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    Welcome to the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2023!

     

    Date:    Friday, 15 September 2023
    Time:    6:30 pm Registration
    Venue:  JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong - JW Marriott Ballroom, Level 3
    Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

    Asian Legal Business proudly presents the 22nd annual ALB Hong Kong Law Awards. This prestigious award will recognize the exceptional performance of private practitioners and in-house counsel in Hong Kong. Join us for a night of glitz, glamour and celebration of the finest of the legal industry.

    The process will conclude in September 2023 with an awards ceremony. Come join us in celebrating legal excellence!

    FINALISTS REVEALED! Please visit the reservation page for attending the event.

     

    GUEST OF HONOUR

    José-Antonio Maurellet SC
     
    José-Antonio Maurellet, SC
    Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association (2017-2019, three terms, 2022-) 
    Senior Counsel based at Des Voeux Chambers in Hong Kong

    José-Antonio Maurellet S.C. was called to the Hong Kong Bar in 2000 and to the Inner Bar in 2016. He was admitted in 2020 as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, British Virgin Islands circuit. He is also a registered foreign lawyer with rights of audience in the Singapore International Commercial Court. 
    He has sat as a Deputy High Court Judge for periods between 2018 to 2021, and since October 2021 has been appointed as a Recorder of the Court of First Instance.
    José is an Associate Member of 3 Verulam Buildings in London.
    He is a member of the International Insolvency Institute.  He has also dealt with director disqualification proceedings commenced by the Official Receiver as well as the SFC.
    He has previously acted for the Securities and Futures Commission as well as the Listing Division of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. He has appeared before the Listing Appeals Committee, the Takeovers and Mergers Panel as well as the Securities and Futures Appeal Tribunal.
    Mr. Maurellet is a member of the HKIAC Panel of Arbitrators and the Panel for Financial Services Disputes; as well as the HKIAC Panel of Emergency Arbitrators. He currently is a Council member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center as well as a former member of its Appointments Committee.
    He regularly appears as counsel in arbitrations and has acted in Court related proceedings such as injunctions in aid of arbitral proceedings as well as applications for leave to enforce and leave to set aside arbitral awards. He also sits as an arbitrator from time to time both a member of a panel of three or as chairman of the panel.


    Each submission submitted for consideration in the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2023 requires an application charge of USD $50, payable at the time of submission. Payment may be made via credit card or electronic transfer, via this link. Submissions will not be processed until the application fee has been received.

    For queries regarding submissions and event
    Contact: Zachary at renzachary.zhang@thomsonreuters.com

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    CATEGORIES


    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year  
    Equity Market Deal of the Year  
    Finance Deal of the Year 
    M&A Deal of the Year

    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 
    Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 
    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year  
    P.C. Woo & Zhonglun W.D. LLP Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year 
    Robertsons Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year 
    MNC In-House Team of the Year 
    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year 
    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year 

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year 
    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Construction Law Firm of the Year 
    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year 
    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year 
    Diversity & Inclusion Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
    Deal Firm of the Year 
    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 
    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year 
    ESG-advisory Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
    Fintech Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
    Immigration Law Firm of the Year 
    Innovative Law Firm of the Year (NEW)
    Insurance Law Firm of the Year 
    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 
    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 
    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year 
    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 
    Maritime Law Firm of the Year 
    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 
    Offshore Law Firm of the Year 
    PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year 
    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year 
    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 
    Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year 
    Restructuring and Insolvency Law 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  
    Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

               SUBMISSION FORMS          

    Submissions are closed

               IMPORTANT DATES          

    Opening of submissions | April 3
    Deadline for submissions | May 19
    Announcement of finalists | August
    Awards ceremony | September 15

               SUBMISSION INQUIRIES          

    Zachary
    Phone: +65 6973 8283
    Email: renzachary.zhang@thomsonreuters.com

     

    Awards Guide

     

    JUDGES

    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 full list of judges is available on our programme booklet.

    Alex

    Alexander Shaik
    Partner / General Counsel, ADM Capital

    Alexander is a Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at ADM Capital, a member of the Executive Committee and advisor to the Investment Advisory Committee. Alexander has over 20 years of legal and commercial experience working on corporate and structured finance transactions. Alexander has been involved in innovative capital markets transactions in most Asian and European jurisdictions. Before joining ADM Capital, Alexander was employed in the Hong Kong office of the US law firm, Sidley Austin Brown and Wood, and he has also worked with the Tokyo office of Allen & Overy. Alexander brings valuable structuring, regulatory and legal experience to the ADM Capital team. He received a BA (Hon.) in Law from The University of Melbourne and is admitted to practise in England and Australia.

    Bernard

    Bernard Tan
    Chief Counsel, Integrated Regulatory Office, SAP

    Bernard Tan is Chief Counsel, Integrated Regulatory Office (IRO) at SAP, a market leader in enterprise cloud services and application software. He co-leads a global cross-department program designed to make regulatory compliance of SAP Cloud products scalable and sustainable. Bernard is a director of ACC Hong Kong. He has served as an IAPP KnowledgeNet Hong Kong Chapter Co-Chair.

    Brandon

    Brandon Yap
    Deputy Legal Director; Bouygues Construction, Asia Legal Desk

    Brandon has actively contributed to the built environment for over 16 years, first as a qualified architect and then lawyer, working across 11+ jurisdictions. He was in the winning ALB Construction In-House Team of the Year (2011) and a Finalist for the ALB In-House Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2014).

    Christopher Knight

    Christopher Knight
    MD / Head of Legal, Nuveen Hong Kong Limited

    Chris supports the development of Nuveen’s investment management business across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.  He is an experienced legal advisor and business leader, with a background in investment funds and asset management regulatory matters.  He has been based in Hong Kong since 2012. He is qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and Hong Kong SAR.

    David Fong

    Dr. David Fong
    Barrister-at-Law, Harcourt Chambers

    Dr. David Fong is a Barrister-at-Law and seasoned arbitral practitioner. He was awarded an LLD degree by the ECUPL in 2020. He is a Vice Chairman of the Committee on Arbitration of the Hong Kong Bar Association, a delegate for the Hong Kong SAR to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, and the Immediate Past Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch). 

    Mariel

    Dr. Mariel Dimsey
    Secretary-General, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

    Dr. Mariel Dimsey is Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre responsible
    for its international dispute resolution services and operations from Hong Kong, Seoul, and Shanghai.
    She is an international commercial and investment arbitration specialist.
    Prior to joining the HKIAC, Mariel was a Partner at CMS and Co-Head of the global CMS International
    Arbitration Group. She has over 15 years’ experience acting as adviser and advocate in numerous
    international arbitrations. She has extensive experience in both common law and civil law disputes,
    including disputes involving Chinese parties, and has full professional fluency in German. She also sits
    regularly as arbitrator and has experience as arbitrator under the HKIAC, ICC, KCAB, and DIS Rules, and in ad hoc disputes. She is on the arbitrator panels of several institutions. She is a past co-chair of the HK45 Committee, and a member of the WILHK Advisory Board. She is consistently ranked in both the regional and global editions of the leading legal directories. Mariel has a Dr. iur. (summa cum laude) from the University of Basel, an LLM from the University of Cologne and an LLB/BA (Business German) from the University of Queensland. She is admitted to practice law in Australia and Hong Kong.

    James

    James Bidlake
    Group General Counsel and Executive Vice President, DFS 

    James is Group General Counsel and Board Secretary of DFS, the leading luxury duty free retailer whose global network spans 56 duty free stores across four continents, and is part of LVMH. He joined DFS in 2017 after 13 years at Morgan Stanley and leads a global team of 18 professionals.

    James Kong

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

    The Mizuho Financial Group is a global financial institution with total assets of over US$1.7 trillion (FY21), which provides banking, trust banking, securities and other financial services. Mizuho Securities Asia is one of 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 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.

    Jonty

    Jonty Vavasour
    General Counsel and Company Secretary, Bupa Hong Kong

    Jonty Vavasour is the General Counsel and Company Secretary for Bupa Hong Kong and member of the Bupa Hong Kong Executive Team.  Jonty leads a team of 7 lawyers and privacy specialists, and partners with the business to deliver on Bupa’s core strategy of becoming the world’s most customer centric healthcare company and delivering Connected Care (insurance and health provision) to our Hong Kong customers.

    Julian

    Julian Yeung
    SVP, Group Commercial, Employment and Litigation Counsel, Crypto.com

    Julian currently serves as SVP, Legal Counsel at Crypto.com where he oversees an array of functions within the Crypto.com legal team.  Prior to this, Julian was a barrister in private practice in Hong Kong.  Apart from his role at Crypto.com, Julian has recently co-published the first edition of the textbook "Principles of Arbitration in Hong Kong".

    Julien

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

    Julien Chaisse currently serves as professor at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU), School of Law. He is an award-winning and world-renowned expert on international economic law, international dispute resolution, and digital law, including cybersecurity, privacy and data protection, internet governance. As a globally recognized authority in these domains, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Law Review and the incoming Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of World Investment & Trade.

    His innovative work has received prestigious accolades and citations from international courts/tribunals, as well as from the U.S. and European Courts. Dr. Chaisse has been honored by the Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship (2022), Smit-Lowenfeld Prize from the International Arbitration Club of New York (2020), and CUHK Vice-Chancellor’s Young Researcher Award (2018). Beyond academic contributions, he shares insights into foreign investment law and politics through his bimonthly column, “The Global Lawyer,” in the Financial Times’ fDI Intelligence Magazine. 

    In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Chaisse has considerable experience serving on corporate boards and advisory boards for multiple international organizations. He currently presides as the Chair of the Asia-Pacific FDI Network, an influential organization fostering research and cooperation on foreign direct investment. As a senior arbitrator listed on the panel of major arbitration institutions, Dr. Chaisse was recently appointed as an arbitrator in bilateral disputes under the EU’s trade agreements and included in the UNDP Roster of Tax for SDGs Experts. Dr. Chaisse frequently advises as an expert witness in international trade/investment litigation and arbitration, assisting international organizations, governments, law firms, and private investors in an array of private/public international law issues. His expertise has guided over 20 jurisdictions in drafting trade/investment treaties and domestic legislation.

    Kat

    Kat Kukreja
    President, Association of Corporate Counsel, Hong Kong

    Kat has 15+ years’ experience advising companies across the financial services and FinTech sectors.  She has experience of a broad range of general commercial work, with particular focus in the areas of capital markets, financial regulatory compliance and corporate governance.

    Marco

    Marco Chung
    Group Head of Legal, CITIC CLSA

    Marco is the Group Head of Legal of CITIC CLSA.  He leads the legal team of approximately 30 legal professionals globally (including IBD, FICC, EQD, Equities, AM/PE, PWM, Litigation and Corporate Secretarial).  He also sits on the board of CLSA Premium (Stock Code 6877) as an Executive Director, leading Strategies/Legal.  Before CLSA, Marco worked at Morgan Stanley between 2011 to 2021 holding various senior positions including Regional COO of the Investment Management Private Funds Business, Regional Head of Legal for the Investment Management Private Funds Business, and the Regional Head of Legal for the IBD M&A Business.  Marco practised law at Slaughter and May (London and Hong Kong) before Morgan Stanley. 

    Mark Duncun

    Mark Duncan
    General Counsel - Asia Pacific, Societe Generale

    Mark Duncan is the General Counsel for Société Générale in Asia Pacific. He has held several legal and compliance roles in the Asia Pacific region since 1995, and served as Global General Counsel for Wholesale Banking at SG, based in Paris. Before working in-house in the financial industry Mark practiced corporate and commercial law in Canada. 

    Rong Yue Wu

    Yuewu Rong
    General Counsel/Vice President , H World Group Limited

    Mr. Rong joined H World in September 2011. He is currently the Vice President of the Company's Legal Department and also an arbitrator of the Shanghai Arbitration Commission with experience in all facets of legal advisory services for over 28 years. 
    He graduated from Xiamen University obtaining an LL.M. and LL.B. in July 1995 and July 1992 respectively.

    Vincent

    Vincent Ng
    General Counsel and Head of Public Affairs, Klook

    Vincent Ng is the General Counsel and Head of Public Affairs at Klook since 2018. Prior to joining Klook, Vincent has years of experience in hotel management transactions in Asia with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. He is trained as a capital markets and M&A lawyer, having worked at Deutsche Bank’s in-house legal team and the corporate departments of Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Vincent is the co-chair on the Emerging Technology and Innovation Committee of the Association of Corporate Counsels, Hong Kong.

    Dennis Cai

    Dennis Cai
    Deputy Director, AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre, Arbitration Centre; Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC)) 

    Dennis CAI is currently the Deputy Director in AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre (AALCOHKRAC). He is a seasoned executive in both public and private sectors. He has served as a full-time senior executive in leading international arbitration institutions in Hong Kong for over 20 years.

    FINALISTS

    We are pleased to announce the finalists for ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2023.

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dealmaker of the Year 

    Alex Au - Link Asset Management
    Betty Yap - Linklaters
    Ching-Yang Lin - Sullivan & Cromwell
    David Bulley - Appleby 
    Liu Fang - Clifford Chance 
    Judie Ng Shortell - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
    Li He - Davis Polk & Wardwell 
    Marcia Ellis - Morrison Foerster
    Ning Zhang - Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 
    Shu Du - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Will Cai - Cooley

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year 

    Chris Wong -  Gall
    Frederick Hui - Zhong Lun
    Heidi Chui - Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Jonathan Crompton - RPC  
    Lee Kar Yee, Clare - Jingtian & Gongcheng LLP
    Shaun Wu - Paul Hastings LLP
    Wesley Pang - Eversheds Sutherland

    In-House Lawyer of the Year 

    Chloe Yung - Crypto.com
    Edward Tung - ORI Capital
    Gregory Salathé - PAG
    Kenneth Tai Lun Wong - Link Asset Management
    Ling Taotao, Annie - Micro Connect
    Martin Wang - Livi Bank
    Michelle Hung - COSCO Shipping Ports

    Managing Partner of the Year 

    Antony Sassi - RPC
    Chris Lambert - Robertsons
    De Lihua - JunHe
    Eric Chow - Eric Chow & Co., in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices
    Julia Charlton - Charltons
    Kay Ian Ng - Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    Lorna Xin Chen - Shearman & Sterling
    Shirley Fu - SF Lawyers
    Weiheng Chen - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    Woman Lawyer of the Year 

    Andrea Randall - RPC
    Chloe Yung - Crypto.com
    Cynthia Chung - Deacons
    Dan Ouyang - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
    Fiona Chan - Appleby
    Heidi Chui - Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Judie Ng Shortell - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
    Julia Charlton  - Charltons
    Julianne Doe - Dentons Hong Kong LLP
    Kate Hodson - Ogier
    Michelle Hung - COSCO Shipping Ports
    Miranda So - Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Rosita Li - ELLALAN
    Stella Yeung - Jingtian & Gongcheng LLP
    Shirley Fu - SF Lawyers

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Chloe Yung - Crypto.com 
    Edward Tung - ORI Capital 
    James Yip - Link Asset Management 
    Martin Wang - Livi Bank Limited 

    Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Anna Chan - Oldham, Li & Nie 
    Charlotte Leung - Clifford Chance  
    Chloe Leung - Zhong Lun 
    Dickson Ng - Eversheds Sutherland  
    Florence Yan - Haldanes  
    Gordon Tsang - Stevenson, Wong & Co. 
    Hin Han Shum - Squire Patton Boggs 
    Jun Kwong - MinterEllison
    Li Jiang - Ashurst   
    Nicholas Cook - Tiang & Partners
    Rio Lau - Robertsons 
    Winfield Lau - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 
    Willa Chan - Willa Legal
    Yang Chu - Davis Polk & Wardwell 

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 

    COSCO Shipping Ports
    Link Asset Management
    State Grid Overseas Investment
    TI Fluid Systems
    Royal Canin SAS

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year  

    Ant Group
    Blackstone
    Crypto.com
    China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding
    Huatai International
    Livi Bank
    Standard Chartered Bank
    State Grid Overseas Investment

    P.C. Woo & Zhonglun W.D. LLP Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year 

    Binance
    COSCO Shipping Ports
    Huatai International
    Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation
    Link Asset Management
    Micro Connect Group
    State Grid Overseas Investment
    TI Fluid Systems

    Robertsons Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year 

    CITIC CLSA
    China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited 
    Goldman Sachs
    J.P. Morgan

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

    Ant Group
    Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation
    PingAn OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year 

    Blackstone
    China International Capital Corporation
    COSCO Shipping Ports
    Crypto.com
    China Orient Asset Management (International) Holding
    Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited
    Goldman Sachs
    Huatai International
    Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation
    J.P. Morgan 
    Link Asset Management
    Livi Bank
    Micro Connect Group
    Standard Chartered Bank
    State Grid Overseas Investment
    TI Fluid Systems

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year 

    HFW
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Watson Farley & Williams

    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance
    Deacons
    Dentons
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    Haldanes
    Mayer Brown
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Robertsons
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Tanner De Witt
    Zhong Lun

    Construction Law Firm of the Year 

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
    Cocking & Co
    Deacons
    HFW
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown
    MinterEllison
    Pinsent Masons

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year 

    Ashurst
    Allen & Overy
    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Eversheds Sutherland
    Mayer Brown
    RPC

    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Haldanes
    Robertsons

    Diversity & Inclusion Law Firm of the Year

    Clifford Chance
    Dorsey & Whitney
    Mayer Brown
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Deal Firm of the Year 

    Davis Polk & Wardwell
    Eversheds Sutherland
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
    Slaughter & May
    Sullivan & Cromwell

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 

    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Dorsey & Whitney
    Gall
    Henry Yu & Associates
    Lewis Silkin
    Payne Clermont Velasco Solicitors 

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
    Eversheds Sutherland
    Watson Farley & Williams

    ESG-advisory Law Firm of the Year 

    Ben McQuhae & Co
    JunHe
    Mayer Brown
    Stephenson Harwood

    Fintech Law Firm of the Year 

    Eversheds Sutherland
    JunHe
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    Haldanes
    Henry Yu & Associates
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Stephenson Harwood
    Tanner De Witt

    Immigration Law Firm of the Year 
    Harvey Law Group
    Lewis Silkin

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year 

    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Deacons
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Mayer Brown
    RPC

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance
    Deacons 
    Dorsey & Whitney
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown
    Haldanes
    Lewis Silkin

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 

    Allen & Overy
    Clifford Chance
    Deacons
    Dentons
    Eversheds Sutherland
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    HFW
    JunHe
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown
    Quinn Emanuel
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Paul Hasting
    Zhong Lun

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance
    Deacons
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Dechert
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown
    Morrison Foerster
    Proskauer
    Ropes & Gray
    Simmons & Simmons
    Shearman & Sterling
    Sidley Austin

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 

    Deacons
    Dentons
    Lewis Silkin
    Mayer Brown
    Simmons & Simmons
    Seyfarth Shaw

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year 

    CMS
    HFW
    Stephenson Harwood

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 

    Boase Cohen & Collins
    Deacons
    Gall
    Haldanes
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Payne Clermont Velasco Solicitors 
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Tanner De Witt
    Withers

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year 

    Appleby
    Carey Olsen Hong Kong LLP
    Harney Westwood & Riegels 
    Mourant Ozannes 
    Ogier

    PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year 

    Eric Chow & Co. in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices
    Guantao
    JunHe
    Tian Yuan Law Firm
    Zhong Lun

    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year 

    Charles Russell Speechlys
    Deacons
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    Robertsons
    Stephenson Harwood
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Tanner De Witt
    Withers
    Zhong Lun

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown
    Proskauer Rose
    Withers
    Zhong Lun

    Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year 

    Ashurst
    Clifford Chance
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Paul Hasting
    Eversheds Sutherland
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Mayer Brown
    Ropes & Gray
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    Haldanes
    Hauzen
    Morrison Foerster
    Stephenson Harwood
    Steptoe & Johnson HK LLP

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year 

    Allen & Overy
    Ashurst
    CMS
    Clifford Chance
    Dentons
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Haldanes
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Latham & Watkins
    Mayer Brown
    Stephenson Harwood
    Tanner De Witt
    Zhong Lun

    Rising Law Firm of the Year 

    Charles Russell Speechlys
    Hauzen
    Henry Yu & Associates
    Lewis Silkin
    Tian Yuan Law Firm
    Willa Legal

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 

    Charles Russell Speechlys
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    JunHe
    Morrison Foerster
    Oldham, Li & Nie
    Withers
    Zhong Lun

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year 

    Ashurst
    CMS
    Deacons
    Eversheds Sutherland
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
    King & Wood Mallesons
    Mayer Brown
    Morrison Foerster
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
    Pinsent Masons
    RPC

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year  

    JC Legal
    Charltons
    Taylor Wessing 

    Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

    Charltons
    Clifford Chance
    Deacons
    Gallant
    Jingtian & Gongcheng LLP
    Mayer Brown
    Stevenson, Wong & Co.
    Sullivan & Cromwell
    Tanner De Witt
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    DEAL CATEGORIES**

    Debt Market Deal of the Year  

    Bank of China’s First Green Bond under the Updated Version of the Common Ground Taxonomy
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Linklaters; JunZeJun Law Offices; Jingtian & Gongcheng LLP
    Banks: Bank of China (Europe) S.A.; Bank of China (Hong Kong); BOCI Asia; ABCI Capital; Agricultural Bank of China Hong Kong Branch; Banco Santander S.A.; Bank of Communications Hong Kong Branch; BNP Paribas; CCB International Capital; China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation; China Securities (International) Corporate Finance Company; Citigroup Global Markets; CLSA; CMB Wing Lung Bank; CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Deutsche Bank AG Hong Kong Branch; Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (Th); Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia); Industrial Bank Hong Kong Branch; Mizuho Securities Asia; Natixis; SinoPac Securities (Asia); SMBC Nikko Securities (Hong Kong); Standard Chartered Bank

    Chindata Group Holdings $300 Million Notes Offering
    Law Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters; Fangda Partners; Maples Group; JunHe

    CLP & HKE Annual update of MTN Programmes
    Law Firms: King & Wood Mallesons ; Linklaters; Allen & Overy; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Walkers

    Fosun Hani Securities Guaranteed Structured Noted Programme and Issuance of Zero-recovery Credit-linked Notes
    Law Firm: King & Wood Mallesons

    Hainan People’s Government’s First Offshore Blue and Sustainability Bond Issuance
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; JunHe; Linklaters; Fangda Partners
    Banks: Bank of China; China International Capital Corporation; Bank of Communications; ICBC International; China Construction Bank; Standard Chartered Bank; Crédit Agricole CIB; CMB Wing Lung Bank; HSBC; Shanghai Pudong; Development Bank Hong Kong Branch; Agricultural Bank of China Hong Kong Branch; Deutsche Bank; CEB International; Mizuho; CITIC Securities; Guotai Junan International; China Minsheng Banking Corp. Hong Kong Branch

    HKSAR’s Inaugural Tokenised Green Bond Offering
    Law Firms:
    Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Linklaters; King & Wood Mallesons
    Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong), Crédit Agricole CIB, Goldman Sachs, HSBC

    Republic of Indonesia’s Three-tranche USD2.65 Billion SEC-Registered Bond Offering
    Law Firms: Mayer Brown; Clifford Chance; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
    Banks: Bank of America; Deutsche Bank; Credit Suisse; HSBC; J.P. Morgan; PT BRI Danareksa Sekuritas; PT Trimegah Sekuritas Indonesia

    Tieling Public Assets Investment and Management Group Co., Ltd. to Issue Offshore Bonds
    Law Firms: JunHe; Tian Yuan Law Firm; Linklaters; Herbert Smith Freehills

    The Bank of East Asia Limited’s Issuance of Non-Preferred Loss Absorbing Notes
    Law Firms: Deacons; Linklaters
    Banks: ABCI Capital; China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities; Citigroup Global Markets; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia); Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific); SMBC Nikko Securities (Hong Kong); Standard Chartered Bank; Wells Fargo Securities International 

    The Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China’s Sovereign Bond issuances
    Law Firms: Deacons; Linklaters; Fangda Partners

    The People's Bank of China’s RMB Bill issuances in Hong Kong
    Law Firms: Deacons; Linklaters; Fangda Partners

    The Successful Debt Restructuring of China Fortune Land Development
    Law Firms: Sidley Austin; Appleby; King & Wood Mallesons
    Bank: Admiralty Harbour

    The Successful Debt Restructuring of Guangzhou R&F Properties
    Law Firms: Sidley Austin; Linklaters; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; JunHe
    Bank: J.P. Morgan

    ZTO US$1 Billion Notes Offering
    Law Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Latham & Watkins

    Equity Market Deal of the Year  

    Allotment of 3.15 Billion H-shares by Zhongyuan Bank
    Law Firm: JunHe

    Bitdeer’s Merge with Blue Safari Group (SPAC) and the deSPAC listing on Nasdaq
    Law Firms: Cooley; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Parnters

    China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation H Share Listing
    Law Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Linklaters; Haiwen & Partners; Jia Yuan Law Offices
    Banks: CCB International Capital; CLSA; Haitong International Securities Company; ABCI Securities Company; BOCI Asia; BOCOM International Securities

    Link REIT's HKD 18.8 Billion Rights Issue
    Law Firms: Baker McKenzie; Linklaters
    Banks: HSBC; DBS; J.P. Morgan; OCBC; BOCI; Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Mizuho

    Leapmotor Technology’s Hong Kong IPO
    Law Firms: Han Kun Law Offices; Grandway Law Offices; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

    Kanzhun Dual Primary Listing in Hong Kong
    Law Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    Summit Healthcare Acquisition Corporation Merger with YS Biopharma
    Law Firm: Cooley; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    The listing of Easy Smart Group Holdings Limited
    Law Firms: Guantao Law Firm; Shanghai Wen Feiyong; Loong & Yeung Solicitor
    Banks: CMBC Capital; BOCOM International

    Xiamen C&D’s Stake in Red Star Macalline Group
    Law firms: King & Wood Mallesons; Clifford Chance

    Zhejiang HangKe Technology GDR listing
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Advestra; JunHe; Jingtian & Gongcheng
    Banks: CITIC Securities; Huatai Securities

    ZJLD Group HK$5.3 Billion IPO
    Law Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; King & Wood Mallesons; Conyers Dill & Pearman ; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Haiwen & Partners
     

    Finance Deal of the Year 

    Brunp and Catl Group's First Offshore Loan Syndication
    Law Firms: Ashurst; King & Wood Mallesons

    Coller Capital’s Investment in Ssangyong C&E    
    Law Firms: Ropes & Gray; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

    Bank of China (Hong Kong)’s Sustainability-linked Term Loan Facility to Weichai Power (Hong Kong) International Development 
    Law Firm: Ashurst; Guantao

    USD700 Million Sustainability-linked Loan Facilities to Asia Symbol China Holdings Limited
    Law Firms: King & Wood Mallesons; Appleby; Dentons; Jose Lupi

    Financing to COSCO Shipping Ports Chancay Peru S.A.
    Law Firms: Mayer Brown; J&A Garrigues; Appleby

    Financial Restructuring and Recapitalisation of Cell C Limited
    Law Firms: Mayer Brown; Webber Wentzel; White & Case; Linklaters; DLA Piper; ENSafrica; Werksmans

    M&A Deal of the Year

    Acquisition of the Entire Share Capital of a Zimbabwe Company by China Natural Resources
    Law Firms: Eric Chow & Co; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Manokore Attorneys; Maples Group

    Acquisition of Subway's China business through a consortium
    Law Firms: Han Kun Law Offices; Kirkland & Ellis; Haiwen & Partners; Baker McKenzie

    AGBA Acquisition Limited’s Business Combination with TAG Holdings Limited (SPAC)
    Law Firms: Dechert; Loeb & Loeb; BTPLaw; Walkers (Singapore) LLP; M.B. Kemp LLP

    Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA)’s Sale to EQT
    Law Firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Ropes & Gray; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Mannheimer Swartling; AZB & Partners; Clifford Chance; Kirkland & Ellis; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu; Nishimura & Asahi

    Boyu Voluntary General offer for Jinke Smart Services Group Co
    Law Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Slaughter & May

    Chemchina Petrochemical USD650 Million Bilateral Exit of Mercuria Energy
    Law Firms: King & Wood Mallesons; King & Wood Mallesons UK office; ZICO Law; Bracewell LLP; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Allen & Overy

    CPE's Sale of Majority Stake in Acotec to Boston Scientific
    Law Firms: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; O’Melveny & Myers; Baker McKenzie  
    Banks: Somerley Capital; Citi

    Dongfeng Motor Group Acquisition of 29.9% Equity Interest in Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd
    Law Firm: Ashurst

    EDOTCO Group’s Acquisition of a Large Portfolio of Telecommunication Towers owned by PLDT, Inc.
    Law Firms: Eversheds Sutherland; Romulo; Millbank
    Banks: Greenhill & Co; UBS AG

    ECARX’s Merger with COVA Acquisition Corp. and Listing on Nasdaq
    Law Firms: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe
    Banks: UBS AG Hong Kong Branch; Morgan Stanley Asia

    Frontier Towers’ Acquisition of Telecom Towers from Globe
    Law Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    JD Property Group Corporation’s acquisition of China Logistics Property Holdings 
    Law Firms: Han Kun Law Offices; Kirkland & Ellis

    Link REIT’s Acquisition of Retail Properties in Singapore
    Law Firms: Rajah & Tann; Kirkland & Ellis
    Bank: DBS

    INEOS landmark ventures
    Law Firms: Slaughter & May; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons

    Lotus Technology’s Business Combination with L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp.
    Law Firm: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

    KKR’s Investment in ZJLD Group 
    Law Firms: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Han Kun; Maples Group; King & Wood Mallesons

    Onewo in Its H-share IPO and listing on HKEx’s Main Board
    Law Firm: JunHe

    NWS' joint venture with Goodman Group to manage premium logistics properties
    Law Firms: Eversheds Sutherland; King and Wood Mallesons; Harneys Westwood & Riegels; Jingtian & Gongcheng LLP
    Banks: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation; Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

    Shanghai Jin Jiang Capital's Privatization
    Law Firms: Ashurst; Baker Mckenzie; Clifford Chance; FenXun

    Swire Beverages Deals
    Law Firms: Slaughter and May; Fangda; Allen & Gledhill; Bun & Associates; YKVN

    Sirio Pharma Acquisition of a Majority stake of Best Formulations
    Law Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters; Fangda Partners; Maples Group; JunHe 

    SMBC AC’s Acquisition of Aircraft Leasing Businesses of Goshawk Aviation
    Law Firms: Deacons; Cravath; Swaine & Moore; A&L Goodbody; NautaDutilh N.V.; Milbank LLP

    Uni-President and President Chain Store in the Acquisition of Atake in Carrefour Taiwan
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Chen & Lin Attorneys-at-Law; Clifford Chance
    Bank: Morgan Stanley
     

    **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 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 Zachary at renzachary.zhang@thomsonreuters.com.

    * The above list will be regularly updated until final. 

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dealmaker of the Year 

    Li He - Davis Polk & Wardwell 

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year 

    Heidi Chui - Stevenson, Wong & Co.

    In-House Lawyer of the Year 

    Kenneth Tai Lun Wong - Link Asset Management

    Managing Partner of the Year 

    Chris Lambert - Robertsons

    Woman Lawyer of the Year 

    Julianne Doe - Dentons Hong Kong LLP

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Chloe Yung - Crypto.com 

    Taylor Root Award Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Yang Chu - Davis Polk & Wardwell 

     

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 

    Link Asset Management

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year  

    Standard Chartered Bank

    P.C. Woo & Zhonglun W.D. LLP Award Innovative In-House Team of the Year 

    Huatai International

    Robertsons Award Investment Banking In-House Team of the Year 

    CITIC CLSA

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

    PingAn OneConnect Bank (Hong Kong) Limited

    Hong Kong In-House Team of the Year 

    Link Asset Management
     

    LAW FIRM CATEGORIES

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year 

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance

    Construction Law Firm of the Year 

    Mayer Brown

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year 

    Mayer Brown

    Criminal Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Haldanes

    Diversity & Inclusion Law Firm of the Year

    Dorsey & Whitney

    Deal Firm of the Year 

    Slaughter & May

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 

    Gall

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

    Eversheds Sutherland

    ESG-advisory Law Firm of the Year 

    Mayer Brown

    Fintech Law Firm of the Year 

    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Immigration Law Firm of the Year 
    Harvey Law Group

    Insurance Law Firm of the Year 

    Debevoise & Plimpton
    RPC

    Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year 

    Clifford Chance

    Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year 

    Morrison Foerster

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year 

    Simmons & Simmons

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year 

    Stephenson Harwood

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 

    Withers

    Offshore Law Firm of the Year 

    Ogier

    PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year 

    Eric Chow & Co. in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices

    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year 

    Deacons

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year 

    King & Wood Mallesons

    Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year 

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year 

    Ashurst

    Rising Law Firm of the Year 

    Lewis Silkin

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year 

    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year 

    Mayer Brown

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year  

    Taylor Wessing 

    Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

    Mayer Brown
     

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year  

    HKSAR’s Inaugural Tokenised Green Bond Offering
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Linklaters; King & Wood Mallesons
    Banks: Bank of China (Hong Kong), Crédit Agricole CIB, Goldman Sachs, HSBC

    Equity Market Deal of the Year  

    Zhejiang HangKe Technology GDR listing
    Law Firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Advestra; JunHe; Jingtian & Gongcheng
    Banks: CITIC Securities; Huatai Securities

    Finance Deal of the Year 

    Financing to COSCO Shipping Ports Chancay Peru S.A.
    Law Firms: Mayer Brown; J&A Garrigues; Appleby

    M&A Deal of the Year

    INEOS landmark ventures
    Law Firms: Slaughter & May; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons

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    Robertson

    Robertsons is proud to support the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards again this year to be part of this prestigious annual event in honouring the remarkable achievements of private practitioners and in-house counsel in Hong Kong, with which Robertsons has grown in the past 42 years. As a sizeable independent full-service law firm with offices in Hong Kong Central and Guangzhou, we have been acting for corporate and individual clients across a wide diversity of industry sectors. 
     
    We are looking forward to working with you in the future to uphold and sustain the professionalism and excellence of Hong Kong’s legal landscape. 
     
    Best wishes to all nominees from Robertsons Partners –
    Barry Hoy, Jeremy Levy, Frank Szeto, Li Chung Nam, Rio Lau (Civil Litigation Partners)
    Kevin Steel, Johnny Ho (Criminal Litigation Partners) 
    Chris Lambert, Charles Mok, Lawrence Tang, Pan Tsang (Commercial Partners)
    Warren Ko, Verona Ho (Initial Public Offering Partners)
    Andrew Lee, Lesley Mclean (Private Client & Conveyancing Partners)
     
    羅拔臣律師事務所很榮幸能夠再次支持《亞洲法律雜誌》(ALB) 香港法律大獎,參與這項表彰私人執業律師和企業法律顧問卓越成就的年度盛事。本所於過往42年來與香港一同成長,在香港中環及廣州均有辦事處,為各種行業的企業和個人客戶提供全面的法律服務。
     
    本所展望未來與各位合作,繼續發揮及發揚香港法律領域的專業精神和卓越水平。
     
    祝各位候選人一切順利,羅拔臣律師事務所合夥人謹啟 ─
    何百利,李爵銘,司徒本與,李仲楠,劉展程 (民事訴訟合夥人)
    司嘉勳,何俊豪 (刑事訴訟合夥人)
    林啟思,莫禮康,鄧子寧,曾斌 (商業事務合夥人)
    高偉倫,何嘉倩 (企業融資合夥人)
    李應彪,麥思麗 (私人客戶及房地產合夥人)

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