2005 WINNERS ARE...

National Deal Firms of the Year
Winners:
Australia – Mallesons Stephen Jaques
China – Jun He Law Offices
Hong Kong – Johnson Stokes & Master
India – Amarchand Mangaldas
Indonesia – Hadiputranto Hadinoto & Partners
Japan – Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Korea – Shin & Kim
Malaysia – Zul Rafique & Partners
New Zealand – Bell Gully
Philippines – Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles
Singapore – Allen & Gledhill
Taiwan – Lee and Li
Thailand – Chandler and Thong-ek
Vietnam – YKVN

Real Estate In-House Team of the Year
Winner:
Hutchison Whampoa Properties Limited

Insurance In-House Team of the Year
Winner:
AIG

Construction In-House Team of the Year
Winner:
KCRC

Media & Entertainment In-House Team of the Year
Winner:
PCCW

Shipping In-House Team of the Year
Winner:
COSCO

IT/Telecommunications In-House Team of the Year
Winner:
PCCW

Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Hampton Winter & Glynn

Chambers of the Year
Winner:
Des Voeux Chambers

Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Johnson Stokes & Master

Insurance Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Kennedys

Construction Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Masons

Tax & Trusts Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Baker & McKenzie

Offshore Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Conyers Dill & Pearman

Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Herbert Smith

Asset Finance Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Johnson Stokes & Master

Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Jonathan Rostron Solicitors

Employment Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Simmons & Simmons

Media & Entertainment Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Haldanes

Shipping Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Holman Fenwick & Willan

Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Deacons

IT/Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Bird & Bird

Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Clifford Chance

Banking Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Linklaters

Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Baker & McKenzie

Insolvency & Restructuring SuperDeal of the Year
Winner:
Jinro (HK) International Limited (Japan winner)
Firms
Herbert Smith; Kim & Chang; Kim Chang & Lee; White & Case; White & Case Kandabashi Law Offices
Banks
Goldman Sachs
Accountants
Ferrier Hodgson Limited

OIL Project Finance & Infrastructure SuperDeal of the Year
Winner:
Petronet LNG Limited (India)
Firms
Amarchand Mangaldas; Latham & Watkins; Luthra & Luthra Law Offices; White & Case (partner Raj Pande moved to Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker in mid-2004)
Banks
State Bank of India; ICICI

Structured Finance & Securitisation SuperDeal of the Year
Winner:
Global Hospital Limited (Japan winner)
Firms
Anderson Mori; Atsumi & Partners; Linklaters; Maples and Calder
Banks
Royal Bank of Scotland

Debt (and Equity-Linked) SuperDeal of the Year
Winner:
Formosa Group convertible/exchangeable bonds (Taiwan)
Firms
Lee and Li; Linklaters; Tsar & Tsai
Banks
Goldman Sachs; ABN AMRO; Citigroup

Equity SuperDeal of the Year
Winner:
Thai Oil IPO (SE Asia winner)
Firms
Allen & Overy; Chandler and Thong-ek Law Offices; Clifford Chance; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom; White & Case
Banks
JP Morgan; Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley

OIL M&A SuperDeal of the Year
Winner:
Anheuser Busch hostile takeover of Harbin Breweries (China winner)
Firms
Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith; Maples and Calder; Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison; Richards Butler; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Banks
ABN AMRO; Anglo Chinese Corporate Finance; CLSA; Morgan Stanley

Breguet SuperDeal Team of the Year
Winner:
Mallesons Stephen Jaques – Westfield Group merger (Australia winner)

Breguet SuperDeal of the Year
Winner:
Anheuser Busch hostile takeover of Harbin Breweries (China winner)
Firms
Conyers Dill & Pearman; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith; Maples and Calder; Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison; Richards Butler; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Banks
ABN AMRO; Anglo Chinese Corporate Finance; CLSA; Morgan Stanley

China Practice of the Year
Winner:
Baker & McKenzie

Investment Bank Team of the Year
Winner:
Goldman Sachs

In-House Team of the Year
Winner:
CLP

Managing Partner of the Year
Winner:
Huen Wong, Simmons & Simmons

Hong Kong Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
Johnson Stokes & Master