In this annual ranking, ALB picks the leading law firms for M&A work in the region. Ranked law firms stand out in their respective jurisdictions for the quality of work, and size and profile of deals, as well as clients.
OUR RESEARCH
- The research covers the period spanning from August 2021 to July 2022. This includes both ongoing work and matters that were closed during this timeframe.
- ALB has drawn its 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.
- The rankings are divided into
- tiers, with the first tier identifying the strongest M&A firms in each jurisdiction.
- The rankings cover the following jurisdictions: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. There is no Asia-wide table.
- The rankings feature both domestic and international firms. The following jurisdic tions 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
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CHINA DOMESTIC |
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TIER 1 Commerce & Finance Law Offices Haiwen & Partners Han Kun Law Offices Jingtian & Gongcheng JunHe King & Wood Mallesons Zhong Lun Law Firm |
TIER 2 AllBright Law Offices DaHui Lawyers DeHeng Law Offices Global Law Offices Grandall Law Firm Guantao Law Firm Jia Yuan Law Offices Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm Llinks Law Offices Tian Yuan Law Firm |
TIER 3 AnJie Law Firm Broad & Bright Law Firm Co-effort Law Firm Dentons China East & Concord Partners Grandway Law Offices Hui Ye Law Firm Shihui Partners T&D Associates Tahota Law Firm |
NOTABLE FIRMS Beijing DHH Law Firm Beijing Docvit Law Firm HHP Attorneys-At-Law Hylands Law Firm Kangda Law Firm Long An Law Firm V&T Law Firm Yenlex Partners |
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CHINA INTERNATIONAL |
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TIER 1 Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom |
TIER 2 Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie FenXun Davis Polk & Wardwell DLA Piper Hogan Lovells Norton Rose Fulbright Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Simpson Thacher & Bartlett White & Case |
TIER 3 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Paul Hastings Shearman & Sterling Sullivan & Cromwell Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
NOTABLE FIRMS Ashurst Bird & Bird CMS Dorsey & Whitney Eversheds Sutherland Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Gide Loyrette Nouel Herbert Smith Freehills Jones Day K&L Gates Latham & Watkins Mayer Brown Milbank Nishimura & Asahi O’Melveny Reed Smith Ropes & Gray Seyfarth Shaw Simmons & Simmons Winston & Strawn |
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HONG KONG |
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TIER 1 Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Kirkland & Ellis Linklaters Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Slaughter and May |
TIER 2 Allen & Overy Davis Polk & Wardwell Herbert Smith Freehills Latham & Watkins Norton Rose Fulbright Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Sullivan & Cromwell Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
TIER 3 Ashurst Baker McKenzie Deacons Debevoise & Plimpton Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Hogan Lovells King & Wood Mallesons Mayer Brown Morrison & Foerster Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Reed Smith Shearman & Sterling White & Case |
NOTABLE FIRMS Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Bird & Bird Charltons Law Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton CMS Dechert Dorsey & Whitney Eric Chow & Co. in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices Eversheds Sutherland Gallant Georgiou Payne Stewien Goodwin H.M Chan & Co. (Taylor Wessing) Howse Williams K&L Gates LC Lawyers (EY) Milbank Minter Ellison Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Oldham Li & Nie O’Melveny Paul Hastings Proskauer Rose Ropes & Gray Seyfarth Shaw Sidley Austin Simmons & Simmons Stephenson Harwood Stevenson Wong & Co Tanner De Witt Winston & Strawn Vivien Chan & Co |
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INDIA |
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TIER 1 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 |
TIER 2 Argus Partners Bharucha & Partners Desai & Diwanji HSA Advocates Link Legal Nishith Desai Associates Phoenix Legal Saraf and Partners Talwar Thakore & Associates Touchstone Partners Veritas Legal |
TIER 3 ALMT Legal Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates & Solicitors Clasis Law Dhir & Dhir Associates Fox Mandal & Associates Hammurabi & Solomon Partners Juris Corp Krishnamurthy & Co. (K Law) LexCounsel Rajani & Associates Samvad Partners Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors Singh & Associates Singhania & Partners Spice Route Legal Tatva Legal Vertices Partners Wadia Ghandy & Co |
NOTABLE FIRMS AKS Partners Archer & Angel Begur & Partners Burgeon Law Calibre Legal Dua Associates Gravitas Legal Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Attorneys Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co NovoJuris Legal Pioneer Legal Sagus Legal Stratage Law Partners, Advocates & Solicitors Tempus Law Associates Trust Legal, Advocates & Consultants Vaish Associates, Advocates |
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INDONESIA |
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TIER 1 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 |
TIER 2 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 |
TIER 3 AYMP Atelier of Law Christian Teo & Partners Hogan Lovells DNFP, in association with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners Mochtar Karuwin Komar Roosdiono & Partners |
NOTABLE FIRMS 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 Tjajo & Partners TNB & Partners in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions |
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JAPAN DOMESTIC |
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TIER 1 Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nishimura & Asahi TMI Associates |
TIER 2 Atsumi & Sakai Ushijima & Partners |
TIER 3 City-Yuwa Partners Hibiya-Nakata Miura & Partners Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners southgate |
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JAPAN DOMESTIC |
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TIER 1 Allen & Overy Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) Herbert Smith Freehills Morrison & Foerster/ Ito & Mitomi Shearman & Sterling Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
TIER 2 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) |
NOTABLE FIRMS Ashurst Jones Day King & Spalding Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise Mayer Brown GJBJ Milbank Norton Rose Fulbright Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Paul Hastings Ropes & Gray Simmons & Simmons Squire Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho |
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MALAYSIA |
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TIER 1 Christopher & Lee Ong Rahmat Lim & Partners Shearn Delamore & Co Skrine Wong & Partners (member firm of Baker McKenzie) |
TIER 2 Abdullah Chan & Co Adnan Sundra & Low Kadir Andri & Partners Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh Zaid Ibrahim & Co (a member of ZICO Law) Zain & Co |
NOTABLE FIRMS Albar & Partners Azmi & Associates Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff Donovan & Ho 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 LawTay & Partners Tay & Partner |
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PHILIPPINES |
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TIER 1 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) |
TIER 2 Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law) Puno & Puno Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law Offices |
NOTABLE FIRMS Cochingyan & Peralta Law Offices DivinaLaw Gorriceta, Africa, Cauton & Saavedra Gulapa & Quicho/ Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) Insights Phillipines 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 |
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SINGAPORE DOMESTIC |
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TIER 1 Allen & Gledhill Rajah & Tann Singapore Morgan Lewis Stamford WongPartnership |
TIER 2 Drew & Napier TSMP Law Corporation |
TIER 3 Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Bird & Bird ATMD CNPLaw Dentons Rodyk Duane Morris & Selvam Harry Elias Partnership RHTLaw Shook Lin & Bok |
NOTABLE FIRMS Dechert Eng & Co Oon & Bazul Prolegis Virtus Law (Member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance Withers KhattarWong |
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL |
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TIER 1 Allen & Overy Clifford Chance Linklaters Milbank |
TIER 2 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 |
TIER 3 Ashurst Gibson Dunn HFW K&L Gates Straits Law King & Spalding Pinsent Masons MPillay Shearman & Sterling Sidley Austin Stephenson Harwood (Member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance) |
NOTABLE FIRMS Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Clyde & Co CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (Singapore) Dechert DLA Piper King & Wood Mallesons LNT & Partners Mayer Brown Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance Reed Smith |
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SOUTH KOREA DOMESTIC |
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TIER 1 Bae, Kim & Lee Kim & Chang Lee & Ko Shin & Kim Yulchon |
TIER 2 Barun Law DR & AJU Hwang Mok Park Jipyong KL Partners SEUM Law Yoon & Yang |
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SOUTH KOREA INTERNATIONAL |
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TIER 1 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Paul Hastings Ropes & Gray White & Case |
TIER 2 Ashurst Baker McKenzie DLA Piper Herbert Smith Freehills Latham & Watkins O’Melveny Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom |
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TAIWAN |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Jones Day Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law Tsar & Tsai Law Firm |
TIER 2 Eiger Law Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law K&L Gates LCS & Partners Lexcel Partners Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law Winkler Partners |
TIER 3 Chen & Lin Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law Lee, Tsai & Partners Liang & Partners Nishimura & Asahi PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal, Taiwan |
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THAILAND |
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TIER 1 Allen & Overy (Thailand) Baker McKenzie (submission) Linklaters (Thailand) Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners |
TIER 2 Chandler MHM Hunton Andrews Kurth Siam Premier International Law Office Thanathip & Partners Tilleke & Gibbins |
NOTABLE FIRMS Axis Legal Blumenthal Richter & Sumet DFDL DLA Piper Kudun & Partners Norton Rose Fulbright Rajah & Tann Thailand SCL Nishimura & Asahi Silk Legal The Capital Law Office Watson Farley & Williams |
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VIETNAM |
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TIER 1 Allen & Overy Allens Baker McKenzie Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer VILAF YKVN |
TIER 2 DFDL Frasers Law Company Hogan Lovells LNT & Partners Mayer Brown Nishimura & Asahi Rajah Tann LCT Lawyers Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates |
NOTABLE FIRMS Allen & Gledhill Global Vietnam Lawyers MHM Vietnam |