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Welcome to the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2018! Date: 10 May 2018 Time: 6.30 PM Venue: Mandarin Oriental, Singapore - Oriental Ballroom 5 Raffles Ave, Marina Square, Singapore Asian Legal Business proudly presents the 14th annual ALB SE Asia Law Awards – the pre-eminent legal awards in Asia. On May 10, we will welcome legal, business and government leaders from Southeast Asia to celebrate the outstanding contributions of private practice law firms and in-house counsel to the legal landscape of the region. |
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Categories
AWARD CATEGORIES
DEAL CATEGORIES
- Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
- Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
- Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
- Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
- Islamic Finance Deal of the Year (new category)
- M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
- M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
- Project Finance Deal of the Year
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
- Dealmaker of the Year (new category)
- Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year (new category)
- In-House Lawyer of the Year
- India Managing Partner of the Year
- Regional Managing Partner of the Year
- Singapore Managing Partner of the Year
- Woman Lawyer of the Year
- Young Lawyer of the Year
IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES
- Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
- Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
- Innovative In-House Team of the Year
- Insurance In-House Team of the Year
- Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
- Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year (new category)
- Withers KhattarWong Award SE Asia In-House Team of the Year
FIRM CATEGORIES
- Aviation Law Firm of the Year (new category)
- Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
- Construction Law Firm of the Year
- Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
- Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
- Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
- India Deal Firm of the Year
- India Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year (new category)
- India Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
- International Deal Firm of the Year
- Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year (new category)
- Law in Order Award International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
- Maritime Law Firm of the Year
- Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
- Medical Law Firm of the Year
- Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
- Regional Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
- Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year
- Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year (new category)
- Rising Law Firm of the Year
- SE Asia Deal Firm of the Year
- Singapore Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
- Singapore Litigation Law Firm of the Year
- Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
- Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
- Thailand Law Firm of the Year
- Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
- Vietnam Law Firm of the Year
- SE Asia Law Firm of the Year
For inquiries, please contact Caryl Aquino at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or +632 9825 938.
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Note that there are separate forms for deal, individual, in-house team and law firm categories.
OPENING OF SUBMISSIONS: 9 FEBRUARY 2018
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 9 MARCH 2018
In view of several changes in the methodology, we enjoin everyone to strictly comply with the deadline.
For inquiries, please contact Caryl Aquino at mary.aquino@thomsonreuters.com or +632 9825 938.
Judges
Finalists
THE FINALISTS ***
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INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Dealmaker of the Year
Eddy Marek Leks - Leks&Co
Francisco Ed. Lim - Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Jonathan Stone - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Mark Robinson - Herbert Smith Freehills
Monalisa C. Dimalanta - Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Luu Tien Ngoc - Vision & Associates
Pallavi Gopinath Aney - Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Tan Kong Yam - Kadir Andri & Partners
Rajiv Gupta - Latham & Watkins
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Abraham Vergis - Providence Law Asia
Alastair Henderson - Herbert Smith Freehills
Christopher Anand Daniel - Advocatus Law
Daniel Chia - Morgan Lewis Stamford
Davinder Singh, SC - Drew & Napier
Maurice Burke - Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
N. Sreenivasan, S.C. - Straits Law Practice
Nicholas Lingard - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Steffen Pedersen - Thomas Cooper
Truong Trong Nghia - YKVN
India Managing Partner of the Year
Anand Desai - DSK Legal
Cyril Shroff - Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Pallavi S. Shroff - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Sheja Ehtesham - ALG India
Sujit Ghosh - Advaita Legal
Zia Mody - AZB & Partners
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Alex Liam Yang Ming - Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts
Amrinder Sidhu - Micron Semiconductor Asia
Christopher Stephens - Asian Development Bank
Loh Xae Hoyy - Gold Coin Group
Loretta Yuen - OCBC Bank
Lyndon Arnall – BHP
Marie Antonette Quiogue - Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company of Manila
Mark Tan – GLP
Millicent Desiderio-Dime - Accenture (Philippines)
Paul Fredrick - Schneider Electric
Rista Qatrini Manurung - AIA Financial
Wei-Pin Choo – Razer
Wong Ser Reen - China State Construction Engineering
Singapore Managing Partner of the Year
Abraham Vergis - Providence Law Asia
Alastair Henderson - Herbert Smith Freehills
Ashok Kumar – BlackOak
Ban Leong Oo – Prolegis
Bazul Ashhab - Oon & Bazul
Mert Hifzi – HFW
Rajeev Duggal - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Sarjit Singh Gill, SC – Shook Lin & Bok
Yu-En Ong - Norton Rose Fulbright
Regional Managing Partner of the Year
Chau Huy Quang - Rajah & Tann LCT
Darani Vachanavuttivong - Tilleke & Gibbins
Dato’ Andy Low Hann Yong – Low & Partners
Dato’ Dr. Arunan Selvaraj - Rusmah Arunan & Associates
Dato’ Zulkifly Rafique - Zul Rafique &Partners
Hanim Hamzah - ZICO Law
Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac - Vision & Associates
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Dorothy Tan - PKWA Law Practice
Georgia Dawson - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Huay Yee Kwan - Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance
Loretta Yuen - OCBC Bank
Marie Antonette Quiogue - Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company of Manila
Meiyen Tan - Oon & Bazul
Shirin Tang - Morrison & Foerster
Sim Yen Lee - Schneider Electric
Stephanie Yuen Thio - TSMP Law Corp
Suet-Fern Lee - Morgan Lewis Stamford
Young Lawyer of the Year
Daniel Mok - Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
Darren Tan Tho Eng - TSMP Law Corp
Dato’ Andy Low Hann Yong - Low & Partners
Dominic Ward – BHP
Foo Yuet Min - Drew & Napier
Iqbal Darmawan - Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Ling Lui – HFW
Ornsiri Samarnmitr - Baker McKenzie (Bangkok)
Oscar Franklin Tan - DLA Piper Singapore
Robert Kirkness - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
FIRM CATEGORIES
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Bird & Bird ATMD
Dwipo Lubis Baskoro & Partners
HFW
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vision & Associates
ZICO Law
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Herbert Smith Freehills
LNT & Partners
Oon & Bazul
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shook Lin & Bok
ZICO Law
Construction Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Drew & Napier
Gulapa & Quicho (Gulapa Law)
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Pinsent Masons MPillay
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Shook Lin & Bok
Tumbuan & Partners
WongPartnership
ZICO Law
Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Tilleke & Gibbins
WMH Law Corp
Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Advocatus Law
Aldgate Chambers
Budidjaja International Lawyers
Low & Partners
Nair & Co
Phuoc & Partners
Providence Law Asia
Tan Kok Quan Partnership
Thomas Cooper
TSMP Law Corp
WMH Law Corp
YKVN
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Allen & Overy
Bird & Bird ATMD
CMS
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
HFW
Latham & Watkins
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Reed Smith Resource Law Alliance
India Deal Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Spice Route Legal
Trilegal
India Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Advaita Legal
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
DSK Legal
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Phoenix Legal
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Trilegal
India Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Advaita Legal
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
IndusLaw
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Trilegal
International Deal Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Latham & Watkins
Norton Rose Fulbright
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Baker McKenzie
Drew & Napier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Tilleke & Gibbins
Withers KhattarWong
WongPartnership
Law in Order Award International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Aldgate Chambers
Allen & Gledhill
Dechert
Drew & Napier
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Providence Law Asia
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shearn Delamore & Co.
Shook Lin & Bok
Maritime Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Budidjaja International Lawyers
Christopher & Lee Ong
Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore
HFW
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Norton Rose Fulbright
Oon & Bazul
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance
Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
Engelin Teh Practice
Eversheds Harry Elias
Low & Partners
PKWA Law Practice
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Rusmah Arunan & Associates
Straits Law Practice
T L Yap Law Chambers
Withers KhattarWong
Medical Law Firm of the Year
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Straits Law Practice
Tilleke & Gibbins
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Drew & Napier
LNT & Partners
PKWA Law Practice
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Shook Lin & Bok
Withers KhattarWong
ZICO Law
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
BlackOak
Drew & Napier
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
Nair & Co
Providence Law Asia
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shook Lin & Bok
Withers Worldwide
WongPartnership
Rising Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar)
BlackOak
Charin & Associates
Gulapa & Quicho (Gulapa Law)
KDJLaw
Nair & Co
Providence Law Asia
RPC Premier Law Alliance
Siregar Setiawan Manalu Partnership
Tumbuan & Partners
WMH Law Corp
Singapore Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Amica Law
Bird & Bird ATMD
Drew & Napier
Gateway Law Corp
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Ravindran Associates
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Withers KhattarWong
Regional Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
KDJLaw
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vision & Associates
ZICO Law
Singapore Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Bird & Bird ATMD
Drew & Napier
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Providence Law Asia
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
RPC Premier Law Alliance
Shook Lin & Bok
Tan Kok Quan Partnership
Withers KhattarWong
WongPartnership
Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year
DivinaLaw
Low & Partners
Makarim & Taira S.
Shearn Delamore & Co.
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vision & Associates
YKVN
ZICO Law
SE Asia Deal Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Kadir Andri & Partners
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Shook Lin & Bok
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Drew & Napier
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Vision & Associates
Withers KhattarWong
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Allen & Overy
CMS
Drew & Napier
Gateway Law Corp
Herbert Smith Freehills
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
Shook Lin & Bok
Thailand Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Chandler MHM
Tilleke & Gibbins
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Charin & Associates
Gulapa & Quicho (Gulapa Law)
Leks&Co
Low & Partners
Meer Meer & Meer
TSMP Law Corp
Tumbuan & Partners
Vietnam Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
LNT & Partners
Phuoc & Partners
Rajah & Tann LCT
Tilleke & Gibbins
VILAF
Vision & Associates
SE Asia Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
DivinaLaw
Drew & Napier
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gulapa & Quicho (Gulapa Law)
HFW
Low & Partners
Rajah & Tann Singapore
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing
ZICO Law
IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Asian Development Bank
EFA Group
Maybank
Standard Chartered Bank
Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
CFLD International
China State Construction Engineering
Damansara Realty
GLP
YTL Group
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Accenture (Philippines)
Accenture (Singapore)
AIA Financial
AIG Asia Pacific Insurance
BHP
Daimler South East Asia
Damansara Realty
DNV GL Group
Equinix Asia Pacific
Intel Technology Asia
Lazada South East Asia
RedMart
Schneider Electric
Siam Cement Public Co
Insurance In-House Team of the Year
AIA Financial
AIG Asia Pacific Insurance
Aviva Asia
Manulife (Cambodia)
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Accenture (Philippines)
Accenture (Singapore)
Astro Malaysia Holdings
Equinix Asia Pacific
Intel Technology Asia
Micron Semiconductor Asia
Razer
RedMart
Singapore Telecommunications
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
Changi Airport Group
GLP
Lazada eLogistics Group
RedMart
Withers KhattarWong Award SE Asia In-House Team of the Year
Asian Development Bank
GLP
CFLD International
Daimler South East Asia
DNV GL Group
EFA Group
Intel Technology Asia
Lazada South East Asia
Maybank
RedMart
Standard Chartered Bank
YTL Group
DEAL CATEGORIES
DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR (MIDSIZE)
ABM Investama’s High Yield Bond Offering
Law firms: Assegaf Hamzah & Partner; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Shearman & Sterling; Witara Cakra Advocates
BLD's Equity-Linked Bond Issuance
Law firms: Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho; Aji Wijaya & Co; BlackOak; Reksodiputro; Kirkland & Ellis
Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama 's High Yield Note Offering
Law firms: Ginting & Reksodiputro; Mayer Brown JSM; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Witara Cakra Advocates
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch International; JPMorgan Chase & Co; Morgan Stanley
Danajamin Nasional's Sukuk Murabahah Issuance
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Albar & Partners
Banks: AmInvestment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank
DBS Group's Floating Rate Green Bond Issuance
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Linklaters
Banks: ABN AMRO Securities (USA); Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; HSBC; ING Bank, Singapore Branch; Natixis Securities Americas; Société Générale; Wells Fargo Securities
Incitec Pivot Finance's EMTN Programme
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee; King & Wood Mallesons; K&L Gates; Miller Thomson
Indika Energy’s Senior Note Issuance
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Ginting & Reksodiputro; Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners;Mayer Brown JSM; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: Citigroup; Standard Chartered Bank
Medco Energi's Senior Note Issuance
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Sidley Austin; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Medco Energi’s Aceh Block A Syndicated RBL
Law firms: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Herbert Smith Freehills; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
Banks: ANZ Banking Group; Bank of China; BNP Paribas; Credit Agricole CIB; ING Bank; Intesa Sanpaolo; Mizuho Bank; Société Générale; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
Medco Strait Services’ High Yield Bond Offering
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Sidley Austin; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Witara Cakra Advocates
Press Metal’s High Yield USD Bonds
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Wong & Partners
Banks: Bank of New York Mellon' Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; J.P. Morgan; Maybank Investment Bank
Refinancing SapuraKencana's Facilities
Law firms: Albar & Partners; Allen & Overy; Graham Thompson; Watson Farley & Williams; Zul Rafique & Partners
Bank: Maybank Investment Bank
Restructuring of Kreuz Subsea Group
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Advokatfirmaet Schjødt; Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS; BlackOak; Conyers, Dill & Pearman; Rahmat Lim & Partners; Walkers
Saka Energi’s Debut Senior Note Issuance
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Ginting & Reksodiputro; Soemadipradja & Taher
Banks: Bank Mandiri; BNP Paribas; Citigroup; HSBC; Mizuho Bank; UBS
Southern Power Generation's Sukuk Wakalah Issuance
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; ZICO Law
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank
Syndicated Facilities for UMW OG's Subsidiaries
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Azmi & Associates
Vista Land's High Yield Notes
Law firms: Latham & Watkins; Maples and Calder; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR (PREMIUM)
Bumi Resources' Global Debt Restructuring
Law firms: Aji Wijaya & Co; Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Appleby; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Drew & Napier; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung; Hogan Lovells; King & Wood Mallesons; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Nasoetion & Atyanto; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis; Tjajo Law; Withers Worldwide
Digi Telecommunications' Sukuk Programme
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; ZICO Law
Banks: Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFH (Malaysia); CIMB Investment Bank; CIMB Islamic Bank; RHB Investment Bank
ETSA Utilities Finance's EMTN Programme
Law firms: Allens; Herbert Smith Freehills; Hogan Lovells; Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee; Linklaters;
Banks: J.P. Morgan Australia; J.P. Morgan Securities
GOHL Capital's Note Issuance
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Cains; Shearman & Sterling; Zul Rafique & Partners
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets; DBS Bank; J.P. Morgan Securities; SMBC Nikko Capital Markets
Hong Leong Financial Group's Establishment of Multi-currency Note Programme
Law firm: Adnan Sundra & Low
Bank: Hong Leong Investment Bank
Indonesia Eximbank's EMTN Programme
Law firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
Banks: HSBC; MUFG Securities EMEA; OCBC
Maybank Islamic Bank's Additional Tier 1 Sukuk Wakalah Programme
Law firm: Adnan Sundra & Low
Bank: Maybank Investment Bank
Oxley's Guaranteed MTN Programme
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Latham & Watkins
Banks: DBS Bank; Credit Suisse; UBS
Paiton Energy's Bond Issuance
Law firms: Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung; Latham & Watkins; NautaDutilh; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
PR1MA Corp Malaysia's IMTN Programme and RC-I Facility
Law firm: Adnan Sundra & Low
Bank: Maybank Investment Bank
Republic of Indonesia's Bond Issuance
Law firm: Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks: ANZ; Citigroup Global Markets; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; Mandiri Securities
Republic of Indonesia’s Dual-Tranche Sukuk Wakala
Law firms: Allen & Overy; AZP Legal Consultants; Clifford Chance; Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Banks: Bank of New York Mellon; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; HSBC; National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC; Mandiri Securities; Standard Chartered Bank
UOB's Covered Bond Issuance
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Linklaters Singapore
Banks: BNP Paribas; Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt; DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral–Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main; HSBC France; Nordeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale; UBS
EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR (MIDSIZE)
B Grimm’s Thailand IPO
Law firms: Baker & McKenzie Ltd; Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow; Clifford Chance (Thailand); Kudun and Partners; Shearman & Sterling
BNI Asset Management's Investment Funds
Law firm: Tumbuan & Partners
Bank: Bank CIMB Niaga
Chandra Asri Petrochemical's Rights Issue and Offering
Law firms: Assegaf Hamzah and Partners; Clifford Chance; Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Latham & Watkins
Conversion of TICON's Property Funds to REIT
Law firm: Charin & Associates
Dasin Retail Trust's IPO
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; JunZe Jun Law Offices; King & Wood Mallesons; WongPartnership
Bank: DBS Bank
Eco World International’s IPO
Law firms: Cheang & Ariff; Clifford Chance; Colin Biggers & Paisley; Kadir Andri & Partners; Mourant Ozannes; Norton Rose Fulbright; Osborne Clarke; Paul Hastings; Vandenbulke
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Hong Leong Investment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank; UOB Kay Hian Securities (M)
Keppel-KBS US REIT's IPO
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; DLA Piper; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton; Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
KrisEnergy’s Capital Restructuring
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Clifford Chance; Herbert Smith Freehills; Latham & Watkins; Norton Rose Fulbright; WongPartnership
Protelindo's Re-IPO
Law firm:Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
TOA Paint's Thailand IPO
Law firms: Allen & Overy (Thailand); White & Case; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Banks: Bualuang Securities; Kasikorn Securities; UBS
EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR (PREMIUM)
Cromwell European REIT's IPO
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; Carey Olsen; Carsted Rosenberg; Clifford Chance, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Banks: Daiwa Capital Markets Singapore; DBS Bank; Goldman Sachs (Singapore) UBS, Singapore Branch
Delisting of TCIF, THIF and TRIF
Law firm: Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Gulf Energy Development's Thai IPO
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Latham & Watkins; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Bualuang Securities; Kasikom Securities; SCB Securities
HDFC Standard Life Insurance’s IPO
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Co; Latham & Watkins; S&R Associates
Listing of Sime Darby Plantation and Property Business on Bursa Securities
Law firms: AllBright Law Offices; Appleby; Ashurst; Kadir, Andri & Partners; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Michael Pitakaka Law Chamber; Melli Darsa & Co; Norton Rose Fulbright; Pierre, Tweh & Associates; Ten Holter Noordam Advocaten
Bank: Maybank Investment Bank
Lotte Chemical Titan‘s IPO and Listing on Bursa Securities
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Clifford Chance; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Kadir Andri & Partners
Banks: Affin Hwang Investment Bank ; CIMB Investment Bank; Credit Suisse Securities (Malaysia); Credit Suisse (Singapore); HSBC, Singapore Branch; JPMorgan Securities (Malaysia); Maybank Investment Bank ; MIDF Amanah Investment Bank; Nomura International (Hong Kong)
NetLink NBN Trust’s IPO
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Clifford Chance; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Singapore; DBS Bank; HSBC; Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore); Merrill Lynch (Singapore); OCBC, Singapore Branch; UBS, Singapore Branch; UOB
Project Sprint
Law firms: Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz; Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Banks: BDO Capital & Investment Corp; BDO Unibank; Citibank; Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs; HSBC; UBS
PTT PCL's Restructuring and Spin Off
Law firm: Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Sea Limited's US IPO and Listing on NYSE
Law firms: Assegaf Hamzah & Partners; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Kirkland & Ellis; Rajah & Tann LCT; Rajah & Tann Singapore
Banks: Credit Suisse; Goldman Sachs (Asia); Morgan Stanley
UMW Holdings’ Distribution of Shares in UMW Oil & Gas
Law firm: Kadir Andri & Partners
Bank: Maybank Investment Bank
Vincom Retail's IPO and Listing on HOSE
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Latham & Watkins; VILAF
Banks: Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank
ISLAMIC FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
Danajamin Nasional's Sukuk Murabahah Issuance
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Albar & Partners
Banks: AmInvestment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank
Digi Telecommunications' Sukuk Programme
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; ZICO Law
Banks: Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFH (Malaysia); CIMB Investment Bank; CIMB Islamic Bank; RHB Investment Bank
Hong Leong Financial Group's Establishment of Multi-currency Note Programme
Law firm: Adnan Sundra & Low
Bank: Hong Leong Investment Bank
Islamic Finance and Judicial Management of Swiber Holdings
Law firm: Allen & Gledhill
Maybank Islamic Bank’s Additional Tier 1 Sukuk Wakalah Programme
Law firm: Adnan Sundra & Low
Maybank Islamic Bank’s Sukuk Wakalah Programme
Law firm: ZICO Law
PNB Merdeka Ventures' Sukuk Programme
Law firm: Zul Rafique & Partners
Bank: MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad, RHB Investment Bank
PR1MA Corp Malaysia's IMTN Programme and RC-I Facility
Law firm: Adnan Sundra & Low
Bank: Maybank Investment Bank
Republic of Indonesia’s Dual-Tranche Sukuk Wakalah
Law firms: Allen & Overy; AZP Legal Consultants; Clifford Chance; Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Banks: Bank of New York Mellon; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; HSBC; National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC; Mandiri Securities; Standard Chartered Bank
Sime Darby’s Liability Management Exercise and Programme Update
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Linklaters; ZICO Law
Southern Power Generation’s Sukuk Wakalah Issuance
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; ZICO Law
Banks: CIMB Investment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank
Tenaga Nasional’s Sukuk Programme
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; ZICO Law
Banks: AmInvestment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank
PROJECT FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
1,000MW Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion Project in Cirebon, West Java
Law firms: Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune; Bae, Kim & Lee; Drew & Napier; Ginting & Reksodiputro; Latham & Watkins; Latham & Watkins Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise; Lee & Ko; Loyens & Loeff N.V.; Makarim & Taira S; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Nah’r Murdono Law Office; Nishimura Asahi; Rosetini & Partners; Shin & Kim; Stibbe
1,200MW UltraSupercritical Coal-Fired Power Plant in Quezon Province, Philippines
Law firms: Abuda, Asis & Associates; Latham & Watkins; Puyat Jacinto and Santos
Banks: Bank of the Philippine Islands; China Banking Corp; Land Bank of the Philippines ; Philippine National Bank ; Rizal Commercial Banking Corp; Robinsons Bank Corp; Security Bank Corp; Union Bank of the Philippines
2,400MW Bakun Hydroelectric Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia
Law firms: MD Tajuddin & Co; Zul Rafique & Partners
450MW Wind Farm Projects in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Law firms: Norton Rose Fulbright; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Bank: Siam Commercial Bank
Financing for New Mass Transit Monorail Lines in Bangkok, Thailand
Law firm: Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Banks: Bangkok Bank; Krung Thai Bank; Siam Commercial Bank
KalSel Coal-Fired Power Plant in South Kalimantan, Indonesia
Law firms: Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro; Hendra Soenardi; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Shearman & Sterling
Pengerang Oil Storage Terminal Project in Johor, Malaysia
Law firm: Adnan Sundra & Low; Allen & Overy; Norton Rose Fulbright; Putri Norlisa Chair
Banks: Ambank; DBS Bank; ING Bank; Maybank Investment Bank; MUFJ; Natixis; OCBC; SMBC; UOB
Tanjung Jati B Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion Project
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Ali Budiarjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro; Latham & Watkins; Makarim & Taira S.
Banks: Bank Mandiri; Bank Negara Indonesia; Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Bank Rakyat Indonesia; Japan Bank of International Cooperation; Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp; Mizuho Bank; Norinchukin Bank; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, Tokyo Branch; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp; Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (MIDSIZE)
Acquisition of Croesus Retail Trust's Issued Units
Law firm: Allen & Gledhill; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Bank: Citigroup Global Markets
ANZ's Sale of Retail Business in Vietnam
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; VILAF; YKVN
China New Town Development's Voluntary Delisting from SGX-ST
Law firms: Forbes Hare Corporate Services; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Winston & Strawn
Dormakaba's Acquisition of Mechanical Security Services from Stanley Black & Decker
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Lee and Li; Shook Lin & Bok; Mayer Brown JSM ; Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Indika's Acquisition of Kideco Shares
Law firms: ABNR; Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Kim & Chang; Mayer Brown JSM
Bank: JP Morgan
Japan Tobacco's Acquisition of PT. Karyadibya Mahardhika and PT. Surya Mustika Nusantara
Law firms: DLA Piper Singapore; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Soemadipradja & Taher; Tumbuan Partners
Network Corp of Japan's Investment in edotco
Law firm: Shearn Delamore & Co.
Merger of Celebrity Fitness and Fitness First in Asia
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Kadir Andri & Partners; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan; Weerawong C&P; Weil Gotshal & Manges
Project Ishtar
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Mah-Kamariah & Philip Koh; Shearman & Sterling
Shell's Sale of Stake in Bongkot Gas Field
Law firm: Clifford Chance
ThaiBev's Acquisition of 75 Per Cent Stake in Myanmar Distilleries
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill (Myanmar); Latham & Watkins; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Zhejiang Geely's Investment in PROTON Holdings and Lotus Advance
Law firms: Dentons Rodyk & Davidson; Kadir, Andri & Partners; Shearn Delamore & Co.; Wong & Partners
M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR (PREMIUM)
Acquisition of 2,400MW Bakun Hydroelectric Dam
Law firms: MD Tajuddin & Co; Zul Rafique & Partners
Buyout of ARA Asset Management
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Baker & Mckenzie; Hall & Wilcox; Jones Day; Kim & Chang; Latham & Watkins; Rahmat Lim & Partners; WongPartnership
Didi's Investment in Grab
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Herbert Smith Freehills; Maples and Calder; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Rahmat Lim & Partners; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton; SSEK; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
GLP's Acquisition of Gazeley
Law firms: Kirkland & Ellis; Morrison & Foerster
HNA Holding Group's Acquisition of CWT
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Kirkland & Ellis; TSMP Law Corp; WongPartnership
Banks: Barclays Bank, Singapore Branch; CICC (Singapore); Credit Suisse (Singapore); DBS Bank
Macquarie and Arran's Tender Offer for 31 Per Cent of EDC
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Clifford Chance; Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee; King & Wood Mallesons; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Quiason Makalintal Barot Torres Ibarra & Sison
Banks: ANZ; J.P. Morgan
Merger of Dow Chemicals and DuPont
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Bird & Bird; Dentons Rodyk & Davidson; Shearman & Sterling; Shearn Delamore & Co.; Tilleke & Gibbins
MUFG's Acquisition of Danamon Bank
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Baker McKenzie (Tokyo); Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow; Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tanjung; Makes & Partners; Nishimura & Asahi
Banks: Credit Suisse; JP Morgan Chase; UBS
Privatisation of Global Logistics Properties
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Drew & Napier; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Morgan Lewis Stamford; Morrison & Foerster; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Shook Lin & Bok; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; WongPartnership
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CICC Singapore; Citigroup Global Markets; DBS Bank; Goldman Sachs; JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Rosneft's Joint Venture with Pertamina
Law firms: Anya & Associates; Dentons Rodyk & Davidson; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Soemadipraja & Taher
Sale of Equis Energy by Equis Funds Group
Law firms: AZB & Partners; Clifford Chance; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; Dua Associates; Equitas Legal; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Trilegal
Banks: Credit Suisse (Singapore); J.P. Morgan (SEA)
Sale of Marina Bay’s Asia Square Tower 2 to CapitaLand
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Dentons Rodyk & Davidson; Maples and Calder; Sidley Austin
San Miguel Corp's Acquisition of Masin-AES
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Hunton & Williams; King & Spalding; Latham & Watkins; NautaDutilh; Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos; Puyat Jacinto & Santos; Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De los Angeles
Saudi Aramco's Investment in Petronas' RAPID Project
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; Shearman & Sterling; Shearn Delamore; White & Case
Banks: BNP Paribas; Morgan Stanley
Sealed Air's Sale of New Diversey to Bain Capital
Law firms: Drew & Napier; Kirkland & Ellis; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Wong Partnership
Banks: Barclays; Citibank; RBC Capital Markets
Tokopedia’s Series E Fundraising
Law firms: Allen & Overy; Assegaf Hamzah & Partners ;Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Vietnam Beverage Co's Acquisition of 53.59 Per Cent of SABECO
Law firms: Clifford Chance; Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Banks: Bangkok Bank; Bank of Ayudhaya; Kasikorn Bank; Krungthai Bank; Mizuho Bank; Siam Commercial Bank; Standard Chartered Bank; Mizuho Bank; Standard Chartered Bank
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ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2018
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DEAL CATEGORIES
Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Danajamin Nasional's Sukuk Murabahah Issuance
Law firms: Adnan Sundra & Low; Albar & Partners
Banks: AmInvestment Bank; Maybank Investment Bank
Debt Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
Bumi Resources' Global Debt Restructuring
Law firms: Aji Wijaya & Co; Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld; Appleby; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Drew & Napier; Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung; Hogan Lovells; King & Wood Mallesons; Kirkland & Ellis; Latham & Watkins; Nasoetion & Atyanto; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis; Tjajo Law; Withers Worldwide
Equity Market Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Keppel-KBS US REIT's IPO
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; DLA Piper; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton; Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Equity Market Deal of the Year (Premium)
NetLink NBN Trust’s IPO
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Clifford Chance; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Banks: Citigroup Global Markets Singapore; DBS Bank; HSBC; Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore); Merrill Lynch (Singapore); OCBC, Singapore Branch; UBS, Singapore Branch; UOB
Islamic Finance Deal of the Year
Republic of Indonesia’s Dual-Tranche Sukuk Wakalah
Law firms: Allen & Overy; AZP Legal Consultants; Clifford Chance; Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Banks: Bank of New York Mellon; Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch; HSBC; National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC; Mandiri Securities; Standard Chartered Bank
M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize)
Merger of Celebrity Fitness and Fitness First in Asia
Law firms: Baker McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Kadir Andri & Partners; SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan; Weerawong C&P; Weil Gotshal & Manges
M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)
Privatisation of Global Logistics Properties
Law firms: Allen & Gledhill; Clifford Chance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Drew & Napier; JunHe; Kirkland & Ellis; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Morgan Lewis Stamford; Morrison & Foerster; Rajah & Tann Singapore; Shook Lin & Bok; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; WongPartnership
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CICC Singapore; Citigroup Global Markets; DBS Bank; Goldman Sachs; JP Morgan; Morgan Stanley
Project Finance Deal of the Year
Financing for New Mass Transit Monorail Lines in Bangkok, Thailand
Law firm: Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Banks: Bangkok Bank; Krung Thai Bank; Siam Commercial Bank
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Dealmaker of the Year
Rajiv Gupta - Latham & Watkins
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Davinder Singh, SC - Drew & Napier
India Managing Partner of the Year
Anand Desai - DSK Legal
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Christopher Stephens - Asian Development Bank
Singapore Managing Partner of the Year
Bazul Ashhab - Oon & Bazul
Regional Managing Partner of the Year
Chau Huy Quang - Rajah & Tann LCT
Woman Lawyer of the Year
Shirin Tang - Morrison & Foerster
Young Lawyer of the Year
Iqbal Darmawan - Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
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IN-HOUSE TEAM CATEGORIES
Banking and Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Asian Development Bank
Construction and Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
CFLD International
Innovative In-House Team of the Year
Lazada South East Asia
Insurance In-House Team of the Year
AIG Asia Pacific Insurance
Technology, Media and Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Accenture (Singapore)
Transportation and Logistics In-House Team of the Year
Changi Airport Group
Withers KhattarWong Award SE Asia In-House Team of the Year
Asian Development Bank
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FIRM CATEGORIES
Aviation Law Firm of the Year
Berwin Leighton Paisner
Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Construction Law Firm of the Year
Pinsent Masons MPillay
Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the Year
Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
Dispute Resolution Boutique Law Firm of the Year
TSMP Law Corp
Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
India Deal Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
India Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
India Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
International Deal Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Law in Order Award International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
Maritime Law Firm of the Year
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year
Eversheds Harry Elias
Medical Law Firm of the Year
Straits Law Practice
Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Restructuring and Insolvency Law Firm of the Year
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Rising Law Firm of the Year
Providence Law Asia
SE Asia Deal Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Singapore Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
Regional Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
ZICO Law
Singapore Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Regional Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
CMS
Thailand Law Firm of the Year
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Transactional Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Meer Meer & Meer
Vietnam Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
SE Asia Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
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ALB Malaysia Law Awards | March 22 2018 (Kuala Lumpur)
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ALB SE Asia Law Awards | May 10 2018 (Singapore)
ALB Japan Law Awards | June 13 2018 (Tokyo)
ALB SE Asia Legal Marketing Awards | August 2018 (Singapore)
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