M&A Firm of the Year (Medium-sized deal under $500M)
Han Kun Law Offices
Han Kun is a leading full-service law firm in China. Over the years, Han Kun has been widely recognized as a leader in complex corss-border and domestic transactions. Our main practice areas include private equity, mergers and acquisitions, international and domestic capital markets, investment funds, assets management, Antitrust/Competition, banking and finance, aviation finance, foreign direct investment, compliance, private client wealth management, intellectual property and dispute resolution. As of today, we have over 400 lawyers located in the four offices of the firm in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. All our lawyers are graduates of top universities and speak at least a foreign language. Many have worked outside of China and have extensive experience in complex cross-border transactions as counsel to both Chinese and foreign clients.
Asian Law Firm of the Year
Jingtian & Gongcheng
M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia
Merger of Yahoo Japan and Line Corp.Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Kim & Chang
Latham & Watkins
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Shearman & Sterling
Simpson Thacher & Barlett
White & Case
M&A Deal of the Year: South & Southeast Asia
PT Medco Energi Internasional’s Acquisition of Ophir Energy
Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto
Chandler MHM
DFDL Sidley Austin
Linklaters
Nishimura & Asahi
Skadden
YKVN
Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Securities Deal of the Year: Debt
LG Chem’s Green Bond OfferCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Lee & Ko
Linklaters
Securities Deal of the Year: Equity
Alibaba’s Hong Kong ListingFangda Partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
King & Wood Mallesons
Maples Group
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Private Equity Deal of the Year
GIC’s investment into GMR AirportsCyril Amarchand Mangaldas
JSA
L&L Partners
Nishith Desai Associates
Shardul Amarchand
Trilegal
Vaish Associates
TMT Deal of the Year
Joint Venture Between IronNet Cybersecurity and Ensign InfoSecurityDrew & Napier
WongPartnership
Finance Deal of the Year: Acquisitions
GPSC Financing for the Acquisition of GLOW EnergyNorton Rose Fulbright
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Finance Deal of the Year: Insolvency and Restructuring
China Singyes Solar Technologies’ Debt RestructuringAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
DLA Piper
Harneys
Kirkland & Ellis
Linklaters
Mayer Brown
Finance Deal of the Year: Projects
PT Pertamina EP Cepu’s Gas Field Development ProjectABNR
Latham & Watkins
Milbank
UMBRA
Energy and Infrastructure Project of the Year
Yunlin Offshore Wind ProjectBlanke Meier Evers
Lee & Li
Linklaters
Tsar & Tsai
White & Case
IPO Lawyer of the Year
Li He, Davis Polk & WardwellPrivate Equity Lawyer of the Year
Yunbak Chung, Kim & ChangInvestment Funds Lawyer of the Year
Adam Furber, Simpson Thacher & BartlettTMT Lawyer of the Year
Stella Cramer, Norton Rose FulbrightEnergy and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year
Hun Ko, Lee & KoInternational Trade Lawyer of the Year
Tatman Savio, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldData Privacy Lawyer of the Year
Tae Uk Kang, Bae, Kim & Lee
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC was founded in 1980 and is one of the premier law firms in South Korea. The Seoul-based BKL provides market-leading legal services in every practice area it covers, including corporate/M&A, capital markets, finance, dispute resolution, antitrust, tax, IP, employment, real estate, TMT, maritime and insurance. With over 650 attorneys and other professionals located throughout its offices in Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Yangon and Dubai, BKL has a diverse mix of Korean attorneys, foreign attorneys, tax advisers, industry experts, former government officials and other specialists in various practice areas. The firm advises a broad range of clients, such as Korean conglomerates and government organizations, major international financial institutions and multinational corporations.