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GUEST OF HONOUR
Justice Abhay Thipsay
Former Judge Bombay High Court
Former Judge Allahabad High Court
Justice Abhay Mahadeo Thipsay is a (Retd.) Judge at the Hon'ble Bombay High Court and at Hon'ble Allahabad High Court.
Thipsay started his career in judicial service in 1987. He was elevated to Bombay High Court as an Additional Judge on Mar 17, 2011. Later, he was transferred to the Allahabad High Court.
Given below are some highlights of Thipsay’s service to India’s judicial service:
- Graduated in Law and enrolled as an Advocate on Nov 05, 1979. Practiced in various Civil and Criminal Courts at Mumbai.
- Appointed in Judicial Service of the State of Maharashtra on Aug 26, 1987. Promoted to the Senior Branch of the Judicial Service on Sep 01, 1994.
- Appointed as Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jalgaon in December 2007.
- Elevated to the High Court, Bombay as Additional Judge on Mar 17, 2011.
- Transferred to Allahabad High Court and took oath on May 02, 2016.
During his career, Thipsay presided over several high-profile cases including Sohrabuddin encounter and Best Bakery case. During his tenure as a judge of the City Civil and Sessions Court, Thipsay presided over the Vadodara Best Bakery retrial, a case transferred to Mumbai from Gujarat.
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CATEGORIES
Submissions for the ALB India Law Awards 2019 are closed.
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
1. Dealmaker of the Year
2. Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
3. In-House Lawyer of the Year
4. Managing Partner of the Year
5. Woman Lawyer of the Year
6. Young Lawyer of the Year
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
1. Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
2. Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
3. Innovative In-House Team of the Year
4. Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
5. Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
6. India In-House Team of the Year
DEAL CATEGORIES
1. Debt Market Deal of the Year
2. Equity Market Deal of the Year
3. M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize / Premium)
FIRM CATEGORIES
1. Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
2. Boutique Law Firm of the Year
3. Criminal Law Firm of the Year
4. Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
5. Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
6. India Deal Firm of the Year
7. India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year
8. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
9. Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
10. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
11. International Law Firm of the Year
12. India Law Firm of the Year
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IMPORTANT DATES :
Opening of submissions | October, 2018
Deadline of submissions | December 4, 2018
Online announcement of finalists | January 2019
Awards ceremony | February 28, 2019
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Judges
Finalists
FINALISTS
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Axis Bank
Bank of Baroda
Citibank
HDFC Standard Life Insurance
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance
Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management
Sequoia Capital India Advisors
Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
Cairn Oil & Gas
CLP India
Innovative In-House Team of the Year - India
Ani Technologies (Ola)
Freshworks
ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Jasper Infotech (Snapdeal)
Kirloskar Oil Engines
Mahindra & Mahindra
OLX
WNS Holdings
Innovative In-House Team of the Year - International
Accenture Solutions
Boston Scientific Corporation
Mercedes-Benz
Sequoia Capital India Advisors
TUV Rheinland
Uber
UPL
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Freshworks
HT Media
ICICI Lombard General Insurance
IndiaMART InterMESH
OLX
Uber
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
Maersk Line
Transworld Group
Uber
Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
Aditya Birla Retail
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
IndiaMART InterMESH
Mercedes-Benz
Mahindra & Mahindra
India In-House Team of the Year
Aditya Birla Retail
Ani Technologies (Ola)
Axis Bank
Bank of Baroda
Citi India
CLP India
HDFC Standard Life Insurance
Jones Lang Lasalle
Mahindra & Mahindra
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance
Schindler
Sequoia Capital India Advisors
Tata Realty
FIRM CATEGORIES
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
ARA Law
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Dhir & Dhir Associates
Fair & Just Legal Solutions
HSA Advocates
IndusLaw
J. Sagar Associates
Phoenix Legal
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
TT&A
Wadia Ghandy & Co.
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Agama Law Associates
Ahlawat & Associates
AK Law Chambers
ARA Law
Argus Partner
Gaggar & Partners
Ikigai Law
Majmudar & Partners
PLR Chambers
Rajaram Legal
Remfry & Sagar
Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors
SKS Law Associates
Tuli & Co.
ZBA
Criminal Law Firm of the Year
Fortune Legal
Khaitan & Co
MZM Legal
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
Hammurabi & Solomon
HSA Advocates
IndusLaw
J. Sagar Associates
Khaitan & Co
Majmudar & Partners
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Deal Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Phoenix Legal
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
Wadia Ghandy & Co.
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Dhir & Dhir Associates
HSA Advocates
IndusLaw
J. Sagar Associates
Khaitan & Co
Phoenix Legal
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Singularity Legal
Trilegal
India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year
Collyer Law
Drew & Napier
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shook Lin and Bok
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
ALG India Law Offices LLP
Anand and Anand
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
IndusLaw
Inttl Advocare
Lall & Sethi
LexOrbis
Remfry & Sagar
RNA Technology and IP Attorneys
Singh & Associates
Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
Tandon & Co.
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Argus Partners
AZB & Partners
Clasis Law
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Dhir & Dhir Associates
DSK Legal
IndiaLaw
Khaitan & Co
Majmudar & Partners
Phoenix Legal
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Singh & Associates
Rising Law Firm of the Year
A&P Partners
Beruar & Beruar
C&C Advisors
Fair & Just Legal Solutions
Halder & Associates
Nitya Tax & Associates
PSL Advocates & Solicitors
Singularity Legal
Sujata Chaudhri IP Attorneys
UBR Legal Advocates
Verist Law
Veritas Legal
Vertices Partners
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Ikigai Law
IndusLaw
Majmudar & Partners
Phoenix Legal
PSA
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Tandon & Co.
Trilegal
International Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Goodwin Procter
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Morrison & Foerster
Ropes & Gray
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley Austin
Squire Patton Boggs
Zaiwalla and Co
India Law Firm of the Year
Anand and Anand
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
Fortune Legal
HSA Advocates
IndusLaw
J. Sagar Associates
Khaitan & Co
L&L Partners
Majmudar & Partners
Phoenix Legal
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Trilegal
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Dealmaker of the Year
Abhishek Saxena - Phoenix Legal
Ashwath Rau - AZB & Partners
Haigreve Khaitan - Khaitan & Co
Harsh Pais – Trilegal
L. Viswanathan - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Payal Chawla – JusContractus
Raghubir Menon – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Rishabh Mastaram - RGM Legal
Rukshad Davar - Majmudar & Partners
Satish Kishanchandani – DSK Legal
Sharad Tyagi – Fair & Just Legal Solutions
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Anand Desai – DSK Legal
Anish Wadia - Chambers of Anish Wadia
Jyoti Singh - Phoenix Legal
Mani Gupta – Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors
Manoj Singh - Singh & Associates
Misha – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Neerav Merchant - Majmudar & Partners
Prateek Bagaria – Singularity Legal
Rajendra Barot - AZB & Partners
Sitesh Mukherjee - Trilegal
In-House Lawyer of the Year – India
Abhijeet Tople - Reliance Jio Infocomm
Amit Kumar Das - Kirloskar Oil Engines
Anand Vardhan - Piramal Capital & Housing Finance
Divya Kumat – Datamatics
Gopal Naik - Aditya Birla Retail
Manjinder Singh - Mahindra & Mahindra
Manoj Bhargava - IndiaMART InterMESH
Muneesh Sud - Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management
Narendra Gangan - HDFC Standard Life Insurance
Parul Sabharwal - Times Internet
Parveen Mahtani - Tata Realty
Rashmi Mishra - ACG Worldwide
Roma Arora – Havells India
Sudipta Ghosh - CLP India
Venugopal N - Bank of Baroda
In-House Lawyer of the Year – International
Anupam Sharan – Sutherland
Atul Juvle – Schindler
Jitendra Kumar Jagota - Avon Beauty Products India
Naveen Samant - Ingersoll Rand Technologies and Services
Ramaprasad S - Landmark Group
Rashmi Kathpalia - Technip India
Rucha Joshi - Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors
Sandeep Kapoor - Sequoia Capital India Advisors
Subhash Shete – Valvoline Cummins
Vijay Kamath – Volkswagen
Xavier Thomas - Transworld Group
Managing Partner of the Year
Abhijit Joshi - Veritas Legal
Abhishek Nath Tripathi – Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors
Akil Hirani - Majmudar & Partners
Anand Desai – DSK Legal
Anirudh Krishnan – AK Law Chambers
Cyril Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Hemant Singh – Inttl Advocare
Manoj Kumar – Hammurabi & Solomon
Pallavi Shroff – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Prateek Bagaria – Singularity Legal
Zia Mody - AZB & Partners
Woman Lawyer of the Year – In-House
Amrita Jain - Skoda Auto India
Bhavna Arora - TUV Rheinland
Bhavna Patel - AVI Products India
Deepthy Menon - Reliance General Insurance
Divya Kumat – Datamatics
Lopamudra Rao - Ani Technologies (Ola)
Neha Mahyavanshi - SAP India
Ojasvita Srivastava - G4S
Parul Sabharwal - Times Internet
Rashmi Kathpalia - Technip India
Rashmi Mishra - ACG Worldwide
Roma Arora - Havells India
Rucha Joshi - Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors
Sudipta Ghosh - CLP India
Woman Lawyer of the Year – Law Firm
Archana Balasubramanian - Agama Law Associates
Archana Rajaram – Rajaram Legal
Manjula Chawla - Phoenix Legal
Nisha Kaur Uberoi – Trilegal
Nivedita Rao - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Priti Suri – PSA
Shweta Bharti – Hammurabi & Solomon
Shweta Shroff – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Sonali Mahapatra – TT&A
Sunita Sreedharan - SKS Law Associates
Zia Mody - AZB & Partners
Young Lawyer of the Year – In-House
Amit Jain - HSBC
Amit Kumar Das - Kirloskar Oil Engines
Anshul Vyas - Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management
Brajesh Rajak - AU Small Finance Bank
Hoshedar Havewala - Mahindra & Mahindra
Kush Srivastava- HCL Infosystems
Ojasvita Srivastava - G4S
Prakash Bajaj - Deloitte
Rajeev Kumar - HDFC Property Ventures
Roma Arora - Havells India
Shujath Bin Ali - Parexel International
Vishwak Nand – Dell
Young Lawyer of the Year – Law Firm
Amrit Mehta - Majmudar & Partners
Anish Wadia - Chambers of Anish Wadia
Archana Rajaram – Rajaram Legal
Hemang Parekh – DSK Legal
Natashaa Shroff - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Pranav Srivastava - Phoenix Legal
Rishabh Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Roshni Lachhwani – Intellexsys Legal Solutions
Vaibhav Gaggar - Gaggar & Partners
Vandana Pai - Bharucha & Partners
DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Allianz Capital Partners GmbH’s Investment in IndInfravit Trust
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; J. Sagar Associates; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Simmons & Simmons; Wadia Ghandy & Co.
Bank: Ambit Corporate Finance Private Limited; Ernst & Young Merchant Banking Services; Sharp & Tannan
Dim Sum Bond by India's ITNL Offshore
Law firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Banks: CLSA; HSBC; MUFG; SCB;
India Shelter Finance Corporation’s Issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures
Law firm: Fair & Just Legal Solutions
Medium Term Note Programme by PNB Housing Finance Limited
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Medium Term Note Programme by Power Grid Corporation of India
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Medium Term Note Programme by Shriram Transport Finance
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Reliance Industries’ Senior Notes Offering
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Davis Polk & Wardwell; J. Sagar Associates; Shearman & Sterling
Sindicatum Renewable Energy’s Triple-tranche Green Bond Offering
Law firms: Allen & Overy; BLC Robert & Associates; Dechert; Drew & Napier; Norton Rose Fulbright; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Bank: The Bank of New York Mellon
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Bandhan Bank Limited’s IPO
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Clifford Chance; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co
Banks: Axis Capital; Goldman Sachs; JM Financial; JP Morgan; Kotak
Block trade in shares of Tata Consultancy Services
Law firms: Ashurst; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; J. Sagar Associates; Khaitan & Co; Latham & Watkins; Shearman & Sterling;
Buyback of Equity Shares of Infosys Limited
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Clifford Chance; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
General Insurance Corporation’s IPO
Law firms: Clyde & Co; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Herbert Smith Freehills; Khaitan & Co
Banks: Axis Capital; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; HSBC; Kotak
HDFC Limited’s Preferential Allotment to Investors
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Nishith Desai and Associates; Wadia Ghandy & Co.
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company’s IPO
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Latham & Watkins; S&R Associates
Hindustan Aeronautics' IPO
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co
Idea Cellular Limited’s QIP
Law firms: L&L Partners; Sidley Austin; Trilegal
Piramal Enterprises Limited’s QIP of Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Trilegal
Punjab National Bank's Shares Placement
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; S&R Associates
Sale of shares by Nettle Infrastructure Investment in Bharti Infratel
Law firms: Ashurst; AZB & Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Sidley Austin
Sale of shares by Qatar Foundation in Bharti Airtel
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Herbert Smith Freehills; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; S&R Associates
SBI Life Insurance Company’s IPO
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Khaitan & Co; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Squire Patton Boggs
New India Assurance Company’s IPO
Law firms: Ashurst; AZB & Partners; L&L Partners; Squire Patton Boggs
Banks: Axis Bank; IDFC; Kotak; Nomura; Yes Securities
M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
AION Capital Partners and JSW Steel’s Acquisition of Monnet Ispat
Law firms: Argus Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Juris Corp; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Birlasoft's Merger with KPIT Technologies
Law firm: AZB & Partners; Baker McKenzie; Khaitan & Co
Blackstone’s Acquisition of Stake in International Asset Reconstruction Co
Law firms: Chitale & Associates; Trilegal; Wadia Ghandy & Co.
Capital Square Partners Acquisition of Controlling Stake in StarTek and Sale of Aegis to StarTek
Law firms: Jenner & Block; Shearman & Sterling
Bank: William Blair & Company
Ensono’s Acquisition of Wipro’s Managed Hosting Business
Law firms: Bär & Karrer; Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli, Partners; Foot Anstey; Khaitan & Co; Kinstellar; Roschier; McCann Fitzgerald; NautaDutilh; Noerr; Ropes & Gray; WongPartnership
KKR’s Acquisition of Majority Stake in Ramky Enviro Engineers
Law firm: Link Legal; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Mukand and Sumitomo Corporation’s Joint Venture
Law firms: Argus Partners; Trilegal
Tata Steel’s Acquisition of Usha Martin’s Steel Division
Law firms: Argus Partners; AZB & Partners; Khaitan & Co
Banks: Arpwood Capital; SBI Capital Markets
Tencent’s Acquisition of Stake in Dream11 Fantasy
Law firms: Fenwick & West; Latham & Watkins; Nishith Desai Associates
Virtusa’s Acquisition of eTouch Systems
Law firms: Goodwin Procter; ALMT Legal; P&A Law Offices
M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
Altran’s Acquisition of Aricent
Law firms: HSA Advocates; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell
Bain Capital Private Equity’s Investment in Axis Bank
Law firms: Allen & Overy; AZB & Partners; Kirkland & Ellis; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Trilegal
Blackstone’s Acquisition of Two Portfolio Companies of Indiabulls Real Estate
Law firm: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Cigna’s Acquisition of Express Scripts
Law firms: Holland & Knight; Majmudar & Partners; Sidley Austin; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Banks: Centerview Partners; Morgan Stanley; Lazard Frères & Co
Hindalco Industries’ Acquisition of Aleris
Law firms: Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson; Latham & Watkins
Banks: Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; Moelis & Company
IHH Healthcare Berhad’s Acquisition of Stake in Fortis Healthcare
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Foong and Partners; Khaitan & Co; L&L Partners; Trilegal
Banks: Arpwood Capital; Citibank; Deutsche Bank; HDFC; HSBC; Standard Chartered
Merger of Bharat Financial Inclusion with IndusInd Bank
Law firm: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Merger of Dish TV and Videocon d2h
Law firms: L&L Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Shearman & Sterling; SR Batliboi & Co
Banks: Morgan Stanley; YES Securities Limited
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation’s Acquisition of Stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Banks: Citi; JM Financial; SBI Capital Markets
Reliance Jio Infocomm’s Acquisition of Reliance Communication Assets
Law firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Davis Polk & Wardwell
Bank: SBI Capital Markets Limited
ReNew Power’s Acquisition of Ostro Energy
Law firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; HSA Advocates; Trilegal
SoftBank Group’s Investment in OYO Rooms
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Induslaw; Morrison & Foerster; Zhong Lun
SUEZ’s Acquisition of GE Water & Process Technologies
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Davis Polk & Wardwell; IndusLaw; L&L Partners; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Trilegal
Walmart’s Acquisition of Flipkart
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Dentons Rodyk; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian; Hogan Lovells; Khaitan & Co; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Trilegal; WongPartnership
Banks: Goldman Sachs; JP Morgan
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Winners
WINNERS
In-House Categories
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
AXIS Bank
Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
Cairn Oil & Gas
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
IndiaMart InterMesh
Retail and Manufacturing In-House Team of the Year
Aditya Birla Retail
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
Transworld Group
Innovative In-House Team of the Year – India
ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Innovative In-House Team of the Year – International
Uber
India In-House Team of the Year
Mahindra and Mahindra
Individual Categories
Dealmaker of the Year
Haigreve Khaitan - Khaitan & Co
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Misha – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
In-House Lawyer of the Year – India
Gopal Naik - Aditya Birla Retail
In-House Lawyer of the Year – International
Atul Juvle – Schindler
Managing Partner of the Year
Cyril Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Woman Lawyer of the Year – In-House
Deepthy Menon - Reliance General Insurance
Woman Lawyer of the Year – Law Firm
Zia Mody - AZB & Partners
Young Lawyer of the Year - In-House
Hoshedar Havewala - Mahindra and Mahindra
Young Lawyer of the Year - Law Firm
Natashaa Shroff - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Firm Categories
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Ikigai Law
Criminal Law Firm of the Year
MZM Legal
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
HSA Advocates
Deal Firm of the Year
Khaitan & Co
India Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Anand and Anand
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Argus Partners
Rising Law Firm of the Year
Singularity Legal
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
International Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
India Law Firm of the Year
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Deal Categories
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Allianz Capital Partners GmbH’s Investment in IndInfravit Trust
Law Firms: Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; J. Sagar Associates; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Simmons & Simmons; Wadia Ghandy & Co.
Bank: Ambit Corporate Finance Private Limited; Ernst & Young Merchant Banking Services; Sharp & Tannan
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Buyback of Equity Shares of Infosys Limited
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Clifford Chance; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
AION Capital Partners and JSW Steel’s Acquisition of Monnet Ispat
Law firms: Argus Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Juris Corp; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
Walmart’s Acquisition of Flipkart
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Dentons Rodyk; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian; Hogan Lovells; Khaitan & Co; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Trilegal; WongPartnership
Banks: Goldman Sachs; JP Morgan
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Event details:Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2019Time: 6:30pm sharp, cocktailVenue: Grand Hyatt Mumbai - Grand Ballroom Bandra Kurla Complex Vicinity, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400055
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ELIGIBILITY
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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 in February 2019 in Mumbai.
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Asian Legal Business will compile all of the submission entries, and the ALB editorial and research teams will extensively review each submission to ensure the criteria are met in order to advance to the shortlist of finalists. We stress that this process is fair, impartial and not subject to external influences.
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.
What are the award categories that I can take part in?
Any law firms, in-house teams or individuals may take part in multiple award categories if appropriate. The award categories are subject to change at the discretion of ALB. The researchers reserve the right to move entries from one category to another if they feel it appropriate. The researchers’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Who will be on the judging panel for ALB India Law Awards 2019?
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.
What will my contact information/my client’s information be used for?
All contact information provided will not be disclosed to external parties; and will only be seen by our ALB research team and the judges panel. We keep the information on record internally, in case we need to contact you or your client regarding any questions or discrepancies in the submission form.
Where will my name/firm name/team name be published if we are a finalist or winner?
As a finalist and/or winner, your firm/team/individual name will be published in ALB awards materials and print magazine. For more information, please contact us.
Is my submission confidential?
Any information you submit will only be reviewed by the ALB team and independent judging panel, whose names will be published. The material submitted will only be disclosed to the above; if there is any information that is strictly confidential, please mark clearly on the nomination form. Though we do our best to maintain the security of the information you provide, any information you transmit to us is done at your own risk and Thomson Reuters is not responsible for any unauthorized transmission of information.
SPONSORSHIP, PARTICIPATION AND OTHER
I would like to sponsor the ALB Law Awards.
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My practice area or specialty is not listed, but I would like to participate in the Awards.
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Can I participate in Awards across the region?
Yes, you can participate in more than one market. Please note there may be specific criteria for each market; key dates for 2019 and information listed below.
ALB Malaysia Law Awards | March 2019 (Kuala Lumper)
ALB SE Asia Law Awards | May 2019 (Singapore)
ALB Japan Law Awards | June 2019 (Tokyo)
The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards | September 2019 (Hong Kong)
ALB Indonesia Law Awards | October 2019 (Jakarta)
ALB Philippine Law Awards | October 2019 (Manila)
ALB Korea Law Awards | November 2019 (Seoul)
Who should attend the Awards Ceremony? Can I attend?
We welcome all finalists and non-finalists to join the Awards Ceremony; please contact Amantha.Chia@thomsonreuters.com or (+65) 6870 3917.
I would like to order a winner’s trophy and/or certificate (for finalists and winners).
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