The nominations for the third annual Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards have been announced. On September 28, Asia's leading dispute resolution lawyers will gather at The Grand Hyatt in Hong Kong to celebrate the progress of litigation and dispute resolution in the legal profession.
The evening will celebrate the foremost leaders in 13 practice areas across 14 jurisdictions around the region. During the evening, there will be awards for dispute stars in each jurisdiction, as well as one Asia-Pacific rising star, one Arbitration practitioner of the year and one Barrister of the year. Firm awards will highlight their strengths in handling contentious matters and the precedents created through their efforts.
The outstanding practitioner award and the lifetime achievement award will also be announced. We are proud to announce that the awards will be supporting Feeding Hong Kong this year, where all proceeds raised will go towards eliminating food waste and hunger in Hong Kong.
To reserve your place, please email Andrew Yuen at andrew.yuen@euromoneyasia.com or call +852 2842 6936.
See the full shortlist here.
International law firm of the year
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
National law firm of the year
Australia
Clayton Utz
Gadens
Gilbert + Tobin
Harmers Workplace Lawyers
King & Wood Mallesons
China
AllBright Law Offices
AnJie Law Firm
Fangda Partners
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Hong Kong
Gall
Howse Williams Bowers
King & Wood Mallesons
Oldham Li & Nie
Tanner De Witt
Wilkinson & Grist
Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
India
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Khaitan & Co
Phoenix Legal
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Indonesia
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Budidjaja International Lawyers
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Makarim & Taira S
Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono
Japan
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nakamura & Partners
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Malaysia
Cecil Abraham & Partners
Chooi & Company
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
Zul Rafique & Partners
New Zealand
Bell Gully
Chapman Tripp
Gilbert Walker
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
Russell McVeagh
Simpson Grierson
Wilson Harle
Philippines
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Du-Baladad and Associates (BDB Law)
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Singapore
Allen & Gledhill
Dentons Rodyk
Drew & Napier
Rajah & Tann
Shook Lin & Bok
WongPartnership
South Korea
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Taiwan
Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law
Formosan Brothers
Lee & Li
Lee Tsai & Partners
Lexcel Partners
Lin & Partners
Tsar & Tsai
Thailand
LS Horizon
Rajah & Tann Thailand
Tilleke & Gibbins
Weerawong C&P
Vietnam
Le & Tran
LNT & Partners
Phuoc & Partners
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vilaf
YKVN
Disputes star of the year nominees
Australia
Tom Bridges, Webb Henderson
Michael Harmer, Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Crispian Lynch, Gilbert + Tobin
Nicholas Mavrakis, Clayton Utz
Colleen Platford, Gilbert + Tobin
Paul Springthorpe, Atanaskovic Hartnell
China
Eugene Chen, Hogan Lovells
Honghuan Liu, JunHe
John Liu, AllBright Law Offices
Helen Shi, Fangda Partners
Bangwei Xu, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Qi Zhou, East & Concord Partners
Hong Kong
Justin D'Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills
Keith Ho, Wilkinson & Grist
Mark Lin, Hogan Lovells
James Wadham, Davis Polk
Chris Wong, Gall
Shaun Wu, Kobre & Kim
Peter Yuen, Fangda Partners
India
Amar Gupta, J Sagar Associates
Sanjeev Kapoor, Khaitan & Co
Anuradha Mukherjee, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Pallavi Shroff, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
VP Singh, AZB & Partners
Indonesia
Tony Budidjaja, Budidjaja & Associates
Eri Hertiawan, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Chalid Heyder, Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners
Ivor Pasaribu, Leks&Co
Hendronoto Soesabdo, Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Suhardi Somomoeljono, Suhardi Somomoeljono & Associates
Timur Sukirno, Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Japan
Norimitsu Arai, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Peter Godwin, Herbert Smith Freehills
Akihiro Hironaka, Nishimura & Asahi
Yoshio Iteya, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Hiroyuki Tezuka, Nishimura & Asahi
Hiroki Wakabayashi, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Malaysia
Cecil Abraham, Cecil Abraham & Partners
Ira Biswas, Chooi & Company
Jayasingam Poopalasingam, Zul Rafique & Partners
Ariff Rozhan, Ariff Rozhan & Co
Leonard Yeoh, Tay & Partners
New Zealand
William Akel, Simpson Grierson
Sarah Armstrong, Russell McVeagh
David Cooper, Bell Gully
Allison Ferguson, Wilson Harle
Graeme Hall, Buddle Findlay
Daniel Kalderimis, Chapman Tripp
Philippines
Rodel Cruz, Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Francisco Lim, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Emmanuel Lombos, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Carlos Roberto Lopez, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Ben Dominic Yap, Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)
Singapore
Cavinder Bull SC, Drew & Napier
Sarbjit Singh Chopra, Duane Morris & Selvam
Sarjit Singh Gill SC, Shook Lin & Bok
Alastair Henderson, Herbert Smith Freehills
Paul Seah, Tan Kok Quan Partnership
Chee Meng Tan, WongPartnership
Paul Tan, Rajah & Tann
South Korea
John Bang, Bae Kim & Lee
Seok Beom Hong, Kim & Chang
Seok Hoon Kang, Yulchon
Wu Cheol Song, Bae Kim & Lee
Seung Ryong Yoo, Yoon & Yang
Taiwan
Crystal Chen, Tsai, Lee & Chen
Chung-Teh Lee, Lee, Tsai & Partners
Victor Lee, Tsai Lee & Chen
George Lin, Lin & Partners
Daniel Song, Lee and Li
Thailand
Phisit Dejchaiyasak, Weerawong C & P
Sakchai Limsiripothong, Weerawong C & P
Itthiwut Saengratnadej, LS Horizon
Supawat Srirungruang, Rajah & Tann (Thailand)
Chusert Supasitthumrong, Tilleke & Gibbins
Naiyachon Tathong, JTJB International Lawyers
Vietnam
Thuan Dinh, Phuoc & Partners
Mark Fraser, Frasers Law Company
Stephen Le, Le & Tran
Truong Trong Nghia, YKVN
Phung Anh Tuan, VCI Legal
Rising star nominees
Liz Kyo-Hwa Chung, Kim & Chang
Dominic Geiser, Herbert Smith Freehills
Sue Hyun Lim, Bae Kim & Lee
Paul Quinn, Kirkland & Ellis
Andrea Randall, Gall
Jaikanth Shankar, Drew & Napier
Amy Zhang, Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Arbitration practitioner of the year nominees
Alex Baykitch, King & Wood Mallesons
Peter Chow, Squire Patton Boggs
Justin D'Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills
Matthew Gearing QC, Allen & Overy
Nicholas Lingard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Ing Loong Yang, Latham & Watkins
Barrister of the year nominees
Robin Hollington QC, New Square Chambers
Douglas Lam SC, Des Voeux Chambers
Tom Sullivan QC, Level 14 Quay Central Chambers
Benjamin Yu SC, Chambers of Benjamin Yu
Practice area firm nominees
Best in banking and finance
Ashurst
Davis Polk
Dorsey & Whitney
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Kim & Chang
Yulchon
Best in compliance & regulatory
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Davis Polk
Dentons
Kobre & Kim
Linklaters
Ropes & Gray
Best in construction & real estate
Allen & Gledhill
Ashurst
Bae Kim & Lee
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Lee & Ko
Best in energy & natural resources
Dentons Rodyk
Herbert Smith Freehills
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Ince & Co
Kim & Chang
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Skrine
Best in insolvency
Allen & Gledhill
Gall
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Yoon & Yang
Best in insurance
Bae Kim & Lee
Clyde & Co
Holman Fenwick Willan
Ince & Co
King & Wood Mallesons
Lee & Ko
O'Melveny & Myers
Rajah & Tann
Best in IP
Hogan Lovells
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Orrick
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Shearn Delamore & Co
Yulchon
Best in TMT
Herbert Smith Freehills
JunHe
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Yulchon
Best in labour & employment
Bae Kim & Lee
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Kim & Chang
Rajah & Tann
Shearn Delamore & Co
Zul Rafique & Partners
Best in shipping & maritime
Clyde & Co
Fangda Partners
Holman Fenwick Willan
Ince & Co
Shearn Delamore & Co
Shook Lin & Bok
Skrine
Rajah & Tann
Best in tax
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Shearn Delamore & Co
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Best domestic arbitration firm of the year
Allen & Gledhill
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Skrine
Yulchon
Best international arbitration firm of the year
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Matters of the year
In the matter of the Listed Securities of CITIC Limited (formerly known as CITIC Pacific Limited) and others, Market Misconduct Tribunal
Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd and other matters
POSCO v Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Public Prosecutor v Lam Leng Hung and others
Disputes boutique of the year
Cecil Abraham & Partners
FitzGerald Lawyers
Gall
Le & Tran
Tan Kok Quan Partnership