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Welcome to The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2019!
Date: Friday, 6 September 2019
Time: 6:30 p.m. sharp, cocktail
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong - JW Marriott Ballroom New Venue! Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong Attire: Black Tie
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Categories
AWARD CATEGORIES
A. DEAL CATEGORIES
- Debt Market Deal of the Year
- Equity Market Deal of the Year
- Finance Deal of the Year
- M&A Deal of the Year
B. INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
- Dealmaker of the Year
- Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
- Managing Partner of the Year
- The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year
- Woman Lawyer of the Year
- Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year
C. IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES
- Withers Award Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
- Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
- Innovative In-House Team of the Year
- Insurance In-House Team of the Year
- Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
- Manufacturing and Trade In-House Team of the Year
- Paul, Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
- Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
- ACC HK Award Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year
D. LAW FIRM CATEGORIES
- Aviation Law Firm of the Year
- BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
- Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year
- Construction Law Firm of the Year
- Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
- Deal Firm of the Year
- Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
- Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
- HKGALA Award Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
- Immigration Law Firm of the Year
- InnovativeTechnologies Law Firm of the Year
- Insurance Law Firm of the Year
- Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
- Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
- Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
- International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
- Maritime Law Firm of the Year
- Offshore Law Firm of the Year
- PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
- Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year
- Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
- Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year
- Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
- Rising Law Firm of the Year
- Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
- Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
- Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
- The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
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SUBMISSION MATERIALS:
Deal Categories Submission Form
Individual Categories Submission Form
In-House Categories Submission Form
Law Firm Categories Submission Forms
IMPORTANT DATES :
Opening of submissions | May 27
Deadline for submissions | June 27
Online announcement of finalists | August 5
Awards ceremony | September 6
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Judges
JUDGING PANEL
Each year, ALB invites an independent judging panel of senior and expert legal industry leaders from various sectors corresponding to the diverse list of award categories. ALB is pleased to introduce some of the distinguished judges. The rest of the panel will be revealed on the evening of the awards.
Albert Liu
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Alibaba Group
Albert joined Alibaba in 2017 and is passionate about executing Alibaba’s globalization strategy and its core mission to make it easy to do business anywhere. Previously, Albert served as the general counsel and chief compliance officer of three U.S. publicly listed technology companies, as well as head of corporate development, marketing, human resources and business unit general manager in past roles. Albert holds dual degrees in Computer Science and Political Science from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He is a member of the State Bar of California.
A. Bobby Ladwa
Director, Banking Legal
Barclays
Bobby is a senior Director in the Banking Legal team at Barclays covering DCM, ECM and M&A for all of Apac, including HK, China, India, Australia, Singapore and South-East Asia.
Bobby qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales (1999) and HongKong (2004), and joined Barclays in Hong Kong over 10 years ago - previously Bobby was a Solicitor at Clifford Chance for 12 years (1997-2009) specialising in Debt & Equity Capital Markets.
Bobby has worked in HongKong for 15 years, and has also worked in London, Tokyo, Singapore and Dubai - he has been on client secondments to BofA Merrill Lynch in HK, UBS in Singapore and Nakheel Properties in Dubai.
Bobby is originally from London, and educated at Cambridge University with First Class Honours in Law.
Stephen Man
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, eBay
Stephen originally hails from Canada and has been in the legal trade in Hong Kong for more than 25 years. He is currently the APAC head of legal at eBay where he manages a team of 25 lawyers who handle the entire range of legal and regulatory matters across the region. Prior to eBay, Stephen was the head of legal for Uber in Asia from 2014 until the end of 2017. He was the first legal hire for Uber in Asia and built up the team from one to 31 within 15 months during a very exciting period of Uber’s international growth. Before Uber Stephen worked at Yahoo from 2006 – 2014 and left as VP and Deputy General Counsel, also covering APAC. In his private practice career Stephen spent 8 years with Preston Gates & Ellis (now K&L Gates) where his practice covered a wide range of matters including corporate, M&A, commercial, IP and technology.
Outside of work, Stephen can be found doing his best to keep up with his Generation Z daughters and trying to slow down the deterioration of his aging body.
Sandra Wu
President, Association of Corporate Counsel Asia & Founding Partner and Group General Counsel, Origin X Capital
Sandra has served on the ACC Hong Kong Board of Directors since 2017 as Treasurer and was elected President in 2019. Sandra is the Founding Partner and the Group General Counsel for Origin X Capital, a venture capital and investment management firm that provides seed, venture and growth stage funding toemerging companies in FinTech & Distributed Ledger Technology. She was the former Head of Legal & Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer for Mercer Investments (HK) Limited, where she looked after the legal, regulatory and compliance needs of the investment management and advisory business units.
During her private practice career, Sandra worked at Weil Gotshal & Manges specialising in Private Equity and Fund Formation, Kirkland & Ellis focusing on Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Hong Kong. Outside of ACC, Sandra is a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and a Mentor at The Women's Foundation in Hong Kong. She is a frequent public speaker and thought leader on the topics of blockchain and its disruptive impact on legal & financial markets and the regulation of cryptocurrencies.
Sandra holds a BCom (double major in Finance and Accounting), LL.B (First Class Honours) from the University of Sydney. She is featured on the Dean's List of Excellence for Academic Performance and is also an International Golden Key Honorary Society Scholar. Sandra is admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong and Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
Lin Shi
Managing Director, Head of IPO Vetting
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Lin Shi is Managing Director and Head of IPO Vetting within the Listing Department of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. Ms. Shi joined the Listing Department in August 2013. She also co-chairs the Diversity Network at HKEX.
Ms. Shi was a Senior Vice President covering Investment Banking Legal and General Counsel of Greater China with Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 2007 – 2012. Before that, she worked at Allen & Overy in Hong Kong and New York and Fulbright & Jaworski.
Since 2008, Ms. Shi has served as a Director of the Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association (ACC Hong Kong) and was President from 2015 - 2019. ACC Hong Kong is the only organization in Hong Kong representing in-house counsel run by in-house counsel.
Ms. Shi holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Pomona College, cum laude, and a J.D. from New York University.
Wally Suphap
Vice President, Legal and Compliance Division, Morgan Stanley
Co-Chair & Co-Founder, Hong Kong LGBT+ Attorneys Network
Wally Suphap is Vice President in the Legal and Compliance Division of Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Wally worked in private practice as a corporate securities lawyer at international law firms, including Clifford Chance (New York), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Hong Kong), and Latham & Watkins (Hong Kong). He is dual qualified as a Hong Kong solicitor and New York attorney-at-law.
In 2013, Wally co-founded the Hong Kong Gay and Lesbian Attorneys (HKGALA) Network, the first-ever professional network in Hong Kong dedicated to the promotion of LGBT+ diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, LGBT+ pro bono and community work, and the advancement of LGBT+ rights. HKGALA has grown to a network of 55 Supporting Firms, ranging from law firms to financial institutions to corporates.
Wally was recognized as one of the Top 50 LGBT+ Future Leaders (ranked #1 in Asia and #4 globally) in the 2018 OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Model Lists published in the Financial Times and was awarded the LGBT+ Inclusion Champion Award in 2017 by Community Business.
Wally holds a Bachelor of Arts (magna cum laude) from Columbia College and a Juris Doctor (Parker School Certificate for Achievement in Foreign and Comparative Law) from Columbia Law School.
Geoffrey Mah
Head of Legal, DBS Bank (Hong Kong)
Geoffrey is currently the Head of Legal at DBS Bank (Hong Kong), the Hong Kong subsidiary of DBS Bank Ltd. DBS is present in 18 markets globally, and was named the ‘World’s Best Bank’ by Euromoney, Global Bank of the Year by The Banker and Best Bank in the World by Global Finance.
Geoffrey is an experienced banking lawyer with 20+ years of legal experience within the legal and banking industry in Asia. He started his legal career as a litigator in Singapore, before moving to Hong Kong in 1997 and focusing on banking law and practice. At DBS, Geoffrey is responsible for managing DBS Hong Kong’s legal affairs. He leads the legal team to provide legal advice and transaction support for its consumer banking, institutional banking, private banking, corporate finance, global transaction services, and treasury and markets business units.
The DBS Bank (Hong Kong) legal team was awarded Financial Services In-House Team of the Year by Asia Legal Business Awards in 2018.
Geoffrey is qualified to practice in Hong Kong, Singapore and England & Wales.
Simon NM Young
Professor and Associate Dean (Research)
Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Simon NM Young read law at the University of Toronto (LLB) and the University of Cambridge (LLM). He qualified as a barrister and solicitor in Ontario, Canada and practiced for the Crown Law Office-Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General. In 2001, he joined the Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong, where he teaches criminal law and evidence and is currently the Associate Dean (Research). In 2008, he was called to the Hong Kong Bar and became a member of Parkside Chambers. He specialises in criminal law, constitutional law and human rights cases. He is the General Editor of Archbold Hong Kong and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law.
Julien Chaisse
Professor, School of Law
City University of Hong Kong
Julien Chaisse is Professor at the City University of Hong Kong, School of Law. He is an award-winning scholar of international law with a focus on the regulation and development of economic globalization. He has published numerous well-regarded and widely cited books and articles, and his scholarship has been cited by international courts/tribunals, as well as U.S. Courts.
As a leading scholar in the field of international economic law, Dr. Chaisse sits on the editorial board of several high-impact international journals. He is also an experienced arbitrator and a sought-after consultant/expert to international organizations, governments, multinational law firms, and private investors.
Dr. Chaisse is an active member of the World Economic Forum (“Global Future Council on International Trade and Investment” and “Tax and Globalization Working Group”). Dr. Chaisse is also an advisor & partner to the United Nations ARTNET on FDI, member of the Academic Forum on ISDS, and Advisory board member of the Asian Academy of International Law (AAIL).
Steven Gallagher
Associate Professor of Practice in Law, Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning)
The Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Steven was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2006. Steven has taught Equity and Trusts, Land Law, Company Law, International Corporate Liquidation and International Corporate Governance in England and Hong Kong. In 2013, Steven introduced the Principles of Art, Antiquities, Cultural Heritage and the Law course to the LLM programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Steven has presented continuing professional development courses for solicitors in Hong Kong on many topics associated with equity, trusts, art and cultural heritage and the law. Steven’s research interests include equity and the law of trusts, cultural heritage law and legal history.
Cindy Tong
General Counsel & Head of Compliance, AXA Asia
Cindy is the Regional General Counsel and Head of Compliance for AXA Asia. She oversees the legal and compliance function for AXA in seven jurisdictions including Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Her Regional team is responsible for all mergers, acquisitions and partnerships work for Asia. Cindy also sits on a number of boards for AXA in Asia.
Before joining AXA in 2009, Cindy worked in the law firms of Baker & McKenzie and Linklaters in Hong Kong, where she focused her practice on China corporate work and cross-border M&A transactions. Cindy also spent 10 years in Canada, where she obtained her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University in Toronto, before moving back to Hong Kong.
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Finalists
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INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Dealmaker of the Year
Betty Yap, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Chai Ridgers, Harney Westwood & Riegels
Chin Yeoh, Ashurst
Fang Liu, Clifford Chance
Helena Huang, King & Wood Mallesons
Hilary Lau, Herbert Smith Freehills
Ian Ho, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Judy Lee, Appleby
Li He, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Marcia Ellis, Morrison & Foerster
Robert Ashworth, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Allan Leung, Dentons
Chris Wong, Gall
Frederick Hui, Zhong Lun
Heidi Chui, Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Ian Mann, Harney Westwood & Riegels
Ing Loong Yang, Latham & Watkins
John Choong, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
May Tai, Herbert Smith Freehills
Nicolas Wiegand, CMS
Paul Starr, King & Wood Mallesons
Thomas So, Mayer Brown
Managing Partner of the Year
Hayden Flinn, King & Wood Mallesons
Joshua Cole, Ashurst
Justin D’Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills
Keith Brandt, Dentons
Milton Cheng, Baker McKenzie
Nick Gall, Gall
Sharon Ser, Withers
Susheela Rivers, DLA Piper
Voon Keat Lai, Stephenson Harwood
William Robinson, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year
Agnes Wong, Alipay Payment Services (HK)
Alexander Kwok, Hong Kong Airlines
Chen Leiming, Ant Financial Services Group
Iris Cheng, Shanghai Real Estate (Commercial) Holdings
Jodie Coutts, Nord Anglia Education
Michael Ting, Manulife (International)
Michelle Hung, COSCO Shipping Ports
Scarlett Cheung, Marriott International
Sharyn Ch’ang, PwC
Valda Chan, Emperor Group
Zhou Jiaxing, China International Capital Corp (Hong Kong)
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Fiona Chan, Appleby
Fiona Cumming, Allen & Overy
Gillian Elizabeth Meller, MTR Corp
Joanna Caen, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kathryn Weaver, Lewis Silkin
Kelly Austin, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Marcia Ellis, Morrison & Foerster
Michelle Hung, COSCO Shipping Ports
Mini vandePol, Baker McKenzie
Minny Siu, King & Wood Mallesons
Sharyn Ch’ang, PwC
Valda Chan, Emperor Group
Yibing Mao, Marriott International
Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year
Adam Hugill, Hugill & Ip
Daniel Lau, Ashurst
David Milligan, Norton Rose Fulbright
Eugene Low, Hogan Lovells
Geoffrey Atkins, Ropes & Gray
Jennifer Tam, Mayer Brown
Jennifer Ng, H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
Katherine Liu, Stephenson Harwood
Michael Lu, King & Wood Mallesons
Simon Chapman, Herbert Smith Freehills
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Ant Financial Services Group
ANZ Bank
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Manulife Financial Asia
State Grid Overseas Investment
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Agile Group Holdings
Ant Financial Services Group
COSCO Shipping Ports
Emperor Group
Huobi Group
Intel
Klook
State Grid Overseas Investment
Telstra International
Uber Technologies
Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
China International Capital Corp (Hong Kong)
China Merchants Securities International Co.
Citigroup Global Markets Asia
Goldman Sachs
ICBC International Holdings
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
Paul, Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Alipay Payment Services (HK)
Ant Financial Services Group
Klook
Telstra International
Tencent Holdings
Uber Technologies
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
COSCO Shipping Ports
Kerry Logistics
MTR Corp
Uber Technologies
Withers Award Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Agile Group Holdings
Gammon Construction
Hang Lung Group
Hysan Development Co
MTR Corp
Shanghai Real Estate (Commercial) Holdings
ACC HK Award Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year
Ant Financial Services Group
Bank of China (Hong Kong)
China International Capital Corp (Hong Kong)
COSCO Shipping Ports
Emperor Group
Hang Lung Group
ICBC International Holdings
Klook
Marriott International
MTR Corp
Nord Anglia Education
State Grid Overseas Investment
Telstra International
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Uber Technologies
FIRM CATEGORIES
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Clifford Chance
HFW
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood
BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
Boase Cohen & Collins
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Gall
Haldanes
Jonathan Mok Legal in association with Charles Russell Speechlys
Payne Clermont Velasco
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Tanner De Witt
Withers
Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Deacons
Dentons
DLA Piper
Gall
Haldanes
Herbert Smith Freehills
K&L Gates
Mayer Brown
Oldham, Li & Nie
Stephenson Harwood
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Winston & Strawn
Construction Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Deacons
DLA Piper
HFW
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
MinterEllison
Pinsent Masons
Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Boase Cohen & Collins
Haldanes
King & Wood Mallesons
Kobre & Kim
Morley Chow Seto
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Deal Firm of the Year
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Morrison & Foerster
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Slaughter and May
Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Boase Cohen & Collins
Gall
Hugill & Ip
Morley Chow Seto
Payne Clermont Velasco
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Swartz, Binnersley & Associates
Vivien Chan & Co.
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
Herbert Smith Freehills
Pinsent Masons
Watson Farley & Williams
HKGALA Award Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Boase Cohen & Collins
Dentons
Hogan Lovells
Hugill & Ip
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood
Immigration Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Harvey Law Group
Hugill & Ip
Lewis Silkin
Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Davis Polk & Wardwell
King & Wood Mallesons
Henry Yu & Associates
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pinsent Masons
Swartz, Binnersley & Associates
Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Herbert Smith Freehills
HFW
Mayer Brown
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Ella Cheong & Alan Chiu
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood
Vivien Chan & Co.
Wilkinson & Grist
Winston & Strawn
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
CMS
Deacons
Dentons
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
HFW
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Latham & Watkins
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Winston & Strawn
Zhong Lun
Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Goodwin Procter
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Sidley Austin
Simmons & Simmons
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
DLA Piper
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Lewis Silkin
Mayer Brown
Simmons & Simmons
Stephenson Harwood
Maritime Law Firm of the Year
HFW
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood
Watson Farley & Williams
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Appleby
Campbells
Carey Olsen
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples Group
Mourant
Ogier
Walkers
PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
Fangda Partners
Guantao
Han Kun
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
Zhong Lun
Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hugill & Ip
Stephenson Harwood
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Withers
Zhong Lun
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Mayer Brown
Paul Hastings
Ropes & Gray
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year
Ashurst
Gall
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Herbert Smith Freehills
Mayer Brown
Ropes & Gray
Shearman & Sterling
Stephenson Harwood
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Winston & Strawn
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Deacons
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood
Tanner De Witt
Watson Farley & Williams
Rising Law Firm of the Year
CMS
H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Lewis Silkin
Swartz, Binnersley & Associates
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hugill & Ip
Stephenson Harwood
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Withers
Zhong Lun
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Deacons
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown
Morrison & Foerster
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Pinsent Masons
Ropes & Gray
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Charltons
H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
Dentons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Tanner De Witt
Vivien Chan & Co.
DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Bank of China (Hong Kong)'s Issuance of Capital Securities
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters
Hang Lung Properties’ MTN Programme
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Mayer Brown
Bank: HSBC
Hong Kong Government’s First Green Bond Issuance
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of New York Mellon; Crédit Agricole; HSBC
iQIYI’s Convertible Senior Note Offering
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Walkers
Issuance of “One Belt, One Road” Theme Bond
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gocheng; JunZeJun; Linklaters
Bank: Bank of China
MGM China Holdings' Senior Note Offering
Law firms: DSL Lawyers; Henrique Saldanha Advogados & Notários; Herbert Smith Freehills; Maples Group; Milbank; Walkers; White & Case
People’s Bank of China’s Yuan Bill Issuances in Hong Kong
Law firms: Deacons; Linklaters
Bank: Bank of Communications Co.
Sands China’s Senior Note Offering
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Luís Cavaleiro de Ferreira, Ricardo Silva & Associates; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Slaughter and May; Walkers
Tencent’s Note Issuance Under the GMTN Programme
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Global Law Office; Han Kun; Latham & Watkins; Maples Group
Banks: Bank of China; Deutsche Bank; HSBC
The Wharf 's Medium Term Note Programme
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Deacons; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Linklaters
Banks: BNP Paribas; DBS Bank; HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
Wheelock’s Medium Term Note Programme
Law firms: Deacons; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Linklaters
Bank: HSBC
Equity Market Deal of the Year
BeiGene's Listing on HKEX
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; JunHe; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Goldman Sachs (Asia); Morgan Stanley
China Tower’s HK IPO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Zhong Lun
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CICC; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan
CMPort's Issuance of Shares
Law firms: JunHe; Linklaters
Banks: China Merchants Securities; CITIC Securities
Haidilao's IPO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Drew & Napier; Grandall; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Lee and Li; Sidley Austin
Banks: CICC; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Goldman Sachs (Asia); UOB Kay Hian
Meituan Dianping's IPO
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun; Maples Group; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun
NIO's U.S. IPO
Law firms: Grandall; Han Kun; Latham & Watkins; Maples Group; Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom
Pinduoduo's U.S. IPO
Law firms: Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallesons; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Group; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Shenwan Hongyuan Group's IPO
Law firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Grandall; King & Wood Mallesons; Latham & Watkins
Banks: CICC; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse; Daiwa Capital Markets; Goldman Sachs (Asia); HSBC; ICBC International Securities; Shanghai Banking Corp
Tencent Music's IPO
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Grandall; Han Kun; Maples Group; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Davis Polk & Wardwell
WuXi AppTec’s HK IPO
Law firms: Fangda Partners; Jia Yuan; Shearman & Sterling; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Xiaomi's HK IPO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunHe; Maples Group; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Goldman Sachs (Asia); Morgan Stanley
Finance Deal of the Year
ByteDance’s Financing Round
Law firms: Goodwin Procter; Maples Group; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
ChemChina’s Syndicated Term Loan Facility
Law firm: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
CMC’s Series A Round Financing
Law firms: Fangda Partners; Han Kun; Jones Day; King & Wood Mallesons; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Winston & Strawn
Credit Facility for Sands China
Law firms: DLA Piper; Campbells; Skadden, Arps, late, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Bank of China (Macau)
Dividends Recap Facility for Belle International Holdings
Law firm: Clifford Chance
Financial Arrangements for Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Law firm: Slaughter and May
Financing for Acquisition of Grammer
Law firms: Hengeler Mueller; Herbert Smith Freehills; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons
Financing for Acquisition of SQM
Law firms: Allen & Overy; JunHe
Financing for KKR-led Consortium’s Acquisition of LCY Chemical
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Lee & Li; Linklaters; Russin & Vecchi; Maples Group; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
InfraRed NF’s Financial Investment with Fullsun
Law firms: Appleby; Sidley Austin
Noble Group’s Restructuring
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Appleby; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Clifford Chance; Kirkland & Ellis; Walkers; White & Case; WongPartnership
M&A Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Amer Sports Corp
Law firms: Bennett Jones; Choate, Hall & Stewart; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Kirkland & Ellis; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; White & Case
Baidu's Sale of Majority Stake in its Financial Services Business
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
BMW Holdings’ Acquisition of 25 Per Cent Shares in Brilliance
Law firms: Allen & Overy; JunHe; Shearman & Sterling
Bank: Goldman Sachs (Asia)
Cainiao-Led Joint Venture’s Investment in Logistics Hub at HKIA
Law firm: Clifford Chance
China Literature’s Acquisition of New Classics Media
Law firms: Clifford Chance; CM Law Firm; Han Kun; Maples Group; Zhong Lun
CNOOC's Investment in Mozambique LNG Project
Law firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; White & Case
Heineken’s Strategic Partnership with China Resources
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun; King & Wood Mallesons
SoftBank Vision Fund’s Investment in Coupang
Law firms: Hughes Hubbard & Reed; Kim & Chang; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Take-Private of eHi Car Services
Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fenwick & West; Goodwin Procter; Maples Group; O’Melveny & Meyers; Pillar Legal; Sheppard Mullin; Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom; Thompson Coburn; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
YY’s Acquisition of Bigo
Law firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
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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 Caryl at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com.
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WINNERS
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Dealmaker of the Year
Fang Liu, Clifford Chance
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Allan Leung, Dentons
Managing Partner of the Year
Justin D’Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills
The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year
Michael Ting, Manulife (International)
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Mini vandePol, Baker McKenzie
Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year
David Milligan, Norton Rose Fulbright
Jennifer Ng, H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES
Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Ant Financial
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Telstra International
Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
CICC
Paul, Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Tencent
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
MTR
Withers Award Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Hang Lung Group
ACC HK Award Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year
Uber Technologies
LAW FIRM CATEGORIES
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
HFW
BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
Withers
Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Dentons
Construction Law Firm of the Year
MinterEllison
Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Haldanes
Deal Firm of the Year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Boase Cohen & Collins
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
HKGALA Award Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Immigration Law Firm of the Year
Lewis Silkin
Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Deacons
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
Simmons & Simmons
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Simmons & Simmons
Maritime Law Firm of the Year
Stephenson Harwood
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Ogier
PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
Zhong Lun
Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year
Withers
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown
Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year
Gall
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Rising Law Firm of the Year
Swartz, Binnersley & Associates
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown
Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Bank of China (Hong Kong)'s Issuance of Capital Securities
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters
Equity Market Deal of the Year
China Tower’s HK IPO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Zhong Lun
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CICC; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan
Finance Deal of the Year
Financial Arrangements for Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Law firm: Slaughter and May
M&A Deal of the Year
Take-Private of eHi Car Services
Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fenwick & West; Goodwin Procter; Maples Group; O’Melveny & Meyers; Pillar Legal; Sheppard Mullin; Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom; Thompson Coburn; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
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ALB Malaysia Law Awards | March 28 2019 (Kuala Lumper)
ALB SE Asia Law Awards | April 11 2019 (Singapore)
ALB China Law Awards | April 18 (Beijing)
ALB Japan Law Awards | June 13 2019 (Tokyo)
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