2011 FINALISTS

DEAL CATEGORIES

Debt Market Deal of the Year

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Hybrid Bond Offering 
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Maples and Calder; Wakefield Quin
Banks: Deutsche Bank; J.P. Morgan
 
China Unicom Convertible Bond Offering 
Firms: Commerce & Finance; Conyers Dill and Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Fangda;  Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith; Mallesons Stephen Jaques; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: CICC; Goldman Sachs; Nomura; The Bank of New York Mellon
Accountant: PwC
 
CNOOC Notes Offering 
Firms: Commerce & Finance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Herbert Smith; Walkers
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays; BOCI Asia; Citigroup; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan
 
Galaxy Entertainment RMB Bond Offering 
Firms: Clifford Chance; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; BOCI; HSBC; UBS
Accountant: PwC

Hopewell Highway Infrastructure RMB Bond Offering 
Firms: Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters; Maples and Calder; Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo
Bank: Bank of China
Accountant: Deloitte
 
Hyva Global High Yield Bond Financed LBO 
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Linklaters
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Goldman Sachs; Nomura; Standard Chartered Bank

McDonalds Corporation RMB Bond Offering 
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb; Deacons; Simmons & Simmons
Bank: Standard Chartered Bank

Sinochem Hong Kong Senior Notes Offering 
Firms: Appleby; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Haiwen & Partners;  Linklaters; Shearman & Sterling; Tian Yuan
Banks: BOCI; Citigroup; Credit Agricole; HSBC; Mitsubishi UFJ Securities; Standard Chartered Bank; UBS
Accountants: Deloitte; Reanda

Equity Market Deal of the Year

ABC IPO
Firms: Allen & Overy; Davis Polk & Wardwell; DeHeng Law Offices; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer;  Haiwen & Partners; Herbert Smith; King & Wood
Banks: ABCI Securities; CICC; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; J.P. Morgan; Macquarie Group; Morgan Stanley

AIA IPO
Firms: Chartlons; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Debevoise & Plimpton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith; King & Wood; Linklaters; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Barclays; CIMB Securities; Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Goldman Sachs; ICBC;  J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley; UBS

Bank of China Rights Issue
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Jun He; King & Wood; Latham & Watkins
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; BOCI Asia; CCB International Capital; Credit Suisse; Haitong International Securities; ICBC International Securities; The Royal Bank of Scotland

China Merchants Bank Rights Issue
Firms: Commerce & Finance; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith; Jun He
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; BNP Paribas; China Merchants Finance; CICC; Citigroup; J.P. Morgan; UBS

Goodbaby IPO
Firms: Appleby; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Jun He; Paul Hastings; Sidley Austin
Bank: Morgan Stanley

L’Occitane IPO
Firms: Arendt & Medernach ; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Linklaters; Zhong Lun
Banks: BOCOM International Securities; CAF Securities; CLSA; Guotai Junan Securities; HSBC; Platinum Securities; UBS

Mongolian Mining Corporation IPO
Firms: Conyers Dill and Pearman; Economic & Legal Consultancy; JTs Consulting; Mallesons Stephen Jaques; Milbank Tweed; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Citigroup; J.P. Morgan
Accountant: KPMG

M&A Deal of the Year

Denway Motors Privatisation
Firms: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith
Banks: CICC; J.P. Morgan; Morgan Stanley

Disneyland Shanghai
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Paul, Weiss; Zhong Lun

Hutchison Telecommunications Privatisation
Firms: Conyers Dill and Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith
Bank: Goldman Sachs

ICBC (Asia) Privatisation
Firms: Herbert Smith; Linklaters; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Banks: Goldman Sachs; ICBC International Capital

Telstra - PCCW International Telecoms JV
Firms: Mallesons Stephen Jaques; Webb Henderson; Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Accountant: Deloitte

Korea Deal of the Year

Hanwha Chemical Group - Solarfun Stake Acquisition
Firms: Allen & Overy; DLA Piper; Maples and Calder; O’Melveny & Myers; Paul Hastings; Paul, Weiss; Shearman & Sterling; Shin & Kim; Walkers
Banks: ThinkPanmure; UBS

Hyundai Motor Company Group - Hyundai Engineering & Construction Acquisition
Firms: Bae, Kim & Lee; Kim & Chang
Banks: Goldman Sachs; HMC Investment Securities
Accountant: PwC

Korean Air Lines Air Ticketing Receivables Transaction
Firms: Lee & Ko; O’Melveny & Myers; Shin & Kim; Walkers
Bank: Standard Chartered Bank
Accountants: Deloitte; Ernst & Young

Korean Housing Corporation Covered Bond Offering
Firms: Ashurst; Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim; Sidley Austin
Banks: BNP Paribas; Standard Chartered Bank
Accountant: Ernst & Young

Mando Corporation IPO
Firms: Allen & Overy; Cleary Gottlieb; Lee & Ko; Shin & Kim

Merger between O Media Holdings, ON Media, CJ Media, CJ Internet, Mnet Media, CJ Entertainment
Firm: Lee & Ko
Banks: Morgan Stanley; Woori Investment
Accountant: PwC

Samsung Life IPO
Firms: Cleary Cottlieb; Kim & Chang; Shin & Kim; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Citigroup; Goldman Sachs; KB Investment; Korea Investment & Securities; Morgan Stanley; Nomura; Samsung Securities; Shinhan Investment Corp; Tong Yang Securities; Woori Investment
Accountant: PwC

Taiwan Deal of the Year

Asia Cement Corporation Exchangeable Bonds Offering
Firms: Davis Polk & Wardwell; Lee and Li
Banks: Citigroup; Goldman Sachs; UBS
Accountant: Deloitte

BOE - Jean Co acquisition of visual display business
Firms: Fangda; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Jones Day; LCS & Partners
Banks: KGI Securities; KPMG Corporate Finance

Carlyle - Taiwan Cable TV Business Sale
Firms: Chen and Lin; Lee and Li; Paul, Weiss

Export-Import Bank of Korea Formosa Bonds
Firms: Cleary Gottlieb; Hwang Mok Park; Lee and Li
Bank: Deutsche Bank

Ruentex - Nan Shan Life Acquisition
Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Debevoise & Plimpton; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Lee and Li
Banks: Citigroup; Morgan Stanley 
Accountant: Deloitte

Hong Kong Dealmaker of the Year

Baker & McKenzie - Brian Spires
Davis Polk & Wardwell - James C. Lin
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer - Teresa Ko
Linklaters - William Liu
Morrison & Foerster - Thomas Chou
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe - Edwin Luk
Paul, Weiss - Jeanette Chan

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Citigroup
HSBC
ICBC
Standard Chartered Bank

Pinsent Masons Award Construction In-House Team of the Year
Dragages Hong Kong
Gammon
Leighton Asia
MTR Corporation

Insurance In-House Team of the Year
AIA
ACE
Aon / Essar
AXA
Chubb / Federal

Lewis Sanders Award Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
J.P. Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Nomura
UBS

Paul, Weiss Award IT/Telecoms In-House Team of the Year
Alibaba
Hutchison Telecom
PCCW
SunGard
Taiwan Semiconductor
Telstra

Paul, Weiss Award Media & Entertainment In-House Team of the Year
Hutchison Telecom
News Corpporation
PCCW
Yahoo!

Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association Award Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Hongkong Land
MTR Corporation
Shun Tak
Sun Hung Kai

Holman Fenwick Willan Award Shipping In-House Team of the Year
COSCO Pacific
Hutchison Port
Maersk Group
Noble Group

The Macallan 1824 Collection Award Hong Kong In-House Lawyer of the Year
AIA - Mitch New
Bank of America Merrill Lynch - John O'Toole
Citigroup - TJ Della Pietra
COSCO Pacific - Michelle Hung
Hong Kong Stock Exchange - Christine Wong
J.P. Morgan - Kit Wilson
J.P. Morgan - Steve Kim
MTR Corporation - Gill Meller
Nomura - Mark Bennett

FIRM CATEGORIES

Corporate Citizen/CSR Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters

Boutique/Specialist Law Firm of the Year
Charltons
Gall
Haley & Co in association with Clayton Utz
Vivien Chan & Co.

Thomson Reuters - Sweet & Maxwell Award Criminal Law Firm of the Year
Boase, Cohen & Collins
Haldanes
Vivien Chan & Co.

BDO Limited Award Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year
Haldanes
Hampton Winter & Glynn
Vivien Chan & Co.
Withers

Construction Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
DLA Piper
Haley & Co in association with Clayton Utz
Hogan Lovells
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Mayer Brown JSM
Pinsent Masons

Epiq Systems Award Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Gall
Herbert Smith
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

Employment Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
DLA Piper
Gall
Herbert Smith
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Simmons & Simmons

Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown JSM
Tanner De Witt

Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Allens Arthur Robinson
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
Clyde & Co
Deacons
Herbert Smith
Mayer Brown JSM
Stephenson Harwood

IP Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Mayer Brown JSM
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Simmons & Simmons
Vivien Chan & Co.

School of Law, City University of Hong Kong Award Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Debevoise & Plimpton
Linklaters
Simmons & Simmons
White & Case

IT/Telecoms Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
DLA Piper
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith
Hogan Lovells
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Paul, Weiss

Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
DLA Piper
Mayer Brown JSM
Paul Hastings

Shipping Law Firm of the Year
Barlow Lyde & Gilbert
Clyde & Co
Holman Fenwick Willan
Ince & Co
Stephenson Harwood

AzureTax Award Tax & Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Deacons
DLA Piper
Withers

Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Appleby
Conyers Dill and Pearman
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Maples and Calder
Ogier
Walkers

Withers Award PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year
Grandall
Jun He
King & Wood

Korea Deal Firm of the Year
Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon

Taiwan Deal Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Jones Day
LCS & Partners
Lee and Li
Tsar & Tsai

Managing Partner of the Year
Davis Polk & Wardwell - William F. Barron
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer - Robert Ashworth
Hogan Lovells - Allan Leung
Stephenson Harwood - Voon Keat Lai

The Macallan Fine Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky Award Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Deacons
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Linklaters
Mayer Brown JSM
Pinsent Masons
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

 



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