2009 FINALISTS

Deal Award categories

 

 

 

Deal Award categories

 

Debt Market Deal of the Year

China Merchants Holdings Senior Notes Offering

Firms: Fried Frank; Linklaters; Maples and Calder
Banks: BNP Paribas; ING; Merrill Lynch 

Country Garden Convertible Bond Offering

Firms: Commerce & Finance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; Sidley Austin
Bank: Merrill Lynch
Accountant: PwC 

Jiangxi Copper Bond Issuance

Firms: Beijing Xin He; King & Wood
Bank: CICC 

Ministry of Railways Corporate Bond Offering

Firms: Beijing Xin He; Zhong Lun
Banks: CICC; BOC International 

Nine Dragon Senior Notes Offering

Firms: Commerce & Finance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jun He; Sidley Austin
Bank: Merrill Lynch 

Shanda Interactive Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Firms: Cleary Gottlieb; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jade & Fountain; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Commerce & Finance
Banks: Goldman Sachs; JPMorgan
Accountant: PwC 

 

Energy & Resources Deal of the Year

Central Asia-China Gas Pipeline

Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Freshfields; GRATA; King & Wood
Banks: China Development Bank (CDB); Bank of China (BOC) 

China Coal Energy IPO

Firms: Jia Yuan; King & Wood
Bank: CICC 

China Guangdong Nuclear Power

Firms: Clifford Chance; Grandall Legal Group
Bank: BNP Paribas 

China Oilfield Services Acquisition of Awilco Offshore

Firms: Clifford Chance; Jingtian & Gongcheng; King & Wood; White & Case; WongPartnership
Banks: JPMorgan; CICC 

Chinalco Acquisition of Stake in Rio Tinto

Firms: Allens Arthur Robinson; Cleary Gottlieb; Clifford Chance; Fried Frank; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters; Mallesons Stephen Jaques; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell; Wachtell Lipton
Banks: CICC; Credit Suisse; Macquarie; Morgan Stanley; JPMorgan
Accountant: Ernst & Young 

 

Equity Market Deal of the Year

China Coal Energy A-share IPO

Firms: Jia Yuan; King & Wood
Bank: CICC 

China Railway Construction Corp IPO

Firms: Baker & McKenzie; DeHeng Law Offices; Freshfields; Jingtian & Gongcheng
Banks: Citic; Citi; Macquarie
Accountant: Ernst & Young 

China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock IPO

Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Grandall Legal Group; Herbert Smith; Jia Yuan
Banks: CICC; Macquarie
Accountant: Ernst & Young 

Jinduicheng Molybdenum A-share IPO

Firms: Guantao; Jia Yuan
Banks: BOC International; CICC 

Renhe Commercial Holdings  IPO

Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Kaiwen; Latham & Watkins; Morrison & Foerster; Norton Rose
Banks: Bank Of China; HSBC; Morgan Stanley; UBS
Accountant: KPMG 

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings IPO

Firms: Hylands; Jia Yuan; Li & Partners; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe 

Xtep International Holdings IPO

Firms: Conyers Dill & Pearman; Herbert Smith; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Jun He; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Banks: JPMorgan; UBS 

 

M&A Deal of the Year

China Huaneng Acquisition of Tuas Power

Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Haiwen & Partners; Herbert Smith; Lovells; Shook Lin & Bok; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BNP Paribas; Calyon; Credit Suisse; DBS; Fortis; Morgan Stanley; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Accountant: KPMG 

China Merchants Bank Acquisition of Wing Lung Bank

Firms: Clifford Chance; Deacons; DLA Piper; Freshfields; Jun He; Simmons & Simmons
Banks: Credit Suisse; JPMorgan; Morgan Stanley; UBS 

China Netcom/Unicom/Telecom restructure

Firms: Commerce & Finance; Freshfields; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; Milbank; Shearman & Sterling; Slaughter and May; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: CICC; Citi; JPMorgan 

China Oilfield Services Acquisition of Awilco Offshore

Firms: Clifford Chance; King & Wood; White & Case; WongPartnership
Banks: CICC; JPMorgan 

Chinalco Acquisition of Stake in Rio Tinto

Firms: Allens Arthur Robinson; Cleary Gottlieb; Clifford Chance; Fried Frank; Haiwen & Partners; Linklaters; Mallesons Stephen Jaques; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Sullivan & Cromwell; Wachtell Lipton
Banks: CICC; Credit Suisse; JPMorgan; Macquarie; Morgan Stanley
Accountant: Ernst & Young 

Coca Cola Acquisition of Huiyuan Juice

Firms: Broad & Bright; Freshfields; Skadden; Walkers 

Sinosteel Acquisition of Midwest

Firms: Deacons; Hardy Bowen; Mallesons Stephen Jaques; Minter Ellison 

 

Project Finance Deal of the Year

Central Asia-China Gas Pipeline

Firms: Baker & McKenzie; Clifford Chance; Freshfields; GRATA; King & Wood
Banks: China Development Bank (CDB); Bank of China (BOC) 

China Guangdong Nuclear Power

Firms: Clifford Chance;Grandall Legal Group
Bank: BNP Paribas 

China Huaneng Acquisition of Tuas Power

Firms: Allen & Gledhill; Haiwen & Partners; Herbert Smith; Lovells; Shook Lin & Bok; Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks: BNP Paribas; Calyon; Credit Suisse; DBS; Fortis; Morgan Stanley; Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation; Sumitom Mitsui Banking Corporation
Accountant: KPMG 

COSCO Pacific Greek Ports Concession

Firm: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe 

 

Real Estate & Construction Deal of the Year

Asia Pacific Land Acquisition of The Center in Shanghai

Firms: Allen & Overy; Deacons; Harneys; Jun He; Maples and Calder; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Paul Hastings; Walkers; Zhong Lun
Bank: JPMorgan
Accountant: PwC 

Country Garden Convertible Bond Offering

Firms: Commerce & Finance; Conyers Dill & Pearman; Jingtian & Gongcheng; Linklaters; Sidley Austin
Bank: Merrill Lynch
Accountant: PwC 

Franshion Properties Acquisition of China Jin Mao

Firms: Allen & Overy; Tian Yuan
Bank: Deutsche Bank
Accountant: Ernst & Young 

Poly Real Estate Bond Issuance

Firms: Beijing Alliance; Zhong Lun 

Vanke Corporate Bonds Issuance

Firms: Shu Jin; Zhong Lun 

 

International Dealmaker of the Year

Chun Wei, Sullivan & Cromwell 

Paul Chow, Linklaters 

Paul Deemer, Vinson & Elkins 

Rupert Li, Clifford Chance 

Teresa Ko, Freshfields 

 

China Dealmaker of the Year

Cui Liguo, Guantao 

David Liu Dali, Jun He 

Guo Guiying, King & Wood 

Shuai Tianlong, Jingtian & Gongcheng 

Wang Weidong, Grandall Legal Group (Beijing) 

Yan Yu, Jia Yuan 

 

 

In-House Award categories

 

Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

Bank of China 

China Development Bank 

China Merchants Bank 

Guotai Junan Securities 

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) 

Societe Generale 

 

Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year

BOC International (China)

CICC

Goldman Sachs

JPMorgan

Morgan Stanley

UBS

 

Foreign Company In-House Team of the Year

BASF

Danone

DELL

Google China

Intel

Procter & Gamble

Shell

The Coca-Cola Company

 

Chinese Company In-House Team of the Year

China Railway Construction Group 

China Telecom 

Chinalco 

CNOOC 

Huawei Technologies 

Lenovo 

Ping An Insurance Group 

Sinosteel 

 

 

China In-House Team of the Year

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) 

JPMorgan 

Procter & Gamble 

 

 

Firm Award categories

 

Banking Law Firm of the Year

Commerce & Finance 

Haiwen & Partners 

Jingtian & Gongcheng 

Jun He 

King & Wood 

 

Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year

AllBright 

Dacheng 

Fangda Partners 

Jun He 

King & Wood 

 

Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year

Dacheng 

Guantao 

King & Capital 

King & Wood 

W & H Law Firm 

Zhongzi 

 

Insurance Law Firm of the Year

AllBright 

Grandall Legal Group 

Shanghai Kai-Rong 

King & Wood 

Wang Jing & Co 

 

IP Law Firm of the Year

CCPIT Patent & Trademark 

Fangda Partners 

King & Wood 

Lifang & Partners 

Liu, Shen & Associates 

Longan 

Watson & Band 

Zhongzi 

 

Shipping Law Firm of the Year

Global Law Office 

Haitong & Partners 

Rolmax 

Sloma & Co 

Wang Jing & Co 

 

Tax & Trusts Law Firm of the Year

Hwuason 

Jun He 

Junzejun 

King & Wood 

Lehman Lee & Xu 

Zuo Quan 

 

Rising Law Firm of the Year

Han Yi 

Hankun 

Haoliwen 

Jia Yuan 

Jin Mao Partners 

MWE China 

Run Ming 

 

Offshore Law Firm of the Year

Appleby 

Conyers Dill & Pearman 

Harneys 

Maples and Calder 

Walkers 

 

West China Law Firm of the Year

Chongqing Overseas 

Exceedon & Partners 

Sichuan Jun He 

Sifangda 

Solton & Partners 

Tahota 

Zhong Hao 

 

North East China Law Firm of the Year

Deheng Law Firm 

Liaoning Fada 

Liaoning Shenyang 

Shandong Ya & Tai 

Wang, Yu, Yang & Ma 

 

Zhejiang Law Firm of the Year

Highmark 

Zhejiang Brighteous 

Zhejiang Liuhe 

Zhejiang T&C 

Zhejiang Zheda 

 

Jiangsu Law Firm of the Year

Fangben 

JC Master 

Jiangsu FD Yongheng 

Jiangsu Way-to-Justice 

Jiangsu Zhibang 

 

Tianjin Law Firm of the Year

Join & High 

Teda 

Winners 

Zhang Ying 

 

Shenzhen Law Firm of the Year

China Commercial Law Co. 

Guangdong Guanghe 

SD & Partners 

Shu Jin 

Sincere Partners 

 

 

Hong Kong Law Firm, PRC Office of the Year

Arculli Fong & Ng 

Deacons 

JSM 

Jackson Woo & Associates 

Woo Kwan Lee & Lo 

Vivien Chan & Co 

 

Guangzhou Law Firm of the Year

Alpha & Leader

C&I partners

GFE Law office 

Guangda 

Kingson 

Wang Jing & Co 

 

Shanghai Law Firm of the Year

AllBright 

Duan & Duan 

Fangda Partners 

Grandall Legal Group (Shanghai) 

Jade & Fountain 

Jin Mao Partners 

Llinks 

 

Beijing Law Firm of the Year

Dacheng 

Guantao 

Haiwen & Partners 

JT & N 

Jun He 

King & Wood 

Tian Yuan 

Zhong Lun 

 

Managing Partner of the Year

Christopher Han, Llinks 

Wang Li, DeHeng Law Offices 

Wang Ling, King & Wood 

Wang Yadong, Run Ming 

Wang Zhongde, Dacheng 

Xiao Wei, Jun He 

Zhu Linhai, AllBright 

 

International Law Firm of the Year

Clifford Chance 

Davis Polk & Wardwell 

Freshfields 

Linklaters 

Lovells 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 

Skadden 

 

China Law Firm of the Year

Dacheng 

Grandall Legal Group 

Guantao 

Jun He 

King & Wood 

Zhong Lun 

 

 



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