Last night, on Thursday, September 19, Asia’s leading dispute resolution lawyers gathered at the island Shangri-La in Hong Kong to celebrate the process of litigation and disputes resolution in the legal profession.
The awards celebrated the foremost leaders in 11 practice areas and 14 jurisdictions around the region. During the evening, there were awards for disputes stars in each jurisdictions, as well as one Asia-Pacific rising star, a female lawyer of the year and one arbitration practitioner of the year.
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JURISDICTIONAL AWARDS
Firm of the Year – Australia
Herbert Smith Freehills
Lawyer of the Year – Australia
Jason Betts
Herbert Smith Freehills
Firm of the Year – China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Lawyer of the Year – China
Lijun Cao
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Firm of the Year – Hong Kong SAR
Gall
Lawyer of the Year – Hong Kong SAR
Chris Wong
Gall
Firm of the Year – India
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Lawyer of the Year – India
Rajendra Barot
AZB & Partners
Firm of the Year – Indonesia
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Lawyer of the Year – Indonesia
Eri Hertiawan
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Firm of the Year – Japan
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Lawyer of the Year – Japan
Norimitsu Arai
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Firm of the Year – Malaysia
Skrine
Lawyer of the Year – Malaysia
Cecil Abraham
Cecil Abraham & Partners
Firm of the Year – New Zealand
Buddle Findlay
Lawyer of the Year – New Zealand
Sebastian Bisley
Buddle Findlay
Firm of the Year – Philippines
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW)
Lawyer of the Year – Philippines
Francisco Lim
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW)
Firm of the Year – Singapore
Allen & Gledhill
Lawyer of the Year – Singapore
Alvin Yeo
WongPartnership
Firm of the Year – South Korea
Kim & Chang
Lawyer of the Year – South Korea
Jin Yeong Chung
Kim & Chang
Firm of the Year – Taiwan
Lin & Partners
Lawyer of the Year – Taiwan
George Lin
Lin & Partners
Firm of the Year – Thailand
Tilleke & Gibbins
Lawyer of the Year – Thailand
Nandana Indananda
Tilleke & Gibbins
Firm of the Year – Vietnam
YKVN
Lawyer of the Year – Vietnam
Luu Tien Dzung
YKVN
PRACTICE AREA FIRM AWARDS
Commercial & Transactions Firm of the Year
Drew & Napier
Competition/Antitrust Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang
Construction Firm of the Year
WongPartnership
Government & Regulatory Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Insolvency Firm of the Year
Kirkland & Ellis
Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Labour & Employment Firm of the Year
Bae Kim & Lee
Shipping Firm of the Year
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Tax Firm of the Year
Yulchon
White Collar Crime Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
ARBITRATION AWARDS
International Arbitration Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Matthew Gearing QC
Allen & Overy
BOUTIQUE FIRM OF THE YEAR
Boutique Firm of the Year
Cecil Abraham & Partners
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
International Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
International Firm Lawyer of the Year
Matthew Gearing QC
Allen & Overy
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Rising Star of the Year
Pu (Alexandra) Yang
Female Lawyer of the Year
May Tai
Hall of Fame
Davinder Singh
MATTERS OF THE YEAR
Impact Cases of the Year
BDC proceedings against the Republic of Philippines regarding dredging contracts
Allen & Overy
City Harvest Church Breach of Trust Case
WongPartnership
Global Switch lawsuit against Arup relating to data centre power outage
Morgan Lewis Stamford
Goldilocks Investment Co Ltd v Noble Group Ltd
Allen & Gledhill
Malaysian decision to widen the test for seeking to challenge an arbitral award
Cecil Abraham & Partners
New World TMT v PrediWave
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Nitto Denko Corporation v Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
Ananda Intellectual Property
Port authority case following the insolvency of Hanjin Shipping
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Product liability disputes in Chinese courts relating to the MH370 crash
DaHui Lawyers
Re Zetta Jet Pte Lt and others (Asia Aviation Holdings Pte Ltd, intervener)
Oon & Bazul
SIPC/Addax fraud claim against Repsol
Herbert Smith Freehills
Unlicensed taxi business case against Grab
YKVN
Ansung Housing Co Ltd v People’s Republic of China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Definition of Philips’ DVD-ROM patents as being standard essential
Anand and Anand