26 Asian Legal Business | September 2024 Methodology Our research (1) The research covers the period spanning from August 2023 to July 2024. This includes both ongoing work and matters that were closed during this timeframe. (2) 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. (3) The rankings will be divided into tiers, with the first tier identifying the strongest M&A firms in each jurisdiction. (4) 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. (5) The rankings will feature both domestic and international firms. (6) The following jurisdictions will have separate tables for domestic firms and international firms: China, Japan and South Korea. (7) Our research does not cover Australia and New Zealand. Our rankings Our rankings are based on the following metrics: (1) The volume, complexity and size of work undertaken (2) Presence across Asia and in individual jurisdictions (3) Key personnel hires and growth of the practice group Singapore International TIER 1 • A&O Shearman • Clifford Chance • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer • Latham & Watkins • Linklaters • Milbank TIER2 • Herbert Smith Freehills • Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee • Jones Day • Morrison & Foerster • Norton Rose Fulbright • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom • White & Case TIER 3 • Ashurst • Dechert • DLA Piper • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher • HFW • K&L Gates Straits Law • King & Spalding • King & Wood Mallesons • Pinsent Masons MPillay • 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) • Eversheds Sutherland • LNT & Partners • Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair • Nishimura & Asahi-Bayfront Law Alliance • Reed Smith • Ropes & Gray South Korea Domestic TIER 1 • Bae, Kim & Lee • Kim & Chang • Lee & Ko • Shin & Kim • Yulchon TIER 2 • Barun Law • DR & AJU • Jipyong • KL Partners • LAB Partners • SEUM Law • Yoon & Yang South Korea International TIER 1 • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton • O’Melveny • Paul Hastings • Ropes & Gray • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom • White & Case TIER 2 • Ashurst • Baker McKenzie • DLA Piper • Latham & Watkins • Milbank • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton • Simpson Thacher & Barlett • White & Case Taiwan TIER 1 • Baker McKenzie • Jones Day • Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law • Tsar & Tsai Law Firm TIER 2 • Chen & Lin • Eiger Law • Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law • K&L Gates • LCS & Partners • Lexcel Partners • Lin & Partners Attorneys- At-Law • Winkler Partners TIER 3 • Dacheng Law Offices • DTT Attorneys-At-Law • Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law • Guo Ju Law Firm • Innovatus Law • Lee, Tsai & Partners • Liang & Partners • Nishimura & Asahi • PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal, Taiwan • Russin & Vecchi (International Legal Counsellors) Thailand TIER 1 • A&O Shearman • Baker McKenzie • Linklaters (Thailand) • Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners TIER 2 • Chandler MHM • DLA Piper • Hunton Andrews Kurth • Siam Premier International Law Office • Thanathip & Partners • Tilleke & Gibbins • TTT+Partners NOTABLE FIRMS • Axis Consultants (Thailand) • Blumenthal Richter & Sumet • DFDL • ILAWASIA • ILCT • KPMG Law Thailand • Kudun & Partners • LawPlus • Norton Rose Fulbright • Rajah & Tann (Thailand) • SCL Nishimura & Asahi • Silk Legal • SRPP • The Capital Law Office • Watson Farley & Williams Vietnam TIER 1 • A & O Shearman • Allens • Baker McKenzie • Frasers Law Company • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer • VILAF • YKVN TIER 2 • DFDL • Duane Morris Vietnam • Hogan Lovells • LNT & Partners • Mayer Brown • Nishimura & Asahi • Rajah Tann LCT Lawyers • Tilleke & Gibbins • Vision & Associates NOTABLE FIRMS • ACSV Legal • Allen & Gledhill • Apolat legal law firm • ATS Lawyers • Bizconsult Law Firm • Bizlink Lawyers • Dilinh Legal • DIMAC • Dentons LuatViet • Global Vietnam Lawyers • Indochine Counsel • KPMG Law • Lee & Ko • Lexcomm Vietnam • MHM Vietnam Asia M&A Rankings 2024
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