On May 27, Benchmark Litigation hosted the annual Asia-Pacific awards, in which we recognised the region’s most distinguished litigators and their firms for their work over the past 12 months. It’s with a touch of sadness that we present our virtual awards to you for the second year running as we can’t be with you in person. However, we look forward to more promising days on the horizon and we expect to see you all in your finest this time next year.
We hope you found this year's virtual presentation engaging whilst delivering the recognition your hard work deserves. This ceremony is about recognising you - the region’s most distinguished litigators and your firms for your work over the past 12 months. Being nominated certainly reflects its own share of impressive performance and influence on the legal landscape over the past year. And as always, the competition has been fierce and the selection process difficult. And after months of peer review-based research, submission review, and recent casework – we’ve arrived at today.
Congratulations to all of the 2021 winners!
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A full list of the Award Winners can be found below:
JURISDICTIONAL AWARDS
Firm of the Year – Australia
King & Wood Mallesons - Winner
Herbert Smith Freehills - Runner up
Gilbert + Tobin - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Australia
Jason Betts - Winner
Herbert Smith Freehills
Richard Harris - Runner up
Gilbert + Tobin
Firm of the Year – China
Zhong Lun Law Firm - Winner
Fangda Partners - Runner up
Jingtian & Gongcheng- Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – China
Shengfeng Xu - Winner
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Peiming Yang - Runner up
Llinks Law Offices
Nuo Ji - Second runner up
Fangda Partners
Firm of the Year – Hong Kong SAR
Gall
Lawyer of the Year – Hong Kong SAR
Chris Wong
Gall
Firm of the Year – India
Karanjawala & Co - Winner
AZB & Partners - Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – India
Vyapak Desai - Winner
Nishith Desai Associates
Ruby Singh Ahuja - Runner up
Karanjawala & Co
Firm of the Year – Indonesia
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners - Winner
Makarim & Taira S - Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Indonesia
Eri Hertiawan - Winner
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Chandra Hamzah - Runner up
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Firm of the Year – Japan
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto - Winner
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu - Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Japan
Norimitsu Arai - Winner
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Yoshimi Ohara - Runner up
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Firm of the Year – Malaysia
Shearn Delamore & Co - Winner
Shook Lin & Bok - Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Malaysia
Cecil Abraham - Winner
Cecil Abraham & Partners
Lim Chee Wee - Runner up
Lim Chee Wee Partnership
Firm of the Year – New Zealand
Bell Gully - Winner
Gilbert Walker - Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – New Zealand
Timothy Lindsay - Winner
Lindsay & Francis
Sophie East - Runner up
Bell Gully
Firm of the Year – Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan - Winner
Villaraza & Angangco - Runner up
Poblador Bautista & Reyes - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Philippines
Augusto San Pedro - Winner
Villaraza & Angangco
Carlos Roberto Lopez - Runner up
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Firm of the Year – Singapore
Rajah & Tann - Winner
Allen & Gledhill - Runner up
Shook Lin & Bok - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Singapore
Alvin Yeo - Winner
WongPartnership
Shen Yi Thio - Runner up
TSMP Law Corporation
Davinder Singh - Second runner up
Davinder Singh Chambers
Firm of the Year – South Korea
Lee & Ko - Winner
Kim & Chang - Runner up
Yulchon - Second Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – South Korea
Dong Ryul Choi - Winner
Yulchon
Jun Sang Lee - Runner up
Yoon & Yang
Sin Seob Kang - Second runner up
Shin & Kim
Firm of the Year – Taiwan
Lin & Partners - Winner
Formosan Brothers - Runner up
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Taiwan
George Lin - Winner
Lin & Partners
Firm of the Year – Thailand
Weerawong C&P - Winner
SCL Nishimura - Runner up
Kudun and Partners - Second runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Thailand
Sakchai Limsiripothong - Winner
Weerawong C&P
Chavalit Uttasart - Runner up
SCL Nishimura
Firm of the Year – Vietnam
YKVN - Winner
LNT & Partners - Runner up
Lawyer of the Year – Vietnam
Chau Huy Quang - Winner
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Le Net - Runner up
LNT & Partners
PRACTICE AREA FIRM AWARDS
Commercial and Transactions Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill - Winner
Tay & Partners - Runner up
Karanjawala & Co - Second runner up
Competition/Antitrust Firm of the Year
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan - Winner
Rajah & Tann - Runner up
Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia) - Second runner up
Construction Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons - Winner
Yulchon - Runner up
Family and matrimonal Firm of the Year
Withers - Winner
Harry Elias Partnership - Runner up
Government and Regulatory Firm of the Year
Jingtian & Gongcheng - Winner
Fangda Partners - Runner up
Insolvency Firm of the Year
Kirkland & Ellis - Winner
Zhong Lun Law Firm - Runner up
Allen & Gledhill - Second runner up
Intellectual Property Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners - Winner
Zhong Lun Law Firm - Runner up
Jingtian & Gongcheng - Second runner up
Labour and Employment Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill - Winner
Shipping Firm of the Year
Rajah & Tann - Winner
Tax Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang - Winner
Shearn Delamore & Co - Runner up
White-Collar Crime Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills - Winner
Davis Polk & Wardwell - Runner up
Rajah & Tann - Second runner up
ARBITRATION AWARDS
International Arbitration Firm of the Year
WongPartnership - Winner
Allen & Overy - Runner up
Drew & Napier - Second runner up
International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year
Alvin Yeo - Winner
WongPartnership
Simon Chapman - Runner Up
Herbert Smith Freehills
Andre Yeap - Second Runner up
Rajah & Tann
BOUTIQUE FIRM OF THE YEAR
Davinder Singh Chambers - Winner
Wilson Harle - Runner up
Providence Law Asia - Second runner up
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
International Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons - Winner
Herbert Smith Freehills - Runner up
Davis Polk & Wardwell - Second runner up
International Firm Lawyer of the Year
Simon Chapman - Winner
Herbert Smith Freehills
James Wadham - Runner up
Davis Polk & Wardwell
SPECIAL HONOURS
Rising Star of the Year
Liu Siyuan - Jingtian & Gongcheng
Female Lawyer of the Year
Ruby Singh Ahuja - Karanjawala & Co
Hall of Fame
Pallavi Shroff - Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
IMPACT CASE WINNERS
Sanum Investments v St Group et al
Rajah & Tann
First-ever recognition of Singapore’s moratorium law in landmark ruling by High Court of England and Wales involving H&C S Holdings
Rajah & Tann
Huawei v InterDigital
Fangda Partners, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Celebrity Zhang Lan, Grand Lan Holdings Group (BVI) and Qiao Jang Lan Development v CVC Capital
Fangda Partners, Hui Zhong Law Firm
Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal
Johnson Winter & Slattery
A & M Beauty Wellness v Shopee Mobile Malaysia
David Gurupatham & Koay, Shearn Delamore & Co
Flat Buyers Association Winter Hills - 77 , Gurgaon v Umang Realtech
Hammurabi & Solomon, Singh & Associates
Avitel Post Studioz v HSBC PI Holdings Mauritius
AZB & Partners, Clifford Chance, PK Pandya & Co
Tata Sons v Cyrus Mistry
Karanjawala & Co
Centrotrade Minerals v Hindustan Copper
Karanjawala & Co
Internet and Mobile Association of India v Reserve Bank of India
Ashim Sood Law Offices, AZB & Partners, Nishith Desai Associates
Air Asia & Malaysian Airlines v Malaysia Competition Commission
Lim Chee Wee Partnership, Logan Sabapathy & Co, Sreenevasan, Tay & Partners
Asia Pacific Village Group & EQT Infrastructure IV v Metlifecare
Bell Gully, Chapman Tripp
SK Broadband v Netflix
Kim & Chang, Shin & Kim
For more information or questions specific to our Awards, please contact:
Asia-Pacific Editor
Joanna yang at joanna.yang@euromoneyasia.com
Head of Business Development
William Lo at william.lo@euromoneyasia.com
