FINALISTS

We are pleased to announce the finalists for Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022.

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Dealmaker of the Year 

Benita Yu - Slaughter and May 
Betty Yap - Linklaters
Gwen Wong - Sullivan & Cromwell
Jonathan Stone - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Li He - Davis Polk & Wardwell 
Lihua De - JunHe
Marcia Ellis - Morrison Foerster
Michael Yu - Cooley
Richard Hall - Conyers
Virginia Lee - Clifford Chance

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year 

Daniel NG - Norton Rose Fulbright
Donovan Ferguson - King & Wood Mallesons
Felix Ng - Haldanes
Frederick Hui - Zhong Lun
Friven Yeoh - Sidley Austin
Heidi Chui - Stevenson, Wong & Co.
John Trehey - Maples Group 
Matthew Hodgson - Allen & Overy
Melody Chan - White & Case
Simon Chapman QC - Herbert Smith Freehills

In-House Lawyer of the Year 

Daniel H. Lee - KKR Asia 
Edward Tung - ORI Capital
Martin Wang - Livi Bank 
Michelle Hung - COSCO SHIPPING Ports
Nicholas Rushgrove – The Carlyle Group
Shogo Osaka -FedEx Express 
Zhou Jiaxing - China International Capital Corporation

Managing Partner of the Year 

Alan Chiu - Ellalan
Andrew Powner - Haldanes
Connie Heng - Clifford Chance
Eric Chow - Eric Chow & Co., in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Jonathan Stone - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Julia Charlton - Charltons
Liguo Cui - Guantao Law Firm
Lihua De - JunHe
Lorna Xin Chen - Shearman & Sterling
Rossana Chu - LC Lawyers

Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

Chloe Yung – Crypto.com
Jamie He – The Carlyle Group
Michelle Hung – COSCO SHIPPING Ports
Serena Lim – Ant Group

Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

Angela Chan - Clifford Chance
Elsie Liu – Haldanes
Gabriela Kennedy - Mayer Brown
Heidi Chui - Stevenson, Wong & Co
Julia Charlton - Charltons
Katherine Liu - Stephenson Harwood
Kathryn Sanger - Herbert Smith Freehills
Melody Chan - White & Case
Miranda So - Davis Polk & Wardwell
Rita Ku - Rita Ku & Ser

Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

Beryl Sit - CLSA
Chloe Yung – Crypto.com
Edward Tung - ORI Capital
Ivy Tang - General Atlantic

Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

Anna Kwong - Stephenson Harwood
Chloe Leung - Zhong Lun
Janice Chew - JC Legal
Joanne Lau - Allen & Overy
Jocelyn Tsao - Withers
Karen Zhang Pallaras - Maples Group 
Peiwen Chen - White & Case 
Sarah Su - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Stefano Mariani - Deacons
Zheyuan Qiao - JunHe

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 

COSCO SHIPPING Ports 
Fosun Hani Securities 
Link Asset Management 
Manulife Financial Asia 
State Grid Overseas Investment
Tencent

Financial Services In-House Team of the Year  

CMB International Capital Corporation 
Fosun Hani Securities
Livi Bank 
Sun Hung Kai & Co.
State Grid Overseas Investment 
The Bank of East Asia
The Carlyle Group

Innovative In-House Team of the Year 

British American Tobacco
COSCO SHIPPING Ports 
DFS
Emperor Group
FedEx Express 
Manulife Financial Asia
State Grid Overseas Investment
Tencent 

Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year 

China International Capital Corporation
CLSA
Goldman Sachs
ICBC International

Haldanes Award MNC In-House Team of the Year

British American Tobacco 
COSCO SHIPPING Ports 
FedEx Express 
Manulife Financial Asia
Marriott
Sun Hung Kai & Co.

Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year 

China International Capital Corporation 
CMB International Capital Corporation
COSCO SHIPPING Ports 
Crypto.com 
Emperor Group
FedEx Express 
Hong Kong Airport Authority
ICBC International 
Marriott
Sun Hung Kai & Co. 

LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

Aviation Law Firm of the Year 

Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Clyde & Co
HFW
King & Wood Mallesons
Stephenson Harwood
Watson Farley & Williams

Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

Clifford Chance
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 
Haldanes
Herbert Smith Freehills
K&L Gates 
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Tanner De Witt

Construction Law Firm of the Year 

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Clyde & Co
Deacons
HFW
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
MinterEllison 
Norton Rose Fulbright
ONC Lawyers
Pinsent Masons

Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year 

Allen & Overy
Boase Cohen & Collins
Dorsey & Whitney
Hogan Lovells
Hugill & IP
Mayer Brown
RPC
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 
Stephenson Harwood

Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

Boase Cohen & Collins
Haldanes
ONC Lawyers
Robertsons

Deal Firm of the Year 

Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell    
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
JunHe
Kirkland & Ellis
Sidley Austin
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 
Slaughter and May
Sullivan & Cromwell
White & Case

Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 

Boase Cohen & Collins
Gall
Hugill & IP
JC Legal
Payne Clermont Velasco
Shum Wong & Co Solicitors
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Tang & Co (in association with Helmsman LLC)

Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Clyde & Co
Eversheds Sutherland
JunHe
Pinsent Masons
Watson Farley & Williams 

ESG and Sustainability Law Firm of the Year 

Allen & Overy
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
Norton Rose Fulbright
Ogier
Stephenson Harwood
Sullivan & Cromwell

Immigration Law Firm of the Year 

Harvey Law Group
Hugill & Ip 
Lewis Silkin

Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year 

Clifford Chance
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Norton Rose Fulbright
Stephenson Harwood

Insurance Law Firm of the Year 

Boase Cohen & Collins
Clyde & Co
Deacons
Debevoise & Plimpton 
Kennedys
Mayer Brown
RPC

Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 

Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Ellalan
Hogan Lovells
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
Wilkinson & Grist

International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 

Allen & Overy 
Clifford Chance
CMS
Dentons 
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
Norton Rose Fulbright
Sidley Austin

Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year 

Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Morrison Foerster
Ropes & Gray
Sidley Austin
Simmons & Simmons

Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 

Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Dentons 
Hugill & IP
Lewis Silkin
Mayer Brown
Oldham, Li & Nie
Simmons & Simmons
Tanner De Witt

Maritime Law Firm of the Year 

Clyde & Co
CMS
HFW
JunHe
Mayer Brown
Reed Smith
Stephenson Harwood
Tang & Co (in association with Helmsman LLC)
Watson Farley & Williams

Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 

Boase Cohen & Collins
Deacons
Guantao Law Firm 
Haldanes
Hugill & IP
Oldham, Li & Nie
Payne Clermont Velasco 
Rita Ku & Ser
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Tanner De Witt
Withers

Offshore Law Firm of the Year 

Appleby
Campbells
Carey Olsen
Conyers
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples Group
Mourant Ozannes
Ogier
Walkers

PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year 

Eric Chow & Co. in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Guantao Law Firm
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Zhong Lun

Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year 

Charles Russell Speechlys
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 
Hugill & IP
Stephenson Harwood
Tanner De Witt
Withers
Zhong Lun 

Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Deacons
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Morrison Foerster
Proskauer
Stephenson Harwood
Withers

Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year 

Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 
Herbert Smith Freehills
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
Morrison Foerster
Tanner De Witt
White & Case

Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year 

Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis 
Latham & Watkins
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood
Tanner De Witt

Kingfisher Award Rising Law Firm of the Year 

Eric Chow & Co., in Association with Commerce & FInance Law Offices
H. Y. Leung & Co. 
Hauzen
Hugill & IP
JC Legal
LC Lawyers
Rita Ku & Ser
Tang & Co (in association with Helmsman LLC)
Tiang & Partners

Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 

Charles Russell Speechlys
Deacons
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 
Hugill & IP
Morrison Foerster
Oldham, Li & Nie
Stephenson Harwood
Withers
Zhong Lun

Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year 

Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Clifford Chance
CMS
Deacons
Mayer Brown
Morrison Foerster
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pinsent Masons

Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year  

Charltons
CMS
Hugill & IP
JC Legal
LC Lawyers 
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Taylor Wessing
Tian Yuan Law Firm 

Kingfisher Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

Charltons 
Clifford Chance
Clyde & Co
Deacons
Jingtian & Gongchen
Mayer Brown
Sullivan & Cromwell
Tanner De Witt
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Withers

DEAL CATEGORIES**

Debt Market Deal of the Year  

Bank of China’s Issuance of Dual-currency Floating Rate Notes
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunZeJun Law Offices; Linklaters

China Merchants Bank's Issuance of Dual-tranche Sustainability and Green Bonds
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Haiwen & Partners; JunHe; Linklaters

CITIC Securities’ MTN Programme
Law Firms: Ashurst; Linklaters; Maples and Calder
Banks: CLSA; Citicorp International Limited

Gemdale Ever Prosperity Investment’s MTN Programme
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Sidley Austin; Zhong Lun

Guoren Property and Casualty’s Dual-currency Offshore Bond Offering 
Law Firms: Allbright Law Offices (Shenzhen); Beijing Dentons Law Offices,  (Shenzhen); Linklaters; Mayer Brown

HKSAR Government’s Inaugural Retail Green Bond Offering
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Herbert Smith Freehills
Banks: Bank of China; HSBC 

HKSAR Government’s Multicurrency Green Bond under GMTN Programme
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; LinkLaters
Banks: BNP Paribas; Citigroup Global Markets; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; ICBC; J.P. Morgan Securities plc; Mizuho Securities Asia; Standard Chartered Bank; Société Générale; UBS AG Hong Kong Branch

Offshore Notes Issuance by Modern Land
Law Firms: Harney Westwood & Riegels; Kirkland & Ellis; Sidley Austin

Shenzhen Municipal People's Government Offshore RMB bonds 
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunHe; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of China; Bank of Communications; China International Capital Corporation 
CLSA; China Construction Bank (Asia); China Merchants Securities (HK); China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Hong Kong Branch; China PA Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited; Citigroup; CMB International; Crédit Agricole CIB; Guosen Securities (HK); ICBC (Asia); J.P. Morgan; Mizuho Securities; Standard Chartered Bank 

RiseSun Real Estate Development's Offshore Notes Offering
Law Firms: DeHeng Law Offices; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Sidley Austin 

TSMC’s Multiple Debt Offerings 
Law Firm: Sullivan & Cromwell

Equity Market Deal of the Year  

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s Equity Investment into Keppel Data Centre Fund II, LP
Law Firms: Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow; King & Wood Mallesons

Asymchem Laboratories’ IPO
Law Firms: Cooley; DeHeng Law Firm; Hutchison; JunHe; Latham & Watkins; Vistra Corp.; Zhong Lun

BeiGene’s IPO
Law Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Haiwen & Partners; JunHe
Banks: CICC; Goldman Sachs Gaohua Securities

HUTCHMED’s IPO
Law Firms: Conyers; Davis Polk & Wardwell; DLA Piper UK; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

JD Logistics’ IPO
Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Hong Kong); Han Kun Law Offices; Maples and Calder (Hong Kong); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Shihui Partners

Li Auto’s Dual Primary Listing
Law Firms: Han Kun Law Offices; Kirkland & Ellis International; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder (Hong Kong); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

NIO’s Listing on Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Law Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Han Kun Law Offices; Maples Group; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Prudential’s Equity Raise on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Law Firm: Slaughter and May

SenseTime Group’s Listing on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Law Firms: BGA Law (Cayman); Clifford Chance; Hughes Hubbard & Reed; King & Wood Mallesons; Slaughter and May; Zhong Lun

XPeng Listing on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Law Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Harney Westwood & Riegels; JunHe; Sullivan & Cromwell

Finance Deal of the Year 

Acquisition Financing for S.F. Holding
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Slaughter and May
Bank: J.P. Morgan

Acquisition Financing for Kowloon Bay Trade and Exhibition Centre
Law Firm: Mayer Brown
Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong); Bank of Communications (Hong Kong); Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited ("ICBCA"); HSBC

Acquisition Financing for Hillhouse Capital
Law Firm: JunHe

BPEA Sale of Interplex to Blackstone
Law Firms: Allen & Gledhill; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; Zhong Lun

Fullshare’s Disposal of 43% Equity Interest in Nanjing High Speed
Law Firm: LC Lawyers

Hysan Development’s Green Loan
Law Firms: Appleby; Baker McKenzie; Mayer Brown

Loan Facility to PAG's Investment 
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Fangda; JunHe; Travers Thorp Alberga; Walkers; White & Case
Banks: ANZ; Bank of China; BNP Paribas

Polestart Automotive Holding's Series A Financing
Law Firms: King & Wood Mallesons; Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB; Rajah & Tann Singapore

Sustainability-linked Credit Facility for BPEA 
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Debevoise & Plimpton; Elvinger Hoss; Maples; Walkers 
Banks: BNP Paribas; Standard Chartered

M&A Deal of the Year

51job Inc’s Privatization
Law Firms: Conyers; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Acquisition of ESR Cayman with ARA Asset Management 
Law Firms: Conyers; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Latham & Watkins
Banks: Citibank; Morgan Stanley

BPEA’s Acquisition of Tricor Group
Law Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Ropes & Gray

CP Pokphand’s Privatisation 
Law Firms: Ashurst; DFDL; JunHe; Latham & Watkins

Digital Bridge Acquisition of PCCW’s Data Center Business 
Law Firms: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; White & Case

Far East Consortium and New World Development’s Share Acquisition of Rich Fast International 
Law Firms: Ashurst; Sidley Austin; Simon Reid-Kay & Associates

FiscalNote Business Combination with Duddell Street Acquisition Corp 
Law Firm: Davis Polk & Wardwell

JD Property’s Takeover of China Logistics Property 
Law Firm: Kirkland & Ellis

Maersk’s Acquisition of LF Logistics 
Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 

Navis Capital Partners’ Sale of Entire Stake in QIMA
Law Firms: Clifford Chance; DLA Piper; Linklaters; Sekri Valentin Zerrouk

S.F. Holding’s Acquisition of a Stake in Kerry Logistics
Law Firms: Mayer Brown; Slaughter and May

Zynga’s Acquisition of StarLark and GolfRival from Betta Games 
Law Firms: Baker McKenzie; Fangda & Partners; Orrick; White & Case

**COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

Please note that the inclusion of banks and legal advisors in the transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organizations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by that party. For queries about the shortlist, please email Lokesh at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com.

* The above list will be regularly updated until final.