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L-R: Simon Wiggs from Major Lindsey & Africa, Trevor Clark of Linklaters International firm of the year 2010 was an excellent year for Linklaters, with the firm advising on several of this year's most interesting deals. The firm assisted banks on Hong Kong's largest ever listing, AIA Group's IPO, advised the bond trustee on New Zealand and Australasia's first covered bond programme, and advised Bank of China in developing a legal infrastructure on the first renminbi offshore financing, Hopewell Highway's bond.

Japan Airlines’ corporate reorganisation Clifford Chance's Andrew Hutchins Having considered its options for a corporate turnaround throughout 2009, Asia's biggest air carrier, Japan Airlines' (JAL) decision to file for bankruptcy protection in January 2010 signaled one of Japan's biggest corporate failures but it also set in motion landmark reorganisation proceedings.

Vale S.A.’s listing of Hong Kong Depositary Receipts L-R: Greta Gu, Crystal Zhu, Kelvin Ho of JPMorgan, Carla Albano of Vale, Julian Chung of Norton Rose, Christina Loh and Eve Chan of Paul Hastings, Kevin Altit of Mattos Filho, Cleary Gottlieb's Matthew Warburton In December, Brazilian iron ore miner Vale S.A. became the first company to issue Hong Kong Depositary Receipts (HDRs) following the 2008 establishment of a regulatory framework for the securities.

The sale of two Tunisian oil companies has closed in the midst of the country's uprisings. It offers a timely reminder of the importance of risk allocation between signing and closing in the Mena region.

Restrictions governing Indian institutional investors' capital allocation need to be addressed to further develop a domestic hybrid securities market, lawyers working on Tata Steel's recent corporate hybrid securities issuance have said.

The publication this month of additional detail regarding the UK Takeover Panel's proposed code changes effectively lays out what the final code will look like, bar some last minute tweaks.

The UK government’s guidance on the Bribery Act provides much-needed clarification of which overseas companies fall under the Act’s ambit

Responses to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) proposed standard swap documentation all contain a similar thread: "We support the Commission's proposal, but valuations..."

It is awards season at IFLR. The last three months have been filled with submissions, interviews, ceremonies – and, in some cases, bitter recriminations from firms losing out. The awards celebrate legal innovation within capital markets and always have. It's a formula that has worked well for 14 years, since our first ceremony in London. Turn to page 24 for the full write ups of our Asia and Europe awards. The Americas write-ups will follow next month.

Ukreximbank's Euroclearable, hryvnia-denominated bond shows it is possible for emerging market companies to access the international markets directly through a purely local currency issue