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    Welcome to the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024!

    Date:    Friday, 13 September 2024
    Time:    Registration start at 6:00 pm sharp, cocktail session
    Venue:  JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong - JW Marriott Ballroom
                 Level 3 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

    Celebrating Excellence in Hong Kong's Legal Landscape

    Join us in the vibrant city of Hong Kong on September 13, 2024, for the prestigious 23rd Annual ALB Hong Kong Law Awards. This event is a grand celebration dedicated to honoring the outstanding legal practitioners and firms that have significantly contributed to the legal landscape in Hong Kong.

    Experience an evening of networking, recognition, and celebration as we acknowledge the achievements and contributions of the top legal minds and firms in Hong Kong. This event promises to be a highlight of the legal calendar, bringing together industry leaders, practitioners, and stakeholders for an unforgettable night.

    If you or your firm has left a lasting impact on the legal industry in Hong Kong, the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024 is your platform to showcase your success and contributions.

    GUEST OF HONOR

    Mr. Grenville Cross

     

     

     

     

     

    Grenville CROSS, GBS, SC,

    Senator for Life, International Association of Prosecutors 

    Grenville Cross GBS, SC is a British barrister, author and criminal justice advocate who has lived and worked in Hong Kong for 45 years. He served as the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Hong Kong SAR, from 1997 to 2009, and as the Deputy Crown Prosecutor of Hong Kong, from 1990 to 1997. A graduate of the University of Southampton, he was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1974, and to the Bar of Hong Kong in 1981. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1990, becoming Senior Counsel in 1997. He is a Senator for Life of the International Association of Prosecutors, and chairs its Standing Committee on Prosecutors in Difficulty. He is Honorary Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong, and Honorary Visiting Professor of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the Sentencing Editor of Hong Kong Cases and Hong Kong Archbold, and the Co-author of Sentencing in Hong Kong. He is the Patron of Against Child Abuse (Hong Kong), and Honorary Consultant to the Child Protection Institute. In 2010, he was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR, for services to the legal system, and, in 2021, the Gold Bauhinia Star, for services to the community.  

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    CATEGORIES

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year  
    Equity Market Deal of the Year  
    Finance Deal of the Year 
    M&A Deal of the Year

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dealmaker of the Year 
    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year 
    In-House Lawyer of the Year 
    Fintech Lawyer of the Year NEW!
    Managing Partner of the Year 
    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House/Law Firm)
    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House/Law Firm)

    IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES

    Fintech In-House Team of the Year NEW!
    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 
    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year  
    GBA In-House Team of the Year NEW!
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Award Insurance In-House Team of the Year NEW!
    Innovative In-House Team of the Year 
    Robertsons Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year 
    M&A In-House Team of the Year NEW!
    Retail and Hospitality In-House Team of the Year NEW!
    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
    Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Construction Law Firm of the Year 
    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year 
    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Diversity and Inclusion Law Firm of the Year
    Deal Firm of the Year 
    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 
    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    ESG and Sustainability Law Firm of the Year 
    Fintech Law Firm of the Year 
    GBA Law Firm of the Year NEW!
    Immigration Law Firm of the Year 
    Insurance Law Firm of the Year 
    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 
    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 
    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year 
    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 
    Transportation and Logistics Law Firm of the Year NEW!
    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 
    Offshore Law Firm of the Year 
    PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year 
    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year 
    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 
    Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year 
    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year 
    Rising Law Firm of the Year 
    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 
    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year 
    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year  
    Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year


    * The above list will be regularly updated until final. ALB holds the right to adjust the award category name and details. 

          IMPORTANT DATES      

    Submission Opening April 19, 2024
    Submission Deadline (EXTENDED) June 14, 2024
    Finalists Announcement August 2024
    Awards Ceremony September 13, 2024

             SUBMISSION FORMS          

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    Event Researcher of the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024.

    Tracy Li
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    Each year, ALB assembles an independent judging panel comprising senior and expert legal industry leaders from various sectors, aligning with our diverse range of award categories. We're delighted to introduce some of these distinguished judges here. For the complete list of judges, please refer to our program booklet.

    *The judges listed below are presented in random order.

     

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    Audrey Shum
    Managing Director and General Counsel
    Christie's 

    Audrey Shum is the managing director and general counsel of Christie’s APAC.  After advising Christie’s in all aspects of its business for a decade as its head of legal, she was appointed as the managing director of Christie’s APAC in 2022 to manage both its operations and legal teams.  She is also a co-chair of Christie’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee in APAC.
    Prior to Christie’s, Audrey was a partner in an international law firm specialising in managing cross border technology related disputes, advising on the sale and licensing of intellectual property and protection of companies’ confidential information and knowhow.  

     

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    Eoin Gillen
    APAC General Counsel
    BNP Paribas

    Eoin Gillen is APAC General Counsel at BNP Paribas, based in Hong Kong. He manages a team of c.140 legal professionals based in 12 jurisdictions across APAC supporting BNP Paribas’s group activities in the region. Mr. Gillen joined BNP Paribas in 2008, working first in the London office before relocating to Hong Kong. He is an experienced lawyer who spent much of his career advising on derivatives, securities and financial regulation.  Before joining BNP Paribas, Mr. Gillen trained and worked with a top law firm in London and also spent time as a legal structurer on a bank credit trading desk. 

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    Jonathan Shun Wah
    Vice President & Lead Compliance Counsel
    Pfizer 

    Jonathan SHUN WAH is Vice President & Lead Compliance Counsel at Pfizer Inc, based in Hong Kong. He leads a team responsible for compliance related investigations and risk mitigation in the APAC and Greater China Region.  Mr. Shun Wah graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in BA Accounting and Law and is a qualified lawyer in Hong Kong and England & Wales. Prior to joining Pfizer, he worked a number of international firms. In his spare time, Mr. Shun Wah is Chairman and School Supervisor of the German Swiss International School.

     

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    Rita Tang
    Assistant Chief Counsel - Head of Legal
    Hong Kong Disneyland Resort 

    Rita Tang is the Head of Legal at Hong Kong Disneyland and has joined the company since 2009. Rita is responsible for the overall legal function at Hong Kong Disneyland. She provides strategic legal advice and direction to the management team, implementing corporate legal policies and providing legal support on corporate, commercial, employment, intellectual property and general litigation-related matters. Prior to joining Hong Kong Disneyland, Rita was trained and qualified to practice in the commercial and securities group of Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong office. Rita holds a law degree from the University of Oxford. Currently, Rita is a member of the Legal Committee of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.

     

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    Shih-Jern Liang
    General Counsel, International
    Ralph Lauren 

    Shih-Jern Liang is General Counsel, International at Ralph Lauren, where he manages legal and regulatory matters across the APAC and EMEA regions. He is part of International senior management and also supports the Company’s government relations and public affairs efforts. 

    Mr. Liang was previously in private practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell, where he worked in the firm’s New York, London and Hong Kong offices, focusing on capital markets and corporate finance. 

    Mr. Liang is a graduate of University College London and Harvard Law School. He is admitted to practise in New York, England and Hong Kong. He has a keen interest in mentoring and is active through various university alumni mentoring initiatives. 

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    Mark Duncan
    Chief Compliance Officer
    Société Générale 

    Mark Duncan is the Chief Compliance Officer for Société Générale in Asia Pacific. He has held several legal and compliance roles in the Asia Pacific region since 1995, and served as Global General Counsel for Wholesale Banking at SG, based in Paris. Before working in-house in the financial industry Mark practiced corporate and commercial law in Canada.

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    Simon Leung
    Director, Legal & Risk Management
    ISS Facility Services - Hong Kong 

    Simon Leung is the Director of Legal & Risk Management and a member of the executive leadership team at ISS Facility Services. He is a solicitor with 22 years of experience and a certified e-commerce consultant. Before joining ISS, He was a general counsel in the TMT sector, where he specialised in litigation, commercial transactions, and regulatory and listing compliance. He holds a Bachelor of Laws, a Master of Laws, a Master of Science in E-commerce and Internet Computing, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business. He is presently completing a Master of Science degree at the University of Oxford.

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    Vincent Ng
    General Counsel
    KLOOK 

    Vincent Ng is the General Counsel and Head of Public Affairs at Klook since 2018.  At Klook, Vincent leads the Legal team that drives the growth of the company globally, also having led several rounds of financing which saw the company achieving unicorn status and pivoting through the pandemic. Vincent also leads the Sustainability team which aims to make travel more sustainable and accessible, solidifying Klook’s commitment to communities, animal welfare and climate impact.

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    Wayne Walsh SC
    Head of Chambers
    Parkside Chambers 

    Wayne is a prominent barrister who brings to bear 25 years as a prosecutor with the Department of Justice and 3 years as a former Inspector in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force giving him a distinct perspective in public international and criminal law.  At the DOJ, he led cases relating to white collar crime and corruption, extradition, mutual assistance, proceeds of crime and asset recovery.  Wayne moved to the Bar in 2018 and has since represented persons and entities financial crime and regulatory compliance  investigations and prosecutions.  He is also instructed by the Hong Kong Government and on a regional level he has represented foreign governments in transnational crime cases and in nuanced anti-money laundering policy work.

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    Adrian Lai, JP
    Deputy Secretary-General and Co-Convenor of the Advisory Board
    Asian Academy of International Law; Barrister, Des Voeux Chambers

    Adrian is a practising barrister, arbitrator, accredited mediator and certified public accountant.  He is instructed as Counsel in a wide range of civil contentious matters, with particular focuses on arbitration, professional negligence and disciplinary matters. He sits as arbitrator – sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator or presiding arbitrator – in international commercial arbitrations conducted under various rules including those of HKIAC, CIETAC, ICC and UNCITRAL. He is named on the panels of many arbitral bodies. In addition to international commercial arbitrations, he has also participated in investor-State arbitrations and State-to-State arbitrations.

    Adrian is a designated national correspondent of China to the UNCITRAL, reporting on the Hong Kong SAR’s implementation of the New York Convention and the UNCITRAL Model Law (as adopted in the Arbitration Ordinance). He also sits on the Advisory Committee on Promotion of Arbitration of the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong SAR.

    Adrian has keen academic interest in international law, which is beneficial to his handling of cases involving points of international law. In his capacity as the Deputy Secretary General of Asian Academy of International Law, a professional body that is dedicated to the advancement of international law, he participates as an observer in the work of the UNCITRAL Working Group III on Investor-State Dispute Settlement.
     

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    Alexander Shaik
    Partner and General Counsel
    ADM Capital

    Mr. Alexander Shaik is a Partner and General Counsel of ADM Capital. He has 25 years legal and commercial experience working on private credit and equity transactions.  Mr. Shaik has been involved in over 150 innovative private credit and equity transactions in most of the key Emerging Markets across Asia and Eastern Europe, including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Croatia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Australia and New Zealand. 

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    Anna Liu
    General Manager, Tokenisation 
    HashKey Group

    Anna Liu joined HashKey Group in 2018, the first five years, she headed the legal department in the HashKey Group, with solid legal skills and deep regulatory insights, Anna has led the legal team to provide all round legal support for the whole ecosystem of the Group, including licensed exchange, custody business, brokerage business, venture capital, asset management, node validation, and other Web3 infrastructure services in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and other jurisdictions. She has also led the team to provide on-the-ground legal advice for the application and maintenance of the Group’s licenses in multiple jurisdictions, successfully managed to swiftly respond to, and overcome the challenges in, the ever-evolving legal and regulatory environment in the virtual asset industry. Starting from May 2023, Anna has assumed the role of the General Manager of HashKey Tokenisation, the tokenisation arm of HashKey Group, continuing to contribute to the development of the industry ecosystem in a new capacity. HashKey Tokenisation advises on, and executes, the tokenisation of various types of assets, with a particular focus on Web3 native assets. It provides clients with an end-to-end service, from advisory and providing expert guidance on token economics design and legal structuring, through to the execution of asset tokenisation. 
    Prior to joining the HashKey Group, Anna was a Senior Legal Counsel at an internet giant, and prior to that worked at a leading international law firm. With a focus on financial innovation, FinTech and internet sectors, Anna has over 10 years of experience in private equity and investment funds, cross-border investment, M&A, Hong Kong and overseas capital markets.
     

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    Chloe Sung
    General Counsel
    ZA International 

    A seasoned lawyer with years of practice in corporate, mergers & acquisitions, financial services (banking, insurance, funds, securities, and digital assets), fintech, insurtech, and advisory. Chloe is currently the General Counsel at ZA International with a group of regulated subsidiaries including a digital bank, digital insurer, wealth management firm and licensed money lender where legal functions of all subsidiaries are outsourced to her team at ZA International.

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    Christopher Knight
    Vice President and Associate General Counsel
    Nuveen Hong Kong 

    Chris is Managing Director and Associate General Counsel / Head of Legal in the Hong Kong office of Nuveen, the US$1.1 trillion AUM global asset management arm of TIAA. He is an experienced legal advisor and business leader, specializing in institutional investment funds and asset management regulatory matters.  He has been based in Hong Kong since 2012.
     
    He provides legal support to Nuveen’s operations across the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions – facilitating the growth of the asset management, advisory and institutional distribution business lines.  Recent highlights include delivering a new regulated office in the ADGM, building out Nuveen’s distribution business in Japan and supporting the launch of new regionally-domiciled products delivering Nuveen’s private credit and real estate capabilities.

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    Dr. Christopher To
    Barrister
    Gilt Chambers 

    Dr.  Christopher To is a chartered arbitrator, certified adjudicator and accredited mediator, chartered engineer, chartered information technology professional, barrister-at-law and a law professor (adjunct) who is on the panels of various leading global alternative dispute resolution bodies.  He has arbitrated, adjudicated and mediated a variety of cases and is representing clients in cases within the dispute resolution field. 
     
    Christopher is currently a barrister at law at Gilt Chambers and the Programme Director of the LLM in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution at the City University of Hong Kong and was the Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (1998 to 2008). He is the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Mediation Council (a wholly owned entity of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre), Chairperson of the Hong Kong Mediator Accreditation Association Limited, Mediator Accreditation Committee (the body that accredits mediators in Hong Kong), Chairperson of Construction Dispute Resolution Committee of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Chairperson of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. He is also the Chairperson of the Buildings Appeal Tribunal, Member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal and an Advisory Member of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council.
     

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    Dr. David Fong
    Immediate Past Chairman
    The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch) 

    Dr David Fong is a member of the Harcourt Chambers. He is also a Foreign Legal Affairs Attorney (Taiwan Region) and a Greater Bay Lawyer. In 2020, he graduated from the ECUPL with a LLD degree in international commercial arbitration.
     
    Dr. Fong exclusively practices in civil areas. He has been appointed and instructed numerous times as counsel and arbitrator in different references.
     
    Besides being the immediate past chairman of the Ciarb (EAB), Dr Fong is a vice chairman of the Committee on Arbitration of the HKBA, a delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and a member of the Board of Review (Inland Revenue Ordinance).
     

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    Eddy Wong
    Vice President - Legal and Compliance
    Resorts World Cruises 

    Eddy is an experienced ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists) certified compliance professional with over 20 years’ accrued expertise of AML, Regulatory Compliance, Project Management and Operation Optimization. In his current position as Vice President - Legal and Compliance, he leads a team of AML specialists across multiple offices and countries, he has designed the implementation of the company’s AML Program and developed procedures in jurisdictions including Hong Kong, China, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea and the United States.

    He developed and managed an AML training program in multiple locations, offices and onboard a fleet of cruise ships. He also personally trained over 2000 employees, and designed, managed and implemented customized e-learning system for over 3000 gaming and non-gaming staff.

    Eddy has been a key member of pre-opening team for major integrated resorts in Mississippi, Detroit, Macau and Korea with focus on standardizing policies and procedures, developing regulatory controls, budgeting, developing staff and acted as an internal consultant for multiple areas including casino operation, hotel operation and IT/financial controls for the Sarbanes-Oxley program. 

    Prior to joining the hospitality/casino industry, he was an Analyst/Consultant in the financial industry for companies such as Credit Suisse and JP Morgan & Chase in New York City.


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    Edward Alder
    Barrister, Prince’s Chambers, FCIArb
    Deputy Chairman, Hong Kong Maritime Law Association 

    Edward Alder appears in international arbitrations as counsel and arbitrator. His High Court practice involves trials, injunctions, arbitration-related applications and jurisdictional challenges, often in the trade, transport and insurance sectors, including growing aviation and yacht practices. Edward is instructed in international insolvency, financial services, shareholder and executive employment disputes. Edward acts in software / IT project, confidential information and TM/copyright disputes. He previously appeared in several competition and telecom cases. From 2000-2006 he was a partner of Bird & Bird and from 1997-2000 a partner of Holman Fenwick Willan. His career began at Allens Linklaters, Australia.


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    Errol Bong
    Managing Director
    NBD Ventures Ltd 

    Errol has worked as Global Head of Compliance & Legal Counsel, APAC Head of Compliance & Legal and Legal Director at top tier investment banks, securities brokers, fund managers , Web3 organisations and listed blue chip corporates in Hong Kong. Prior to working at financial institutions, Errol worked at magic circle law firms in London and Sydney. Errol has managed Compliance teams, partnered with Chief Operating Officers to successfully execute MIFIDII & Brexit Compliance programs, addressed MAS & ASIC inspections, conducted internal anti-bribery investigations, established KYC, AML & anti-bribery policies and delivered IT solutions to implement AML & KYC programs. He has also organised the media strategy for responding to bribery allegations. He is a leading speaker at conferences organised by Asia Risk & International Financial Law Review and asked for his views in GC Magazine. 

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    Ferheen Mahomed
    Founder and CEO
    C&TM Limited 

    Ferheen is the Founder and CEO of an independent consulting company called C&TM Limited providing business consultancy services to corporates and family offices in the area of transaction management and situations management. Ferheen Mahomed was Group General Counsel having responsibility for all legal affairs, compliance matters and company secretarial services and a member of the Management Committee for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited which owns the London Metal Exchange, until December 2020 when she set up C&TM Limited, a consultancy company helping companies and family offices to execute merger and acquisitions. Prior to this, she was the Executive Vice President for the Pacific Century Group, a conglomerate having interests in property, hotel, telecoms, insurance and asset management where she was both legal adviser and business partner to the C-suite of each of the businesses. She spent almost 20 years in the finance sector as General Counsel. She was Global General Counsel and the member of the global executive committee for CLSA Asia Pacific Markets for 5 years and being the key driver in executing the sale of CLSA to CITIC Securities. Prior to CLSA, she was regional counsel at Societe Generale for 14 years. She has been recognised as a leader in her field, having been named in the Asian Legal Business “Women of Influence” list for several years running. Ferheen is both a UK and HK qualified lawyer having previously worked in Slaughter and May in HK and London. She is a law graduate from the University of Hong Kong and a Rhodes Scholar to St. John’s College Oxford, holding a Bachelor of Civil Law Degree from Oxford.

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    Fiona Chiu
    General Counsel and Company Secretary
    First Pacific Company Limited 

    Ms. Chiu is the General Counsel and Company Secretary of Hong Kong listed First Pacific Company Limited since 2022.  Prior to that, she held senior leadership roles in investment and corporate banking compliance at Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and HSBC, following 6 years of private practice.
     
    Ms. Chiu is a director on the board of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and a council member of the Asia Chief Legal Officers’ Council. Ms. Chiu also volunteers as a mentor on The Women’s Foundation Mentoring Programme in Hong Kong.


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    Fiona Nott
    Chief Executive Officer
    The Women's Foundation

    Fiona Nott joined The Women’s Foundation as CEO in September 2017, combining her senior leadership experience with a passion for TWF’s mission to serve marginalised women and girls in Hong Kong. A former lawyer and Hang Seng Index company secretary, Fiona has lived in Hong Kong for over two decades having cultivated a career as a senior legal professional and adviser to a number of leading corporations in Hong Kong and around Asia including PCCW, AIA, AIG, Aviva, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery as well as SMEs, start ups and non-profit organisations.

    She is the Co-Founder of Room to Read's Hong Kong Chapter and helped establish the Regional Programme office in New Delhi, India. She is a Director and former Deputy Chair of the Australian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong (AustCham), and was Founder and Chair of its Women in Business Network. In 2015, Fiona won the People’s Choice Award for the Advancement of Women in Business at the AustCham-Westpac Australia China Business Awards. 

    In 2020, Fiona was selected as the winner of the "Outstanding Achievement" award for the Women in Business Law Awards Asia 2020 for her professional accomplishments as well as advocacy and influence. In 2021, she was recognised at the AmCham Women of Influence Awards 2021 as Non-Profit Leader of the Year for her work to advance gender equality. In 2022, she was a recipient of Tatler’s Front & Female Hong Kong Awards.

    Fiona holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney and is a Fellow (FGIA FCG) of the Governance Institute of Australia and the Chartered Governance Institute, a member of the Law Society of New South Wales, Australia and a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and sits on its Hong Kong Committee.

     

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    Joanne Lau
    Secretary-General
    HKIAC 

    Joanne is the Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. As HKIAC’s principal officer, she leads the Secretariat and is responsible for the overall management of the centre, including overseeing its international dispute resolution services and operations across its Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul offices. She also works closely with the HKIAC Council and committees in the development and implementation of HKIAC’s strategies and initiatives.  
     
    Prior to joining the HKIAC, Joanne was a Partner at Allen & Overy, specialising in international arbitration. As counsel, she represented clients in both international commercial arbitrations and investment treaty arbitrations in a wide variety of cases, across multiple sectors, jurisdictions and arbitral rules. She also regularly advised on arbitration-related court matters and sat as arbitrator
     

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    Jonathan Phillips
    General Counsel for Legal, Compliance and ESG, Asia Pacific
    Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking 

    Jonathan Phillips is General Counsel for Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking in Asia Pacific, with responsibility for the Legal and Compliance departments, as well as the Corporate and Environmental and Social Responsibility governance frameworks. He is also a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee.
     
    Jonathan began his career in 1993 as a solicitor with Clifford Chance. He subsequently worked for UBS as head of the Global Markets Legal team in APAC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch as Head of Compliance in APAC, before joining Natixis in 2020. Jonathan has worked in London, Brussels, and, since 2002, Hong Kong.  

     

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    JULIEN CHAISSE
    Professor, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong & Chairman, Asia Pacific FDI Network

    Julien Chaisse is a professor at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) School of Law, specializing in international economic law, dispute resolution, and digital law. He is an award-winning expert whose work bridges law, economics, political science, and technology. He co-edits the Journal of World Investment & Trade and the Asia Pacific Law Review and writes “The Global Lawyer” column for the Financial Times’ fDi Intelligence Magazine. Recognized as a top 2% highly cited scientist by Stanford University in 2023, his research has influenced international courts and policy development, earning him multiple prestigious awards.

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    Lilian Chen
    Managing Counsel, Greater China Region
    McKinsey & Company 

    Qualified in the US, UK and Hong Kong, Lilian serves as Managing Counsel for McKinsey & Company’s Greater China Region.  With over 20 years of legal experience, she regularly advises corporate clients and C-suite executives on a broad range of issues, including M&A, technology, IP and trade restrictions, and identifies critical legal risks in the everchanging legal and regulatory environment, such as those relating to GenAI, cybersecurity and personal data.  She has also led and successfully implemented practical, risk-based and effective risk management programs to ensure regulatory compliance in the region.

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    Prof. Leung Hing Fung
    Former Vice-Chairman, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association

    Prof. Leung is the Professor and Head of Department of Law and Business at Shue Yan University and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Real Estate and Construction, University of Hong Kong. Originally educated in quantity surveying, Prof. Leung is also a practicing mediator, arbitrator and barrister, with specialty in arbitration and dispute resolution. Besides working as an academic, Prof. Leung has started practising as barrister and as arbitrator since about 1994, dealing primarily with construction and commercial cases. He is on the panel of, amongst others, Arbitrators of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, HKIS/HKIA (joint panel), Hainan International Arbitration Court (Hainan Arbitration Commission), Shanghai Arbitration Commission and the List of Arbitrators of Hong Kong Bar Association. Prof. Leung is a member of various panels and lists of mediators including, amongst others, the Panel of General Accredited Mediators of Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) and Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) (joint panel) and Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators. He has been very active in training and assessment of mediation and is a Lead Assessor in HKMAAL Stage II mediation assessment. Prof. Leung is a panel adjudicator and Fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Construction Adjudicators. He has conducted high-level training courses of adjudication for major professional and academic institutions in Hong Kong and made presentations related to construction adjudication in high-level conferences. He is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to construction law and different forms of dispute resolution in various professional and academic conferences and publications.
     

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    Pui-Ki Emmanuelle Ta
    Chief Executive Officer, Secretary General
    eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre

    Ms Ta is the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General of eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre, an arbitration and mediation institution combined with online dispute resolution (ODR) and LawTech facilities.
     
    She oversees the development of the eBRAM ODR platform and LawTech products, and supervises case administration by leading the eBRAM case management team.
    With over 20 years of experience in international arbitration and case management, she has supervised hundreds of international arbitration cases in a wide range of jurisdictions and economic sectors.
     
    As Counsel of the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC, Asia Office in Hong Kong (2016-2021), she was responsible for managing the Hong Kong team, including administration of Asia-related arbitration cases.
     
    She is qualified to practice at the Paris bar.
     
     
     
     

     

    FINALISTS

    The anticipation has reached its peak - and the wait is finally over!

    We are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated list of finalists for the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024. Congratulations to all the finalists and we look forward to celebrating their successes on 13 September at The JW Marriott, Hong Kong!

     

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    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    DEAL CATEGORIES

     

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dealmaker of the Year 

    Ching-Yang Lin - Sullivan & Cromwell 
    Jasmine Chiu - Mayer Brown 
    Jonathan B. Stone - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 
    Judie Ng Shortell - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 
    Julia Charlton - Charltons 
    Ke Geng - O’Melveny & Myers 
    Li He - Davis Polk & Wardwell 
    Ning Zhang - Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 
    Oliver Nip - Ropes & Gray 
    Weiheng Chen - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 
    Will Cai - Cooley 
    Yang Wang - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 

     

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year 

    Chris Wong - Gall  
    Daniel Ng - Norton Rose Fulbright  
    Jonathan David Wong - Clifford Chance  
    Denis Brock - O’Melveny & Myers  
    Dominic Geiser - Latham & Watkins 
    Edward Liu - Haiwen & Partners  
    Frederick Hui - Zhong Lun 
    Gareth Hughes - Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 
    Heidi Chui - Stevenson, Wong & Co.  
    Jezamine Fewins - Lewis Silkin  
    Jonathan Crompton - RPC  
    Martin Rogers - Davis Polk & Wardwell  
    Robert Rhoda - Dentons Hong Kong  
    Shaun Wu – Paul Hastings

     

    In-House Lawyer of the Year 

    Alex Au - Linkreit  
    Ben Bury - Gammon Construction   
    Eddie Chan - Hong Kong Tourism Board  
    Jacob Turner - Citigroup Global Markets Asia    
    Lai Sau Cheong, Simon - Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group   
    Michelle Hung - COSCO Shipping Ports   
    Richard Blair - The Blackstone Group (HK)    
    Richard Pu - Tencent Holdings    
    Shawn Poon - Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation  
    Taotao Ling, Annie - Micro Connect  
    Ting Hak Kim, Michael - Manulife (International)   
    Yong Kai Wong - CITIC Capital
    Zhou Jiaxing - China International Capital Corporation (International)  

     

    Fintech Lawyer of the Year 

    Eric Lai - Bolttech  
    Frankie Tam - Eversheds Sutherland    
    Harold Tin - Norton Rose Fulbright  
    Jonathan Crompton - RPC  
    Julian Yeung - Crypto.com  
    Katherine Liu - Stephenson Harwood  
    Qiao Zheyuan, Jacqueline - JunHe LLP  
    Rocky Mui - Clifford Chance  
    Sam Wu - YYC Legal LLP  
    Taotao Ling, Annie - Micro Connect  

     

    Managing Partner of the Year 

    Alan Chiu - ELLALAN  
    Chris Lambert - Robertsons  
    David Bulley - Appleby  
    De Lihua, Theresa - JunHe LLP  
    Eric Chow - Commerce & Finance Law Offices in Association with Eric Chow & Co.   
    Evangeline Quek - Stephenson Harwood  
    Kay Ian Ng - Sullivan & Cromwell  
    Keith Brandt - Dentons Hong Kong   
    Matthew O’Callaghan - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  
    Victor Yang - YYC Legal LLP  
    Weiheng Chen - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati  
    Wong Wing Cheong, Philip - Gallant  

     

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House) 

    Ann Leung - BGC Group 
    Cissy Leung – Hongkong Land  
    Jannie Chan - McDonald’s Hong Kong 
    Joanna Wang - Insilico Medicine 
    Lee Kar Lun, Karen - Liberty International Insurance  
    Michelle Hung - COSCO Shipping Ports 
    Chan Mun Chee, Regina - Viavi Solutions Greater China  
    Rosana Wong - Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation 
    Winnie Ma – Hang Lung Properties  

     

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) 

    Andrea Randall - RPC  
    Annie Tsoi - Deacons  
    Dan Ouyang - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati   
    Hannah Ha - Mayer Brown   
    Heidi Chui - Stevenson, Wong & Co. 
    Jezamine Fewins - Lewis Silkin  
    Jocelyn Tsao - Withers  
    Judie Ng Shortell - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison  
    Kathryn Weaver - Seyfarth Shaw  
    Miranda So - Davis Polk & Wardwell   
    Rosita Li - ELLALAN
    Rossana Chu - YYC Legal LLP  
    Shirley Fu - Charles Russell Speechlys LLP  
    Virginia Lee - Clifford Chance 

     

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House) 

    Edward Tsim – Gogox Holdings   
    Edward Tung - ORI Capital   
    Joanna Wang - Insilico Medicine   
    Julian Yeung - Crypto.com  

     

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) 

    Becky Tai - Norton Rose Fulbright  
    Chloe Leung - Zhong Lun  
    Gordon Tsang - Stevenson, Wong & Co.   
    James Choi - ELLALAN  
    Jason Chan - Howse Williams  
    Jocelyn Chow – Eversheds Sutherland  
    Jonathan Lam - Oldham, Li & Nie  
    Joyce Wang - Cooley  
    Julie Fu - Clifford Chance  
    Li Jiankun, Rio - Han Kun Law Offices   
    Paul Wang – Haldanes  
    Sunny Hathiramani - Tanner De Witt  
    Theresa Luk - Deacons  
    Winfield Lau - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati   
    Yvonne Ku - Tang & Ku  

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    IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 

    Alibaba 
    Citybus  
    CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment Ltd 
    COSCO Shipping Ports  
    Emperor International Holdings  
    ENN Energy Holdings   
    GF Holdings (Hong Kong) Corporation  
    Hong Kong Tourism Board 
    State Grid Overseas Investment 
    Sovereign Trust 
    Sun Hung Kai & Co.  
    The Blackstone Group (HK)   
    WeLab Bank

     

    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year 

    Bouygues Construction 
    CLP Holdings    
    Emperor International Holdings  
    Gammon Construction  
    Hang Lung Properties 
    Hongkong Land  

     

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year 

    Airstar Bank  
    China International Capital Corporation (International)  
    CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment Ltd 
    CPPIB Asia International  
    Crypto.com 
    GF Holdings (Hong Kong) Corporation  
    Hang Seng Investment Management  
    Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)  
    State Grid Overseas Investment  
    Sun Hung Kai & Co.  
    The Blackstone Group (HK)  
    The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation  
    UBS AG 

     

    Fintech In-House Team of the Year 

    Ant Group 
    Bolttech 
    Crypto.com 
    Micro Connect 
    PAO Bank  
    WeLab Holdings 

     

    GBA In-House Team of the Year  

    Blue Insurance  
    CNCB (Hong Kong) Investment Ltd 
    COSCO Shipping Ports  
    Hang Seng Investment Management  
    Huatai Financial Holdings (HK)  
    Micro Connect 
    MINISO (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. 
    RELX 
    TCL Technology Group Corporation 
    The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

     

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Award Insurance In-House Team of the Year 

    AIA International  
    Blue Insurance  
    Bolttech 
    FWD Group 
    Liberty International Insurance  
    Manulife (International)  

     

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year 

    Alibaba 
    AS Watson Group 
    Citybus  
    China International Capital Corporation (International)  
    COSCO Shipping Ports  
    CPPIB Asia International  
    GF Holdings (Hong Kong) Corporation  
    Insilico Medicine 
    Jardine Matheson  
    Micro Connect 
    State Grid Overseas Investment  
    The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation  
    UBS AG 

     

    Robertsons Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year 

    China International Capital Corporation (International)  
    CITIC CLSA 
    GF Holdings (Hong Kong) Corporation  
    Goldman Sachs 
    Huatai Financial Holdings (HK)  
    J.P. Morgan 
    Morgan Stanley  
    The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation  

     

    M&A In-House Team of the Year 

    Bolttech 
    Chow Tai Fook Enterprises  
    Citybus  
    CMB International Capital Corporation Limited
    CPPIB Asia International  
    GF Holdings (Hong Kong) Corporation  
    J.P. Morgan  
    Jardine Matheson  

     

    Retail and Hospitality In-House Team of the Year 

    AS Watson Group
    Hong Kong Tourism Board 
    McDonald’s Hong Kong 
    Shangri-La Asia  

     

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

    Alibaba 
    Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation 
    Insilico Medicine 
    Microsoft  
    Tencent Holdings   
    Viavi Solutions Greater China  

     

    Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year 

    Citybus  
    COSCO Shipping Ports  
    Kerry Logistics Network  

     

    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year 

    Alibaba 
    AS Watson Group 
    China International Capital Corporation (International)  
    CLP Group 
    Crypto.com 
    Emperor International Holdings  
    Hong Kong Tourism Board 
    Hongkong Land  
    Jardine Matheson 
    Louis Vuitton Pacific  
    Microsoft  
    Tencent Holdings  
    The Blackstone Group (HK)  
    The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation  
    Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)  

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    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance 
    Commerce & Finance Law Offices in Association with Eric Chow & Co. 
    Deacons 
    Dentons Hong Kong 
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 
    Haldanes 
    Mayer Brown 
    Robertsons 
    Stevenson, Wong & Co. 
    Tanner De Witt 
    Zhong Lun 


    Construction Law Firm of the Year 

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 
    Cocking & Co LLP 
    Deacons 
    Jingtian & Gongcheng 
    King & Wood Mallesons 
    Mayer Brown 
    Pinsent Masons 


    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year 

    A&O Shearman  
    Boase Cohen & Collins  
    Clifford Chance  
    Eversheds Sutherland    
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  
    Lewis Silkin   
    Mayer Brown   
    RPC  


    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Boase Cohen & Collins  
    Haldanes  
    Morley Chow Seto   
    Robertsons 


    Diversity & Inclusion Law Firm of the Year 

    Dorsey & Whitney  
    Eversheds Sutherland    
    Mayer Brown  
    Morrison & Foerster 


    Deal Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance  
    Davis Polk & Wardwell  
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  
    Han Kun Law Offices  
    Jingtian & Gongcheng  
    JunHe LLP  
    Mayer Brown   
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett  
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom  
    Sullivan & Cromwell  
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati   


    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 

    Boase Cohen & Collins  
    Gall  
    JC Legal  
    Lewis Silkin   
    Morley Chow Seto   
    Payne Velasco  
    Ravenscroft & Schmierer 
    YTL LLP 
    Tang & Co. in Association with Helmsman LLC 


    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year 

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner  
    Eversheds Sutherland    
    Jingtian & Gongcheng 


    ESG and Sustainability Law Firm of the Year 

    Eversheds Sutherland    
    Mayer Brown   
    Stephenson Harwood 


    Fintech Law Firm of the Year 

    Ashurst  
    Clifford Chance  
    CMS Law  
    ELLALAN  
    Eversheds Sutherland    
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher  
    Jingtian & Gongcheng  
    JunHe LLP  
    King & Wood Mallesons  
    Norton Rose Fulbright  
    RPC  
    Stephenson Harwood  

     

    GBA Law Firm of the Year (PRC) 

    China Commercial Law Firm  
    ETR Law Firm  
    Guangdong Kingbridge Law Firm    
    Kingbridge Sun Kuong Law Firm 
    Wang Jing & GH Law Firm 
    Zhuoxin Law Firm  
    ZLF Law Office 

     

    GBA Law Firm of the Year (Hong Kong and Macau) 

    Deacons  
    ELLALAN  
    MdME  
    Rato, Ling, Lei & Cortés 
    Sit, Fung, Kwong & Shum 
    YYC Legal LLP 

     

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year 

    Boase Cohen & Collins 
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP   
    Mayer Brown   
    RPC 

     

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 

    Benny Kong & Tsai  
    Bird & Bird  
    Clifford Chance  
    CMS Law  
    Deacons  
    Dorsey & Whitney  
    ELLALAN  
    Haldanes  
    King & Wood Mallesons  
    Lewis Silkin   
    Mayer Brown   
    Robin Bridge & John Liu  
    Tanner De Witt   

     

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 

    A&O Shearman 
    Clifford Chance  
    Deacons  
    Dentons Hong Kong  
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  
    King & Wood Mallesons  
    Mayer Brown   
    O’Melveny & Myers  
    Paul Hastings LLP  
    Pinsent Masons  
    RPC  
    Stevenson, Wong & Co. 
    Withers
    Zhong Lun 

     

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year 

    A&O Shearman  
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton  
    Cooley  
    Deacons  
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP  
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher  
    Howse Williams  
    King & Wood Mallesons  
    Mayer Brown   
    Ropes & Gray  
    Simmons & Simmons  

     

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 

    Deacons  
    Dentons Hong Kong  
    Eversheds Sutherland    
    Lewis Silkin   
    Mayer Brown   
    Ribeiro Hui  
    Robertsons  
    RPC  
    Seyfarth Shaw  
    Simmons & Simmons  
    Tanner De Witt   

     

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 

    Charles Russell Speechlys LLP  
    Deacons  
    Haldanes  
    Oldham, Li & Nie  
    Payne Velasco  
    Stevenson, Wong & Co. 
    Tanner De Witt   
    Withers 

     

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year 

    Appleby  
    Campbells  
    Carey Olsen  
    Conyers Dill & Pearman  
    Harneys  
    Loeb Smith   
    Mourant  
    Ogier 

     

    PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year 

    Commerce & Finance Law Offices in Association with Eric Chow & Co.   
    Guantao Law Firm 
    Haiwen & Partners  
    Han Kun Law Offices  
    Jingtian & Gongcheng  
    JunHe LLP  
    Tian Yuan Law Firm  
    Zhong Lun 

     

    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year 

    Charles Russell Speechlys LLP  
    Commerce & Finance Law Offices in Association with Eric Chow & Co.  
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher  
    Oldham, Li & Nie  
    Robertsons  
    Stephenson Harwood  
    Stevenson, Wong & Co. 
    Withers  
    Zhong Lun 

     

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner  
    Howse Williams  
    Jingtian & Gongcheng  
    Mayer Brown   
    Simon Reid-Kay & Associates  
    Withers  
    Zhong Lun 

     

    Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance  
    Dentons Hong Kong  
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher  
    Haldanes  
    King & Wood Mallesons 
    Mayer Brown   
    Morrison & Foerster  
    Paul Hastings LLP  
    Robertsons  
    Ropes & Gray 
    Steptoe LLP   

     

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year 

    A&O Shearman  
    Ashurst  
    DeHeng Law Offices  
    Dentons Hong Kong 
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  
    King & Wood Mallesons  
    Latham & Watkins   
    Mayer Brown   
    Stephenson Harwood  
    Sullivan & Cromwell  
    Tanner De Witt   
    Zhong Lun 

     

    Rising Law Firm of the Year 

    Charles Russell Speechlys LLP  
    Cooley  
    David Cameron Law Office  
    GPS Legal LLP  
    H. Y. Leung & Co. LLP  
    Hauzen  
    MdME Hong Kong 
    Tang & Co. in Association with Helmsman LLC 
    Tang & Ku  
    Willa Legal  
    YTL LLP  
    YYC Legal LLP 

     

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 

    Charles Russell Speechlys LLP  
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher  
    Morrison & Foerster  
    Oldham, Li & Nie  
    Stephenson Harwood 
    Withers  
    Zhong Lun 

     

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year 

    Ashurst  
    Bird & Bird  
    CMS Law  
    ELLALAN  
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher  
    Han Kun Law Offices  
    King & Wood Mallesons  
    Mayer Brown   
    Morrison & Foerster 
    Pinsent Masons  

     

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year 

    Charltons  
    Simon Reid-Kay & Associates  
    Taylor Wessing  
    Willa Legal  
    YYC Legal LLP 

     

    Transportation & Logistics Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance  
    CMS Law  
    Haiwen & Partners  
    Holman Fenwick Willan  
    Jingtian & Gongcheng  
    Sullivan & Cromwell 

     

    Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance 
    Commerce & Finance Law Offices in Association with Eric Chow & Co.  
    Cooley 
    Deacons 
    ELLALAN 
    Gallant 
    Han Kun Law Offices  
    King & Wood Mallesons 
    Mayer Brown  
    O’Melveny & Myers 
    Stevenson, Wong & Co. 
    Tanner De Witt  
    Tian Yuan Law Firm  
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati  

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    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year 

    Azure Power Global Senior Notes Restructuring 
    Law Firms: Akin; Linklaters 

     

    Bank of China Sustainability-Linked Loan Bond Issuance 2026 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunZeJun Law Offices; Linklaters 
    Banks: ABCI Capital; Agricultural Bank of China Hong Kong Branch; Agricultural Bank of China, Singapore Branch; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group; Bank of China (Hong Kong); Bank of China Singapore Branch; Bank of Communications Hong Kong Branch; Barclays Bank PLC; BNP Paribas; BOCI Asia; China Construction Bank (Asia); China Construction Bank (Europe) S.A.; China Minsheng Banking Corp. Hong Kong Branch; China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company; Citigroup Global Markets; CLSA ; CMBC Securities; CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital; Commonwealth Bank of Australia; DBS Bank; Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) ; Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong); Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau); Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Singapore Branch; Mizuho Securities Asia; The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation; United Overseas Bank 

     

    Bauhinia ILBS 1 Pilot Project Finance and Corporate Infrastructure CLO Transaction 
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters 
    Banks: Fubon Bank; Deutsche Bank

     

    Establishment of HTSC Medium Term Note Programme 
    Law Firms: Beijing DeHeng LLP; King & Wood Mallesons 

     

    HSBC- HKMA Multi-Currency Digital Bond Offering 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Ashurst Hong Kong ; Linklaters 
    Banks: Bank of China (Asia) ; Bank of China (Hong Kong) ; Corporation ; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.; Industrial and Commercial; The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation; UBS AG Hong Kong Branch 

     

    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ’s Multi-Branch “One-Belt-One-Road” Themed Green Bond Issuance 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters 
    Banks: ABCI Capital; Agricultural Bank of China Hong Kong Branch; Bank of China (Hong Kong) ; Bank of China; Bank of Communications Hong Kong Branch; BNP Paribas; CCB International Capital; China Construction Bank (Asia) ; China Galaxy International Securities (Hong Kong); China International Capital Corporation; Hong Kong Securities; China Minsheng Banking Corp. Hong Kong Branch; China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company; CLSA; CMB Wing Lung Bank; CMBC Securities Company; CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation; Huatai Financial Holdings (Hong Kong); ICBC International Securities; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) ; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Europe) S.A; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Macau) ; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China  Dubai (DIFC) Branch; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Singapore Branch; Industrial Bank Co. Ltd. Hong Kong Branch; Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Hong Kong Branch; Standard Chartered Bank; Wells Fargo Securities International  

     

    Issuance of Airport Authority’s Retail Bond 
    Law Firms: Deacons; Linklaters 

     

    Issuance of CK Hutchison's Guaranteed Green and Standard Notes 
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Maples and Calder (Hong Kong)  

     

    Issuance of Multi-Currency Notes under HKMC's Medium Term Note Programme 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Clifford Chance 
    Banks: Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch; Citibank, N.A., London Branch; Citicorp International; The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation  

     

    Issuance of Renminbi Bill by The People’s Bank of China in Hong Kong 
    Law Firms: Deacons; Fangda Partners; Linklaters 

     

    NIO Inc. Convertible Senior Notes Offering 
    Law Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Han Kun Law Offices; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Wong Partnership 

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year 

    Cheche Technology Inc.’s U.S. De-SPAC and Nasdaq Listing 
    Law Firms: Goodwin Procter LLP; Han Kun Law Offices; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; Zhong Lun 

     

    CITIC Group Equity Divestment to China Huarong 
    Law Firms: East & Concord Partners (Beijing); YYC Legal LLP 

     

    FinFront Holding Company (BitFuFu)’s U.S. De-SPAC and Nasdaq Listing 
    Law Firms: Loeb & Loeb LLP; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 

     

    HUAYOU COBALT Global Reach GDR Listing 
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance LLP; Grandall Law Firm (Hangzhou); Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters LLP

     

    J&T Global Express’s HK IPO 
    Law Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; DaHui Lawyers; Han Kun Law Offices; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Hutabarat Halim & Rekan; Latham & Watkins; Rahmat Lim & Partners; Vietnam International Law Firm; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan; VILAF; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners Ltd

     

    Li Auto At-The-Market Offering 
    Law Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Offices; Maples & Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 

     

    Lotus Tech’s De-SPAC 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Fangda Partners; Haiwen & Partners; Han Kun Law Offices; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples & Calder (Hong Kong); Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom  
    Banks: Deutsche Bank AG; Santander US Capital Markets  

    REPT BATTERO Energy Co., Ltd HK IPO 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Fangda Partners 
    Banks: CITIC Securities; Morgan Stanley 

    SharkNinja's Spin-off and Separate Listing 
    Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Clifford Chance; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Maples and Calders 

    Shengjing Bank Asset Portfolio Disposal 
    Law Firms: King & Wood Mallesons 

    Sichuan Baichabaidao Co., Ltd HK IPO 
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King&Wood Mallesons 

    Sinopec A-Shares Private Placement 
    Law Firm: Haiwen & Partners 

    WuXi XDC Cayman Inc’s Spin-off and HK IPO 
    Law Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 
    Banks: Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.; J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East); Morgan Stanley Asia

    ZEEKR Intelligent Technology HK IPO 
    Law Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 

     

    Finance Deal of The Year

    2024 Opening RMB Syndicated Loan by China Construction Bank, Bank of China, and Sinopharm Group 
    Law Firm: JunHe LLP 


    Charoen Pokphand Group Term Facility 
    Law Firms: Ashurst; Baker McKenzie 
    Banks: Bank of East Asia; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; Tai Fung Bank 


    Chow Tai Fook - NWS Holdings Cash Offer Financing 
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Deacons; Norton Rose Fulbright; Walkers 
    Bank: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation  


    Equity Investment in Hashkey Group 
    Law Firm: Davis Polk & Wardwell; JunHe LLP 


    HSBC-HKMA Multi-Currency Digital Bond Offering 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Ashurst; Linklaters 


    Kingston Green Logistics Financing 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Mayer Brown; Ogier   
    Banks: China Chem Group; China CITIC Bank International; ESR Group; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia); Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; The Bank of East Asia; The Bank of East Asia, Singapore Branch; United Overseas Bank  


    Pharmaron Dim Sum Syndicated Loan 
    Law Firms: Baker & McKenzie; King & Wood Mallesons (Shanghai); O’Melveny & Myers; Zhong Lun 
    Banks: Bank of China, Macau Branch; China Bohai Bank Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Branch; China CITIC Bank Corporation, Shanghai Branch; China Guangfa Bank; China Minsheng Banking Corp.; CWB Wing Lung Bank ; DBS Bank (Hong Kong) ; East West Bank (China)  Shenzhen Branch; Hang Seng Bank ; Luso International Banking; Nanyang Commercial Bank; Ping An Bank Hong Kong Branch; Tai Fung Bank; The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation  


    Ping An Bank - Shandong Hi-Speed Sustainability-Linked Syndicated Loan 
    Law Firms: King & Wood Mallesons; Walkers 

     

    M&A Deal of the Year

    AstraZeneca acquisition of Gracell Biotechnologies 
    Law Firms: AllBright Law Offices; Cooley; Freshfields; Harneys; Maples; RuiMin Law Firm 


    Black Spade Acquisition and Combination with VinFast 
    Law Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Appleby; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Latham & Watkins; Rajah & Tann; VILAF; Walkers 


    BYD acquisition of Jabil’s mobile electronics 
    Law Firms: JunHe LLP; King & Wood Mallesons; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 


    Capital restructuring of Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Group 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters; Simpson Thacher 


    Carlyle's Sale of Minority Stake in McDonald’s China to McDonald’s Corporation 
    Law Firms: Cleary Gottlieb; Jones Day; Kirkland & Ellis; JunHe LLP 


    Chow Tai Fook Enterprise Acquisition of NWS Holdings 
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Deacons; Dorsey & Whitney; Norton Rose Fullbright; Slaughter and May; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo 


    DiDi-XPENG Strategic Collaboration 
    Law Firms: Fangda Partners; Han Kun Law Offices; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell (Hong Kong) LLP 


    Genmab Acquisition of ProfoundBio 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Cooley; JunHe LLP; Kroman Reumert; Simmons & Simmons LLP; Travis Thorp Alberga 


    Lotus Technology SPAC Merger 
    Law Firms: Fangda Partners; Han Kun Law Offices; Kirkland & Ellis; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 


    Merger between Vistra and Tricor 
    Law Firms: Latham & Watkins; Milbank; Mourant; Ropes & Gray 


    NIO Inc. (China)’s equity investment by CYVN Holdings L.L.C. 
    Law Firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 


    Stellantis-LEAPMOTOR Investment Deal 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Kirkland & Ellis


    Vinda’s Voluntary General Cash Offer and Privatization 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Baker McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters; Norton Rose Fulbright; Slaughter and May
    Banks: Bank of America; BNP Paribas; CICC; The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 

     

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    * The above list will be regularly updated until final. 

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

     

    Dealmaker of the Year 

    Jonathan B. Stone - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year 

    Heidi Chui - Stevenson, Wong & Co.  

    In-House Lawyer of the Year 

    Ting Hak Kim, Michael - Manulife (International)   

    Fintech Lawyer of the Year 

    Katherine Liu - Stephenson Harwood  

    Managing Partner of the Year 

    Keith Brandt - Dentons Hong Kong   

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House) 

    Cissy Leung – Hongkong Land  

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) 

    Hannah Ha - Mayer Brown   

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House) 

    Julian Yeung - Crypto.com  

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) 

    Becky Tai - Norton Rose Fulbright  
     

    IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES

     

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 

    Alibaba 

    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year 

    CLP Holdings    

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year 

    UBS AG 

    Fintech In-House Team of the Year 

    PAO Bank  

    GBA In-House Team of the Year  

    The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Award Insurance In-House Team of the Year 

    FWD Group 

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year 

    AS Watson Group 

    Robertsons Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year 

    China International Capital Corporation (International)  

    M&A In-House Team of the Year 

    J.P. Morgan  

    Retail and Hospitality In-House Team of the Year 

    McDonald’s Hong Kong 

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

    Microsoft  

    Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year 
    Kerry Logistics Network  

    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year 

    Tencent Holdings  
     

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

     

    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance 

    Construction Law Firm of the Year 

    King & Wood Mallesons 

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance  

    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Haldanes  

    Diversity & Inclusion Law Firm of the Year 

    Mayer Brown  

    Deal Firm of the Year 

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 

    Gall  

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year 

    Eversheds Sutherland    

    ESG and Sustainability Law Firm of the Year 

    Mayer Brown

    Fintech Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance  

    GBA Law Firm of the Year (PRC) 

    ETR Law Firm    

    GBA Law Firm of the Year (Hong Kong and Macau) 

    ELLALAN  

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year 

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP   

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance  

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year 

    King & Wood Mallesons  

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 

    Mayer Brown   

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 

    Withers 

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year 

    Harneys  

    PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year 

    Jingtian & Gongcheng  

    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year 

    Charles Russell Speechlys LLP  

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 

    Mayer Brown   

    Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance  

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year 

    A&O Shearman  

    Rising Law Firm of the Year 

    Cooley  

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher  

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year 

    King & Wood Mallesons  

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year 

    Charltons

    Transportation & Logistics Law Firm of the Year 

    CMS Law  

    Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year 

    Deacons 

     

    DEAL CATEGORIES

     

    Debt Market Deal of the Year 

    Bauhinia ILBS 1 Pilot Project Finance and Corporate Infrastructure CLO Transaction 
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters 
    Banks: Fubon Bank; Deutsche Bank

    Equity Market Deal of the Year 

    J&T Global Express’s HK IPO 
    Law Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; DaHui Lawyers; Han Kun Law Offices; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Hutabarat Halim & Rekan; Latham & Watkins; Rahmat Lim & Partners; Vietnam International Law Firm; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan; VILAF; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners Ltd

    Finance Deal of The Year

    Kingston Green Logistics Financing 
    Law Firms: A&O Shearman; Mayer Brown; Ogier   
    Banks: China Chem Group; China CITIC Bank International; ESR Group; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia); Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; The Bank of East Asia; The Bank of East Asia, Singapore Branch; United Overseas Bank  

    M&A Deal of the Year

    Chow Tai Fook Enterprise Acquisition of NWS Holdings 
    Law Firms: Clifford Chance; Deacons; Dorsey & Whitney; Norton Rose Fullbright; Slaughter and May; Sullivan & Cromwell LLP;
     Woo Kwan Lee & Lo 

     

    Debevoise

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    Robertsons

    Robertsons is delighted to be a sponsor of the prestigious ALB Hong Kong Law Awards in 2024. The ALB awards have, for many years now, recognised and promoted excellence in the legal profession in the city and we are proud to participate in such an important event in the legal calendar in Hong Kong this year. Since its inception in 1980, Robertsons has been a major independent law firm in Hong Kong. We provide a full service product offering to a diverse domestic and international clientele from a well established and experienced team. We look forward to celebrating the outstanding achievements of the best legal minds in Hong Kong this evening and also to continuing to foster the exceptional standards of the local legal profession. Good luck to all nominees!

    – Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Arbitration · Corporate Finance & Capital Markets · Banking & Finance · Private Equity & Commercial · Criminal & Commercial Crime · Regulatory · Private Wealth · Family & Matrimonial · Employment · Intellectual Property · Insurance · Insolvency & Restructuring · Real Estate · Notarial Services · China Attesting Services · China Practice –

     

    JTGC

    We would like to thank "ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024" for the recognition given to support the continued growth of Jingtian & Gongcheng’s Hong Kong office.  We are delighted to have received more than 10 nominations ranging from Law Firm Awards to Deal Awards, covering a wide range of practice areas and industry categories.  We are humbled by the awards given to us to showcase our professionalism and to recognize us as an outstanding law firm.

    We would also like to express our special thanks to our clients for their continuous support and longstanding trust. We are committed to proactively providing our clients with personalized and innovative legal strategies to help them capture opportunities and respond to challenges at various stages of their development, and in the different industries and markets in which they operate.

    Hong Kong has always been the gateway to and from China, and has been connecting capital with and channeling investments into and out of China for the past decades.  We will leverage on Hong Kong’s unique position and strengths to continue to add value to our clients’ projects, and to provide pragmatic, innovative solutions to solve our clients’ problems.

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    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices and a global perspective. Our clients look to us to bring a distinctively high degree of quality, intensity and creativity to resolve legal challenges effectively and cost efficiently.

    Our Asia team, based in Hong Kong and Shanghai, is made up of experienced international corporate lawyers and litigators. In Hong Kong, the firm is established as a local practice, meaning it is able to provide local law advice alongside the international advice provided by its U.S. and English law qualified team.

    Debevoise’s local knowledge and experience, together with approximately 900 lawyers in nine offices across three continents, enables it to assist and guide clients in the Asia Pacific region and elsewhere throughout the world.

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    Robertsons, approaching its 45th anniversary, is a 100-member independent Hong Kong law firm. Ranked #5 among domestic firms by Hong Kong Business, Robertsons has also been well-acclaimed by Asian Legal Business, Benchmark Litigation, China Business Law Journal, Doyle’s Guide, LexisNexis and Who’s Who Legal.

    Robertsons excels in comprehensive legal services: Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Arbitration · Corporate Finance & Capital Markets · Banking & Finance · Private Equity & Commercial · Criminal & Commercial Crime · Regulatory · Private Wealth · Family & Matrimonial · Employment · Intellectual Property · Insurance · Insolvency & Restructuring · Real Estate · Notarial Services · China Attesting Services · China Practice

     

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