‘In-House Community Firms of the Year’ for 2015

ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL is pleased to annouce the ‘In-House Community Firms of the Year’ for 2015. The results are based entirely on the votes and testimonials of in-house counsel and corporate decision makers surveyed as part of the 9th annual ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL – In-House Community ‘Representing Corporate Asia & Middle East’ Survey. A Unique & Objective Methodology Over 21,000 pre-qualified in-house counsel and buyers of legal services were invited to participate in our survey directly and personally online, through a controlled interface, or while attending one of our annual In-House Congress and Symposium events across the region (some 2,500 in-house counsel attend at least one of our 18 In-House Community events each year). Click Here to see Figure 1 for a full breakdown of our respondents by job title and role. Participants were asked, among other things, for their comments on the quality and value of service they received from external counsel in their jurisdiction, and where applicable, in other jurisdictions, as well as which firms they prefer to use for various activities. This year, some 830 senior in-house counsel took the time to tell us their preferred external counsel in various areas, and based on their experience, why. In-house counsel were able to nominate any firm of their acquaintance – the survey does not lead their choices in any way whatsoever and hence is unique among legal polls in the region – with votes aggregated to select the winning firms in each category. As such, the results do not indicate which law firms have been the most active in any given area, but rather those private practice teams whose service has been of meritable quality and who have been responsive to their clients’ needs beyond the norm. It is not a ranking of firms, and a law firm’s absence from the below is no criticism of them or their abilities, but it is to the great credit of the firms honoured herein that their clients have voluntarily nominated them for recognition in the following areas. Where applicable, both domestic and international firms have been recognised as ‘Winners’, and where results have been too close to call, joint category winners have been announced. In addition to the winning firms, ‘Honourable Mentions’ have been awarded to law firms that have also received notable in-house recognition, and in the event of significant votes but no outright winner in a category, we have named all the firms as ‘Honourable Mentions’. Congratulations to all those who have played a part in the teams honoured below.

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CHINA (PRC)
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• Jun He Law Offices
• Linklaters
Honourable Mentions
• Fangda Partners
• King & Wood Mallesons

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Zhong Lun Law Firm
Honourable Mentions
• AnJie Law Firm
• Jun He Law Offices
• King & Wood Mallesons
• Linklaters

AVIATION
• King & Wood Mallesons

BANKING AND FINANCE
• King & Wood Mallesons
• Linklaters
Honourable Mention
• Fangda Partners

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Jun He Law Offices
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Honourable Mention
• King & Wood Mallesons

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Baker & McKenzie
• Jun He Law Offices
• King & Wood Mallesons
• Sidley Austin
Honourable Mentions
• Debevoise & Plimpton
• Herbert Smith Freehills

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Baker & McKenzie
• Clifford Chance
• Han Kun Law Offices
• King & Wood Mallesons
Honourable Mentions
• Allen & Overy
• Fangda Partners
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Jun He Law Offices
• Zhong Lun Law Firm

EMPLOYMENT
• Baohua Law Firm
• Jun He Law Offices
• King & Wood Mallesons

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• Global Law Office
Honourable Mentions
• Jun He Law Offices
• King & Wood Mallesons

ENVIRONMENTAL
• Jun He Law Offices
• Troutman Sanders LLP

INSURANCE
• AnJie Law Firm
• Clyde & Co
Honourable Mention
• Jun He Law Offices

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Jones Day
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Fangda Partners
• HFG
• King & Wood Mallesons
• Liu Shen & Associates
• Unitalen Attorneys at Law
• Zhong Lun Law Firm

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• King & Wood Mallesons
Honourable Mention
• Jun He Law Offices

LIFE SCIENCES
• Clifford Chance
• Jun He Law Offices
• Sidley Austin
Honourable Mentions
• Clyde & Co
• King & Wood Mallesons

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Jun He Law Offices
• King & Wood Mallesons
Honourable Mentions
• Fangda Partners
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Martin Hu & Partners (MHP)
• Zhong Lun Law Firm

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
• Clyde & Co
Honourable Mention
• Sloma & Co

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
Honourable Mentions
• Jun He Law Offices
• White & Case

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• Zhong Lun Law Firm
Honourable Mentions
• Jun He Law Offices
• King & Wood Mallesons

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
• Jun He Law Offices
• King & Wood Mallesons
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Morrison & Foerster
• Travers Thorp Alberga

TAXATION
• EY
Honourable Mentions
• Jun He Law Offices
• KPMG

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• Baker & McKenzie
• Jun He Law Offices
• King & Wood Mallesons
Honourable Mention
• Herbert Smith Freehills

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRMS OF THE YEAR, CHINA
• Baker & McKenzie
• Clifford Chance
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Honourable Mention
• Linklaters

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRM OF THE YEAR, CHINA
• King & Wood Mallesons
Honourable Mentions
• Dacheng Law Offices
• Fangda Partners
• Han Kun Law Offices
• Jun He Law Offices
• Martin Hu & Partners (MHP)
• Zhong Lun Law Firm

CHINA In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

HONG KONG
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• Clifford Chance
• Linklaters
Honourable Mentions
• Deacons
• Debevoise & Plimpton
• Kirkland & Ellis

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• Herbert Smith Freehills
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Linklaters

AVIATION
• Mayer Brown JSM

BANKING AND FINANCE
• Linklaters
Honourable Mention
• Clifford Chance

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Linklaters
Honourable Mentions
• Clifford Chance
• Davis Polk & Wardwell

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Clifford Chance
• Linklaters
Honourable Mentions
• Davis Polk & Wardwell
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Simmons & Simmons

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Deacons
Honourable Mentions
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
• Linklaters

EMPLOYMENT
• Simmons & Simmons
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Linklaters

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Clifford Chance
• Linklaters

INSURANCE
Honourable Mentions
• Clyde & Co
• Deacons
• DLA Piper
• Kennedys
• Mayer Brown JSM

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Baker & McKenzie
Honourable Mentions
• Deacons
• W.K. To & Co
• Wilkinson & Grist

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Deacons
• Herbert Smith Freehills
Honourable Mention
• Clifford Chance

LIFE SCIENCES
• Baker & McKenzie

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Clifford Chance
• Davis Polk & Wardwell
• Herbert Smith Freehills
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• King & Wood Mallesons
• Linklaters
• ONC Lawyers

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
• Clyde & Co
• Reed Smith Richards Butler

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Deacons

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• ONC Lawyers
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Clyde & Co
• Deacons

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
• Ropes & Gray
Honourable Mentions
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
• Wilkinson & Grist

TAXATION
• Baker & McKenzie

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• Eversheds
Honourable Mention
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR, HONG KONG
• Linklaters
Honourable Mention
• Clifford Chance

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRM OF THE YEAR, HONG KONG
• Deacons
Honourable Mentions
• Fairbairn Catley Low & Kong
• ONC Lawyers
• Wilkinson & Grist

HONG KONG In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

INDIA
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
• AZB & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Khaitan & Co
• J Sagar Associates

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• AZB & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
• Khaitan & Co
• Luthra & Luthra

AVIATION
• AZB & Partners

BANKING AND FINANCE
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
• AZB & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
• Phoenix Legal

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
Honourable Mentions
• AZB & Partners
• Deloitte
• Luthra & Luthra

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
Honourable Mentions
• AZB & Partners
• EY
• J Sagar Associates

CORPORATE AND M&A
• AZB & Partners
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Khaitan & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
• Economic Laws Practice

EMPLOYMENT
• AZB & Partners

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• AZB & Partners
Honourable Mention
• J Sagar Associates

ENVIRONMENTAL
• Luthra & Luthra
• Bharucha & Partners

INSURANCE
• AZB & Partners

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Anand and Anand
Honourable Mentions
• De Penning & De Penning
• Khaitan & Co
• Kochhar & Co
• Krishna & Saurastri Associates
• Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
• Naik Naik & Company
• Nishith Desai Associates

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
• AZB & Partners
• Ince & Co
Honourable Mention
• Bharucha & Partners

LIFE SCIENCES
• Nishith Desai Associates

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
• AZB & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Clasis Law
• J Sagar Associates
• Khaitan & Co
• Luthra & Luthra
• Wadia Ghandy & Co

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
• Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
Honourable Mentions
• J Sagar Associates
• Khaitan & Co
• Phoenix Legal

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• Wadia Ghandy & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Phoenix Legal
• Tatva Legal

TAXATION
• EY
• Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Honourable Mentions
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
• AZB & Partners

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• Nishith Desai Associates
Honourable Mention
• DSK Legal

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRMS OF THE YEAR, INDIA
• Clyde & Co
• Ince & Co
Honourable Mention
• Herbert Smith Freehills

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRMS OF THE YEAR, INDIA
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co*
• AZB & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Clasis Law
• Economic Laws Practice
• J Sagar Associates
• Khaitan & Co
• Luthra & Luthra
• Wadia Ghandy & Co

* At the time of voting, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co was one firm. As of May 9, the firm has split into Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

INDIA In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

INDONESIA
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Oentoeng Suria & Partners

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
• Ignatius Andy Law Offices

AVIATION
• Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto (AKHH)
Honourable Mentions
• Bahar & Partners
• Mochtar, Karuwin Komar (MKK)

BANKING AND FINANCE
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro (ABNR)
• Ginting & Reksodiputro

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mention
• Oentoeng Suria & Partners

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
• Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono (SSEK)
Honourable Mentions
• Adnan Buyung Nasution & Partners
• Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo
• Tumbuan & Partners

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto (AKHH)
• Oentoeng Suria & Partners

EMPLOYMENT
• Kemalsjah & Associates
Honourable Mentions
• Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
• Jhon Girsang & Associates
• KarimSyah Law Firm
• Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono (SSEK)

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
• Makarim & Taira S
• Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
Honourable Mentions
• Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo
• Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono (SSEK)

ENVIRONMENTAL
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mention
• Mochtar Karuwin Komar (MKK)

INSURANCE
• Clyde & Co
• Makarim & Taira S
Honourable Mentions
• Bahar & Partners
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
• Mochtar, Karuwin Komar (MKK)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
• K&K Advocates

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Budidjaja & Associates
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Adnan Buyung Nasution & Partners
• Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung

ISLAMIC FINANCE
• KarimSyah Law Firm
Honourable Mention
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto (AKHH)
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
• Ignatius Andy Law Offices

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
Honourable Mentions
• Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro (ABNR)
• Assegaf, Hamzah & Partners
• Budidjaja & Associates
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
• Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto (AKHH)
• Hiswara, Bunjamin & Tandjung
• Makes & Partners
• Wiyono Partnership

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono (SSEK)
Honourable Mentions
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
• Leks & Co

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
• Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto (AKHH)
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Hutabarat Halim and Rekan
• Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono (SSEK)

TAXATION
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Honourable Mention
• Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro (ABNR)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto (AKHH)
Honourable Mentions
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
• Hiswara, Bunjamin & Tandjung

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR, INDONESIA
• Baker & McKenzie
Honourable Mentions
• Allen & Overy
• Clyde & Co

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRMS OF THE YEAR, Indonesia
• Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
• Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
• Hiswara, Bunjamin & Tandjung
• Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono (SSEK)
Honourable Mentions
• Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro (ABNR)
• Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo
• Makarim & Taira S

INDONESIA In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

JAPAN
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• Morrison & Foerster
• Nishimura & Asahi
Honourable Mentions
• Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• Anderson M-ori & Tomotsune
• Jones Day

AVIATION
Honourable Mention
• Clifford Chance

BANKING AND FINANCE
• K&L Gates
• Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Honourable Mentions
• Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
• Shimada Hamba & Osajima
• Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Linklaters
• Sullivan & Cromwell

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Latham & Watkins
• Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Honourable Mentions
• Nishimura & Asahi
• O’Melveny & Myers

CORPORATE AND M&A
• K&L Gates
• TMI Associates
Honourable Mentions
• Morrison & Foerster
• Nishimura & Asahi

EMPLOYMENT
• Daiichi Fuyo Law Office
Honourable Mentions
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• TMI Associates

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• TMI Associates
Honourable Mentions
• Nakamura & Partners
• Sughrue Mion

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Morrison & Foerster

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
• Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise
Honourable Mentions
• Anderson M-ori & Tomotsune
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
• Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• Atsumi & Sakai
• Morrison & Foerster

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
• Nishimura & Asahi

TAXATION
• Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR, JAPAN
• Morrison & Foerster
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Shearman & Sterling
• White & Case

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRM OF THE YEAR, JAPAN
• TMI Associates
Honourable Mentions
• Anderson M-ori & Tomotsune
• Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
• Nishimura & Asahi

JAPAN In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

MALAYSIA
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• Kadir Andri & Partners
• ZICOlaw

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• Wong & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Christopher & Lee Ong
• Raja, Darryl & Loh

AVIATION
• ZICOlaw
Honourable Mention
• Tommy Thomas & Co

BANKING AND FINANCE
• Albar & Partners
• Wong & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Adnan, Sundra & Low
• Shearn Delamore & Co
• Shook Lin & Bok

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Kadir Andri & Partners
• ZICOlaw

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Shearn Delamore & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Christopher & Lee Ong
• Kadir Andri & Partners
• Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Clifford Chance
• Kadir Andri & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Adnan, Sundra & Low
• Azmi & Associates
• Rahmat Lim & Partners
• Shook Lin & Bok
• Wong & Partners
• ZICOlaw

EMPLOYMENT
• Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Honourable Mentions
• Shearn Delamore & Co
• Skrine
• Zul Rafique & Partners

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• Azman Davidson & Co
• Christopher & Lee Ong

ENVIRONMENTAL
Honourable Mention
• Chooi & Co

INSURANCE
• Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Honourable Mention
• Murali B. Pillai & Associates

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Shearn Delamore & Co
• Shook Lin & Bok
• Skrine
Honourable Mentions
• Azmi & Associates
• Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
• Naqiz & Partners
• Rahmat Lim & Partners
• Raja, Darryl & Loh

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Shearn Delamore & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Azman Davidson & Co
• Chooi & Co
• Skrine
• Trowers & Hamlins
• Wong & Partners

ISLAMIC FINANCE
• Azmi & Associates
Honourable Mentions
• Kadir Andri & Partners
• Trowers & Hamlins
• Wong & Partners

LIFE SCIENCES
• Shearn Delamore & Co

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Shearn Delamore & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
• Skrine

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
Honourable Mention
• Tommy Thomas & Co

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Kadir Andri & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Adnan, Sundra & Low
• Albar & Partners

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• Zul Rafique & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Azman Davidson & Co
• Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh Advocates & Solicitors

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
• Shook Lin & Bok
Honourable Mentions
• Kadir Andri & Partners
• Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
• Shearn Delamore & Co

TAXATION
• Wong & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Lee Hishamuddin Allen & Gledhill
• Raja, Darryl & Loh
• Shearn Delamore & Co

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
Honourable Mentions
• Christopher & Lee Ong
• Haryati Deepak
• Gan Partnership
• Raja, Darryl & Loh
• Shoosmiths
• Skrine

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR, MALAYSIA
• Clifford Chance
Honourable Mentions
• Bakers & McKenzie
• Clyde & Co
• Norton Rose Fulbright

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRM OF THE YEAR, MALAYSIA
• Shearn Delamore & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Azmi & Associates
• Kadir Andri & Partners
• Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
• Raja, Darryl & Loh
• Skrine
• Wong & Partners
• ZICOlaw

MALAYSIA In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

PHILIPPINES
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mentions
• Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mentions
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
• Quisumbing Torres
• Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako

AVIATION
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mentions
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
• Quisumbing Torres
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles

BANKING AND FINANCE
• Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mentions
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
• Esguerra & Blanco
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
Honourable Mentions
• Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mention
• Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos

EMPLOYMENT
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mention
• De La Rosa Tejero & Nograles Law Offices

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mentions
• Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (formerly Caguioa & Gatmaytan)
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles

ENVIRONMENTAL
• Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (formerly Caguioa & Gatmaytan)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Quisumbing Torres
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mentions
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
• Bengzon Negre Untalan

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

LIFE SCIENCES
Honourable Mention
• Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mentions
• Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (formerly Caguioa & Gatmaytan)
• Poblador Bautista & Reyes
• Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law
• Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
Honourable Mention
• Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
Honourable Mentions
• Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

TAXATION
• SGV (Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co) (EY)
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mentions
• Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (formerly Caguioa & Gatmaytan)
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
• Salvador & Associates

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan

Most Responsive International Firm of the Year, PHILIPPINES
• Baker & McKenzie
Honourable Mention
• Herbert Smith Freehills

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRM OF THE YEAR, PHILIPPINES
• SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Honourable Mentions
• Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW)
• Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
• Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
• Siguion Reyna Montecillo & Ongsiako

PHILIPPINES In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

SINGAPORE
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• Allen & Gledhill
• WongPartnership
Honourable Mentions
• Clifford Chance
• Morgan Lewis Stamford
• Sidley Austin

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• Allen & Gledhill
• Rajah & Tann
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & Mckenzie.Wong & Leow
• Drew & Napier
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Rodyk & Davidson
• WongPartnership

AVIATION
Honourable Mention
• Bird & Bird ATMD

BANKING AND FINANCE
• Allen & Gledhill
• Rajah & Tann
Honourable Mentions
• Allen & Overy
• Clifford Chance
• Rodyk & Davidson
• WongPartnership

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Allen & Gledhill
• Clifford Chance
Honourable Mentions
• Latham & Watkins
• Linklaters
• Rajah & Tann
• RHTLaw Taylor Wessing

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Allen & Gledhill
Honourable Mention
• Rajah & Tann

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Allen & Gledhill
• Clifford Chance
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
• Drew & Napier
• Linklaters
• Rajah & Tann

EMPLOYMENT
Honourable Mentions
• Allen & Gledhill
• Rajah & Tann
• Rodyk & Davidson

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• King & Spalding
Honourable Mentions
• Ashurst
• Baker Botts
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Holman Fenwick Willan
• Latham & Watkins

INSURANCE
• Rajah & Tann

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Allen & Gledhill
• Bird & Bird ATMD
Honourable Mentions
• Amica Law
• OneLegal

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Berwin, Leighton & Paisner
• Rajah & Tann
Honourable Mention
• White & Case

ISLAMIC FINANCE
Honourable Mention
• MM Marican & Co

LIFE SCIENCES
• Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Rajah & Tann
Honourable Mentions
• Drew & Napier
• Rodyk & Davidson

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
Honourable Mentions
• Clyde & Co Clasis
• Ince & Co
• Rajah & Tann
• Stephenson Harwood

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Allen & Gledhill
• Latham & Watkins
Honourable Mentions
• Clifford Chance
• King & Spalding
• Rajah & Tann
• White & Case

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• Rodyk & Davidson
Honourable Mention
• WongPartnership

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
• Allen & Gledhill
• Rajah & Tann

TAXATION
Honourable Mentions
• EY
• GSM Law LLP
• Withers
• WongPartnership

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• Olswang
• Rajah & Tann
Honourable Mention
• Pinsent Masons

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR, SINGAPORE
• Baker & Mckenzie
Honourable Mentions
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Latham & Watkins
• White & Case

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRMS OF THE YEAR, SINGAPORE
• Allen & Gledhill
• Rajah & Tann
Honourable Mentions
• Drew & Napier
• WongPartnership

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

SINGAPORE In-House Community analysis

SOUTH KOREA
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• Kim & Chang
• Morrison & Foerster
Honourable Mentions
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• K&L Gates
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• Kim & Chang
• Shearman & Sterling
• Yoon & Yang
Honourable Mention
• Yulchon

AVIATION
• Lee & Ko

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• Kim & Chang
• Lee & Ko

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Kim & Chang
• Lee & Ko
Honourable Mentions
• Bae, Kim & Lee
• Shin & Kim

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Kim & Chang
Honourable Mention
• Yoon & Yang

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Baker & McKenzie
• Kim & Chang
Honourable Mentions
• Bae, Kim & Lee
• Lee & Ko
• Shin & Kim
• Yulchon

EMPLOYMENT
• Kim & Chang
• Lee & Ko
Honourable Mentions
• Bae, Kim & Lee
• Shin & Kim
• Yoon & Yang

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Kim & Chang

ENVIRONMENTAL
Honourable Mentions
• Bae, Kim & Lee
• Lee & Ko

INSURANCE
Honourable Mentions
• Bae, Kim & Lee
• Kim & Chang
• Lee & Ko

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Yoon & Yang
Honourable Mentions
• Bae, Kim & Lee
• Kim & Chang
• Lee International
• Yulchon

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Bae, Kim & Lee

LIFE SCIENCES
• Kim & Chang

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Bae, Kim & Lee
Honourable Mentions
• Kim & Chang
• Shin & Kim
• Yoon & Yang
• Yulchon

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
• Clyde & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Bae, Kim & Lee
• Lee & Ko

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Lee & Ko
Honourable Mention
• Linklaters

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• K&L Gates
• Kim & Chang
Honourable Mention
• Fenwick Elliott

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
• Shin & Kim
Honourable Mention
• K&L Gates

TAXATION
• Yulchon
Honourable Mention
• Lee & Ko

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
Honourable Mentions
• Bae, Kim & Lee
• Kim & Chang
• Lee & Ko
• Shin & Kim

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR, SOUTH KOREA
• Herbert Smith Freehills
Honourable Mentions
• Clyde & Co
• Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
• Shearman & Sterling

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRMS OF THE YEAR, SOUTH KOREA
• Kim & Chang
• Lee & Ko
Honourable Mentions
• Bae, Kim & Lee
• Shin & Kim
• Yoon & Yang
• Yulchon

SOUTH KOREA In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

THAILAND
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
Honourable Mention
• Weerawong Chinnavat & Peangpanor

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• Baker & McKenzie
Honourable Mentions
• Allen & Overy
• Tilleke & Gibbins

AVIATION
Honourable Mention
• Baker & McKenzie

BANKING AND FINANCE
• Chandler & Thong-Ek
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Linklaters

CAPITAL MARKETS
• PwC

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Weerawong Chinnavat & Peangpanor
Honourable Mentions
• Chandler & Thong-Ek
• DFDL
• LS Horizon

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Allen & Overy
• Baker & McKenzie
Honourable Mention
• Weerawong Chinnavat & Peangpanor

EMPLOYMENT
• Baker & McKenzie
• Rajah & Tann
Honourable Mentions
• Chandler & Thong-Ek
• DLA Piper
• Tilleke & Gibbins

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• Chandler & Thong-Ek
Honourable Mentions
• Hunton & Williams
• Weerawong Chinnavat & Peangpanor

INSURANCE
• Norton Rose Fulbright

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Tilleke & Gibbins
Honourable Mentions
• Ananda
• Baker & McKenzie
• Chandler & Thong-Ek
• Domnern Somgiat & Boonma
• LawPlus
• ZICOlaw

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Baker & McKenzie
• Herbert Smith Freehills

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Baker & McKenzie
Honourable Mentions
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Tilleke & Gibbins

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Chandler & Thong-Ek
Honourable Mentions
• Allen & Overy
• Baker & McKenzie
• Weerawong Chinnavat & Peangpanor

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
Honourable Mention
• AXIS Legal

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• RL Counsel

TAXATION
• PwC
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Law Alliance
• Tilleke & Gibbins

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• DFDL
Honourable Mention
• Baker & McKenzie

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRMS OF THE YEAR, THAILAND
• Baker & McKenzie
• DFDL
Honourable Mentions
• Allen & Overy
• Rajah & Tann

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRM OF THE YEAR, THAILAND
• Chandler & Thong-Ek
Honourable Mentions
• Siam Premier
• Weerawong Chinnavat & Peangpanor

THAILAND In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

UAE
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• King & Spalding
• Latham & Watkins
Honourable Mentions
• Clifford Chance
• Simmons & Simmons

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• Al Tamimi & Co
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

AVIATION
• Al Tamimi & Co
• Norton Rose Fulbright

BANKING AND FINANCE
• Al Tamimi & Co
• Clifford Chance
• Hadef & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Allen & Overy
• Afridi & Angell

CAPITAL MARKETS
• Allen & Overy
Honourable Mentions
• Clifford Chance
• Linklaters

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Clyde & Co
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Honourable Mentions
• Clifford Chance
• Eversheds
• Latham & Watkins

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Hadef & Partners
• Linklaters
Honourable Mentions
• Clifford Chance
• Clyde & Co

EMPLOYMENT
• Al Tamimi
• Clyde & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Hadef & Partners
• Pinsent Masons

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ashurst

INSURANCE
• Galadari, Advocates and Legal Consultants
Honourable Mention
• Emirates Advocates

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Al Tamimi & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Clyde & Co
• Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
• Al Tamimi & Co
• Eversheds
• Bin Shabib & Associates

ISLAMIC FINANCE
• Al Tamimi & Co
• Clifford Chance
• Simmons & Simmons

LIFE SCIENCES
• KPMG

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• Al Tamimi & Co
Honourable Mentions
• Berwin Leighton Paisner
• Eversheds
• Pinsent Masons

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
• Clyde & Co
• Galadari, Advocates and Legal Consultants
• Hadef & Partners
• Holman Fenwick Willan

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Allen & Overy
• Latham & Watkins
Honourable Mentions
• Berwin Leighton Paisner
• Linklaters

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• Al-Tamimi & Co
• King & Spalding
Honourable Mentions
• Berwin Leighton Paisner
• Clyde & Co
• Trowers & Hamlins

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
Honourable Mentions
• Allen & Overy
• Clifford Chance
• Eversheds

TAXATION
Honourable Mentions
• EY
• KPMG
• Taylor Wessing

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• Dentons
Honourable Mentions
• Bird & Bird
• Clyde & Co
• Rouse & Co
• Simmons & Simmons

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR, UAE
• Clyde & Co
• Pinsent Masons
Honourable Mentions
• Clifford Chance
• Dentons
• Latham & Watkins

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRMS OF THE YEAR, UAE
• Al-Tamimi & Co
• Hadef & Partners

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS

VIETNAM
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS (including private equity)
• Allen & Overy
Honourable Mentions
• Allens
• Baker & McKenzie
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• VILAF
• YKVN

ANTI-TRUST/ COMPETITION
• LNT & Partners
Honourable Mention
• Baker & McKenzie

AVIATION
Honourable Mention
• Mayer Brown JSM (Vietnam)

BANKING AND FINANCE
• Russin & Vecchi
• VILAF
• YKVN
Honourable Mentions
• Baker & McKenzie
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

CAPITAL MARKETS
Honourable Mentions
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Gide Loyrette Nouel
• VILAF
• YKVN

COMPLIANCE/ REGULATORY
• Baker & McKenzie
• VILAF
Honourable Mentions
• Duane Morris Vietnam
• LNT & Partners
• Russin & Vecchi
• YKVN

CORPORATE AND M&A
• Russin & Vecchi
• VILAF
Honourable Mentions
• Allens
• Frasers Law Company
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• YKVN

EMPLOYMENT
• Phuoc & Partners
Honourable Mentions
• Bakers & McKenzie
• Duane Morris Vietnam
• Thang & Associates
• VILAF

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• VILAF
Honourable Mentions
• Allens
• EPLegal

ENVIRONMENTAL
• VILAF

INSURANCE
• Bakers & McKenzie
• LNT Partners

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• Vision & Associates
Honourable Mentions
• InvestConsult Group
• Pham & Associates
• Tilleke & Gibbins

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Honourable Mention
• LNT & Partners

LIFE SCIENCES
• LNT & Partners
• Tilleke & Gibbins
• Baker & McKenzie

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• LNT & Partners

MARITIME AND SHIPPING
• VILAF

PROJECTS AND PROJECT FINANCING
• Frasers Law Company

REAL ESTATE/ CONSTRUCTION
• ZICOlaw (Vietnam) Ltd

RESTRUCTURING & INSOLVENCY
• Mayer Brown JSM (Vietnam)

TAXATION
• LNT & Partners
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal Vietnam Company Limited
Honourable Mentions
• EY
• KPMG
• Phuoc & Partners
• VILAF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY
• Indochine Counsel
• Russin & Vecchi

MOST RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR, VIETNAM
• Baker & McKenzie
Honourable Mention
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

MOST RESPONSIVE DOMESTIC FIRMS OF THE YEAR, VIETNAM
• LNT & Partners
• VILAF
Honourable Mentions
• Bizconsult
• Phuoc & Partners
• YKVN

VIETNAM In-House Community analysis

OTHER JURISDICTIONS