asialaw and Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2018 – shortlist announced
The nominations for the fourth annual asialaw and Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards have been announced. On Thursday, September 20, Asia's leading dispute resolution lawyers will gather at the Island Shangri-La in Hong Kong to celebrate the progress of litigation and dispute resolution in the legal profession.
The evening will celebrate the foremost leaders in 14 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 The Hub this year. All charity proceeds raised will go towards supporting this children and youth centre in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong’s poorest district.
To reserve your place, please email James Murray at james.murray@euromoneyasia.com or call +852 6019 4668.
See the full shortlist here.
International law firm of the year
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
National law firm of the year
Australia
Clayton Utz
Gilbert + Tobin
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
China
AnJie Law Firm
Bridgeon Law Firm
Chang Tsi & Partners
Da Hui Lawyers
Fangda Partners
Jingtian & Gongcheng
King & Wood Mallesons
Hong Kong
Gall
King & Wood Mallesons
Stevenson Wong & Co
Tanner De Witt
Vivien Chan & Co
Wilkinson & Grist
India
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
J Sagar Associates
Khaitan & Co
Luthra & Luthra
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Indonesia
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Leks & Co
Makarim & Taira S
SSEK Legal Consultants
Japan
Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nakamura & Partners
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Malaysia
Cecil Abraham & Partners
Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Shearn Delamore & Co
Skrine
New Zealand
Bell Gully
Chapman Tripp
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Russell McVeagh
Philippines
Accralaw
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Singapore
Allen & Gledhill
Dentons Rodyk
Drew & Napier
Oon & Bazul
Rajah & Tann
Shook Lin & Bok
TSMP
WongPartnership
South Korea
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yoon & Yang
Yulchon
Taiwan
Formosan Brothers
Lee and Li
Lexcel Partners
Lin & Partners
Tsai Lee & Chen
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
Thailand
Domnern Somgiat & Boonma
LS Horizon
Siam Premier International
Tilleke & Gibbins
Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners
Vietnam
ATS Law Firm
Le & Tran
Phuoc & Partners
Tilleke & Gibbins
VILAF
YKVN
Disputes star of the year nominees
Australia
Guy Foster, Allens
Luke Hastings, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Kearney, Wotton + Kearney
Crispian Lynch, Gilbert + Tobin
Michael Mills, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Colleen Platford, Gilbert + Tobin
Leon Zwier, Arnold Bloch Leibler
China
Spring Chang, Chang Tsi & Partners
Tao Huang, King & Wood Mallesons
Honghuan Liu, FenXun Partners
Guofei Lu, Boss & Young Attorneys At Law
Arthur Ma, Da Hui Lawyers
Shaun Wu, Kobre & Kim
Bangwei Xu, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Qi Zhou, East & Concord Partners
Hong Kong
Denis Brock, O’Melveny & Myers
Justin D'Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills
Nick Gall, Gall
Keith Ho, Wilkinson & Grist
Gareth Hughes, Ashurst
Paul Starr, King & Wood Mallesons
Chris Wong, Gall
India
Shweta Bharti, Hammurabi & Solomon
MP Bharucha, Bharucha & Partners
Hitesh Jain, Juris Corp
Nitesh Jain, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Pallavi Shroff, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Manoj Singh, Singh & Associates
Indonesia
Lia Alizia, Makarim & Taira S
Ignatius Andy, Ignatius Andy Law Offices
Stefanus Haryanto, Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto
Andi Kadir, Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Ivor Pasaribu, Leks & Co
Timur Sukirno, Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Japan
Norimitsu Arai, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Yoshimasa Furuta, Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune
Ryan Goldstein, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Akihiro Hironaka, Nishimura & Asahi
Hiroyuki Tezuka, Nishimura & Asahi
Malaysia
Cecil Abraham, Cecil Abraham & Partners
Ira Biswas, Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
Kherk Ying Chew, Wong & Partners
Andrew Chiew Ean Vooi, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Christopher Leong, Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
Lambert Rasa-Ratnam, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Ariff Rozhan, Ariff Rozhan & Co
Leonard Yeoh, Tay & Partners
New Zealand
Sarah Armstrong, Russell McVeagh
Allison Ferguson, Wilson Harle
Daniel Kalderimis, Chapman Tripp
Zane Kennedy, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Stacey Shortall, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Philippines
Avelino Cruz, ACCRALAW
Emmanuel Lombos, Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Simeon Marcelo, Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Louie Ogsimer, Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Alexander Poblador, Poblador Bautista & Reyes
Ben Dominic Yap, Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)
Singapore
Bazul Ashhab, Oon & Bazul
Cavinder Bull, Drew & Napier
Paul Seah, Tan Kok Qan Partnership
Davinder Singh, Drew & Napier
Abraham Vergis, Providence Law Asia
South Korea
Jin Yeong Chung, Kim & Chang
Byung-Woo Im, Kim & Chang
Soon Moo Soh, Yulchon
Pyoung Keun Song, Lee & Ko
Wu Cheol Song, Bae Kim & Lee
Taiwan
C V Chen, Lee and Li
Crystal Chen, Tsai Lee & Chen
Edgar Chen, Tsar & Tsai
Yu-Lan Kuo, Formosa Transnational
Jennifer Lin, Tsar & Tsai
George Lin, Lin & Partners
Thailand
Thawat Damsa-ard, Tilleke & Gibbins
Phisit Dejchaiyasak, Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Prechaya Ebrahim, LS Horizon
Nandana Indananda, Tilleke & Gibbins
Sakchai Limsiripothong, Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners
Vietnam
Linh Nguyen Duy, Vilaf
Mark Fraser, Frasers Law Company
Stephen Le, Le & Tran
Truong Trong Nghia, YKVN
Ha Vu, ATS Law Firm
Rising star nominees
Kieran Humphrey, O’Melveny & Myers
Foo Yuet Min, Drew & Napier
Andrea Randall, Gall
Jaikanth Shankar, Drew & Napier
Kevin So, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Pathorn Towongchuen, Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners
Arbitration practitioner of the year nominees
Cecil Abraham, Cecil Abraham & Partners
Cavinder Bull, Drew & Napier
Justin D'Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills
Matthew Gearing QC, Allen & Overy
Peter Godwin, Herbert Smith Freehills
Andi Kadir, Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Barrister of the year nominees
John Bleach SC, Temple Chambers
John Scott SC, Des Voeux Chambers
Patrick O’Shea QC, North Quarter Lane Chambers
Neil Young QC, New Chambers
Benjamin Yu SC, Chambers of Benjamin Yu
Practice area firm nominees
Best in banking and finance
Allen & Gledhill
Ashurst
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Best in compliance & regulatory
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Dentons
Kobre & Kim
Linklaters
Rajah & Tann
Best in construction & real estate
Allen & Gledhill
Bae Kim & Lee
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Lee & Ko
Leks & Co
Best in energy & natural resources
Chooi & Partners + Cheang & Ariff
Dentons Rodyk
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Makarim & Taira S
Shearn Delamore & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Best in insolvency
Allen & Gledhill
Gall
Hogan Lovells
Dhir & Dhir
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis
Oon & Bazul
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Best in insurance
Bae Kim & Lee
Herbert Smith Freehills
Ince & Co
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Best in IP
Chang Tsi & Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Vivien Chan & Co
Wanhuida Peksung IP Group
Wong & Partners
Best in TMT
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
JunHe
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Wong & Partners
Best in labour & employment
Da Hui Lawyers
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Rajah & Tann
River Delta Law Firm
Shearn Delamore & Co
Tilleke & Gibbins
Best in offshore
Appleby
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples and Calder
Ogier
Walkers
Best in shipping & maritime
Clyde & Co
Dentons Rodyk
Holman Fenwick Willan
Ince & Co
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Best in tax
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kim & Chang
Shearn Delamore & Co
Withers KhattarWong
Yulchon
Best domestic arbitration firm of the year
Dentons Rodyk
Kim & Chang
Llinks Law Offices
Rajah & Tann
Shook Lin & Bok
Skrine
WongPartnership
Best international arbitration firm of the year
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Clyde & Co
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Latham & Watkins
Squire Batton Boggs
Matter of the year
Jianfa suing Michael Kors for trademark infringement
Landmark Supreme Court case regarding the tax treatment of stock donations to a non-profit foundation
Novel case in Hong Kong of Donald Tsang in criminal trial
Supreme Court of India on Proctor & Gamble’s Fixed Dose Combinations Ban
$1.8 billion investment treaty arbitration award against Kingdom of Lesotho
Disputes boutique of the year
Bridgeon Law Firm
Cecil Abraham & Partners
Da Hui Lawyers
Gall
Tan Kok Quan Partnership