ASEAN Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Gledhill
Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
DFDL
Linklaters
Rajah & Tann
ZICO Law

Winner: Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie stands out for its depth of coverage in the South-East Asia region, clients highlighting the benefit of its extensive network of offices and associated firms across Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. As one source explains: "They have a strong multi-jurisdictional network, which allows them to provide a fast and seamless response to cross-border issues that arise." The firm also offers broad practice area coverage that encompasses corporate and finance transactions, complex disputes as well as a wide range of commercial and regulatory work. Impressive highlights include the Bangkok team’s work advising Altimeter Growth on the Thai aspects of its USD39.6 billion merger with Grab Holdings, as well as the work of its associated firm Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners in Indonesia assisting Bank BRIsyariah, Bank Syariah Mandiri and Bank BNI Syariah with their combined merger.

Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Overy LLP
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Linklaters

Winner: Allen & Overy LLP
Allen & Overy has a formidable presence across the Asia-Pacific region, with leading teams out of both Greater China and Singapore, impressive activity and growth across the wider South-East Asia region and a leading India practice, as well as an established and growing presence in the Australia market. Widely known as a leading player for big-ticket corporate, capital markets and banking mandates, it is also highly rated for its successful project finance and arbitration practices. Amongst its recent highlights, the Greater China team advised the joint lead managers and joint bookrunners on the first dual-currency blue bond offering by Bank of China for the financing of marine-related eligible green projects. Elsewhere, the Singapore and Australia offices advisedTelenor ASA on the merger of Digi.com with Celcom Axiata Berhad. The firm has received strong client recognition across the region and is regularly praised for its ability to handle complex work as well as its commercially attuned advice. As one source puts it: "Allen & Overy is one of my go-to firms because they manage to balance our need for commerciality with legal and market practice knowledge. They have a good way of explaining complicated matters so that we can understand."

Australia Law Firm of the Year

Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons

Winner: Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is one of Australia’s leading law firms and is widely ranked across most of the practice areas in the Australia chapter of Chambers Asia Pacific. The firm wins this year’s Australia Law Firm of the Year award on the back of continued improvement, having risen to band 2 this year in both the corporate/M&A and dispute resolution sections, whilst continuing to be recognised for its top-level practice in areas such as real estate and construction. Clients regard the team very highly, one noting: “I would rate the team at Corrs among the best,” while another adds: “The firm is top of my list for expertise, client engagement and strategic advice.” A further client comments: “We certainly regard Corrs as one of the best in Australia – they have extensive resources and facilities; when dealing with them it seems that no request is too difficult or complex, they are always prompt in their delivery and their lawyers are technical experts who are extremely bright and very conscious of the commerciality of their advice.”

China (PRC Firms) Best Regional Law Firm of the Year

China Commercial Law Firm
Shanxi Zhonglv Law Firm
Sunshine Law Firm
T&C Law Firm
Winners Law Firm
Zhenghan Law Firm

Winner: China Commercial Law Firm and Zhenghan Law Firm

China (International Firms) Corporate & Finance Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Linklaters
Sidley Austin

Winner: Linklaters
Linklaters’ impressive team of experts has demonstrated outstanding work and client service across corporate/M&A, capital markets and banking & finance. In particular, the practice offers an exceptionally strong track record in equity and debt offerings in capital markets, where it is often called upon to advise on various bond issuances and high-yield note mandates, as well as IPOs and block trades. As one client explains: "Compared with other firms, Linklaters has an enviable track record of advising major financial institutions on the one hand, and on the other hand, issuers of a wide range of credit profiles, from sovereign credit to high-yield issuers; this enables the team to provide solutions to all kinds of difficult legal and commercial issues." Linklaters’ expertise in high-stakes transactions is also in high demand, and a notable highlight saw the practice advising CK Hutchison on its sale of tower assets in Europe worth EUR10 billion to a Spanish company Cellnex. The law firm acts for a prestigious list of domestic and foreign corporations, multinationals as well as banks and financial institutions, thanks to its global footprint and network of offices.

China (PRC Firms) Client Service Award of the Year

DaHui Lawyers
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe LLP
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Winner: JunHe LLP

China (PRC Firms) Corporate & Finance Law Firm of the Year

Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Grandall Law Firm
Han Kun Law Offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng
JunHe LLP
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Winner: Zhong Lun Law Firm

China (International Firms) Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Deacons
Herbert Smith Freehills
Linklaters

Winner: Herbert Smith Freehills
Herbert Smith Freehills maintains a market-leading position in the dispute resolution market. Its high-calibre offering in litigation and arbitration is sought after by multinationals, blue-chip corporations, financial institutions and private client firms. The firm also fields highly skilled specialist lawyers undertaking corporate investigations/anti-corruption and contentious regulatory work. The firm distinguishes itself by its deep bench of arbitration lawyers and litigators as well as their experience, enabling the practice to devote resources to the most complex multi-jurisdictional cases. As one source explains: "They've got a reputation for being one of the leading disputes firms and our matter definitely bore that out in how they operated, the team that came together, the senior involvement and the strategy and direction." In addition to its deft handling of financial services litigation, the team is skilled in disputes stemming from shareholding and general commercial agreements as well as international treaties. Clients benefit from Herbert Smith Freehills’ extensive footprint and capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region, and one key highlight saw the firm advising SIPC and Addax with a cross-border team of lawyers from the firm's Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Melbourne and Perth offices on a USD5.5 billion fraud claim arising from the 2012 purchase by the clients of a 49% stake in an upstream business in the North Sea from Repsol.

China (PRC Firms) Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

Fangda Partners
Hui Zhong Law Firm
Hylands Law Firm
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
King & Wood Mallesons
Tian Tong Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm

Winner: King & Wood Mallesons

India International Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Overy
Clifford Chance
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters

Winner: Latham & Watkins
This highly effective team is singled out for its impressive cross-border work in the areas of capital markets, corporate/M&A and private equity work. The India practice is led by Singapore-based partner Rajiv Gupta, who is considered “extremely strong acting for Indian issuers, as well as underwriters, and very strong on high-yield and structured transactions." The firm has provided US law advice on some of India’s most high-profile tech issuances of the last year, including advising the underwriter on Zomato’s USD1.3 billion IPO and acting on India’s largest ever IPO for Paytm. Clients and peers also highlight the firm’s high activity levels on private equity investment, including notable work for The Carlyle Group and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). The firm’s bench strength for corporate work was further enhanced through the addition of corporate partner Sidharth Bhasin to the Singapore office in August 2021.

India National Law Firm of the Year

AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
JSA
Khaitan & Co
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Trilegal

Winner: AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is one of India’s leading full-service law firms. Over the last year the firm has lived up to its reputation as a corporate powerhouse, leading on marquee deals such as Facebook’s acquisition of a 9.9% stake of Jio Platforms and for AGAC Ecstasy on its acquisition of a majority stake and control over Edelweiss Group's wealth management and investment banking business. Clients find that the firm’s “understanding of commercial aspects of transactions and quick turnaround time, even when timelines are very aggressive, without compromising on the quality of work, makes them a class apart." The firm has also demonstrated an especially strong body of work and client feedback across capital markets, banking and finance, white-collar crime, tax and life sciences, rising into the band 1 category across these areas for the 2022 edition. The team maintains a leading pan-India dispute resolution practice, with impressive high court and appellate work as well as international arbitration matters. Clients emphasise the dispute resolution team’s “ability to break down complex legal issues and come up with effective and practical advice."

Indonesia Domestic Law Firm of the Year

ABNR Counsellors at Law
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Ginting & Reksodiputro
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung
SSEK Legal Consultants

Winner: Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners has a formidable offering in Indonesia’s domestic legal market, with standout practices across core areas such as banking, capital markets, M&A, projects & energy and dispute resolution. The firm also has leading teams in specialist areas of focus, such as IP, tax and employment law. The team based in Jakarta is able to draw upon the global Baker McKenzie network, adding to its considerable strength in terms of service offering. Indeed, an interviewee appreciates that "their affiliation with Baker McKenzie allows us, as a client, to interact with other Baker offices around the world.” Demonstrating the firm’s strength to handle complex matters, Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners assisted Bank BRIsyariah, Bank Syariah Mandiri and Bank BNI Syariah with their combined merger. The team also acted for Kereta Cepat Indonesia China, alongside the Indonesian sponsors and shareholder, on the USD6 billion development and financing of the Jakarta to Bandung high-speed rail project.

Indonesia International Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Overy
Ashurst
Clifford Chance
Herbert Smith Freehills
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Milbank

Winner: Allen & Overy
Allen & Overy has a market-leading Indonesia practice, with particular strength from its team of lawyers based in Singapore. The team in Singapore also works closely with its Jakarta-based associated firm, Ginting & Reksodiputro, to provide impressive local knowledge. Lawyers in the firm’s Singapore office are well recognised for their big-ticket work in the M&A, banking, capital markets and projects & energy spaces in Indonesia. A source reports that "Allen & Overy in Singapore are always very impressive. Their relationship with Ginting & Reksodiputro in Jakarta means that the service provided on Indonesian transactions is seamless." In a recent highlight, Allen & Overy advised Indies Special Opportunities on a financing by way of call and put option in relation to shares in MNC Vision Networks.

Japan Domestic Law Advisers of the Year

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Nishimura & Asahi

Winner: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto stands out as one of the top law firms in Japan, boasting a total 17 rankings in the Japan chapter of Chambers Asia Pacific and 49 rankings for individual lawyers, more than any other firm in this chapter. The firm is known for the breadth of its expertise and service offering, and its suite of 13 band 1 rankings includes such areas as corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, banking & finance, real estate and projects & energy. Clients describe the team as “outstanding” and “the best in the market.” The firm is further praised as “one of the absolutely top Japanese firms,” with another client commenting: “I work with them because they have the best assembly of talented lawyers among any of the leading Japanese firms.”

Japan International Law Advisers of the Year

Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Morrison & Foerster
White & Case

Winner: White & Case
White & Case is renowned as one of the most prominent firms internationally and a leading firm in Japan. Highly ranked across the Chambers Japan chapter, the firm has rankings in eight sections, ascending to the top tier in banking & finance this year to bring its total number of band 1 rankings to three. Clients are superlative in their praise of the firm, one commenting: “Of all the firms I have worked with they are obviously outstanding,” another noting: “They are the best firm in the world, there is no other firm I would like to work with,” and a third simply saying: “They are top of their class.” Clients also praise the high quality of service provided by the team, one commenting: “White & Case understand the issues accurately, are always client oriented and provide practical advice,” while another highlights: “It is one of the best firms that provide legal services for cross-border deals conducted by Japanese companies.”

Malaysia Law Firm of the Year

Christopher & Lee Ong
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill
Rahmat Lim & Partners
Shearn Delamore
Skrine
Wong & Partners

Winner: Skrine
Skrine is one of Malaysia’s most respected law firms, with top-tier legal teams across several practice areas, including M&A and IP. The team has also made significant gains in our latest coverage for the strength of its employment and TMT offerings, whilst it also has expertise in a wider range of areas, including litigation, competition law and projects & energy. A client declares that Skrine’s team "gives top-notch advice and is commercially sound, practical and succinct in its memos. The quality of professionalism is very high." Among its many recent highlights, the firm demonstrated its energy and corporate expertise by advising BP on the Malaysian aspects of its USD5 billion sale of its aromatic, acetyl and related businesses to INEO. Skrine also represented Hess Exploration and Production Malaysia in relation to a lawsuit brought by a former contractor, who was an employee of a service provider of Hess.

New Zealand Law Firm of the Year

Bell Gully
Buddle Findlay
Chapman Tripp
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Russell McVeagh
Simpson Grierson

Winner: Bell Gully
Bell Gully is widely recognised as being amongst the very best law firms in New Zealand, being ranked in all 16 sections for law firms in the Chambers New Zealand section and maintaining band 1 rankings in 9 of these. The firm is noted for its top-tier offering in a wide range of practice areas, including Banking & Finance, Dispute Resolution and Corporate Law, and gains further recognition in the Chambers 2022 guide in the field of Environment & Resource Management. A client describes Bell Gully as “the best full-service firm in New Zealand,” highlighting the team as “commercial, sensible, pragmatic and not arrogant or unnecessarily aggressive.” Another client comments: “The firm has an outstanding breadth and depth of practice from the partner level down,” and a further client states: “Bell Gully has some of the best legal brains in the game.”

Offshore Law Firm of the Year

Conyers
Harneys
Maples
Ogier
Walkers

Winner: Walkers
Walkers is widely recognised as one of the most pre-eminent offshore firms, frequently assisting clients in the Asia-Pacific region from its offices in Hong Kong and Singapore on matters involving Cayman, BVI and Bermuda law. The firm is particularly noted for its strength in corporate and finance matters, where it frequently acts on matters relating to investment funds, M&A transactions, capital markets and shipping and aviation issues. The team also fields expertise in the dispute resolution space, handling shareholder and contractual disputes. Clients are quick to praise the firm’s high level of service, one commenting: “The partners I have dealt with are very hands on and responsive - they are able to leverage off the time differences between Asia and the offshore jurisdictions to provide responses quickly when required.” The same client describes the team as “very commercially aware with useful practical insights in relation to the approach of the judges in the various offshore jurisdictions where they practice,” while another client adds: “As a practical matter, there are virtual no Cayman Islands issues or matters that they cannot handle.”

Philippines Law Firm of the Year

Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio
Quisumbing Torres
Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Villaraza & Angangco

Winner: SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan stands out in the Philippines legal market for its outstanding expertise across most areas of practice, such as M&A, banking, capital markets, TMT and real estate, as well as litigation and arbitration. The team is also strong in projects-related work, as well as IP and tax. Its lawyers earn recognition for their ability to handle sophisticated mandates, with a source reporting that "even if the deal is complicated and out of the box, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan is there to assist us and immediately understands the commercial aspects.” In one example of the team’s strength in big-ticket transactional work, SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan advised BayCorp International and CreditCorp on the Philippines part of the global acquisition by CreditCorp of BayCorp. On the contentious side, the firm represented mining corporations Barrick Gold and Placer Dome in a petition for a Writ of Kalikasan filed against the companies, which sought to compel the defendants to rehabilitate areas allegedly damaged in a mining accident in the late 1990s.

Singapore Corporate & Finance Domestic Law Advisers of the Year

Allen & Gledhill
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Rajah & Tann
Shook Lin & Bok
WongPartnership

Winner: Allen & Gledhill
Allen & Gledhill wins the Corporate & Finance Domestic Law award this year in recognition of its leading work in big-ticket and complex Singapore-law transactions and regulatory work across all key areas, including Corporate/M&A and private equity work, banking and finance, capital markets, investment funds and project finance. The firm demonstrates exceptional depth and quality of bench and receives excellent client feedback. As one source sums up: "Allen & Gledhill is an excellent law firm with a wide scope of practice areas, comprising leading, accomplished partners." Amongst a range of impressive mandates, last year the firm acted as Singapore counsel to Grab Holdings on its listing on Nasdaq through a USD39.6 billion merger with Altimeter Growth. Other highlights included the banking team’s work for a syndicate of financial institutions in relation to a SGD2.5 billion revolving credit facility to Singtel Group Treasury. Aside from the firm’s depth of expertise, clients emphasise the quality of service and the practical nature of advice provided. A source finds the firm "very dedicated and attentive, with great Singapore market experience. They are commercially minded and able to think outside the box."

Singapore Corporate & Finance International Law Advisers of the Year

Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Latham & Watkins
Linklaters
Milbank
White & Case

Winner: Allen & Overy
Allen & Overy has a highly established presence in Singapore where over the last year it has secured lead roles on some of the region’s most significant banking and finance, corporate/M&A, capital markets and projects mandates. Amongst an impressive and varied raft of work, some examples include working together with its Jakarta-based lawyers to assist the Republic of Indonesia with its USD4.3 billion triple-tranched bond issuance and advising Telenor on the USD3 billion proposed merger of Digi.com and Celcom Axiata in Malaysia. The firm received excellent recognition from clients across a wide range of areas, one source summing up: "Allen & Overy is one of my go-to firms because they manage to balance our need for commerciality with legal and market practice knowledge. They have a good way of explaining complicated matters so that we can understand." The firm’s Singapore partners have progressed well in our rankings over the last year, reflecting both the quality of work handled and recognition from clients and peers. For the 2022 edition, this has included a new ranking for Tim Beech in capital markets and improved rankings for Felipe Duque, Pallavi Gopinath Aney, Alexander Stathopoulos, Aloysius Tan, Alun Evans and James Mythen.

Singapore Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

Clifford Chance / Cavenagh Law
Drew & Napier
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Spalding
Rajah & Tann
WongPartnership

Winner: Drew & Napier
Drew & Napier is recognised for its impressive offering across the dispute resolution spectrum, including for both litigation and arbitration. The firm remains one of the market-leaders for commercial and financial cases before the Singapore High Court and Supreme Court, with a talented bench of litigators headed by Cavinder Bull SC, Jimmy Yim SC and Randolph Khoo. As one client of the litigation team explains: "Drew & Napier is altogether exceptional. First-class service with the brains and tactics to match." Amongst a raft of notable recent cases, the firm has acted for Hin Leong Trading's judicial managers in a fraudulent trading case seeking recovery of approximately USD3.5 billion. The firm is a popular choice of counsel for complex insolvency cases and maintains a strong offering for international arbitration, where its work has included significant investor-state and energy disputes. In one such highlight, Drew & Napier acted for Surfeit Harvest Investment in a USD1.17 billion investor-state arbitration under UNCITRAL rules against Taiwan.

South Korea International Law Firm of the Year

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Herbert Smith Freehills
Linklaters
Paul Hastings
Ropes & Gray
White & Case

Winner: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is recognised in this year’s award after another impressive showing in key practice areas, retaining its position in the top band in Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets. The practice is counsel of choice for many Korean corporations, especially when it comes to cross-border acquisitions and investments as well as equity and debt offerings. The firm has received strong client feedback that emphasises that the team’s “knowledge and depth of experience are top-tier” and singles out its “pragmatic, transaction-oriented advice as well as regulatory insight.” A key highlight saw the firm acting for underwriters including NH Investment & Securities, Korea Investment & Securities and Mirae Asset Daewoo as US counsel on the KRW963 billion Big Hit Entertainment IPO, which included a Rule 144A/Regulation S international tranche in the global offering. Not only renowned for its strong on-the-ground capabilities in South Korea, the firm is also reputed for its global network of lawyers based in Asia-Pacific and Europe, supporting clients in many high-stakes mandates.

South Korea National Law Firm of the Year

Bae, Kim & Lee
Kim & Chang
Lee & Ko
Shin & Kim
Yulchon

Winner: Kim & Chang
Kim & Chang maintains an enviable standing among the leading Korean law firms and frequently represents an impressive host of domestic and foreign clients. This year the firm retains top rankings across a wide range of key practice areas, including banking & finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, international trade, projects & energy, shipping and TMT. It continues to be a counsel of choice for many domestic and international corporations, including Coupang, SK Telecom, POSCO, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Energy, The Export-Import Bank of Korea and Volkswagen AG. Kim & Chang assisted KB Financial with acquiring all shares of Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea, a transaction worth approximately USD2 billion. Over the last year the firm has received fulsome praise from many clients, who appreciate that its “extensive experience, strong sense of commitment and expertise in various areas enable them to provide reliable and holistic legal service."

Taiwan Law Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie
Formosa Transnational Attorneys At Law
Jones Day
LCS & Partners
Lee and Li Attorneys at Law
Tsar & Tsai

Winner: Tsar & Tsai
Tsar & Tsai houses an outstanding bench of experts offering full service. While maintaining a leading position in the banking & finance, corporate/M&A and intellectual property, the law firm is also recognised for its experience in capital markets, employment and TMT. The practice is well equipped to advise on domestic and cross-jurisdictional matters and is frequently sought by local and international entities. A key highlight saw Tsar & Tsai acting as Taiwanese law counsel to SF Holdings for its acquisition of a 51.8% stake in Kerry Logistics for USD2.3 billion.

Thailand Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Chandler MHM
DLA Piper
Linklaters
Tilleke & Gibbins
Weerawong C&P

Winner: Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie has outstanding breadth of coverage across Thailand’s legal market, with highly sought-after teams in numerous practice areas. The firm’s offering includes significant strength in banking, capital markets, M&A, real estate and projects & energy work, as well as dispute resolution, employment, IP and restructuring/insolvency. Baker McKenzie’s team in Bangkok also houses impressive expertise in the aviation, competition law, insurance and tax spaces. An impressed interviewee summarises that “the team are very professional and very commercial as well, which is exactly what we want as a client.” An example of its standout work is its advice to Altimeter Growth on the Thai aspects of its USD39.6 billion merger with Grab Holdings, whilst the team also represented lenders including Bangkok Bank and Kasikornbank on the THB30 billion financing of seven gas-fired power plants in Thailand.

Vietnam Law Firm of the Year

Allen & Overy
Baker McKenzie
Frasers Law Company
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
VILAF
YKVN Lawyers

Winner: VILAF
VILAF is one of Vietnam’s elite corporate law firms, providing a wide range of knowhow in areas such as banking, capital markets, M&A and real estate. The firm also demonstrates strength in litigation and employment matters. A source especially highlights VILAF’s pre-eminence in projects-related work, enthusing that “VILAF is a leading Vietnamese law firm in the energy sector. Their services are very good and they provide detailed advice for the client.” VILAF handles many high-profile mandates arising in the Vietnamese legal sphere, including in the banking space. One such example is its assistance to Grab with its USD500 million financing to Grab Vietnam. Another example of recent big-ticket work is its advice to SCG Chemicals and Long Son Petrochemicals on the construction and development of a USD5.4 billion petrochemicals project in Vietnam.

Outstanding Contribution Award (In-house individual)

Adrian Goss - Bauer Media
Courtenay Zajicek - Nando's Australia
Felicia Law - J.P. Morgan
Gordon Chan - Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Joseph Chan - Yum China
Lynette Lim - Cargill

Winner: Lynette Lim - Cargill
Lynette Lim is a trailblazer in every respect. A powerful champion for gender diversity, she has led from the front, breaking the glass ceiling and working tirelessly to ensure the workplace is inclusive, while also ensuring issues such as the gender pay gap are addressed.

Outstanding Contribution Award (Private practice individual)

Asep Ridwan - Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Brooke Massender - Herbert Smith Freehills
Matt Bower - Allen & Overy
Melissa Ng - Clifford Chance LLP
Nisha Kaur Uberoi - Trilegal
Yasuzo Takeno - Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

Winner: Brooke Massender - Herbert Smith Freehills
A leader and champion for diversity, inclusion and pro bono work, Brooke Massender is Herbert Smith Freehills’ first Pro Bono Partner. Leading pro bono services across 26 offices globally, Brooke uses over 20 years of experience to engender structural change and support some of the most vulnerable people and communities in Australia and beyond. Brooke has played a pivotal role in ensuring access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, while current initiatives range from legal assistance for homeless young people in Sydney to ensuring ethical investment in developing nations.

Outstanding Firm for D&I

Dentons Kensington Swan
Dundas Street Employment Lawyers
Gulapa Law
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Rahayu Partnership Advocates & Solicitors
Samvad Partners
Stephenson Harwood
Winkler Partners

Winner: Dentons Kensington Swan
Dentons Kensington Swan is recognised for its commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion. The firm has a diverse senior team, with 41% of partners being women, which has been achieved through a number of initiatives, extensive training and progressive parental leave policies.

Outstanding Firm for Pro Bono

Clayton Utz
DLA Piper
Donovan & Ho
Drew & Napier
Lanna Lawyers
Mayer Brown
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Trilegal
Zain & Co (a member of Dentons)

Winner: Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is recognised for its extensive pro bono work, working with a range of NGOs and governments, as well as on its own independent projects. Highlights include providing legal insights to students from lower socio-economic background and helping to settle refugees.