2009 FINALISTS

Deal Award Categories

In-House Award Categories

Firm Award Categories

Deal Award categories


Debt Market Deal of the Year                                                                                  

Champion REIT

Firms: Appleby; Baker & McKenzie; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; JSM; Simmons & Simmons
Bank: Citi; HSBC Institution Trust
Accountant: Deloitte
China Merchants Holdings Guaranteed Notes

Firms: Fried Frank; Linklaters; Maples and Calder
Bank: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; BNP Paribas; ING Group
Hong Kong and China Gas Company Offering

Firms: Allen & Overy; Commerce & Finance; Linklaters; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
Banks: HSBC; Morgan Stanley
Nine Dragons Senior Notes Offering

Firms: Commerce & Finance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Goncalves Pereira, Rato, Ling, Vong & Cunha; Jun He Law Offices; Sidley Austin
Bank: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Accountant: PwC
Noble Group Senior Notes Offering

Firms: Clifford Chance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell
Banks: Citi; JPMorgan
Accountant: Ernst & Young

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Equity Market Deal of the Year                                                                           

China Construction Bank Private Sale of H-Shares

Firms: Cleary Gottlieb; Deacons
Bank: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
China Shanshui Cement IPO

Firms: Commerce & Finance; Jones Day; King & Wood; Maples and Calder; Norton Rose; Shearman & Sterling; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: CCB International Capital; Credit Suisse; Morgan Stanley
Accountant: KPMG
China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock A+ H share issue

Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Grandall; Herbert Smith; JiaYuan
Hutchison Telecom Spin-off

Firms: Cleary Gottlieb; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith; Linklaters
Bank: Goldman Sachs
Real Gold IPO

Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Gordon Ng & C; Hogan & Hartson; Jun He Law Offices; King & Wood; Latham & Watkins; Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Banks: Citi; Macquarie
Renhe Commercial Holdings IPO

Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Kaiwen; Latham & Watkins; Morrison & Foerster; Norton Rose
Banks: BOCI Asia; HSBC; Morgan Stanley; UBS
Accountant: KPMG
Shandong Chenming Paper A+B+H Share Issue

Firms: Hylands; JiaYuan; Li & Partners; Orrick
Bank: Guotai Junan; Macquarie
SJM Holdings HK Listing and Global Offering

Firms: Baker & McKenzie; C&C Advogados; Joao Nuno Riquito & Associates Advogados; Goncalves Pereira, Rato, Ling, Vong & Cunha; Linklaters; Shearman & Sterling
Banks: BNP Paribas; CLSA; Deutsche Bank

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Bally Award
M&A Deal of the Year                                                                                               

China Merchants Bank – Wing Lung Bank Acquisition

Firms: Clifford Chance; Deacons; DLA Piper; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jun He Law Offices; Simmons & Simmons; Zhong Lun
Banks: Credit Suisse; JPMorgan; Morgan Stanley; UBS
China Oilfield Services – Awilco Acquisition

Firms: Clifford Chance; King & Wood; White & Case; WongPartnership
Banks: Bank of China; CICC; JPMorgan; Standard Chartered
China Unicom Restructuring

Firms: Commerce & Finance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; Milbank; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden; Slaughter and May; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; CICC; Citi; JPMorgan
CITIC International Financial Holdings Privatisation

Firms: Herbert Smith; Jones Day; Linklaters; Richards Butler
Banks: CITIC International Financial Holdings Ltd (CIFH); Lehman Brothers; Morgan Stanley
Accountant: KPMG
Enric Energy Equipment – CIMC Acquisition

Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Morrison & Foerster; Paul Hastings
Nomura – Lehman Brothers (Asian business) Acquisition

Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Allen & Overy; AZB & Partners; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Khaitan & Co; Kim & Chang; Linklaters; Mallesons Stephen Jaques; Rajah & Tann; Skadden; Trilegal; Weil Gotshal & Manges; White & Case; WongPartnership
Banks: Rothschild
Accountant: KPMG
PCCW Proposed Privatisation

Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Lovells; Skadden

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Project Finance Deal of the Year                                                                        

Central Asia – China Gas Pipeline

Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; GRATA; King & Wood
Banks: Bank of China; China Development Bank
CMA CGM Ship Financing

Firms: Kim & Chang; Norton Rose; Orrick; Yulchon
Banks: Calyon; Credit Industriel et Commercial
Florens Sale and Lease-back of Marine Containers

Firms: Freehills; Orrick
New Songdo International City Development

Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang; Sewha, Park & Goo
Bank: Shinhan Bank

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Korea Deal of the Year                                         

E-Land Group- Homever Sale

Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang
Global 2008 Asset Securitisation

Firms: Horizon Law Group; Kim & Chang; Simmons & Simmons
Banks: Hana Daetoo Investment Bank; ING Group
Industrial Bank of Korea Commercial Paper Programmes

Firms: Allen & Overy; Lee & Ko
Bank: Industrial Bank of Korea
KEXIM SEC Registered Global Notes Offering

Firms: Cleary Gottlieb; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Kim & Chang
Bank: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Kookmin Bank – Bank CentreCredit Acquisition

Firms: Cleary Gottlieb; GRATA; Shin & Kim; White & Case
LS Cable – Superior Essex Acquisition

Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Cleary Gottlieb; Kim & Chang; Lee & Ko; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Morgan Stanley Private Equity/Shinhan Private Equity – Norske Skog Korea Acquisition

Firms: Kim & Chang; Linklaters; Shin & Kim; Wiersholm
Shinhan Financial Group Rights Offering

Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Kim & Chang; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: BNP Paribas; JPMorgan; Shinhan Financial Group; UBS
Accountant: KPMG

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Taiwan Deal of the Year                                                                                     

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Going-Private Buyout of ASE Test

Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Baker & McKenzie; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Sullivan & Cromwell; WongPartnership
Banks: Citi; Lehman Brothers
Accountant: Deloitte
Acquisition of "good bank assets" of Bowa Bank

Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Baker & McKenzie; LCS & Partners
Banks: DBS; UBS
Accountant: Deloitte
Fubon – ING Taiwan Insurance Unit Acquisition

Firms: Cleary Gottlieb; Jones Day; Lee and Li
Bank: ING Group; Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
Micron Technology – Nanya Technology JV

Firms: Jones Day; Lee and Li
Qimonda – Micron Technology Stake Acquisition in Inotera

Firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb; Clifford Chance; Jones Day; LCS & Partners; Lee and Li; Tsar & Tsai; Wilson Sonshini Goodrich & Rosati

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In-House Award Categories

Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year 

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
HSBC
ICBC
Standard Chartered

Construction In-House Team of the Year     

Hong Kong Electric
Housing Authority
Legal Advice Division, Development Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
MTRC

Insurance In-House Team of the Year       

ACE Insurance
AIA
Aon Asia
Essar
Prudential

Lewis Sanders Award
Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year       

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
JPMorgan
Morgan Stanley
UBS

Paul, Weiss Award
IT/Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year    

CSL
Hutchison Telecom
PCCW
Smartone

Paul, Weiss Award
Media & Entertainment In-House Team of the Year  

PCCW
Sing Tao Group
TOM Group

Real Estate In-House Team of the Year 

Hongkong Land
Hutchison Whampoa
Nomura International
Sun Hung Kai

Holman Fenwick Willan Award
Shipping In-House Team of the Year     

COSCO Pacific
Hutchison Port Holdings
Noble Group

CCH Hong Kong Award
Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year     

Aon Asia - Andrew Bellers
ICBC - Alex Wong
Morgan Stanley - Jaclyn Jhin
Nomura International - Mark Bennett
COSCO Pacific - Michelle Hung
CSL - Paul Abfalter
HSBC - Kenneth Ng
UBS - Hoon-Leng Phuak
 

 

Firm Award Categories

Equity Trust Award
Boutique/Specialist Law Firm of the Year

Charltons
Gall & Lane
Haldanes
So Keung Yip & Sin
Tanner De Witt

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Criminal Law Firm of the Year

Boase Cohen & Collins
Dundons
Haldanes

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BDO Award
Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year

Boase Cohen & Collins
Haldanes
Hampton, Winter and Glynn
Stevenson Wong

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Merrill Legal Solutions Award
Construction Law Firm of the Year

Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
Lovells
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Minter Ellison
Pinsent Masons

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Merrill Legal Solutions Award
Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Herbert Smith
Linklaters
Lovells
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Orrick
Richards Butler

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Employment Law Firm of the Year

Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
JSM
Minter Ellison
Simmons & Simmons

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Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
JSM
Lovells
Tanner De Witt

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Insurance Law Firm of the Year

Allens Arthur Robinson
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Herbert Smith
Kennedys
Richards Butler

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Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Jones Day
Lovells
Simmons & Simmons
Wikinson & Grist

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School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Award
Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year

Clifford Chance
Deacons
Debevoise & Plimpton
Linklaters
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden
Sidley Austin

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IT/Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Overy
King & Wood
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
Paul, Weiss

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Real Estate Law Firm of the Year

Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
JSM
Minter Ellison
Paul Hastings
Woo Kwan Lee & Lo

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Shipping Law Firm of the Year

Clyde & Co
Holman Fenwick Willan
Ince & Co
Keesal, Young & Logan
Richards Butler

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AzureTrustees Award
Tax & Trusts Law Firm of the Year

Baker & McKenzie
Bryan Cave
DLA Piper
JSM
Lea & White
Withers

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Offshore Law Firm of the Year

Appleby
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Harneys
Maples and Calder
Ogier
Walkers

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PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year

Grandall
Jin Mao
Jun He Law Offices
King & Wood

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Korea Deal Firm of the Year

Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon

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Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year

Baker & McKenzie
Jones Day
LCS & Partners
Lee and Li
Russin & Vecchi
Tsar & Tsai

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The Macallan 1824 Collection Award
Managing Partner of the Year

Baker & McKenzie - Poh Lee Tan
Deacons - Lindsay Esler
Herbert Smith - Ashley Alder
JSM - Elaine Lo
Lovells - Allan Leung

Orrick - Christopher Stephens

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The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award
Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year

Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
JSM
Linklaters
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Skadden

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