M&A Deal of the Year
Acquisition by COFCO Corporation of Parkview Group and Capital Injection into Partview of the Joy City Projects and Other Commercial Property Assets
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
Banks: BOCI Asia Limited; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong) Limited; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited; Standard Chartered Securities (Hong Kong) Limited; HSBC Limited
Acquisition of Part of the Overseas Upstream Assets of Sinopec Group
Firms: Guantao; King & Wood Mallesons; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Baidu’s acquisition of 91 Wireless
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin; Zhong Lun
China Mengniu Dairy Acquisition of Yashili
Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Sullivan & Cromwell; Zhong Lun
CITIC Securities Acquisition of CLSA
Firms: Sullivan & Cromwell
CNOOC/Nexon Financing
Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Haiwen & Partners; Stikeman Elliot; Torys LLP
CNOOC's US$1.93 billion Acquisition of Interests in Queensland Curtis LNG project
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
CNPC's Acquisition of Interests in Mozambique's Gas Field
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
CNPC’s Acquisition of 8.33 percent Stake of KMG’s Kashagan Oil and Gas Field on the Caspian Shelf
Firms: Dentons; Vinson & Elkins
CNPC’s Acquisition of Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s Assets in Peru
Firms: Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados; Miranda & Amado Abogados; Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dalian Wanda Group Co Limited acquisition of Sunseeker International (Holdings)
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; White & Case
Banks: Puji Capital Limited
Disney's Joint Venture with Shanghai Shendi Group
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Paul Weiss; Zhong Lun
Focus Media Holding Limited
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; Paul Weiss ; Ropes & Gray; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Zhong Lun
HSBC's sale of its Entire Shareholding in Ping An Insurance
Firms: Anjie; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Linklaters
Banks: China Development Bank
Huayu Automotive Systems Company Limited on Acquisition of 50% of Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd
Firms: Broad & Bright; King & Wood Mallesons; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Hui Tai Group and Shanghai Lianhehuaqian
Firms: Grandall; Zhongyin
Banks: Daiwa SSC
Nissan Motor’s Agreement with Dongfeng Motor for its CV Business
Firms: King & Wood Mallesons
PetroChina's Acquisition of a 25% Stake in Phase one of the West Qurna Field
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Shuanghui's Acquisition of Smithfield Foods
Firms: Allen & Overy; Commerce & Finance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; McGuireWoods LLP ; Paul Hastings; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Troutman Sanders; Walkers
Banks: Credit Agricole; Barclays; DBS; ICBC; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Rabobank; RBoS; Standard Chartered
Simcere Pharmaceutical Group
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Maples and Calder; Shearman & Sterling LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: UBS
Sinopec’s $3.1 billion Purchase of a 33 percent Minority Interest in Apache Egypt
Firms: Vinson & Elkins; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Zaki Hashem & Partners
Banks: JP Morgan
Sinopec's US$1.5 billion Acquisition of Talisman Energy Inc's UK North Sea Business
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Spreadtrum Communications' Acquisition by Tsinghua Group
Firms: Fenwick & West LLP; Haowen & Partners; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster LLP
Banks: Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
S.F.Express Group Introduced Strategic Investors
Firms: Fangda Partners; Global; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Lock Lord LLP
Yue Xiu Enterprises (Holdings) Limited's Proposed Acquisition of 75% stake in Chong Hing Bank Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Zhong Lun
Banks: Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited; UBS AG
5. Project Finance Deal of the Year
Acquisition Finance for the IPO Spin-Off and Separate Listing of Langham Hotel Properties
on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Firms: Appleby; Mayer Brown JSM
Asia Gas Pipeline
Firms: Clifford Chance
Asia Trans Gas LLC
Firms: Clifford Chance
Beijing Tongzhou Yunhe Central District Luxury Construction Project
Firms: Deheng Law Offices; One Legal LLC; Paul Hastings
China Development Bank Corp. Providing $3.5 billion to Sinopec for a M&A Project
Firms: King & Wood Mallesons
Disney's Joint Venture with Shanghai Shendi Group
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Paul Weiss; Zhong Lun
Haikou Mei’an Technology New Town
Firms: Grandway
MMG's Dugald River US$1 billion Project Financing
Firms: Clifford Chance
Refining and Ethylene Expansion Project of Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Company Limited
Firms: Fangda; King & Wood Mallesons; White & Case
RMB and USD Dual Currency Syndicated Loan
Firms: Deheng Law Offices
Studio City Financing
Firms: Appleby; Ashurst; Clifford Chance LLP; Maples and Calder
Yunnan Jinning-Hongta Highway
Firms: Grandway
6. Technology, Media & Telecoms Deal of the Year
Baidu’s Acquisition of 91 Wireless
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin; Zhong Lun
Baidu's Bond Offering
Firms: Han Kun; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Banks: Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities
Disney's Joint Venture with Shanghai Shendi Group
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Paul Weiss; Zhong Lun
Focus Media’s Privatization and Leveraged Finance Transaction
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; Paul Weiss ; Ropes & Gray; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Zhong Lun
Privatization of AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA)
Firms: Han Kun; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
SINA's US$800 million Convertible Notes Offering
Firms: Haiwen & Partners; Maples & Calder; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Stryker Acquisition of Trauson
Firms: Sullivan & Cromwell
Tencent's Subsidiary in Acquisition of 36.5% Stake in Sogou Inc.
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Haiwen & Partners; Paul Weiss; Zhong Lun
7. Dealmaker of the Year – China
- Dacheng - Yu Hui
- Grandall - Wang Weidong
- Guantao - Su Bo
- Han Kun - Charles Li
- Jingtian & Gongcheng - Guiyi Chen
- King & Wood Mallesons - Xu Ping
- Zhong Lun - Anthony Zhao
7. Dealmaker of the Year – International
- Clifford Chance LLP - Terence Foo -
- Fenwick & West LLP - Eva Wang
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer - Richard Wang and Alan Wang
- Linklaters - Jian Fang
- Sullivan & Cromwell - Chun Wei
8. Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
- China Development Bank
- China Orient Asset Management Corporation
- JPMorgan
- Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited
9. Zhong Lun Award Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
- CICC
- JPMorgan
- Morgan Stanley
- UBS Securities
10. MNC In-House Team of the Year
- BP (China) Holdings Limited
- Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment Ltd.
- JPMorgan
- KONE Greater China
- Mary Kay (China) Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
- Morgan Stanley
- Siemens Ltd. China
11. Chinese Private Owned Company In-House Team of the Year
- Alibaba Group
- Fosun
- Foxconn
- Gome Electrical Appliances Ltd.
- Innovation Works
- Tencent Holdings Limited
12. SOE In-House Team of the Year
- China Eastern Airlines
- COSCO Pacific
- Sinochem Franshion Properties
- State Development and Investment Corporation
- State Grid International Development Limited
13. Innovative In House Team of the Year
- Alibaba Group
- COSCO Pacific
- Foxconn
- Innovation Works
- JPMorgan
- KONE Greater China
14. Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year
- Anjie
- Baker & McKenzie
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Dacheng
- Fangda Partners
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Jun He
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Llinks
- Mayer Brown JSM
- Zhong Lun
15. Banking Law Firm of the Year
- Allen & Overy
- Dacheng
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Jun He
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Llinks
- Zhong Lun
16. Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Guantao
- MWE China
- Sidley Austin
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Zhonghao
- Zhong Lun
17. Employment Law Firm of the Year
- Allbright
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Dacheng
- DeHeng Law Offices
- Duan & Duan
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Sino-win Law Firm
- Jun He
- Shanghai Young-Ben
- Simmons & Simmons
- Tahota
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
18. Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Grandall
- Guantao
- Mayer Brown JSM
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Zhong Lun
19. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
- Baker & McKenzie
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Fangda Partners
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Global
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Mayer Brown JSM
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Simmons & Simmons
- Zhong Lun
20. IP Law Firm of the Year
- An, Tian, Zhang & Partners
- Baker & McKenzie
- Bird & Bird
- CCPIT Patent and Trademark
- Chang Tsi & Partners
- Global
- Guantao
- Hengdu
- HFG
- Jun He
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Lifang & Partners
- Mayer Brown JSM
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
21. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
- AllBright
- Beijing DHH
- Commerce & Finance
- Guantao
- Jun He
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Lifang & Partners
- Tiantong & Partners
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
- Zhongcheng Renhe
22. M&A/Private Equity Law Firm of the Year
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Fangda Partners
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Global
- Han Kun
- Jun He
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Linklaters
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
- Zhong Lun
23. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- Appleby
- Conyers Dill & Pearman
- Harney Westwood & Riegels
- Maples and Calder
- Walkers
24. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year – China
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Guanghe
- Guantao
- Jingtian & Gongcheng
- Jun He
- Llinks
- Tahota
- Topwe
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
- Zhongcheng Renhe
24. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year – International
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Mayer Brown JSM
- Paul Hastings
- Sidley Austin
- Vivien Chan & Co.
25. Rising Law Firm of the Year
- Beijing DHH
- DaHui Lawyers
- Grand&Holders
- Sino-win Law Firm
- Sunland
- Topwe
26. Shipping Law Firm of the Year
- Global
- Holman Fenwick Willan
- Mayer Brown JSM
- Shanghai Kai-Rong
- Wang Jing & Co.
- Wikborg Rein
- Wintell & Co
27. Tax Law Firm of the Year
- Baker & McKenzie
- Beijing Hwuason
- Fangda Partners
- Jun He
- Topwe
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Zhong Lun
28. West China Law Firm of the Year
- Solton & Partners
- Tahota
- Yunnan Baqian
29. North China Law Firm of the Year
- Shandong Deheng Law Firm
- Winners Law Firm
30. YRD Region Law Firm of the Year
- High Mark
- Jiangsu Dongheng
- T&C Law Firm
- Zhejiang L&H
- Zhejiang Zeda
32. Guangdong Law Firm of the Year
- Grand&Holders
- Guangda
- Guanghe
- Guangxin Junda
- Wang Jing & Co.
33. Shanghai Law Firm of the Year
- AllBright
- Co-Effort
- Fangda Partners
- Grandall
- Llinks
- Watson & Band
34. Beijing Law Firm of the Year
- Beijing DHH
- Chang Tsi & Partners
- Dacheng
- Global
- Grandway Law Offices
- Guantao
- Han Kun
- Hengdu
- Jingtian & Gongcheng
- Jun He
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
35. Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo
36. Managing Partner of the Year
- Anjie - Zhan Hao
- Beijing DHH - Jiang Qi
- Dacheng - Wang Zhongde
- Grandway - Zhang Liguo
- Guantao - Cui Liguo
- Hengdu - Jiang Fengtao
- King & Wood Mallesons - Wang Ling
- Llinks - Christophe Han
- Tahota - Cheng Shoutai
- Yingke - Mei Xiangrong
- Zhong Lun - Wu Peng
- Zhongcheng Renhe - Wang Guangren
37. International Law Firm of the Year
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Linklaters
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Sullivan & Cromwell
38. China Law Firm of the Year
- Allbright
- Dacheng
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Grandall
- Guantao
- Han Kun
- Jingtian & Gongcheng
- Jun He
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
Winners
CHINA DEAL CATEGORIES
*The winners for each category are highlighted in red. For any corrections or enquiries with regards to the list of winners,
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
Alibaba Group US$8 Billion Debt Financing
Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples & Calder; White & Case; Zhong Lun
Baidu's US$1 billion 5 year 3.250 percent USD Senior Notes
Firms: Han Kun; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Banks: Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities
China Development Bank CNY 7bn Debt Issuance Programme Establishment and Initial Drawdowns
Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; King & Wood Mallesons
China Overseas Finance (Cayman) III Limited
Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Maples and Calder
Banks: BOCI Asia Limited; BNP Paribas; Citigroup Global Markets Limited; CLSA Limited; HSBC;
JPMorgan Securities
China Sinopec Century Bright Capital Investment Limited’s Rule 144A/Reg S Commercial Paper Program
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners; Mayer Brown JSM; Norton Rose Fulbright; Shearman & Sterling
CNOOC's USD and Euro-Denominated Debt Issuance
Firms: Allen & Overy; Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers; JunHe; Sidley Austin LLP
Banks: ABCI Capital Limited; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group; Barclays Bank PLC; BOCI Asia Limited; BOCOM International Securities Limited; CCB International Capital Limited; Citigroup Global Markets Limited; Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited; Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC; ICBC International Securities Limited; J.P. Morgan Securities plc; Mizuho Securities USA Inc.; HSBC Limited; UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch;
CNOOC USD4bn Bond Issuance
Firms: Allen & Overy; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters; Walkers
Banks: BAML; BOC International; Goldman Sachs; UBS
CNPC General Capital Limited Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; JunHe; Shearman & Sterling
CNPC General Capital Limited Senior Notes Issuance
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: Barclays; BOC International; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Credit Agricole CIB; Deutsche Bank; HSBC Ltd; ICBC International; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Country Garden Holdings – Two High Yield Bonds Offerings
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Iu, Lai & Li; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Sidley Austin LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd
Firms: Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin LLP
Banks: China Merchants Securities; Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities
Jaguar Land Rover High Yield Bond Offerings & Tender Offers
Firms: Hogan Lovells; Shearman & Sterling; Sullivan & Cromwell
MCe Finance Ltd's US$1bn High Yield and Simultaneous Tender Offer
Firms: Ashurst; Henrique Saldanha; Latham & Watkins; Manuela Antonio; Maples and Calder; Walkers; White & Case
Regal Real Estate Investment Trust Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Appleby; Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Mayer Brown JSM
Sinopec Group Overseas Development (2013) Limited
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Sinopec The issuance of 23 billion convertible bond by China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“SINOPEC”)
Firms: Guantao; Hai Wen & Partners
Banks: CICC; CITIC Securities Co., Ltd; Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities Company Limited; UBS securities Co. Limited
State Grid Corporation of China on Issuing CNY 10 Billion Medium Term Note
Firms: King & Wood Mallesons
State Grid Corporation of China on Issuing CNY 20 Billion Corporate Bonds
Firms: King & Wood Mallesons
State Grid USD Note Issue and Offering
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Herbert Smith Freehills; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
Banks: BOCI; CITI; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; ICBCI; JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley; UBS
The Link REIT's US$2 Billion Guaranteed Euro Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Maples & Calder; Mayer Brown JSM; Linklaters
Vanke’s Set-Up of Guaranteed Medium-Term Note Programme
Firms: Zhong Lun
Yuexiu Property Company Limited's US$2 Billion Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters; Zhong Lun
Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited; BOCI Asia Limited; DBS Bank Ltd; Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc; HSBC Limited
Yuexiu REIT MTN Company Limited Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Appleby; Baker & McKenzie; Linklaters
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
China Merchants Bank A + H Share Rights Issue for RMB33.8 billion
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; JunHe; Sullivan & Cromwell
China Everbright Bank H-Share IPO
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallensons; Li & Partners
Banks: China Everbright Securities; CICC; Morgan Stanley; UBS
China Galaxy Securities' US$1.09 billion HKIPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; Commerce & Finance Law Office; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Grandall
China Huishan Dairy's US$1.3 billion HKIPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng
China Mengniu US$1.6 billion general offer
Firms: Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: HSBC, Standard Chartered, UBS
Cinda Asset Management US$2.5bn Hong Kong IPO
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons
Banks: BOC International; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CCB International; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley; UBS
Focus Media’s Delisting from Nasdaq
Firms: Zhong Lun
H Share Rights Issue of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; JunHe; King & Wood Mallensons; Linklaters
Banks: CICC; Goldman Sachs; HSBC
Huishang Bank's US$1.19 billion HKIPO
Firms: Clifford Chance
Share Swap M&A between Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Southeast Electric Power Co., Ltd.
Firm: Appleby; Grandall; King & Wood Mallensons; T&C Law Firm
Bank: CICC; Morgan Stanley Huaxin Securities
Sinopec Engineering IPO (Hong Kong)
Firms: Allen & Overy; Guantao; King & Wood Mallesons ; Kirkland & Ellis
Banks: J.P Morgan
Sinopec US$3.1bn Share Placing
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Herbert Smith Freehills
Banks: Goldman Sachs
3. Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
CNOOC/Nexen Financing
Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Stikeman Elliot; Torys LLP
Acquisition of 60% of SPI (Australia) Assets Pty Limited
Firms: Allen & Gledhill LLP; Allens; Herbert Smith Freehills; Linklaters; Rajah & Tann LLP
Banks: Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities Company Limited; Macquarie Capital Advisers Limited
China Development Bank Corporation Financing of the Beineu-Shymkent Gas Pipeline Project
Firms: Clifford Chance
CNOOC's US$1.93 billion Acquisition of Interests in Queensland Curtis LNG project
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
CNPC’s Acquisition of 8.33 percent Stake of KMG’s Kashagan Oil and Gas Field on the Caspian Shelf
Firms: Dentons; Vinson & Elkins
CNPC's Acquisition of Interests in Mozambique's Gas Field
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
CNPC’s Acquisition of Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s Assets in Peru
Firms: Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados; Miranda & Amado Abogados; Vinson & Elkins
CNPC General Capital Limited Medium Term Note Programme
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; JunHe; Shearman & Sterling
CNPC General Capital Limited Senior Notes Issuance
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
PetroChina's Acquisition of a 25 percent Stake in Phase one of the West Qurna field
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Sanmen Nuclear Power Project Phase I
Firms: Sunshine Law Firm
Sinopec Century Bright Capital Investment Limited’s Rule 144A/Reg S Commercial Paper Program
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners; Mayer Brown JSM; Norton Rose Fulbright
Sinopec’s $3.1 billion purchase of a 33 percent Minority Interest in Apache Egypt
Firms: Vinson & Elkins; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Zaki Hashem & Partners
Sinopec's US$1.5 billion Acquisition of Talisman Energy Inc's UK North Sea Business
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Turkish Coal M & A projects
Firms: Bezen & Partners; Sunshine Law Firm
Vinh Tan 1 Power Project
Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; LVN & Associates; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
4. M&A Deal of the Year
Baidu’s acquisition of 91 Wireless
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin; Zhong Lun
Acquisition by COFCO Corporation of Parkview Group and Capital Injection into Partview of the Joy City Projects and Other Commercial Property Assets
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; JunHe; Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
Banks: BOCI Asia Limited; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong) Limited; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited; Standard Chartered Securities (Hong Kong) Limited; HSBC Limited
Acquisition of Part of the Overseas Upstream Assets of Sinopec Group
Firms: Guantao; King & Wood Mallesons; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
China Mengniu Dairy Acquisition of Yashili
Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Sullivan & Cromwell; Zhong Lun
CITIC Securities Acquisition of CLSA
Firms: Sullivan & Cromwell
CNOOC/Nexen Financing
Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Stikeman Elliot; Torys LLP
CNOOC's US$1.93 billion Acquisition of Interests in Queensland Curtis LNG project
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
CNPC's Acquisition of Interests in Mozambique's Gas Field
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
CNPC’s Acquisition of 8.33 percent Stake of KMG’s Kashagan Oil and Gas Field on the Caspian Shelf
Firms: Dentons; Vinson & Elkins
CNPC’s Acquisition of Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s Assets in Peru
Firms: Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados; Miranda & Amado Abogados; Vinson & Elkins LLP
Dalian Wanda Group Co Limited acquisition of Sunseeker International (Holdings)
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; White & Case
Banks: Puji Capital Limited
Disney's Joint Venture with Shanghai Shendi Group
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Paul Weiss; Zhong Lun
Focus Media Holding Limited
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; Paul Weiss ; Ropes & Gray; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Zhong Lun
HSBC's sale of its Entire Shareholding in Ping An Insurance
Firms: Anjie; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Hai Wen & Partners; JunHe; Linklaters
Banks: China Development Bank
Huayu Automotive Systems Company Limited on Acquisition of 50% of Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd
Firms: Broad & Bright; King & Wood Mallesons; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Hui Tai Group and Shanghai Lianhehuaqian
Firms: Grandall; Zhongyin
Banks: Daiwa SSC
Nissan Motor’s Agreement with Dongfeng Motor for its CV Business
Firms: King & Wood Mallesons
PetroChina's Acquisition of a 25% Stake in Phase one of the West Qurna Field
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Shuanghui's Acquisition of Smithfield Foods
Firms: Allen & Overy; Commerce & Finance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; McGuireWoods LLP ; Paul Hastings; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Troutman Sanders; Walkers
Banks: Credit Agricole; Barclays; DBS; ICBC; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Rabobank; Royal Bankn of Scotland; Standard Chartered
Simcere Pharmaceutical Group
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Maples and Calder; Shearman & Sterling LLP
Banks: UBS
Sinopec’s $3.1 billion Purchase of a 33 percent Minority Interest in Apache Egypt
Firms: Vinson & Elkins; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Zaki Hashem & Partners
Banks: JP Morgan
Sinopec's US$1.5 billion Acquisition of Talisman Energy Inc's UK North Sea Business
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Spreadtrum Communications' Acquisition by Tsinghua Group
Firms: Fenwick & West LLP; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster LLP
Banks: Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley Asia Limited
S.F.Express Group Introduced Strategic Investors
Firms: Fangda Partners; Global; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Lock Lord LLP
Yue Xiu Enterprises (Holdings) Limited's Proposed Acquisition of 75% stake in Chong Hing Bank Limited
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Zhong Lun
Banks: Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited; UBS AG
5. Project Finance Deal of the Year
China Development Bank Corp. Providing $3.5 billion to Sinopec for a M&A Project
Firms: King & Wood Mallesons
Acquisition Finance for the IPO Spin-Off and Separate Listing of Langham Hotel Properties
on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Firms: Appleby; Mayer Brown JSM
Asia Gas Pipeline
Firms: Clifford Chance
Asia Trans Gas LLC
Firms: Clifford Chance
Beijing Tongzhou Yunhe Central District Luxury Construction Project
Firms: Deheng Law Offices; One Legal LLC; Paul Hastings
Disney's Joint Venture with Shanghai Shendi Group
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Paul Weiss; Zhong Lun
Haikou Mei’an Technology New Town
Firms: Grandway
MMG's Dugald River US$1 billion Project Financing
Firms: Clifford Chance
Refining and Ethylene Expansion Project of Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Company Limited
Firms: Fangda; King & Wood Mallesons; White & Case
RMB and USD Dual Currency Syndicated Loan
Firms: Deheng Law Offices
Studio City Financing
Firms: Appleby; Ashurst; Clifford Chance LLP; Maples and Calder
Yunnan Jinning-Hongta Highway
Firms: Grandway
6. Technology, Media & Telecoms Deal of the Year
Baidu’s Acquisition of 91 Wireless
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin; Zhong Lun
Baidu's Bond Offering
Firms: Han Kun; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Banks: Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities
Disney's Joint Venture with Shanghai Shendi Group
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Paul Weiss; Zhong Lun
Focus Media’s Privatization and Leveraged Finance Transaction
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; Paul Weiss ; Ropes & Gray; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Zhong Lun
Privatization of AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA)
Firms: Han Kun
SINA's US$800 million Convertible Notes Offering
Firms: Maples & Calder; Shearman & Sterling
Stryker Acquisition of Trauson
Firms: Sullivan & Cromwell
Tencent's Subsidiary in Acquisition of 36.5% Stake in Sogou Inc.
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Paul Weiss; Zhong Lun
7. Dealmaker of the Year – China
- King & Wood Mallesons - Xu Ping
- Dacheng - Yu Hui
- Grandall - Wang Weidong
- Guantao - Su Bo
- Han Kun - Charles Li
- Jingtian & Gongcheng - Guiyi Chen
- Zhong Lun - Anthony Zhao
7. Dealmaker of the Year – International
- Clifford Chance LLP - Terence Foo
- Fenwick & West LLP - Eva Wang
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer - Richard Wang and Alan Wang
- Linklaters - Jian Fang
- Sullivan & Cromwell - Chun Wei
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
8. Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
- China Development Bank
- China Orient Asset Management Corporation
- JPMorgan
- Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited
9. Zhong Lun Award Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
- Morgan Stanley
- CICC
- JPMorgan
- UBS Securities
10. MNC In-House Team of the Year
- Siemens Ltd. China
- BP (China) Holdings Limited
- Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment Ltd.
- JPMorgan
- KONE Greater China
- Mary Kay (China) Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
- Morgan Stanley
11. Chinese Private Owned Company In-House Team of the Year
- Alibaba Group
- Fosun
- Foxconn
- Gome Electrical Appliances Ltd.
- Innovation Works
- Tencent Holdings Limited
12. SOE In-House Team of the Year
- State Development and Investment Corporation
- China Eastern Airlines
- COSCO Pacific
- Sinochem Franshion Properties
- State Grid International Development Limited
13. Innovative In House Team of the Year
- Alibaba Group
- COSCO Pacific
- Foxconn
- Innovation Works
- JPMorgan
- KONE Greater China
14. Anti-Trust & Competition Law Firm of the Year
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Anjie
- Baker & McKenzie
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Dacheng
- Fangda Partners
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- JunHe
- Llinks
- Mayer Brown JSM
- Zhong Lun
15. Banking Law Firm of the Year
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Allen & Overy
- Dacheng
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- JunHe
- Llinks
- Zhong Lun
16. Regulatory Compliance Law Firm of the Year
- MWE China
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Guantao
- Sidley Austin
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Zhonghao
- Zhong Lun
17. Employment Law Firm of the Year
- JunHe
- Allbright
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Dacheng
- DeHeng Law Offices
- Duan & Duan
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Sino-win Law Firm
- Shanghai Young-Ben
- Simmons & Simmons
- Tahota
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
18. Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
- Fangda Partners
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Global
- Grandall
- Guantao
- Mayer Brown JSM
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Zhong Lun
19. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Baker & McKenzie
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Fangda Partners
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Global
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Mayer Brown JSM
- O'Melveny & Myers
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Simmons & Simmons
- Zhong Lun
20. IP Law Firm of the Year
- King & Wood Mallesons
- An, Tian, Zhang & Partners
- Baker & McKenzie
- Bird & Bird
- CCPIT Patent and Trademark
- Chang Tsi & Partners
- Global
- Guantao
- Hengdu
- HFG
- JunHe
- Lifang & Partners
- Mayer Brown JSM
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
21. Litigation Law Firm of the Year
- Tiantong & Partners
- AllBright
- Beijing DHH
- Commerce & Finance
- Guantao
- JunHe
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Lifang & Partners
- Yingke
- Zhong Lun
- Zhongcheng Renhe
22. M&A/Private Equity Law Firm of the Year
- JunHe
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Fangda Partners
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Global
- Han Kun
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Linklaters
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
- Zhong Lun
23. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- Maples and Calder
- Appleby
- Conyers Dill & Pearman
- Harney Westwood & Riegels
- Walkers
24. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year – China
- Zhong Lun
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Guanghe
- Guantao
- Jingtian & Gongcheng
- JunHe
- Llinks
- Tahota
- Topwe
- Yingke
- Zhongcheng Renhe
24. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year – International
- Allen & Overy
- Paul Hastings (Joint winners)
- Baker & McKenzie
- Mayer Brown JSM
- Sidley Austin
- Vivien Chan & Co.
25. Rising Law Firm of the Year
- Beijing DHH
- DaHui Lawyers
- Grand&Holders
- Sino-win Law Firm
- Sunland
- Topwe
26. Shipping Law Firm of the Year
- Global
- Holman Fenwick Willan
- Mayer Brown JSM
- Shanghai Kai-Rong
- Wang Jing & Co.
- Wikborg Rein
- Wintell & Co
27. Tax Law Firm of the Year
- JunHe
- Baker & McKenzie
- Beijing Hwuason
- Fangda Partners
- Topwe
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Zhong Lun
28. West China Law Firm of the Year
- Tahota
- Solton & Partners
- Yunnan Baqian
29. North China Law Firm of the Year
- Shandong Deheng Law Firm
- Winners Law Firm
30. YRD Region Law Firm of the Year
- T&C Law Firm
- High Mark
- Jiangsu Dongheng
- Zhejiang L&H
- Zhejiang Zeda
32. Guangdong Law Firm of the Year
- Wang Jing & Co.
- Grand&Holders
- Guangda
- Guanghe
- Guangxin Junda
33. Shanghai Law Firm of the Year
- Fangda Partners
- AllBright
- Co-Effort
- Grandall
- Llinks
- Watson & Band
34. Beijing Law Firm of the Year
- Zhong Lun
- Beijing DHH
- Chang Tsi & Partners
- Dacheng
- Global
- Grandway Law Offices
- Guantao
- Han Kun
- Hengdu
- Jingtian & Gongcheng
- JunHe
- Yingke
35. Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
- Vivien Chan & Co.
- Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo
36. Managing Partner of the Year
- King & Wood Mallesons - Wang Ling
- Anjie - Zhan Hao
- Beijing DHH - Jiang Qi
- Dacheng - Wang Zhongde
- Grandway - Zhang Liguo
- Guantao - Cui Liguo
- Hengdu - Jiang Fengtao
- Llinks - Christophe Han
- Tahota - Cheng Shoutai
- Yingke - Mei Xiangrong
- Zhong Lun - Wu Peng
- Zhongcheng Renhe - Wang Guangren
37. International Law Firm of the Year
- Clifford Chance LLP
- Allen & Overy
- Baker & McKenzie
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Linklaters
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Sullivan & Cromwell
38. China Law Firm of the Year
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Allbright
- Dacheng
- Fangda Partners
- Global
- Grandall
- Guantao
- Han Kun
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Date: Thursday, 24 April 2014
Venue: Park Hyatt Beijing - Ballroom, 3/F
2 Jianguomenwai Street Chaoyang District | Beijing 100022, China
Prices:
Table of 10 – USD 3800 per table
Individual Seat – USD 420 per person
Price of table/seat includes:
• Drinks reception
• Four-course gourmet dinner
• Unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks
• Gala black tie award ceremony announcing the winners of each award
FAQs
Accomodation
The event will take place at the Park Hyatt, Beijing, and you can find details of the hotel, including rates and online booking forms, here: http://beijing.park.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
For further information on the event, including timings of the ceremony, please contact tracy Li on tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com or call Tracy on +852 3762 3262
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Sponsors
Sponsors for the ALB China Law Awards 2014
Award Sponsors
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