We are thrilled to announce the latest Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific awards winners after an exhaustive research process that analysed the most complex and innovative cases from across the region. Being nominated alone reflects each firm’s and lawyer’s impressive performance and contribution to evolving legal landscapes. As with all our Legal Media Group awards, we didn’t focus on size or value, but rather aimed to celebrate and recognise those firms, lawyers and cases that pushed boundaries, had wide social impacts and assisted in shaping jurisprudence.
It was a challenging task for the editorial team to anoint a single winner in each category, but here we are today to reveal Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific’s 2022 Awards Winners. Thank you to all the firms that spent significant time preparing detailed submissions of the casework so that we could understand the nuances and minutiae that helped us come to our conclusions.
As we round into a new era post-pandemic, we look forward to reinstating our in-person awards gala next year and hope to see you all there.
Congratulations to all of the 2022 winners!
A full list of the Award Winners can be found below:
JURISDICTIONAL AWARDS
Firm of the Year – Australia
Gilbert + Tobin - Winner
Herbert Smith Freehills - Runner up
King & Wood Mallesons - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Australia
Richard Harris - Winner
Gilbert + Tobin
Robert Johnston - Runner up
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Firm of the Year – China
Zhong Lun Law Firm - Winner
Fangda Partners - Runner up
King & Wood Mallesons- Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – China
Baosheng Zhang - Winner
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Arthur Ma - Runner up
DaHui Lawyers
Nuo Ji - Second runner up
Fangda Partners
Firm of the Year – Hong Kong SAR
Deacons
Gall – Runner up
Hugill & Ip – Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Hong Kong SAR
Chris Wong
Gall
Alfred Ip – Runner Up
Hugill & Ip
Firm of the Year – India
Trilegal - Winner
AZB & Partners - Runner up
Samvad Partners – Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – India
MP Bharucha - Winner
Bharucha & Partners
Anand Pathak - Runner up
P&A Law Offices
Firm of the Year – Indonesia
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners - Winner
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung - Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Indonesia
Ignatius Andy - Winner
Ignatius Andy Law Offices
Yogi Sudrajat Marsono - Runner up
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Firm of the Year – Japan
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu- Winner
Nishimura & Asahi - Runner up
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Japan
Norimitsu Arai - Winner
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Koki Yanagisawa - Runner up
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Firm of the Year – Malaysia
Skrine - Winner
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill - Runner up
Shearn Delamore & Co – Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Malaysia
Nitin Nadkarni - Winner
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Siva Kumar Kanagasabai - Runner up
Skrine
Firm of the Year – New Zealand
Buddle Findlay - Winner
Bell Gully - Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – New Zealand
David Broadmore - Winner
Buddle Findlay
David Friar - Runner up
Bell Gully
Firm of the Year – Philippines
Villaraza & Angangco - Winner
Poblador Bautista & Reyes - Runner up
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW) - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Philippines
Alejandro Alfonso Navarro - Winner
Villaraza & Angangco
Augusto San Pedro- Runner up
Villaraza & Angangco
Gilbert Raymund Reyes – Second runner up
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
Firm of the Year – Singapore
Rajah & Tann - Winner
Davinder Singh Chambers - Runner up
Allen & Gledhill - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Singapore
Davinder Singh - Winner
Davinder Singh Chambers
Alvin Yeo - Runner up
WongPartnership
Thio Shen Yi - Second runner up
TSMP
Firm of the Year – South Korea
Kim & Chang - Winner
Lee & Ko - Runner up
Yoon & Yang - Second Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – South Korea
Pyoung Keun Song - Winner
Lee & Ko
Yong Sang Kim - Runner up
Kim & Chang
Firm of the Year – Taiwan
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm - Winner
Lin & Partners - Runner up
Formosan Brothers - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Taiwan
Jennifer Lin - Winner
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
George Lin – Runner up
Lin & Partners
Firm of the Year – Thailand
Kudun and Partners - Winner
Weerawong C&P - Runner up
Rajah & Tann Thailand - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Thailand
Sakchai Limsiripothong - Winner
Weerawong C&P
Somboon Sangrungjang - Runner up
Kudun and Partners
Firm of the Year – Vietnam
LNT & Partners - Winner
YKVN - Runner up
VILAF – Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Vietnam
Nguyen Viet Ha - Winner
Lexcomm
Le Net - Runner up
LNT & Partners
PRACTICE AREA FIRM AWARDS
Commercial and Transactions Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang - Winner
Rajah & Tann - Runner up
Skrine - Second runner up
Competition/Antitrust Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang - Winner
AnantLaw - Runner up
Tay & Partners - Second runner up
Construction Firm of the Year
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill - Winner
Shearn Delamore & Co - Runner up
Lee & Ko – Second runner up
Family and matrimonal Firm of the Year
Harry Elias Partnership - Winner
Deacons - Runner up
Government and Regulatory Firm of the Year
Zhong Lun Law Firm - Winner
Drew & Napier - Runner up
Insolvency Firm of the Year
Rajah & Tann - Winner
Trilegal - Runner up
Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia) - Winner
Zhong Lun Law Firm - Runner up
Anand and Anand - Second runner up
Labour and Employment Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill – Winner
Rajah & Tann – Runner up
Shipping Firm of the Year
Helmsman – Winner
Skrine – Second runner up
Tax Firm of the Year
Shearn Delamore & Co - Winner
Lee & Ko - Runner up
White-Collar Crime Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill - Winner
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu - Runner up
ARBITRATION AWARDS
International Arbitration Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang - Winner
Davinder Singh Chambers - Runner up
International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
John Choong - Winner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Martin Rogers - Runner Up
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Alvin Yeo - Second Runner up
WongPartnership
BOUTIQUE FIRM OF THE YEAR
BlackOak - Winner
Lindsay & Francis - Runner up
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
International Firm of the Year
Davis Polk & Wardwell - Winner
Herbert Smith Freehills - Runner up
International Firm Lawyer of the Year
Rory McAlpine - Winner
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
John Choong - Runner up
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
SPECIAL HONOURS
Rising Star of the Year
Jaikanth Shankar – Davinder Singh Chambers
Female Lawyer of the Year
Cindy Joo Seong Goh – Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
Hall of Fame
Cavinder Bull – Drew & Napier
IMPACT CASE WINNERS
Amazon.com v Future Group - first SIAC emergency award enforced in India
Agrawal law Associates, AZB & Partners, Naik Naik & Company, P&A Law Offices
Star India v Telecom Regulatory Authority India
Karanjawala & Associates, Saikrishna & Associates
Binoy Viswam v RBI & Ors - India's first and only litigation pertaining to digital payment systems
Karanjawala & Associates, Saikrishna & Associates
Hin Leong Trading Insolvency
Advocatus Law, Allen & Gledhill, Damodara Ong, Davinder Singh Chambers, Drew & Napier, JWS Asia Law Corporation, Morgan Lewis Stamford, Oon & Bazul, Rajah & Tann, Shook Lin & Bok, TSMP Law Corporation
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong's defamation suit against the Chief Editor of The Online Citizen
Carson Law Chambers, Davinder Singh Chambers
Minority oppression claims against Mustafa boss, Mustaq Ahmad
Davinder Singh Chambers, Rajah & Tann, Selvam, WongPartnership
Prudential Assurance Company Singapore v former Group Financial Services Director/ PTMOC
Breakpoint, Drew & Napier, Rajah & Tann, TSMP Law Corporation
Proposed restructuring of Garuda Indonesia
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Hanjin KAL v shareholders over the issuance of new shares
Kim & Chang, Yoon & Yang
China State Construction and its Sino-Indonesian affiliate's contract dispute against Mahkota Sentosa Utama
ABNR Counsellors at Law, Andreas Sheila & Partners Law Office, Assegaf Hamzah & Partners, Braddell Brothers, Fangda Partners, Rajah & Tann
HNA Group Restructuring
Global Law Office, King & Wood Mallesons, Zhong Lun Law Firm
58.com's shareholder dissenting appraisal action
Harneys, Maples & Calder, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Sandakan Edible Oils' tax appeal before the Special Commissioners of Income Tax
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
1Malaysia Development and its subsidiaries v Datuk Seri Najib Razak and others
Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership, Skrine
Country Garden Danga Bay to appeal against Johor Baru High Court decision on judicial review
Tay & Partners
For more information or questions specific to our Awards, please contact:
Asia-Pacific Editor
Candice Mak at candice.mak@euromoneyasia.com
Head of Business Development
Fan Yeung at fan.yeung@euromoneyasia.com