asialaw is pleased to announce the shortlist for the fifth asialaw Awards, which will be held virtually on Wednesday, 28 September 2022 at 10 am (HKT).

The awards will celebrate the domestic and regional law firms across 23 jurisdictions, 11 legal expertise categories and 7 industry expertise categories. Our research is conducted over the course of months, including extensive interviews with partners and surveys completed by their clients, to identify the leading lawyers and firms.

The awards period was for the calendar year of 2021-22. The information was captured in the submission for the upcoming edition of asialaw. The awards will also include prizes for a selection of Impact Cases and Impact Deals that impressed the asialaw research team.

All winners will be announced on 28 September at 10 am on asialaw website and will have been judged on innovation, complexity and impact.

We have a variety of packages available to help showcase your success at these awards. For further details please e-mail Fan Yeung at fan.yeung@euromoneyasia.com or call +852 2842 6970.

 

See the full shortlist here:

JURISDICTIONAL FIRMS OF THE YEAR

Bangladesh Firm of the Year
AS & Associates
DFDL
FM Associates
Tanjib Alam & Associates

Brunei Firm of the Year
Abrahams Davidson & Co
AIP Law
CCW Partnership
Cheok Advocates & Solicitors

Cambodia Firm of the Year
Bun & Associates
DFDL
R&T Sok & Heng
Tilleke & Gibbins
VDB Loi

China Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year
Charltons
Deacons
Gallant
Hugill & Ip
LC Lawyers
Wilkinson & Grist
Zhong Lun Law Firm

India Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
HSA Advocates
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal

Indonesia Firm of the Year
ABNR
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
Makarim & Taira S
UMBRA

Japan Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates

Kazakhstan Firm of the Year
Aequitas
SayatZholshy & Partners
Signum Law Firm
Unicase

Laos Firm of the Year
DFDL
Rajah & Tann (Laos)
Tilleke & Gibbins
VDB Loi
ZICO Law

Macau SAR Firm of the Year
DSL Lawyers
Jorge Neto Valente Advogados
Rato Ling Lei & Cortés
Riquito Advogados

Malaysia Firm of the Year
Adnan Sundra & Low
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Lim Chee Wee Partnership
Shearn Delamore & Co
Shook Lin & Bok
Skrine
Zaid Ibrahim & Co

Maldives Firm of the Year
CTL Strategies
Praxis
S&A Lawyers
SHC Lawyers

Mongolia Firm of the Year
KhanLex Partners
MahoneyLiotta
MDS & KhanLex
Melville Erdenedalai

Myanmar Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
DFDL
Nishimura & Asahi (Myanmar)
Rajah & Tann Myanmar
VDB Loi

Pakistan Firm of the Year
Ali Khan Law Associates
Kabraji & Talibuddin
Orrdignam & Co
Saiduddin & Co
Vellani & Vellani

Philippines Firm of the Year
ACCRALAW
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)
Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano (MVGS)
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Villaraza & Angangco

Singapore Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Drew & Napier
Oon & Bazul
Rajah & Tann
Shook Lin & Bok
TSMP Law Corporation
WongPartnership

South Korea Firm of the Year
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
LAB Partners
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon

Sri Lanka Firm of the Year
DL & F De Saram
FJ & G de Saram
Julius & Creasy
Sudath Perera & Associates

Taiwan Firm of the Year
Chen & Lin
LCS & Partners
Lee and Li
Lin & Partners
Tsar & Tsai

Thailand Firm of the Year
Chandler MHM
Kudun & Partners
R&T Asia (Thailand)
Tilleke & Gibbins
Weerawong C&P

Vietnam Firm of the Year
DFDL
Frasers Law Company
Lexcomm
VILAF
YKVN

 

REGIONAL AWARDS

LEGAL EXPERTISE AWARDS

Banking and Finance Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Fangda Partners
Khaitan & Co
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Capital Markets Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Lee & Ko
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Shin & Kim
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Competition/Antitrust Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
AZB & Partners
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Kim & Chang
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Yulchon

Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Atsumi & Sakai
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Yulchon

Construction Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
JunHe
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Shearn Delamore & Co
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Davinder Singh Chambers
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Lim Chee Wee Partnership
Rajah & Tann
Shearn Delamore & Co
Villaraza & Angangco
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Amica Law
Anand and Anand
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Lee & Ko
Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia)
Yulchon
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Labour and employment Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Hugill & Ip
Lee & Ko
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
TSMP Law Corporation
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Regulatory Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
HSA Advocates
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
WongPartnership
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Restructuring and Insolvency Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Lee & Ko
Shook Lin & Bok (Singapore)
Skrine
WongPartnership
Yulchon
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Tax Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
BMR Legal
Drew & Napier
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Lee & Ko
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership

 

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE AWARDS

Aviation and Shipping Firm of the Year
Del Rosario & Del Rosario
Han Kun Law Offices
Helmsman
Kim & Chang
Oon & Bazul
Shearn Delamore & Co

Banking and Financial Services Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Fangda Partners
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Yulchon
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Energy Firm of the Year
Chandler MHM
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
HSA Advocates
Lee & Ko
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Rajah & Tann
Zaid Ibrahim & Co
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Infrastructure Firm of the Year
Atsumi & Sakai
HSA Advocates
JunHe
Lee & Ko
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Shearn Delamore & Co
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Insurance Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
AnJie Law Firm
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Yulchon

Real Estate Firm of the Year
L&L Partners
Lee & Ko
Lee Hishammuddin
Allen & Gledhill
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
TMI Associates
WongPartnership
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Technology and Telecommunications Firm of the Year
Disini Buted Disini Law Offices
Drew & Napier
Han Kun Law Offices
IndusLaw
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Yulchon
Zhong Lun Law Firm

 

EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARDS

Best Newcomer of the Year
AP & Partners
Bombay Law Chambers
CFB Lawyers
KhanLex Partners
Stratage
GSL Chambers

Asia Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Shearn Delamore & Co
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Impact Deal and Case Awards

China Construction Bank’s landmark multi-currency ESG bond issuance
Dentons China, Global Law Office

Galanz Group’s merger filing and antitrust compliance to acquire Whirlpool in China
King & Wood Mallesons, Zhong Lun Law Firm

China Mobile's IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange
Haiwen & Partners, King & Wood Mallesons

CTOS Digital’s listing on the main market of Bursa Malaysia – the biggest IPO of Malaysia in 2021
Adnan Sundra & Low, Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff

LG Energy Solution IPO – the largest IPO in KRX's history
Bae Kim & Lee, Kim & Chang

An American automobile manufacturer v labour union – post spin-off collective bargaining case
Kim & Chang, Law Firm Yeoneun

United Ocean Group's corporate reorganisation
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Novartis International's patent infringement suit against a group of Korean generic companies
Kim & Chang, Lee & Ko

Sampyo Group's safety litigation in response to the Ministry of Employment's investigation
Lee & Ko

KEPCO v employee – Korea's leading unlawful dispatch case
Lee & Ko

Enertech Holding Company's landmark water treatment and transportation project in Pakistan
Ali Khan Law Associates

Ørsted Group's divestment of an offshore wind farm in Taiwan – a fresh 50-50 ownership structure for APAC offshore wind sector
LCS & Partners, Lee and Li

US IPO of Grab Holdings via SPAC
SSEK Legal Consultants, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, YKVN

VPBank's sale of 49% stake in FE Credit to Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Group – the largest M&A deal in Vietnam in 2021
YKVN

Alibaba and Baring Private Equity Asia's $400 million investment in The CrownX
YKVN

Monde Nissin IPO
ACCRALAW, Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos

Bukalapak IPO
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners, Witara Cakra Advocates

BDO Unibank's issuance and listing of $900 million BDO ASEAN sustainability bonds
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos, Serrano Law

Zomato IPO
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, IndusLaw, J Sagar Associates

Government of India's divestment of Air India
AZB & Partners, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Indian CCI investigation into Meta Group where privacy is being considered for the first time as a competition factor
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Biocon Biologics' investment into Serum Institute Life Sciences
K Law, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Veritas Legal

Cuscaden Peak acquisition of Singapore Press Holdings
Allen & Gledhill, Rajah & Tann

Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings v Anupam Mittal
AZB & Partners, Baker McKenzie Wong Leow, TSMP Law Corporation, Veritas Legal

Hin Leong Trading Insolvency
Advocatus Law, Allen & Gledhill, Damodara Ong, Davinder Singh Chambers, Drew & Napier, JWS Asia Law Corporation, Morgan Lewis Stamford, Oon & Bazul, Rajah & Tann, Shook Lin & Bok, TSMP Law Corporation