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IFLR Asia Best Lawyers 2019

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Ahead of the International Bar Association’s annual conference in Seoul, South Korea in September, we look at the most influential dealmakers across the Asia Pacific region

Ahead of the International Bar Association's annual conference in Seoul, South Korea in September, we look at the most influential dealmakers across the Asia Pacific region. All rated lawyers here have worked on market-changing transactions in the past 12 months and will be highly rated in the upcoming edition of IFLR1000: the guide to the world's leading financial law firms.

The 2020 edition of IFLR1000 will be the most comprehensive analysis of law firms and lawyers based on the evidence of their transactional work ever conducted, and will be published to coincide with the event in Seoul.

IFLR will again be publishing the IBA Daily News, the official conference newspaper of the IBA Annual Conference and we look forward to seeing you there.

Asia Best Lawyer

Country

Firm

Practices areas

Industry Sectors

Guy Alexander

Australia

Allens

Capital markets: equity, M&A

Energy, financial services, industrials and manufacturing, mining

Peter Armitage

Australia

Ashurst

Competition


Peter Cook

Australia

Gilbert + Tobin

Capital markets: equity, M&A, private equity


Michael Corrigan

Australia

Clayton Utz

Competition


Philippa Stone

Australia

Herbert Smith Freehills

Capital markets: equity, M&A


Yuen-Yee Cho

Australia

King & Wood Mallesons

Banking

Banking, financial services, food and beverage, media, transport

Bernard Tan

Brunei

Abrahams Davidson & Co

Banking, investment funds, M&A

Banking, real estate

Youdy Bun

Cambodia

Bun & Associates

Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance


Siphana Sok

Cambodia

SokSiphana & Associates

M&A


Richard Guo

China

Fangda Partners

Investment funds, private equity

Automotive, aviation, consumer goods and services, financial services, Industrials and manufacturing

Michael Han

China

Fangda Partners

Competition, M&A

Banking, consumer goods, and services, energy, healthcare, natural resources, transport

Kevin Wang­

China

Global Law Office

Energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development

Construction and materials, energy, real estate

Lv Hongbing

China

Grandall Law Firm

Capital markets: equity, M&A,

Healthcare, industrials and manufacturing

Zhang Jiping

China

Haiwen & Partners

Banking, capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, M&A, private equity


Charles Li

China

Han Kun

M&A, private equity

Consumer goods and services, energy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, technology and telecommunications

Zhang Hongjiu

China

Jingtian & Gongcheng

Capital markets: equity, M&A


Fang Yi

China

Junhe

Banking, energy and infrastructure, project development, project finance

Energy, oil and gas

Wang Ling

China

King & Wood Mallesons

Banking

Banking, financial services

Xiaolian Zhang

China

King & Wood Mallesons

M&A, project development

Automotive, aviation, healthcare, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, technology and telecommunications, transport

Anthony Zhao

China

Zhong Lun Law Firm

Capital markets: equity, M&A, private equity


Roger Lui

Hong Kong

Allen & Overy

Banking, capital markets: structured finance and securitisation, project finance

Energy

Stephen Croswell

Hong Kong

Baker McKenzie

Competition

Energy, media, oil and gas, technology and telecommunications

Mark Shipman

Hong Kong

Clifford Chance

Financial services regulatory, investment funds, M&A

Investment management, real estate

Anthony Wang

Hong Kong

Clifford Chance

Banking


David Lamb

Hong Kong

Conyers Dill & Pearman

Capital markets: equity, M&A

Healthcare, Technology and telecommunications

Bonnie Chan

Hong Kong

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Capital markets : Equity


Martin Rogers

Hong Kong

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Financial services regulatory


Andrew Ostrognai

Hong Kong

Debevoise & Plimpton

Investment funds, M&A, private equity

Energy. real estate

Mark Fairbairn

Hong Kong

DLA Piper

Restructuring and insolvency

Banking, financial services

Robert Ashworth

Hong Kong

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

M&A, private equity

Energy, food and beverage, insurance, technology and telecommunications

Kyle Wombolt

Hong Kong

Herbert Smith Freehills

Financial services regulatory

Consumer goods and services, energy, financial services, transport

Sam Farrands

Hong Kong

King & Wood Mallesons

Energy and infrastructure, project development

Mining, oil and gas, utilities

David Irvine

Hong Kong

Kirkland & Ellis

Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance

Utilities

Neil McDonald

Hong Kong

Kirkland & Ellis

Restructuring and insolvency

Banking, financial services, real estate, technology and telecommunications

William Liu

Hong Kong

Linklaters

Capital markets: debt


Stuart Salt

Hong Kong

Linklaters

Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance

Energy

Greg Knowles

Hong Kong

Maples Group

Banking


John Marsden

Hong Kong

Mayer Brown

Restructuring and insolvency


Scott Peterman

Hong Kong

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe

Investment funds, private equity


Jack Lange

Hong Kong

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

M&A, private equity


Effie Vasilopoulos

Hong Kong

Sidley Austin

Investment funds

Investment management

Julie Gao

Hong Kong

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Capital markets: debt, Capital markets: equity, M&A


Michael DeSombre

Hong Kong

Sullivan & Cromwell

M&A, private equity

Banking, financial services, media, mining, technology and telecommunications, transport

Zia Mody

]India

AZB & Partners

M&A


Ashwath Rau

India

AZB & Partners

Investment funds, M&A, private equity


Yash Ashar

India

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Capital markets: debt, private equity


Cyril Shroff

India

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Banking, capital markets: debt, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance

Energy

Amit Kapur

India

J Sagar Associates

Banking, energy and infrastructure, project development


Haigreve Khaitan

India

Khaitan & Co

Banking, M&A


Mohit Saraf

India

L&L Partners

Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance


Atul Sharma

India

Link Legal India Law Services

Energy and infrastructure, project development

Energy

Sandip Bhagat

India

S&R Associates

Capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, M&A


Prashant Gupta

India

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity


Shardul Shroff

India

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Banking, capital markets: debt, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance, restructuring and insolvency

Government and public policy, media, oil and gas, technology and telecommunications

Emir Nurmansyah

Indonesia

Ali Budiardjo Nugroho Reksodiputro

Banking, capital markets, M&A, project finance, restructuring and insolvency

Banking, energy, financial services

Fikri Assegaf

Indonesia

Assegaf Hamzah & Partners

Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance

Energy, Oil and gas

Daniel Ginting

Indonesia

Ginting & Reksodiputro

Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, project development, project finance

Energy, transport

Luke Devine

Indonesia

Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners

Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance


Indri Pramitaswari Guritno

Indonesia

Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners

Banking

Banking

David Dawborn

Indonesia

Herbert Smith Freehills

Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance

Energy, oil and gas, transport

Tjahjadi Bunjamin

Indonesia

Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung

Banking, capital markets


Hironori Shibata

Japan

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Capital markets: equity


Hiroo Atsumi

Japan

Atsumi & Sakai

Banking, capital markets: structured finance and securitisation

Banking, financial services, government and public policy, investment management, real estate

Hiroshi Maeda

Japan

Atsumi & Sakai

Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance

Social infrastructure, transport, utilities

Naoaki Eguchi

Japan

Baker McKenzie

Banking, capital markets: structured finance and securitisation, energy and infrastructure, project finance

Energy, oil and gas, social infrastructure

Ken Lebrun

Japan

Davis Polk & Wardwell

M&A, private equity


Jon Gray

Japan

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity


Masanori Sato

Japan

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Banking, capital markets: structured finance and securitisation


Kenneth Siegel

Japan

Morrison & Foerster

M&A

Technology and telecommunications

Hiroki Inoue

Japan

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

M&A, private equity


David Sneider

Japan

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, M&A

Financial services, industrials and manufacturing, insurance

Mitsuhiro Kamiya

Japan

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

M&A, restructuring and insolvency

Healthcare, technology and telecommunications

Carlos D. Simões

Macau

DSL Lawyers

Banking, capital markets, M&A, private equity, project development, project finance

Banking, energy, gaming, real estate, technology and telecommunications

Jorge Neto Valente

Macau

Jorge Neto Valente Advogados

Banking, M&A

Gaming, real estate

Manuela António

Macau

Manuela António - Lawyers and Notaries

Banking, M&A


João Nuno Riquito

Macau

Riquito Advogados

Banking, M&A


Deepak Sadasivan

Malaysia

Adnan Sundra & Low

Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, islamic finance, project finance

Banking, social infrastructure, technology and telecommunications, utilities

Christopher Lee

Malaysia

Christopher & Lee Ong

Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance

Energy

Aidham Badri Andri

Malaysia

Kadir Andri & Partners

Capital markets


Grace Yeoh

Malaysia

Shearn Delamore & Co

M&A, project development

Energy

Dato' Philip Chan Hon Keong

Malaysia

Skrine

Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance, real estate acquisitions

Banking, financial services, gaming, investment management, real estate

Mei Mei Loh

Malaysia

Zul Rafique & partners

Banking, capital markets: debt

Banking, financial services

Daniel Mahoney

Mongolia

MahoneyLiotta

Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance

Mining

Swee Gim Cheah

Myanmar

Kelvin Chia Yangon

Banking, capital markets: equity, investment funds, M&A

Financial services

James Gibson

New Zealand

Bell Gully

Capital markets: equity, M&A

Energy, financial services, technology and telecommunications

John Strowger

New Zealand

Chapman Tripp

Capital markets: equity, M&A


Andrew Harmos

New Zealand

Harmos Horton Lusk

M&A


Cathy Quinn

New Zealand

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

apital markets: equity, M&A, private equity


Francisco Ed Lim

Philippines

Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW)

Banking, M&A


Rafael Morales

Philippines

Morales & Justiniano

Banking, capital markets, M&A, project finance, real estate acquisitions

Banking, energy, financial services, investment management, real estate

Monalisa Dimalanta

Philippines

Puyat Jacinto & Santos

Banking, project development

Energy, oil and gas

Ramil Bugayong

Philippines

Puyat Jacinto & Santos

Banking


Dennis Quintero

Philippines

Quisumbing Torres

Energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance

Energy, mining, natural resources, oil and gas

Jose Salvador Mirasol

Philippines

Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles

Banking, M&A


Perry Pe

Philippines

Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles

Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance

Energy, mining, oil and gas, transport, utilities

Chee Wai Kok

Singapore

Allen & Gledhill

Banking, energy and infrastructure, project development, project finance

Energy

Mei Lim

Singapore

Allen & Gledhill

Capital markets: equity, M&A


Andrew Lim

Singapore

Allen & Gledhill

M&A


Swee Gim Cheah

Singapore

Kelvin Chia Yangon

Banking, capital markets: equity, investment funds, M&A

Financial services

David Zemans

Singapore

Milbank

Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance, restructuring and insolvency


Patrick Ang

Singapore

Rajah & Tann

Restructuring and insolvency


Bill McCormack

Singapore

Shearman & Sterling

Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance


Wai King Ng

Singapore

WongPartnership

M&A


Manoj Sandrasegara

Singapore

WongPartnership

Restructuring and insolvency


Susan Wong

Singapore

WongPartnership

Banking, project finance

Banking

Young Kyun Cho

South Korea

Kim & Chang

Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance

Energy, transport

Kyung Taek Jung

South Korea

Kim & Chang

Competition, M&A


Wonkyu Han

South Korea

Lee & Ko

Capital markets


Dong Eun Kim

South Korea

Lee & Ko

Energy and infrastructure, project finance

Energy, real estate, transport

Hyun Ju Helen Pak

South Korea

Shin & Kim

Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance

Energy

Sai Ree Yun

South Korea

Yulchon

Capital markets, competition, M&A


Stephen Jaggs

Thailand

Allen & Overy

Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, project finance

Energy

Jessada Sawatdipong

Thailand

Chandler MHM

Banking, energy and infrastructure, project finance

Energy, oil and gas, utilities

Wilailuk Okanurak

Thailand

Linkslaters

Banking, capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, M&A, project finance

Energy, oil and gas, utilities

Passawan Navanithikul

Thailand

Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners

Banking, project finance

Banking, energy, food and beverage, shipping

Weerawong Chittmittrapap

Thailand

Weerawong Chinnavat & Partners

Banking, M&A


Duc Tran Anh

Vietnam

Allen & Overy

Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project finance


Mark Fraser

Vietnam

Frasers Law Company

Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance

Energy

Tony Foster

Vietnam

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Banking, energy and infrastructure, M&A


Tran Tuan Phong

Vietnam

Vilaf

Banking, capital markets, energy and infrastructure, M&A, project development, project finance

Aviation, banking, construction and materials, consumer goods and services, energy, financial services, healthcare, oil and gas, technology and telecommunications, transport


About the author

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Shardul S. Shroff

Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

New Delhi, India

T: + 91 11 4159 0700 , 40606060

F: +91 11 2692 4900

E: shardul.shroff@AMSShardul.com

W: https://www.amsshardul.com/

Shardul S. Shroff is the Executive Chairman at the Firm. He has over 38 years of experience and is a leading authority in General Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Securities Law, Disinvestment & Capital Markets. Mr. Shroff heads the Insolvency & Bankruptcy practice at the Firm

Mr. Shroff has been on a number of high-powered committees appointed by the Government of India including member of the Insolvency Law Committee to review the implementation of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code; the JJ Irani Committee for amending the Companies Act, the Committee constituted to review decriminalization of offences under the Companies Act and the Committee on cross-border insolvency, both headed by Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.

Mr. Shroff has been recognised as one of 'The Game Changers of India, 2018' by The Economic Times for championing high impact legal services. He is also a recipient of the National Law Day Award from the President of India.

He has been re-elected as the Chairman of the CII National Committee on Legal Services and Arbitration. Mr. Shroff has also been appointed as the Senior Vice President on the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF).

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About the author

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Deepak Sadasivan

Managing Partner, Adnan Sundra & Low

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

T: +(60)3 2070 0466

F: +(60)3 2078 3382

E: deepak.sadasivan@asl.com.my

W: http://www.asl.com.my

Legal Education: LLB (Hons), LLM (Hons), King's College London

Bars Admissions: Bar of England & Wales (1993), Malaysian Bar (1994)

Deepak's experience includes banking work such as capital market financing, security documentation and straight financing. He is particularly experienced in structuring and documenting Islamic financing transactions which include the world's first exchangeable Sukuk, Malaysia's first Islamic stapled securities transaction, Malaysia's first municipal bonds, and the world's first Green SRI Sukuk (2018). Deepak has also advised on the financing of significant Malaysian infrastructure and energy projects, including the privatisation of water supply, independent power plants and the construction of expressways.

The firm is privileged to have received the following recognition for its banking and finance practice during Deepak's tenure as managing partner:

ALB Malaysia Law Awards
Malaysia Law Firm Of The Year 2016

Managing Partner Of The Year 2016

Islamic Finance Law Firm Of The Year 2016-18

Banking & Financial Services Law Firm of the Year 2014-19

Islamic Finance News Law Awards 2018
ESG, Green, SRI Law Firm of the Year

Asian-Mena Counsel Awards 2018
Capital Markets Law Firm Of The Year, Malaysia

Projects & Project Financing Law Firm Of The Year, Malaysia

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About the author

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Tran Tuan Phong

Senior Partner, VILAF

Hanoi, Vietnam

T: +84 24 3934 8530

F: +84 24 3934 8531

E: phong@vilaf.com.vn

W: www.vilaf.com.vn

Phong is recommended as a top-tier lawyer in Banking&Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A and Infrastructure&Energy by many reputable legal directories such as Chambers&Partners, Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and AsiaLaw. Market sources declare that Phong is "very well-known for business law".

His broad experience includes representing international sponsors and lenders in relation to large-scale projects in oil&gas, power, chemical, automobile, aircraft, sea-port, highway, telecommunication, insurance, real estate, retail and distribution, and consumer goods industries. He is well-known for advising international businesses and banks on corporate restructuring and financing, share subscriptions, mergers and acquisitions, ECA and syndicated financing, asset financing, and project financing in Vietnam.

Phong has been involved in almost all BOT and high-profile infrastructure projects in Vietnam including Phu My 2.2 BOT power project, Nghi Son 2 BOT power project, Mong Duong 2 BOT power project, Nam Dinh 1 BOT power project, Van Phong 1 BOT power project, Vinh Tan 3 BOT power project, Vinh Tan 1 BOT power project, CMX RE Sunseap Solar Power Project and Chevron-gas pipeline project. His banking clients include Citibank, HSBC, Standard Chartered, SMBC, and BTMU. He also advised in Vingroup's convertible bonds on the SGX, Vinacomin's international bonds, Vincom Retail and Vinhomes' Rule 144A international placement/HOSE listing and some overseas IPO/listing transactions.

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