40 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS – NOVEMBER 2023 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM ALB HONG KONG LAW AWARDS 2023 Your remarkable achievements and dedication to the field of Hong Kong law are truly commendable, and this award is a reflection of your outstanding contributions. Innovation is at the heart of progress and transformation, and your team’s visionary approach to legal practice is truly inspiring.” “As a sponsor of the ALB Hong Kong Law Award, we take immense pride in acknowledging in-house teams like yours, which have made a significant impact on the legal landscape in our region. Your commitment to excellence, the highest ethical standards, and your continuous support for the Hong Kong legal profession serve as an inspiration to all practitioners,” Zhou. The Managing Partner of the Year award went to Robertsons’ managing partner Chris Lambert, who acknowledged the award with grace and humility. “It was a wonderful evening, full of atmosphere, and great to experience such a vibrant legal awards ceremony after the years of Covid. The last four or five years have presented unique challenges to managers of all businesses around the world, not just law firms. All managers deserve an award for overcoming these new challenges. However, it was very rewarding to get this accolade and I am very grateful to everyone involved, especially my colleagues at Robertsons. They have showed unwavering support through all the difficulties that we faced, as well as a willingness to accept the new challenges that a rapidly-changing business environment has presented to us,” Lambert said. Meanwhile, the Dealmaker of the Year award was won by Li He, a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell. “I was truly honored to be named Dealmaker of the Year at the 2023 Hong Kong Law Awards. The list of finalists was long and distinguished, including some excellent lawyers that I know well from many deals, and whom I have a lot of respect for,” Li said. “This award is very special for me. It recognizes not the best lawyer in a some special area of law, but achieving the ultimate goal of getting the deal signed. This feeling – seeing our clients achieving their goals, sometimes years in the making – never loses its thrill for me. I’m so grateful to my clients for putting their trust in me and my team at Davis Polk.” Eversheds Sutherland won the Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year took home this prestigious award this year for handling some of the most complex, ground breaking transactions across multiple jurisdictions. Said Charles Butcher, the firm’s Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year Heidi Chui, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Managing Partner of the Year Chris Lambert, Robertsons In-House Lawyer of the Year Kenneth Tai Lun Wong, Link Asset Management PRC Law Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year Eric Chow & Co. in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices
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