Every year, Asian-mena Counsel surveys the In-House Community’s 20,000+ members for Representing Corporate Asia & the Middle East, the most comprehensive poll of the buyers of legal services across Asia and the GCC jurisdictions.
Derived entirely from the responses of 2,376 individual nominating in-house counsel who took part in our 12th annual survey, please find below a list of our In-House Community Firms of the Year for 2018.
To read the full report, click here. Methodology for the awards can be read at the bottom of the article.
Jump directly to the winners in the following jurisdictions.
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Thailand
UAE
Vietnam
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Key:
- Winners in bold
- Honourable Mentions in italics
CHINA – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
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Cleary Gottlieb
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Clyde & Co
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Ropes & Gray
Anti-Trust/ Competition
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AnJie
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Zhong Lun
Aviation
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Grandall
Banking and Finance
- Clifford Chance
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Clyde & Co
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Debevoise & Plimpton
Capital Markets
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Fangda Partners
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Sidley Austin
Compliance/ Regulatory
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Hogan Lovells
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Norton Rose Fulbright
Corporate and M&A
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Clifford Chance
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Simmons & Simmons
Employment
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King & Wood Mallesons
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AnJie
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Dentons
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Zhong Lun
Environmental
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CMS
Insurance
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Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Intellectual Property
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Osha Liang
International Arbitration
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Latham & Watkins
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Fangda Partners
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Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Deheng
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Zhong Lun
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Fangda Partners
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Hui Ye
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Oldham, Li & Nie
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Taylor Wessing
Maritime & Shipping
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Ince & Co
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Dentons
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Reed Smith
Projects and Project Financing
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King & Wood Mallesons
Real Estate/ Construction
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Fangda Partners
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Li & Partners
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Zhong Lun
Restructuring & Insolvency
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JunZeJun Law Offices
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Zhong Lun
Taxation
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KPMG
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Deloitte
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King & Wood Mallesons
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EY
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
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Taylor Wessing
Most Responsive – International
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Baker McKenzie
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Clifford Chance
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Clyde & Co
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DLA Piper
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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Herbert Smith Freehills
Most Responsive – Domestic
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Fangda Partners
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Tian Yuan Law Office
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Zhong Lun
HONG KONG – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
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Baker McKenzie
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White & Case
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Davis Polk
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Debevoise & Plimpton
Anti-Trust/ Competition
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Baker McKenzie
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Mayer Brown
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Stephenson Harwood
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Debevoise & Plimpton
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King & Wood Mallesons
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ONC Lawyers
Aviation
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (formerly Berwin Leighton Paisner)
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Pillsbury
Banking and Finance
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Baker McKenzie
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Clifford Chance
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Deacons
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Allen & Overy
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Linklaters
Capital Markets
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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BPC Legal
Compliance/ Regulatory
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Baker McKenzie
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Deacons
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Davis Polk
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Debevoise & Plimpton
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DLA Piper
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Linklaters
Corporate and M&A
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Baker McKenzie
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Davis Polk
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Mayer Brown
Employment
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Baker McKenzie
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Deacons
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Simmons & Simmons
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DLA Piper
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Eversheds Sutherland
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Seyfarth Shaw
Energy & Natural Resources
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King & Spalding
Environmental
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King & Wood Mallesons
Insurance
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Clyde & Co
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Debevoise & Plimpton
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Kennedys
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Pillsbury
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RPC
Intellectual Property
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Baker McKenzie
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Bird & Bird
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Deacons
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Wilkinson & Grist
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King & Wood Mallesons
International Arbitration
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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Pinsent Masons
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Deacons
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Pinsent Masons
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Clyde & Co
Maritime & Shipping
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Clyde & Co
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Norton Rose Fulbright
Projects and Project Financing
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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Sidley Austin
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Gibson Dunn
Real Estate/ Construction
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Deacons
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Pinsent Masons
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Mayer Brown
Restructuring & Insolvency
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Baker McKenzie
Taxation
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Deloitte
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PwC
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Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
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Baker McKenzie
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
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Baker McKenzie
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Deacons
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Pinsent Masons
Most Responsive – International
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Allen & Overy
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Baker McKenzie
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Clifford Chance
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Mayer Brown
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Davis Polk
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DLA Piper
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Eversheds
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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King & Wood Mallesons
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Linklaters
Most Responsive – Domestic
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Deacons
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Li & Partners
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Oldham, Li & Nie
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ONC lawyers
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Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
INDIA – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
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Wadia Ghandy & Co
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AZB & Partners
Anti-Trust/ Competition
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AZB & Partners
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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Khaitan & Co
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Nishith Desai Associates
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Remfry & Sagar
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Banking and Finance
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AZB & Partners
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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Argus Partners
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J Sagar Associates
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Khaitan & Co
Capital Markets
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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Khaitan & Co
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Argus Partners
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AZB & Partners
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L&L Partners
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Verist Law
Compliance/ Regulatory
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Crawford Bayley & Co
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Fox Mandal
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Hammurabi & Solomon
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Khaitan & Co
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Verist law
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Wadia Ghandy & Co
Corporate and M&A
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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Khaitan & Co
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Argus Partners
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Crawford Bayley & Co
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Hammurabi & Solomon
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Rajani & Co
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
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Wadia Ghandy & Co
Employment
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Sundeep Puri Associates & Advocates
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Advani & Co
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Crawford Bayley & Co
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Nishith Desai Associates
Energy & Natural Resources
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AZB Partners
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Fox Mandal
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J Sagar Associates
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RS Prabhu & Co
Environmental
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RRG & Associates
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MDP & Partners
Insurance
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Dua Associates
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Khaitan & Co
Intellectual Property
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Factum Law
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Jehangir, Gulabbhai & Bilimoria & Daruwalla
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Khaitan & Co
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Khurana & Khurana
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Lall & Sethi
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Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co
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Scriboard
International Arbitration
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Advani & Co
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Allen & Overy
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Crawford Bayley & Co
Life Sciences
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Nishith Desai Associates
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Crawford Bayley & Co
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Khaitan & Co
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Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co
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Advani & Co
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Agarwal Law Associates
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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HSA Advocates
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Hariani & Co
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Trilegal
Maritime & Shipping
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HFW
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Singhania & Co
Projects and Project Financing
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Bharucha & Partners
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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ELP Law
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HSA Advocates
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Trilegal
Real Estate/ Construction
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AK Singh and Co
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Federal & Rashmikant
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Manilal Kher Ambalal & Co
Restructuring & Insolvency
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ANM Global
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Dua Associates
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MVKini
Taxation
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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
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PwC
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ELP Law
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KPMG
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Pravin Shah & Co
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SK Attorneys
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Trilegal
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
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Bharucha & Partners
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Samvad Partners
Most Responsive – International
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Allen & Overy
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Clyde & Co
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Baker McKenzie
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Reed Smith
Most Responsive – Domestic
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Crawford Bayley & Co
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
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Khaitan & Co
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AZB & Partners
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Dua Associates
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Wadia Gandy & Co
INDONESIA– In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (Herbert Smith Freehills)
Anti-Trust/ Competition
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
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Ignatius Andy
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Soemadipradja & Taher
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Suhardiman Kardono Swadiri Hazwar
Aviation
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Fredrik J Pinakunary
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Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo
Banking and Finance
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Wiriadinata & Saleh
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
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Ginting & Reksodiputro (Allen & Overy)
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Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (Herbert Smith Freehills)
Capital Markets
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (Herbert Smith Freehills)
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Melli Darsa & Co (PwC)
Compliance/ Regulatory
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Melli Darsa & Co (PwC)
Corporate and M&A
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Melli Darsa & Co (PwC)
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Andreas, Sheila & Partners
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Ginting & Reksodiputro (Allen & Overy)
Employment
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Kemalsjah & Associates
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BE Partners
Energy & Natural Resources
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Clifford Chance
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Widyawan & Partners
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Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo
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Suhardiman Kardono Swadiri Hazwar
Environmental
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
Insurance
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Nah’R Murdono
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Soemadipradja & Taher
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Suhardiman Kardono Swadiri Hazwar
Intellectual Property
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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HFW
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Saiful Anam & Partners
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Suhardiman Kardono Swadiri Hazwar
International Arbitration
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Baker McKenzie
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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Lubis Santosa & Maramis
Islamic Finance
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KarimSyah
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Suhardiman Kardono Swadiri Hazwar
Life Sciences
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
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Amir Syamsudin & Partners
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Suhardiman Kardono Swadiri Hazwar
Maritime & Shipping
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Budidjaja & Associates
Projects and Project Financing
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung (Herbert Smith Freehills)
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Linda Widyati & Pusponegoro
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Suhardiman Kardono Swadiri Hazwar
Real Estate/ Construction
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Erwin Kallo & Co
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Leks&Co
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Pangestu & Hutapea Law Firm
Restructuring & Insolvency
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Wibhisana & Partners
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Suhardiman Kardono Swadiri Hazwar
Taxation
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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EY
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KPMG
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
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Bahar
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Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners
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Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
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IAB&F
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Suhardiman Kardono Swadiri Hazwar
Most Responsive – International
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Baker McKenzie
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Allen & Overy
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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Linklaters
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Rajah & Tann
Most Responsive – Domestic
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Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
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Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto
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Roosdiono & Partners
JAPAN– In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
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Jones Day
Anti-Trust/ Competition
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Morrison & Foerster – Registered Associated Offices of Ito & Mitomi
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TMI Associates
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Yabuki Law Offices
Aviation
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Clyde & Co
Banking and Finance
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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Capital Markets
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Linklaters
Compliance/ Regulatory
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Nishimura & Asahi
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Allen & Overy Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho
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Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
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Morrison & Foerster – Registered Associated Offices of Ito & Mitomi
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Shimada Hamba & Osajima
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TA Lawyers GKJ
Corporate and M&A
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Nishimura & Asahi
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
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Allen & Overy Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo Horitsu Jimusho
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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
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Baker McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise)
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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K&L Gates
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Morrison & Foerster – Registered Associated Offices of Ito & Mitomi
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Shimada Hamba & Osajima
Employment
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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
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TA Lawyers GKJ
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Endeavor Law
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Shimada Hamba & Osajima
Energy & Natural Resources
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Latham & Watkins
Insurance
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Shimada Hamba & Osajima
Intellectual Property
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Morrison & Foerster – Registered Associated Offices of Ito & Mitomi
International Arbitration
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Nishimura & Asahi
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Herbert Smith Freehills
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
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Shimada Hamba & Osajima
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Nishimura & Asahi
Real Estate/ Construction
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Restructuring & Insolvency
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Nishimura & Asahi
Taxation
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Withers
Most Responsive – International
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Baker McKenzie
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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K&L Gates
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Linklaters
Most Responsive – Domestic
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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (delete – duplicate)
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Nishimura & Asahi
MALAYSIA – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Anti-Trust/ Competition
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Skrine
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Christopher & Lee Ong
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Mohanadass Partnership
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Raja, Darryl & Loh
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Shearn Delamore
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Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
Aviation
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Abdullah Chan
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Rahmat Lim & Partners
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Skrine
Banking and Finance
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (a member of ZICOlaw)
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Adnan Sundra & Low
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Heiley Hassan Tan & Partners
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Kadir Andri & Partners
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Raja, Darryl & Loh
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Shook Lin & Bok
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Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Zul Rafique & Partners
Capital Markets
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Adnan Sundra & Low
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Kadir Andri & Partners
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Zain & Co
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Zul Rafique & Partners
Compliance/ Regulatory
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
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Adnan Sundra & Low
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Skrine
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Soon Gan Dion & Partners
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Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (a member of ZICOlaw)
Corporate and M&A
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Adnan Sundra & Low
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Allen & Overy
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
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Kadir Andri & Partners
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Shearn Delamore
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Skrine
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Zain & Co
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (a member of ZICOlaw)
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Zul Rafique & Partners
Employment
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
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Zul Rafique
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Alvin John & Partners
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Bodipalar Ponnudurai De Silva
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Raja, Darryl & Loh
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Shearn Delamore
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TKP Law
Energy & Natural Resources
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Skrine
Insurance
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Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong
Intellectual Property
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Shearn Delamore
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Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Wong Jin Nee & Teo
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Joel & Mei
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KASS International
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Shahrizat Rashid & Lee
International Arbitration
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Skrine
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Jones Day
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Mohanadass Partnership
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Slaughter and May
Islamic Finance
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co. (a member of ZICOlaw)
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Shearn Delamore
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
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Skrine
Maritime & Shipping
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Fuzet Farid
Projects and Project Financing
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Adnan Sundra & Low
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Sidek Teoh Wong & Dennis
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Slaughter and May
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Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (a member of ZICOlaw)
Real Estate/ Construction
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Skrine
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Raja, Darryl & Loh
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Zain & Co
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (a member of ZICOlaw)
Restructuring & Insolvency
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Albar & Partners
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Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff
Taxation
- Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
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EY
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Most Responsive – International
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Baker McKenzie
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Allen & Overy
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Clifford Chance
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Clyde & Co
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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Hogan Lovells
Most Responsive – Domestic
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Zaid Ibrahim & Co (a member of ZICOlaw)
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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
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Adnan Sundra & Low
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Raja, Darryl & Loh
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Wong & Partners (Baker McKenzie)
MYANMAR – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
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DFDL
Anti-Trust/ Competition
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (formerly Berwin Leighton Paisner)
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Kelvin Chia Partnership
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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Aviation
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ZICO Law
Banking and Finance
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Baker McKenzie
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Win & Cho Law Firm
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Allen & Gledhill
Capital Markets
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DFDL
Compliance/ Regulatory
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Luther
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VDB Loi
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Allen & Gledhill
Corporate and M&A
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Kelvin Chia Partnership
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Allen & Gledhill
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Baker McKenzie
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (formerly Berwin Leighton Paisner)
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DFDL
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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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VDB Loi
Employment
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Luther
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Myanmar Legal Services
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Kelvin Chia Partnership
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Lincoln Legal Services
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Rajah & Tann
Energy & Natural Resources
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DFDL
Environmental
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VDB Loi
Insurance
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Kelvin Chia Partnership
Intellectual Property
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Kelvin Chia Partnership
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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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U Nyunt Tin Associates
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Allen & Gledhill
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Myanmar Legal Advisors
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U Min Sein
Projects and Project Financing
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Baker McKenzie
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DFDL
Real Estate/ Construction
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Kelvin Chia Partnership
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VDB Loi
Restructuring & Insolvency
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Allen & Overy
Taxation
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DFDL
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Baker McKenzie
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EY
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KPMG
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PwC
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
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Allen & Overy
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Biz Law Consult Myanmar
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Kelvin Chia Partnership
Most Responsive – International
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Baker McKenzie
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DFDL
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Luther
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Allen & Overy
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (formerly Berwin Leighton Paisner)
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Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
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VDB Loi
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ZICO Law
Most Responsive – Domestic
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Lincoln Legal Services
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U Min Sein
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Myanmar Legal Services
PHILIPPINES – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
- Villaraza & Angangco
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Paul Hastings
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Anti-Trust/ Competition
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
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Puno and Puno
Aviation
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Jones Day
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Ocampo & Manalo
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Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro Leaño
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Banking and Finance
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
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Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
Capital Markets
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Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Compliance/ Regulatory
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Corporate and M&A
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Cochingyan & Partners
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Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
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Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro Leaño
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Employment
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Viesca Dones and Malang
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JGLaw
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Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
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Laguesma Magsalin Consulta & Gastardo
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Platon Martinez Flores San Pedro Leaño
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
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Tan Acut Lopez & Pison
Energy & Natural Resources
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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
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Puyat Jacinto & Santos
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Environmental
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Insurance
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Intellectual Property
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Esguerra & Blanco Law Offices
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
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JGLaw
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Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
International Arbitration
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Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
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Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
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Allen & Overy
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JGLaw
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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Poblador Bautista & Reyes
Islamic Finance
-
Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
Life Sciences
-
Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
-
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
-
Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
-
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
-
Puyat Jacinto & Santos
Maritime & Shipping
Projects and Project Financing
-
Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos
-
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Real Estate/ Construction
-
Poblador Bautista & Reyes
-
JGLaw
-
Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
Restructuring & Insolvency
-
Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
-
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Taxation
-
BDB Law
-
Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
-
SGV & Co
-
Baniqued Layug & Bello
-
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
-
Zambrano Gruba Caganda & Advincula
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
-
Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)
-
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
Most Responsive – International
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Allen & Overy
- Clifford Chance
- Latham & Watkins
Most Responsive – Domestic
- Quisumbing Torres
- Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles
SINGAPORE – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
-
Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow
-
Clifford Chance
-
Virtus Law (Stephenson Harwood)
Anti-Trust/ Competition
-
Clifford Chance
-
Rajah & Tann
Aviation
-
Stephenson Harwood
Banking and Finance
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Clifford Chance
-
Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow
-
Reed Smith
Capital Markets
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Clifford Chance
-
WongPartnership
Compliance/ Regulatory
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Jones Day
-
Rajah & Tann
-
Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow
-
CMS
-
Drew & Napier
-
Norton Rose Fulbright
Corporate and M&A
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Herbert Smith Freehills
-
Jones Day
-
Allen & Overy
-
Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow
Employment
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Genesis Law Corporation
-
WongPartnership
-
Bird & Bird ATMD
-
PK Wong & Associates
-
Rajah & Tann
Energy & Natural Resources
-
Rajah & Tann
-
Reed Smith
-
HFW
-
Ince & Co
-
King & Spalding
-
Norton Rose Fulbright
Environmental
-
Clifford Chance
Insurance
-
Reed Smith
Intellectual Property
-
Bird & Bird ATMD
-
Drew & Napier
-
Amica Law
-
Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow
-
Finnegan
International Arbitration
-
Providence Law
-
Rajah & Tann
-
Reed Smith
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Drew & Napier
-
Herbert Smith Freehills
-
Jones Day
-
Dentons Rodyk
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
-
Drew & Napier
-
Rajah & Tann
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Jones Day
-
WongPartnership
Maritime & Shipping
-
HFW
-
Reed Smith
-
Stephenson Harwood
Projects and Project Financing
-
Clifford Chance
-
King & Spalding
-
Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow
-
Rajah & Tann
Real Estate/ Construction
-
Rajah & Tann
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow
-
Dentons Rodyk
-
Reed Smith
-
WongPartnership
Restructuring & Insolvency
-
Rajah & Tann
-
Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow
Taxation
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Atlas Law
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Clifford Chance
-
Baker McKenzie.Wong & Leow
-
Rajah & Tann
Most Responsive – International
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Allen & Overy
-
Clifford Chance
- Clyde & Co
-
Herbert Smith Freehills
-
Linklaters
-
Reed Smith
Most Responsive – Domestic
-
Allen & Gledhill
-
Rajah & Tann
-
WongPartnership
SOUTH KOREA– In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
Anti-Trust/ Competition
Aviation
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Compliance/ Regulatory
Corporate and M&A
-
Lee & Ko
- Bae, Kim & Lee
-
Paul Hastings
Employment
Energy & Natural Resources
-
Herbert Smith Freehills
-
Lee & Ko
Environmental
Insurance
- Somyoung
- Yulchon
Intellectual Property
International Arbitration
-
Herbert Smith Freehills
- Bae, Kim & Lee
-
White & Case
Islamic Finance
Life Sciences
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
-
Lee & Ko
-
Sheppard Mullin
-
Shin & Kim
- Bae, Kim & Lee
- Jipyong
Maritime & Shipping
-
Cho & Lee
Projects and Project Financing
-
Latham & Watkins
-
Shin & Kim
-
Ashurst
-
Lee & Ko
-
Shearman & Sterling
Real Estate/ Construction
-
Shin & Kim
- Bae, Kim & Lee
Restructuring & Insolvency
Taxation
-
CMS
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
-
Lee & Ko
-
Shin & Kim
Most Responsive – International
-
Allen & Overy
-
Baker McKenzie
-
K&L Gates
-
Herbert Smith Freehills
-
Paul Hastings
-
Sheppard Mullin
Most Responsive – Domestic
-
Lee & Ko
-
Jipyong
-
Shin & Kim
THAILAND – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Bangkok International Associates
-
Siam Premier
Anti-Trust/ Competition
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Allen & Overy
-
Linklaters
-
R&T Asia (Thailand)
-
Siam Premier
Aviation
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Clifford Chance
Banking and Finance
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Linklaters
-
Siam Premier
Capital Markets
-
Baker McKenzie
-
DFDL
-
Linklaters
Compliance/ Regulatory
-
Baker McKenzie
-
DLA Piper
-
Tilleke & Gibbins
Corporate and M&A
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Linklaters
-
Tilleke & Gibbins
-
ZICO Law
Employment
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Tilleke & Gibbins
-
DLA Piper
-
Siam Premier
-
Sombat Legal
-
ZICO Law
Energy & Natural Resources
-
Baker McKenzie
Environmental
-
Baker McKenzie
Insurance
-
Baker McKenzie
-
DLA Piper
Intellectual Property
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Tilleke & Gibbins
-
ZICO Law
International Arbitration
-
Baker McKenzie
-
DLA Piper
-
Weerawong C&P
-
Watson Farley & Williams
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
-
Baker McKenzie
-
DLA Piper
-
R&T Asia (Thailand)
-
Siam Premier
-
Tilleke & Gibbins
Maritime & Shipping
-
Baker McKenzie
Projects and Project Financing
-
Linklaters
-
Baker McKenzie
Real Estate/ Construction
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Linklaters
Restructuring & Insolvency
-
Baker McKenzie
Taxation
-
Baker McKenzie
-
PWC
-
Deloitte
-
EY
-
Law Alliance
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
-
Baker McKenzie
-
DFDL
-
Chandler MHM
Most Responsive – International
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Linklaters
-
Allen & Overy
-
Norton Rose Fulbright
-
Watson Farley & Williams
-
ZICO Law
Most Responsive – Domestic
-
BSA Law
-
Tilleke & Gibbins
UAE – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
-
Al Tamimi
-
Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
-
Dentons
-
Hogan Lovells
-
HFW
Anti-Trust/ Competition
-
Clyde & Co
-
BSA
-
Hadef & Partners
-
Morgan Lewis
-
Norton Rose Fulbright
-
Osborne Clarke
-
Squire Patton Boggs
Aviation
-
Al Jallaf Advocates & Legal Consultants
-
Clyde & Co
-
Kennedys
Banking and Finance
-
Allen & Overy
-
Dentons
-
Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
-
Clifford Chance
-
Clyde & Co
Capital Markets
-
Allen & Overy
-
Clifford Chance
-
Clyde & Co
-
Latham & Watkins
-
Norton Rose Fulbright
Compliance/ Regulatory
-
Al Tamimi
-
Clyde & Co
-
Hadef & Partners
-
HFW
-
Squire Patton Boggs
Corporate and M&A
-
Al Tamimi
-
Clyde & Co
-
Hadef & Partners
-
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (formerly Berwin Leighton Paisner)
-
Clifford Chance
-
Dentons
-
GLS
-
Hogan Lovells
-
Linklaters
Employment
-
Al Tamimi
-
Clyde & Co
-
Hadef & Partners
-
BSA
-
DLA Piper
-
Nasser Malalla
-
Stephenson Harwood
-
Taylor Wessing
Energy & Natural Resources
-
Clyde & Co
-
Hogan Lovells
-
Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
-
CMS
Environmental
-
Clyde & Co
-
Fenwick Elliott
Insurance
-
Clyde & Co
-
Ince & Co
-
Al Tamimi
-
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Intellectual Property
-
Al Tamimi
-
Clyde & Co
-
Rouse & Co
-
Afnan Consultancy & Administrative Services
-
Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
-
Ince & Co
-
Salih El Amin Intellectual Property
International Arbitration
-
Addleshaw Goddard
-
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
-
ASAR
-
Clyde & Co
-
Hadef & Partners
-
Ince & Co
-
Quinn Emanuel
Islamic Finance
-
Dentons
-
Allen & Overy
-
Clifford Chance
-
Curtis
-
Norton Rose Fulbright
-
Simmons & Simmons
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
-
Al Tamimi
-
Clyde & Co
-
Hadef & Partners
-
Prestige Advocates & Legal Consultants
-
Al Suwaidi & Co
-
Baitulhikma
-
Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla
-
Nasser Malalla
-
Pinsent Masons
Maritime & Shipping
-
Al Tamimi
-
Hadef & Partners
-
Ince & Co
-
Clyde & Co
-
HFW
-
Kennedys
-
Stephenson Harwood
Projects and Project Financing
-
Hogan Lovells
-
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (formerly Berwin Leighton Paisner)
-
Latham & Watkins
Real Estate/ Construction
-
Addleshaw Goddard
-
Clyde & Co
-
Dechert
-
Hadef & Partners
-
Al Tamimi
-
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (formerly Berwin Leighton Paisner)
-
King & Spalding
Restructuring & Insolvency
-
Clyde & Co
-
Hadef & Partners
-
Al Tamimi
-
Beale & Co
-
Prestige Advocates
Taxation
-
Argent Gulf Consulting
-
Dentons
-
Rödl & Partners
-
Squire Patton Boggs
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
-
CMS
-
Pinsent Masons
-
Allen & Overy
-
Clyde & Co
Most Responsive – International
-
Clyde & Co
-
Allen & Overy
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Eversheds Sutherland
-
Hogan Lovells
Most Responsive – Domestic
-
Al Tamimi
-
Hadef & Partners
-
Al Suwaidi & Co
-
Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
VIETNAM – In-House Community Firms of the Year, 2018
Key: Winners in bold | Honourable Mentions in italics
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Alternative Investment Funds (including private equity)
-
Frasers
-
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
-
Mayer Brown (Vietnam)
Anti-Trust/ Competition
-
Baker McKenzie
-
LNT & Partners
-
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
-
YKVN
Aviation
-
Baker McKenzie
Banking and Finance
- Baker McKenzie
-
Allen & Overy
-
Hogan Lovells
-
Lexcomm
-
PwC
-
YKVN
Capital Markets
-
Mayer Brown (Vietnam)
-
Allen & Overy
-
Hogan Lovells
-
Indochine Counsel
-
YKVN
Compliance/ Regulatory
-
Phuoc & Partners
-
Thang & Associates
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Deloitte
-
DIMAC
-
Duane Morris
-
LNT & Partners
Corporate and M&A
-
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
-
LNT & Partners
-
Allens
-
ATS Law Firm
-
DIMAC
-
Duane Morris
-
Hogan Lovells
-
Indochine Counsel
-
YKVN
Employment
-
Baker McKenzie
-
LNT & Partners
-
Phuoc & Partners
-
DIMAC
-
Indochine Counsel
-
Thang & Associates
Energy & Natural Resources
-
EP Legal
-
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
-
Allens
-
Lexcomm
-
Mayer Brown JSM
-
VILAF
Environmental
-
Allens
-
Lexcomm
Insurance
-
Allens
-
Baker McKenzie
-
YKVN
Intellectual Property
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Pham & Associates
-
Ambys Hanoi Law Firm
-
Indochine Counsel
-
Tilleke & Gibbins
-
Vision & Associates
International Arbitration
-
Allens
-
CMS
-
Duane Morris
Life Sciences
-
Baker McKenzie
-
LNT & Partners
-
Tilleke & Gibbins
-
Vision & Associates
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
-
Bizlink Lawyers
-
Bross & Partners
-
Phuoc & Partners
-
YKVN
Maritime & Shipping
-
YKVN
Projects and Project Financing
-
Allens
-
Allen & Overy
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Hogan Lovells
Real Estate/ Construction
-
Duane Morris
-
Indochine Counsel
-
LNT & Partners
-
Luat Viet Law Firm
-
Mayer Brown JSM
Restructuring & Insolvency
-
Duane Morris
-
Indochine Counsel
Taxation
-
Baker McKenzie
-
PwC
-
Deloitte
-
KPMG
-
DFDL
Telecommunications, Media & Technology
-
Allens
-
Lexcomm
-
Allen & Overy
-
Indochine Counsel
-
Pham & Associates
-
Vision & Associates
Most Responsive – International
-
Allen & Overy
-
Baker McKenzie
-
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Most Responsive – Domestic
-
LNT & Partners
-
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
-
YKVN
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JURISDICTION |
TYPE |
FIRM |
CATEGORY WINS |
| CHINA | Domestic (independent) | JunHe | 3 |
| International | King & Wood Mallesons | 9 | |
| HONG KONG | Domestic (independent) | Deacons | 8 |
| International | Baker McKenzie | 10 | |
| INDIA | Domestic (independent) = | Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | 5 |
| Domestic (independent) = | Khaitan & Co | 5 | |
| INDONESIA | Domestic (independent) | ABNR | 5 |
| Domestic (associated) | Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie) | 11 | |
| International | Baker McKenzie | 2 | |
| JAPAN | Domestic (independent) | Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu | 4 |
| International | Herbert Smith Freehills | 2 | |
| MALAYSIA | Domestic (independent) | Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill | 6 |
| MYANMAR | International | DFDL | 6 |
| Domestic (independent) = | Myanmar Legal | 2 | |
| PHILIPPINES | Domestic (independent) | ACCRALAW | 8 |
| Domestic (associated) | Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie) | 19 | |
| SINGAPORE | Domestic (independent) | Rajah & Tann | 8 |
| International | Clifford Chance | 6 | |
| SOUTH KOREA | Domestic (independent) | Yoon & Yang | 18 |
| International | Herbert Smith Freehills | 2 | |
| THAILAND | Domestic (independent) = | Tilleke & Gibbins | 2 |
| Domestic (independent) = | Weerawong C&P | 2 | |
| International | Baker McKenzie | 17 | |
| UAE | Domestic (independent) = | Al Tamimi | 8 |
| Domestic (independent) = | Hadef & Partners | 8 | |
| VIETNAM | Domestic (independent) | VILAF | 8 |
| International | Baker McKenzie |
Most responsive international firm of the year in most jurisdictions: Baker McKenzie
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SURVEY METHODOLOGY
A unique and objective process
This year a record 2,376 in-house lawyers and buyers of legal services in 14 jurisdictions told us which firms had served them best across a range of practice areas and which have been the most responsive to their needs.
More than 20,000 pre-qualified in-house counsel and buyers of legal services were invited to participate in the survey directly while attending one of our annual In-House Community Congress and Symposium events across the region (some 2,500 in-house counsel attend at least one of the 18 In-House Community events each year) or through a controlled online process.
Participants were asked, among other things, for their comments on the quality and value of service they received from external counsel in their jurisdiction and, where applicable, in other jurisdictions, as well as which firms they prefer to use for various activities.
In-house counsel were able to nominate any firm of their acquaintance — the survey does not lead their choices in any way whatsoever and hence is unique among legal polls in the region — with votes aggregated to select the winning firms in each category. As such, the results do not indicate which law firms have been the most active in any given area, but rather those private practice teams whose service has been of notable quality and which have been responsive to their clients’ needs beyond the norm.
The In-House Community Firms of the Year is not a ranking of firms, and a law firm’s absence is no criticism of its capabilities — but it is to the great credit of the firms mentioned herein that their clients have voluntarily nominated them for recognition.
Where applicable, both domestic and international firms have been recognised as ‘Winners’, and where results were too close to call, joint category winners have been announced. In addition to the winning firms, ‘Honourable Mentions’ have been awarded to law firms that have also received notable in-house recognition.
Congratulations to all those who have played a part in the teams honoured above.
To read the full report, click here.