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Welcome to the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2014
Date: September 5, 2014
Venue: Conrad Hong Kong - Grand Ballroom, Lower Lobby, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway
- Sumptuous gala dinner, free flowing wine and beer
- Hong Kong's leading investment bankers, solicitors, in house counsel, barristers, judiciary and business leaders
- Winners announced and invited on stage to collect their awards
- Live entertainment
- Dramatic awards ceremony to reveal winners
The 13th annual Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2014 will be held on September 5 at the Conrad Hotel Hong Kong. This prestigious event recognises the excellence and outstanding achievements of Hong Kong's leading law firms, in-house legal teams, top deals and dealmakers of the past twelve months. The Awards attracts 450 of Hong Kong's most influential solicitors, in-house counsel, investment bankers, judiciary and CEOs, who assemble to celebrate in the spirit of collegiality. The event is the culmination of months of intensive research. Winners are kept confidential until the awards night.
With unparalleled networking opportunities, live entertainment, gourmet dinner and free-flowing wine and whisky, this is indeed a night not to be missed.
For any questions regarding nomination or attendance at this 2014 event, please do not hesitate to contact Caryl Aquino at +632 982 5938 or email mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com.
Guest of Honour
 | Wong Kwai Huen, BBS JP Mr. Huen Wong is the President Elect of the Inter Pacific Bar Association. He is the Past President of the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Honourary Chairman of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. Mr. Wong is also the Chairman of the Copyright Tribunal and a Deputy Chairman of the Inland x Revenue Board of Review. Among many other public duties, he is currently serving on the boards of the Hospital Authority, the Competition Commission and the Hong Kong Aviation Security Company Limited. Mr. Wong was admitted to practise as a solicitor in Hong Kong, England & Wales and Singapore. He has been the managing partner of two international law firms during the past 25 years and has won an ALB Award of the Manageing Partner of the year. He is currently a Consultant of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Mr. Wong is an active arbitrator and mediator and his practice areas include a broad range of fields such as cross-boder investments, securities, building and construction projects both in Hong Kong and the region. |
EMCEE
 | Tara Joseph Editor-in-Charge, Reuters TV, Asia
A journalist with more than 20 years financial reporting experience, Tara Joseph currently leads the financial multimedia unit, Reuters TV in Asia. She serves on Reuters Asia news leadership team.
Tara has more than 10 years experience reporting and presenting for TV in Asia, including daily shows for BBC World and China’s CCTV. She has moderated numerous webcasts and panel events including shows hosted at the World Economic Forum in Davos. She was previously the editor and main presenter of Reuters Financial Television based in London. Tara started in journalism as an emerging markets correspondent covering stories in Russia, South Africa and Turkey. She now oversees video production of video packages, and interviews with staff across Asia.
Tara is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism, and Smith College in the United States. She is a serving board member of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong. |
Categories
Award Categories
The 40 award categories for 2014 are listed below. For more information on these, or to receive a nomination form, please contact Mary Aquino (Caryl) on mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or call Caryl on +632 982 5938.
6 Deal Award Categories
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
3. M & A Deal of the Year
4. Real Estate Deal of the Year (new category)
5. IPP Wealth Advisers Ltd Award Dealmaker of the Year
6. Hong Kong Deal of the Year (new category)
11 In-House Award Categories
1. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
2. Pinsent Masons Award Construction In-House Team of the Year
3. Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year
4. Insurance In-House Team of the Year
5. Lewis Sanders Award Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
6. Private Equity In-House Team of The Year (new category)
7. Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
8. Holman Fenwick Willan Award Shipping In-House Team of the Year
9. Paul Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
(new category)
10. The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the
Year
11. Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year (new category)
23 Firm Award Categories
1. Boutique Law Firm of the Year
2. Construction Law Firm of the Year
3. Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
4. Criminal Law Firm of the Year
5. Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
6. Employment Law Firm of the Year
7. Immigration Law Firm of the Year (new category)
8. Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
9. Insurance Law Firm of the Year
10. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
11. Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
12. BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year
13. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
14. Withers Award PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
15. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
16. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year (new category)
17. Managing Partner of the Year
18. Shipping Law Firm of the Year
19. Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year
20. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
21. Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year
22. Hong Kong Deal Firm of the Year (new category)
23. The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
Submit Today
Nominations
The nomination process is now open. For more information, please email Caryl Aquino at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or call her at +632 982 5938.
Nominations must be received by the July 18, 2014 and no further details will be accepted after this date.
Judges
Methodology
GENERAL GUIDELINES
1. All nominations must be written in the ALB nomination form. The same must be submitted on or before July 18, 2014. ALB will not accept entries written in any other forms.
2. Work includes any transactions/deals/projects completed, cases handled, disputes settled and other legal services provided within the organisation or otherwise.
3. Entries to any categories must have been completed or provided within the period of April 2013 to March 2014.
4. Documents supplementary to the information provided in the nomination form may be submitted within the nomination period. No supplementary information will be accepted after the nomination deadline.
5. Clients or contact persons provided in the nomination form will be contacted by ALB, as may be necessary, without prior notice to the nominating organization. It is advisable that only the names of clients whose consent for this purpose has been obtained are listed in the nomination form.
COMPOSITION OF JUDGING PANEL
The judging panel consists of the general panel and the special expertise panel. It is composed of approximately 40 reputable members from the legal academe, in-house teams, law firms, legal associations or business leagues, whose identities are kept confidential prior to the awarding ceremony.
JUDGING PROCESS
The panel of judges is given one week to evaluate the accomplishments of nominees based on a research summary provided by ALB. The judges select the top three finalists for every category. A score allocated by a judge to a finalist with which or with whom he has an apparent conflict of interest is considered void.
The finalist in every category who obtains the highest score wins.
CATEGORIES
Deal Categories
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
3. M&A Deal of the Year
4. Real Estate Deal of the Year (new category)
5. Dealmaker of the Year
6. Hong Kong Deal of the Year (new category)
Specific Guidelines
1. To qualify for deal categories, a deal must have significant Hong Kong element. "Hong Kong element" would mean any of the following:
· The law firm must be based in Hong Kong.
· Any of the parties represented in the deal must be based in Hong Kong.
· The contract/deal was executed/signed in Hong Kong.
· The contract/deal must be in any way related to Hong Kong.
2. Debt Market and M&A deals must have a financial value of at least USD1.5 billion.
3. Equity Market and Real Estate deals must have a financial value of at least USD1 billion.
4. A nominating organisation may submit up to two (2) deals in the first four deal categories.
5. A law firm can nominate only one partner for Dealmaker of the Year. A third-party nomination is considered only when the third-party nominee's firm has not nominated for the category.
6. The winner of any deal categories automatically becomes a finalist for the Hong Kong Deal of the Year, and the finalist obtaining the highest score wins.
Criteria
1. Deal size – the volume of the deal in USD
2. Complexity - the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures
3. Innovation/improvement - the degree to which the work involved original or improved techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or regulations
4 Breadth - the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries
5. Impact/significance - the degree by which the stakeholders/bench and bar/community at large is affected
6. Third-party award(s)/recognition
Firm Categories
1. Boutique Law Firm of the Year
2. Construction Law Firm of the Year
3. Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
4. Criminal Law Firm of the Year
5. Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
6. Employment Law Firm of the Year
7. Immigration Law Firm of the Year (new category)
8. Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
9. Insurance Law Firm of the Year
10. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
11. Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
12. Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year
13. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
14. PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
15. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
16. Shipping Law Firm of the Year
17. Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year
18. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
19. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year (new category)
20. Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year
21. Deal Firm of the Year (new category)
22. Managing Partner of the Year
23. Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
Specific Guidelines
1. All law firms with physical office in Hong Kong are qualified for any firm categories.
2. Law firms based in Taiwan are qualified for Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year.
3. A law firm can nominate only one of its managing partners for Managing Partner of the Year. A third-party nomination is considered only when the third-party nominee's firm has not nominated for the category.
4. The winner of any firm categories automatically becomes a finalist for the Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year, and the finalist obtaining the highest score wins.
Criteria
1. Key hires/departures (when applicable)
2. Complexity - the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advanced techniques and structures
3. Innovation/improvement - the degree to which the work involved original or improved techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or regulations
4. Breadth - the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries
5. Impact/significance - the degree by which the stakeholders/bench and bar/community at large is affected
6. Third-party award(s)/recognition
7. No. of transactions completed (when applicable)
8. Volume of completed transactions in USD (when applicable)
In-House Categories
1. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
2. Construction In-House Team of the Year
3. Innovative In-House Team of the Year
4. Insurance In-House Team of the Year
5. Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
6. Private Equity In-House Team of the Year (new category)
7. Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
8. Shipping In-House Team of the Year
9. Paul Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
(new category)
10. In-House Lawyer of the Year
11. Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year (new category)
Specific Guidelines
1. All in-house teams with physical office in Hong Kong are qualified for in-house categories.
2. An in-house team can nominate only one of its lawyers for In-House Lawyer of the Year. A third-party nomination is considered only when the third-party nominee's team has not nominated for the category.
Criteria
1. Complexity - the degree to which the work requires intricate legal principles or advance techniques and structures
2. Innovation/improvement - the degree to which the work involved original or improved techniques and structures or innovative legal rules or regulations
3. Breadth - the degree to which the work spanned different jurisdictions, practice areas, parties and industries
4. Impact/significance - the degree by which the stakeholders/bench and bar/community at large is affected
HKLA 2014 IMPORTANT DATES
June 16, 2014 | Opening of nominations |
July 18, 2014 | Deadline for nominations (Please submit nomination forms to mailto:mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com) |
Early August 2014 | Announcement of finalists at http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/hong-kong-law-awards-2014 |
September 5, 2014 | Awarding ceremony |
For inquiries, you may contact:
Mary Carousel Aquino
ALB Research Analyst
T: (+632) 982 5938
Finalists
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Agricultural Bank of China's Establishment of MTN Programme
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters
Banks: ABCI Capital; Agricultural Bank of China; CTBC Bank Co; Standard Chartered Bank
Accounting firms: Deloitte; PwC
Alibaba Group's Debt Financing
Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Walkers; White & Case
Banks: ANZ; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Hong Kong branch; Mizuho Corporate Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia; Citicorp International
Bank of China's MTN Programme and Drawdowns
Firm: Clifford Chance
Banks: Bank of China; Citibank
China Merchants Bank's A+H Share Rights Issue
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; Sullivan & Cromwell
China Overseas Land & Investment's Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder
Banks: BNP Paribas; BOCI Asia; Citigroup Global Markets; CLSA; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)
China Overseas Holdings's Repurchase Order, Consent Solicitation and Bond Issuance
Firms: Hogan Lovells; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Simmons & Simmons
Banks: Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Citigroup Global Markets
Accounting firm: PwC
China Vanke Co's Establishment of MTN Programme
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong); BNP Paribas, Hong Kong branch; CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK); DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong branch; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia); Morgan Stanley & Co; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch; United Overseas Bank
Accounting firm: KPMG Huazhen
CNOOC Group's Dual-Tranche Bond Offering
Firms: Allen & Overy; Gilbert + Tobin; Jun He; Sidley Austin
Banks: BOCI Asia; Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch
CNOOC's Issuance of SEC-Registered Notes
Firms: Allen & Overy; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of China; Bank of China, Tokyo branch; CCB International Capital; CICC Hong Kong Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Goldman Sachs (Asia); ICBC International Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith; Scotia Capital (USA); BOCI Asia Ltd; Sociéte Générale, Hong Kong branch; The Bank of New York Mellon; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch
CNPC General Capital's EMTN Programme and Issuance of Senior Notes
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ANZ; Barclays; BNP Paribas; BOC International; BofA Merrill Lynch; CCB International; Citigroup; Crédit Agricole CIB; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank; ICBC International; ING; J.P. Morgan; Mitsubishi UFJ Securities; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp; SMBC Nikko; Sociéte Générale Corporate and Investment Banking; Standard Chartered Bank; Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
HK Electric Co's Syndicated-Term Loan Facility
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons
Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC
ICBC Financial Leasing – Bourbon Sale and Leaseback
Firms: BA-HR; Norton Rose Fulbright; Stephenson Harwood; Virtus Law; Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co; Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice; Watson, Farley & Williams France; Wiersholm; Wikborg Rein
Korea Exchange Bank's Establishment of Certificate of Deposit Programme
Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Simmons & Simmons
Bank: Standard Chartered Bank
Mapletree Greater China's Establishment of Euro Medium-Term Securities Programme
Firm: Paul Hastings
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Singapore; DBS Bank
Mizuho Financial Group's Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: BofA Merill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Mizuho Securities
PRC Ministry of Finance's Issuance of Sovereign Bonds
Firms: Deacons; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
TIPTOP Energy and Sinopec Century's Syndicated-Term Loan Facility
Firms: Allen & Overy; Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: China Construction Bank Corp; Citigroup; HSBC; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; The Royal Bank of Scotland; United Overseas Bank
Sinopec's Notes Offering
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; UBS AG
Sinopec's Dual-Currency Multitranche Bond
Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Bank of China International; BofA Merill Lynch; China Construction Bank International; Citigroup; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; ICBC International; Mizuho Securities; J.P. Morgan; Société Générale
State Grid Corp's Issuance Senior Guaranteed Notes
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
Vedanta Resources's High-Yield Bond
Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co; Latham & Watkins; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; Standard Chartered Bank; The Royal Bank of Scotland
Equity Market Deal of the Year
China Cinda's IPO
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons
China Huishan Dairy's IPO and Rule 144A/Regulation S Offering
Firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Walkers
Banks: Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; UBS AG
China Mengniu Dairy's Voluntary General Offer for Yashili
Firms: Hogan Lovells; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Norton Rose Fulbright; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG
China Merchants Bank's A+H Share Rights Issue
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: China Merchants Bank; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Goldman Sachs; UBS AG
Great Eagle Holdings's Spinoff and Listing of Hotel Properties
Firms: Appleby; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Mayer Brown JSM
Banks: Citi; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; HSBC
Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
China Galaxy Securities's IPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell
Banks: ABCI; BOCI; BOCOM International Securities; CB International Capital; China Galaxy International Securities; China Everbright Securities; CITIC Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Essence International Securities; Goldman Sachs; Guotai Junan Securities; Haitong International Securities; HSBC; ICBC; J.P. Morgan; Merrill Lynch; Nomura; Standard Chartered Securities; UBS AG
Fast Retailing's HDRs Listing by Introduction
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Paul Hastings; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA; Morgan Stanley Asia; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
Accounting firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon
Harbin Bank's IPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; JiaYuan Law Firm; Jun He; Linklaters
Banks: ABC International; BOC International; CICC Hong Kong; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank
Accounting Firm: Ernst & Young
HK Electric's IPO
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sullivan & Cromwell; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC
Huishang Bank Corp's IPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins
Bank: BOC International; CITIC Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Morgan Stanley; UBS AG
New World Development's Rights Issue and Privatisation Offer
Firms: Eversheds; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank
Sinopec Engineering's IPO
Firms: Allen & Overy; Guantao Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Kirkland & Ellis
Banks: BOCI Asia; BOCOM; CICC; CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK); Citigroup Global Markets; CMB International Capital; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Haitong International Securities Co; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch
Accounting firm: Grant Thornton
M&A Deal of the Year
Acquisition of 75 Percent Interest in Chong Hing Bank
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Deacons; Slaughter and May; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Nomura International; UBS AG
Acquisition of HK Parkview Group and Placing of Shares by COFCO Land Holdings
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: BOCI Asia; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Standard Chartered Securities
Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Acquisition of ING Life Korea by MBK Partners
Firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Linklaters
Baidu SPV and 91 Wireless Merger
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin
BG Group's Selldown of the QCLNG Project to CNOOC
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons
Accounting firm: Deloitte
China Mengniu Dairy's General Offer for Yashili
Firms: Hogan Lovells; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Norton Rose Fulbright; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG
CNPC's Acquisition of 28.57 Percent Stake in Eni East Africa
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Linklaters
Fosun International's Majority Acquisition of Fidelidade
Firms: DLA Piper; ABBC Law Firm
JD.com and Tencent's Partnership
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Firm; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; China Renaissance Partners
ONCG Videsh and Oil India's Acquisition of 20 Percent Stake in Rovuma Offshore Gas Field
Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co; PLMJ Sociedade de Advogados; Norton Rose Fulbright; Simmons & Simmons
Take-Private Acquisition of Focus Media Holding
Firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Walkers; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America NA; China Development Bank Corp, Hong Kong branch; China Minsheng Banking Corp, Hong Kong branch; Citibank NA; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse (Hong Kong); Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; ICBC International Capital; ICBC International Holdings; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific); UBS AG, Hong Kong branch; UBS AG, Singapore branch
Tsinghua Unigroup's Acquisition of Spreadtrum Communications
Firms: Fenwick & West; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Shearman & Sterling; Walkers
Bank: Morgan Stanley Asia
Visteon Corp's Sale of Yanfeng Joint Venture
Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Goldman Sachs; Rothschild
WH Group's $ Acquisition of Smithfield Foods
Firms: Fangda Partners; Maples and Calder; McGuireWoods; Paul Hastings; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Troutman Sanders
Bank: Morgan Stanley Senior Funding
Real Estate Deal of the Year
Acquisition of HK Parkview Group and Placing of Shares by COFCO Land Holdings
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: BOCI Asia; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Standard Chartered Securities
Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Formation of Gateway Real Estate Fund IV and Four Co-Investment Funds
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Haynes and Boone; Maples and Calder
GLP's Launch of China Logistics Fund
Firm:Morrison & Foerster
Real Estate Project in Qianhai, Shenzhen
Firms: Jincheng Tongda & Neal; Jones Day; King & Wood Mallesons
Wynn Macau's Financing
Firms: Latham & Watkins; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: BOCI Asia; Deutsche Bank; J.P. Morgan
IPP Wealth Advisers Ltd Award Dealmaker of the Year
Robert Ashworth – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Jamie Barr – Hogan Lovells
Ronny Chow – Deacons
Joshua Cole – King & Wood Mallesons
Dorothea Koo – Baker & McKenzie
Judy Lee – Appleby
William Liu – Linklaters
Kay Ian Ng – Sullivan & Cromwell
Psyche Tai – Norton Rose Fulbright
Xiaojun Wang – Jun He
Julie Gao - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
David Watkins – Slaughter and May
ALB LAW FIRM AWARDS
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson
Chak & Associates
Charltons
Gall
Kobre & Kim
So Keung Yip & Sin
Vivien Chan & Co
Construction Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Deacons
Haley & Co
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown JSM
Minter Ellison
Pinsent Masons
Simmons & Simmons
Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Criminal Law Firm of the Year
Chin & Associates
Haldanes
Robertsons
Vidler & Co
Weir & Associates
Hong Kong Deal Firm of the Year
Ashurst
Baker & McKenzie
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Norton Rose Fulbright
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Slaughter and May
Sullivan & Cromwell
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Chak & Associates
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Minter Ellison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Oldham, Li & Nie
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Pinsent Masons
Sidley Austin
Tanner De Witt
Vivien Chan & Co
Wilkinson & Grist
Employment Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Oldham, Li & Nie
Pinsent Masons
Simmons & Simmons
Stephenson Harwood
Tanner De Witt
Vivien Chan & Co
Immigration Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Harvey Law Group
Oldham, Li & Nie
Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Norton Rose Fulbright
Oldham, Li & Nie
Tanner De Witt
Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co
Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Deacons
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown JSM
Smyth & Co in association with RPC
Stephenson Harwood
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown JSM
Morrison & Foerster
Norton Rose Fulbright
Oldham, Li & Nie
Pinsent Masons
So Keung Yip & Sin
Stephenson Harwood
Vivien Chan & Co
Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley Austin
Simmons & Simmons
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Managing Partner of the Year
Robert Ashworth – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Vivien Chan - Vivien Chan & Co
Stuart Fuller – King & Wood Mallesons
Phillip John – Norton Rose Fulbright
Mark Johnson - Herbert Smith Freehills
Colin Law – Shearman & Sterling
Gordon Oldham – Oldham, Li & Nie
Voon Keat Lai – Stephenson Harwood
Allan Leung – Hogan Lovells
Raymond Chak Man Lai – Chak & Associates
Elaine Lo - Mayer Brown JSM
Xiaojun Wang – Jun He
Robert Ogilvy Watson - Ashurst
Chun Wei – Sullivan & Cromwell
BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year
Gall
Haldanes
Oldham, Li & Nie
Withers
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Appleby
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples and Calder
Mourant Ozannes
Ogier
Walkers
Withers Award PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson in association with Zhong Lun Law Firm
Guantao Law Firm (Hong Kong) in association with Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow
Jun He
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
Mayer Brown JSM
Morrison & Foerster
Sidley Austin
Stephenson Harwood
Vivien Chan & Co
Shipping Law Firm of the Year
Clyde & Co
Herbert Smith Freehills
Holman Fenwick Willan
Mayer Brown JSM
Stephenson Harwood
Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co
Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie Taipei
Jones Day Taipei
LCS & Partners
Lee and Li
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson
Deacons
Herbert Smith Freehills
Vivien Chan & Co
Withers
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown JSM
Morrison & Foerster
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Pinsent Masons
Simmons & Simmons
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Herbert Smith Freehills
Oldham, Li & Nie
Withers
ALB IN-HOUSE AWARDS
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Citic Capital
Citigroup
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Pinsent Masons Award Construction In-House Team of the Year
Dragages Hong Kong
Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
MTR Corp
Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Alibaba Group
Citic Capital
COSCO Pacific
Hongkong Land
MTR Corp
Insurance In-House Team of the Year
Manulife
AIA Group
Lewis Sanders Award Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities
Citic Capital
Citigroup
Goldman Sachs (Asia)
J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)
Morgan Stanley
Nomura International (Hong Kong)
The Royal Bank of Scotland
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Rodney Chen - MTR Corp
Michelle Hung – COSCO Pacific
Joe Zhou Jiaxing - China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities
Daniel Lee – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
Philana Poon – PCCW-HKT
Yong Kai Wong – Citic Capital
Brandon Yap - Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
Private Equity In-House Team of the Year
Carlyle Group, Asia
Citic Capital
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia
Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Citic Capital
Hongkong Land
MTR Corp
Holman Fenwick Willan Award Shipping In-House Team of the Year
COSCO Pacific
Jinhui Shipping and Transportation
Noble Group
Orient Overseas (International)
Paul Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Alibaba Group
PCCW-HKT
Telstra International
Yahoo!
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Winners
ALB DEAL AWARDS
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Alibaba Group's Debt Financing
Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Walkers; White & Case
Banks: ANZ; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Hong Kong branch; Mizuho Corporate Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia; Citicorp International
Agricultural Bank of China's Establishment of MTN Programme
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters
Banks: ABCI Capital; Agricultural Bank of China; CTBC Bank Co; Standard Chartered Bank
Accounting firms: Deloitte; PwC
Bank of China's MTN Programme and Drawdowns
Firm: Clifford Chance
Banks: Bank of China; Citibank
China Merchants Bank's A+H Share Rights Issue
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; Sullivan & Cromwell
China Overseas Land & Investment's Senior Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder
Banks: BNP Paribas; BOCI Asia; Citigroup Global Markets; CLSA; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)
China Overseas Holdings's Repurchase Order, Consent Solicitation and Bond Issuance
Firms: Hogan Lovells; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Simmons & Simmons
Banks: Deutsche Bank AG; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Citigroup Global Markets
Accounting firm: PwC
China Vanke Co's Establishment of MTN Programme
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong); BNP Paribas, Hong Kong branch; CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK); DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong branch; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia); Morgan Stanley & Co; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch; United Overseas Bank
Accounting firm: KPMG Huazhen
CNOOC Group's Dual-Tranche Bond Offering
Firms: Allen & Overy; Gilbert + Tobin; Jun He; Sidley Austin
Banks: BOCI Asia; Citigroup Global Markets; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan Securities; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch
CNOOC's Issuance of SEC-Registered Notes
Firms: Allen & Overy; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of China; Bank of China, Tokyo branch; CCB International Capital; CICC Hong Kong Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (USA); Goldman Sachs (Asia); ICBC International Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith; Scotia Capital (USA); BOCI Asia Ltd; Sociéte Générale, Hong Kong branch; The Bank of New York Mellon; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch
CNPC General Capital's EMTN Programme and Issuance of Senior Notes
Firms: Appleby; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: ANZ; Barclays; BNP Paribas; BOC International; BofA Merrill Lynch; CCB International; Citigroup; Crédit Agricole CIB; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank; ICBC International; ING; J.P. Morgan; Mitsubishi UFJ Securities; Mizuho Securities; Morgan Stanley; Natixis; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp; SMBC Nikko; Sociéte Générale Corporate and Investment Banking; Standard Chartered Bank; Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
HK Electric Co's Syndicated-Term Loan Facility
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons
Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC
ICBC Financial Leasing – Bourbon Sale and Leaseback
Firms: BA-HR; Norton Rose Fulbright; Stephenson Harwood; Virtus Law; Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co; Watson, Farley & Williams Asia Practice; Watson, Farley & Williams France; Wiersholm; Wikborg Rein
Korea Exchange Bank's Establishment of Certificate of Deposit Programme
Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Simmons & Simmons
Bank: Standard Chartered Bank
Mapletree Greater China's Establishment of Euro Medium-Term Securities Programme
Firm: Paul Hastings
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Singapore; DBS Bank
Mizuho Financial Group's Notes Offering
Firms: Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: BofA Merill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Mizuho Securities
PRC Ministry of Finance's Issuance of Sovereign Bonds
Firms: Deacons; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
TIPTOP Energy and Sinopec Century's Syndicated-Term Loan Facility
Firms: Allen & Overy; Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: China Construction Bank Corp; Citigroup; HSBC; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; The Royal Bank of Scotland; United Overseas Bank
Sinopec's Notes Offering
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; UBS AG
Sinopec's Dual-Currency Multitranche Bond
Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Bank of China International; BofA Merill Lynch; China Construction Bank International; Citigroup; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; ICBC International; Mizuho Securities; J.P. Morgan; Société Générale
State Grid Corp's Issuance Senior Guaranteed Notes
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
Vedanta Resources's High-Yield Bond
Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co; Latham & Watkins; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; Standard Chartered Bank; The Royal Bank of Scotland
Equity Market Deal of the Year
HK Electric's IPO
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Sullivan & Cromwell; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
Banks: Goldman Sachs; HSBC
China Cinda's IPO
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons
China Huishan Dairy's IPO and Rule 144A/Regulation S Offering
Firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Walkers
Banks: Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; UBS AG
China Mengniu Dairy's Voluntary General Offer for Yashili
Firms: Hogan Lovells; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Norton Rose Fulbright; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG
China Merchants Bank's A+H Share Rights Issue
Firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jun He; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: China Merchants Bank; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Goldman Sachs; UBS AG
Great Eagle Holdings' Spinoff and Listing of Hotel Properties
Firms: Appleby; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Mayer Brown JSM
Banks: Citi; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; HSBC
Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
China Galaxy Securities' IPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell
Banks: ABCI; BOCI; BOCOM International Securities; CB International Capital; China Galaxy International Securities; China Everbright Securities; CITIC Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Essence International Securities; Goldman Sachs; Guotai Junan Securities; Haitong International Securities; HSBC; ICBC; J.P. Morgan; Merrill Lynch; Nomura; Standard Chartered Securities; UBS AG
Fast Retailing's HDRs Listing by Introduction
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Paul Hastings; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA; Morgan Stanley Asia; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
Accounting firm: Ernst & Young ShinNihon
Harbin Bank's IPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; JiaYuan Law Firm; Jun He; Linklaters
Banks: ABC International; BOC International; CICC Hong Kong; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank
Accounting Firm: Ernst & Young
Huishang Bank Corp's IPO
Firms: Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins
Bank: BOC International; CITIC Securities; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Morgan Stanley; UBS AG
New World Development's Rights Issue and Privatisation Offer
Firms: Eversheds; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank
Sinopec Engineering's IPO
Firms: Allen & Overy; Guantao Law Firm; King & Wood Mallesons; Kirkland & Ellis
Banks: BOCI Asia; BOCOM; CICC; CITIC Securities Corporate Finance (HK); Citigroup Global Markets; CMB International Capital; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Haitong International Securities Co; HSBC; J.P. Morgan Securities; Merrill Lynch; UBS AG, Hong Kong branch
Accounting firm: Grant Thornton
M&A Deal of the Year
WH Group's $ Acquisition of Smithfield Foods
Firms: Fangda Partners; Maples and Calder; McGuireWoods; Paul Hastings; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Troutman Sanders
Bank: Morgan Stanley Senior Funding
Acquisition of 75 Percent Interest in Chong Hing Bank
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Deacons; Slaughter and May; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Nomura International; UBS AG
Acquisition of HK Parkview Group and Placing of Shares by COFCO Land Holdings
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: BOCI Asia; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Standard Chartered Securities
Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Acquisition of ING Life Korea by MBK Partners
Firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kim & Chang; Linklaters
Baidu SPV and 91 Wireless Merger
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin
BG Group's Selldown of the QCLNG Project to CNOOC
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons
Accounting firm: Deloitte
China Mengniu Dairy's General Offer for Yashili
Firms: Hogan Lovells; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Norton Rose Fulbright; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS AG
CNPC's Acquisition of 28.57 Percent Stake in Eni East Africa
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Linklaters
Fosun International's Majority Acquisition of Fidelidade
Firms: DLA Piper; ABBC Law Firm
JD.com and Tencent's Partnership
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun Law Firm; Maples and Calder; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Barclays; BofA Merrill Lynch; China Renaissance Partners
ONCG Videsh and Oil India's Acquisition of 20 Percent Stake in Rovuma Offshore Gas Field
Firms: Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co; PLMJ Sociedade de Advogados; Norton Rose Fulbright; Simmons & Simmons
Take-Private Acquisition of Focus Media Holding
Firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Fangda Partners; Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Sullivan & Cromwell; Walkers; Zhong Lun Law Firm
Banks: Bank of America NA; China Development Bank Corp, Hong Kong branch; China Minsheng Banking Corp, Hong Kong branch; Citibank NA; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse (Hong Kong); Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; ICBC International Capital; ICBC International Holdings; J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific); UBS AG, Hong Kong branch; UBS AG, Singapore branch
Tsinghua Unigroup's Acquisition of Spreadtrum Communications
Firms: Fenwick & West; Maples and Calder; Morrison & Foerster; Shearman & Sterling; Walkers
Bank: Morgan Stanley Asia
Visteon Corp's Sale of Yanfeng Joint Venture
Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Goldman Sachs; Rothschild
Real Estate Deal of the Year
Acquisition of HK Parkview Group and Placing of Shares by COFCO Land Holdings
Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Haiwen & Partners; Jun He; Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: BOCI Asia; HSBC; HSBC Corporate Finance (Hong Kong); J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific); Standard Chartered Securities
Accounting firm: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Formation of Gateway Real Estate Fund IV and Four Co-Investment Funds
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Haynes and Boone; Maples and Calder
GLP's Launch of China Logistics Fund
Firm:Morrison & Foerster
Real Estate Project in Qianhai, Shenzhen
Firms: Jincheng Tongda & Neal; Jones Day; King & Wood Mallesons
Wynn Macau's Financing
Firms: Latham & Watkins; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: BOCI Asia; Deutsche Bank; J.P. Morgan
Hong Kong Deal of the Year
Alibaba Group's Debt Financing
Firms: Fangda Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples and Calder; Walkers; White & Case
Banks: ANZ; Citigroup Global Markets Asia; Credit Suisse AG, Singapore branch; DBS Bank; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore branch; HSBC; JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Hong Kong branch; Mizuho Corporate Bank; Morgan Stanley Asia; Citicorp International
IPP Wealth Advisers Ltd Award Dealmaker of the Year
Robert Ashworth – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Jamie Barr – Hogan Lovells
Ronny Chow – Deacons
Joshua Cole – King & Wood Mallesons
Dorothea Koo – Baker & McKenzie
Judy Lee – Appleby
William Liu – Linklaters
Kay Ian Ng – Sullivan & Cromwell
Psyche Tai – Norton Rose Fulbright
Xiaojun Wang – Jun He
Julie Gao - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
David Watkins – Slaughter and May
ALB LAW FIRM AWARDS
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Charltons
Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson
Chak & Associates
Gall
Kobre & Kim
So Keung Yip & Sin
Vivien Chan & Co
Construction Law Firm of the Year
Pinsent Masons
Baker & McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Deacons
Haley & Co
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown JSM
Minter Ellison
Simmons & Simmons
Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Criminal Law Firm of the Year
Haldanes
Chin & Associates
Robertsons
Vidler & Co
Weir & Associates
Deal Firm of the Year
Linklaters
Ashurst
Baker & McKenzie
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Norton Rose Fulbright
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Slaughter and May
Sullivan & Cromwell
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Chak & Associates
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gall
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Minter Ellison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Oldham, Li & Nie
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Pinsent Masons
Sidley Austin
Tanner De Witt
Vivien Chan & Co
Wilkinson & Grist
Employment Law Firm of the Year
Simmons & Simmons
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Oldham, Li & Nie
Pinsent Masons
Stephenson Harwood
Tanner De Witt
Vivien Chan & Co
Immigration Law Firm of the Year
Harvey Law Group
Baker & McKenzie
Oldham, Li & Nie
Insolvency and Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown JSM
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters
Norton Rose Fulbright
Oldham, Li & Nie
Tanner De Witt
Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co
Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown JSM
Baker & McKenzie
Clyde & Co
Deacons
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Smyth & Co in association with RPC
Stephenson Harwood
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Deacons
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown JSM
Morrison & Foerster
Norton Rose Fulbright
Oldham, Li & Nie
Pinsent Masons
So Keung Yip & Sin
Stephenson Harwood
Vivien Chan & Co
Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
Sidley Austin
Simmons & Simmons
(joint winners)
Baker & McKenzie
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Shearman & Sterling
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Managing Partner of the Year
Robert Ashworth – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Vivien Chan - Vivien Chan & Co
Stuart Fuller – King & Wood Mallesons
Phillip John – Norton Rose Fulbright
Mark Johnson - Herbert Smith Freehills
Colin Law – Shearman & Sterling
Gordon Oldham – Oldham, Li & Nie
Voon Keat Lai – Stephenson Harwood
Allan Leung – Hogan Lovells
Raymond Chak Man Lai – Chak & Associates
Elaine Lo - Mayer Brown JSM
Xiaojun Wang – Jun He
Robert Ogilvy Watson - Ashurst
Chun Wei – Sullivan & Cromwell
BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year
Withers
Gall
Haldanes
Oldham, Li & Nie
Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Maples and Calder
Appleby
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Mourant Ozannes
Ogier
Walkers
Withers Award PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
Jun He
Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson in association with Zhong Lun Law Firm
Guantao Law Firm (Hong Kong) in association with Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Mayer Brown JSM
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
Morrison & Foerster
Sidley Austin
Stephenson Harwood
Vivien Chan & Co
Shipping Law Firm of the Year
Clyde & Co
Holman Fenwick Willan
(joint winners)
Herbert Smith Freehills
Mayer Brown JSM
Stephenson Harwood
Watson, Farley & Williams in association with Lau, Leong & Co
Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year
Lee and Li
Baker & McKenzie Taipei
Jones Day Taipei
LCS & Partners
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson
Deacons
Herbert Smith Freehills
Vivien Chan & Co
Withers
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
King & Wood Mallesons
Mayer Brown JSM
Morrison & Foerster
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Pinsent Masons
Simmons & Simmons
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Herbert Smith Freehills
Oldham, Li & Nie
Withers
Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
ALB IN-HOUSE AWARDS
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Citigroup
Citic Capital
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Pinsent Masons Award Construction In-House Team of the Year
MTR Corp
Dragages Hong Kong
Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Alibaba Group
Citic Capital
COSCO Pacific
Hongkong Land
MTR Corp
Insurance In-House Team of theYear
AIA Group
Manulife
Lewis Sanders Award Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
Goldman Sachs (Asia)
China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities
Citic Capital
Citigroup
J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific)
Morgan Stanley
Nomura International (Hong Kong)
The Royal Bank of Scotland
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Daniel Lee – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
Philana Poon – PCCW-HKT
(joint winners)
Rodney Chen - MTR Corp
Michelle Hung – COSCO Pacific
Joe Zhou Jiaxing - China International Capital Corp Hong Kong Securities
Yong Kai Wong – Citic Capital
Brandon Yap - Leighton Asia, India and Offshore
Private Equity In-House Team of the Year
Carlyle Group, Asia
Citic Capital
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia
Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Hongkong Land
Citic Capital
MTR Corp
Holman Fenwick Willan Award Shipping In-House Team of the Year
Noble Group
COSCO Pacific
(Joint winners)
Jinhui Shipping and Transportation
Orient Overseas (International)
Paul Weiss Award Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Alibaba Group
PCCW-HKT
Telstra International
Yahoo!
Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year
Citigroup
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