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    Welcome to the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2021!
     

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    Date: Thursday, 21 October 2021
    Time: 8 pm SGT
    VIRTUAL EVENT                                                  

    Asian Legal Business proudly presents the 17th SE Asia Law Awards in October 2021 – the pre-eminent legal awards in Asia. These prestigious awards will pay tribute to the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house in the region. Put forth your own law firm, in-house team or other teams you have worked with in the past year to recognise their accomplishments and efforts. 

    WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED! Congratulations to all the law firms, in-house teams and deals that have made it to the list. Check the winners tab to view the list of winners for our awards.

    Contact Lokesh Bogati at lokesh.bogati@tr.com for queries regarding submissions.

    Contact Amantha Chia at amantha.chia@tr.com or +65 6973 8258 for sponsorship opportunities.

    CATEGORIES

    Note: We are no longer accepting submissions for the awards

    Here are the categories for ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2021. 

    DEAL CATEGORIES
    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
    Project Finance 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 (Emerging Markets)
    Managing Partner of the Year (Singapore)
    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year
    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
    Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year 
    Healthcare and Pharmaceutical In-House Team of the Year (NEW!)
    Innovative In-House Team of the Year
    Manufacturing and Trade In-House Team of the Year
    Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
    Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
    SE Asia In-House Team of the Year

    FIRM CATEGORIES
    Aviation Law Firm of the Year
    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year 
    Construction Law Firm of the Year
    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 
    Deal Firm of the Year
    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    International Arbitration 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
    Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year
    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year
    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
    Rising Law Firm of the Year
    Singapore Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Regional Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Singapore Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Singapore Law Firm of the Year (NEW!)
    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    Thailand Law Firm of the Year
    Vietnam Law Firm of the Year
    SE Asia Law Firm of the Year

         SUBMISSION FORMS      

    Submissions are closed

         IMPORTANT DATES     

    Opening of submissions | December 16
    Deadline for submissions | February 26
    Announcement of finalists | September 1
    Awards ceremony | October 21

               SUBMISSION INQUIRIES          

    Lokesh Bogati
    Events Researcher
    Phone: +91-22-68414325
    lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com

    JUDGING PANEL

    ben

    Ben Ferdinand Cruz
    Asia Cluster ERC Head, Sandoz

    Has extensive legal training and professional work experience for 14+ years now as a Commercial Law practitioner and Compliance and Business Ethics expert in various corporate settings: both in private local and multinational corporations (MNCs), the Philippines’ SEC, government-owned and controlled corporation, and also in the academe.

    Experienced country Legal & Compliance professional with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceutical industry, and is currently responsible for countries in Asia, which include Bangladesh, Maldives & Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines as ASIA Cluster Ethics, Risk & Compliance (ERC) Head for Sandoz.

    As an in-country Legal head in the Philippines, Ben is skilled in corporate legal work and housekeeping, contracts & negotiation, taxation, risk management, business ethics compliance, banking and securities, labor and employee relations, private international business transactions, foreign investments, due diligence, data privacy and protection, antitrust, M&A, immigration, government tender, among others.
     

    Chau Ee Lee

    Chau Ee Lee,
    Chairman, Society of Construction Law (Singapore)

    LEE Chau Ee is well versed in Asian and Western law firm language and culture with an impressive range of cultural law firm experience at partner level. As an international partner of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Chau Ee was most recently a Beijing based partner of Red Circle Chinese firm King & Wood, and when he was based in KWM's Singapore office, a partner of Big Six Australian firm Mallesons. Prior to that, he was a director in Big Four Singapore law firm Drew & Napier LLC’s market leading Dispute Resolution practice as its head of Construction & Engineering group (where he trained and spent the early years of his career). 
    Earlier in his career, he was a Europe Middle East Asia (EMEA) London and Dubai partner of a US global law firm - that had a transatlantic merger with a leading London headquartered law firm - where he held administrative, management and leadership roles including office managing partner, head of practice and member of the global leadership team as well as being a founding member of that firm's Dubai office, and launched its Construction and Engineering practice. 
    Chau Ee is now a Singapore based partner of UK firm Addleshaw Goddard LLP. 
    Chau Ee has specialised as a construction and engineering lawyer for more than 25 years. He has a cradle to grave international construction and engineering practice that covers both transactional and contentious mandates in advising clients on energy and infrastructure (including offshore and marine) projects from conception, inception to completion of a project life cycle, focusing on dispute avoidance (involving legal, contractual, operational and technical issues) and international arbitration (seated in Singapore, Dubai and London, among other jurisdictions, conducted under institutional rules administered by leading international arbitral institutions, or ad hoc arbitration rules).

    Derek

    Derek Ho
    Assistant General Counsel - Privacy and Data Protection, Mastercard

    Derek Ho is the Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for privacy and data protection at Mastercard for the Europe, the Asia Pacific and Middle East Africa regions. Derek is a Singapore qualified lawyer, and he specialises in privacy and data protection and technology law. Prior to Mastercard, Derek held senior legal positions in multinational companies in the Asia Pacific region, and started his legal career in Drew & Napier LLC’s telecommunications, media and technology practice. He is also a member of PDPC’s Data Protection Advisory Committee, and a management committee member of AsiaDPO which is a registered society of data protection officers. Derek graduated from the National University of Singapore, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and a Certified Information Privacy Manager.

     Foo Yet Ngo

    Foo Yet Ngo   
    Founding Partner, Y. N. Foo & Partners

    Graduated from the University of Kent, UK with B.A (Law) Honours in 1979; called to the English Bar in 1980, and to the Malaysian Bar in 1982. She worked in a leading law firm, Messrs Shearn Delamore in Kuala Lumpur for 13 years, practising civil litigation and family law and was eventually made partner.

    In 1996, she left to start her own law firm, Messrs Y. N. Foo & Partners, practising initially in civil litigation and family law and subsequently specializing in the area of family law. She has represented clients in landmark Malaysian family law cases, appeared as amicus curiae on behalf of the Malaysian Bar in seminal decisions on family law and has rendered expert opinions on Malaysian family law to Courts of foreign jurisdictions.

    She has been in legal practice for 37 years.

    Handa Abidin Indonesia


    Handa S. Abidin, S.H., LL.M., Ph.D. - Vice Rector
    President University

    Handa S. Abidin, S.H., LL.M., Ph.D. is the Vice Rector for Academics and Student Affairs at President University. He is one of the judges of the Southeast Asia Law Awards 2018-2020 and Indonesia Law Awards 2015 & 2017-2021. He is a member of the Ethics Council of Indonesia Fintech Lending Association (Asosiasi Fintech Pendanaan Bersama Indonesia). He graduated from Universitas Indonesia, the George Washington University, and the University of Edinburgh. 

    Hooi

    Hooi-Bien Chuah
    Asia Area Legal Director, AstraZeneca

    Hooi Bien is Asia Area Legal Director for AstraZeneca. She has over 20 years of legal experience spanning across pharmaceutical, consumer health, technology, and oil & gas industries. 

    Prior to AstraZeneca, she was with Lazada, an e-commerce marketplace platform and logistics network under the Alibaba Group, as SVP Head of Legal (Malaysia) and Litigation Centre of Excellence lead (Southeast Asia).  Hooi Bien was also previously in legal, compliance and company secretarial roles with GSK, Shell and UCB Asia Pacific, after starting out her career in private practice with Messrs. K.B. Chua & Co.  Hooi Bien was awarded the Southeast Asia In-House Lawyer of the Year (ALB SEA Award 2016). The Lazada legal team she led was awarded Technology, Media and Telecommunications Team of the Year 2021 and Innovative Team of the Year 2020 at the ALB Malaysia Awards. 

    Hooi Bien holds an MBA from the University of Strathclyde and an LLB (Honours) from the University of Leicester, and was called to the English Bar and Malaysian Bar.  She also held a Leading Professional in Ethics & Compliance certification. 

    Jasmine Karimi
    Assistant General Counsel, Regional Counsel APAC, FMC Corporation

    Jasmine leads the Legal & Compliance teams across Asia Pacific for FMC Corporation. FMC is an NYSE listed agricultural sciences company, with a proud history spanning over a century, providing innovative solutions to growers around the world with a robust product portfolio in crop protection, plant health, and professional pest and turf management.

    With over 20 years’ experience in MNCs in the US, UK, Canada, HK & Singapore, across diverse sectors (Media, Manufacturing, Luxury Retail, Healthcare, Agro Science), Jasmine brings rich cross-industry and cross-cultural perspective to strategy, problem solving and risk management.

    A frequently invited speaker at industry and professional forums globally, Jasmine has an LL.B. (Hons) from the U.K., and an LLM specializing in IP law from Canada. She is admitted to practice law in England & Wales, Singapore, Canada, and Hong Kong. A firm believer in giving back, Jasmine serves on the Boards of the American Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, the Singapore chapter of Association of Corporate Counsel and was previously the President of the Hong Kong chapter. She also serves on the SIAC Users Council. Jasmine has been named as one of the leading influential in-house lawyers in business in Asia in The Legal 500: Corporate Counsel 100 Asia and featured in the inaugural edition of the World’s Leading General Counsels book.

    Lewis

    Lewis Truong
    General Counsel, Draeger AG 

    Lewis is an Australian lawyer with 15+ years of international experience. He is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria (AU) and a registered solicitor of the High Court of Australia. Lewis has worked in Australia, Europe and Asia Pacific, with experience in the Automotive, Chemical and Healthcare industry.

    Lewis is also an Accredited Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Institute.

    Currently, works for Draeger AG and serves as General Counsel for Africa, ASIA and ANZ region.
     

    Linda

    Linda Ong
    Deputy Managing Director, Engelin Teh Practice LLC

    Linda Ong is the Deputy Managing Director of Engelin Teh Practice LLC.

    Linda graduated in 2001 from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B (Hons. 2nd Upper) and was admitted to the Singapore bar in 2002. She has an active practice in family litigation. She handles all aspect of family and matrimonial practice, including divorce and child-related disputes, division of matrimonial assets, spousal and child maintenance, family violence, child abduction as well as cross-border child and financial related matters 

    She has also acted for parties in custody and guardianship disputes over minor children, including custody disputes straddling different jurisdictions; maintenance summons applications, family violence as well adoption applications. Her family practice extends to advising clients on out of court settlements as well as acting for clients in mediation sessions in both the Family Court as well as the Singapore Mediation Centre.

    Linda is a trained parenting coordinator. She is an accredited mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre, the Singapore International Mediation Institute and the International Mediation Institute. She is also a member of the Law Society Family Law Practice Committee.

    Marianne

    Marianne Malate-Guerrero
    Senior Vice President and Group Head for Legal Services, United Coconut Planters Bank Philippines

    Atty. Marianne (“Ianne”) Guerrero carries with her almost thirty years of legal experience, having started her legal career in 1989 as an associate in one of the top ranking law firms in the Philippines, Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon and San Jose. During those nine years with the firm, she honed her skills in corporate litigation, contract drafting and negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, labor and intellectual property.  Subsequently, she began her career as an in-house counsel when she was invited by a banking institution, Solidbank Corporation, to be its first General Counsel.  Two years into that role, Ms. Guerrero moved on to a senior role in a Singaporean bank, United Overseas Bank, as Senior Vice President and Legal Head for its Philippine operations.  After five years with UOB, Ms. Guerrero joined the largest conglomerate in the Philppines, the SM Group.  There she took on the role of Senior Vice President and Legal Head of its mother company, SM Investments Corporation.  During her eleven years  with SM, her legal team serviced almost all the subsidiaries and affiliates of the SM Group.
    Currently, Ms. Guerrero is the Senior Vice President and Group Head for Legal Services in United Coconut Planters Bank Philippines, one of the larger banks in the Philippines, which focuses on consumer loans.

    Tony

    Ngueyn Trung Nam (Tony)
    LLM (hon.), MBA, FCIArb, SIAM, ADIDRRMI, CIArb acred. Mediator
    EPLegal | Founder, Sr. Partner
    VIAC | Arbitrator, Member of Expert Advisory Board
    VMC | Deputy Director
    VIArb| Managing Director

    Tony is dual-qualified in England and Vientam with two decade-experience of practice in financing projects and energy industry. In 2009, he founded a boutique practice, EPLegal, with focus on energy, project financing and cross-border disputes. He is a Legal500 ranked lawyer, a Benchmark-Litigation’s dispute resolution star and a to-go-counsel for international arbitration involving Vietnamese parties. Tony frequently represents large corporate clients for disputes settled by arbitration. He is the first Vietnamese FCIArb, immediate past chairman of CIArb Vietnam, and a member of the VIAC’s Expert Advisory Council. In 2020, he co-founded Vietnam Institute for International Arbitration (VIArb), and holds the position of Managing Director until now. 
    A part from counsel practice, Tony is also paneled at VIAC, THAC, IDRRMI, BIAIC, etc. as an arbitrator. 
     

    Rashed

    Rashed Idrees 
    Managing Director, Deloitte Legal International (a licensed Foreign Law Practice)

    Rashed has 26 years of experience across Asia, the Middle East and Europe advising sponsors, developers, contractors, MNCs, banks and others on major infrastructure, power, energy, natural resources and other projects and project financingss across the region from IPP developments to oil and gas exploration and production, mining of minerals and hydrocarbons, water and desalination, corporate and commercial matters, regulatory and licensing, M&A, international trade, shipping and logistics and trade finance, compliance matters including AML, legal management consulting and legal entity management.

    Rashed has led several offices, countries and practice groups (including in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and others), as well as large teams on various cross-border transactions and is recognised as a "Leading Lawyer, Asia Pacific" in the Energy and Infrastructure space. 

    His jurisdictional expertise spans Asia and the Middle East – including Australia, China, India Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the GCC (particularly Oman, Qatar and Dubai) and others.

    Rashed is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, Barrister at Law of England & Wales (Inns of Court School of Law, London) and has an LL.B. (Hons) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

    Rodziah

    Rodziah Zainudin
    Head of Legal, Shell Malaysia

    Rodziah Zainudin, Malaysian, is Head of Legal, Shell Malaysia since 1 May 2017, after returning from Qatar Shell. Prior to that, Rodziah was Senior Legal Counsel, Downstream Regional Portfolio, providing primary legal support for Shell M&A transactions in Singapore, Pakistan, South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and China.  Concurrently, she was Company Secretary of Shell Malaysia since 2001 overseeing 37 companies including a plc.  Her portfolio in Shell Malaysia included Gas & Power Business and Corporate Finance.  Since 1 December 2017, she was appointed the President of Shell Women Action Network (SWAN) promoting D&I in Shell Malaysia. Representing Shell Malaysia, Rodziah is a co-founder of the Malaysian Women in Energy launched in March 2018 jointly with the secretariat of Malaysian Gas Association.  Through her SWAN leadership, Shell Malaysia won “The Life at Work Award 2019: Best Leadership (International Organization) in Diversity & Inclusion” awarded by Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp), an agency under the Ministry of Human Resources. Rodziah was awarded the Asian Legal Business 2021 Woman Lawyer (In-House) of the Year Award. 

    Prior to joining Shell Malaysia, she practiced for six years in Zaid Ibrahim & Co and ZICO Labuan Trust Company and co-authored “Labuan Manual of International Business” in 1999.   

    Stanley

    Stanley Park
    Managing Director & Head of Legal APAC, Scotiabank

    Stanley Park is Managing Director and Head of Legal - Asia Pacific Region for Scotiabank's Global Banking and Markets Division. He is based in Singapore and is responsible for all legal matters across the region, including China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Among other responsibilities, Stanley provides (i) transactional advice and support to the Bank's businesses related to capital markets, investment banking, commodities, corporate lending/trade finance and global transaction banking; (ii) regulatory advice and support re the Bank's businesses; (iii) management of litigation and disputes; (iv) advice and support to the Bank's internal or proprietary functions (including proprietary investments, HR matters, Finance); and (v) participation in corporate governance or oversight.

    Prior to joining Scotiabank, Stanley was with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and Coudert Brothers in NYC, from 1992 - 2001; with Salomon Smith Barney and UBS Securities in Tokyo from 2001 - 2007; with DKR Oasis, as Chief Compliance Officer, in Hong Kong in 2008; with Barclays Global Investors, as General Counsel, in Tokyo from 2009 - 2010; and with Daiwa Capital Markets, as Senior Legal Counsel, in Singapore and Hong Kong from 2011 - 2014.

    Stanley graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1985 and received his law degree from the Harvard Law School in 1988, where he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review.  Stanley has been a member of the New York State Bar since 1994.

    Suresh

    Suresh Nair
    Co-Managing Director, PK Wong & Nair

    Suresh graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB (Hons) degree in 1993. He served as a partner in a large and then in a mid sized firm in Singapore and established Nair & Co LLC with his team as a disputes and insolvency/restructuring boutique in October 2017. Nair & Co LLC merged with PK Wong & Associates LLC on 1 January 2020 to form PK Wong & Nair LLC, where Suresh serves as Co-Managing Director. In 2002 – 2003, Suresh served as a Legal Officer with the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva, where he reviewed war reparations claims arising out of the first Gulf war

    Suresh’s main areas of practice are corporate and commercial litigation, international arbitration, banking, insolvency and restructuring, and employment related disputes. 

    Suresh has also been admitted to the rolls of solicitors of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.  He serves as an advocacy trainer for advocates and solicitors doing the Singapore Bar Examination.  He also serves as a Racing Steward with the Singapore Turf Club, as well as a Judicial Officer with the Singapore Rugby Union.
     

    Wong

    Wong Kai Yun
    Co-Managing Director, Chia Wong Chambers LLC

    Having been in practice for over 20 years, Ms Wong maintains a niche focus on private wealth and family matters. Ms Wong’s family law clients comprise largely high net worth individuals with especial concerns over financial settlements, as well as cross-jurisdictional issues.

    Ms Wong is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), as well as a registered practitioner of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). She is an accredited Singapore Mediation Centre Associate Mediator, an accredited Mediator on their Family Panel, and sits on the panel of their Collaborative Family Practice and is also a Mediator on the panel of Cross-Border Family Mediators of Mediation bei Internationalen Kindschaftskonflikten (MiKK), Germany. She is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). She is also the Executive Editor of the Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, the flagship law journal of the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. She is presently the Co-Chair of the Family Law Practice Committee, of The Law Society of Singapore.

    From its inauguration in 2013 to 2021, Ms Wong has been honoured as part of the Citywealth IFC (International Financial Centre) Power Women Top 200 list of the most powerful women in government, private wealth, private client advisory and philanthropy across the world’s financial centres and was also included as one of a select few of Singaporean lawyers listed on the Citywealth Leaders List, the guide to leading global wealth managers and advisers who are nominated to the List by their peers. She was also named in the Doyles Guide for Family & Divorce Lawyers from 2015 to 2021 and has been consistently nominated as a Litigation Star in family and matrimonial disputes in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific, including the 2021 edition.

    and many more...

    FINALISTS*

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dealmaker of the Year

    Antonius Alexander Tigor, Telkomsel 
    Dewi Savitri Reni, SSEK Legal Consultants
    Emir Nurmansyah, ABNR 
    Jennifer B. Tumbuan, Tumbuan & Partners
    Julian Kwek, Drew & Napier 
    Luky Walalangi, Walalangi & Partners
    Luu Tien Ngoc, Vision & Associates
    Nigel Gleeson, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Pablo Malay, GoJek 
    Pramudya A. Oktavinanda, UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions
    Rajiv Gupta, Latham & Watkins
    Tony Budidjaja, Budidjaja International Lawyers

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

    Abraham Vergis SC, Providence Law Asia
    Alvin Yeo SC, WongPartnership
    Bazul Ashhab, Oon & Bazul
    Cavinder Bull SC, Drew & Napier
    Davinder Singh SC, Davinder Singh Chambers
    Francis Xavier SC, Rajah & Tann Singapore
    Kuhendran Thanapalasingam, Zul Rafique & partners
    Lambert Rasa-Ratnam, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    Luo Ling Ling, Luo Ling Ling Law Firm 
    Luu Tien Dzung, YKVN
    Nandakumar Ponniya, Baker McKenzie
    Nicholas Lingard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Preetha Pillai, Skrine 
    Thawat Damsa-ard, Tilleke & Gibbins
    Warathorn Wongsawangsiri, Herbert Smith Freehills

    In-House Lawyer of the Year

    Adrian Yeo, Credit Suisse 
    Alex Liam Yang Ming, YTL PowerSeraya 
    Antonius Alexander Tigor, Telkomsel 
    Berenice Lim, Takeda Pharmaceuticals 
    Gregory Chew, Nanyang Technological University 
    Lily Tsen, Amcor  
    Liza Nur Azizah S.H., AirAsia  
    Loh Xae Hoyy, Aboitiz Food Group 
    Millicent Desiderio-Dime, Accenture Philippines 
    Nicholas Poa, Land Transport Authority of Singapore 
    Pablo Malay, GoJek 
    Premjit Singh, Collectius Group 
    Sarah Chung, Diageo 
    Susheel Kaur, Mercedes-Benz Financial 
    Zhu An Lu, Morgan Stanley 

    Managing Partner of the Year (Emerging Markets)

    Bun Youdy, Bun & Associates 
    Jason Corbett, Silk Legal 
    Jessada Sawatdipong, Chandler MHM 
    Ly Tayseng, HBS Law 
    Mark Fraser, Frasers Law Company 
    Nguyen Quang Vu, Venture North Law 
    Pham Ba Linh, Lexcomm Vietnam 
    Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac, Vision & Associates 
    Tiziana Sucharitkul, Tilleke & Gibbins 
    Truong Nhat Quang, YKVN 
    Wynn Pakdeejit, Baker McKenzie 

    Managing Partner of the Year (Singapore)

    Abraham Vergis SC, Providence Law Asia 
    Andrea Chee, AEI Legal 
    Ashok Kumar, BlackOak  
    Azmul Haque, Collyer Law 
    Cavinder Bull SC, Drew & Napier  
    Goh Mei Lin, Watson Farley & Williams 
    Martin Green, Stephenson Harwood
    Patrick Ang, Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Rachel Eng, Eng and Co. 

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Han Le Thi Tram, Pfizer 
    Irwienda Diah Puspita, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Indonesia
    Lily Tsen, Amcor   
    Liza Nur Azizah, AirAsia  
    Meng Choo Cheah, Sephora  
    Michelle Karman Chan, GLP 
    Millicent Desiderio-Dime, Accenture Philippines 
    Renita Sophia Crasta, Capitaland  
    Sigrid Wettwer, DNV 
    Susheel Kaur, Mercedes-Benz Financial  

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Adlin Majid, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
    Claudia Cheah Pek Yee, Skrine 
    Darani Vachanavuttivong, Tilleke & Gibbins 
    Dawn Quek, Baker McKenzie 
    Debby Lim, BlackOak  
    Georgia Dawson, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Hazell Ng, WMH Law Corporation 
    Hoang Nguyen Ha Quyen, LNT & Partners 
    Julie Raneda, Schellenberg Wittmer  
    Kate Seaton, HFW 
    Kirana D. Sastrawijaya, UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions 
    Koh Swee Yen, WongPartnership 
    Lakshanthi Fernando, CMS Holborn Asia 
    Linh Doan, Watson Farley & Williams 
    Luo Ling Ling, Luo Ling Ling Law Firm 
    Mayuree Sapsutthiporn, Kudun and Partners 
    Meiyen Tan, Oon & Bazul 
    Ong Ken Loon, Drew & Napier  
    Rebecca Chew, Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Stella Cramer, Norton Rose Fulbright 

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)

    Amrinder Sidhu, Micron Technology 
    Antonius Alexander Tigor, Telkomsel 
    Charissa Lu, Standard Chartered Bank 
    Lifen Tang, TransAsia Private Capital  
    Lily Tsen, Amcor 
    Loh Xae Hoyy, Aboitiz Food Group 
    Michelle Chan, GLP 
    Nicholas Poa, Land Transport Authority of Singapore 
    Surabhi Madan, ASM 
    Zhu An Lu, Morgan Stanley 

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)

    Abang Iwawan, Abang & Co. 
    Akshay Kishore, Bird & Bird ATMD 
    Angela Epiphani Reformanda, Makes & Partners 
    Arief Nugroho, SIP Law Firm  
    Brandon Tee Zhi Yi, BTPLaw  
    Chen Zhida, Helmsman 
    Christopher Louie D. Ocampo, ACCRALAW 
    Darius Tay, BlackOak  
    Foo Yuet Min, Drew & Napier  
    Grace Chong, Simmons & Simmons 
    Hazell NG, WMH Law Corporation 
    James Jordan, HFW 
    Julie Raneda, Schellenberg Wittmer  
    Kate Apostolova, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Kristine T. Torres, Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra 
    Kyle Gabriel Peters, PDLegal 
    Lizzie Roe, Watson Farley & Williams 
    Luo Ling Ling, Luo Ling Ling Law Firm 
    Miriam Andreta, Walalangi & Partners 
    Natalie Ooi Wan Qing, Ooi & Ooi 
    Pariyapol Kamolsilp, Kudun and Partners  
    Pedram Norton, Stephenson Harwood 
    Wendy Lin, WongPartnership 

     

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year 

    Damansara Realty 
    Lazada 
    Nanyang Technological University 
    Pilmico International  
    PTT Public Company  
    TransAsia Private Capital 

    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year 

    Damansara Realty 
    Equinix 
    GLP 
    Hilton International Asia Pacific 
    Hongkong Land 
    LBS Bina Group  

    Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year 

    Bukit Asam  
    Meralco  
    Perkebunan Nusantara III  
    PTT Public Company  

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year 

    AIA  
    Asian Development Bank 
    Credit Suisse Investment Banking and Capital Markets 
    Funding Societies (Modalku) 
    GIC  
    GLP 
    Grab Financial Group 
    Mercedes-Benz Financial 
    Morgan Stanley 
    Prudential Assurance Company Singapore
    TransAsia Private Capital 
    Yoma Bank  

    Healthcare and Pharmaceutical In-House Team of the Year (NEW!) 

    Fullerton Healthcare Corporation  
    GlaxoSmithKline 
    Lucence
    Medivist 
    Medtronic 
    Pfizer 
    Takeda Pharmaceuticals 

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year

    Accenture Philippines 
    Asian Development Bank 
    Equinix   
    GLP 
    GoJek 
    Lazada 
    Meralco 
    Morgan Stanley 
    Nanyang Technological University 
    Perkebunan Nusantara III  
    Pilmico International  
    Traveloka 

    Manufacturing and Trade In-House Team of the Year 

    3M 
    ASM 
    Avnet 
    Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Indonesia
    Micron Technology 
    Paragon Technology and Innovation 
    Pilmico International 

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

    Accenture Philippines 
    AIS 
    Avnet  
    Equinix  
    FPT Telecom 
    GoJek 
    Grab 
    Kata.ai 
    Klook 
    Lazada 
    M1 
    Micron Technology 
    Ruangguru 
    The Walt Disney 
    Traveloka 

    Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year 

    AirAsia Extra 
    GLP 
    GoJek 
    Lazada 
    Malaysia Airports  

    SE Asia In-House Team of the Year

    Accenture Philippines 
    AirAsia Extra 
    Bukit Asam 
    Credit Suisse Investment Banking and Capital Markets  
    Damansara Realty 
    Diageo 
    Equinix 
    GIC  
    GLP 
    GoJek  
    Hongkong Land 
    Klook 
    Marriott 
    Micron Technology 
    Morgan Stanley 
    Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) 
    Pilmico International  
    SATS 
    Siemens 
    Takeda Pharmaceuticals  
    Traveloka 

     

    FIRM CATEGORIES

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year

    Baker McKenzie 
    Bird & Bird ATMD 
    Dentons HPRP 
    DFDL 
    Herbert Smith Freehills 
    HFW 
    Nurjadin Sumono Mulyadi & Partners  
    Shearn Delamore & Co.  
    Skrine 
    Tay & Partners 
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    Vision & Associates 

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year 

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Allen & Overy 
    Baker McKenzie 
    Chandler MHM
    CNP Law
    DFDL 
    Latham & Watkins 
    LNT & Partners 
    Morrison & Foerster 
    Rahmat Lim & Partners 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Shearn Delamore & Co.
    Shook Lin & Bok
    Skrine 
    TJAJO & Partners 
    UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions 
    Villaraza & Angangco
    Zul Rafique & Partners  

    Construction Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 
    Clyde & Co. 
    Eldan Law 
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra 
    Pinsent Masons MPillay 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Shearn Delamore & Co. 
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    Villaraza & Angangco 

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    KPMG Law Vietnam 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    RHTLaw Asia 
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    WMH Law Corporation 
    YKVN 

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 

    AFHS LawFirm
    Budidjaja International Lawyers 
    Daniel & Wong 
    Davinder Singh Chambers 
    Disini Buted Disini 
    Helmsman 
    Omni Law 
    PDLegal 
    Providence Law Asia 
    Tolosa Javier Lim & Chua  
    TSMP Law Corporation 

    Deal Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Allen & Overy 
    Baker McKenzie  
    Drew & Napier  
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Herbert Smith Freehills 
    Latham & Watkins 
    Morrison & Foerster 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Shearn Delamore & Co.  

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year

    Daniel & Wong 
    Eng and Co. 
    Gan, Lee & Tan 
    JurisAsia 
    Makes & Partners
    S.K. Ling & Tan Advocates 
    TJAJO & Partners 
    TSMP Law Corporation 
    UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions 
    WMH Law Corporation 
    ZICO Insights Law  

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Allen & Overy 
    Ashurst 
    Baker McKenzie 
    Chandler MHM 
    CMS Holborn Asia 
    DFDL 
    Frasers Law Company 
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Herbert Smith Freehills 
    Kudun and Partners 
    Norton Rose Fulbright 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Shearn Delamore & Co. 
    SSEK Legal Consultants 
    UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions 
    VDB Loi 

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Allen & Overy 
    AZB & Partners 
    Baker McKenzie 
    Bird & Bird ATMD 
    Clyde & Co 
    Drew & Napier 
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Herbert Smith Freehills 
    Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill  
    Pinsent Masons MPillay 
    Providence Law Asia 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Shearn Delamore & Co. 
    White & Case 
    WongPartnership 

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Bird & Bird ATMD 
    CMS Holborn Asia 
    DFDL 
    Drew & Napier 
    Herbert Smith Freehills 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Shearn Delamore & Co. 
    Shook Lin & Bok  
    SKY Law 
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    VAL Law 
    Withers KhattarWong 
    WongPartnership 

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year 

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Budidjaja International Lawyers 
    Clyde & Co  
    Helmsman 
    HFW 
    Oon & Bazul 
    PDLegal 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Shearn Delamore & Co.
    Skrine 
    Stephenson Harwood 
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    Watson Farley & Williams 

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 

    Allen & Gledhill 
    CNPLaw  
    Drew & Napier  
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra  
    I.R.B. Law  
    Jacque Law 
    Luo Ling Ling 
    PKWA Law Practice 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Skrine 
    T L Yap Law Chambers 
    VAL Law 
    WMH Law Corporation 

    Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year  

    Baker McKenzie 
    Drew & Napier 
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra 
    Gulapa Law 
    Jacque Law 
    Rahmat Lim & Partners 
    Raja, Darryl & Loh 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    SIP Law Firm 
    Skrine 
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    Tumbuan & Partners 
    Villaraza & Angangco 
    Vision & Associates 

    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year 

    Drew & Napier 
    Pinsent Masons MPillay 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    RHTLaw Asia 
    Shearn Delamore & Co. 
    Withers KhattarWong 

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Baker McKenzie 
    Chandler MHM 
    CMS Holborn Asia 
    Drew & Napier  
    Morrison & Foerster 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Shook Lin & Bok  
    UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions  
    Walalangi & Partners 

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Allen & Overy 
    BlackOak 
    Budidjaja International Lawyers 
    Drew & Napier 
    Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee 
    Oon & Bazul 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Skrine 
    WongPartnership 

    Rising Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill Myanmar 
    BH2I 
    BlackOak  
    Collyer Law  
    Eng and Co. 
    Gan, Lee & Tan 
    Haeme Lew  
    KPMG Law Vietnam 
    LAW Partnership 
    Nazmi Zaini Chambers 
    PDLegal 
    Providence Law Asia 
    Taxise Asia 
    UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions 
    Venture North Law 

    Singapore Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 
      
    Allen & Gledhill 
    Baker McKenzie Wong Leow 
    Bird & Bird ATMD
    CMS Holborn Asia 
    CNPLaw  
    Donaldson & Burkinshaw  
    Drew & Napier  
    Gateway Law Corporation 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Ravindran Associates 
    Shook Lin & Bok  

    Regional Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year  

    BNG Legal  
    Budidjaja International Lawyers 
    Gateway Law Corporation 
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra 
    Gulapa Law 
    LAW Partnership  
    Shearn Delamore & Co. 
    SIP Law Firm  
    Skrine 
    Tay & Partners 
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    VAL Law 
    Vision & Associates 

    Singapore Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Bird & Bird ATMD 
    Clyde & Co 
    CNPLaw  
    Davinder Singh Chambers 
    Drew & Napier  
    Oon & Bazul 
    Providence Law Asia 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    RHTLaw Asia 
    Shook Lin & Bok  
    WMH Law Corporation 
    WongPartnership 

    Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year 

    Budidjaja International Lawyers 
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra 
    Gulapa Law 
    Ooi & Ooi 
    S.K. Ling & Tan Advocates 
    Shearn Delamore & Co. 
    SIP Law Firm 
    Skrine 
    Tay & Partners 
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    VAL Law 
    Vision & Associates 
    Zul Rafique & Partners  

    Singapore Law Firm of the Year 
      
    AEI Legal  
    Allen & Gledhill 
    Allen & Overy 
    BlackOak  
    Drew & Napier  
    Morrison & Foerster 
    Nishimura & Asahi - Bayfront Law Alliance
    Shook Lin & Bok  
    WMH Law Corporation 

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Baker McKenzie 
    DFDL  
    Drew & Napier  
    Du-Baladad and Associates 
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Shearn Delamore & Co. 
    Taxise Asia 
    VAL Law 
    Withers KhattarWong  

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill  
    Allen & Overy 
    Baker McKenzie 
    Bird & Bird ATMD 
    CMS Holborn Asia 
    Drew & Napier  
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Gan, Lee & Tan 
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra 
    Herbert Smith Freehills 
    Pinsent Masons MPillay 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions 
    Villaraza & Angangco 

    Thailand Law Firm of the Year 
      
    Allen & Overy 
    Baker McKenzie 
    Chandler MHM 
    Kudun and Partners 
    R&T Asia (Thailand) 
    SCL Nishimura 
    Silk Legal 
    Weerawong C&P 

    Vietnam Law Firm of the Year  

    Allen & Overy 
    Baker McKenzie 
    Frasers Law Company 
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  
    Grünkorn & Partner Law  
    KPMG Law Vietnam 
    Lexcomm Vietnam 
    LNT & Partners 
    Nishimura & Asahi (Vietnam) 
    Rajah & Tann LCT  
    Tilleke & Gibbins 
    VILAF 
    Vision & Associates 
    Watson Farley & Williams 
    YKVN 

    SE Asia Law Firm of the Year

    Allen & Gledhill 
    Baker McKenzie 
    BlackOak  
    Chandler MHM 
    Drew & Napier  
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra 
    Latham & Watkins 
    Nishimura & Asahi 
    Rajah & Tann Singapore  
    Skrine 
    Tumbuan & Partners 
    UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions 
    Villaraza & Angangco 
    Vision & Associates 


    DEAL CATEGORIES**


    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)

    Alam Sutera Realty's Exchange Offer 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Milbank; Shearman & Sterling; Widyawan & Partners 
    Banks: Madison Pacific Trust; The Bank of New York Mellon 

    Alamo Re II' Series 2020-1 Class A Notes Issuance 
    Law firms: DLA Piper; Mayer Brown; Rajah & Tann Singapore 

    ARA US Hospitality Trust's Debt Issuance 
    Law firm: Allen & Gledhill 

    Debt Issuance Programme by OUE C-REIT 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Banks: OCBC; Standard Chartered Bank  

    Indika Energy's Bond Issuance 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Shearman & Sterling; Sidley Austin; Widyawan & Partners  

    Manila Water's Bond Issuance 
    Law firms: Dechert; Milbank; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos 

    Medco Bell's Bonds Issuance 
    Law firms: Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Witara Cakra Advocates 
    Banks: Credit Suisse; DBS Bank; Mandiri Securities; Morgan Stanley; Standard Chartered Bank; Société Générale 

    PLDT's Notes Offering 
    Law firms: Coudert Brothers; Latham & Watkins; Milbank; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan  
    Banks: Credit Suisse; USB Securities 

    Sarawak Energy's Issuance of Sukuk Programme  
    Law firm: Shook Lin & Bok 

    Sime Darby's IMTN Programme 
    Law firm: Zul Rafique & Partners   


    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Ascendas REIT's Issuance of MTN Programme 
    Law firm: Allen & Gledhill 

    Duniatex Group's Debt Restructuring 
    Law firms: Aji Wijaya & Co.; Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie; BlackOak; Duma Hutapea & Partners; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Ginting & Reksodiputro; Hariyanto & Partners; HHP Law Firm; Hotman Paris Hutapea & Partners; Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership; Swandy Halim & Partners 
    Banks: Aozora; Bank BNI Syariah; Bank BRIsyariah; Bank Danamon Indonesia; Bank ICBC Indonesia; Bank Mandiri; Bank of Panshin; Bank Negara Indonesia; Bank Permata; Bank Rakyat Indonesia; BNPP; Chailease International; Entie Commercial Bank; First Commercial Bank; Indian Bank; ING; Maybank Indonesia; QNB; SC Lowy; Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank; Union Bank of India; Woori Global; Yuanta

    EnQuest's Senior Secured Notes 
    Law firms: Ashurst; Herbert Smith Freehills; Shearn Delamore & Co.; Skrine & Co. 
    Banks: ABN AMRO Bank; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays; DBS Bank; DNB; JPMorgan Chase; Nedbank; NIBC Bank; Siemens Bank; Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken; The Bank of Nova Scotia; The Royal Bank of Scotland  

    Inalum's Multi Tranche Bond Offering 
    Law firms: Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Linklaters; Sidley Austin; Widyawan & Partners 

    Kingdom of Thailand's Sustainability Bond Issuance 
    Law firm: Allen & Overy 
    Banks: Bank of Ayudhya; Bangkok Bank; Standard Chartered Bank  

    Malaysia Rail Link’s Issuance of IMTN Programme 
    Law firms: Shook Lin & Bok; Zul Rafique & Partners  

    Perusahaan Listrik Negara Issuance of GMTN Programme 
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; HHP Law Firm; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung; Linklaters 

    PTT Group's Issuance of Global MTN Programme 
    Law firm: Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners 

    Singapore Airlines' Issue of Mandatory Convertible Bonds 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; WongPartnership 

    ST Engg's Issuance of MTN Programme 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Slaughter & May 

    Star Energy's Double-Tranche Bonds Issuance 
    Law firms: Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Clifford Chance; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung; Lennox Paton; Loyens & Loeff N.V.; Makes & Partners; Mayer Brown; Milbank; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Walkers  

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize) 

    AREIT's IPO 
    Law firms: ACCRALAW; Allen & Overy; Dechert; Latham & Watkins; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos Law Offices 
    Banks: BPI Capital; PNB Capital and Investment Corporation; SB Capital Investment Corporation; UBS 

    Bank Pembangunan Derah Banten's Rights Issue 
    Law firm: Tumbuan & Partners 
    Bank: Bahana Sekuritas 

    Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions' IPO 
    Law firms: ACCRALAW; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Milbank; Latham & Watkins; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos   

    GHY Culture and Media's IPO 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Christopher & Lee Ong; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Deacons; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Banks: China Merchants Bank; United Overseas Bank  

    MR.D.I.Y. Group’s IPO  
    Law firms: Abraham, Davidson & Co.; Adnan Sundra & Low; Albar & Partners; Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow; Latham & Watkins: Wong & Partners
    Banks: AmInvestment Bank; CIMB; Credit Suisse; Hong Leong Bank; J.P. Morgan; Kenanga Investment Bank; Maybank; RHB Investment Bank; UBS  

    Nanofilm Technologies' IPO 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; Haiwen & Partners; Junhe; TMI Associates; YKVN 
    Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; CLSA; Credit Suisse; OCBC Bank 

    TIGA's IPO 
    Law firms: Maples & Calder; Milbank; Shearman & Sterling 

    United Hampshire US REIT’s IPO 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Clifford Chance; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Shook Lin & Bok 

    Vingroup's Issuance of Shares 
    Law firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Latham & Watkins; VILAF 


    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Central Retail Corporation’s IPO in Thailand 
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Capital Law Office; Shearman & Sterling; YKVN 
    Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Credit Suisse; Nomura; UBS 

    GLP Japan's Income Fund 
    Law firms: Clifford Chance; DLA Piper; Herbert Smith Freehills; Morgan Lewis; Morrison & Foerster; WongPartnership  
    Bank: Mizuho Bank

    Nanofilm Technologies’ IPO 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy 

    Reliance Rights Issue 
    Law firms: AZB & Partners; Khaitan & Co.; Latham & Watkins; Sidley Austin 
    Banks: Axis Capital; BNP Paribas; BofA Securities; JM Financial; Kotak Investment Banking 

    SBI Cards IPO 
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Latham & Watkins; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. 
    Banks: Axis Capital; BofA Securities; HSBC; Kotak Investment Banking; Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities; SBI Capital 

    SCG's IPO 
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie Bangkok; Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow 

    Sea's ADS Offering 
    Law firm: Wong & Leow 

    Sembcorp Marine's Rights Issue 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Clifford Chance; TSMP Law Corporation; WongPartnership 

    Singapore Airline's Rights Issue 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Milbank 


    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize) 

    Accenture's Acquisition of N3 Group of Companies 
    Law firms: Kirkland & Ellis; Norton Rose Fulbright; Skrine; Squire Patton Boggs  

    China Maple Leaf Educational’s Acquisition of Singapore's Canadian School 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Banks: BNP Paribas Securities; Rippledot Capital Advisers 

    China Power International Holding's Acquisition of Zuma Energia 
    Law firms: Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez; Herbert Smith Freehills; Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes; Milbank; Stibbe 
    Banks: BBVA; Bank of America 

    Fong Chun Formosa Fishery's Acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods 
    Law firm: Dentons HPRP 

    KKR's Investment in Vinhomes 
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; YKVN 
    Bank: Credit Suisse 

    Liqui-Box Corporation's Acquisition of DS Smith's Plastics Division 
    Law firms: Kirkland & Ellis; Tilleke & Gibbins 

    MRT Jakarta and Shimizu-Adhi Karya's Joint Contract for Phase-2A MRT Construction 
    Law firm: Dentons HPRP 

    Sumitomo Metal Mining's Divestment in Vale Indonesia 
    Law firms: HHP Law Firm; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung; Melli Darsa & Co.; Shearman & Sterling 
    Banks: BNP Paribas; UBS 

    Telkomsel Investment in GoJek 
    Law firm: UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions 

    Thai Stark's Acquisition of Thinh Phat Cables 
    Law firms: Frasers Law Company; Kudun and Partners; VILAF 
    Bank: UOB 


    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium) 

    Acquisition of 89.12% Stake in Bank Permata by Bangkok Bank 
    Law firms: HHP Law Firm; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung; Witara Cakra Advocates 

    BP's Sale of Petrochemicals Business to INEOS  
    Law firms: Linklaters; Skrine; Slaughter & May; Rahmat Lim & Partners 

    CMT and CapitalLand Commercial Trust's Merger 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Linklaters; Shook Lin & Bok; TSMP Law Corporation; WongPartnership 

    CP Group's Acquisition of Tesco’s Businesses in Thailand and Malaysia  
    Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Norton Rose Fulbright; Rahmat Lim & Partners; WongPartnership

    Frasers Commercial Trust and Frasers Logistics' Merger 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Dentons Rodyk & Davidson; Drew & Napier; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Shook Lin & Bok; WongPartnership  

    FWD's Acquisition of Vietnam-Cardif Life Insurance 
    Law firms: Debevoise & Plimpton; LNT & Partners 

    Indofood's Acquisition of Pinehill 
    Law firms: ABNR; Baker Mckenzie Wong & Leow; HHP Law Firm 

    Kimberly-Clark's Acquisition of Softex Indonesia 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Makarim & Taira S; Maples & Calder; Soemadipradja & Taher 

    Kookmin Bank's Acquisition of PRASAC Microfinance Institution 
    Law firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Clifford Chance; DFDL; R&T Sok & Heng Law Office; White & Case 

    Mitbana's Partnership with Simar Mas Land 
    Law firm: Walalangi & Partners; Wiyono Partnership 

    Myanmar Investments International's Acquisition of Pan Asia Majestic Eagle 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Chadbourne & Parke; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Drew & Napier; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Harney Westwood & Riegels; Herbert Smith Freehills; Luther Law Firm; Milbank; Sullivan & Cromwell; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; WongPartnership  
    Bank: Overseas Private Investment Corporation 

    Sembcorp Industries and Sembcorp Marine’s Demerger 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Clifford Chance: TSMP Law Corporation; WongPartnership 
    Banks: Credit Suisse; DBS Bank 

    Singlife Merger with Aviva Singapore 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow; Latham & Watkins; Norton Rose Fulbright; Slaughter & May; TSMP Law Corporation; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; WongPartnership

    Tokyo Gas' Acquisition of Super Energy Shares 
    Law firms: Nugroho, Panjaitan & Partners; Walalangi & Partners 

    TPG, Hong Leong Acquisition of Columbia Pacific Sale's Hospital  
    Law firms: Alan Lim & Salawati; Allen & Gledhill; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; BizLaw; Christopher & Lee Ong; Latham & Watkins; Milbank; ZICO Insights Law  

    Volvo Group's Global Strategic Alliance with ISUZU Motors 
    Law firms: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto; Tilleke & Gibbins 

    Project Finance Deal of the Year 

    Financing of the 2,000MW Jawa 9 and 10 Power Project in Indonesia 
    Law firms: ABNR; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; DLA Piper; Milbank; UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions; White & Case
    Banks: CIMB Niaga; DBS Bank; The Korea Development Bank 

    Financing for Development of Trans Sumatera Toll Road 
    Law firms: Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Allen & Overy; Linklaters 
    Banks: Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; HSBC; Mandiri Securities; MUFG 

    Financing of the Changfang Xidao Wind Farm Project 
    Law firms: Baker McKenzie Taipei; Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow ; Lee & Li; Linklaters; Watson Farley Williams; White & Case 

    Operations and Maintenance Agreement of Don Sahong Hydropower Project  
    Law firm: Rahmat Lim & Partners 

    Project Financing of Xiamen Xiangyu Integrated Stainless Steel Plant 
    Law firms: Chang An Law Firm; Hermawan Juniarto & Partners; Pinsent Masons MPillay 

    **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 Lokesh at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com

    * The above list will be regularly updated until final. 

     

    WINNERS

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

    INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

    Dealmaker of the Year
    Julian Kwek, Drew & Napier 

    Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
    Cavinder Bull SC, Drew & Napier

    In-House Lawyer of the Year
    Gregory Chew, Nanyang Technological University 

    Managing Partner of the Year (Emerging Markets)
    Tiziana Sucharitkul, Tilleke & Gibbins 

    Managing Partner of the Year (Singapore)
    Martin Green, Stephenson Harwood

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Millicent Desiderio-Dime, Accenture Philippines 

    Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Georgia Dawson, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
    Koh Swee Yen, WongPartnership 

    Young Lawyer of the Year (In-House)
    Nicholas Poa, Land Transport Authority of Singapore 

    Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
    Foo Yuet Min, Drew & Napier  

    IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

    Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year
    Lazada 

    Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
    Damansara Realty 

    Energy and Resources In-House Team of the Year
    Bukit Asam  

    Financial Services In-House Team of the Year 
    Asian Development Bank 

    Healthcare and Pharmaceutical In-House Team of the Year 
    GlaxoSmithKline 

    Innovative In-House Team of the Year
    Lazada 

    Manufacturing and Trade In-House Team of the Year
    3M 

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

    Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
    GoJek 

    SE Asia In-House Team of the Year
    GIC  

    FIRM CATEGORIES

    Aviation Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie 

    Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year 
    Allen & Gledhill 

    Construction Law Firm of the Year
    Pinsent Masons MPillay 

    Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
    Rajah & Tann Singapore 

    Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year 
    Davinder Singh Chambers 

    Deal Firm of the Year
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 

    Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
    Makes & Partners

    Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
    Ashurst 

    International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
    Drew & Napier 

    Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Gledhill 

    Maritime Law Firm of the Year 
    Clyde & Co  

    Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
    Drew & Napier  

    Medical and Healthcare Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie 

    Private Wealth Law Firm of the Year
    Drew & Napier 

    Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Gledhill 

    Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Gledhill 

    Rising Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Gledhill Myanmar 

    Singapore Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Gledhill 

    Regional Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
    Tay & Partners 

    Singapore Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Drew & Napier  

    Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year
    Drew & Napier  

    Singapore Law Firm of the Year 
    Allen & Gledhill 

    Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Gledhill 

    Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
    Bird & Bird  

    Thailand Law Firm of the Year
    Baker McKenzie 

    Vietnam Law Firm of the Year
    VILAF 

    SE Asia Law Firm of the Year
    Allen & Gledhill 

    DEAL CATEGORIES

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    ARA US Hospitality Trust's Debt Issuance 
    Law firm: Allen & Gledhill

    Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
    Ascendas REIT's Issuance of MTN Programme 
    Law firm: Allen & Gledhill 

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    GHY Culture and Media's IPO 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Christopher & Lee Ong; Commerce & Finance Law Offices; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Deacons; JunHe; King & Wood Mallesons; Rajah & Tann Singapore 
    Banks: China Merchants Bank; United Overseas Bank  

    Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
    Singapore Airline's Rights Issue 
    Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Milbank

    M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
    KKR's Investment in Vinhomes 
    Law firms: Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; YKVN 
    Bank: Credit Suisse

    M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
    CP Group's Acquisition of Tesco’s Businesses in Thailand and Malaysia  
    Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Norton Rose Fulbright; Rahmat Lim & Partners; WongPartnership

    Project Finance Deal of the Year
    Financing of the 2,000MW Jawa 9 and 10 Power Project in Indonesia 
    Law firms: ABNR; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; DLA Piper; Milbank; UMBRA - Strategic Legal Solutions; White & Case
    Banks: CIMB Niaga; DBS Bank; The Korea Development Bank 

    SEALA

    Thomson Reuters proudly presents the 17th edition of ALB SE Asia Law Awards. On 21 October 2021, this virtual awards ceremony will be enjoyed by finalists and special guests in the comfort of their own homes.

    Let’s discover what types of legal work the finalists are most engaged with recently, as well as their readiness and capabilities needed to tackle such work.

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    Asian Legal Business congratulates all the winners and finalists of the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2021. 

    Official items are now available for purchase

    For more information on the items, please contact 

    Romulus at romulus.tham@thomsonreuters.com or +65 8126 1532 
    Krupa at krupa.dalal@thomsonreuters.com or +91 87 7967 7503

    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

     

    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 on 21 October 2021.

    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. 

    Who will be on the judging panel for ALB SE Asia Law Awards? 

    There will be an independent judging panel of at least 25 senior and expert legal industry leaders to review the submission materials. The judging panel will be selected on the basis of their expertise and knowledge, and will be comprised from various sectors to correspond to the diverse list of award categories. A partial list of judges’ names will be released prior to the awarding ceremony, and the remaining judges will be revealed on the evening of the awards. 

    What will my contact information/my client’s information be used for?

    All contact information provided will not be disclosed to external parties; and will only be seen by our ALB research team and the judges panel. We keep the information on record internally, in case we need to contact you or your client regarding any questions or discrepancies in the submission form. 

    Where will my name/firm name/team name be published if we are a finalist or winner?

    As a finalist and/or winner, your firm/team/individual name will be published in ALB awards materials and print magazine. For more information, please contact us.

    Is my submission confidential?

    Any information you submit will only be reviewed by the ALB team and independent judging panel, whose names will be published. The material submitted will only be disclosed to the above; if there is any information that is strictly confidential, please mark clearly on the nomination form. Though we do our best to maintain the security of the information you provide, any information you transmit to us is done at your own risk and Thomson Reuters is not responsible for any unauthorized transmission of information.  

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    My practice area or specialty is not listed, but I would like to participate in the Awards.

    Please get in touch with our ALB Law Awards research team at mary.aquino@tr.com or call +632 9825 938.

    Can I participate in Awards across the region?

    Yes, you can participate in more than one market. Please note there may be specific criteria for each market.

    Who should attend the Awards Ceremony? Can I attend?

    We welcome all finalists and non-finalists to join the Awards Ceremony; please contact Amantha.Chia@thomsonreuters.com or (+65) 6973 8258.

    I would like to order a winner’s trophy and/or certificate (for finalists and winners).

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