About

Even as dealmaking slowed down in the first half of 2023, the Asian region still recorded a number of notable M&A transactions. In its annual Asia M&A Rankings, ALB spotlights the leading law firms for M&A work, shedding light on the top players driving the region’s most impactful and intricate deals.

 

OUR RESEARCH

 

       The research covers the period spanning from August 2022 to July 2023. This includes both ongoing work and matters that were closed during this timeframe.

       ALB will draw results from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial

·       resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for M&A in Asia. Interviews will be conducted only if needed.

       The rankings will be divided into tiers, with the first tier identifying the strongest M&A firms in each jurisdiction.

       The rankings will cover the following jurisdictions: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,

·       Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

·       there will be no Asia-wide table.

       The rankings will feature both domestic and international firms.

·       The following jurisdictions will have separate tables for domestic firms and international firms: China, Japan and South Korea.

·       Our research does not cover Australia and New Zealand.

 

OUR RANKINGS

 

Our rankings are based on the following metrics:

       The volume, complexity and size of work undertaken

       Presence across Asia and in individual jurisdictions • Key personnel hires and growth of the practice group

 

 

 

CHINA DOMESTIC 中国内地内资律所

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FIRMS TO WATCH

Commerce & Finance Law Offices
通商律师事务所

Haiwen & Partners
海问律师事务所

Han Kun Law Offices
汉坤律师事务所

Jingtian & Gongcheng
竞天公诚律师事务所

JunHe
君合律师事务所

King & Wood Mallesons
金杜律师事务所

Tian Yuan Law Firm
天元律师事务所

Zhong Lun Law Firm
中伦律师事务所

AllBright Law Offices
锦天城律师事务所

Dacheng Law Offices
大成律师事务所

DaHui Lawyers
达辉律师事务所

DeHeng Law Offices
德恒律师事务所

Global Law Office
环球律师事务所

Grandall Law Firm
国浩律师事务所

Guantao Law Firm
观韬中茂律师事务所

Jia Yuan Law Offices
嘉源律师事务所

Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm
金诚同达律师事务所

Llinks Law Offices
通力律师事务所

AnJie Broad Law Firm
安杰世泽律师事务所

Co-effort Law Firm
协力律师事务所

East & Concord Partners
天达共和律师事务所

FenXun Partners
奋迅律师事务所

Grandway Law Offices
国枫律师事务所

Hui Ye Law Firm
汇业律师事务所

Long An Law Firm
隆安律师事务所

Merits & Tree Law Offices
植德律师事务所

Shihui Partners
世辉律师事务所

T&D Associates
天地和律师事务所

Tahota Law Firm
泰和泰律师事务所

V&T Law Firm
万商天勤律师事务所

Beijing DHH Law Firm
北京德和衡律师事务所

Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm
北京市道可特律师事务所

China Commercial Law Firm
华商律师事务所

HHP Attorneys-At-Law
汇衡律师事务所

Hylands Law Firm
浩天律师事务所

JunZeJun Law Offices
君泽君律师事务所

Kangda Law Firm
康达律师事务所

Zhejiang L&H Law Firm
浙江六和律师事务所

 

CHINA INTERNATIONAL 中国内地外资律所

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NOTABLE FIRMS

Clifford Chance
高伟绅律师事务所

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
富而德律师事务所

Linklaters
年利达律师事务所

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
世达国际律师事务所

Allen & Overy
安理国际律师事务所

Baker McKenzie FenXun
奋迅·贝克麦坚时律师事务所

Davis Polk & Wardwell
达维律师事务所

DLA Piper
欧华律师事务所

Hogan Lovells
霍金路伟国际律师事务所

Norton Rose Fulbright
诺顿罗氏律师事务所

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
宝维斯律师事务所

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
盛信律师事务所

White & Case
伟凯律师事务所

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
佳利律师事务所

Kirkland & Ellis
凯易国际律师事务所

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
摩根路易斯律师事务所

Morrison & Foerster
美富律师事务所

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
奥睿律师事务所

Paul Hastings
普衡律师事务所

Shearman & Sterling
谢尔曼·思特灵律师事务所

Slaughter & May
司力达律师事务所

Sullivan & Cromwell
苏利文·克伦威尔律师事务所

Weil, Gotshal & Manges
威嘉律师事务所

Ashurst
亚司特律师事务所

Bird & Bird
鸿鹄律师事务所

CMS

Dorsey & Whitney
德汇律师事务所

Eversheds Sutherland
安睿顺德伦国际律师事务所

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
吉布森律师事务所

Gide Loyrette Nouel
基德律师事务所

Herbert Smith Freehills
史密夫斐尔律师事务所

Jones Day
美国众达律师事务所

K&L Gates
高盖茨律师事务所

Latham & Watkins
瑞生国际律师事务所

Mayer Brown
孖士达律师事务所

Milbank
美邦律师事务所

Nishimura & Asahi
西村朝日律师事务所

O'Melveny & Myers
美迈斯律师事务所

Reed Smith
礼德律师事务所

Ropes & Gray
瑞格律师事务所

Seyfarth Shaw
赛法思律师事务所

Simmons & Simmons
西盟斯律师事务所

Winston & Strawn
温斯顿律师事务所

 

HONG KONG SAR中国香港

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NOTABLE FIRMS

Clifford Chance 高伟绅律师事务所

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 富而德律师事务所

Kirkland & Ellis 凯易国际律师事务所

Linklaters 年利达律师事务所

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 世达国际律师事务所

Slaughter and May 司力达律师事务所

Allen & Overy 安理国际律师事务所

Davis Polk & Wardwell 达维律师事务所

Herbert Smith Freehills 史密夫斐尔律师事务所

Latham & Watkins 瑞生国际律师事务所

Norton Rose Fulbright 诺顿罗氏律师事务所

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 盛信律师事务所

Sullivan & Cromwell 苏利文·克伦威尔律师事务所

Weil, Gotshal & Manges 威嘉律师事务所

Ashurst 亚司特律师事务所

Baker McKenzie 贝克·麦坚时国际律师事务所

Deacons 的近律师行

Debevoise & Plimpton 德普律师事务所

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 吉布森律师事务所

Hogan Lovells 霍金路伟国际律师事务所

King & Wood Mallesons 金杜律师事务所

Mayer Brown 孖士达律师行

Morrison & Foerster 美富律师事务所

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 宝维斯律师事务所

Reed Smith 礼德律师事务所

Shearman & Sterling 谢尔曼·思特灵律师事务所

White & Case 伟凯律师事务所

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 艾金岗波律师事务所

Bird & Bird 鸿鹄律师事务所

Charltons Law 易周律师行

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 佳利律师事务所

CMS

Dechert 德杰律师事务所

Dorsey & Whitney 德汇律师事务所

Eric Chow & Co. in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices 周俊轩律师事务所与通商律师事务所联营

Eversheds Sutherland 安睿顺德伦国际律师事务所

Fangda Partners 方达律师事务所

Gallant 何耀棣律师事务所

Georgiou Payne Stewien徛毘施律師行

Goodwin 高赢国际律师事务所

H.M Chan & Co. (Taylor Wessing) 泰乐信律师事务所香港分所

Howse Williams 何韦律师行

K&L Gates 高盖茨律师事务所

LC Lawyers (EY) 林朱律师事务所

Milbank 美邦律师事务所

Minter Ellison 铭德律师事务所

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 摩根路易斯律师事务所

Oldham Li & Nie 高李严律师行

O'Melveny & Myers 美迈斯律师事务所

Paul Hastings 普衡律师事务所

Proskauer Rose 普士高律师事务所

Ropes & Gray 瑞格律师事务所

Seyfarth Shaw

赛法思律师事务所

Sidley Austin 盛德律师事务所

Simmons & Simmons 西盟斯律师事务所

Stephenson Harwood 罗夏信律师事务所

Stevenson Wong & Co 史蒂文生黄律师事务所

Tanner De Witt 泰德威律师事务所

Winston & Strawn 温斯顿律师事务所

Vivien Chan & Co 香港陈韵云律师事务所

 

INDIA

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NOTABLE FIRMS

AZB & Partners

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

DSK Legal

Economic Laws Practice

IndusLaw

J Sagar Associates

Khaitan & Co.

Kochhar & Co.

Luthra & Luthra Law Offices

Majmudar & Partners

S&R Associates

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Trilegal

Argus Partners

Bharucha & Partners

Desai & Diwanji

HSA Advocates

Link Legal

Nishith Desai Associates

Phoenix Legal

Samvad Partners

Saraf and Partners

Talwar Thakore & Associates

Touchstone Partners

TT&A

Veritas Legal

ALMT Legal

Chadha & Co

Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates & Solicitors

Clasis Law

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Fox Mandal & Associates

Hammurabi & Solomon Partners

Juris Corp

Krishnamurthy & Co. (K Law)

LexCounsel

P&A Law Offices

Rajani & Associates

Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors

Singh & Associates

Singhania & Partners

Spice Route Legal

Tatva Legal

Vertices Partners

Wadia Ghandy & Co

Ahlawat & Associates (NEW)

AKS Partners

Archer & Angel

Begur & Partners

Burgeon Law

Caibre Legal

Dua Associates

Gravitas Legal

Khaitan & Khaitan

• Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Attorneys

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co

NovoJuris Legal

Pioneer Legal

Sagus legal

Stratage Law Partners, Advocates & Solicitors

Tempus Law Associates

Vaish Associates, Advocates

 

INDONESIA

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NOTABLE FIRMS

ABNR Counsellors at Law

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners

Ginting & Reksodiputro in association with Allen & Overy

Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, a member firm of Baker McKenzie

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills

SSEK Legal Consultants

Dentons HPRP

Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo

Makarim & Taira S.

Makes & Partners

Melli Darsa & Co

Oentoeng Suria & Partners in association with Ashurst

Soemadipradja & Taher

Walalangi & Partners (in association with Nishimura & Asahi)

Widyawan & Partners

AYMP Atelier of Law

Christian Teo & Partners

Hogan Lovells DNFP, in association with Dewi Negara

Fachri & Partners

Mochtar Karuwin Komar

Roosdiono & Partners

UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions

Adisuryo Dwinanto & Co

(ADCO Law)

Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto

Azwar Hadisupani Rum & Partners

Budiarto Law Partnership

Budidjaja International Lawyers

FKNK Law Firm

Hendra Soenardi

Hutabarat Halim & Rekan (HHR Lawyers)

IABF Law Firm

Imran Muntaz & Co

Leks&Co

Sutedja & Associates

TNB & Partners in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

TnP Law Firm

 

JAPAN DOMESTIC

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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Nishimura & Asahi

TMI Associates

Atsumi & Sakai

Ushijima & Partners

City-Yuwa Partners

Hibiya-Nakata

Kojima Law Offices

Miura & Partners

Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

Southgate

Tokyo International Law Office (TKI)

 

 

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL

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NOTABLE FIRMS

 

Allen & Overy Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho

Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)

Herbert Smith Freehills

Morrison & Foerster / Ito & Mitomi

Shearman & Sterling

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Clifford Chance

Davis Polk & Wardwell

DLA Piper

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo

Linklaters

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

White & Case - White & Case Law Offices (Registered Association)

Ashurst

Jones Day

King & Spalding

Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise

Mayer Brown GJBJ

Milbank

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Norton Rose Fulbright

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Paul Hastings

Ropes & Gray

Simmons & Simmons

Squire Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho

 

 

MALAYSIA

 

 

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NOTABLE FIRMS

Christopher & Lee Ong

Rahmat Lim & Partners

Shearn Delamore & Co

Skrine

Wong & Partners (member firm of Baker McKenzie)

Abdullah Chan & Co

Adnan Sundra & Low

Kadir Andri & Partners

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh

Zaid Ibrahim & Co. (in association with KPMG Law)

Zain & Co

Albar & Partners

Azmi & Associates

Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff

Donovan & Ho

Halim Hong & Quek (NEW)

Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong

LAW Partnership

Lim Jo Yan & Co

MahWengKwai & Associates

Mohamed Ridza & Co

Naqiz & Partners

Peter Ling & van Geyzel

Raja, Darryl & Loh

Ramesh Dipendra Jeremiah Law

Tay & Partners

Wong Beh & Toh

Zul Rafique & Partners

 

PHILIPPINES

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NOTABLE FIRMS

 

ACCRALAW

Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos

Quisumbing Torres (member firm of Baker McKenzie)

Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura

Sayoc & De Los Angeles

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law)

Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose

Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia

Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law)

Puno & Puno

Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law Offices

Cochingyan & Peralta Law Offices

DivinaLaw

Gorriceta, Africa, Cauton & Saavedra

Gulapa & Quicho / Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law)

Insights Philippines Legal Advisors

Kua Sy & Yeung Law Offices (“SKY Law”)

Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano

Morales & Justiniano

Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro & Leaño

Sarmiento Loriega Law Office

Siguion Reyna, Montecillo & Ongsiako

 

 

SINGAPORE DOMESTIC

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NOTABLE FIRMS

Allen & Gledhill

Rajah & Tann Singapore

Morgan Lewis Stamford

WongPartnership

Drew & Napier

TSMP Law Corporation

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

Bird & Bird ATMD

CNPLaw

Dentons Rodyk

Duane Morris & Selvam

Harry Elias Partnership

RHTLaw

Shook Lin & Bok

Atlas Asia Law Corporation

Eng & Co

Oon & Bazul

Prolegis

Quahe Woo & Palmer

Virtus Law (Member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance)

Withers KhattarWong

 

SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL

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NOTABLE FIRMS

Allen & Overy

Clifford Chance

Linklaters

Milbank

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Herbert Smith Freehills

Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee

Jones Day

Latham & Watkins

Norton Rose Fulbright

Morrison & Foerster

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

White & Case

Ashurst

Dechert

DLA Piper

Gibson Dunn

HFW

K&L Gates Straits Law

King & Spalding

King & Wood Mallesons

Pinsent Masons MPillay

Shearman & Sterling

Sidley Austin

Stephenson Harwood (Member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance)

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Clyde & Co

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (Singapore)

Eversheds Sutherland

LNT & Partners

Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair

Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance

Reed Smith

 

SOUTH KOREA DOMESTIC

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Bae, Kim & Lee

Kim & Chang

Lee & Ko

Shin & Kim

Yulchon

Barun Law

DR & AJU

Hwang Mok Park

Jipyong

KL Partners

SEUM Law

Yoon & Yang

 

 

SOUTH KOREA INTERNATIONAL

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Paul Hastings

Ropes & Gray

White & Case

Ashurst

Baker McKenzie

DLA Piper

Herbert Smith Freehills

Latham & Watkins

Milbank

O’Melveny

Simpson Thacher & Barlett

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

 

 

TAIWAN

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Baker McKenzie

Jones Day

Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law

Tsar & Tsai Law Firm

Eiger Law

Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law

K&L Gates

LCS & Partners

Lexcel Partners

Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law

Winkler Partners

Chen & Lin

Dentons

DTT Attorneys-At-Law

Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law

Innovatus Law

Lee, Tsai & Partners

Liang & Partners

Nishimura & Asahi

PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal, Taiwan

 

 

THAILAND

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NOTABLE FIRMS

 

Allen & Overy (Thailand)

Baker McKenzie

Linklaters (Thailand)

Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners

Chandler MHM

Hunton Andrews Kurth

Siam Premier International Law Office

Thanathip & Partners

Tilleke & Gibbins

Axis Legal

Blumenthal Richter & Sumet

DFDL

DLA Piper

ILCT

KPMG Law Thailand

Kudun & Partners

Norton Rose Fulbright

Rajah & Tann Thailand

SCL Nishimura & Asahi Limited

Silk Legal

SRPP

The Capital Law Office

Watson Farley & Williams

 

 

VIETNAM

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NOTABLE FIRMS

 

Allen & Overy

Allens

Baker McKenzie

Frasers Law Company

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

VILAF

YKVN

DFDL

Duane Morris Vietnam

Hogan Lovells

LNT & Partners

Mayer Brown

Nishimura & Asahi

Rajah Tann LCT Lawyers

Tilleke & Gibbins

Vision & Associates

Allen & Gledhill

Global Vietnam Lawyers

Indochine Counsel (NEW)

MHM Vietnam