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Welcome to the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 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
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.
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Contact: Zachary at renzachary.zhang@thomsonreuters.com
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Categories
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
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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
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Judges
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.
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 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 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
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.
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).
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 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
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 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 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".
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 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 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 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.
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 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
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
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.
Winners
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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"Link Real Estate Investment Trust (HK stock code 823) is the largest REIT in Asia by market capitalisation and the first REIT in Hong Kong. It is managed by Link Asset Management Limited, a leading real estate investor and asset manager. From its home in Hong Kong, Link Asset Management Limited owns and manages a diversified portfolio including retail facilities, car parks, offices and logistics assets spanning from China’s Beijing, Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen), and Yangtze River Delta centred around Shanghai, to Singapore, Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne and the UK’s London."
For details, please visit: https://www.linkreit.com/en/.
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)
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