Private Practice Shortlist
The current shortlist, produced following our 2020 guide, will be expanded to include standout performers from the last 12 months and will be updated following launch of the 2021 Asia Pacific guide.
Regional Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Gledhill LLP
Baker McKenzie
Herbert Smith Freehills
Rajah & Tann
Tilleke & Gibbins
WongPartnership LLP
Law Firm of the Year – Brunei
Abrahams, Davidson & Co
Cheok Advocates & Solicitors
Dr Colin Ong Legal Services
Eversheds HEP
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Law Firm of the Year – Cambodia
DFDL
Sciaroni & Associates
SokSiphana & Associates
Tilleke & Gibbins
VDB Loi
Law Firm of the Year – Indonesia
Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners
Ginting & Reksodiputro in association with Allen & Overy
Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, a member firm of Baker McKenzie
Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung in association with Herbert Smith Freehills
SSEK Legal Consultants
Law Firm of the Year – Laos
DFDL
McDonald Patafta & Associates Lawyers
Rajah & Tann
Tilleke & Gibbins
VDB Loi
ZICO Law
Law Firm of the Year – Malaysia
Adnan Sundra & Low
Chooi & Company and Cheang & Ariff
Christopher & Lee Ong
Skrine
Wong & Partners
Law Firm of the Year – Myanmar
Allen & Gledhill LLP
DFDL
Luther Law Firm Limited
Tilleke & Gibbins
VDB Loi
Law Firm of the Year – Philippines
Allen & Overy
Pinsent Masons
Quisumbing Torres
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Law Firm of the Year – Singapore
Allen & Gledhill LLP
Allen & Overy
Herbert Smith Freehills
Linklaters
Milbank
Morrison & Foerster
Rajah & Tann
White & Case
WongPartnership LLP
Law Firm of the Year – Thailand
Baker McKenzie
Chandler MHM
Kudun & Partners
Tilleke & Gibbins
Watson Farley & Williams
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners
Law Firm of the Year – Vietnam
Frasers Law Company
Rajah & Tann LCT Lawyers
Tilleke & Gibbins
VILAF
YKVN
Antitrust and competition Team of the Year
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners – Indonesia
Christopher & Lee Ong – Malaysia
Drew & Napier LLC – Singapore
Rajah & Tann – Singapore
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan – Philippines
Tay & Partners – Malaysia
Banking and finance Team of the Year
Albar & Partners – Malaysia
Allen & Overy – Singapore
Chandler MHM – Thailand
Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law) – Philippines
Linklaters – Singapore
Mayer Brown – Singapore
Rajah & Tann – Singapore
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners – Thailand
Widyawan & Partner – Indonesia
Zul Rafique & Partners – Malaysia
Capital markets Team of the Year
Albar & Partners – Malaysia
Allen & Gledhill LLP – Singapore
Allen & Overy – Vietnam
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners – Indonesia
Clifford Chance – Singapore
Linklaters – Thailand
Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano – Philippines
Simmons & Simmons – Singapore
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom – Singapore
Corporate and M&A Team of the Year
Allen & Overy / Ginting & Reksodiputro – Singapore / Indonesia
Kudun & Partners – Thailand
Latham & Watkins – Singapore
Rajah & Tann – Singapore
Skrine – Malaysia
Tilleke & Gibbins – Vietnam
VILAF – Vietnam
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) – Philippines
Construction and Real Estate Team of the Year
Allen & Gledhill LLP – Singapore
Baker McKenzie – Vietnam
Charin & Associates – Thailand
Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore – Singapore
Rahmat Lim & Partners – Malaysia
Litigation Team of the Year
Assegaf Hamzah & Partners – Indonesia
Chooi & Company and Cheang & Ariff – Malaysia
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia – Philippines
Davinder Singh Chambers – Singapore
Dentons Rodyk – Singapore
Drew & Napier LLC – Singapore
K&L Gates Straits Law – Singapore
Rajah & Tann – Singapore
Soemadipradja & Taher – Indonesia
Tilleke & Gibbins – Thailand
TSMP Law Corporation – Singapore
YKVN – Vietnam
International arbitration Team of the Year
Blackstone & Gold – Singapore
Dechert – Singapore
DLA Piper – Thailand
Drew & Napier LLC – Singapore
Jones Day – Singapore
King & Spalding – Singapore
Rajah & Tann – Vietnam
WongPartnership LLP – Singapore
Intellectual property Team of the Year
Amica Law LLC – Singapore
Ananda Intellectual Property – Thailand
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia – Philippines
Januar Jahja & Partners – Indonesia
Shearn Delamore & Co – Malaysia
Tilleke & Gibbins – Vietnam
Villaraza & Angangco (V&A Law) – Philippines
Wong Jin Nee & Teo – Malaysia
Labour and employment Team of the Year
Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro – Indonesia
Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALaw) – Philippines
Baker McKenzie – Vietnam / Thailand
Herbert Smith Freehills – Singapore
Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill – Malaysia
Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC – Singapore
Squire Patton Boggs – Singapore
Watson, Farley & Williams – Thailand
Zul Rafique & Partners – Malaysia
Projects and energy Team of the Year
Adnan Sundra & Low – Malaysia
Allen & Gledhill LLP – Singapore
Allen & Overy / Ginting & Reksodiputro – Singapore / Indonesia
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP – Thailand
Lexcomm Vietnam LLC – Vietnam
MOSVELDTT Law Offices – Philippines
Shearman & Sterling – Singapore
Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners – Thailand
Maritime or Transport Team of the Year
Allen & Gledhill LLP – Singapore
Christopher & Lee Ong – Malaysia
Del Rosario & Del Rosario – Philippines
Dzungrst and Associates – Vietnam
HFW – Singapore
Hill Dickinson – Singapore
SSEK Legal Consultants – Indonesia
Stephenson Harwood – Singapore
TMT Team of the Year
Blumenthal, Richter & Sumet – Thailand
CMS – Singapore
Disini & Disini Law Office – Philippines
Drew & Napier LLC – Singapore
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra – Philippines
Norton Rose Fulbright – Singapore
OC Queen Street LLC – Singapore
Skrine – Malaysia
Tilleke & Gibbins – Vietnam
Rising Law Firm of the Year
Amica Law LLC – Singapore
Bird & Bird ATMD – Singapore
Cavenagh Law – Singapore
Gorriceta Africa Cauton & Saavedra – Philippines
Gulapa Law – Philippines
Joseph Tan Jude Benny LLP – Singapore
Kennedys – Thailand
Kudun & Partners – Thailand
Stephenson Harwood – Singapore
Venture North Law – Vietnam
Lawyer of the Year (private practice)
Aris Gulapa – Gulapa Law
Bill McCormack – Shearman & Sterling
Cavinder Bull SC – Drew & Napier LLC
Duc Tran – Allen & Overy
Hailing Liu – Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore
Judy Hao – ACCRALaw
Kala Anandarajah – Rajah & Tann
Mark Mangan – Dechert
Oanh Nguyen – Baker Mckenzie
Sathiaseelan Jagateesan – Allen & Gledhill LLP
Sophie Mathur – Linklaters
Toby Stephens – HFW