39 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS – NOVEMBER 2023 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM ALB HONG KONG LAW AWARDS 2023 Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year Mayer Brown M&A Deal of the Year INEOS landmark ventures Equity Market Deal of the Year Zhejiang HangKe Technology GDR listing law firm, uniquely positioning it as a pivotal driver in the company’s growth and delivering strategic objectives. The Team places much emphasis in building collaborative relationships with our business units. This transforms us from traditional legal advisors to proactive strategic partners. Within our team, we are open and upfront to one another when generating solutions together. We challenge one another’s thoughts which inevitably devises better means to achieve goals,” Link’s in-house team said. The night marked a triple success for Link’s in-house team, as it won the Compliance and Risk Management In-House Team of the Year award, and its chief legal officer, Kenneth Wong, bagged the In-House Lawyer of the Year award. “I have always led the legal team with the vision of Link Real Estate Investment Trust in mind whenever we advise our business units and convince our Board in attaining strategic goals. This has resulted in landmark achievements including the first direct equity fundraising exercise and acquisition of two retail properties in Singapore. As our business model continuously evolves through diversifying our portfolio and growing assets under management by an asset lighter model, I often inspire my team members to explore new ideas to help the business and empower them to address legal and compliance issues practically. One excels as an in-house counsel when he/she commits to the company’s vision and constantly examine the legal landscape against the geopolitical developments of the world,” Wong said. Added the team: “At Link, we pride ourselves on a successful compliance-risk management programme led by our Board of Directors building a strong culture of compliance. Our key points of internal controls, assessment of risk appetite, company-wide training, transparent monitoring and reporting channels etc. ensure businesses are run with the long term interests and expectations of different stakeholders in mind allowing us to formulate the right strategies whilst upholding the highest level of ethical and professional standards.” Meanwhile, the P.C. Woo & Zhonglun W.D. LLP Award Innovative InHouse Team of the Year award went to Huatai International. Zhou Lisi, vicedirector at P.C. Woo & Zhonglun W.D., congratulated the winner: “On behalf of P&Z, I am delighted to extend our warmest congratulations to Huatai International as the recipient of the prestigious ALB Hong Kong Law Award.
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