Even as dealmaking slowed down in the first half of 2023, the Asian region still recorded a number of notable M&A transactions. In its annual Asia M&A Rankings, ALB spotlights the leading law firms for M&A work, shedding light on the top players driving the region’s most impactful and intricate deals.
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OUR RESEARCH |
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• The research covers the period spanning from August 2022 to July 2023. This includes both ongoing work and matters that were closed during this timeframe. • ALB will draw results from firm submissions, Thomson Reuters M&A data, interviews, editorial · resources and market suggestions to identify and rank the top firms for M&A in Asia. Interviews will be conducted only if needed. • The rankings will be divided into tiers, with the first tier identifying the strongest M&A firms in each jurisdiction. • The rankings will cover the following jurisdictions: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, · Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. · there will be no Asia-wide table. • The rankings will feature both domestic and international firms. · The following jurisdictions will have separate tables for domestic firms and international firms: China, Japan and South Korea. · Our research does not cover Australia and New Zealand. |
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OUR RANKINGS |
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Our rankings are based on the following metrics: • The volume, complexity and size of work undertaken • Presence across Asia and in individual jurisdictions • Key personnel hires and growth of the practice group |
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CHINA DOMESTIC 中国内地内资律所 |
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices Haiwen & Partners Han Kun Law Offices Jingtian & Gongcheng JunHe King & Wood Mallesons Tian Yuan Law Firm Zhong Lun Law Firm |
AllBright Law Offices Dacheng Law Offices DaHui Lawyers DeHeng Law Offices Global Law Office Grandall Law Firm Guantao Law Firm Jia Yuan Law Offices Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm Llinks Law Offices |
AnJie Broad Law Firm Co-effort Law Firm East & Concord Partners FenXun Partners Grandway Law Offices Hui Ye Law Firm Long An Law Firm Merits & Tree Law Offices Shihui Partners T&D Associates Tahota Law Firm V&T Law Firm |
Beijing DHH Law Firm Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm China Commercial Law Firm HHP Attorneys-At-Law Hylands Law Firm JunZeJun Law Offices Kangda Law Firm Zhejiang L&H Law Firm |
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CHINA INTERNATIONAL 中国内地外资律所 |
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Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom |
Allen & Overy Baker McKenzie FenXun Davis Polk & Wardwell DLA Piper Hogan Lovells Norton Rose Fulbright Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Simpson Thacher & Bartlett White & Case |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Kirkland & Ellis Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Paul Hastings Shearman & Sterling Slaughter & May Sullivan & Cromwell Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
Ashurst Bird & Bird CMS Dorsey & Whitney Eversheds Sutherland Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Gide Loyrette Nouel Herbert Smith Freehills Jones Day K&L Gates Latham & Watkins Mayer Brown Milbank Nishimura & Asahi O'Melveny & Myers Reed Smith Ropes & Gray Seyfarth Shaw Simmons & Simmons Winston & Strawn |
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HONG KONG SAR中国香港 |
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Clifford Chance 高伟绅律师事务所 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 富而德律师事务所 Kirkland & Ellis 凯易国际律师事务所 Linklaters 年利达律师事务所 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 世达国际律师事务所 Slaughter and May 司力达律师事务所 |
Allen & Overy 安理国际律师事务所 Davis Polk & Wardwell 达维律师事务所 Herbert Smith Freehills 史密夫斐尔律师事务所 Latham & Watkins 瑞生国际律师事务所 Norton Rose Fulbright 诺顿罗氏律师事务所 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 盛信律师事务所 Sullivan & Cromwell 苏利文·克伦威尔律师事务所 Weil, Gotshal & Manges 威嘉律师事务所 |
Ashurst 亚司特律师事务所 Baker McKenzie 贝克·麦坚时国际律师事务所 Deacons 的近律师行 Debevoise & Plimpton 德普律师事务所 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 吉布森律师事务所 Hogan Lovells 霍金路伟国际律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons 金杜律师事务所 Mayer Brown 孖士达律师行 Morrison & Foerster 美富律师事务所 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 宝维斯律师事务所 Reed Smith 礼德律师事务所 Shearman & Sterling 谢尔曼·思特灵律师事务所 White & Case 伟凯律师事务所 |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 艾金岗波律师事务所 Bird & Bird 鸿鹄律师事务所 Charltons Law 易周律师行 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 佳利律师事务所 CMS Dechert 德杰律师事务所 Dorsey & Whitney 德汇律师事务所 Eric Chow & Co. in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices 周俊轩律师事务所与通商律师事务所联营 Eversheds Sutherland 安睿顺德伦国际律师事务所 Fangda Partners 方达律师事务所 Gallant 何耀棣律师事务所 Georgiou Payne Stewien徛毘施律師行 Goodwin 高赢国际律师事务所 H.M Chan & Co. (Taylor Wessing) 泰乐信律师事务所香港分所 Howse Williams 何韦律师行 K&L Gates 高盖茨律师事务所 LC Lawyers (EY) 林朱律师事务所 Milbank 美邦律师事务所 Minter Ellison 铭德律师事务所 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 摩根路易斯律师事务所 Oldham Li & Nie 高李严律师行 O'Melveny & Myers 美迈斯律师事务所 Paul Hastings 普衡律师事务所 Proskauer Rose 普士高律师事务所 Ropes & Gray 瑞格律师事务所 Seyfarth Shaw 赛法思律师事务所 Sidley Austin 盛德律师事务所 Simmons & Simmons 西盟斯律师事务所 Stephenson Harwood 罗夏信律师事务所 Stevenson Wong & Co 史蒂文生黄律师事务所 Tanner De Witt 泰德威律师事务所 Winston & Strawn 温斯顿律师事务所 Vivien Chan & Co 香港陈韵云律师事务所 |
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AZB & Partners Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas DSK Legal Economic Laws Practice IndusLaw J Sagar Associates Khaitan & Co. Kochhar & Co. Luthra & Luthra Law Offices Majmudar & Partners S&R Associates Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co Trilegal |
Argus Partners Bharucha & Partners Desai & Diwanji HSA Advocates Link Legal Nishith Desai Associates Phoenix Legal Samvad Partners Saraf and Partners Talwar Thakore & Associates Touchstone Partners TT&A Veritas Legal |
ALMT Legal Chadha & Co Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates & Solicitors Clasis Law Dhir & Dhir Associates Fox Mandal & Associates Hammurabi & Solomon Partners Juris Corp Krishnamurthy & Co. (K Law) LexCounsel P&A Law Offices Rajani & Associates Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors Singh & Associates Singhania & Partners Spice Route Legal Tatva Legal Vertices Partners Wadia Ghandy & Co |
Ahlawat & Associates (NEW) AKS Partners Archer & Angel Begur & Partners Burgeon Law Caibre Legal Dua Associates Gravitas Legal Khaitan & Khaitan • Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Attorneys Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co NovoJuris Legal Pioneer Legal Sagus legal Stratage Law Partners, Advocates & Solicitors Tempus Law Associates Vaish Associates, Advocates |
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INDONESIA |
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ABNR Counsellors at Law Assegaf Hamzah & Partners Ginting & Reksodiputro in association with Allen & Overy Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, a member firm of Baker McKenzie Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills SSEK Legal Consultants |
Dentons HPRP Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo Makarim & Taira S. Makes & Partners Melli Darsa & Co Oentoeng Suria & Partners in association with Ashurst Soemadipradja & Taher Walalangi & Partners (in association with Nishimura & Asahi) Widyawan & Partners |
AYMP Atelier of Law Christian Teo & Partners Hogan Lovells DNFP, in association with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners Mochtar Karuwin Komar Roosdiono & Partners UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions |
Adisuryo Dwinanto & Co (ADCO Law) Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto Azwar Hadisupani Rum & Partners Budiarto Law Partnership Budidjaja International Lawyers FKNK Law Firm Hendra Soenardi Hutabarat Halim & Rekan (HHR Lawyers) IABF Law Firm Imran Muntaz & Co Leks&Co Sutedja & Associates TNB & Partners in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia TnP Law Firm |
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JAPAN DOMESTIC |
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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nishimura & Asahi TMI Associates |
Atsumi & Sakai Ushijima & Partners |
City-Yuwa Partners Hibiya-Nakata Kojima Law Offices Miura & Partners Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners Southgate Tokyo International Law Office (TKI) |
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JAPAN INTERNATIONAL |
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Allen & Overy Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) Herbert Smith Freehills Morrison & Foerster / Ito & Mitomi Shearman & Sterling Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
Clifford Chance Davis Polk & Wardwell DLA Piper Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Hogan Lovells Horitsu Jimusho Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Linklaters Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom White & Case - White & Case Law Offices (Registered Association) |
Ashurst Jones Day King & Spalding Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise Mayer Brown GJBJ Milbank Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Norton Rose Fulbright Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Paul Hastings Ropes & Gray Simmons & Simmons Squire Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho |
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MALAYSIA |
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Christopher & Lee Ong Rahmat Lim & Partners Shearn Delamore & Co Skrine Wong & Partners (member firm of Baker McKenzie) |
Abdullah Chan & Co Adnan Sundra & Low Kadir Andri & Partners Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh Zaid Ibrahim & Co. (in association with KPMG Law) Zain & Co |
Albar & Partners Azmi & Associates Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff Donovan & Ho Halim Hong & Quek (NEW) Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong LAW Partnership Lim Jo Yan & Co MahWengKwai & Associates Mohamed Ridza & Co Naqiz & Partners Peter Ling & van Geyzel Raja, Darryl & Loh Ramesh Dipendra Jeremiah Law Tay & Partners Wong Beh & Toh Zul Rafique & Partners |
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ACCRALAW Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos Quisumbing Torres (member firm of Baker McKenzie) Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) |
Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law) Puno & Puno Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law Offices |
Cochingyan & Peralta Law Offices DivinaLaw Gorriceta, Africa, Cauton & Saavedra Gulapa & Quicho / Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) Insights Philippines Legal Advisors Kua Sy & Yeung Law Offices (“SKY Law”) Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano Morales & Justiniano Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro & Leaño Sarmiento Loriega Law Office Siguion Reyna, Montecillo & Ongsiako |
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SINGAPORE DOMESTIC |
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Allen & Gledhill Rajah & Tann Singapore Morgan Lewis Stamford WongPartnership |
Drew & Napier TSMP Law Corporation |
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Bird & Bird ATMD CNPLaw Dentons Rodyk Duane Morris & Selvam Harry Elias Partnership RHTLaw Shook Lin & Bok |
Atlas Asia Law Corporation Eng & Co Oon & Bazul Prolegis Quahe Woo & Palmer Virtus Law (Member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance) Withers KhattarWong |
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL |
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Allen & Overy Clifford Chance Linklaters Milbank |
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Herbert Smith Freehills Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee Jones Day Latham & Watkins Norton Rose Fulbright Morrison & Foerster Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom White & Case |
Ashurst Dechert DLA Piper Gibson Dunn HFW K&L Gates Straits Law King & Spalding King & Wood Mallesons Pinsent Masons MPillay Shearman & Sterling Sidley Austin Stephenson Harwood (Member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance) |
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Clyde & Co CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (Singapore) Eversheds Sutherland LNT & Partners Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance Reed Smith |
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Bae, Kim & Lee Kim & Chang Lee & Ko Shin & Kim Yulchon |
Barun Law DR & AJU Hwang Mok Park Jipyong KL Partners SEUM Law Yoon & Yang |
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Paul Hastings Ropes & Gray White & Case |
Ashurst Baker McKenzie DLA Piper Herbert Smith Freehills Latham & Watkins Milbank O’Melveny Simpson Thacher & Barlett Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom |
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Baker McKenzie Jones Day Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law Tsar & Tsai Law Firm |
Eiger Law Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law K&L Gates LCS & Partners Lexcel Partners Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law Winkler Partners |
Chen & Lin Dentons DTT Attorneys-At-Law Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law Innovatus Law Lee, Tsai & Partners Liang & Partners Nishimura & Asahi PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal, Taiwan |
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Allen & Overy (Thailand) Baker McKenzie Linklaters (Thailand) Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners |
Chandler MHM Hunton Andrews Kurth Siam Premier International Law Office Thanathip & Partners Tilleke & Gibbins |
Axis Legal Blumenthal Richter & Sumet DFDL DLA Piper ILCT KPMG Law Thailand Kudun & Partners Norton Rose Fulbright Rajah & Tann Thailand SCL Nishimura & Asahi Limited Silk Legal SRPP The Capital Law Office Watson Farley & Williams |
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Allen & Overy Allens Baker McKenzie Frasers Law Company Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer VILAF YKVN |
DFDL Duane Morris Vietnam Hogan Lovells LNT & Partners Mayer Brown Nishimura & Asahi Rajah Tann LCT Lawyers Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates |
Allen & Gledhill Global Vietnam Lawyers Indochine Counsel (NEW) MHM Vietnam |
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