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    Date: September 5, 2014

    Venue: Conrad Hong Kong - Grand Ballroom, Lower Lobby, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway

    • Sumptuous gala dinner, free flowing wine and beer
    • Hong Kong's leading investment bankers, solicitors, in house counsel, barristers, judiciary and business leaders
    • Winners announced and invited on stage to collect their awards
    • Live entertainment
    • Dramatic awards ceremony to reveal winners  

    The 13th annual Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2014 will be held on September 5 at the Conrad Hotel Hong Kong. This prestigious event recognises the excellence and outstanding achievements of Hong Kong's leading law firms, in-house legal teams, top deals and dealmakers of the past twelve months. The Awards attracts 450 of Hong Kong's most influential solicitors, in-house counsel, investment bankers, judiciary and CEOs, who assemble to celebrate in the spirit of collegiality. The event is the culmination of months of intensive research. Winners are kept confidential until the awards night.

    With unparalleled networking opportunities, live entertainment, gourmet dinner and free-flowing wine and whisky, this is indeed a night not to be missed.

    For any questions regarding nomination or attendance at this 2014 event, please do not hesitate to contact Caryl Aquino at +632 982 5938 or email mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com.


    Guest of Honour

    Wong Kwai Huen, BBS JP

    Mr. Huen Wong is the President Elect of the Inter Pacific Bar Association. He is the Past President of the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Honourary Chairman of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.  Mr. Wong is also the Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal and a Deputy Chairman of the Inland Revenue Board of Review.

    Among many other public duties, he is currently serving on the boards of the Hospital Authority, the Competition Commission and the Hong Kong Aviation Security Company Limited.

    Mr. Wong was admitted to practise as a solicitor in Hong Kong, England & Wales and Singapore. He has been the managing partner of two international law firms during the past 25 years and has won an ALB Award of the Manageing Partner of the year.  He is currently a Consultant of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson.

    Mr. Wong is an active arbitrator and mediator and his practice areas include a broad range of fields such as cross-boder investments, securities, building and construction projects both in Hong Kong and the region.

    EMCEE

    Tara Joseph

    Editor-in-Charge, Reuters TV, Asia

     

    A journalist with more than 20 years financial reporting experience, Tara Joseph currently leads the financial multimedia unit, Reuters TV in Asia. She serves on Reuters Asia news leadership team.

     

    Tara has more than 10 years experience reporting and presenting for TV in Asia, including daily shows for BBC World and China’s CCTV. She has moderated numerous webcasts and panel events including shows hosted at the World Economic Forum in Davos. She was previously the editor and main presenter of Reuters Financial Television based in London. Tara started in journalism as an emerging markets correspondent covering stories in Russia, South Africa and Turkey. She now oversees video production of video packages, and interviews with staff across Asia.

     

    Tara is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism, and Smith College in the United States. She is a serving board member of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong.

    Award Categories

    The 40 award categories for 2014 are listed below. For more information on these, or to receive a nomination form, please contact Mary Aquino (Caryl) on mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or call Caryl on +632 982 5938. 

     

    6 Deal Award Categories

    1.      Debt Market Deal of the Year

    2.      Equity Market Deal of the Year

    3.      M & A Deal of the Year

    4.      Real Estate Deal of the Year (new category)

    5.      IPP Wealth Advisers Ltd Award Dealmaker of the Year

    6.      Hong Kong Deal of the Year (new category)

     

    11 In-House Award Categories

    1.      Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    2.      Pinsent Masons Award Construction In-House Team of the Year

    3.      Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    4.      Insurance In-House Team of the Year

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

    6.      Private Equity In-House Team of The Year (new category)

    7.      Real Estate In-House Team of the Year            

    8.      Holman Fenwick Willan Award Shipping In-House Team of the Year

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

             (new category)

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

              Year

    11.    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year (new category)

     

    23 Firm Award Categories

    1.      Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    2.      Construction Law Firm of the Year

    3.      Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

    4.      Criminal Law Firm of the Year

    5.      Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

    6.      Employment Law Firm of the Year

    7.      Immigration Law Firm of the Year (new category)

    8.      Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

    9.      Insurance Law Firm of the Year

    10.    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    11.    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

    12.    BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year

    13.    Offshore Law Firm of the Year

    14.    Withers Award PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year

    15.    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    16.    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year (new category)

    17.    Managing Partner of the Year

    18.    Shipping Law Firm of the Year

    19.    Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year

    20.    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    21.    Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year

    22.   Hong Kong Deal Firm of the Year (new category)

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

    Nominations

    The nomination process is now open. For more information, please email Caryl Aquino at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or call her at +632 982 5938. 

    Nominations must be received by the July 18, 2014 and no further details will be accepted after this date.

    Methodology

     

    GENERAL GUIDELINES

     

    1.   All nominations must be written in the ALB nomination form. The same must be submitted on or before July 18, 2014. ALB will not accept entries written in any other forms.

    2.   Work includes any transactions/deals/projects completed, cases handled, disputes settled and other legal services provided within the organisation or otherwise.

    3.   Entries to any categories must have been completed or provided within the period of April 2013 to March 2014.

    4.   Documents supplementary to the information provided in the nomination form may be submitted within the nomination period. No supplementary information will be accepted after the nomination deadline.

    5.   Clients or contact persons provided in the nomination form will be contacted by ALB, as may be necessary, without prior notice to the nominating organization. It is advisable that only the names of clients whose consent for this purpose has been obtained are listed in the nomination form.

     

    COMPOSITION OF JUDGING PANEL

     

    The judging panel consists of the general panel and the special expertise panel. It is composed of approximately 40 reputable members from the legal academe, in-house teams, law firms, legal associations or business leagues, whose identities are kept confidential prior to the awarding ceremony.

     

    JUDGING PROCESS

     

    The panel of judges is given one week to evaluate the accomplishments of nominees based on a research summary provided by ALB. The judges select the top three finalists for every category. A score allocated by a judge to a finalist with which or with whom he has an apparent conflict of interest is considered void.

     

    The finalist in every category who obtains the highest score wins.

     

    CATEGORIES

    Deal Categories

     

    1.       Debt Market Deal of the Year

    2.       Equity Market Deal of the Year

    3.       M&A Deal of the Year

    4.       Real Estate Deal of the Year (new category)

    5.       Dealmaker of the Year

    6.       Hong Kong Deal of the Year (new category)

      

    Specific Guidelines

     

    1.       To qualify for deal categories, a deal must have significant Hong Kong element. "Hong Kong element" would mean any of the following:

    ·         The law firm must be based in Hong Kong.

    ·         Any of the parties represented in the deal must be based in Hong Kong.

    ·         The contract/deal was executed/signed in Hong Kong.

    ·        The contract/deal must be in any way related to Hong Kong.

    2.      Debt Market and M&A deals must have a financial value of at least USD1.5 billion.

    3.      Equity Market and Real Estate deals must have a financial value of at least USD1 billion.

    4.      A nominating organisation may submit up to two (2) deals in the first four deal categories.

    5.      A law firm can nominate only one partner for Dealmaker of the Year. A third-party nomination is considered only when the third-party       nominee's firm has not nominated for the category.

    6.    The winner of any deal categories automatically becomes a finalist for the Hong Kong Deal of the Year, and the finalist obtaining the highest score wins.

     

    Criteria

     

    1.   Deal size – the volume of the deal in USD

    2.   Complexity - the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures

    3.   Innovation/improvement - the degree to which the work involved original or improved techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or  regulations

    4    Breadth - the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries

    5.   Impact/significance - the degree by which the stakeholders/bench and bar/community at large is affected

    6.   Third-party award(s)/recognition

     

    Firm Categories

     

    1.       Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    2.       Construction Law Firm of the Year

    3.       Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

    4.       Criminal Law Firm of the Year

    5.       Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

    6.       Employment Law Firm of the Year

    7.       Immigration Law Firm of the Year (new category)

    8.       Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

    9.       Insurance Law Firm of the Year

    10.     Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    11.     Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

    12.     Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year

    13.     Offshore Law Firm of the Year

    14.     PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year

    15.     Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    16.     Shipping Law Firm of the Year

    17.     Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year

    18.     Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    19.     Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year (new category)

    20.     Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year

    21.     Deal Firm of the Year (new category)

    22.     Managing Partner of the Year

    23.     Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

     

    Specific Guidelines

     

    1.   All law firms with physical office in Hong Kong are qualified for any firm categories.

    2.   Law firms based in Taiwan are qualified for Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year.

    3.   A law firm can nominate only one of its managing partners for Managing Partner of the Year. A third-party nomination is considered only when   the third-party nominee's firm has not nominated for the category.

    4.   The winner of any firm categories automatically becomes a finalist for the Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year, and the finalist obtaining the highest score wins.

     

    Criteria

     

    1.   Key hires/departures (when applicable)

    2.   Complexity - the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures

    3.   Innovation/improvement - the degree to which the work involved original or improved techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or regulations

    4.   Breadth - the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries

    5.   Impact/significance - the degree by which the stakeholders/bench and bar/community at large is affected

    6.   Third-party award(s)/recognition

    7.   No. of transactions completed (when applicable)

    8.   Volume of completed transactions in USD (when applicable)

     

    In-House Categories

     

    1.       Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    2.       Construction In-House Team of the Year

    3.       Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    4.       Insurance In-House Team of the Year

    5.       Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year

    6.       Private Equity In-House Team of the Year (new category)

    7.       Real Estate In-House Team of the Year

    8.       Shipping In-House Team of the Year

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

              (new category)

    10.     In-House Lawyer of the Year

    11.     Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year (new category)

     

     

    Specific Guidelines

     

    1.   All in-house teams with physical office in Hong Kong are qualified for in-house categories.

    2.   An in-house team can nominate only one of its lawyers for In-House Lawyer of the Year. A third-party nomination is considered only when the third-party nominee's team has not nominated for the category.

     

    Criteria

     

    1.   Complexity - the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advance techniques and structures

    2.   Innovation/improvement - the degree to which the work involved original or improved techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or regulations

    3.   Breadth - the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries

    4.   Impact/significance - the degree by which the stakeholders/bench and bar/community at large is affected

     

     

    HKLA 2014 IMPORTANT DATES

     

    June 16, 2014

    Opening of nominations

    July 18, 2014

    Deadline for nominations

    (Please submit nomination forms to mailto:mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com)

    Early August 2014

    Announcement of finalists at http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/hong-kong-law-awards-2014

    September 5, 2014

    Awarding ceremony

     

    For inquiries, you may contact:

    Mary Carousel Aquino

    ALB Research Analyst

    T: (+632) 982 5938

    E: mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com

    2014 finalists
    COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION – BANKS ACCOUNTANTS AND LEGAL ADVISERS: Please note that the inclusion of banks, accountants and legal advisors in the transactions below 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 the omitted party. For any missing or improperly listed parties, please email mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com.
    ALB DEAL AWARDS
     

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

    Agricultural Bank of China's Establishment of MTN Programme

    Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters

    Banks: ABCI Capital; Agricultural Bank of China; CTBC Bank Co; Standard Chartered Bank

    Accounting firms: Deloitte; PwC

     

    Alibaba Group's Debt Financing

    Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Walkers; White & Case

    Banks: ANZ; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Hong Kong branch; Mizuho Corporate Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia; Citicorp International

     

    Bank of China's MTN Programme and Drawdowns

    Firm: Clifford Chance

    Banks: Bank of China; Citibank

     

    China Merchants Bank's A+H Share Rights Issue

    Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    China Overseas Land & Investment's Senior Notes Offering

    Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder

    Banks: BNP Paribas; BOCI Asia; Citigroup Global Markets; CLSA; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)

     

    China Overseas Holdings's Repurchase Order, Consent Solicitation and Bond Issuance

    Firms: Hogan Lovells; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Simmons & Simmons

    Banks: Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Citigroup Global Markets

    Accounting firm: PwC

     

    China Vanke Co's Establishment of MTN Programme

    Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters; Zhong Lun Law Firm

    Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong); BNP Paribas, Hong Kong branch; CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK); DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong branch; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia); Morgan Stanley & Co; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch; United Overseas Bank

    Accounting firm: KPMG Huazhen

     

    CNOOC Group's Dual-Tranche Bond Offering

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Gilbert + Tobin; Jun He; Sidley Austin

    Banks: BOCI Asia; Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch

     

    CNOOC's Issuance of SEC-Registered Notes

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters

    Banks: Bank of China; Bank of China, Tokyo branch; CCB International Capital; CICC Hong Kong Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Goldman Sachs (Asia); ICBC International Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith; Scotia Capital (USA); BOCI Asia Ltd; Sociéte Générale, Hong Kong branch; The Bank of New York Mellon; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch

     

    CNPC General Capital's EMTN Programme and Issuance of Senior Notes

    Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling

    Banks: ANZ; Barclays; BNP Paribas; BOC International; BofA Merrill Lynch; CCB International; Citigroup; Crédit Agricole CIB; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank; ICBC International; ING; J.P. Morgan; Mitsubishi UFJ Securities; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp; SMBC Nikko; Sociéte Générale Corporate and Investment Banking; Standard Chartered Bank; Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)

     

    HK Electric Co's Syndicated-Term Loan Facility

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons

    Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC

     

    ICBC Financial Leasing – Bourbon Sale and Leaseback

    Firms: BA-HR; Norton Rose Fulbright; Stephenson Harwood; Virtus Law; Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co; Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice; Watson, Farley & Williams France; Wiersholm; Wikborg Rein

     

    Korea Exchange Bank's Establishment of Certificate of Deposit Programme

    Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Simmons & Simmons

    Bank: Standard Chartered Bank

     

    Mapletree Greater China's Establishment of Euro Medium-Term Securities Programme

    Firm: Paul Hastings

    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Singapore; DBS Bank

     

    Mizuho Financial Group's Notes Offering

    Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Banks: BofA Merill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Mizuho Securities

     

    PRC Ministry of Finance's Issuance of Sovereign Bonds

    Firms: Deacons; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

    TIPTOP Energy and Sinopec Century's Syndicated-Term Loan Facility

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Norton Rose Fulbright

    Banks: China Construction Bank Corp; Citigroup; HSBC; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; The Royal Bank of Scotland; United Overseas Bank

     

    Sinopec's Notes Offering

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; UBS AG

     

    Sinopec's Dual-Currency Multitranche Bond

    Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: Bank of China International; BofA Merill Lynch; China Construction Bank International; Citigroup; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; ICBC International; Mizuho Securities; J.P. Morgan; Société Générale

     

    State Grid Corp's Issuance Senior Guaranteed Notes

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

     

    Vedanta Resources's High-Yield Bond

    Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co; Latham & Watkins; Shearman & Sterling

    Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; Standard Chartered Bank; The Royal Bank of Scotland

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

     

    China Cinda's IPO

    Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons

     

    China Huishan Dairy's IPO and Rule 144A/Regulation S Offering

    Firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Walkers

    Banks: Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; UBS AG

     

    China Mengniu Dairy's Voluntary General Offer for Yashili

    Firms: Hogan Lovells; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Norton Rose Fulbright; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG

     

    China Merchants Bank's A+H Share Rights Issue

    Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: China Merchants Bank; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Goldman Sachs; UBS AG

     

    Great Eagle Holdings's Spinoff and Listing of Hotel Properties

    Firms: Appleby; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Mayer Brown JSM

    Banks: Citi; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; HSBC

    Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

     

    China Galaxy Securities's IPO

    Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell

    Banks: ABCI; BOCI; BOCOM International Securities; CB International Capital; China Galaxy International Securities; China Everbright Securities; CITIC Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Essence International Securities; Goldman Sachs; Guotai Junan Securities; Haitong International Securities; HSBC; ICBC; J.P. Morgan; Merrill Lynch; Nomura; Standard Chartered Securities; UBS AG

     

    Fast Retailing's HDRs Listing by Introduction

    Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Paul Hastings; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA; Morgan Stanley Asia; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp

    Accounting firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon

     

    Harbin Bank's IPO

    Firms: Clifford Chance; JiaYuan Law Firm; Jun He; Linklaters

    Banks: ABC International; BOC International; CICC Hong Kong; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank

    Accounting Firm: Ernst & Young

     

    HK Electric's IPO

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sullivan & Cromwell; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo

    Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC

     

    Huishang Bank Corp's IPO

    Firms: Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins

    Bank: BOC International; CITIC Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Morgan Stanley; UBS AG

     

    New World Development's Rights Issue and Privatisation Offer

    Firms: Eversheds; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo

    Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank

     

    Sinopec Engineering's IPO

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Guantao Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Kirkland & Ellis

    Banks: BOCI Asia; BOCOM; CICC; CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK); Citigroup Global Markets; CMB International Capital; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Haitong International Securities Co; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch

    Accounting firm: Grant Thornton

     

    M&A Deal of the Year

     

    Acquisition of 75 Percent Interest in Chong Hing Bank

    Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Deacons; Slaughter and May; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: Nomura International; UBS AG

     

    Acquisition of HK Parkview Group and Placing of Shares by COFCO Land Holdings

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Norton Rose Fulbright

    Banks: BOCI Asia; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Standard Chartered Securities

    Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

     

    Acquisition of ING Life Korea by MBK Partners

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Linklaters

     

    Baidu SPV and 91 Wireless Merger

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin

     

    BG Group's Selldown of the QCLNG Project to CNOOC

    Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons

    Accounting firm: Deloitte

     

    China Mengniu Dairy's General Offer for Yashili

    Firms: Hogan Lovells; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Norton Rose Fulbright; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG

     

    CNPC's Acquisition of 28.57 Percent Stake in Eni East Africa

    Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Linklaters

     

    Fosun International's Majority Acquisition of Fidelidade

    Firms: DLA Piper; ABBC Law Firm

     

    JD.com and Tencent's Partnership

    Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Firm; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm

    Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; China Renaissance Partners

     

    ONCG Videsh and Oil India's Acquisition of 20 Percent Stake in Rovuma Offshore Gas Field

    Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co; PLMJ Sociedade de Advogados; Norton Rose Fulbright; Simmons & Simmons

     

    Take-Private Acquisition of Focus Media Holding

    Firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Walkers; Zhong Lun Law Firm

    Banks: Bank of America NA; China Development Bank Corp, Hong Kong branch; China Minsheng Banking Corp, Hong Kong branch; Citibank NA; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse (Hong Kong); Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; ICBC International Capital; ICBC International Holdings; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific); UBS AG, Hong Kong branch; UBS AG, Singapore branch

     

    Tsinghua Unigroup's Acquisition of Spreadtrum Communications

    Firms: Fenwick & West; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Shearman & Sterling; Walkers

    Bank: Morgan Stanley Asia

     

    Visteon Corp's Sale of Yanfeng Joint Venture

    Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: Goldman Sachs; Rothschild

     

    WH Group's $ Acquisition of Smithfield Foods

    Firms: Fangda Partners; Maples and Calder; McGuireWoods; Paul Hastings; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Troutman Sanders

    Bank: Morgan Stanley Senior Funding

     

    Real Estate Deal of the Year

     

    Acquisition of HK Parkview Group and Placing of Shares by COFCO Land Holdings

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Norton Rose Fulbright

    Banks: BOCI Asia; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Standard Chartered Securities

    Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

     

    Formation of Gateway Real Estate Fund IV and Four Co-Investment Funds

    Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Haynes and Boone; Maples and Calder

     

    GLP's Launch of China Logistics Fund

    Firm:Morrison & Foerster

     

    Real Estate Project in Qianhai, Shenzhen

    Firms: Jincheng Tongda & Neal; Jones Day; King & Wood Mallesons

     

    Wynn Macau's Financing

    Firms: Latham & Watkins; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: BOCI Asia; Deutsche Bank; J.P. Morgan

     

    IPP Wealth Advisers Ltd Award Dealmaker of the Year

    Robert Ashworth – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Jamie Barr – Hogan Lovells

    Ronny Chow – Deacons

    Joshua Cole – King & Wood Mallesons

    Dorothea Koo – Baker & McKenzie

    Judy Lee – Appleby

    William Liu – Linklaters

    Kay Ian Ng – Sullivan & Cromwell

    Psyche Tai – Norton Rose Fulbright

    Xiaojun Wang – Jun He

    Julie Gao - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    David Watkins – Slaughter and May

     

    ALB LAW FIRM AWARDS

     

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson

    Chak & Associates

    Charltons

    Gall

    Kobre & Kim

    So Keung Yip & Sin

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Construction Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Clyde & Co

    Deacons

    Haley & Co

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Minter Ellison

    Pinsent Masons

    Simmons & Simmons

     

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Clifford Chance

    Deacons

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Criminal Law Firm of the Year

    Chin & Associates

    Haldanes

    Robertsons       

    Vidler & Co

    Weir & Associates      

     

    Hong Kong Deal Firm of the Year

    Ashurst

    Baker & McKenzie

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Linklaters

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Slaughter and May

    Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Chak & Associates

    Clifford Chance

    Deacons

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Gall

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Minter Ellison

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

    Pinsent Masons

    Sidley Austin

    Tanner De Witt

    Vivien Chan & Co

    Wilkinson & Grist

     

    Employment Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Deacons

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Gall

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Pinsent Masons

    Simmons & Simmons

    Stephenson Harwood

    Tanner De Witt

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Immigration Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Harvey Law Group

    Oldham, Li & Nie

     

    Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Deacons

    Gall

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Tanner De Witt

    Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co

     

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Clyde & Co

    Deacons

    Gall

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

    Smyth & Co in association with RPC

    Stephenson Harwood

     

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Deacons

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Hogan Lovells

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Morrison & Foerster

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Pinsent Masons

    So Keung Yip & Sin

    Stephenson Harwood

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    Clifford Chance

    Deacons

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Shearman & Sterling

    Sidley Austin

    Simmons & Simmons

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges

     

    Managing Partner of the Year

    Robert Ashworth – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Vivien Chan - Vivien Chan & Co

    Stuart Fuller – King & Wood Mallesons

    Phillip John – Norton Rose Fulbright

    Mark Johnson - Herbert Smith Freehills

    Colin Law – Shearman & Sterling

    Gordon Oldham – Oldham, Li & Nie

    Voon Keat Lai – Stephenson Harwood

    Allan Leung – Hogan Lovells

    Raymond Chak Man Lai – Chak & Associates

    Elaine Lo - Mayer Brown JSM

    Xiaojun Wang – Jun He

    Robert Ogilvy Watson - Ashurst

    Chun Wei – Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year

    Gall

    Haldanes

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Withers

     

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year

    Appleby

    Conyers Dill & Pearman

    Harney Westwood & Riegels

    Maples and Calder

    Mourant Ozannes

    Ogier

    Walkers

     

    Withers Award PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year

    Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson in association with Zhong Lun Law Firm

    Guantao Law Firm (Hong Kong) in association with Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow

    Jun He

     

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Deacons

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Morrison & Foerster

    Sidley Austin

    Stephenson Harwood

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Shipping Law Firm of the Year

    Clyde & Co

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Holman Fenwick Willan

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Stephenson Harwood

    Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co

     

    Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie Taipei

    Jones Day Taipei

    LCS & Partners

    Lee and Li

     

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson

    Deacons

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Vivien Chan & Co

    Withers

     

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Deacons

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Morrison & Foerster

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

    Pinsent Masons

    Simmons & Simmons

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Withers

     

    ALB IN-HOUSE AWARDS

     

    Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    Citic Capital

    Citigroup

    The Royal Bank of Scotland

     

    Pinsent Masons Award Construction In-House Team of the Year

    Dragages Hong Kong

    Leighton Asia, India and Offshore

    MTR Corp

     

    Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    Alibaba Group

    Citic Capital

    COSCO Pacific

    Hongkong Land

    MTR Corp

     

    Insurance In-House Team of the Year

    Manulife

    AIA Group

     

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

    China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities

    Citic Capital

    Citigroup

    Goldman Sachs (Asia)

    J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)

    Morgan Stanley

    Nomura International (Hong Kong)

    The Royal Bank of Scotland

     

    In-House Lawyer of the Year

    Rodney Chen - MTR Corp

    Michelle Hung – COSCO Pacific

    Joe Zhou Jiaxing - China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities

    Daniel Lee – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

    Philana Poon – PCCW-HKT

    Yong Kai Wong – Citic Capital

    Brandon Yap - Leighton Asia, India and Offshore

     

    Private Equity In-House Team of the Year

    Carlyle Group, Asia

    Citic Capital

    Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

    Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia

     

    Real Estate In-House Team of the Year

    Citic Capital

    Hongkong Land

    MTR Corp

     

    Holman Fenwick Willan Award Shipping In-House Team of the Year

    COSCO Pacific

    Jinhui Shipping and Transportation

    Noble Group

    Orient Overseas (International)

     

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

    Alibaba Group

    PCCW-HKT

    Telstra International

    Yahoo!

     

    For information about the event, please email Tracy at tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com, or call +852 2847 2046

    2014 Winners
    (winners written in red font)

    ALB DEAL AWARDS

     

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

     

    Alibaba Group's Debt Financing

    Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Walkers; White & Case

    Banks: ANZ; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Hong Kong branch; Mizuho Corporate Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia; Citicorp International

     

    Agricultural Bank of China's Establishment of MTN Programme

    Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters

    Banks: ABCI Capital; Agricultural Bank of China; CTBC Bank Co; Standard Chartered Bank

    Accounting firms: Deloitte; PwC

     

    Bank of China's MTN Programme and Drawdowns

    Firm: Clifford Chance

    Banks: Bank of China; Citibank

     

    China Merchants Bank's A+H Share Rights Issue

    Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    China Overseas Land & Investment's Senior Notes Offering

    Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder

    Banks: BNP Paribas; BOCI Asia; Citigroup Global Markets; CLSA; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)

     

    China Overseas Holdings's Repurchase Order, Consent Solicitation and Bond Issuance

    Firms: Hogan Lovells; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Simmons & Simmons

    Banks: Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Citigroup Global Markets

    Accounting firm: PwC

     

    China Vanke Co's Establishment of MTN Programme

    Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters; Zhong Lun Law Firm

    Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong); BNP Paribas, Hong Kong branch; CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK); DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong branch; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia); Morgan Stanley & Co; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch; United Overseas Bank

    Accounting firm: KPMG Huazhen

     

    CNOOC Group's Dual-Tranche Bond Offering

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Gilbert + Tobin; Jun He; Sidley Austin

    Banks: BOCI Asia; Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch

     

    CNOOC's Issuance of SEC-Registered Notes

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters

    Banks: Bank of China; Bank of China, Tokyo branch; CCB International Capital; CICC Hong Kong Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Goldman Sachs (Asia); ICBC International Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith; Scotia Capital (USA); BOCI Asia Ltd; Sociéte Générale, Hong Kong branch; The Bank of New York Mellon; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch

     

    CNPC General Capital's EMTN Programme and Issuance of Senior Notes

    Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling

    Banks: ANZ; Barclays; BNP Paribas; BOC International; BofA Merrill Lynch; CCB International; Citigroup; Crédit Agricole CIB; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank; ICBC International; ING; J.P. Morgan; Mitsubishi UFJ Securities; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp; SMBC Nikko; Sociéte Générale Corporate and Investment Banking; Standard Chartered Bank; Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)

     

    HK Electric Co's Syndicated-Term Loan Facility

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons

    Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC

     

    ICBC Financial Leasing – Bourbon Sale and Leaseback

    Firms: BA-HR; Norton Rose Fulbright; Stephenson Harwood; Virtus Law; Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co; Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice; Watson, Farley & Williams France; Wiersholm; Wikborg Rein

     

    Korea Exchange Bank's Establishment of Certificate of Deposit Programme

    Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Simmons & Simmons

    Bank: Standard Chartered Bank

     

    Mapletree Greater China's Establishment of Euro Medium-Term Securities Programme

    Firm: Paul Hastings

    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Singapore; DBS Bank

     

    Mizuho Financial Group's Notes Offering

    Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Banks: BofA Merill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Mizuho Securities

     

    PRC Ministry of Finance's Issuance of Sovereign Bonds

    Firms: Deacons; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

     

    TIPTOP Energy and Sinopec Century's Syndicated-Term Loan Facility

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Norton Rose Fulbright

    Banks: China Construction Bank Corp; Citigroup; HSBC; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; The Royal Bank of Scotland; United Overseas Bank

     

    Sinopec's Notes Offering

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; UBS AG

     

    Sinopec's Dual-Currency Multitranche Bond

    Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: Bank of China International; BofA Merill Lynch; China Construction Bank International; Citigroup; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; ICBC International; Mizuho Securities; J.P. Morgan; Société Générale

     

    State Grid Corp's Issuance Senior Guaranteed Notes

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

     

    Vedanta Resources's High-Yield Bond

    Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co; Latham & Watkins; Shearman & Sterling

    Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; Standard Chartered Bank; The Royal Bank of Scotland

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

     

    HK Electric's IPO

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sullivan & Cromwell; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo

    Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC

     

    China Cinda's IPO

    Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons

     

    China Huishan Dairy's IPO and Rule 144A/Regulation S Offering

    Firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Walkers

    Banks: Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; UBS AG

     

    China Mengniu Dairy's Voluntary General Offer for Yashili

    Firms: Hogan Lovells; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Norton Rose Fulbright; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG

     

    China Merchants Bank's A+H Share Rights Issue

    Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: China Merchants Bank; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Goldman Sachs; UBS AG

     

    Great Eagle Holdings' Spinoff and Listing of Hotel Properties

    Firms: Appleby; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Mayer Brown JSM

    Banks: Citi; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; HSBC

    Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

     

    China Galaxy Securities' IPO

    Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell

    Banks: ABCI; BOCI; BOCOM International Securities; CB International Capital; China Galaxy International Securities; China Everbright Securities; CITIC Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Essence International Securities; Goldman Sachs; Guotai Junan Securities; Haitong International Securities; HSBC; ICBC; J.P. Morgan; Merrill Lynch; Nomura; Standard Chartered Securities; UBS AG

     

    Fast Retailing's HDRs Listing by Introduction

    Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Paul Hastings; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA; Morgan Stanley Asia; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp

    Accounting firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon

     

    Harbin Bank's IPO

    Firms: Clifford Chance; JiaYuan Law Firm; Jun He; Linklaters

    Banks: ABC International; BOC International; CICC Hong Kong; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank

    Accounting Firm: Ernst & Young

     

    Huishang Bank Corp's IPO

    Firms: Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins

    Bank: BOC International; CITIC Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Morgan Stanley; UBS AG

     

    New World Development's Rights Issue and Privatisation Offer

    Firms: Eversheds; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo

    Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank

     

    Sinopec Engineering's IPO

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Guantao Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Kirkland & Ellis

    Banks: BOCI Asia; BOCOM; CICC; CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK); Citigroup Global Markets; CMB International Capital; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Haitong International Securities Co; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch

    Accounting firm: Grant Thornton

     

    M&A Deal of the Year

     

    WH Group's $ Acquisition of Smithfield Foods

    Firms: Fangda Partners; Maples and Calder; McGuireWoods; Paul Hastings; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Troutman Sanders

    Bank: Morgan Stanley Senior Funding

     

    Acquisition of 75 Percent Interest in Chong Hing Bank

    Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Deacons; Slaughter and May; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: Nomura International; UBS AG

     

    Acquisition of HK Parkview Group and Placing of Shares by COFCO Land Holdings

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Norton Rose Fulbright

    Banks: BOCI Asia; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Standard Chartered Securities

    Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

     

    Acquisition of ING Life Korea by MBK Partners

    Firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Linklaters

     

    Baidu SPV and 91 Wireless Merger

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin

     

    BG Group's Selldown of the QCLNG Project to CNOOC

    Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons

    Accounting firm: Deloitte

     

    China Mengniu Dairy's General Offer for Yashili

    Firms: Hogan Lovells; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Norton Rose Fulbright; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG

     

    CNPC's Acquisition of 28.57 Percent Stake in Eni East Africa

    Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Linklaters

     

    Fosun International's Majority Acquisition of Fidelidade

    Firms: DLA Piper; ABBC Law Firm

     

    JD.com and Tencent's Partnership

    Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Firm; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm

    Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; China Renaissance Partners

     

    ONCG Videsh and Oil India's Acquisition of 20 Percent Stake in Rovuma Offshore Gas Field

    Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co; PLMJ Sociedade de Advogados; Norton Rose Fulbright; Simmons & Simmons

     

    Take-Private Acquisition of Focus Media Holding

    Firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Walkers; Zhong Lun Law Firm

    Banks: Bank of America NA; China Development Bank Corp, Hong Kong branch; China Minsheng Banking Corp, Hong Kong branch; Citibank NA; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse (Hong Kong); Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; ICBC International Capital; ICBC International Holdings; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific); UBS AG, Hong Kong branch; UBS AG, Singapore branch

     

    Tsinghua Unigroup's Acquisition of Spreadtrum Communications

    Firms: Fenwick & West; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Shearman & Sterling; Walkers

    Bank: Morgan Stanley Asia

     

    Visteon Corp's Sale of Yanfeng Joint Venture

    Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: Goldman Sachs; Rothschild

     

    Real Estate Deal of the Year

     

    Acquisition of HK Parkview Group and Placing of Shares by COFCO Land Holdings

    Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Norton Rose Fulbright

    Banks: BOCI Asia; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Standard Chartered Securities

    Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

     

    Formation of Gateway Real Estate Fund IV and Four Co-Investment Funds

    Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Haynes and Boone; Maples and Calder

     

    GLP's Launch of China Logistics Fund

    Firm:Morrison & Foerster

     

    Real Estate Project in Qianhai, Shenzhen

    Firms: Jincheng Tongda & Neal; Jones Day; King & Wood Mallesons

     

    Wynn Macau's Financing

    Firms: Latham & Watkins; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: BOCI Asia; Deutsche Bank; J.P. Morgan

     

    Hong Kong Deal of the Year

     

    Alibaba Group's Debt Financing

    Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Walkers; White & Case

    Banks: ANZ; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Hong Kong branch; Mizuho Corporate Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia; Citicorp International

     

    IPP Wealth Advisers Ltd Award Dealmaker of the Year

     

    Robert Ashworth – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Jamie Barr – Hogan Lovells

    Ronny Chow – Deacons

    Joshua Cole – King & Wood Mallesons

    Dorothea Koo – Baker & McKenzie

    Judy Lee – Appleby

    William Liu – Linklaters

    Kay Ian Ng – Sullivan & Cromwell

    Psyche Tai – Norton Rose Fulbright

    Xiaojun Wang – Jun He

    Julie Gao - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    David Watkins – Slaughter and May

     

    ALB LAW FIRM AWARDS

     

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year

     

    Charltons

    Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson

    Chak & Associates

    Gall

    Kobre & Kim

    So Keung Yip & Sin

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Construction Law Firm of the Year

     

    Pinsent Masons

    Baker & McKenzie

    Clyde & Co

    Deacons

    Haley & Co

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Minter Ellison

    Simmons & Simmons

     

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

     

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Baker & McKenzie

    Clifford Chance

    Deacons

    Hogan Lovells

    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Criminal Law Firm of the Year

     

    Haldanes

    Chin & Associates

    Robertsons       

    Vidler & Co

    Weir & Associates      

     

    Deal Firm of the Year

     

    Linklaters

    Ashurst

    Baker & McKenzie

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Slaughter and May

    Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

     

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Chak & Associates

    Clifford Chance

    Deacons

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Gall

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Minter Ellison

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

    Pinsent Masons

    Sidley Austin

    Tanner De Witt

    Vivien Chan & Co

    Wilkinson & Grist

     

    Employment Law Firm of the Year

     

    Simmons & Simmons

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Deacons

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Gall

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Pinsent Masons

    Stephenson Harwood

    Tanner De Witt

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Immigration Law Firm of the Year

     

    Harvey Law Group

    Baker & McKenzie

    Oldham, Li & Nie

     

    Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

     

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Baker & McKenzie

    Deacons

    Gall

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Linklaters

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Tanner De Witt

    Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co

     

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year

     

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Baker & McKenzie

    Clyde & Co

    Deacons

    Gall

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    Smyth & Co in association with RPC

    Stephenson Harwood

     

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

     

    Deacons

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Hogan Lovells

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Morrison & Foerster

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Pinsent Masons

    So Keung Yip & Sin

    Stephenson Harwood

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

     

    Sidley Austin

    Simmons & Simmons

    (joint winners)

    Baker & McKenzie

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    Clifford Chance

    Deacons

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Shearman & Sterling

    Weil, Gotshal & Manges

     

    Managing Partner of the Year

     

    Robert Ashworth – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Vivien Chan - Vivien Chan & Co

    Stuart Fuller – King & Wood Mallesons

    Phillip John – Norton Rose Fulbright

    Mark Johnson - Herbert Smith Freehills

    Colin Law – Shearman & Sterling

    Gordon Oldham – Oldham, Li & Nie

    Voon Keat Lai – Stephenson Harwood

    Allan Leung – Hogan Lovells

    Raymond Chak Man Lai – Chak & Associates

    Elaine Lo - Mayer Brown JSM

    Xiaojun Wang – Jun He

    Robert Ogilvy Watson - Ashurst

    Chun Wei – Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year

     

    Withers

    Gall

    Haldanes

    Oldham, Li & Nie

     

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year

     

    Maples and Calder

    Appleby

    Conyers Dill & Pearman

    Harney Westwood & Riegels

    Mourant Ozannes

    Ogier

    Walkers

     

    Withers Award PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year

     

    Jun He

    Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson in association with Zhong Lun Law Firm

    Guantao Law Firm (Hong Kong) in association with Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow

     

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

     

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Baker & McKenzie

    Deacons

    Morrison & Foerster

    Sidley Austin

    Stephenson Harwood

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Shipping Law Firm of the Year

     

    Clyde & Co

    Holman Fenwick Willan

    (joint winners)

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Stephenson Harwood

    Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co

     

    Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year

     

    Lee and Li

    Baker & McKenzie Taipei

    Jones Day Taipei

    LCS & Partners

     

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

     

    Baker & McKenzie

    Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson

    Deacons

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Vivien Chan & Co

    Withers

     

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

     

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Deacons

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Morrison & Foerster

    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

    Pinsent Masons

    Simmons & Simmons

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year

     

    Baker & McKenzie

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Withers

     

    Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

     

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

     

    ALB IN-HOUSE AWARDS

     

    Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

     

    Citigroup

    Citic Capital

    The Royal Bank of Scotland

     

    Pinsent Masons Award Construction In-House Team of the Year

     

    MTR Corp

    Dragages Hong Kong

    Leighton Asia, India and Offshore

     

    Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year

     

    Alibaba Group

    Citic Capital

    COSCO Pacific

    Hongkong Land

    MTR Corp

     

    Insurance In-House Team of theYear

     

    AIA Group

    Manulife

     

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

     

    Goldman Sachs (Asia)

    China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities

    Citic Capital

    Citigroup

    J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)

    Morgan Stanley

    Nomura International (Hong Kong)

    The Royal Bank of Scotland

     

    In-House Lawyer of the Year

     

    Daniel Lee – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

    Philana Poon – PCCW-HKT

    (joint winners)

    Rodney Chen - MTR Corp

    Michelle Hung – COSCO Pacific

    Joe Zhou Jiaxing - China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities

    Yong Kai Wong – Citic Capital

    Brandon Yap - Leighton Asia, India and Offshore

     

    Private Equity In-House Team of the Year

     

    Carlyle Group, Asia

    Citic Capital

    Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

    Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia

     

    Real Estate In-House Team of the Year

     

    Hongkong Land

    Citic Capital

    MTR Corp

     

    Holman Fenwick Willan Award Shipping In-House Team of the Year

     

    Noble Group

    COSCO Pacific

    (Joint winners) 

    Jinhui Shipping and Transportation

    Orient Overseas (International)

     

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

     

    Alibaba Group

    PCCW-HKT

    Telstra International

    Yahoo!

     

    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year

    Citigroup

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