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Asia Women in Business Law Awards

08 December 2011 | Hong Kong Jockey Club | Hong Kong



Euromoney Legal Media Group

Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2011


December 8 2011| Hong Kong Jockey Club

Shortlist announced

The shortlist for the inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards has been announced. For the nominees in the individual practice areas, firm awards and inhouse awards, please see below. Other awards that will be announced at the dinner include Outstanding and Lifetime Achievement Awards. The dinner, in association with the Hong Kong Corporate Counsel Association and the IPBA, will include keynote addresses by Anne Chen, President of the Hong Kong Federation of Women Lawyers and Christine Wong, Head of Legal Services and Chief Counsel at HKEx.

The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday December 8th at The Hong Kong Jockey Club. To reserve your place please email Melanie Petch at mpetch@euromoneyplc.com or call +44 20 7779 8836.

The individuals and firms nominated are based on preliminary research and submissions. If you would like to discuss the nominations with one of the Euromoney Legal Media Group team please email
LMGAwards@euromoneyasia.com .

Practice Area nominees
Banking and finance Emma Casdagli, Reed Smith Richards Butler
Joanne Evans, Blake Dawson
Yvonne Ho, Allen & Overy
Wang Ling, King & Wood
Vicki Liu, Allen & Overy
Wilailuk Okanurak, Linklaters
Effie Vasilopoulos, Sidley Austin
Dina Wadia, JSA
Capital markets Bonnie Chan, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Rachel Eng, WongPartnership
Teresa Ko, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Celia Lam, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Reiko Sakimura, Clifford Chance
Philippa Stone, Freehills
Chun Wei, Sullivan & Cromwell
Xiaolei Yang, King & Wood
Competition/ antitrust Kala Anandarajah, Rajah & Tann
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Gilbert + Tobin
Caroline Coops, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Linda Evans, Clayton Utz
Susan Ning, King & Wood
Sandra Seah, ATMD Bird & Bird
Pallavi S Shroff, Amarchand Mangaldas
Eriko Watanabe, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Corporate governance Elspeth Arnold, Blake Dawson
Kelly S Austin, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
Hilda Chiu, Stephenson Harwood
Akiko Kikuchi, PwC Aarata
Alison Lansley, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Harume Nakano, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Dispute resolution Deborah Barker SC, KhattarWong
Joan Fitzhenry, Baker & McKenzie
Sally Harpole, Sally Harpole & Co
Frances Kao, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Brigitte Markovic, Clayton Utz
Kim Rooney, Gilt Chambers
Pallavi Shroff, Amarchand Mangaldas
May Tai, Herbert Smith
Energy and natural resources Anna Howell, Herbert Smith
Anne Hung, Baker & McKenzie
Brigid McArthur, Greenwood Roche Chisnall
Rebecca Major, Herbert Smith
Ratana Poonsombudlert, Chandler & Thong-ek
Clarinda Tjia-Dharmadi, Latham & Watkins
Nicola Wakefield-Evans, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Ingrid W Zhu-Clark, Dewey & LeBoeuf
Insolvency and restructuring Julia Charlton, Charltons
Nini N Halim, Hutabarat Halim & Rekan
Elaine Lo, Mayor Brown JSM
Karen O'Flynn, Clayton Utz
Arfat Selvam, Duane Morris Selvam
Donna Wacker, Clifford Chance
IP litigation Karen Abraham, Shearn Delamore & Co
Odette Gourley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Charmaine Koo, Deacons
Mitsuko Miyagawa, TMI Associates
Sharon Qiao, Rouse
Anuradha Salhotra, Lall Lahiri & Salhotra
Prathiba Singh, Singh & Singh
Darani Vachanavuttivong, Tilleke & Gibbins
Labour and employment Cynthia Chung, Deacons
Susan de Silva, ATMD Bird & Bird
K Lesli Ligorner, Paul Hastings
Fiona Loughrey, Simmons & Simmons
Helen McKenzie, Blake Dawson
Phillipa Muir, Simpson Grierson
Jennifer Van Dale, Baker & McKenzie
Pattie Walsh, DLA Piper
M&A/PE Susan de Silva, ATMD Bird & Bird
Z Julie Gao, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Pip Greenwood, Russell McVeagh
Lee Suet-Fern, Stamford Law
Marie McDonald, Blake Dawson
Akiko Mikumo, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Zia Mody, AZB & Partners
Poh Lee Tan, Baker & McKenzie
Offshore Kristy Calvert, Ogier
Christine Chang, Maples and Calder
Lee Syin Long, Walkers
May Lin Low, Barker Adams
Michele Wan, Walkers
Lilian Woo, Conyers Dill & Pearman
Patent and trade mark prosecution Linda Chang, Rouse
Ella Cheong, Ella Cheong
Anne Choi, Wilkinson & Grist
Frances Drummond, Norton Rose
Sheena Jacob, ATMD Bird & Bird
Ai-Leen Lim, Bird & Bird
Michelle Ma, Liu Shen & Associates
Gladys Mirandah, Patrick Mirandah Co
Real estate Lilian Chiang, Deacons
Penny Goh, Allen & Gledhill
Sue Kench, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Angela Lee, Baker & McKenzie
Julie Levis, Clayton Utz
Dao Nguyen, Mayer Brown JSM
Margaret Soh, Allen & Gledhill
Rising star Bingna Guo, O'Melveny & Myers
Alison Hern, DLA Piper
Mei Fern Johnson, Russell McVeagh
Cindy Lo, Allen & Overy
Yemi Tépé, Clifford Chance
Felicity Wong, Sidley Austin
Hiroko Yotsumoto, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Corinna Yu, Paul Weiss
Shipping Vivian Ang, Allen & Gledhill
Pauline Barratt, Jones Fee
Delphine Chen, Formosa Transnational
Rosita Lau, Ince & Co
Gina Lee-Wan, Allen & Gledhill
Barbara Versfelt, Lowndes Jordan
Danella Wilmshurst, HWL Ebsworth
Structured finance Bonnie Dixon, Atsumi & Sakai
Connie Heng, Clifford Chance
Catherine Husted, Allen & Overy
Sushma Jobanputra, Jones Day
Mary Matson, Linklaters
Rosabel Ng, WongPartnership
Yvonne Siew, Allen & Overy
Michelle Taylor, Orrick
Tax Shefali Goradia, BMR Taxand
Teresa Farac, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Goh Ka Im, Shearn Delamore
Yvonne Law Shing Mo-han, Deloitte
Ayesha MacPherson, KPMG
Josephine Peng, Lee & Li
Adeline Wong, Baker & McKenzie
Cassie Wong, PwC
TMT Connie Carnabuci, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Jeanette Chan, Paul Weiss
Michelle Chan, Herbert Smith
Vivien Chan, Vivien Chan & Co
Gigi Cheah, Norton Rose
Gabriela Kennedy, Hogan Lovells
Sheila McGregor, Gilbert + Tobin
Irene Zeitler, Freehills
Transfer pricing Helen Fazzino, PwC
Theresa Goh, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Janaiporn Khantasomboon, PwC
Eunice Kuo, Deloitte & Touche
Diana Maitland, Deloitte
Joanne Su, Ernst & Young
Jessica Tien, Ernst & Young
Tomoko Wada, KPMG


In-house awards
The winners of five Editors' Choice in-house categories will be revealed on the evening of the ceremony. The five categories are:
Asialaw in-house award
China Law & Practice in-house award
IFLR in-house award
International Tax Review in-house award
Managing IP in-house award

Best in-house team award
(under 50 lawyers)

ANZ Bank
Chanel
Fairfax Media
Medco Energi
PCCW
PwC
StarHub Group
Best in-house team award
(over 50 lawyers)
Credit Suisse
Goldman Sachs
Hutchison Whampoa
IBM
Telstra


Firm of the year nominees
Best gender diversity initiative by nation firm Chapman Tripp
F.J & G de Saram
Harry Elias Partnership
LCS & Partners
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Best gender diversity initiative by international firm Allen & Overy
ATMD Bird & Bird
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Mayer Brown JSM
Paul Hastings
Best international firm from China practice Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Paul Hastings
Most innovative international firm Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Best firm for talent management Allen & Overy
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vilaf
WongPartnership
Best national firm of women in business law The shortlist for the best national firm will be announced on the night of the awards
Best international firm from women in business law Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Hogan Lovells
Latham & Watkins
Norton Rose



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