Deal Awards
M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia
CGN Energy’s acquisition of Brazilian wind power company
Clifford Chance
Eversheds Sutherland
Clifford Chance
Eversheds Sutherland
Sale of CJ HealthCare to Korea Kolmar
Kim & Chang
Shin & Kim
Diageo’s investment in Sichuan Shuijingfang
Allen & Overy
Haiwen & Partners
Junhe
Sale of Toshiba Memory Corp
Dechert
Kim & Chang
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Ropes & Gray
Morrison & Foerster
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Ropes & Gray
SK Telecom’s acquisition of ADT Caps
Kim & Chang
Latham & Watkins
Lee & Ko
Takeda Pharmaceutical’s acquisition of Shire
Davis Polk Wardwell
Linklaters
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Slaughter and May
Sullivan & Cromwell
M&A Deal of the Year: South Asia
Merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers
AZB & Partners
Bharucha & Partners
Nishith Desai & Associates
S&R Associates
Slaughter and May
AZB & Partners
Bharucha & Partners
Nishith Desai & Associates
S&R Associates
Slaughter and May
Hindalco Industries’ acquisition of Aleris Corp
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Latham & Watkins
IHH Healthcare’s investment in Fortis
Allen & Gledhill
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Khaitan & Co
Trilegal
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Khaitan & Co
Trilegal
Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart
Allen & Gledhill
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Dentons Rodyk
Dentons Rodyk
Drew & Napier
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Hogan Lovells
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Hogan Lovells
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
WongPartnership
M&A Deal of the Year: Southeast Asia
Gojek’s acquisition of RUMA
Ginting & Reksodiputro
Oentoeng Suria & Partners
Ginting & Reksodiputro
Oentoeng Suria & Partners
Grab’s acquisition of Uber Southeast Asia business
Allen & Gledhill
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Morrison & Foerster
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Rahmat Lim & Partners
SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants
Walkers
Weerawong C&P
Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Privatization of OldTown Bhd.
Allen & Gledhill
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Rio Tinto's sale of Grasberg copper mine
Ashurst
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
Oentoeng Suria & Partners
Thai Beverage’s privatization of Saigon Beer
Weerawong C&P
Finance Deal of the Year: Acquisitions
Financing for Geely's investment in Daimler
Allen & Overy
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Allen & Overy
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Debt financing for KKR’s acquisition of LCY Chemical Corp
Baker McKenzie
Lee & Li
Linklaters
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Financing for Saigon Beer privatization
Clifford Chance
Weerawong C&P
JBIC loan for Takeda Pharmaceutical’s acquisition Shire
Linklaters
Nishimura & Asahi
White & Case
White & Case
Financing for Tianqi Lithium’s acquisition of SQM
Allen & Overy
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Latham & Watkins
Nishimura & Asahi
White & Case
Zhong Lun Law Firm
White & Case
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Finance Deal of the Year: Insolvency and Restructuring
Ezion Holdings’ debt restructuring
Allen & Gledhill
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Rajah & Tann
WongPartnership
Allen & Gledhill
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Rajah & Tann
WongPartnership
Maxpower Group restructuring
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Linklaters
UMBRA
Debt restructuring of Nam Cheong group
Allen & Gledhill
Drew & Napier
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Rajah & Tann
Skrine
Noble Group restructuring
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Allen & Gledhill
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
HFW
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Walkers
White & Case
White & Case
WongPartnership
Prayagraj Power Generation restructuring
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Finance Deal of the Year: Projects
Financing for Eastern Indonesian renewable energy project
ABNR
Assegaf Hamzah and Partners
Baker & MacKenzie
DLA Piper
Hendra Soenardi
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Shearman & Sterling
ABNR
Assegaf Hamzah and Partners
Baker & MacKenzie
DLA Piper
Hendra Soenardi
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Shearman & Sterling
Gulf Green Chana's biomass power project financing
Baker McKenzie
Norton Rose Fulbright
Financing for Formosa 1 offshore wind farm
Clifford Chance
Lee & Li
Linklaters
Financing for Jakarta-Bandung high speed rail project
Ashurst
Guantao Law Firm
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Oentoeng Suria & Partners
Refinancing facility for PT Medco E&P
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
Nishimura & Asahi
Securities Deal of the Year: Debt
China Conch Venture convertible environmental bond
Commerce & Finance
Linklaters
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Commerce & Finance
Linklaters
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
China Eastern Airlines Tokyo Pro-Bond Market Listing
Baker McKenzie
Commerce & Finance
Huiye Law Firm
Linklaters
Nishimura & Asahi
Edra Energy’s sukuk offer
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Korea Housing Finance Corp.’s social covered bond
Kim & Chang
Linklaters
Shin & Kim
PLN's senior notes and concurrent tender offers
Linklaters
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandung
Shearman & Sterling
Vinpearl's guaranteed exchangeable bonds
Allen & Overy
Latham & Watkins
YKVN
Securities Deal of the Year: Equity
Haier's D-Shares Listing in Frankfurt
Clifford Chance
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Clifford Chance
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Zhong Lun Law Firm
IPO of SoftBank’s telecom business
Anderson Mori
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Mori Hamada
Sullivan & Cromwell
iQiyi’s Nasdaq listing
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Han Kun Law Offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Walkers
Sime Darby plantation and property arm listing
Norton Rose Fulbright
Vinhomes Initial Equity Offering
Allen & Overy
Latham & Watkins
VILAF
YKVN
Xiaomi’s Hong Kong IPO
Clifford Chance
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Private Equity Deal of the Year
Ant Financial' series c financing
Allen & Overy
Appleby
Fangda Partners
Goodwin Procter
King & Wood Mallesons
Goodwin Procter
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis
Mayer Brown
Morrison & Foerster
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sullivan & Cromwell
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sullivan & Cromwell
Walkers
White & Case
Carlyle’s sale of ADT Caps
Kim & Chang
Latham & Watkins
Lee & Ko
HKBN's acquisition of WTT
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Shearman & Sterling
JD Logistics series A financing
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Han Kun Law Offices
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Shihui Partners
KKR's acquisition of Hitachi Kokusai Electric
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nishimura & Asahi
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Torikai Law Office
PAG-Joyson Safety acquisition of Takata
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Energy and Infrastructure Project of the Year
Air Products’ China gasification joint venture
AllBright Law Offices
Han Kun Law Offices
AllBright Law Offices
Han Kun Law Offices
X-Elio’s sale of Japanese solar power projects to DT Energy
Morrison & Foerster
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
India’s First National Highway
Baker McKenzie
Bharucha & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
HSA Advocates
Jakarta-Bandung high speed rail project
Ashurst
Guantao Law Firm
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Oentoeng Suria & Partners
West Java LNG-to-power project
Allen & Overy
Ginting & Reksodiputro
Mayer Brown
Shearman & Sterling
Widyawan & Partners
TMT Deal of the Year
360 Technology’s A-share reverse takeover
Commerce & Finance
Grandway Law Offices
Commerce & Finance
Grandway Law Offices
Alibaba’s acquisition of Ele.me
DLA Piper
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Morrison & Foerster
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett
Grab’s acquisition of Uber Southeast Asia business
Allen & Gledhill
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Morrison & Foerster
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Rahmat Lim & Partners
SSEK Indonesian Legal Consultants
Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Naspers’ disposal of Tencent shares
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Toyota Motor’s Grab investment
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Hughes Hubbard & Reed
Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart
Allen & Gledhill
Allen & Gledhill
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Dentons Rodyk
Dentons Rodyk
Drew & Napier
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Hogan Lovells
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Hogan Lovells
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
WongPartnership
Individual Awards
M&A Lawyer of the Year
Sang Gon Kim, Lee & Ko
Stephanie Keen, Hogan Lovells
He Kan, JunHe
Marcia Ellis, Morrison & Foerster
Peng Yu, Ropes & Gray
Ian Ho, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Stephanie Keen, Hogan Lovells
He Kan, JunHe
Marcia Ellis, Morrison & Foerster
Peng Yu, Ropes & Gray
Ian Ho, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Finance Lawyer of the Year
L. Viswanathan, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Richard Perks, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Indri Pramitaswari Guritno, Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Nelson Zhou, JunHe
Myoung Chul Kwak, Lee & Ko
Richard Perks, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Indri Pramitaswari Guritno, Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Nelson Zhou, JunHe
Myoung Chul Kwak, Lee & Ko
Securities Lawyer of the Year
Yash Ashar, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Mengyu Lu, Sidley Austin
Alan Cannon, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Julie Gao, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
William Jia, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Mengyu Lu, Sidley Austin
Alan Cannon, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Julie Gao, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
William Jia, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Litigation and Investigations Lawyer of the Year
Ruixue Ran, Covington & Burling
Davinder Singh, Drew & Napier
Baek Chang-hoon, Kim & Chang
Song Pyoung-keun, Lee & Ko
Brian Burke, Shearman & Sterling
Davinder Singh, Drew & Napier
Baek Chang-hoon, Kim & Chang
Song Pyoung-keun, Lee & Ko
Brian Burke, Shearman & Sterling
Energy and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year
Santosh Janakiram, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Elvis Zhou, JunHe
Hun Ko, Lee & Ko
Ben Shorten, Shearman & Sterling
Wang Jihong, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Elvis Zhou, JunHe
Hun Ko, Lee & Ko
Ben Shorten, Shearman & Sterling
Wang Jihong, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Trade Lawyer of the Year
Frank Pan, Baker McKenzie
Anu Monga, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Hyun-Soo Joo, Lee & Ko
William Marshall, Tiang & Partners
Pu Lingchen, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Anu Monga, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Hyun-Soo Joo, Lee & Ko
William Marshall, Tiang & Partners
Pu Lingchen, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Firm Awards
M&A Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
AZB & Partners
Clifford Chance
Dechert
Hogan Lovells
Kim & Chang
Nishimura & Asahi
Zhong Lun Law Firm
AZB & Partners
Clifford Chance
Dechert
Hogan Lovells
Kim & Chang
Nishimura & Asahi
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Finance Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Lee & Ko
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Lee & Ko
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Investment Funds Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Clifford Chance
Cooley
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Shearman & Sterling
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Clifford Chance
Cooley
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Shearman & Sterling
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Securities Firm of the Year
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Commerce & Finance
King & Wood Mallesons
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Clifford Chance
Commerce & Finance
King & Wood Mallesons
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Winston & Strawn
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Winston & Strawn
Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Chang Tsi & Partners
Hogan Lovells
Kim & Chang
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Tilleke & Gibbins
Yulchon
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Hogan Lovells
Kim & Chang
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Tilleke & Gibbins
Yulchon
Zhong Lun Law Firm
TMT Firm of the Year
Bird & Bird
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Han Kun Law Offices
Lee & Ko
TransAsia
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
Han Kun Law Offices
Lee & Ko
TransAsia
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Appleby
Carey Olsen
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples and Calder
Walkers
Carey Olsen
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples and Calder
Walkers
Shipping Firm of the Year
Holman Fenwick Willan
Lee & Ko
Norton Rose Fulbright
Stephenson Harwood
Watson Farley & Williams
Lee & Ko
Norton Rose Fulbright
Stephenson Harwood
Watson Farley & Williams
Private Client Firm of the Year
Han Kun Law Offices
Lee & Ko
Squire Patton Boggs
Stephenson Harwood
Withers
Lee & Ko
Squire Patton Boggs
Stephenson Harwood
Withers
New Asian Office of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee, Myanmar
CMS, Hong Kong
Gunderson Dettmer, Singapore
Taylor Wessing, Hong Kong
Stephenson Harwood, Myanmar
CMS, Hong Kong
Gunderson Dettmer, Singapore
Taylor Wessing, Hong Kong
Stephenson Harwood, Myanmar
Other Categories
Asian Pro Bono Initiative of the Year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: research for same-sex marriage legalization in Japan
Lee & Ko: litigation helps civilian war veterans get national merit recognition
Mayer Brown: help refugees obtain Hong Kong employment permission
Ropes & Gray: Hong Kong lawyers Nairobi prosecutors training program
Lee & Ko: litigation helps civilian war veterans get national merit recognition
Mayer Brown: help refugees obtain Hong Kong employment permission
Ropes & Gray: Hong Kong lawyers Nairobi prosecutors training program
Asian Diversity Initiative of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills, Diversity & Inclusion Effort
Hogan Lovells, Pride+
Mayer Brown, Diversity & Inclusion Asia
Hogan Lovells, Pride+
Mayer Brown, Diversity & Inclusion Asia
Asian Technology and Innovation Initiative of the Year
Bird & Bird
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
LOD
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
LOD
Alternative Legal Service Offering of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Alternative Legal Services Resourcing
KorumLegal
LOD
KorumLegal
LOD
In-House Award
In-House Legal Department of the Year
Ant Financial Services Group
Ernst & Young India
LG Electronics
Nord Anglia Education
Wal-Mart Asia
Ernst & Young India
LG Electronics
Nord Anglia Education
Wal-Mart Asia
Grand prizes
International Law Firm Leader of the Year
Milton Cheng, Baker McKenzie
Miguel Zaldivar, Hogan Lovells
David Tang, K&L Gates
Julie Gao, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Bill McCormack, Shearman & Sterling
Miguel Zaldivar, Hogan Lovells
David Tang, K&L Gates
Julie Gao, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Bill McCormack, Shearman & Sterling
Asia Law Firm Leader of the Year
Sue Kench, King & Wood Mallesons
Christina Ong and Penny Goh, Allen & Gledhill
Jonathan Zhou, Fangda Partners
Cyril Shroff, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Sai Ree Yun, Yulchon
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
King & Wood Mallesons
Lee & Ko
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Christina Ong and Penny Goh, Allen & Gledhill
Jonathan Zhou, Fangda Partners
Cyril Shroff, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Sai Ree Yun, Yulchon
International Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Hogan Lovells
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Withers
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Hogan Lovells
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Withers
Asian Law Firm of the Year
Allen & GledhillCyril Amarchand Mangaldas
King & Wood Mallesons
Lee & Ko
Zhong Lun Law Firm