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Welcome to the ALB Philippine Law Awards 2017!
Date: Friday, Oct 6, 2017
Time: 6:30PM (Sharp)
Asian Legal Business is hosting the 2nd annual ALB Philippine Law Awards on Ocotber 6. The event aims to recognise and reward the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams that have significantly contributed to the ever-evolving legal landscape of the country. To kick off the event, we will soon accept submissions - self-recommendations and nominations.
The months-long research process culminates in an awards night and black-tie gala dinner that will be graced by illustrious members of the bench, legal associations and business circles, law firms, in-house departments, and the legal academe in the Philippines.
Come and celebrate legal excellence with us! Put forward your own firm or team or that of others you have worked with in the past year salute and thank them for their great accomplishments and hard work.
For queries about the event, please contact Caryl Aquino at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or +632 982 5938.
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GUEST OF HONOUR
Perry L. Pe
President-Elect
Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Mr. Perry L. Pe is the incoming president (March 2018 to April 2019) of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA). He is also the Honorary Consul General of the Kingdom of Denmark in the Philippines. Last year, he served as the President of the Management Association of the Philippines, the country’s premier management organization of C-level officials. He is also the dean of the Palawan State University Law School, and was chairman and president of the Philippine Association of Law Schools from 2007 to 2012. He was amember of the Philippine Supreme Court’s Committee on Legal Education and Bar Matters from 2007 to 2015. Mr. Pe also acts as a trustee and as an adviser, an independent and regular board member of several philanthropical foundations and corporate organizations such as De La Salle University, Ateneo Law School and the Foundation for Economic Freedom, among others.
He received his Master of Laws from the Columbia University in New York and his Bachelor of Laws from the Ateneo de Manila University. He is currently a senior partner, a member of the Executive Board and the chairman of the Project Development and Finance Group at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles.
Categories
CATEGORIES
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
- Dealmaker of the Year
- Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
- In-House Lawyer of the Year
- Managing Partner of the Year
- Woman Lawyer of the Year
- Young Lawyer of the Year
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
- Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
- Conglomerate In-House Team of the Year
- Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
- Food and Beverage In-House Team of the Year
- Insurance In-House Team of the Year
- Pharmaceutical and Healthcare In-House Team of the Year
- Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
- Philippine In-House Team of the Year
DEAL CATEGORIES
- Debt Market Deal of the Year
- Equity Market Deal of the Year
- M&A Deal of the Year
- Project Finance Deal of the Year
- Philippine Deal of the Year
FIRM CATEGORIES
- Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
- Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
- Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
- Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
- Immigration Law Firm of the Year
- Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
- International Deal Firm of the Year
- Labor and Employment Law Firm of the Year
- Litigation Law Firm of the Year
- Maritime Law Firm of the Year
- Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
- Philippine Deal 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
- Philippine Law Firm of the Year
Submit Today
OPENING OF SUBMISSIONS
3 JULY 2017
For your reference, please click the submission materials below.
Submission Form for Deal Categories
Submission Form for Individual Categories
Submission Form for In-House Categories
Submission Form for Firm Categories
PLEASE BE GUIDED ACCORDINGLY.
For queries on how to join the submissions, please contact Caryl Aquino
at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or +632 982 5938.
Judges
AMONG THE JUDGES
FINA DELA-CUESTA TANTUICO
Former President, Philippine Bar Association
Atty. Tantuico was the former president of the Philippine Bar Association, the oldest voluntary bar association in the Philippines. She is an alumna of the University of the Philippines where she obtained her A.B. English degree (cum laude) in 1982 and Bachelor of Laws degree in 1988. She was Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary of United Overseas Bank Philippines. Currently, she is Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Philippine listed firms F& J Prince Holdings Corporation and Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Company. She is also Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Magellan Capital Holdings Corporation and Pointwest Technologies Corporation, a multi-awarded Philippine software development company. She is Past President of the U.P. Women Lawyers’ Circle, Trustee and Corporate Secretary of the U.P. Law Alumni Foundation Inc. She is also a Professorial Lecturer at the College of Law of the University of the Philippines as well as the College of Law of the Lyceum of the Philippines University. She has been an active member of the Philippine Bar Association since 1994.
ROEL A. REFRAN
Chief Operating Officer, The Philippine Stock Exchange
Roel Arco Refran, a certified public accountant, lawyer and capital markets professional, is Chief Operating Officer of The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc., Alpha Southeast Asia Deal Awards’ Best Stock Exchange for 2016, 2015 and 2013. Roel chairs the Capital Markets Development Committee of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Board of Trustees of Philippine Fulbright Scholars Association.
A Professor of Law at Ateneo de Manila University, Roel also teaches at De La Salle University College of Law and University of the Philippines Virata School of Business (UP-VSB) as Professorial Lecturer 1. He was awarded the 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award by UP-VSB.
Roel holds an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School (USA) where he was a Fulbright scholar, a Business Administration and Accountancy degree, magna cum laude, from UP, and a Juris Doctor degree, Second Honors, from AdMU.
Finalists
THE SHORTLIST**
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Dealmaker of the Year
Francisco Ed. Lim - Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Marievic G. Ramos-Añonuevo - Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Monalisa C. Dimalanta - Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Donemark J. L. Calimon - Quisumbing Torres
Emmanuel M. Lombos - Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Louie T. Ogsimer - Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
Victor P. Lazatin - Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Christian Gerard P. Castillo - Ayala Group
Cyril Alfred S. Castro - Lazada E-Services Philippines
Edgar S. Tordesillas - Sun Life of Canada (Philippines)
Geronimo Randy L. Recinto - AIG
Ma. Clara C. De Castro - Philippine Airlines
Manuel Colayco - Aboitiz Equity Ventures
Marie Antonete B. Quiogue - Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila
Miscen Desiderio-Dime - Accenture
Managing Partner of the Year
Emerico O. De Guzman - Angara Abello Concepcion Ragala & Cruz
Mark S. Gorriceta - Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Ramon J. Quisumbing - Quisumbing Torres
Regina Jacinto-Barrientos - Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Ma. Clara C. De Castro - Philippine Airlines
Ma. Elizabeth E. Peralta-Loriega - Puno & Puno
Mae Elaine T. Bathan - DivinaLaw
Marie Antonette B. Quiogue - Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & Delos Angeles
Miscen Desiderio - Dime - Accenture
Pagan Arches-Reyes - Aboitiz Equity Ventures
Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad - Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Regina Jacinto-Barrientos - Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Young Lawyer of the Year
Cyril Alfred S. Castro - Lazada E-Services Philippines
Kathlyn Joy M. Guanzon - Sykes
Katrina V. Doble - Villaraza & Angangco
Mae Elaine T. Bathan - DivinaLaw
Marie Antonete B. Quiogue - Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila
Rico Paolo Quicho - Gulapa Law Office
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Amec Foster Wheeler
Ayala Group
Insurance In-House Team of the Year
Philippine AXA Life Insurance Corp
Sun Life of Canada (Philippines)
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Accenture
Lazada E-Services Philippines
Philippine In-House Team of the Year
Aboitiz Equity Ventures
Accenture
Amec Foster Wheeler
Ayala Group
Lazada E-Services Philippines
Philippine AXA Life Insurance Corp
Sun Life of Canada (Philippines)
FIRM CATEGORIES
Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Quisumbing Torres
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
DivinaLaw
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Gulapa Law Office
Quisumbing Torres
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Immigration Law Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Quisumbing Torres
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Quisumbing Torres
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Villaraza & Angangco
International Deal Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Labor and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
DivinaLaw
Quisumbing Torres
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Del Rosario Raboca Gonszales Grasparil
DivinaLaw
Flaminiano Arroyo & Dueñas
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Quisumbing Torres
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Philippine Deal Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Gulapa Law Office
Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Puno & Puno
Quisumbing Torres
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Disini & Disini
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Gulapa Law Office
Quisumbing Torres
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Villaraza & Angangco
Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Gulapa Law Office
Philippine Law Firm of the Year
(To be announced on the awards night)
DEAL CATEGORIES***
Debt Market Deal of the Year
AboitizPower's Shelf-Registered Bonds
Law firms: Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Banks: BDO Capital & Investment Corp; BPI Capital Corp; First Metro Investment Corp; Land Bank of the Philippines; United Coconut Planters Bank
ADB's Dimsum Bond Issuance
Law firm: Allen & Overy
Banks: Asian Development Bank; BNP Paribas; Citibank
BPI's Acquisition Financing for Saavedra Group
Law firms: Herrera Teehankee & Cabrera; Martinez Vergara Gonzalez Serrano; Quasha Ancheta Pena & Nolasco; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & Delos Angeles
Bank: Bank of the Philippine Islands
BPI's Syndicated Loan Facility
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins; Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Banks: ANZ Banking Group; HSBC; Mizuho Bank; Standard Chartered Bank
Chelsea Logistics Corp's Bridge Loan
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Bank: Bank of China Limited, Manila Branch
DoubleDragon's Corporate Retail Bond Issuance
Law firm: Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Banks: BPI Capital Corp; RCBC Capital Corp
Financing for AboitizPower's Acquisition of Stake in GNPower Plants
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio;Puyat Jacinto & Santos; Sidley Austin
Banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; DBS Bank; HSBC; Maybank Kim Eng Securities; Mizuho Bank; Standard Chartered Bank
ICTSI and Royal Capital's Tender Offer and Issuance of Securities
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Norton Rose Fulbright; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; Credit Suisse Securities (Europe); HSBC; Standard Chartered Bank
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp's IPO
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos;Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
CEMEX Holdings' IPO
Law firms: Cleary Gottleib Steen & Hamilton; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & Delos Angeles; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: BDO Capital & Investment Corp; Citigroup Global Markets; HSBC, Singapore Branch; J.P. Morgan Securities
Del Monte Pacific's US Dollar-Denominated Shares
Law firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Banks: BDO Capital & Investment Corp; China Bank Capital Corp; PNB Capital and Investment Corp; RCBC Capital Corp
M&A Deal of the Year
AboitizPower's Acquisition of Stake in GNPower Plants
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio; Puno & Puno; Puyat Jacinto & Santos; Kirkland & Ellis; Sidley Austin
Banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; DBS Bank; HSBC; Maybank Kim Eng Securities; Mizuho Bank; Standard Chartered Bank
Acquisition of Negros Navigation Co
Law Firms: APU Law; Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & Delos Angeles; Santiago and Santiago Law Office
GT Capital - MPIC Strategic Partnership
Law firms: Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Puno & Puno
Philippines Renewable Energy Holdings' Tender Offer for Energy Dev Corp
Law Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Hogan Lovells; Picazo, Buyco, Tan, Fider & Santos; Pinsent Masons; Quiason Makalintal Barot Torres Ibarra Sison & Damaso; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
PLDT and Globe's Acquisition of SMC's Telco Assets
Law firms: Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Posana's Acquisition of Shakey's Pizza and Project Pie Chains
Law firms: Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & Delos Angeles
Bank: BDO Unibank
Project Finance Deal of the Year
Angat Hydroelectric Power Plant Refinancing
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Banks: Bank of Commerce; Bank of Philippine Islands; KEB Hana Bank; Maybank Philippines; Philippine Business Bank; Shinhan Bank; United Coconut Planters Bank
Financing for AboitizPower's Acquisition of Stake in GNPower Plants
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio;Puyat Jacinto & Santos; Sidley Austin
Banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; DBS Bank; HSBC; Maybank Kim Eng Securities; Mizuho Bank; Standard Chartered Bank
ICTSI's Development of VICT in Melbourne
Law firms: Allens; Allen & Overy; Linklaters; MinterEllison
Banks: Bank of China Limited, Sydney Branch; Bank of China Limited, Manila Branch; Cathay United Bank, Singapore Branch; Citibank N.A., Sydney Branch; Citibank, N.A., London Branch; DBS Bank; Investec Bank
Integrated LNG Terminal and Power Plant in South Sulawesi
Law firms: AKSET Law; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & Delos Angeles
Redondo Peninsula Energy's Subic Coal-Fired Power Plant
Law firms: Abuda Asis & Associates; Latham & Watkins; Puno & Puno
Banks: Bank of the Philippine Islands; Robinsons Bank Corp; Union Bank of the Philippines
Regional Airports Project
Law firms: DLA Piper Australia; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Sarangani Energy Corp's Syndicated Term Loan
Law firm: Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano
Banks: Asia United Bank; BDO Capital & Investment Corp; BDO Unibank; Philippine Business Bank; Planters Development Bank; RCBC Capital Corp; Rizal Commercial Banking Corp; Robinsons Bank Corp; United Coconut Planters Bank
SMC's Limay Coal-Fired Plant Financing
Law firms: Latham & Watkins; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Philippine Deal of the Year
(To be announced on the awards night)
** The list will be updated regularly until Friday, September 22.
***COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION – Please note that the inclusion of banks and legal advisors in the transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organisations. Therefore, any omission of a party involved in any of these transactions should not be taken as a commentary on the role assumed by that party.
For queries about the shortlist, please email Caryl Aquino.
Winners
ALB Philippine Law Awards 2017
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Dealmaker of the Year
Francisco Ed. Lim - Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Emmanuel M. Lombos - Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Geronimo Randy L. Recinto – AIG
Managing Partner of the Year
Emerico O. De Guzman - Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Regina Jacinto-Barrientos - Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Young Lawyer of the Year
Cyril Alfred S. Castro - Lazada E-Services Philippines
Katrina V. Doble - Villaraza & Angangco
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Ayala Group
Insurance In-House Team of the Year
Sun Life of Canada (Philippines)
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Accenture
Philippine In-House Team of the Year
Aboitiz Equity Ventures
FIRM CATEGORIES
Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Construction and Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Immigration Law Firm of the Year
Quisumbing Torres
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
International Deal Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Labor and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Philippine Deal Firm of the Year
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Puno & Puno
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Disini & Disini
Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Philippine Law Firm of the Year
Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year
AboitizPower's Shelf-Registered Bonds
Law firms: Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Banks: BDO Capital & Investment Corp; BPI Capital Corp; First Metro Investment Corp; Land Bank of the Philippines; United Coconut Planters Bank
Equity Market Deal of the Year
CEMEX Holdings' IPO
Law firms: Cleary Gottleib Steen & Hamilton; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & Delos Angeles; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: BDO Capital & Investment Corp; Citigroup Global Markets; HSBC, Singapore Branch; J.P. Morgan Securiti
M&A Deal of the Year
AboitizPower's Acquisition of Stake in GNPower Plants
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio; Puno & Puno; Puyat Jacinto & Santos; Kirkland & Ellis; Sidley Austin
Banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; DBS Bank; HSBC; Maybank Kim Eng Securities; Mizuho Bank; Standard Chartered Bank
Project Finance Deal of the Year
Integrated LNG Terminal and Power Plant in South Sulawesi
Law firms: AKSET Law; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & Delos Angeles
Philippine Deal of the Year
AboitizPower's Acquisition of Stake in GNPower Plants
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio; Puno & Puno; Puyat Jacinto & Santos; Kirkland & Ellis; Sidley Austin
Banks: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; DBS Bank; HSBC; Maybank Kim Eng Securities; Mizuho Bank; Standard Chartered Bank
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ELIGIBILITY
How do I know if I am eligible to make a submission?
We highly encourage all firms, individuals and in-house teams to submit, as we have numerous award categories to choose from. We welcome both past participants and newcomers to join the submission for the awards. The full list of award categories and nomination forms can be found at http://www.legalbusinessonline.com/awards/philippine-law-awards-2017
Is self-nomination permitted?
Yes, we accept self-nominated submissions. We also accept third-party submissions, should you wish to nominate an external party or vice versa.
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TIMELINE OF EVENTS
When will the finalists and winners be announced?
The shortlist of finalists will be released around 4-8 weeks prior to the awards ceremony. The winners will be exclusively announced at the awards ceremony on Friday, Oct 6, 2017 in Manila.
When do the submissions open? When is the deadline to submit?
The submissions will open in July 3. The final deadline to submit will be in Mid Aug. For any questions relating to submissions and deadlines, please contact mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com.
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How are the winners chosen?
Once the shortlist of finalists have been announced, an independent judging panel will review and select their top three choices for the award categories they are assigned to. The scores for each award category will be tabulated, and the individual/firm/team with the highest score will be announced as the winner.
Who will be on the judging panel for ALB Philippine Law Awards 2017?
There will be an independent judging panel of at least 25 senior and expert legal industry leaders to review the submission materials. The judging panel will be selected on the basis of their expertise and knowledge, and will be comprised from various sectors to correspond to the diverse list of award categories. A partial list of judges’ names will be released prior to the awarding ceremony, and the remaining judges will be revealed on the evening of the awards.
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Yes, you can participate in more than one market. Please note there may be specific criteria for each market; key dates for 2017 and information listed below.
Malaysia Law Awards | April 6 2017 (Kuala Lumpur)
SSQ ALB China Law Awards | April 20 2017 (Beijing)
SE Asia Law Awards | May 18 2017 (Singapore)
Japan Law Awards | June 7 2017 (Tokyo)
The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards | September 8 2017 (Hong Kong)
Philippine Law Awards | October 6 2017 (Manila)
Indonesia Law Awards | October 26 2017 (Jakarta)
Korea Law Awards | November 16 2017 (Seoul)
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