Seems somewhat early to be talking about 2010 law awards but IFLR are game…
They write:
The nominations for this year?s IFLR Asia awards have been announced. For all the deal and team of the year shortlists, please see below.
The law firms listed on each deal are based on preliminary research and submissions. If your firm advised on one of these deals but we do not have you listed, please email Rachel Evans at [email protected]
The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday March 4 in Hong Kong.
And of course
To reserve your table please email Denny Squibb on [email protected]
Here’s the nominations
DEBT AND EQUITY-LINKED DEAL OF THE YEAR
Bank of East Asia core capital
Clifford Chance
Harney Westwood & Riegels
Linklaters
Simmons & Simmons
Indika senior notes
Allen & Overy
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Melli Darsa & Co
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PRC Rmb bond
Haiwen & Partners
Linklaters
Sidley Austin
Sino-Forest exchange offer
Aird & Berlis
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Linklaters
Stikeman Elliott
Sterlite convertible
Shearman & Sterling
Latham & Watkins
S&R Associates
Henry Davis York
Luthra & Luthra
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
Vincom convertible
Clifford Chance
Shearman & Sterling
Vilaf Hong Duc
YKVN Lawyers
EQUITY DEAL OF THE YEAR
BW Plantation IPO
Baker & McKenzie
Hadiputranto Hadinoto and Partners
Norton Rose
Hutchison Telecommunications introduction
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith
Linklaters
Lumena IPO
Appleby
Clifford Chance
Grandall Legal Group
Jun He Law Offices
Lenz & Staehelin
Li & Partners
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
McCarthy T?trault
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Shearman & Sterling
Maxis Berhad IPO
Adnan Sundra & Low
Clifford Chance
Kadir Andri & Partners
Linklaters
Zul Rafique & Partners
Sands China IPO
Advogados & Not?rios
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Leonel Alves Law Firm
MWE China Law Offices
Sidley AustinWalkers
Schramm IPO
DLA Piper
Norton Rose
STRUCTURED FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
Asiana Airlines ticket receivables
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Blake Cassels & Graydon
Horizon Law Group
O?Melveny & Myers
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Shin & Kim
IBK Structured note
Allen & Overy
Kim & Chang
O’Melveny & Myers
Shin & Kim
Yulchon
Kookmin covered bond
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Kim & Chang
McCann Fitzgerald
Shin & Kim
WongPartnership
SMHL Securitisation Fund 2009-3
Freehills
Henry Davis York
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR
China Minmetals/OzMetals
Blake Dawson
Freehills
King & Wood
Harneys
Clifford Chance
Gilbert + Tobin
China Strategic/Nan Shan Insurance
Debevoise & Plimpton
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Ogier
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Delta/Buma
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
Clifford Chance
Hadiputranto Hadinoto and Partners
K&L Gates
O?Melveny & Myers
Melli Darsa & Co
Rodyk & Davidson
Shook Lin & Bok
Stamford Law Corporation
Susanto & Partners
eBay/Gmarket
Bae Kim & Lee
Cooley Godward Kronish
DLA Piper
Hwang Mok Park P.C.
Kim & Chang
O’Melveny & Myers
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Royal Group/Millicom
Clifford Chance
Linklaters
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Sumitomo Mitsui/Nikko Cordial Securities
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
PRIVATE EQUITY DEAL OF THE YEAR
KKR and Affinity/Oriental Brewery
Bae Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sullivan & Cromwell
Warburg Pincus/Transpacific Industries
Clayton Utz
Freehills
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Sidley Austin
Sullivan & Cromwell
Carlyle/Natural Beauty
Baker & McKenzie
Han Yi Law Offices
King & Wood
Lee & Li
Linklaters
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Walkers
Bain/Gome
Kirkland & Ellis
Sidley Austin
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Walkers
RESTRUCTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR
Asia Aluminium
Allen & Overy
Baker & McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Cox Hallett Wilkinson
Davis Polk & Wardwell
King & Wood
Lovells
Mello Jones and Martin
Sidley Austin
Wilkinson Grist
FerroChina
Clifford Chance
Opes Prime
Allens Arthur Robinson
Blake Dawson
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Minter Ellison
Slater & Gordon
Davomas
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
O’Melveny & Myers
Rajah & Tann
Sidley Austin
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Evergrande
Allen & Overy
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Jun He Law Office
Linklaters
Maples and Calder
O’Melveny & Myers
Sidley Austin
PROJECT FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
Paiton 3
AKHH Lawyers
Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro
Latham & Watkins
Mayer Brown
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Victorian desalination plant
Allens Arthur Robinson
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
New Bong Escape
Kabraji & Talibuddin
Rizvi Isa Afridi & Angell
Shearman & Sterling
Cairn India
Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co
Herbert Smith
McGrigors
JSA
Luthra & Luthra
TEAMS OF THE YEAR
Debt and equity-linked team
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Linklaters
Sidley Austin
Shearman & Sterling
Equity team of the year
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
Norton Rose
Sidley Austin
Structured finance team of the year
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
O?Melveny & Myers
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
M&A team of the year
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
O?Melveny & Myers
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Private equity team of the year
Linklaters
Sidley Austin
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Sullivan & Cromwell
Restructuring team of the year
Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Lovells
Sidley Austin
Project finance team of the year
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith
Latham & Watkins
Shearman & Sterling
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
SPECIALS
Offshore team of the year
Appleby
Conyers Dill & Pearman
Maples and Calder
Walkers
China Practice of the year
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Linklaters
Sidley Austin
Regional law firm of the year
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Mayer Brown JSM
Kim & Chang
King & Wood
Most innovative US law firm
Davis Polk & Wardwell
O?Melveny & Myers
Latham & Watkins
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley Austin
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
International law firm of the year
Allen & Overy
Linklaters
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Latham & Watkins
Sidley Austin
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
National winners
The winning local firms for the following jurisdictions will be announced on the night:
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
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