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    Welcome to the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2021!
     

    ALB'S VIRTUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
    Date:  Friday, 10 September 2021, 8 pm (GMT+8)       
                                                                                       

    Asian Legal Business proudly presents the 20th annual ALB Hong Kong Law Awards – the pre-eminent legal awards and ALB's biggest and longest-running awards in Asia. These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams in the region. 

    FINALISTS IS ANNOUNCED! CHECK OUT AT THE FINAILSTS TAB.

    Contact Harmony Tam at +852 3462 7767 or harmony.tam@thomsonreuters.com for submission inquiries.
    Contact Amantha Chia at amantha.chia@tr.com or +65 6973 8258 for sponsorship opportunities.

    CATEGORIES

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    1. Debt Market Deal of the Year 
    2. Equity Market Deal of the Year 
    3. Finance Deal of the Year
    4. M&A Deal of the Year

    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 - Law Firm
    6. Woman Lawyer of the Year - In-House
    7. Young Lawyer of the Year - Law Firm
    8. Young Lawyer of the Year - In-House

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    1. Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year
    2. Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
    3. Withers Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year 
    4. Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
    5. Haldanes Award MNC In-House Team of the Year
    6. Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year 
    7. Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year

    FIRM CATEGORIES

    1. Aviation Law Firm of the Year
    2. Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    3. Construction Law Firm of the Year 
    4. Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
    5. Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    6. Deal Firm of the Year
    7. Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    8. Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    9. Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year (NEW!)
    10. Immigration Law Firm of the Year
    11. Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year
    12. Insurance Law Firm of the Year
    13. Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 
    14. International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    15. Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
    16. Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 
    17. Maritime Law Firm of the Year 
    18. Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
    19. Offshore Law Firm of the Year
    20. PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
    21. Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year
    22. Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 
    23. Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year 
    24. Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year 
    25. Rising Law Firm of the Year
    26. Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 
    27. Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    28. Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    29. Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

               SUBMISSION FORMS          

    SUBMISSIONS CLOSED

               IMPORTANT DATES          

    Opening of submissions – May 10, Monday
    Deadline for submissions – June 18, Friday
    Announcement of finalists – July 30
    Virtual awards ceremony – September 10, Friday

               SUBMISSION INQUIRIES          

    Harmony Tam
    Events Researcher
    Phone: +852 3462 7767
    Email: harmony.tam@thomsonreuters.com

    JUDGING PANEL

    Each year, ALB invites an independent judging panel of senior and expert legal industry leaders from various sectors corresponding to the diverse list of award categories. ALB is pleased to introduce some of the distinguished judges. The rest of the panel will be revealed on the evening of the virtual awards.

    Alison Tsai
    Alison Tsai
    Legal Counsel, Asia Pacific
    Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

    Alison is Asia Pacific Legal Counsel at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and oversees and manages all legal issues affecting the Group in Asia Pacific. Alison advises and works closely with other departments to advance Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s long-term business objectives while protecting its legal rights and interests, in particular working with Development to sign new hotel management deals for the group.

    Alison also chairs Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Council and co-chairs Women in Law Hong Kong.
    Alison is a Hong Kong and New York qualified solicitor and is conversant in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and basic Korean.

    James Kong
    James Kong
    Managing Director, Head of Legal and Compliance
    Mizuho Securities Asia Limited

    The Mizuho Financial Group is a global financial institution with total assets of over US$2.1 trillion, which provides banking, trust banking, securities and other financial services. Mizuho Securities Asia is the principal securities and investment-banking arm of the Mizuho Financial Group in Asia ex Japan.

    James joined Mizuho Securities Asia in 2014 as a member of its Executive Committee and the Head of Legal and Compliance, covering Global Markets, Global Syndication and Global Investment Banking businesses. Prior to joining Mizuho, James held similar positions with other financial institutions covering proprietary investments, derivatives, equities and fixed income sales and trading, restructuring and advisory matters. James was previously a corporate finance lawyer in private practice and is qualified in England and Wales, Hong Kong and Australia (NSW). He holds a Master of Laws in Compliance and Regulations and is an alumnus of Macquarie University, the University of Hong Kong and Harvard Business School.

    Sharyn Chang
    Sharyn Ch'ang

    Global Counsel, PwC
    Vice President, ACC Hong Kong

    Sharyn is Global Counsel for PwC, based in Hong Kong. She is the 2020 winner of the Asian Legal Business Hong Kong In-house Lawyer of the Year, and the 2021 winner of the Asia Legal Awards ACC Outstanding Achievement Award for her contribution to the Hong Kong in-house legal community.

    Sharyn started her career in Australia, in an innovative profession-leading legal technology role and was then appointed as the first female Associate to Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. After joining Baker McKenzie as a solicitor, Sharyn was persuaded to move in-house to IBM as their first Australasian IP attorney. She has enjoyed a career since then spanning private practice, in-house roles and public sector appointments in Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong. 

    Career highlights include being a partner at EY, and senior legal positions with Gilbert & Tobin, Silicon Graphics and Deloitte. Sharyn was also the foundation director in a public sector IP policy and external relations role representing 9,600 Australian educational institutions, has been a non-executive director of an Australian software engineering company, Chair of the Licensing Executives Society (NSW); and Ministerial appointee to the Australian government's Advisory Council on Intellectual Property.

    Sharyn is Vice-President of ACC Hong Kong, and has been an active leader and mentor in the Hong Kong in-house legal profession for almost a decade.

    Jeremy Lee

    Jeremy Lee
    Head of Legal and Compliance, Asia
    Bouygues Construction

    Jeremy is the Head of Legal and Compliance of the Bouygues Construction Group in Asia managing a diverse team of legal and commercial experts across 13 different legal jurisdictions with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry, property development, facilities management, engineering and energies sector.

    Jeremy and his team have been recognised in Legal500 GC Powerlist - Hong Kong Teams in 2018 and 2019.

    In addition, to his core responsibilities, Jeremy also serves as a Board Director of various companies within the Bouygues Construction Group as well as a member of the Group Legal Committee.

    Jeremy is an active contributor to the wider legal community and has over 20 years of diverse international experience in Multi-Jurisdictional Legal/Risk Management, Corporate/Commercial Law, Complex Negotiation, Strategic Planning, Merger and Acquisitions, Arbitration, Construction Law, Dispute Resolution, and Risk Assessment.

    Joe Sevack
    Joe Sevack
    General Counsel and Head of Legal, Evolution-U

    Joe is the General Counsel and Head of Legal at Evolution-U and a Managing Director of BC&D Advisors.  He has over 25 years of experience advising banks, sponsors, borrowers and issuers on complex debt and equity financings and restructurings, buyers and sellers on mergers and acquisitions and investments, and companies, financial institutions and funds on structuring and governance issues, regulatory compliance and interactions with regulators.  Joe has regularly been recognized by his clients and peers as a leading lawyer in major industry publications, and has practiced at several leading firms including Cravath Swaine & Moore, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paul Hastings and Troutman Pepper. 


    Julien Chaisse
    Professor, School of Law
    City University of Hong Kong

    Julien Chaisse is Professor at the City University of Hong Kong, School of Law. He is an award-winning scholar of international law with a focus on the regulation and development of economic globalization. He has published numerous well-regarded and widely cited books and articles, and his scholarship has been cited by international courts/tribunals, as well as U.S. Courts. 

    As a leading scholar in the field of international economic law, Dr. Chaisse sits on the editorial board of several high-impact international journals. He is also an experienced arbitrator and a sought-after consultant/expert to international organizations, governments, multinational law firms, and private investors.

    Dr. Chaisse is an active member of the World Economic Forum (“Global Future Council on International Trade and Investment” and “Tax and Globalization Working Group”). Dr. Chaisse is also an advisor & partner to the United Nations ARTNET on FDI, member of the Academic Forum on ISDS, and Advisory board member of the Asian Academy of International Law (AAIL).

    Jane Lee
    Jane Lee
    Head of Legal, Enterprise Risk Management
    Prudential Hong Kong

    Insurance lawyer with 20 years pqe split into equal halves of private practice (litigation) and in-house (legal & regulatory) experience. 

     

    and many more...

    FINALISTS**

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    Individual Categories

    Dealmaker of the Year
    Betty Yap, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Grace Pengpeng Yan, Guantao
    Hank Lo, Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Jonathan Stone, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Kay Ian Ng, Sullivan & Cromwell
    Li He, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Marcia Ellis, Morrison & Foerster
    Nicholas Chan, Jingtian & Gongcheng
    Siqi Fu, Tian Yuan Law Firm

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    Charmaine Koo, Deacons
    Chris Wong, Gall
    Ing Loong Yang, Latham & Watkins
    Ivan Ng, Stephenson Harwood
    John Choong, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Martin Rogers, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Matthew Hodgson, Allen & Overy
    Melody Chan, White & Case
    Shaun Wu, Paul Hastings
    Susanne Harris, Mayer Brown

    In-House Lawyer of the Year
    Adam Hornung, Hillhouse Capital
    Daniel H. Lee, KKR
    Danny Kan Ka Ho, Ping An Group
    Edward Tung, ORI Capital
    Jane Yin, Fosun Hani
    Jiaxing Zhou, China International Capital Corp (Hong Kong)
    Julie Prickett, AXA Hong Kong
    Michelle Hung, COSCO SHIPPING Ports
    Nicholas Rushgrove, The Carlyle Group
    Yong Kai Wong, CITIC Capital

    Managing Partner of the Year
    Alan Chiu, ELLALAN
    Antony Sassi, RPC
    Betty Yap, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Gordon D. Oldham, Oldham, Li & Nie
    Grace Pengpeng Yan, Guantao
    Hank Lo, Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Jean-François Harvey, Harvey Law Group
    Keith Brandt, Dentons
    Lorna Xin Chen, Shearman & Sterling

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Caroline McNally, Gall
    Cynthia Chung, Deacons
    Gabriela Kennedy, Mayer Brown
    Heidi Chui, Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Kate Hodson, Ogier
    Katherine Liu, Stephenson Harwood
    Lorna Xin Chen, Shearman & Sterling
    Marcia Ellis, Morrison & Foerster
    Melody Chan, White & Case
    Miranda So, Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Rita Ku, Withers
    Teresa Ko, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Irene Cheung, Luk Fook Holdings (International)
    Jamie He, The Carlyle Group

    Michelle Hung, COSCO SHIPPING Ports

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Amelia Polisano, Harvey Law Group
    Amita Haylock, Mayer Brown
    Eloise Matsui, Stephenson Harwood
    Frankie Tam, Eversheds Sutherland
    Janice Chew, JC Legal
    Joanne Lau, Allen & Overy
    Marcus Pollard, Linklaters
    Peiwen Chen, White & Case
    Rachael Shek, Clyde & Co
    Stephen Shi, Latham & Watkins
    Sunny Hathiramani, Tanner De Witt

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Edward Tung, ORI Capital
    Jannie Chan, McDonald's Hong Kong
    Natalie Li Chun Lei, Ping An Group
    Serena Lim, Ant Group
    Vince He, ZA Tech

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    In-House Categories

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year
    Ant Group
    COSCO SHIPPING Ports
    Fosun Hani
    LF Logistics
    Link Asset Management
    McDonald’s Hong Kong
    Ping An Group
    State Grid Overseas Investment
    TI Fluid Systems

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
    Ant Group
    Ares SSG Capital Management
    AXA Hong Kong
    CITIC Capital
    Fosun Hani
    Ping An Group
    State Grid Overseas Investment
    The Carlyle Group

    ZA International

    Withers Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year
    Ant Group
    AXA Hong Kong
    COSCO SHIPPING Ports
    HSBC
    Klook
    Marriott International
    Ping An Group
    State Grid Overseas Investment
    TI Fluid Systems
    ZA International

    Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year
    China International Capital Corp (Hong Kong)
    CLSA
    Goldman Sachs
    ICBC International

    Haldanes Award MNC In-House Team of the Year
    AXA Hong Kong
    BASF
    Luk Fook Holdings (International)
    Marriott International
    Ping An Group

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
    Ant Group
    eBay
    Ping An Group
    ZA International

    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year
    Ant Group
    AXA Hong Kong
    China International Capital Corp (Hong Kong)
    COSCO SHIPPING Ports
    Emperor Group
    Hong Kong Disneyland
    HSBC
    Klook
    LF Logistics
    Link Asset Management
    Marriott International
    Ping An Group

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    Firm Categories

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Clifford Chance
    Clyde & Co
    HFW
    Stephenson Harwood
    Watson Farley & Williams

    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Clifford Chance
    Deacons
    Dentons
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    K&L Gates
    Mayer Brown
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Paul Hastings
    Stephenson Harwood
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Tanner De Witt
    Zhong Lun

    Construction Law Firm of the Year
    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
    Clyde & Co
    Deacons
    HFW
    K&L Gates
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown
    MinterEllison
    Pinsent Masons

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Overy
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Hogan Lovells
    Hugill & Ip
    Mayer Brown
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Stephenson Harwood

    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Haldanes
    Robertsons
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.

    Deal Firm of the Year
    Charltons
    Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Goodwin Procter
    Han Kun
    JunHe
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
    Morrison & Foerster
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Ropes & Gray
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Sullivan & Cromwell

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    CMS
    Gall
    Hugill & Ip
    JC Legal
    Payne Clermont Velasco
    RPC
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
    Clyde & Co
    JunHe
    Pinsent Masons
    White & Case

    Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year
    Bird & Bird
    Clifford Chance
    Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Goodwin Procter
    Jingtian & Gongcheng
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
    Morrison & Foerster
    Paul Hastings
    Sidley Austin
    Tian Yuan Law Firm
    White & Case

    Immigration Law Firm of the Year
    Harvey Law Group
    Hugill & Ip
    Lewis Silkin

    Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year
    Clifford Chance
    ELLALAN
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Stephenson Harwood
    Tanner De Witt

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Clyde & Co
    CMS
    Deacons
    Mayer Brown
    RPC

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Bird & Bird
    Clifford Chance
    CMS
    Deacons
    Hogan Lovells
    Mayer Brown
    Stephenson Harwood
    Wanhuida Intellectual Property
    Wilkinson & Grist

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Overy
    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
    CMS
    Dentons
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Latham & Watkins
    Mayer Brown
    Pinsent Masons
    Stephenson Harwood
    Tanner De Witt
    Zhong Lun

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
    Baker McKenzie
    Clifford Chance
    Deacons
    Goodwin Procter
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Morrison & Foerster
    Ropes & Gray
    Shearman & Sterling
    Sidley Austin
    Simmons & Simmons
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Stephenson Harwood

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Bird & Bird
    Clifford Chance
    Deacons
    Dentons
    Hugill & Ip
    Lewis Silkin
    Mayer Brown
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    RPC
    Simmons & Simmons
    Stephenson Harwood
    Tanner De Witt

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year
    Clyde & Co
    CMS
    HFW
    Ince
    Reed Smith
    Stephenson Harwood
    Watson Farley & Williams

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Deacons
    Gall
    Haldanes
    Hugill & Ip
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Payne Clermont Velasco
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Tanner De Witt
    Withers

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year
    Appleby
    Campbells
    Carey Olsen
    Conyers
    Harney Westwood & Riegels
    Maples Group
    Mourant
    Ogier
    Walkers

    PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
    DHH Law Firm
    Guantao
    Haiwen & Partners
    Han Kun
    Jingtian & Gongcheng
    JunHe
    Tian Yuan Law Firm
    Zhong Lun

    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Charles Russell Speechlys
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    Hugill & Ip
    Squire Patton Boggs
    Stephenson Harwood
    Tanner De Witt
    Withers
    Zhong Lun

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Bryan Cave Leighton Painser
    Deacons
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown
    Paul Hastings
    Proskauer Rose
    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Stephenson Harwood
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Wilkinson & Grist
    Withers

    Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Clifford Chance
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Mayer Brown
    Paul Hastings
    Ropes & Gray
    RPC
    Stephenson Harwood
    Steptoe & Johnson
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Tanner De Witt
    White & Case

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Clifford Chance
    GALL
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Kirkland & Ellis
    Mayer Brown
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Ropes & Gray
    Stephenson Harwood
    Tanner De Witt

    Rising Law Firm of the Year
    Charles Russell Speechlys
    CMS
    ELLALAN
    H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
    Hauzen
    Hugill & Ip
    JC Legal
    LC Lawyers
    Lewis Silkin
    Tang & Co. in association with Helmsman

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie
    Charles Russell Speechlys
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    Hugill & Ip
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Squire Patton Boggs
    Stephenson Harwood
    Withers
    Zhong Lun

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    Ashurst
    Baker McKenzie
    Bird & Bird
    Clifford Chance
    CMS
    Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Jingtian & Gongcheng
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Latham & Watkins
    Mayer Brown
    Morrison & Foerster
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Pinsent Masons
    RPC

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Charltons
    CMS
    H.M. Chan & Co in association with Taylor Wessing
    Hugill & Ip
    JC Legal
    Jingtian & Gongcheng
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.

    Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
    Charltons
    Clifford Chance
    Clyde & Co
    Deacons
    ELLALAN
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Tanner De Witt
    Withers

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    Deal Categories

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

    AIA Group's Securities Offering
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Debevoise & Plimpton

    Airport Authority Hong Kong’s Debut Perpetual Capital Securities
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Linklaters
    Banks: BOC; BOCI; HSBC; Merrill Lynch; Mizuho Securities; SCB; UBS

    Alibaba's SEC-registered Senior Notes Offering
    Law firm: Sullivan & Cromwell

    Bank of China's Issuance of First Dual-Currency Climate Transition Bonds
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Jingtian & Gongcheng
    Banks: Agricultural Bank of China; BNP Paribas; BOC; BOCI; China Minsheng Bank; Crédit Agricole CIB; CTBC Bank; DBS; HSBC; SCB

    CK Hutchison's Notes Issuance
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Maples Group; Shearman & Sterling

    CNPC's Offshore Bond Issuance
    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; JunHe; Zhonglun W&D Law Firm

    Contemporary Ruiding Development's Debut Bond Offering
    Law firms: Global Law Office; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters; Ogier; Paul Hastings
    Banks: BOC; CCB; China CITIC Bank; China Everbright Bank; CMB; China Minsheng Bank; Citigroup; HSBC; ICBC; Merrill Lynch; SCB; SPDB

    Haidilao's Issuance of Offshore Bond
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers; Haiwen & Partners; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Sidley Austin
    Banks: CICC; CMB; Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley

    HKSAR Government's Issuance of Multi-Tranche Green Bonds
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Linklaters
    Banks: BNP Paribas; Citigroup; Crédit Agricole CIB; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; SCB

    Jardine Matheson's Issuance of Guaranteed Bonds
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers; Linklaters

    MGM China's Senior Notes Offering
    Law firms: DSL Lawyers; Henrique Saldanha Advogados & Notarios; Herbert Smith Freehills; Milbank; Maples Group; Porter Hedges; Walkers; White & Case

    Republic of Indonesia's Sovereign Bond Issuance
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung; Mayer Brown

    Restructuring of Toys “R” Us
    Law firms: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Kirkland & Ellis; Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

    Tencent Music's SEC-registered Notes Offering
    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun; Latham & Watkins; Maples Group; Zhong Lun

    Tencent's GMTN Offering
    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Han Kun; Latham & Watkins; Maples Group; Shihui Partners

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

    Baidu's Secondary Listing on HKEX
    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners; King & Wood Mallesons; Maples Group; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Bilibili's Secondary Listing on HKEX
    Law firms: AnJie Law Firm; Clifford Chance; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Tian Yuan Law Firm

    Cathay Pacific's Rights Issuance
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Clifford Chance; DLA Piper; Linklaters; Slaughter and May
    Bank: Goldman Sachs

    China Bohai Bank's Listing on HKEX
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Haiwen & Partners; Paul Hastings

    China Merchants Securities' A+H Shares Rights Issuance
    Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons

    China Yangtze Power's Shanghai-London Stock Connect GDR Issuance
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters
    Banks: BofA Securities; CICC; Citigroup; CLSA; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; Huatai Financial; Morgan Stanley; UBS

    Huazhu Group’s Global Offering and Secondary Listing on HKEX
    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Conyers; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jingtian & Gongcheng; JunHe

    JD Health's HK IPO
    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Han Kun; Maples Group; Shihui Partners; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    JD Logistics' HK IPO
    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Han Kun; Maples Group; Shihui Partners; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Banks: BofA Securities; Goldman Sachs; Haitong International

    JOINN Laboratories' Global Offering
    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Sullivan & Cromwell
    Banks: BofA Securities; CICC; CLSA

    New Oriental's Secondary Listing on HKEX
    Law firms: Conyers; Herbert Smith Freehills; Jia Yuan Law Offices; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Tian Yuan Law Firm

    SMIC's IPO and A Shares Listing on Shanghai Stock Exchange
    Law firms: AllBright Law Offices; Conyers; Fangda Partners; Slaughter & May
    Banks: CICC; Haitong Securities

    Tigermed's HK IPO
    Law firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Yum China's Secondary Listing on HKEX
    Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Sidley Austin; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
    Banks: ABCI; AMTD Global Markets; BOCI; CICC; CLSA; CMB; Citigroup Global Markets; HSBC; ICBC; UBS

     

    Finance Deal of the Year

    Blackstone Group's Debt Financing
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Minter Ellison; Walkers; WongPartnership

    CAPCO's Syndicated Energy Transition Loan Facilities
    Law firms: King & Wood Mallesons; Norton Rose Fullbright

    CNCE Group's Syndicated Facility
    Law firms: Ashurst; Clifford Chance; Fangda Partners

    Financing for 58.com's Privatization
    Law firms: Conyers; Fangda Partners; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Group; Linklaters; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
    Bank: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

    Financing for China Yangtze Power's Acquisition of Sempra Energy's Peruvian Businesses
    Law firms: J & A Garrigues Perú S.Civil de R.L.; JunHe; Mayer Brown

    Financing for Harbin Pharmaceutical's Acquisition of GNC
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Jorge Neto Valente; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Latham & Watkins; Milbank; White & Case

    Financing for Project STAR II Construction and Expansion in Brazil
    Law firms: Al Tamimi & Company; Appleby; Mayer Brown; Zaid Ibrahim & Co.; Zaid Ibrahim & Co.

    Financing for Sina's Privatization
    Law Firms: JunHe, King & Wood Mallesons; Norton Rose Fullbright
    Banks: Bank of Shanghai; China Merchants Bank; Fubon Bank; Ping An Bank

    Financing for Tianqi Lithium
    Law firms: Carey Abogados; Clayton Utz; Global Law Office; Guerrero Olivos; JunHe; Latham & Watkins; White & Case; Zhong Lun
    Bank: China CITIC Bank

    Upsize of Loan for Acquisition of Cityplaza Three and Four
    Law firms: Mayer Brown; White & Case
    Banks: SCB; UOB

     

    M&A Deal of the Year

    Alibaba's Investment in Farfetch
    Law firms: Latham & Watkins; Ropes & Gray; Slaughter and May

    Baidu's Acquisition of JOYY
    Law firms: CM Law Firm; Han Kun; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Chongqing Brewery's Major Assets Restructuring
    Law firm: JunHe
    Bank: CICC

    CITIC Capital's Acquisition of GNC
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; JunHe; Latham & Watkins; Milbank; White & Case

    CK Asset's Acquisition of Four European Infrastructure Entities from Li Ka Shing Foundation
    Law firms: Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Guantao Law Firm

    Danone's Sale of Shares in Mengniu Dairy
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills

    Gaw's Acquisiton of Cityplaza One
    Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Mayer Brown

    Grab's Business Combination with Altimeter Growth
    Law firms: Cooley; Hughes Hubbard and Reed; Morrison & Foerster; Ropes & Gray; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; WilmerHale

    Greenland Hong Kong's Acquisition of Guangzhou Greenland
    Law firms: JunHe; Morrison & Foerster
    Bank: BOCI

    MBK Partners' Acquisition of China's CAR Inc.
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Kirkland & Ellis; Sullivan & Cromwell; T&D Associates; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
    Banks: Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan

    Merger of Axiata and Telenor
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Ping An's Acquisition of Shionogi
    Law firms: Haiwen & Partners; Morrison & Foerster; Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners

    Privatization of 58.com
    Law firms: Conyers; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda Partners; Fenwick & West; Han Kun; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters; Maples Group; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    Bank: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

    Privatization of China Biologic Products
    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Maples Group; Weil, Gotshal & Manges

    SoftBank's Sale of Arm to NVIDIA
    Law firms: Hogan Lovells; Latham & Watkins; Morrison & Foerster

     

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    Please note that the inclusion of banks and legal advisors in the transactions essentially reflects the information provided by nominating organizations. 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 Harmony at harmony.tam@thomsonreuters.com.

    * The above list will be regularly updated until final.

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    WINNERS

    Asian Legal Business congratulates all the finalists and winners. Here are the winners for ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2021.

     

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dealmaker of the Year

    Kay Ian Ng, Sullivan & Cromwell

     

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

    Matthew Hodgson, Allen & Overy

     

    In-House Lawyer of the Year

    Julie Prickett, AXA Hong Kong

     

    Managing Partner of the Year

    Lorna Xin Chen, Shearman & Sterling

     

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Michelle Hung, COSCO SHIPPING Ports

     

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Melody Chan, White & Case

     

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Edward Tung, ORI Capital

     

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Eloise Matsui, Stephenson Harwood

     

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year

    Ant Group

     

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

    CITIC Capital

     

    Withers Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    HSBC

     

    Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year

    Goldman Sachs

     

    Haldanes Award MNC In-House Team of the Year

    AXA Hong Kong

     

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year

    Ping An Group

     

    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year

    AXA Hong Kong

     

     

    FIRM CATEGORIES

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year

    Clifford Chance

     

    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

     

    Construction Law Firm of the Year

    Pinsent Masons

     

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Overy

     

    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year

    Haldanes

     

    Deal Firm of the Year

    Kirkland & Ellis

     

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    CMS

     

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

     

    Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year

    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

     

    Immigration Law Firm of the Year

    Harvey Law Group

     

    Innovative Technologies Law Firm of the Year

    Clifford Chance

     

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year

    Clyde & Co

     

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

    Mayer Brown

     

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    King & Wood Mallesons

     

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

    Deacons

     

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie         

     

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year

    Clyde & Co

     

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year

    Haldanes

     

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year

    Harney Westwood & Riegels 

     

    PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year

    JunHe

     

    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year

    Withers

     

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    Mayer Brown

     

    Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

     

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year

    Kirkland & Ellis

     

    Rising Law Firm of the Year

    ELLALAN

     

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    Squire Patton Boggs

     

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie

     

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Charltons

     

    Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

    Deacons

     

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year

    Airport Authority Hong Kong’s Debut Perpetual Capital Securities

    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Linklaters
    Banks: BOC; BOCI; HSBC; Merrill Lynch; Mizuho Securities; SCB; UBS

     

    Equity Market Deal of the Year

    JD Health's HK IPO

    Law firms: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Han Kun; Maples Group; Shihui Partners; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

     

    Finance Deal of the Year

    Financing for 58.com's Privatization

    Law firms: Conyers; Fangda Partners; Harney Westwood & Riegels; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Maples Group; Linklaters; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
    Bank: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

     

    M&A Deal of the Year

    Gaw's Acquisiton of Cityplaza One

    Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Mayer Brown; Paul Hastings

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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. 

    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.

    Is there a fee required to make a submission in the law awards?

    No, there is no fee payment required for you or your firm/team to make a submission. 

    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 Sep 2021 in Hong Kong.

    NOMINATION PROCESS AND ASSESSMENT 

    How are the finalists chosen?

    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 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. 

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    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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