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Welcome to The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2018!
Date: Friday, 7 September 2018
Time: 6:30 p.m. sharp, cocktail
Venue: Conrad Hong Kong - Grand Ballroom, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Attire: Black Tie
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GUEST OF HONOUR
PHILIP J. DYKES, S.C
Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association
Philip Dykes was born in Warrington, Lancashire in 1953. He was educated at St. John Rigby Grammar School, Wigan and Lincoln College, Oxford University between 1972 and 1975 where he read English Language and Literature. He was called to the Bar in 1977 and practised on the Northern Circuit from the chambers of H.K. Goddard Q.C. in Manchester. He came to Hong Kong in 1985 and joined the Attorney General's Chambers. Between 1989 and 1991 he was an Assistant Solicitor General with special responsibilities for human rights and constitutional affairs. He left government service in 1991. He took silk in 1997. He has served in the Hong Kong Bar Council for a number of years and was elected Vice-Chairman in 1999, 2000, 2003 & 2004 and Chairman in 2005 and 2006. He was elected Chairman for the third time in January 2018.
Categories
AWARD CATEGORIES
Individual Categories
1. Art Futures Award Managing Partner of the Year
2. Dealmaker of the Year
3. Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
4. The Macallan Triple Cask 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. Withers Award Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
2. Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
3. Innovative In-House Team of the Year
4. Insurance In-House Team of the Year (new category)
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 Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
8. Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year (new category)
9. 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
Firm Categories
1. Aviation Law Firm of the Year (new category)
2. BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
3. Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year
4. Construction Law Firm of the Year
5. HKGALA Award Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
6. Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
7. Deal Firm of the Year
8. Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
9. Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
10. Immigration Law Firm of the Year
11. Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
12. Insurance Law Firm of the Year
13. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
14. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
15. Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
16. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
17. Maritime Law Firm of the Year
18. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
19. PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
20. First American Title Insurance Award Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
21. Rising Law Firm of the Year
22. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
23. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
24. Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
25. Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year
26. The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
If there is any particular categoriy that you would like to suggest, please contact us.
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SUBMISSIONS FORM:
(1) Research Methodology Summary
(2) Submission Forms
Individual Categories | In-House Categories | Deal Categories |
Firm Categories I / II / III
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IMPORTANT DATES :
Opening of submissions | May 30
Deadline for submissions | July 12
Online announcement of finalists | August
Awards ceremony | September 7
SUBMISSION INQUIRIES
Judges
Finalists
THE FINALISTS ***
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Individual Categories
Art Futures Award Managing Partner of the Year
David Smyth - RPC
Jeanette Chan - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Justin D’Agostino - Herbert Smith Freehills
Kristi L. Swartz - Bryan Cave
Madeline Leong - Watson Farley & Williams
Milton Cheng - Baker McKenzie
Nick Gall - Gall
Susheela Rivers - DLA Piper
Voon Keat Lai - Stephenson Harwood
William Robinson - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Dealmaker of the Year
Hayden Flinn - King & Wood Mallesons
Hilary Lau - Herbert Smith Freehills
Ian Ho - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Jeanette Chan - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Julie Gao - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Marcia Ellis - Morrison & Foerster
Paul Chow - Davis Polk & Wardwell
Psyche Tai - Norton Rose Fulbright
Robert Ashworth – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Ronny Chow – Deacons
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Camille Jojo - Norton Rose Fulbright
Chris Wong - Gall
Frederick Hui - Zhong Lun
Heidi Chui - Stevenson, Wong & Co
Ian Mann - Harney Westwood & Riegels
Ing Loong Yang - Latham & Watkins
Mark Lin - Hogan Lovells
May Tai - Herbert Smith Freehills
Nicolas Wiegand - CMS
Rory McAlpine - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
The Macallan Triple Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year
Beverly Chau - L’Oréal
Erica Chan - Walmart Asia
Iris Cheng - Shanghai Real Estate (Commercial) Holdings
Jacob Turner - Citibank
Jeffrey Chen - TCL Electronics Holdings
Joe Zhou - CICC
Michael Ting - Manulife
Michelle Hung - COSCO Shipping Ports
Pamela Ng - Morgan Stanley
Raymond Goh - Anbang International Holdings
Regina Chan - VIAVI Solutions
Richard Pu - Tencent
Sean Wu - J.P. Morgan
Stephanie Sheng - Goldman Sachs
Wendy Chan - McDonald’s Hong Kong
Yong Kai Wong - CITIC Capital
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Bonnie Chan - Davis Polk & Wardwell
Catherine Husted - Allen & Overy
Charmain Koo - Deacons
Erica Chan - Walmart Asia
Jeanette Chan - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Kelly Austin - Gibson Dunn
Kristi L Swartz - Bryan Cave
Marcia Ellis - Morrison & Foerster
Pamela Ng - Morgan Stanley
Tatman Savio - Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Teresa Ko - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year
Anna Chan - Oldham, Li & Nie
Anna Mae Koo - Vivien Chan & Co
Dominic Geiser - Herbert Smith Freehills
Iris Cheng - Shanghai Real Estate (Commercial) Holdings
Jennifer Ng - H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
Paul Sephton - Harney Westwood & Riegels
Serena Lim - Hogan Lovells
Shu Du - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Timothy Burns - Withers
Venna Cheng - Mayer Brown
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In-House Categories
Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Ant Financial
Citibank
CITIC Capital
DBS Bank
HSBC
State Grid Overseas Investment
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Ant Financial
Arcadis Asia
CITIC Capital
COSCO Shipping Ports
DBS Bank
FinEX Asia
FIS
Fosun
Lazada Group
McDonald’s Hong Kong
Nord Anglia Education
State Grid Overseas Investment
Telstra International
Uber (Asia)
Insurance In-House Team of the Year
AXA China Region Insurance Company
Manulife (International)
Transamerica Life Bermuda
Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
CICC
Citigroup
CLSA
Credit Suisse
Goldman Sachs
J.P. Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Paul, Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Ant Financial
eBay
FIS
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
NetApp
Telstra International
Tencent
Uber (Asia)
Viavi Solutions
Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
L'Oréal
McDonald’s Hong Kong
TCL Electronics Holdings
Walmart Asia
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
COSCO Shipping Ports
Lazada eLogistics Group
MTR Corporation
Withers Award Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Arcadis Asia
Gammon Construction
Hang Lung Group
Hysan Development Company
MTR Corporation
Shanghai Real Estate (Commercial) Holdings
ACC HK Award Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year
CITIC Capital
CK Hutchison
CLSA
DBS
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
HSBC
J.P. Morgan
MTR Corporation
Telstra International
Tencent
Uber (Asia)
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Firm Categories
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Clifford Chance
CMS
HFW
Stephenson Harwood
BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Boase Cohen & Collins
Gall
Haldanes
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Tanner De Witt
Withers
Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Deacons
Dentons
DLA Piper
Gall
Haldanes
Herbert Smith Freehills
K&L Gates
Mayer Brown
MinterEllison
Oldham, Li & Nie
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Winston & Strawn
Zhong Lun
Construction Law Firm of the Year
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Clyde & Co
Deacons
DLA Piper
HFW
Hogan Lovells
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
MinterEllison
Pinsent Masons
HKGALA Award Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Boase Cohen & Collins
Deacons
Hogan Lovells
Stephenson Harwood
Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Boase Cohen & Collins
Haldanes
Kobre & Kim
Morley Chow Seto
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Deal Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Morrison & Foerster
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Boase Cohen & Collins
FitzGerald Lawyers
Gall
Morley Chow Seto
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Tanner De Witt
Vivien Chan & Co.
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Pinsent Masons
Watson Farley & Williams
First American Title Insurance Award Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Deacons
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
Paul Hastings
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Withers
Immigration Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Harvey Law Group
Lewis Silkin
Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Mayer Brown
RPC
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
Oldham, Li & Nie
Stephenson Harwood
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Vivien Chan & Co.
Winston & Strawn
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Mayer Brown
MinterEllison
RPC
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Zhong Lun
Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Goodwin Procter
King & Wood Mallesons
Kirkland & Ellis
Morrison & Foerster
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Ropes & Gray
Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
DLA Piper
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Lewis Silkin
Mayer Brown
Oldham, Li & Nie
Simmons & Simmons
Stephenson Harwood
Tanner De Witt
Maritime Law Firm of the Year
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Clyde & Co
DLA Piper
HFW
Mayer Brown
Stephenson Harwood
Watson Farley & Williams
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Appleby
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples and Calder
Mourant
Ogier
Walkers
PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
Fangda Partners
Guantao
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe
Zhong Lun
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
King & Wood Mallesons
Kobre & Kim
Mayer Brown
Ropes & Gray
Stephenson Harwood
Tanner De Witt
Rising Law Firm of the Year
CMS
FitzGerald Lawyers
H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
L&Y Law Office
Lewis Silkin
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
DLA Piper
Herbert Smith Freehills
Stephenson Harwood
Withers
Zhong Lun
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Han Kun
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown
Morrison & Foerster
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Pinsent Masons
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Charltons
H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
L&Y Law Office
Tanner De Witt
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
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Mayer Brown
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Withers
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Deal Categories
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Alibaba Group’s Investment Grade Note Offering
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples & Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Bank of China’s USD-Denominated Bond Issuance
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunZeJun; Linklaters
CEXIM’s Establishment of MTN and Commercial Paper Programmes
Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters; Sidley Austin
Banks: Bank of China; Bank of Communications; Barclays; China Construction Bank Europe; Crédit Agricole; DBS Bank; ING; KGI Asia; Mizuho Securities; MUFG; Westpac
ChemChina’s Guaranteed Bond Offering
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Latham & Watkins
Banks: Santander Bank; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays; BNP Paribas; BOC International; China CITIC Bank International; Commerzbank; Rabobank; Crédit Agricole CIB; Credit Suisse; First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC; HSBC; Industrial Bank, Hong Kong Branch; Morgan Stanley; MUFG; Natixis; Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking; UniCredit Bank
China Evergrande’s Capital Restructuring
Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Davis Polk & Wardell; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Haitong International Securities; Huatai Financial Holdings; Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific); UBS AG
Debt Financing for the Acquisition of The Center
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Linklaters; ONC Lawyers; Ropes & Gray; Simon Reid-Kay & Associates; Walkers; Wilkinson & Grist
Banks: Hammer Capital; Morgan Stanley; The Bank of New York Mellon
ICBC’s First Green Bonds in Luxembourg
Law firms: Allen & Overy; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
Kaisa Group Holdings’ Exchange Offer
Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Jia Yuan Law Office; Mayer Brown; Shearman & Sterling; Sidley Austin
Banks: BOC International; BOCI Asia; China CITIC Bank International; China Merchants Securities; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank
Postal Savings Bank of China’s Offshore Preference Shares Issuance
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
Banks: ABCI Capital; BOCI Asia; CCB International Capital; China Merchants Securities (HK) Co; CICC; CLSA; Crédit Agricole; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Haitong International Securities; HSBC; Huarong International Securities; ICBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch International; Morgan Stanley; Ping An of China Securities (Hong Kong); SinoPac Securities; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch
PRC’s Bond Issuance
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Deacons; Fangda Partners; Linklaters
Bank: Agricultural Bank of China; Bank of China; Bank of Communications, Hong Kong Branch; China Construction Bank (Asia); CICC; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch; HSBC; ICBC; Standard Chartered Bank
Equity Market Deal of the Year
China Everbright Bank’s Private Placement of H-Shares
Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills
Bank: CICC
China Literature's IPO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Grandall; Han Kun; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Bank of China (Hong Kong); BOC International; BOCI Asia; China Merchant Securities; China Renaissance Securities; China Securities International; CICC; CMB International Capital; Credit Suisse; Futu Securities International (Hong Kong); HSBC; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
China Shipbuilding Industry Corp’s Exchangeable Bond Issuance
Law firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; Latham & Watkins; Maples and Calder; Walkers
Banks: BNP Paribas Securities (Asia); China Merchants Bank; CLSA
China Unicom’s Mixed Ownership Reform
Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Grandall; Han Kun
Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank’s IPO
Law firms: JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Sidley Austin
Banks: ABC International Capital; ABC International Finance; AMTD Asset Management; BOCI Asia; CCB International Finance; China Merchants Securities; CICC; CMB International Capital; GF Securities (Hong Kong)
iQIYI’s IPO
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Walkers
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs
Naspers’s Offering of Tencent Shares
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Ping An Healthcare and Technology’s IPO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; DLA Piper; Grandall; Haiwen & Partners; Maples and Calder
Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong); Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; UBS
Qudian’s IPO
Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Kirkland & Ellis; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Tian Yuan Law Office
Banks: CICC; Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley; UBS Securities
Wharf’s Commercial Property Spin-Off
Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Deacons; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallesons
ZhongAn’s IPO
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Grandall; Han Kun; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: CMB International; Credit Suisse; J.P. Morgan; UBS
M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Baring’s Sale of Weetabix
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Linklaters; Ropes & Gray
China National Building Material’s Merger with China National Materials
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Slaughter and May
CPPIB and Baring’s Acquisition of Nord Anglia Education’s Outstanding Shares
Law firms: Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Maples and Calder; Ropes & Gray; Walkers; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
DiDi Chuxing’s Investment in Grab
Law firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Hillhouse Capital’s Investment in JD.com’s Logistics Business
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Han Kun; Orrick Herrington; Walkers
Henderson Land’s Acquisition of Land in Kai Tak
Law firms: Harneys Westwood & Riegels; Clifford Chance; Hogan Lovells
I Squared Capital’s Acquisition of Hutchison Global Communications
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; Mourant; Walkers; White & Case
Banks: Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs
Key Safety Systems’s Acquistion of Takata Corp
Law firms: Harney Westwood & Riegels; Herbert Smith Freehills; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Macquarie's Establishment of Second Asian Infrastructure Fund
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; King & Wood Mallesons; Loyens & Loeff
PAG’S Takeover of Yingde
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Slaughter and May
Privatisation of Intime Retail
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Slaughter and May; Walkers
Bank: Deutsche Bank
SoftBank Group and Fund’s Investment in WeWork
Law firms: Morrison & Foerster; Nautadutilh; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Taobao's Acquisition of Stake in Sun Art
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Fangda Partners; Herbert Smith Freehills; Reed Smith; Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Slaughter and May
Bank: CICC
Yancoal’s Acquisition of Stake in Rio Tinto
Law Firms: Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; MinterEllison
Banks: CICC; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
Alibaba ’s Acquisition of Stake in Ant Financial
Law Firms: Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Morrison & Foerster; Sidley Austin; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Alibaba’s Acquisition of Remaining Shares in Ele.me
Law firms: Appleby; DLA Piper; Fangda Partners; Han Kun; Maples & Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Ant Financial’s Funding Round
Law firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Goodwin; Harney Westwood & Riegels; King & Wood Mallesons; Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters; Mayer Brown; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; TransAsia Lawyers; Travers Thorp Alberga; Walkers; White & Case
Bank: Bank of China
ChemChina’s Acquisition of Syngenta
Law firms: Bär & Karrer; Blake Cassels & Graydon; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Homburger; King & Wood Mallesons; Osler Hoskin & Harcourt; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Bank of China; China Citic Bank; China Construction Bank; CICC; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley; UBS
China Investment Corp’s Acquisition of Logicor
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Eastdil Secured; Goldman Sachs; UBS
Consortium’s Take-Private Offer for Belle International Holdings
Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Clifford Chance; Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters; Maples & Calder; Walkers; Wilkinson & Grist
Bank: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
COSCO Shipping Offer to Buy Orient Overseas
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Kirkland & Ellis; Paul Hastings; Slaughter and May; Walkers
Banks: J.P. Morgan; UBS
Dalian Wanda’s Sale of Assets
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Bank: CITIC Securities
GLP’s Privatisation
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; BMA Law; Broad & Bright; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Morrison & Foerster; Maples & Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Walkers; WongPartnership
Banks: Chatham Financial; CICC; Citigroup; DBS Bank; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley
Sale of CK Asset Holdings’ The Centre
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Harneys Westwood & Riegels; Maples and Calder; ONC Lawyers; Sidley Austin
Bank: Morgan Stanley
Unicom (BVI)’s Proposed Subscription of China Unicom Shares
Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
*** Should you have any queries, please contact Caryl at mary.aquino@tr.com or call +632 982 5938.
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 at mary.aquino@tr.com.
Winners
Individual Categories
Art Futures Award Managing Partner of the Year
Justin D’Agostino - Herbert Smith Freehills
Dealmaker of the Year
Marcia Ellis - Morrison & Foerster
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Camille Jojo – Norton Rose Fulbright
The Macallan Triple Cask Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year
Joe Zhou – CICC
Richard Pu – Tencent
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Catherine Husted - Allen & Overy
Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year
Dominic Geiser - Herbert Smith Freehills
In-House Categories
Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
DBS Bank
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Ant Financial
Insurance In-House Team of the Year
Manulife (International)
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
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
Walmart
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
COSCO Shipping Ports
Withers Award Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Hang Lung Group
ACC HK Award Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year
HSBC
Firm Categories
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
Stephenson Harwood
BDO Award Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
Withers
Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Deacons, Herbert Smith Freehills
Construction Law Firm of the Year
Pinsent Masons
Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Haldanes
Deal Firm of the Year
Morrison & Foerster
Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Boase Cohen & Collins
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
First American Title Insurance Award Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
HKGALA Award Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Immigration Law Firm of the Year
Lewis Silkin
Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown
Maritime Law Firm of the Year
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Maples and Calder
PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Rising Law Firm of the Year
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown
Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year
Withers
The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Deal Categories
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Debt Financing for the Acquisition of The Center
Law firms: Allen and Overy; Ashurst; Linklaters; ONC Lawyers; Ropes & Gray; Simon Reid-Kay & Associates; Walkers; Wilkinson & Grist
Banks: Hammer Capital; Morgan Stanley; The Bank of New York Mellon
Equity Market Deal of the Year
China Literature's IPO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Grandall; Han Kun; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Bank of China (Hong Kong); BOC International; BOCI Asia; China Merchant Securities; China Renaissance Securities; China Securities International; CICC; CMB International Capital; Credit Suisse; Futu Securities International (Hong Kong); HSBC; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley
M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
I Squared Capital’s Acquisition of Hutchison Global Communications
Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; Mourant; Walkers; White & Case
Banks: Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs
M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
ChemChina’s Acquisition of Syngenta
Law firms: Baer & Karrer; Blake Cassels & Graydon; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Homburger; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters; Osler Hoskin & Harcourt; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Bank of China; China Citic Bank; China Construction Bank; CICC; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley; UBS
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Event details:
Date: Friday, 7 September 2018
Time: 6.30 PM sharp
Venue: Conrad Hong Kong - Grand Ballroom
Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
FAQs
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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.
Is self-nomination permitted?
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 7, 2018 in Hong Kong.
When do the submissions open? When is the deadline to submit?
The submissions will open in May. The final deadline to submit will be in Mid June. For any questions relating to submissions and deadlines, please contact mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com.
NOMINATION PROCESS AND ASSESSMENT
How are the finalists chosen?
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 ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2018?
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.
What will my contact information/my client’s information be used for?
All contact information provided will not be disclosed to external parties; and will only be seen by our ALB research team and the judges panel. We keep the information on record internally, in case we need to contact you or your client regarding any questions or discrepancies in the submission form.
Where will my name/firm name/team name be published if we are a finalist or winner?
As a finalist and/or winner, your firm/team/individual name will be published in ALB awards materials and print magazine. For more information, please contact us.
Is my submission confidential?
Any information you submit will only be reviewed by the ALB team and independent judging panel, whose names will be published. The material submitted will only be disclosed to the above; if there is any information that is strictly confidential, please mark clearly on the nomination form. Though we do our best to maintain the security of the information you provide, any information you transmit to us is done at your own risk and Thomson Reuters is not responsible for any unauthorized transmission of information.
SPONSORSHIP, PARTICIPATION AND OTHER
I would like to sponsor theALB Law Awards.
Please contact Amantha.Chia@thomsonreuters.com or (+65) 6870 3917 for further details regarding sponsorship.
I am interested in being an official partner of the ALB Law Awards, as a media/legal association.
Please contact mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or call +632 982 5938.
My practice area or specialty is not listed, but I would like to participate in the Awards.
Please get in touch with our ALB Law Awards research team at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or call +632 982 5938.
Can I participate in Awards across the region?
Yes, you can participate in more than one market. Please note there may be specific criteria for each market; key dates for 2018 and information listed below.
ALB Malaysia Law Awards | March 22 2018 (Kuala Lumpur)
JC Consulting Thomson Reuters ALB China Law Awards | April 19 2018 (Beijing)
ALB Hong Kong Legal Marketing Awards | April 20 2018 (Hong Kong)
ALB SE Asia Law Awards | May 10 2018 (Singapore)
ALB Japan Law Awards | June 13 2018 (Tokyo)
ALB SE Asia Legal Marketing Awards | August 2018 (Singapore)
The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards | September 7 2018 (Hong Kong)
ALB Indonesia Law Awards | October 4 2018 (Jakarta)
ALB Philippine Law Awards | October 26 2018 (Manila)
ALB Korea Law Awards | November 15 2018 (Seoul)
Who should attend the Awards Ceremony? Can I attend?
We welcome all finalists and non-finalists to join the Awards Ceremony; please contact Amantha.Chia@thomsonreuters.com or (+65) 6870 3917.
I would like to order a winner’s trophy and/or certificate (for finalists and winners).
Please contact Amantha.Chia@thomsonreuters.com or (+65) 6870 3917.
How can I receive communications related to the ALB Law Awards?
Please email mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com to subscribe to the ALB mailing list.
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Asian Legal Business – Law Awards
The ALB Law Awards are the pre-eminent legal awards in Asia-Pacific, held annually in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and China. The Awards are comprised of months of intensive research and culminate in a black-tie Awarding Ceremony in each of the markets. We cordially invite you to take part in these prestigious awards – and celebrate legal excellence with us.
