The asialaw Awards 2026, in association with the Managing IP Awards APAC 2026 celebrated and recognised elite law firms across the Asia-Pacific region with an awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on November 5.
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Female Lawyer
Industry Expertise
Legal Expertise
Client Choice
Editor's Choice
Brunei Firm of the Year
CCW Partnership
Cambodia Firm of the Year
DFDL
China Firm of the Year
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year
Gallant
India Firm of the Year
AZB & Partners
Indonesia Firm of the Year
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Japan Firm of the Year
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Japan)
Kazakhstan Firm of the Year
Aequitas
Laos Firm of the Year
DFDL
Macao SAR Firm of the Year
Riquito Advogados
Malaysia Firm of the Year
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Maldives Firm of the Year
S&A Lawyers
Mongolia Firm of the Year
KhanLex Partners
Philippines Firm of the Year
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Singapore Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill
South Korea Firm of the Year
Kim & Chang
Sri Lanka Firm of the Year
DL & F De Saram
Taiwan Firm of the Year
Lee and Li
Thailand Firm of the Year
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vietnam Firm of the Year
DFDL
Brunei Female Lawyer of the Year
Roslyna Latif
HEP Law
Cambodia Female Lawyer of the Year
Vanseka Sok
Sethalay Law Office
China Female Lawyer of the Year
Jihong Wang
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Hong Kong SAR Female Lawyer of the Year
Julia Charlton
Charltons
India Female Lawyer of the Year
Tine Abraham
Trilegal
Indonesia Female Lawyer of the Year
Kirana Sastrawijaya
UMBRA
Japan Female Lawyer of the Year
Yuko Tamai
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Japan)
Kazakhstan Female Lawyer of the Year
Liza Zhumakhmetova
Signum Law Firm
Laos Female Lawyer of the Year
Daodeuane Duangdara
VDB Loi
Macao SAR Female Lawyer of the Year
Fátima Lam
STA Lawyers
Malaysia Female Lawyer of the Year
Mei Mei Loh
Zul Rafique & Partners
Maldives Female Lawyer of the Year
Dheena Hussain
SHC Law & Tax
Mongolia Female Lawyer of the Year
Dugerjav Dash-Onolt
MDS & KhanLex
Philippines Female Lawyer of the Year
Judy Hao
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW)
Singapore Female Lawyer of the Year
Shirin Swah
Shook Lin & Bok (Singapore)
South Korea Female Lawyer of the Year
Hyeon Hwa Shin
Yulchon
Sri Lanka Female Lawyer of the Year
Ayomi Aluwihare-Gunawardene
FJ & G de Saram
Taiwan Female Lawyer of the Year
Ken Ying Tseng
Lee and Li
Thailand Female Lawyer of the Year
Veeranuch Thammavaranucupt
TTT & Partners
Vietnam Female Lawyer of the Year
Thi Thu Ha Nguyen
Vision & Associates
Aviation and Shipping Firm of the Year
Tilleke & Gibbins (Thailand)
Aviation and Shipping Lawyer of the Year
Loh Wai Yue
Incisive Law
Banking and Financial Services Firm of the Year
Zul Rafique & Partners
Banking and Financial Services Lawyer of the Year
Piyush Mishra
Phoenix Legal
Energy Firm of the Year
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Thailand)
Energy Lawyer of the Year
Supasit Boonsanong
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Thailand)
Infrastructure Firm of the Year
DSK Legal
Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year
Nayantara Nag
Trilegal
Insurance Firm of the Year
Yulchon
Insurance Lawyer of the Year
Lei (Frank) Chen
AnJie Broad Law Firm
Real Estate Firm of the Year
Rajah & Tann Singapore
Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Murtuza Federal
Federal & Company
Technology and Telecommunications Firm of the Year
Haiwen & Partners
Technology and Telecommunications Lawyer of the Year
Tham Kok Leong
Allen & Gledhill
Banking and Finance Firm of the Year
Zul Rafique & Partners
Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year
Mei Mei Loh
Zul Rafique & Partners
Banking and Finance Rising Star of the Year
Jer Yang (Jayden) Chuah
Zul Rafique & Partners
Capital Markets Firm of the Year
Chandler Mori Hamada
Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year
Doungporn Prasertsomsuk
Chandler Mori Hamada
Capital Markets Rising Star of the Year
Pracheta Bhattacharya
JSA
Competition/Antitrust Firm of the Year
Chandhiok & Mahajan
Competition/Antitrust Lawyer of the Year
Gee Hong Kim
Jipyong
Competition/Antitrust Rising Star of the Year
Jeevitha T Thurai Rathnam
Shearn Delamore & Co
Construction Firm of the Year
Christopher Chuah Law Chambers
Construction Lawyer of the Year
Dzuhairi Jaafar Thani
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Construction Rising Star of the Year
Hyunjung Ro
Lee & Ko
Corporate and M&A Firm of the Year
Yulchon
Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year
Chaoying (Charles) Li
Han Kun Law Offices
Corporate and M&A Rising Star of the Year
Min Suk Choi
Yulchon
Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year
Carlos Roberto Lopez
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Dispute Resolution Rising Star of the Year
Nina Lai
Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia)
Labour and Employment Firm of the Year
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Labour and Employment Lawyer of the Year
Lei Chen
Merits & Tree Law Offices
Labour and Employment Rising Star of the Year
Thaver Ahetesham
ALMT Legal
Regulatory Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Restructuring and Insolvency Firm of the Year
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year
Natthida Pranutnorapal
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Restructuring and Insolvency Rising Star of the Year
Thanawan Kirdsinsap
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Tax Firm of the Year
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
Tax Lawyer of the Year
Eugene Lim
Taxise Asia
Tax Rising Star of the Year
Benedict Teow
Taxise Asia
Brunei Firm of the Year
HEP Law
Brunei Lawyer of the Year
Roslyna Latif
HEP Law
Cambodia Firm of the Year
Athipa Law Firm
Cambodia Honourable Mention Firm
DFDL
Cambodia Lawyer of the Year
Charles Amar
Athipa Law Firm
Cambodia Honourable Mention Lawyer
Kooi Thong Lai
DFDL
China Firm of the Year
Zhong Lun Law Firm
China Honourable Mention Firm
Fangda Partners
China Lawyer of the Year
Jie Ma
Zhong Lun Law Firm
China Honourable Mention Lawyer
Carl Liu
Guantao Law Firm
China Honourable Mention Lawyer
Jinghe Gao
Zhong Yin Law Firm
Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Hong Kong SAR Honourable Mention Firm
Oldham Li & Nie
Hong Kong SAR Honourable Mention Lawyer
Wanda Woo
Jia Yuan Law Office
Hong Kong SAR Lawyer of the Year
Edward Liu
Haiwen & Partners
Hong Kong SAR Lawyer of the Year
Iris Choi
Zhong Lun Law Firm
India Firm of the Year
Trilegal
India Honourable Mention Firm
Phoenix Legal
India Lawyer of the Year
Somesh Tiwari
Vardharma Chambers
India Honourable Mention Lawyer
Mufazzal Federal
Federal & Company
Indonesia Firm of the Year
Markus Sajogo & Associates
Indonesia Honourable Mention Firm
Bagus Enrico & Partners
Indonesia Lawyer of the Year
Eleazar Leslie Sajogo
Markus Sajogo & Associates
Indonesia Honourable Mention Lawyer
Erline Herrmann
Adnan Kelana Haryanto & Hermanto
Japan Firm of the Year
Atsumi & Sakai
Japan Honourable Mention Firm
Miura & Partners
Japan Lawyer of the Year
Haruka Murata
Miura & Partners
Japan Honourable Mention Lawyer
Takuyuki Sakurai
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners
Kazakhstan Firm of the Year
Aequitas
Kazakhstan Honourable Mention Firm
Unicase
Kazakhstan Lawyer of the Year
Kanat Mazhenov
Regatta Consult
Kazakhstan Honourable Mention Lawyer
Dinara Jarmukhanova
Centil Law Firm
Laos Firm of the Year
DFDL
Laos Honourable Mention Firm
VDB Loi
Laos Lawyer of the Year
Kooi Thong Lai
DFDL
Laos Honourable Mention Lawyer
Sornpheth Douangdy
VDB Loi
Macao SAR Firm of the Year
Riquito Advogados
Macao SAR Lawyer of the Year
João Nuno Riquito
Riquito Advogados
Malaysia Firm of the Year
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Malaysia Honourable Mention Firm
Skrine
Malaysia Lawyer of the Year
Kee Way (Edward) Ng
Edward Ng & Partners
Malaysia Honourable Mention Lawyer
Chai Lian (Ashley) Gwee
Gwee & Co
Mongolia Firm of the Year
Melville Erdenedalai
Mongolia Honourable Mention Firm
MahoneyLiotta
Mongolia Lawyer of the Year
Erdenedalai Odkhuu
Melville Erdenedalai
Mongolia Honourable Mention Lawyer
Nomin Dashnyam
MahoneyLiotta
Philippines Firm of the Year
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Philippines Honourable Mention Firm
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia
Philippines Lawyer of the Year
Aris Gulapa
Gulapa Law
Philippines Honourable Mention Lawyer
Herbert Tria
Del Rosario & Del Rosario
Philippines Honourable Mention Lawyer
Norieva De Vega
Nicolas and De Vega Law Offices
Singapore Firm of the Year
Shook Lin & Bok (Singapore)
Singapore Honourable Mention Firm
Allen & Gledhill
Singapore Lawyer of the Year
Nichol Yeo
Nine Yards Chambers
Singapore Honourable Mention Lawyer
Jaime Lye
Meritus Law
South Korea Firm of the Year
Lee & Ko
South Korea Honourable Mention Firm
Yulchon
South Korea Lawyer of the Year
Jaewon Yoon
Yoon & Lee International Patent & Law Firm
South Korea Honourable Mention Lawyer
Christopher Mandel
Yulchon
Sri Lanka Firm of the Year
FJ & G de Saram
Sri Lanka Honourable Mention Firm
DL & F De Saram
Sri Lanka Lawyer of the Year
Jivan Goonetilleke
DL & F De Saram
Sri Lanka Honourable Mention Lawyer
Dushyantha Perera
Sudath Perera Associates
Taiwan Firm of the Year
Lexcel Partners
Taiwan Honourable Mention Firm
Dentons Taiwan
Taiwan Lawyer of the Year
Chengkai Wang
Dentons Taiwan
Taiwan Honourable Mention Lawyer
Mike Lu
Lexcel Partners
Thailand Firm of the Year
Chandler MHM
Thailand Honourable Mention Firm
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Thailand Lawyer of the Year
Peerasanti Somritutai
Mediums
Thailand Honourable Mention Lawyer
Supagorn (Pop) Jittimaporn
PDLegal
Vietnam Firm of the Year
Tilleke & Gibbins
Vietnam Honourable Mention Firm
Kinstellar Southeast Asia
Vietnam Lawyer of the Year
Ha Thi Thu Vu
ATS Law Firm
Vietnam Honourable Mention Lawyer
Sarah Galeski
Tilleke & Gibbins
Asia Firm of the Year
Trilegal
Best Newcomer of the Year
Siraj Omar
SD Guthrie RM2.1 Billion Sustainability-Linked Sukuk
Adnan Sundra & Low
SD Guthrie RM2.1 Billion Sustainability-Linked Sukuk
Albar & Partners
Figma v Motiff software copyright litigation
Allen & Gledhill
KPMG affiliate BSR’s NFRA and IL&FS audit liability challenge
AZB & Partners
CATL’s US$5.3 Billion Hong Kong H-Share IPO
CM Law Firm
MiniMax’s HK$4.8 Billion Hong Kong IPO
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
JSW Steel’s INR 19,700 crore Bhushan Power & Steel insolvency resolution
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Singapore’s converged telecom and media competition code
Drew & Napier
Google Android TV competition settlement before the CCI
Economic Laws Practice
Sinopec Group’s HK$7.75 Billion Exchangeable Bond Issuance
Haiwen & Partners
Baidu’s RMB10 Billion Dual-Tranche Offshore RMB Bond Issuance
Han Kun Law Offices
Indonesia’s national BTS 4G infrastructure continuation project
Hendra Soenardi
MiniMax’s HK$4.8 Billion Hong Kong IPO
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Schneider Electric’s unconditional Phase II merger clearance
JSA
Yuexiu Group’s Acquisition of an 83.3% Stake in Hong Kong Life Insurance
JunHe
DHFL avoidance transaction proceeds and creditor-recovery ruling
Juris Corp
Royal Gold’s US$3.6 Billion Acquisition of Sandstorm Gold
KhanLex Partners
Air Liquide’s KRW4.8 Trillion Acquisition of DIG Airgas
Kim & Chang
Air Liquide’s KRW4.8 Trillion Acquisition of DIG Airgas
Lee & Ko
CATL’s US$5.3 Billion Hong Kong H-Share IPO
Llinks Law Offices
NTT's US$16.4 Billion Going-Private of NTT Data Group
Mori Hamada
Sapporo Holdings' ¥477 Billion Real Estate Divestiture
Mori Hamada
NTT's US$16.4 Billion Going-Private of NTT Data Group
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Japan)
Sapporo Holdings' ¥477 Billion Real Estate Divestiture
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (Japan)
NTT's US$16.4 Billion Going-Private of NTT Data Group
Nakamura Tsunoda & Matsumoto
NTT's US$16.4 Billion Going-Private of NTT Data Group
Nishimura & Asahi
Bridge Data Centres US$2.8 Billion Jumbo Loan Financing
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Roche’s landmark Trastuzumab biosimilar litigation
S&R Associates
India’s first admitted corporate class action against Jindal Poly Films
Saraf and Partners
Wikimedia’s landmark ANI defamation and anonymous-user privacy litigation
Trilegal
NextEra’s ICSID award enforcement against Spain
TSMP Law Corporation
Shimao Group’s US$11.5 Billion Offshore Debt Restructuring by Scheme of Arrangement
Zhong Lun Law Firm