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    Welcome to the 14th annual The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards!

    Date:      Friday, September 11, 2015

    Venue:  Conrad Hong Kong – Grand Ballroom

                  Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong

    Asian Legal Business (ALB) proudly presents the The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2015. Committed to recognise the industry and excellence of people behind the great deals, tremendous projects and matters and cases that overturned landmark decisions to set an entirely new jurisprudence, ALB celebrates the 14th year of the most prestigious event in the legal calendar of the Hong Kong's legal circle.
     
    The culmination of this months-long celebration will be on September 11 at Conrad Hong Kong, where the members of the judiciary, law professors, law firm partners, in-house teams, business tycoons, industrialists and dealmakers convene to salute the best deals and legal practitioners in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
     
    ALB offers the best platform for showcasing your firm or in-house team's best work. Don't miss it! 
     
    REGISTER NOW.

     

    For enquiries about the event, please contact Caryl at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com

    or (632) 982 5938.

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     GUEST OF HONOUR

     

      Professor Michael Hor

    Dean, Faculty of Law
    The University Of Hong Kong

    Michael Hor grew up and went to school in Ipoh, Malaysia, before going to Singapore to read for an LLB. On graduation he joined the Singapore Legal Service where he administered bankruptcies and companies in liquidation and sat as a Magistrate. He joined the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and went off to Oxford University to read for a BCL. On his return he became a Lecturer at the Faculty. He is qualified as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and also read for an LLM in the University of Chicago.

    He specializes in most matters related to criminal justice. He has taught and published in criminal law, evidence, and criminal procedure. He has been a Consultant to the Ministry of Law, Singapore, and the Criminal Practice Committee of the Law Society of Singapore. He has also been Chief Editor of the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, a member of the editorial boards of the Singapore Academy of Law Journal and the Asian Journal of Comparative Law, and an advisor to the Singapore Law Review and the Criminal Justice Club, NUS. He has also been Chairman of the Faculty Search (Hiring) Committee and a member of the Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee, NUS. 

    He has been a Distinguished Visitor at the Law Faculty of the University of Toronto, a Visitor at the Oxford Centre for Criminology, and Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong Law Faculty, where he was also an advisor to its Centre for Comparative and Public Law.

     

     EMCEE

     

    A journalist with more than 20 years financial reporting experience, Tara Joseph is currently chief correspondent for Reuters TV, Asia.

     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 vice president of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong. 

     

     

    THE 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. Dealmaker of the Year

    5. Deal of the Year

     

    In-House Categories

     

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

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

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

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

    5. Insurance In-House Team of the Year

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

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

    8. Private Equity In-House Team of the Year

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

    10. In-House Team of the Year

     

    Firm Categories

     

    1. Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    2. Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    3. Construction Law Firm of the Year

    4. Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

    5. Criminal Law Firm of the Year

    6. Deal Firm of the Year

    7. Immigration Law Firm of the Year

    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. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year

    13. Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    14. Maritime Law Firm of the Year

    15. BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year

    16. Offshore Law Firm of the Year

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

    18. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    19. Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year

    20. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

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

    22. Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year

    23. Managing Partner of the Year

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

     

    Nominations are now open. Deadline for nominations will be on July 6, Monday.

    Please contact Caryl at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or at 632 982 5938.

     

     

    METHODOLOGY SUMMARY

     

    Part I

     

    GENERAL GUIDELINES

     

    1. All nominations must be written in the ALB nomination form. 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 2014 to March 2015.
    4. Clients or contact persons provided in the nomination form will be contacted by ALB, as may be necessary, without prior notice to nominating organisations. It is advisable that only the names of clients whose consent for this purpose has been obtained are listed in the nomination form. 

    Part II

     

    DEFINITION OF TERMS

     

    For purposes of this Awards, unless the context otherwise requires -

     

    "breadth" means the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries;

     

    "complexity" means the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures;

     

    "impact or significance" means the degree by which the stakeholders, the bench and bar or the Hong Kong community at large is affected;

     

    "improvement" means the degree to which the work involved improved techniques and structures;

     

    "innovation" means the degree to which the work involved original techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or regulations;

     

    "Hong Kong element" means any or all of the following: (a) one of the law firms involved must be based in Hong Kong; (b) one of the clients/parties to the case/deal must be based in Hong Kong; (c) the deal was completed in Hong Kong; or (d) the case/deal must, in any way, be related to Hong Kong;

     

     

    THE SHORTLIST***

     

    DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR

     

    Alibaba’s Debut 144A/Reg S Bond Offering

    Law firms: Fangda Partners;King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; Goldman Sachs (Asia);J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

    Accounting firm: PwC

     

    Alibaba's Revolving Credit Facility

    Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Maples and Calder

    Banks: BNP Paribas, Hong Kong Branch; Citibank; Credit Suisse; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs Bank USA; HSBC; ING Bank; J.P. Morgan Chase Bank; Mizuho Bank; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding

     

    AT&T's Formosa Bond Offering

    Law Firms: Lee and Li; Sidley Austin; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Bank: Morgan Stanley

     

    Bank of China's Offshore Preference Shares Issuance

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; King & Wood Mallesons

    Banks: BNP Paribas; BOC International (China); China Merchants Securities (HK); Citibank; CITIC Securities International; Credit Suisse; HSBC; Morgan Stanley; Standard Chartered Bank

     

    Chexim's Dual Tranche 144/Reg S Bond Offering

    Law firms: Haiwen & Partners; JunHe; Linklaters; Sidley Austin

    Bank: ANZ; Bank of Communications, Hong Kong Branch; Barclays; Credit Agricole CIB; HSBC; ICBC International; J. P. Morgan; The Royal Bank of Scotland

     

    China Huarong's Dual-Tranche Bond Issuance

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters; Maples and Calder

    Banks: ABCI Capital; CCB International Capital; China Merchants Securities (HK); Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (Europe); DBS Bank; ICBC (Asia); Jefferies; Shanghai Pudong Development Bank; Standard Chartered Bank; Wing Lung Bank

     

    China Shenhua Energy's Bond Issuance

    Law firms: Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunHe; Latham & Watkins; Ogier; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: BOCOM International Securities; CICC HK Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs (Asia); HSBC; ICBC International Capital; ICBC International Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities

    Accounting firms: Deloitte Touche; KPMG

     

    CITIC Securities' MTN Programme

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallesons; Walkers

    Banks: Citi; Citic Securities International; HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank

    CITIC's MTN Programme Listing

    Law firms: Clifford Chance;JunHe; Linklaters; Zhong Lun Law Firm

    Bank: HSBC

    Accounting firm: KPMG

     

    CNOOC's Guaranteed Note Offering

    Law firms: Blake, Cassels & Graydon; Davis Polk & Wardwell; JunHe; Linklaters; Stewart McKelvey

    Banks: BOCI Asia; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

     

    CNPC's Drawdown

    Law firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling

     

    Hutchison Whampoa's Bond Offering

    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Maples and Calder; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman Sachs (Asia); HSBC; Merrill Lynch International

     

    ICBC's Triple-Currency Preference Shares Offering

    Law Firms: Allen & Overy;JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

     

    Lenovo's Bond Offering

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling

    Bank: Citigroup Global Markets

     

    Petronas' Debt Offering

    Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low;Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kadir, Andri & Partners; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Norton Rose Fulbright

     

    PRC Ministry of Finance's Sovereign Bond Issuance

    Law firms: Deacons; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters

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

     

    Sinopec Group's 144A/Reg S Note Offering

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

    Banks: Citi; HSBC; Goldman Sachs (Asia); CCB International Capital; J.P. Morgan

     

    State Grid Corp's Senior Guaranteed Note Issuance

    Law firm: Herbert Smith Freehills

     

    Tencent's Bond Offering

    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Global Law Offices; JunHe; Latham & Watkins; Maples and Calder

    Banks: ANZ; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Bank of China (Hong Kong); Barclays; Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs (Asia); J.P. Morgan; China Merchants Securities (HK)

     

     

    EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR

     

    Alibaba’s IPO

    Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Bank: Citigroup Global Markets;Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

    Accounting firm: PwC

     

    BAIC Motor's IPO

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; King & Wood Mallesons; Norton Rose Fulbright

    Banks: China Merchants Securities; Citic Securities; CLSA; Deutsche Bank; HSBC; Morgan Stanley; UBS

     

    CAR's IPO

    Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Offices; King & Wood Mallesons; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Banks: China Renaissance Securities; CICC; Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley

     

    CGN Power's Hong Kong IPO and Global Offering

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling

     

    Cheil Industries' IPO

    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

    Banks: J.P. Morgan; KDB Daewoo Securities; Woori Investment & Securities

     

    Cheung Kong and Hutchison's Reorganisation

    Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Guantao Law Firm; Linklaters; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch;HSBC

    Accounting firms: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu' PwC

     

    China CNR Corp's IPO

    Law firms: Allens; Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Morrison & Foerster

    Banks: China International Capital Hong Kong Securities Corp;Macquarie Capital Securities;UBS Hong Kong

     

    Dalian Wanda's IPO

    Law firms: Appleby; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Reed Smith; Tian Yuan Law Firm

    Banks: Barclays; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CICC; Citi; Credit Suisse; DBS; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; Nomura; UBS

    Accounting firm: Ernst & Young

     

     

    Fuyao Glass' IPO

    Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Fujian Zenith Law Firm; Latham & Watkins; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC; China Merchants Securities; UBS

    Accounting firm: PwC

     

    Hang Seng Bank's A Shares Institutional Market Placing

    Law firm: Norton Rose Fulbright

     

    Harbin Bank's IPO

    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Jiayuan Law Firm; JunHe; Linklaters

    Accounting firm: Ernst & Young

     

    Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund's IPO

    Law firms: Shearman & Sterling; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor; White & Case

    Banks: Bualuang Securities; Morgan Stanley

     

    JD.com's IPO

    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    PICC Property and Casualty Co's H Share Rights Issue

    Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters

    Banks: CICC; Goldman Sachs; HSBC

     

    Ping An Insurance's H-Share Placement

    Law firms: DLA Piper; Paul Hastings

    Banks: Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; Morgan Stanley

     

    Shengjing Bank Co's IPO

    Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: China Merchants Securities (HK); UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong)

     

    WH Group's IPO

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Haiwen & Partners; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Maples and Calder; Paul Hastings

    Banks: BOCI Asia; Morgan Stanley Asia

     

    M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR

     

    AB InBev's Acquisition of Oriental Brewery Co

    Law firms: Kim & Chang;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett;Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; Lazard; Morgan Stanley

     

    Alibaba's Acquisition of UCWeb

    Law firms: Maples amd Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    A.S. Watson and Temasek's Alliance

    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Linklaters; Maples and Calder

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; DBS; Goldman Sachs; HSBC

     

    China Consortium's Investment in GLP

    Law firm: Morrison & Foerster

     

    China Lodging Group's Alliance with Accor

    Law firms: JunHe; Proskauer Rose; Shearman & Sterling

     

    CLP and CSG's Acquisition of 60 Percent Interest in CAPCO

    Law firms: J.S. Gale & Co; Linklaters

     

    COLI's Acquisition of CSCECL's Property Portfolio

    Law firms: Jingtian & Gongcheng; Norton Rose Fulbright

     

    Didi and Kuaidi's Merger

    Law firms: JunHe; Maples and Calder

     

    Giant Interactive Group's Going-Private Transaction

    Law firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Appleby; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fenwick & West; Grandall Law Firm; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; O'Melveny & Myers; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    Banks: BNP Paribas; China Minsheng Bank; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Duff & Phelps; Goldman Sachs; ICBC International Capital; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

     

    HKT's Acquisition of CSL

    Law firms: Clifford Chance;Conyers Dill & Pearman; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Linklaters

     

    Hony Capital's Acquisition of PizzaExpress

    Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Linklaters; Weil Gotshsal & Manges

     

    Lenovo's Acquisition of IBM's Server Business

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Hogan Lovells

     

    Microsoft's Acquisition of Nokia's Devices Service Business

    Law firms: Baker & McKenzie; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe;Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    MMG’s Acquisition of Las Bambas

    Law firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Dentons; Estudio Grau; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Linklaters; Miranda; Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados; Sullivan & Cromwell; White & Case

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs

     

    OCBC's Acquisition of Wing Hang Bank

    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; MdME Lawyers; Slaughter and May

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Nomura Holdings

     

    Subscription of 30 Percent Interest in Sinopec Marketing

    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Hylands Law Firm; K&L Gates; Morrison & Foerster; King & Wood Mallesons

     

    Tencent and JD.com's Investment in Bitauto

    Law firms: Han Kun Law Offices; JunHe;Maples and Calder;Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom;

     

    TPG's Sale of Stakes in Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional

    Law firm: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

     

    Dealmaker of the Year

    Judy Lee - Appleby

    Dorothea Koo - Baker & McKenzie

    Denise Shiu - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    Paul Chen - DLA Piper

    Edward Freeman - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Cui Liguo - Guantao Law Firm

    Joshua Cole - King & Wood Mallesons

    Cathy Yeung - Latham & Watkins

    James Grandolfo - Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

    Psyche Tai - Norton Rose Fulbright

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

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

    William Chua - Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    Deal of the Year

    TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE NIGHT

     

    Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    Citic Capital

    Citigroup

    DBS Bank

     

    Construction and 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

    Univan

    West of England

     

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

    Alibaba Group

    BT Hong Kong

    Carlyle Group, Asia

    Citic Capital

    CK Hutchison

    COSCO Pacific

    Hongkong Land

    Tencent

     

    Insurance In-House Team of the Year

    Manulife

    Prudential

     

    Lewis Sanders Award Investment Banking 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

     

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

    Alibaba Group

    BT Hong Kong

    Telstra International

    Tencent

     

    Private Equity In-House Team of the Year

    Carlyle Group, Asia

    Citic Capital

     

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

    Joe Zhou Jiaxing - China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities

    Yong Kai Wong - Citic Capital

    Michelle Hung - COSCO Pacific

    Rodney Chen - MTR Corp

    Sharyn Ch'ang - PricewaterhouseCoopers

     

    In-House Team of the Year

    TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE NIGHT

     

    Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Berwin Leighton Paisner in association with Haley Tam & Co

    Bird & Bird

    Deacons

    Fangda Partners in association with Peter Yuen & Associates

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Latham & Watkins

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Minter Ellison

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

    Pinsent Masons

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Stephenson Harwood

    Stevenson, Wong & Co

    Watson Farley & Williams

     

    Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Charltons

    Gall

    Morley Chow Seto

    Payne Clermont

     

    Construction Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Berwin Leighton Paisner in association with Haley Tam & Co

    Clyde & Co

    Deacons

    Hogan Lovells

    Holman Fenwick Willan

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Minter Ellison

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Pinsent Masons

     

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Deacons

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    Holman Fenwick Willan

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Criminal Law Firm of the Year

    Boase Cohen & Collins

    Haldanes

    Morley Chow Seto

     

    Deal Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Kirkland & Ellis

    Latham & Watkins

    Linklaters

    Morrison & Foerster

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Shearman & Sterling

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Stevenson, Wong & Co

    Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    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

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Linklaters

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Sidley Austin

    Stephenson Harwood

    Tanner de Witt

     

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Clyde & Co

    Deacons

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Deacons

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Hogan Lovells

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Morrison & Foerster

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Pinsent Masons

    Simmons & Simmons

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    Deacons

    Debevoise & Plimpton

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Shearman & Sterling

    Sidley Austin

    Simmons & Simmons

     

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Deacons

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Gall

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Pinsent Masons

    Simmons & Simmons

    Tanner de Witt

     

    Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Bird & Bird

    Clyde & Co

    Deacons

    Fangda Partners in association with Peter Yuen & Associates

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Gall

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Hogan Lovells

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Kobre & Kim

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Norton Rose Fulbright

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

    Pinsent Masons

    Sidley Austin

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Stevenson, Wong & Co

    Tanner de Witt

    Wilkinson & Grist

     

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year

    Clyde & Co

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Holman Fenwick Willan

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Stephenson Harwood

    Watson Farley & Williams

     

    BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year

    Boase Cohen & Collins

    Gall

    Haldanes

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Payne Clermont

    Tanner de Witt

    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

    Fangda Partners in association with Peter Yuen & Associates

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

    JunHe

     

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Deacons

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Mayer Brown JSM

    Morrison & Foerster

    Sidley Austin

    Vivien Chan & Co

     

    Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year

    Formosa Transnational

    Lee and Li

    Tsar & Tsai

     

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Deacons

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    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

     

    Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year

    Baker & McKenzie

    Herbert Smith Freehills

    Oldham, Li & Nie

    Withers

     

    Managing Partner of the Year

    Milton Cheng - Baker & McKenzie

    Nick Gall - Gall

    William Barron - Davis Polk & Wardwell

    Robert Ashworth - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Justin D'Agostino - Herbert Smith Freehills

    Owen Chan - Hogan Lovells

    Elaine Lo - Mayer Brown JSM

    Gordon Oldham - Oldham, Li & Nie

    Voon Keat Lai - Stephenson Harwood

     

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

     TO BE ANNOUNCED ON THE NIGHT 

     

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     THE WINNERS

     

    DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR

    Alibaba’s Debut 144A/Reg S Bond Offering

    Law firms: Fangda Partners;King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; Goldman Sachs (Asia);J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

    Accounting firm: PwC

     

    EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR

    Alibaba’s IPO

    Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets;Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

    Accounting firm: PwC

     

    M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR

    OCBC's Acquisition of Wing Hang Bank

    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill;Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer;Haiwen & Partners; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; MdME Lawyers; Slaughter and May

    Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Nomura Holdings

     

    DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR

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

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

     

    DEAL OF THE YEAR

    Alibaba’s Debut 144A/Reg S Bond Offering

    Law firms: Fangda Partners;King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell

    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; Goldman Sachs (Asia);J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

    Accounting firm: PwC

     

    BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    Citigroup

     

    CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    Hongkong Land

     

    HOLMAN FENWICK WILLAN AWARD SHIPPING IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    COSCO Pacific

     

    HONG KONG CORPORATE COUNSEL ASSOCIATION AWARD INNOVATIVE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    Alibaba Group

     

    INSURANCE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    Manulife

     

    LEWIS SANDERS AWARD INVESTMENT BANKING IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    Goldman Sachs (Asia)

     

    PAUL WEISS AWARD TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
    IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    Alibaba Group

     

    PRIVATE EQUITY IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    Carlyle Group, Asia

     

    THE MACALLAN FINE OAK SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY AWARD HONG KONG IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR

    Yong Kai Wong - Citic Capital        

    Rodney Chen - MTR Corp

     

    IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

    Citigroup

     

    ARBITRATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Herbert Smith Freehills

     

    BDO LIMITED AWARD MATRIMONIAL LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Withers

     

    BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Charltons

     

    CONSTRUCTION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Pinsent Masons

     

    CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Baker & McKenzie

     

    CRIMINAL LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Haldanes

    DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Linklaters

     

    IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Oldham, Li & Nie

     

    INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

    INSURANCE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

    INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Bird & Bird

     

    INVESTMENT FUNDS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Debevoise & Plimpton

     

    LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Simmons & Simmons

     

    LITIGATION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Herbert Smith Freehills

     

    MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR

    Elaine Lo - Mayer Brown JSM

     

    MARITIME LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Holman Fenwick Willan

     

    OFFSHORE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Maples and Calder

     

    REAL ESTATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

    TAIWAN DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Lee and Li

     

    TAX AND TRUSTS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Baker & McKenzie

     

    TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Bird & Bird

     

    WEALTH MANAGEMENT LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

    Baker & McKenzie

     

    WITHERS AWARD PRC FIRM, HONG KONG OFFICE OF THE YEAR

    JunHe

     

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

    Mayer Brown JSM

     

     

    About the event

     

    Mary Carousel "Caryl" Aquino

    ALB Senior Research Analyst

    Phone: (632) 982 5938

    Email: mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com

     

    Tracy Li

    Senior Awards and Operations Manager

    Phone: (852) 2847 2046

    Email: tracy.li@thomsonreuters.com

     

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    Sweet & Maxwell

    Phone: (852) 2847 2016

    Email: henry.cheng@thomsonreuters.com

     

     

    Date:    Friday, September 11, 2015

    Venue: Conrad Hong Kong – Grand Ballroom

                 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

     

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