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Submissions for ALB’s annual ranking of the best law firms for M&A in Asia are now open.

Our Research:

  • The research covers the period spanning from August 2019 to July 2020. 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 2019 M&A Rankings can be viewed HERE>>

The M&A Rankings submission form and methodology can be downloaded by clicking the links below:

For China domestic firms, please send your submissions to TRALB.Ranking@thomsonreuters.com.

For China international firms, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan firms, please send your submissions to Rowena Muñiz at Rowena.Muniz@thomsonreuters.com.

For India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam firms, please send your submissions to Aparna Sai at Aparna.Sai@thomsonreuters.com.

The deadline for submission is July 24, 2020. No extension requests will be accommodated

The ALB M&A Rankings 2020 will be published in our September 2020 issue.

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