ALB Asia M&A Rankings 2022
ABOUT
In this annual ranking, ALB picks the leading law firms for M&A work in the region. Ranked law firms stand out in their respective jurisdictions for the quality of work, and size and profile of deals, as well as clients.
METHODOLOGY
OUR RESEARCH
- The research covers the period spanning from August 2021 to July 2022. This includes both ongoing work and matters that were closed during this timeframe.
- ALB has drawn its 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.
- The rankings are divided into
- tiers, with the first tier identifying the strongest M&A firms in each jurisdiction.
- The rankings cover the following jurisdictions: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. There is no Asia-wide table.
- The rankings feature both domestic and international firms. The following jurisdic tions have separate tables for domestic firms and international firms: China, Japan, and South Korea.
- Our research does not cover Australia and New Zealand.
OUR RANKINGS
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
THE LIST
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CHINA DOMESTIC |
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TIER 1 Commerce & Finance Law Offices Haiwen & Partners Han Kun Law Offices Jingtian & Gongcheng JunHe King & Wood Mallesons Zhong Lun Law Firm |
TIER 2 AllBright Law Offices DaHui Lawyers DeHeng Law Offices Global Law Offices Grandall Law Firm Guantao Law Firm Jia Yuan Law Offices Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm Llinks Law Offices Tian Yuan Law Firm |
TIER 3 AnJie Law Firm Broad & Bright Law Firm Co-effort Law Firm Dentons China East & Concord Partners Grandway Law Offices Hui Ye Law Firm Shihui Partners T&D Associates Tahota Law Firm |
NOTABLE FIRMS Beijing DHH Law Firm Beijing Docvit Law Firm HHP Attorneys-At-Law Hylands Law Firm Kangda Law Firm Long An Law Firm V&T Law Firm Yenlex Partners |
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CHINA INTERNATIONAL |
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TIER 1 Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom |
TIER 2 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 |
TIER 3 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Paul Hastings Shearman & Sterling Sullivan & Cromwell Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
NOTABLE FIRMS 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 Reed Smith Ropes & Gray Seyfarth Shaw Simmons & Simmons Winston & Strawn |
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HONG KONG |
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TIER 1 Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Kirkland & Ellis Linklaters Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Slaughter and May |
TIER 2 Allen & Overy Davis Polk & Wardwell Herbert Smith Freehills Latham & Watkins Norton Rose Fulbright Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Sullivan & Cromwell Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
TIER 3 Ashurst Baker McKenzie Deacons Debevoise & Plimpton Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Hogan Lovells King & Wood Mallesons Mayer Brown Morrison & Foerster Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Reed Smith Shearman & Sterling White & Case |
NOTABLE FIRMS Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Bird & Bird Charltons Law Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton CMS Dechert Dorsey & Whitney Eric Chow & Co. in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices Eversheds Sutherland Gallant Georgiou Payne Stewien Goodwin H.M Chan & Co. (Taylor Wessing) Howse Williams K&L Gates LC Lawyers (EY) Milbank Minter Ellison Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Oldham Li & Nie O’Melveny Paul Hastings Proskauer Rose Ropes & Gray Seyfarth Shaw Sidley Austin Simmons & Simmons Stephenson Harwood Stevenson Wong & Co Tanner De Witt Winston & Strawn Vivien Chan & Co |
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INDIA |
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TIER 1 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 |
TIER 2 Argus Partners Bharucha & Partners Desai & Diwanji HSA Advocates Link Legal Nishith Desai Associates Phoenix Legal Saraf and Partners Talwar Thakore & Associates Touchstone Partners Veritas Legal |
TIER 3 ALMT Legal Chandhiok & Mahajan, Advocates & Solicitors Clasis Law Dhir & Dhir Associates Fox Mandal & Associates Hammurabi & Solomon Partners Juris Corp Krishnamurthy & Co. (K Law) LexCounsel Rajani & Associates Samvad Partners Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors Singh & Associates Singhania & Partners Spice Route Legal Tatva Legal Vertices Partners Wadia Ghandy & Co |
NOTABLE FIRMS AKS Partners Archer & Angel Begur & Partners Burgeon Law Calibre Legal Dua Associates Gravitas Legal Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, Attorneys Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co NovoJuris Legal Pioneer Legal Sagus Legal Stratage Law Partners, Advocates & Solicitors Tempus Law Associates Trust Legal, Advocates & Consultants Vaish Associates, Advocates |
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INDONESIA |
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TIER 1 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 |
TIER 2 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 |
TIER 3 AYMP Atelier of Law Christian Teo & Partners Hogan Lovells DNFP, in association with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners Mochtar Karuwin Komar Roosdiono & Partners |
NOTABLE FIRMS 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 Tjajo & Partners TNB & Partners in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia UMBRA – Strategic Legal Solutions |
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JAPAN DOMESTIC |
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TIER 1 Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Nishimura & Asahi TMI Associates |
TIER 2 Atsumi & Sakai Ushijima & Partners |
TIER 3 City-Yuwa Partners Hibiya-Nakata Miura & Partners Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners southgate |
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JAPAN DOMESTIC |
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TIER 1 Allen & Overy Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) Herbert Smith Freehills Morrison & Foerster/ Ito & Mitomi Shearman & Sterling Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
TIER 2 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) |
NOTABLE FIRMS Ashurst Jones Day King & Spalding Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise Mayer Brown GJBJ Milbank 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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TIER 1 Christopher & Lee Ong Rahmat Lim & Partners Shearn Delamore & Co Skrine Wong & Partners (member firm of Baker McKenzie) |
TIER 2 Abdullah Chan & Co Adnan Sundra & Low Kadir Andri & Partners Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh Zaid Ibrahim & Co (a member of ZICO Law) Zain & Co |
NOTABLE FIRMS Albar & Partners Azmi & Associates Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff Donovan & Ho 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 LawTay & Partners Tay & Partner |
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PHILIPPINES |
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TIER 1 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) |
TIER 2 Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law) Puno & Puno Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law Offices |
NOTABLE FIRMS Cochingyan & Peralta Law Offices DivinaLaw Gorriceta, Africa, Cauton & Saavedra Gulapa & Quicho/ Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) Insights Phillipines 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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TIER 1 Allen & Gledhill Rajah & Tann Singapore Morgan Lewis Stamford WongPartnership |
TIER 2 Drew & Napier TSMP Law Corporation |
TIER 3 Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Bird & Bird ATMD CNPLaw Dentons Rodyk Duane Morris & Selvam Harry Elias Partnership RHTLaw Shook Lin & Bok |
NOTABLE FIRMS Dechert Eng & Co Oon & Bazul Prolegis Virtus Law (Member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance Withers KhattarWong |
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL |
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TIER 1 Allen & Overy Clifford Chance Linklaters Milbank |
TIER 2 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 |
TIER 3 Ashurst Gibson Dunn HFW K&L Gates Straits Law King & Spalding Pinsent Masons MPillay Shearman & Sterling Sidley Austin Stephenson Harwood (Member of the Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance) |
NOTABLE FIRMS Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Clyde & Co CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (Singapore) Dechert DLA Piper King & Wood Mallesons LNT & Partners Mayer Brown Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance Reed Smith |
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SOUTH KOREA DOMESTIC |
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TIER 1 Bae, Kim & Lee Kim & Chang Lee & Ko Shin & Kim Yulchon |
TIER 2 Barun Law DR & AJU Hwang Mok Park Jipyong KL Partners SEUM Law Yoon & Yang |
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SOUTH KOREA INTERNATIONAL |
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TIER 1 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Paul Hastings Ropes & Gray White & Case |
TIER 2 Ashurst Baker McKenzie DLA Piper Herbert Smith Freehills Latham & Watkins O’Melveny Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom |
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TAIWAN |
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TIER 1 Baker McKenzie Jones Day Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law Tsar & Tsai Law Firm |
TIER 2 Eiger Law Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law K&L Gates LCS & Partners Lexcel Partners Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law Winkler Partners |
TIER 3 Chen & Lin Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law Lee, Tsai & Partners Liang & Partners Nishimura & Asahi PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal, Taiwan |
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THAILAND |
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TIER 1 Allen & Overy (Thailand) Baker McKenzie (submission) Linklaters (Thailand) Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners |
TIER 2 Chandler MHM Hunton Andrews Kurth Siam Premier International Law Office Thanathip & Partners Tilleke & Gibbins |
NOTABLE FIRMS Axis Legal Blumenthal Richter & Sumet DFDL DLA Piper Kudun & Partners Norton Rose Fulbright Rajah & Tann Thailand SCL Nishimura & Asahi Silk Legal The Capital Law Office Watson Farley & Williams |
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VIETNAM |
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TIER 1 Allen & Overy Allens Baker McKenzie Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer VILAF YKVN |
TIER 2 DFDL Frasers Law Company Hogan Lovells LNT & Partners Mayer Brown Nishimura & Asahi Rajah Tann LCT Lawyers Tilleke & Gibbins Vision & Associates |
NOTABLE FIRMS Allen & Gledhill Global Vietnam Lawyers MHM Vietnam |