asialaw is honoured to announce the shortlist for the seventh annual asialaw Awards, to be held on Thursday, 26th September, 2024 at the JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The event will recognise outstanding achievement among law firms across 20 jurisdictions in Asia, honouring excellence in 28 practice areas and industry sectors during the 2023-2024 eligibility period. The selection of winners will be based on their demonstrated innovation, ability to handle complex matters, and the significant impact of their work.
This year marks our first collaborative ceremony with Managing IP, combining our celebrations of legal excellence.
We invite you to also check out the Managing IP shortlist here, showcasing exceptional intellectual property practitioners alongside our asialaw honorees.
This year, we have introduced three additional categories:
REGIONAL AWARDS – INDUSTRY EXPERTISE AWARDS (LAWYERS)
JURISDICTIONAL FEMALE LAWYER OF THE YEAR
MALAYSIA SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
These new categories aim to further recognise excellence in specific areas. The Regional Awards - Industry Expertise Awards will highlight legal practitioners who have demonstrated exceptional knowledge and skill in particular industries across the region. The Jurisdictional Female Lawyer of the Year category will celebrate outstanding female legal professionals in each jurisdiction, recognising their contributions and promoting gender diversity in the legal field. The Malaysia Spotlight Awards will shine a light on exceptional legal work and professionals within Malaysia, acknowledging the host country's vibrant legal community.
The awards ceremony will also feature 'Impact Cases and Deals' that have notably impressed the asialaw research team. Moreover, the event will present 'Client Choice Awards' to law firms that have demonstrated exceptional client service and leadership, as determined by objective client feedback and comprehensive survey data.
We look forward to revealing all the deserving winners in Kuala Lumpur on 26th September, 2024. It will be an occasion to celebrate the remarkable talent and achievements in Asia's legal communities over the past year. More details regarding the venue and specifics of the ceremony will be announced soon.
We have a variety of packages available to help showcase your success at these awards. For further details please e-mail our publisher Fan Yeung at fan.yeung@delinian.com or call +852 2842 6970.
See the full shortlist here:
REGIONAL AWARDS – LEGAL EXPERTISE AWARDS
Banking and Finance Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
AZB & Partners
Haiwen & Partners
Lee & Ko
Shook Lin & Bok (Singapore)
TT&A
Zul Rafique & Partners
Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
Anand Shah (AZB & Partners)
Hui (Nelson) Zhou (JunHe)
Kai Zee Liew (Shook Lin & Bok)
Mei Mei Loh (Zul Rafique & Partners)
Myoung Chul Kwak (Lee & Ko)
Sonali Mahapatra (TT&A)
Capital Markets Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Han Kun Law Offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Rajah & Tann
Trilegal
Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Hyun Joo Oh (Lee & Ko)
Jinrong Liu (Global Law Office)
Myoung Jae Chung (Kim & Chang)
Raymond Tong (Rajah & Tann)
Shinichi Araki (Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu)
Varoon Chandra (AZB & Partners)
Yash Ashar (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas)
Yeow York (Adrian) Koh (Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh)
Competition/Antitrust Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Economic Laws Practice
Fangda Partners
JunHe
Lee & Ko
TMI Associates
Trilegal
Wen & Co
Competition/Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Kala Anandarajah (Rajah & Tann)
Lim Chong Kin (Drew & Napier)
Michael Han (Fangda Partners)
Nicole Leong (Wen & Co)
Nisha Kaur Uberoi (Trilegal)
Ravisekhar Nair (Economic Laws Practice)
Suruyn Kim (Lee & Ko)
Youngjin Jung (Kim & Chang)
Construction Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Economic Laws Practice
Eldan Law
Lee & Ko
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Construction Lawyer of the Year
Wai Chin (Crystal) Wong (Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill)
Jihong Wang (Zhong Lun Law Firm)
Melvin Chan (TSMP)
Gagan Anand (Legacy Law Offices)
Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
AZB & Partners
Kim & Chang
King & Wood Mallesons
Lee & Ko
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Rajah & Tann
Tilleke & Gibbins
Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year
Ashwath Rau (AZB & Partners)
Evelyn Wee (Rajah & Tann)
Harsh Maggon (Trilegal)
Ho Joon Moon (Lee & Ko)
Jong Koo Park (Kim & Chang)
Weng Hwee Tay (Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill)
Zhenhua Xiang (Jingtian & Gongcheng)
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
Cecil Abraham & Partners
Cyril Amarchad Mangaldas
Drew & Napier
Kim & Chang
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Rajah & Tann
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Amita Gupta Katragadda (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas)
Baosheng Zhang (Zhong Lun Law Firm)
Cecil Abraham (Cecil Abraham & Partners)
Chelva Retnam Rajah (Tan Rajah & Cheah)
Lambert Rasa-Ratnam (Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill)
Thio Shen Yi (TSMP)
Labour and Employment Firm of the Year
Deacons
Donovan & Ho
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Nishith Desai Associates
Rajah & Tann
Trilegal
Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year
Atul Gupta (Trilegal)
Avik Biswas (IndusLaw)
Donovan Cheah (Donovan & Ho)
Hyun Seok Song (Lee & Ko)
Jonathan Yuen (Rajah & Tann)
Regulatory Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Allen & Gledhill
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
JSA
Lee & Ko
Restructuring and Insolvency Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
JSA
Kudun and Partners
Luthra and Luthra Law Offices
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Oon & Bazul
Skrine
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year
Ashok Kumar (BlackOak)
Bahram Vakil (AZB & Partners)
Claudia Cheah (Skrine)
Piyush Mishra (Phoenix Legal)
Yosuke Kanegae (Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu)
Tax Firm of the Year
Economic Laws Practice
King & Wood Mallesons
LawAlliance
Lee & Ko
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Rajah & Tann
TLC Legal
Tax Lawyer of the Year
Himanshu Sinha (Trilegal)
Kumar Visalaksh (Economic Laws Practice)
Ok Hyun Ma (Lee & Ko)
Piphob Veraphong (LawAlliance)
Saravana Kumar (Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership)
Vikna Rajah (Rajah & Tann)
Vishal Agrawal (TLC Legal)
REGIONAL AWARDS - INDUSTRY EXPERTISE AWARDS
Aviation and Shipping Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Del Rosario & Del Rosario
Rajah & Tann
Wang Jing & Co Law Firm
Wintell & Co
Aviation and Shipping Lawyer of the Year
Anand Shah (AZB & Partners)
Choon King Chua (Rajah & Tann)
Joseph Manolo Rebano (Del Rosario & Del Rosario)
Judy Tan (Fangda Partners)
Shem Khoo (Focus Law Asia)
Yifeng Gao (Global Law Office)
Banking and Financial Services Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
JSA
JunHe
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banking and Financial Services Lawyer of the Year
Anu Tiwari (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas)
Hikaru Naganuma (Anderson Mori & Tomotsune)
Mei Mei Loh (Zul Rafique & Partners)
Myoung Chul Kwak (Lee & Ko)
Regina Liew (Rajah & Tann)
Stanley Zhou (King & Wood Mallesons)
Energy Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Drew & Napier
JSA
JunHe
Yulchon
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Sagus Legal
Shin & Kim
Energy Lawyer of the Year
Amit Kapur (JSA)
Anand Shrivastava (Sagus Legal)
Kunihiro Yokoi (Anderson Mori & Tomotsune)
Raymond Kang (Yulchon)
VR Neelakantan (Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co)
Wai Chin (Crystal) Wong (Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill)
Yu (Bill) Qin (JunHe)
Infrastructure Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Eldan Law
Lee & Ko
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year
Edwin Lee (Eldan Law)
Hun Ko (Lee & Ko)
Jihong Wang (Zhong Lun Law Firm)
Piyush Mishra (Luthra and Luthra Law Offices)
Santosh Janakiram (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas)
Insurance Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
King & Wood Mallesons
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
WhiteFern
Insurance Lawyer of the Year
Anparasan Kamachi (WhiteFern)
Indranath Bishnu (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas)
Jin Hong Kwon (Lee & Ko)
Min Yuan (King & Wood Mallesons)
Simon Goh (Rajah & Tann)
Tomoki Debari (Anderson Mori & Tomotsune)
Real Estate Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Economic Laws Practice
Fangda Partners
JSA
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Rajah & Tann
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Benjamin Tay (Rajah & Tann)
Heena Chheda (Economic Laws Practice)
Junghwan Lee (Lee & Ko)
Lau Sok Hiang (Drew & Napier)
Stephen Lin (Fangda Partners)
Takashi Itokawa (Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu)
Vivek Chandy (JSA)
Technology and Telecommunications Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Economic Laws Practice
Han Kun Law Offices
IndusLaw
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Spice Route Legal
Technology and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year
Arun Prabha (Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas)
Kwang Bae Park (Lee & Ko)
Lim Chong Kin (Drew & Napier)
Mathew Chacko (Spice Route Legal)
Rajesh Sreenivasan (Rajah & Tann)
Yijun Chao (Han Kun Law Offices)
JURISDICTIONAL AWARDS
Brunei Firm of the Year
Abrahams Davidson & Co
CCW Partnership
HEP Law
Brunei Female Lawyer of the Year
Roslyna Latif (HEP Law)
Shiao Hui Koh (Dr Colin Ong Legal Services)
Wai Yee Lee (AIP Law)
Cambodia Firm of the Year
Bun & Associates
DFDL
SokSiphana&associates
Tilleke & Gibbins
VDB Loi
Cambodia Female Lawyer of the Year
Mariza Ung (VDB Loi)
Mealy Khieu (SokSiphana&associates)
Vansok Khem (DFDL)
China Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
China Female Lawyer of the Year
Diana Li (Fangda Partners)
Hong (Helen) Shi (Fangda Partners)
Qingnan (Nancy) Sun (Dacheng Law Offices)
Shuangjuan Wei (Haiwen & Partners)
Susan Ning (King & Wood Mallesons)
Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year
Deacons
JunHe
Oldham Li & Nie
Vivien Chan & Co
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Hong Kong SAR Female Lawyer of the Year
Anna Chan (Oldham Li & Nie)
Charmaine Koo (Deacons)
Rebecca Lo (Gallant)
Rossana Chu (YYC Legal)
Sharon Ser (Rita Ku & Ser)
Vivien Chan (Vivien Chan & Co)
India Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Economic Laws Practice
IndusLaw
JSA
S&R Associates
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
India Female Lawyer of the Year
Anu Monga (AnantLaw)
Nisha Kaur Oberoi (Trilegal)
Pooja Mahajan (Chandhiok & Mahajan)
Priyanka Shetty (AZB & Partners)
Richa Choudhary (Trilegal)
Sonali Mahapatra (TT&A)
Zia Mody (AZB & Partners)
Indonesia Firm of the Year
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners
Makarim & Taira S
SSEK Law Firm
UMBRA
Indonesia Female Lawyer of the Year
Fabiola Hutagalung (Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners)
Ira Eddymurthy (SSEK Law Firm)
Kanya Satwika (Assegaf Hamzah & Partners)
Kirana Sastrawijaya (UMBRA)
Lia Alizia (Makarim & Taira S)
Putu Suryastuti (Assegaf Hamzah & Partners)
Rahayu Ningsih Hoed (Makarim & Taira S)
Japan Firm of the Year
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
TMI Associates
Japan Female Lawyer of the Year
Akemi Suzuki (Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu)
Chisako Takaya (Mori Hamada & Matsumoto)
Eriko Ozawa (Mori Hamada & Matsumoto)
Kaoru Hattori (Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu)
Yuriko Sagara (Nakamura & Partners)
Kazakhstan Firm of the Year
Aequitas
Grata International
Signum Law Firm
Unicase
Kazakhstan Female Lawyer of the Year
Liza Zhumakhmetova (Signum Law Firm)
Olga Chentsova (Aequitas)
Sofiya Zhylkaidarova (Signum Law Firm)
Laos Firm of the Year
DFDL
Rajah & Tann (Laos)
Tilleke & Gibbins
VDB Loi
Laos Female Lawyer of the Year
Daodeuane Duangdara (VDB Loi)
Kristy Newby (DFDL)
Prisna Sungwanna (Tilleke & Gibbins)
Macao SAR Firm of the Year
Jorge Neto Valente Advogados
Manuela António - Lawyers and Notaries
Rato Ling Lei & Cortés
Riquito Advogados
Macao SAR Female Lawyer of the Year
Fátima Lam (STA Lawyers)
Manuela António (Manuela António - Lawyers and Notaries)
Rita Martins (MdME)
Malaysia Firm of the Year
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Shearn Delamore & Co
Shook Lin & Bok
Skrine
Malaysia Female Lawyer of the Year
Ambiga Sreenevasan (Sreenevasan)
Joo Seong (Cindy) Goh (Cheang & Ariff)
Linda Wang (LindaWang Su & Boo (a member of ZICO IP))
Mei Mei Loh (Zul Rafique & Partners)
Nicole Leong (Wen & Co)
Wai Chin (Crystal) Wong (Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill)
Maldives Firm of the Year
Premier Chambers
S&A Lawyers
SHC Law & Tax
Maldives Female Lawyer of the Year
Aishath Haifa (SHC Law & Tax)
Junaina Ahmed (SHC Law & Tax)
Mizna Ahmed (S&A Lawyers)
Mongolia Firm of the Year
KhanLex Partners
MahoneyLiotta
MDS & KhanLex
Melville Erdenedalai
Mongolia Female Lawyer of the Year
Bolormaa Volodya (Grata International Mongolia)
Dugerjav Dash-Onolt (MDS & KhanLex)
Enkhtsetseg Nergui (Anand Advocates)
Philippines Firm of the Year
ACCRALAW
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)
Gulapa Law
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Villaraza & Angangco
Philippines Female Lawyer of the Year
Arlene Maneja (SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan)
Judy Hao (ACCRALAW)
Norma Margarita Patacsil (Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law))
Sylvette Tankiang (Villaraza & Angangco)
Singapore Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Oon & Bazul
Rajah & Tann
Shook Lin & Bok
TSMP
WongPartnership
Singapore Female Lawyer of the Year
Andrea Ng (Shook Lin & Bok)
Danna Er (Eldan Law)
Evelyn Wee (Rajah & Tann)
Felicia Tan (TSMP)
Kala Anandarajah (Rajah & Tann)
Kylie Peh (WongPartnership)
Regina Liew (Rajah & Tann)
Renu Menon (Drew & Napier)
South Korea Firm of the Year
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon
South Korea Female Lawyer of the Year
Keum Nang Park (Lee & Ko)
Su Yeon Lee (Yulchon)
Suruyn Kim (Lee & Ko)
Young Kim (Kim & Chang)
Sri Lanka Firm of the Year
DL & F De Saram
Neelakandan & Neelakandan
Nithya Partners
Sudath Perera Associates
Sri Lanka Female Lawyer of the Year
Aloka Nandasena (DL & F De Saram)
Amila Fernando (Julius & Creasy)
Anandhiy Gunawardhana (Julius & Creasy)
Dharshika Herat-Gunarathne (Sudath Perera Associates)
Nirusha Ratnatunga (Nithya Partners)
Sashidevi Neelakandan (Neelakandan & Neelakandan)
Taiwan Firm of the Year
Lee and Li
Lexcel Partners
Lin & Partners
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
Taiwan Female Lawyer of the Year
Crystal Chen (Tsai Lee & Chen)
Julia Hung (Saint Island International Patent & Law Offices)
Ken Ying Tseng (Lee and Li)
KY (Candy) Chen (Tsai Lee & Chen)
Thailand Firm of the Year
Chandler MHM
Kudun and Partners
R&T Asia (Thailand)
Tilleke & Gibbins
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Thailand Female Lawyer of the Year
Charunun Sathitsuksomboon (Tilleke & Gibbins)
Tananan Thammakiat (Chandler MHM)
Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt (TTT+Partners)
Yaowarote Klinboon (Tilleke & Gibbins)
Vietnam Firm of the Year
LNT & Partners
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
VILAF
Vision & Associates
YKVN
Vietnam Female Lawyer of the Year
Duyen Ha Vo (VILAF)
Ha Quyen Hoang Nguyen (LNT & Partners)
Thi Thu Ha Nguyen (Vision & Associates)
Thu Ha Duong (YKVN)
Vu Thi Que (Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers)
MALAYSIA SPOTLIGHT AWARDS
Selangor Firm of the Year
Joel & Co
Low & Partners
MahWengKwai & Associates
P E Lim
Tan Norizan & Associates
Tuang Chu & Co
Islamic Finance Firm of the Year
Adnan Sundra & Low
Albar & Partners
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Shearn Delamore & Co
Zul Rafique & Partners
EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARDS
Best Newcomer of the Year
CDLAF Law Firm
Emerald Law Offices
Lexpertise
Meritus Law
Resolut Partners
Shan Chambers
TTT+Partners
YYC Legal
Asia Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Rajah & Tann
Zhong Lun Law Firm