Baker & McKenzie Win Some Awards Woo Hoo !

Here's the press release - has your firm sent one out yet...   Baker & McKenzie Reinforces Regional Depth at ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2013 http://www.bakermckenzie.com/news/RegionalDepthALBSoutheastAsiaLawAwards2013/ Asia Pacific, 23 May 2013 – Baker & McKenzie and its member firms won four awards at the recent Asian Legal Business Southeast Asia Law Awards held in Singapore on 17 May 2013. Baker & McKenzie's member firm Wong & Partners won "Malaysian Deal Firm of the Year,” and Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, member firm of Baker & McKenzie in Indonesia, clinched "Indonesian Deal Firm of the Year,” both for the second year running. Baker & McKenzie in Bangkok was awarded "Thailand Deal Firm of the Year" award. AIA's USD1.8 billion acquisition of ING Groep N.V's Malaysian insurance and Takaful business, on which Baker & McKenzie's Malaysian member firm Wong & Partners advised, was awarded "Southeast Asia M&A Deal of the Year.” "The awards and the diverse categories in which our Firm was shortlisted is a testament to the strength of our practices across Southeast Asia," commented Winston Zee, Baker & McKenzie’s Asia Pacific Regional Chairman. "As the ASEAN region joins as a single trading bloc, companies are increasingly looking to their legal advisors for coordinated advice across multiple ASEAN markets. Baker & McKenzie has on-the-ground presence in six of the ASEAN countries and a Myanmar Centre based in Bangkok. With 50 years of experience in advising companies on their local and cross-border investments in Asia Pacific, we are well-positioned to help companies navigate the complex legal environment and the cultural nuances of doing business across Southeast Asia." Baker & McKenzie and its member firms were also shortlisted in 12 other categories at the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards 2013: Project Finance Deal of the Year Debt Market Deal of the Year Islamic Finance Deal of the Year International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year Energy & Resources Law Firm of the Year IP Law Firm of the Year Tax & Trusts Law Firm of the Year Emerging Markets Law Firm of the Year Philippines Deal Firm of the Year Vietnam Deal Firm of the Year International Deal Firm of the Year Now in its ninth year, the ALB Southeast Asia Law Awards recognizes the excellence and outstanding achievements of Southeast Asia's leading law firms and in-house legal teams, as well as the top deals and dealmakers of 2012. A panel of independent judges, made up of representatives from in-house departments, law firms and other industry experts, select the winners in each category.