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     Welcome to The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2017!

    Date: Friday, 8 September 2017
    Time: 6:30 p.m. sharp, cocktail
    Venue:  Conrad Hong Kong - Grand Ballroom, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
    Attire: Black Tie

    Asian Legal Business (ALB) is proud to present The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2017, now in its 16th year. These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams from Hong Kong and the region. Nominations will open in May, and we will accept submissions in the form of self-nominations and third-party nominations. 
     
    The process will culminate in an awards ceremony on September 8, 2017. Come and celebrate legal excellence with us! This black-tie banquet will be a night filled with thrill and entertainment, graced by illustrious members of the bench, legal associations and business circles, law firms and in-house departments and more. 
     
    Don't miss the pre-eminent legal awards in Asia! Put forth your nominations today. 
     
     
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     For law firm inquries, please contact Caryl at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or call +632 982 5938.
     For in-house inquries, please contact Yvonne at yvonne.lau@thomsonreuters.com or +852 2843 6547.

     

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     GUEST OF HONOUR

     

     

    Peter Wong

    Deputy Solicitor General, Legal Policy Division

    Department of Justice, HKSAR

     

    Mr. Wong obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Hong Kong (1988), the Master of Law from the University of Cambridge (1990), and the Bachelor of Social Sciences from the Open University of Hong Kong (2004). He was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong (1992) and England and Wales (1993).

    Mr. Wong joined the Legal Policy Division of the Department of Justice in 1994 (then Legal Department) and over the past 20 years, he worked or advised on policy affairs, Basic Law, human rights and international law matters.

    Since August 2010, Mr. Wong assumed the post of Deputy Solicitor General (Policy Affairs). He assists the Department of Justice in the promotion of the HKSAR as a leading centre for international legal and dispute resolution services in the Asia Pacific region. He also helps promoting legislative proposals relating to Hong Kong’s legal and arbitration systems. He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Legal Education and Training. 

     

     

     

    CATEGORIES

     

     Individual Categories

    1. Dealmaker of the Year 

    2. Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

    3. Art Futures Award Managing Partner of the Year

    4. The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year

    5. Woman Lawyer of the Year

    6. Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year

     

    In-House Categories

    1. Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year

    2. Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    3. HFW Award Maritime In-House Team of the Year

    4. Insurance In-House Team of the Year 

    5. Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year

    6. Paul, Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year

    7. Retail and Luxury Brands In-House Team of the Year

    8. Withers Award Hospitality In-House Team of the Year

    9. Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    10. ACC HK Award Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year 

     

    Deal Categories

    1. Debt Market Deal of the Year

    2. Equity Market Deal of the Year

    3. M&A Deal of the Year

    4. Deal of the Year

     

    Firm Categories

    1. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    2. BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year

    3. Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    4. Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    5. Construction Law Firm of the Year

    6. Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

    7. Deal Firm of the Year

    8. Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

    9. Immigration Law Firm of the Year

    10. Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

    11. Insurance Law Firm of the Year

    12. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    13. Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

    14. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year

    15: Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    16. Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    17. Maritime Law Firm of the Year

    18. Offshore Law Firm of the Year

    19. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    20. Rising Law Firm of the Year

    21. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    22. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

    23. Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year

    24. PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year

    25. The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year 

     

      SUBMISSION PAGE

     

     (1)   Research Methodology Summary

    (2) Submission Forms 

    Individual Categories | In-House Categories

    Deal Categories | Firm Categories

     

    IMPORTANT DATES

    Opening of Submissions | May 10
    Deadline for Submissions | June 23
    Awards Ceremony | Sept 8

     

    Questions? Visit FAQ Page or contact our research team today.

     Law Firm Inquires

    Caryl Aquino at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com / +632 982 5938

    In-House Team Inquires
    Yvonne at yvonne.lau@thomsonreuters.com / +852 2843 6547

     

     

    AMONG THE JUDGES

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sharyn Ch'ang

    Global Counsel, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd

    Sharyn is a corporate, IP and technology lawyer with experience spanning private practice,  government, and in-house counsel roles. Based in Hong Kong, Sharyn is global counsel with  PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) having previously been PwC's first Asia regional counsel in Singapore. She  has received several industry awards, including the 2017 Asia Legal Awards “Inhouse Counsel of Distinction” award, and is recognised in the Legal 500 China-Hong Kong GC Power List.

    Prior to her move to Asia, Sharyn worked in Australia, including as a partner with Ernst & Young, and solicitor with Baker & McKenzie, and Gilbert & Tobin. Earlier experience includes being IBM's first Australasian IP Counsel, and the founding National Director of IP for a government Education Department. Professional appointments include being a member of the Australian Government’s Advisory Council on Intellectual Property; Chair of the Licensing Executives Society (NSW); member of the Faculty of Law Advisory Committee for the University of Wollongong, and non-executive director of an innovative Australian software business.

     

    Alice Chan

    General Counsel, Prudential Corporation Asia

    Alice joined PCA in February 2009 and was appointed to Prudential’s Group Leadership Team in September 2010.  PCA has insurance and asset management operations in 14 jurisdictions and around 75 in-house legal counsels.  Since joining PCA, among other things, Alice has led the legal work on major M&A projects, including the acquisition of Thanarchart Life Insurance (Thailand) and UOB Life Insurance (Singapore) and the disposal of Prudential’s life insurance businesses in Japan and Korea and its agency business in Taiwan. 

    Alice has also led the legal work on major corporate projects, including the renewal of a 15-year exclusive bancassurance partnership with Standard Chartered Bank and the re-branding of PCA’s asset management business as “Eastspring Investments”.  She has also handled the establishment of Prudential’s insurance operations in Cambodia and Laos.

    Alice is a qualified solicitor in Hong Kong, England and Australia. She has worked in Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok and is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and English.   

     

    Erica Chan

    General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, WALMART Asia

    In her current role, Erica is responsible for overseeing all legal matters in Asia, in addition to human resources and administrative matters for the Asia office.  She works on business strategic and investment initiatives for the region. She is very supportive of the women empowerment initiatives in Walmart and is a member of the Walmart’s Global President’s Diversity and Inclusion Council. 

    Prior to Walmart, Erica was with the STAR Group, where she was the General Counsel for Greater China and the General Manager of the Hong Kong Office. In her 13 years with the News Corp subsidiary, she oversaw the Chinese content acquisition and distribution, including the Fortune Star Library and Star Chinese Movies businesses. Erica has many years of experience in corporate law and operational transactions, company restructurings, intellectual property and operations in the Asia Pacific region, Middle East, US and Europe.  

    In 2007, ALB awarded the STAR in-house legal team as the Best In-House Media Lawyer Team.  It also featured her in June 2016 as one of top female lawyers in Asia. She completed the Women Directorship Program organized by Hong Kong University in 2016.

     

     

    Daniel H. Lee

    General Counsel for Asia-Pacific, KKR

    Daniel H. Lee joined KKR in 2010 as General Counsel for the Asia-Pacific region and is responsible for all legal, regulatory and compliance matters. Prior to joining KKR, Dan was a managing director at Morgan Stanley, where he was responsible for the legal coverage of private equity, real estate and infrastructure businesses across Asia. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he was with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in Hong Kong and Seoul where he covered a broad range of businesses including derivatives and the special situations group.

    In 2014, ALB awarded Dan The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year.

     

    Stephanie Sheng

    Executive Director and Senior Counsel, Goldman Sachs

    Stephanie Sheng is executive director and senior counsel at Goldman Sachs (Asia) in the Business Intelligence Group, advising the Asia Pacific investment banking, merchant banking and securities divisions on anti-bribery, anti-money laundering and economic sanctions regulations across a wide range of corporate transactions, as well as being responsible for internal investigations in the region.  Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Sheng was counsel at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, specializing in US securities laws, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and FCPA investigations across Silicon Valley, Shanghai and Hong Kong. 

    Sheng is qualified to practice law in California and Hong Kong.  In 2017, she was selected as global Compliance Officer of the Year by C-5 Group in London.  Sheng co-heads the Family Forum of Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, and is Chair of Women in Law Hong Kong, a legal umbrella network supporting the growth and development of women in the legal community through mentorship programs, agile working solutions, pro bono opportunities and networking events.

     

    Lin Shi

    President, Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association 

    Lin has served a member of ExCo since 2008 as Treasurer and was elected President in 2015. She has been focused on expanding networking opportunities with other legal professionals’ organisations such as FIDA and Bar Council and developing new and unique programs offered by HKCCA. She is re-standing for election.

    Outside of HKCCA, Lin is the Joint Head of IPO Vetting in the Listing Department of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. Ms. Shi joined the Listing Department in August 2013.

    Prior to joining the HKEx, Lin was a Senior Vice President covering Investment Banking Legal and General Counsel of Greater China with Bank of America Merrill Lynch from 2007 – 2012. Before that, she worked at Allen & Overy in Hong Kong and New York and Fulbright & Jaworski in New York.

    Lin is member of the New York state bar. She received her B.A. from Pomona College, cum laude, and her J.D. from New York University.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Winnie Tam, SC

    Co-Chair, Forum for Barristers and Advocates, International Bar Association

    Winnie Tam, SC is the Co-Chair of the Forum for Barristers and Advocates of the International Bar Association. She was the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association between January 2015 and January 2017. Winnie was appointed Senior Counsel of the Hong Kong Bar in 2006.  Her practice is in the civil and commercial field with an emphasis in intellectual property.  Over the years, she has accumulated extensive experience in civil litigation and dispute resolution as lead counsel, judge and arbitrator.  Her practice in international arbitration now covers both intellectual property and other civil disputes.

    Winnie is also a barrister admitted to practice in England and Wales, a solicitor and advocate admitted in Singapore, and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, and an accredited mediator, a specialist panel arbitrator of the South China Institute of Arbitration, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, and CIETAC.  Her current positions in public service include memberships in the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission, the ICAC Advisory Committee On Corruption, the Hong Kong Tourism Board, and the Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority.

     

    THE SHORTLIST


     

    In-House Categories

    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
    China Overseas Holdings
    Hongkong Land 
    MTR Corporation
    Shanghai Real Estate (Commercial) Holdings

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
    Bank of China (Hong Kong)

    Barclays Capital Asia 
    CGN Huasheng Investment 
    CITIC Capital 
    Citigroup 
    CLSA 
    DBS 
    HSBC 
    State Grid Overseas Investment
    State Street Bank and Trust Company Group 
    Sun Hung Kai Financial 
    Wells Fargo

     

    HFW Award Maritime In-House Team of the Year

    Anglo Eastern Univan Group 
    Asia Maritime Pacific

    COSCO Shipping Ports 
    Gard Shipping 
    Steamship Mutual 
    The Swedish Club 

    Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
    CICC

    CITIC Capital
    Citigroup 
    Goldman Sachs 
    Morgan Stanley 

    Paul, Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year

    Alibaba Group 
    Canon
    Fox Networks Group 
    Intel
    Microsoft

    Uber (Asia)

    Retail and Luxury Brands In-House Team of the Year
    Lane Crawford Joyce Group  

    L'Oreal 
    Starbucks

     

    Withers Award Hospitality In-House Team of the Year
    Hong Kong Jockey Club 
    Hyatt International 
    Melco Resorts & Entertainment 

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year
    Alibaba Group 
    Canon 
    CICC
    CITIC Capital
    COSCO Shipping Ports 
    DBS 
    HSBC 
    Intel
    Sun Hung Kai Financial 
    Uber (Asia)
    WeWork

    ACC HK Award Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year 
    China Overseas Holdings 
    CICC
    CITIC Capital

    Citigroup
    CK Hutchison 
    CLSA 
    COSCO Shipping Ports 
    DBS

    Fox Networks Group                    
    Goldman Sachs
    Hongkong Land 
    HSBC 
    Melco Resorts & Entertainment
    Microsoft

    Morgan Stanley
    MTR Corporation
    Prudential Corporation Asia

    Sun Hung Kai Financial 
    Uber (Asia)

     

    Individual Categories

    Dealmaker of the Year
    Martin Tam – Baker McKenzie
    Paul Chow – Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Ronny Chow – Deacons 
    Simon Weller – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Hilary Lau – Herbert Smith Freehills
    Hayden Flinn – King & Wood Mallesons
    Jeanette Chan – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Katie Sudol – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Chengfei Ding – Troutman Sanders

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    Matthew Gearing – Allen & Overy
    Elaine Chen – Clifford Chance
    James Wadham – Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Charmaine Koo – Deacons
    Ian Mann – Harney Westwood & Riegels
    Gareth Thomas – Herbert Smith Freehills
    Barbara Chiu – King & Wood Mallesons
    Chris Dobby – Hogan Lovells
    Vasu Muthyala – Kobre & Kim
    Heidi Chui – Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Frederick Hui – Zhong Lun

    Art Futures Award Managing Partner of the Year
    Milton Cheng – Baker McKenzie
    Kristi L. Swartz – Bryan Cave
    Nick Gall – Gall
    Andrew Powner – Haldanes
    Julian Copeman – Herbert Smith Freehills
    Mark Chan – H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
    Simon Powell – Latham & Watkins
    Gordon Oldham – Oldham, Li & Nie

    Jeanette Chan – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

    Voon Keat Lai - Stephenson Harwood

    The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year

    Leiming Chen – Ant Financial
    Frederick Chan – Canon
    Andrew Kim – China CITIC Bank
    Zhou Jiaxing  – CICC
    Yong Kai Wong – CITIC Capital
    Mark Hunsaker – Citigroup
    Michelle Hung – COSCO Shipping Ports
    Francis Chang – Fox Networks Group
    Stephanie Sheng – Goldman Sachs
    Fiona Phillips – HSBC
    Mark Agrasut – Melco Resorts & Entertainment
    Iris Cheng – Shanghai Real Estate (Commercial) Holdings
    Susan Wong – Standard Chartered Bank
    Maria Kiang – Wells Fargo
    Wai Zee – WeWork

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Carmen Kan - Bank of China (Hong Kong)
    Jaclyn Jhin – CLSA

    Michelle Hung – COSCO Shipping Ports

    Stephanie Cheung – Melco Resorts & Entertainment 

    Iris Cheng – Shanghai Real Estate (Commercial) Holdings

     

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Naomi Moore – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
    Anna-Marie Slot – Ashurst
    Karen Man – Baker McKenzie
    Kristi L. Swartz – Bryan Cave

    Angela Chan - Clifford Chance
    Bonnie Chan – Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Jane McBride – Deacons
    Carolyn Dong – DLA Piper
    Georgia Dawson – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Andrea Randall – Gall
    Kathryn Sanger – Herbert Smith Freehills
    Hao-Ling Yau – Holman Fenwick Willan
    Minny Siu – King & Wood Mallesons
    Cathy Yeung – Latham & Watkins
    Ann Ng – Maples and Calder
    Gabriela Kennedy – Mayer Brown JSM
    Tracy Yip – Oldham, Li & Nie
    Jeanette Chan – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Katie Sudol – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Heidi Chui – Stevenson, Wong & Co.

     

    Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year
    Jini Lee – Ashurst
    Clinton Morrow – Charltons
    David Tsai – Clifford Chance
    Miranda So – Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Kevin Tong – Deacons
    Yan Chen – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Felix K.H. Ng – Haldanes
    Paul Sephton – Harney Westwood & Riegels
    William Hallatt – Herbert Smith Freehills
    Jennifer Ng – H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
    Eugene Low – Hogan Lovells

    Angie Lo – Holman Fenwick Willan
    Vivian Ji – Jeffrey Mak Law Firm
    Hao Zhou – King & Wood Mallesons
    Amy Beckingham – Latham & Watkins
    Sumit Indwar – Linklaters
    Venna Cheng – Mayer Brown JSM
    Jason R. Nelms – Morrison & Foerster 
    Adam Scott Hugill – Oldham, Li & Nie
    Mimi Yang – Ropes & Gray
    Jonathan Chu – Stephenson Harwood

    Rodney Teoh - Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Frederick Hui – Zhong Lun

     

     Deal Categories***

     

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

     

    Bank of China's Multi-currency Green Bonds

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters

    Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong); BOCI Asia; Citigroup Global Markets; HSBC; Wells Fargo Securities

     

    Bank of China's One Belt, One Road Note Offering

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunZeJun Law Offices; Linklaters

     

    China Southern Power's Senior Guaranteed Note Offering

    Law firms: ETR Law Firm; Fangda Partners; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters; Mayer Brown JSM; Ogier

    Banks: ANZ; Bank of China; BNY Mellon; CICC HK Securities; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; UBS AG

     

    CK Hutchison's Note Offering

    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Maples and Calder; Shearman & Sterling

     

    Deutsche Bank's Establishment of MTN Programme  

    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Zhong Lun

    Banks: ANZ; Bank of China (Hong Kong); Citigroup; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank; HSBC; ING Bank; J.P. Morgan ; Standard Chartered Bank

     

    Industrial Bank's Establishment of MTN Programme

    Law firms: JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; BOC International; Citigroup Global Markets; Industrial Bank; Standard Chartered Bank

     

    Li & Fung's MTN, Perpetual Securities Programme

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; HSBC

     

    PRC Ministry of Finance's Sovereign Bond Issuance in HK

    Law firms: Deacons; Fangda Partners; Linklaters

    Banks: Agricultural Bank of China, Hong Kong Branch; Bank of China (Hong Kong); Bank of Communications, Hong Kong Branch; China Construction Bank (Asia); HSBC; ICBC (Asia); Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)

     

    Sinopec Grp Overseas Dev (2016)'s Senior Note Offering

    Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Sinopec Grp Overseas Dev (2017)'s Senior Note Offering

    Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Sri Lanka's Sovereign Bond Issuance 

    Law firms: Allen & Overy; F.J. & G. de Saram; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy 

     

    State Grid's Dual-Currency Note Offering

    Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters; Mayer Brown JSM

     

    State Grid's MTN Programme

    Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Herbert Smith Freehills; King and Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

     

    Biosensors' Privatisation

    Law firms: Fangda Partners; Peter Yuen & Associates

     

    BOC Aviation's Spinoff Listing 

    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; Freshfileds Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

    Banks: BNP Paribas; BOC International; Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley

     

    China Merchants Securities' IPO

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jia Yuan Law Offices

    Banks: J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

     

    China Resources Pharmaceuticals' IPO

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jia Yuan Law Offices; King & Wood Mallesons

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CCBI; CICC; Goldman Sachs & Co

     

    Ctrip.com's Senior Notes and ADS Offering

    Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Didi's Latest Funding Round

    Law firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Everbright Securities' HK IPO

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Latham & Watkins

     

    Guotai Junan Securities' IPO

    Law Firm: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Grandall Law Firm; Haiwen & Partners

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; Guotai Junan Int'l; Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

     

    Melco's Global ADS Offering, Share Buyback

    Law firms: Latham & Watkins; White & Case

    Banks: Deutsche Bank Securities; UBS Securities; Morgan Stanley

     

    New World China's Privatisation

    Law firms: Eversheds; Maples & Calder; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo; Dorsey & Whitney; Linklaters; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Banks: HSBC; Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific)

     

    PSBC's HK IPO

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CICC; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

     

    SoftBank's Monetization of Alibaba Stake

    Law firms: Latham & Watkins; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    ZTO Express' US IPO

    Law firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)

     

    ARA Asset's Acquisition of Century Link

    Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer;
    Zhong Lun

     

    CGNPC's Investment in Hinkley Point C

     

    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Clifford Chance; Herbert Smith FreehillsSlaughter and May

     

    China Molybdenum's Acquisition of Freeport-McMoRan's TF Holdings Stake

    Law firm: Davis Polk & Wardwell

     

    China Resources Beer's Acquisition of SABMiller's Snow Stake

    Law firms: Davis Polk Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sullivan & Cromwell; Zhong Lun

      

    CICC’s Acquisition of China Investment Securities

    Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners

     

    Citic, Carlyle's Acquisition of McDonald's Franchise in HK, China

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kirkland & Ellis

     

    Huarong Int'l, JAC Capital's Acquisition of NXP Standard Products Business

    Law firms: Jingtian & Gongcheng; Walkers

     

    Ping An’s Acquisition of Stake in AutoHome

    Law firms: King & Wood Mallesons; Paul Hastings; Sullivan & Cromwell; Zhong Lun

     

    Privatisation of Intime Retail

    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Luk and Partners

     

    Sale of Melco Crown's Shares to Melco Int'l Dev

    Law firms: Advogados e Notários; Appleby; Ashurst; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Latham & Watkins; Manuela Antonio Law Office; Maples and Calder; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles; Walkers; White & Case

    Banks: Deutsche Bank Securities; Deutsche Bank, London Branch; Morgan Stanley & Co; Morgan Stanley & Co International; UBS Securities; UBS, London Branch

     

    Tencent's Acquisition of China Music Corp

    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Han Kun Law Offices; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 

     

    Vedanta - Cairn India Merger

    Law firms: Ashurst; Khaitan & Co

     

    Wal-Mart Stores - JD.com's Strategic Alliance

    Law firms: Han Kun Law Offices; Orrick Herrington Sutcliffe

    Bank: Morgan Stanley

     

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

     

    Apex Technology's Acquisition of Lexmark

    Law firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    China Overseas' Acquisition of CITIC’s Chinese Residential Property Assets

    Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunHe

     

    Chinese Consortium's Acquisition of Playtika

    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Fenwick & West; Sayenko Kharenko; Sorainen; Stikeman Elliott; Yigal Arnon & Co

     

    Cinda’s Acquisition of Nanyang Commercial Bank

    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Zhong Lun

    Banks: Morgan Stanley; UBS AG Hong Kong

    Consortium's Acquisition of DUET Group

    Law firms: Allens; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo

     

    Didi's Acquisition of Uber's China Operations

    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Han Kun Law Offices; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Travers Thorp Alberga; Walkers

     

    Midea Group's Takeover of KUKA

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Herbert Smith Freehills

     

    Qihoo 360's Take-Private Transaction

    Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Kirkland & Ellis; Peter Yuen & Associates; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Tsinghua's Acquisition of Majority Stake in HP's H3C

    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Deal of the Year

    (To be announced on the night)

     

    ***COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION – Please note that the inclusion of banks and legal advisors in the transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organisations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by that party.

     For queries about the shortlist, please email Caryl Aquino.

      

    Firm Categories

    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Baker McKenzie
    Bird & Bird
    Deacons
    Dentons
    DLA Piper
    Eversheds
    Haldanes
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Latham & Watkins
    Mayer Brown JSM
    MinterEllison
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Zhong Lun

    Construction Law Firm of the Year
    Berwin Leighton Paisner
    Clyde & Co
    Deacons
    DLA Piper
    Hogan Lovells

    Holman Fenwick Willan
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown JSM
    MinterEllison
    Pinsent Masons

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Overy
    Baker McKenzie
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Hogan Lovells
    Linklaters
    Mayer Brown JSM
    Pinsent Masons
    Stephenson Harwood

    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Deacons
    Haldanes
    Kobre & Kim
    Morley Chow Seto

    Payne Clermont Velasco Solicitors
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.

    Deal Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
    Clifford Chance
    Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Deacons
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Kirkland & Ellis
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Latham & Watkins
    Linklaters
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.

    Walkers

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Bryan Cave
    FitzGerald Lawyers

    Gall
    Morley Chow Seto

    Payne Clermont Velasco Solicitors
    Tanner De Witt

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    DLA Piper
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Linklaters
    Pinsent Masons

    Immigration Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Harvey Law Group
    Lewis Silkin
    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
    Allen & Overy
    Baker McKenzie
    Clifford Chance
    Deacons
    DLA Piper
    Gall
    Hogan Lovells
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Kobre & Kim
    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM
    Ropes & Gray
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Tanner De Witt

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Clyde & Co
    Deacons
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Holman Fenwick Willan
    Mayer Brown JSM
    RPC

     Stephenson Harwood

     

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie
    Bird & Bird
    Deacons
    DLA Piper
    FitzGerald Lawyers
    Hogan Lovells
    Mayer Brown JSM
    Morrison & Foerster
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Stephenson Harwood

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Overy
    Berwin Leighton Paisner
    Bird & Bird
    Clifford Chance
    Deacons
    DLA Piper
    FitzGerald Lawyers
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Holman Fenwick Willan
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Latham & Watkins
    Mayer Brown JSM
    MinterEllison
    Peter Yuen & Associates in association with Fangda Partners
    Pinsent Masons
    RPC
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Stephenson Harwood

    Stevenson, Wong & Co. 

    Zhong Lun

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
    Baker McKenzie
    DLA Piper
    Kirkland & Ellis
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Morrison & Foerster
    Ropes & Gray
    Sidley Austin
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Bird & Bird
    Deacons
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Gall
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Lewis Silkin
    Mayer Brown JSM
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Pinsent Masons

    Stephenson Harwood
    Tanner De Witt

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year
    Bryan Cave
    DLA Piper
    Holman Fenwick Willan
    Mayer Brown JSM
    Reed Smith Richards Butler
    RPC

    Stephenson Harwood
    Watson Farley & Williams

    BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
    Berwin Leighton Paisner
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Gall
    Haldanes
    Payne Clermont Velasco Solicitors

    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Tanner De Witt
    Withers

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year
    Conyers Dill & Pearman
    Harney Westwood & Riegels
    Maples and Calder
    Ogier
    Walkers

    PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
    Fangda Partners
    Guantao  
    Haiwen & Partners
    JunHe
    Zhong Lun

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie
    Deacons
    DLA Piper
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown JSM
    Paul Hastings
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.

    Rising Law Firm of the Year
    FitzGerald Lawyers
    H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
    Lewis Silkin
    RPC
    Sincere Wong & Co. 

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie
    DLA Piper
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Stephenson Harwood
    Withers
    Zhong Lun

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Deacons
    DLA Piper
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Haldanes
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Hogan Lovells
    Mayer Brown JSM
    Morrison & Foerster
    O’Melveny & Myers
    Paul Hastings
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

    Peter Yuen & Associates in association with Fangda Partners

    Pinsent Masons
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Charltons
    H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing

    Sincere Wong & Co.

    Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Herbert Smith Freehills
    Stephenson Harwood
    Withers

    The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

    (To be announced on the awards night)

     

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

     

    Dealmaker of the Year

    Jeanette Chan – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

     

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

    Gareth Thomas – Herbert Smith Freehills

     

    Art Futures Award Managing Partner of the Year

    Simon Powell – Latham & Watkins

     

    The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year

    Mark Hunsaker – Citigroup

     

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Carmen Kan - Bank of China (Hong Kong)

     

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Gabriela Kennedy – Mayer Brown JSM

     

    Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year

    Miranda So – Davis Polk & Wardwell

    Mimi Yang – Ropes & Gray

     

     

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

     

    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year

    Hongkong Land

     

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    Citigroup

     

    HFW Award Maritime In-House Team of the Year

    COSCO Shipping Ports

     

    Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year

    Goldman Sachs

     

    Paul, Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year

    Microsoft

     

    Retail and Luxury Brands In-House Team of the Year

    Lane Crawford Joyce Group  

     

    Withers Award Hospitality In-House Team of the Year

    Hyatt International

     

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    Uber (Asia)

     

    ACC HK Award Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year 

    Hongkong Land

     

    FIRM CATEGORIES

     

    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    Herbert Smith Freehills

     

    Construction Law Firm of the Year

    Pinsent Masons

     

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Overy

     

    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    Haldanes

     

    Deal Firm of the Year

    Clifford Chance

     

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Gall

     

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

    Linklaters

     

    Immigration Law Firm of the Year

    Harvey Law Group

     

    Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Bird & Bird

     

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Overy

     

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

    Sidley Austin

     

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year

    Holman Fenwick Willan

     

    BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year

    Withers

     

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year

    Harney Westwood & Riegels

     

    PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year

    Zhong Lun

     

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie

     

    Rising Law Firm of the Year

    RPC

     

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie

     

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications

    Law Firm of the Year

    Hogan Lovells

     

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Charltons

     

    Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year

    Withers

     

    The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year 

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

    DEAL CATEGORIES

     

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

    Bank of China's One Belt, One Road Note Offering

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunZeJun Law Offices; Linklaters

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

    PSBC's HK IPO

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CICC; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

     

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Citic, Carlyle's Acquisition of McDonald's Franchise in HK, China

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kirkland & Ellis

     

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)

    Didi's Acquisition of Uber's China Operations

    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Han Kun Law Offices; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Traverse Thorp Alberga: Walkers

     

    Deal of the Year

    Didi's Acquisition of Uber's China Operations

    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Han Kun Law Offices; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Traverse Thorp Alberga: Walkers

     

     

     

     

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    ELIGIBILITY 

    How do I know if I am eligible to make a submission? 

    We highly encourage all firms, individuals and in-house teams to submit, as we have numerous award categories to choose from. We welcome both past participants and newcomers to join the submission for the awards. The full list of award categories and nomination forms can be found at http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/awards/hongkong-lawawards-2017

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    Yes, we accept self-nominated submissions. We also accept third-party submissions, should you wish to nominate an external party or vice versa.

    Is there a fee required to make a submission in the law awards?

    No, there is no fee payment required for you or your firm/team to make a submission. 

    TIMELINE OF EVENTS

    When will the finalists and winners be announced?

    The shortlist of finalists will be released around 4-8 weeks prior to the awards ceremony. The winners will be exclusively announced at the awards ceremony on September 8, 2017 in Hong Kong.

    When do the submissions open? When is the deadline to submit?

    The submissions will open in May 10. The final deadline to submit will be in Mid June. For any questions relating to submissions and deadlines, please contact mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com.

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    Asian Legal Business will compile all of the submission entries, and the ALB editorial and research teams will extensively review each submission to ensure the criteria are met in order to advance to the shortlist of finalists. We stress that this process is fair, impartial and not subject to external influences. 

    How are the winners chosen? 

    Once the shortlist of finalists have been announced, an independent judging panel will review and select their top three choices for the award categories they are assigned to. The scores for each award category will be tabulated, and the individual/firm/team with the highest score will be announced as the winner. 

    Who will be on the judging panel for The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2017? 

    There will be an independent judging panel of at least 30 senior and expert legal industry leaders to review the submission materials. The judging panel will be selected on the basis of their expertise and knowledge, and will be comprised from various sectors to correspond to the diverse list of award categories. A partial list of judges’ names will be released prior to the awarding ceremony, and the remaining judges will be revealed on the evening of the awards. 

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    Malaysia Law Awards | April 6 2017 (Kuala Lumpur)

    SSQ ALB China Law Awards | April 20 2017 (Beijing)

    SE Asia Law Awards | May 18 2017 (Singapore)

    Japan Law Awards | June 7 2017 (Tokyo)

    The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards | September 8 2017 (Hong Kong)

    Philippine Law Awards | October 6 2017 (Manila)

    Indonesia Law Awards | October 26 2017 (Jakarta)

    Korea Law Awards | November 16 2017 (Seoul) 

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