Asian Legal Business China Law Awards 2021

As a country general counsel in the Philippines, Ben has experience in corporate legal work and housekeeping, contracts and negotiations, taxes, risk management, business ethics, banking and securities, labor and employee relations, private international business transactions, foreign investment, due diligence, privacy and protection, antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, immigration, government tenders and others, among others. Each year, ALB invites an independent jury composed of high-level legal executives and experts from various sectors, corresponding to the varied list of award categories. ALB is pleased to introduce you to some of the respected judges. The rest of the jury will be announced on the evening of the virtual prizes. As part of the Chongqing Municipal Government`s 2020 Special Bonds, ZHH & Robin has provided specific legal services for 191 bond projects, including Chongqing Municipal Rail Transport Project, Chongqing East Railway Station Comprehensive Transport and Water Center Project, Guangyang Yangtze River Economic Belt Green Development Demonstration Project, etc., with bonds valued at RMB 35.7 billion. In addition, Tian Yuan`s energy and mineral resources team maintained its momentum and deepened its efforts in the Belt and Road Initiative markets in 2020. In recent years, Tian Yuan has acted as senior legal counsel to Yangtze Power in connection with Yangtze Power`s acquisition of a Peruvian electricity distribution company for $3.59 billion in the largest overseas mergers and acquisitions project. Tian Yuan also led the EPC+F financing project of the Power Construction Corporation of China`s 730 MW combined-cycle power plant project in Rumaila, which is the first government guarantee project for the private sector since Iraq`s post-war reconstruction. JunHe`s capital markets team consists of more than 60 partners and lawyers as well as more than 140 partners, making it the largest dedicated team within the firm. JunHe`s capabilities in foreign financial markets were highly praised by seven companies and financial institutions during our price research. A managing director of a Chinese investment bank in Hong Kong is very pleased with JunHe`s services in offshore capital markets, noting in particular that “their prospectus writer has excellent experience in presenting the main competitive advantages and business model of issuers.” Conyers advised China Resources Microelectronics on its groundbreaking listing of red chips on the Shanghai Stock Exchange`s (SSE) STAR market.

The IPO marked the first Caymanian company and the first listing of red chips on the SSE, as well as the first issuer whose face value was not in renminbi. Conyers also provided legal advice in the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands to Ronshine Service and Pangaea Connectivity Technology in connection with their global offering of HKD 610 million and HKD 145 million respectively to the lead board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK). The antitrust team at Merits & Tree Law Offices has included national and international companies well known as clients, including Tencent, Wise Road Capital, China Vanke, JOY Capital, Mitsui Fudosan, Full Truck Alliance and Tianjin Energy Group. The firm provides professional legal services to Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a publicly traded company on the SSE, with respect to competition review and antimonopoly applications. Merits & Tree has also helped USI complete several antimonopoly review applications for foreign acquisitions and domestic and foreign joint ventures, including the acquisition of Asteelflash Group and the formation of a joint venture with Merry Electronics of Taiwan. King & Wood Mallesons` capital markets team participated in a number of significant domestic transactions in 2021. The company acted as legal counsel to China International Capital Corporation (CICC), the sponsor of China Telecom`s listing on the SSE following its delisting from the U.S. Stock Exchange, which raised RMB 54.16 billion, the largest IPO of A-shares in the past 10 years by going up, and also the largest IPO of the global telecommunications industry in the last 20 years. and the fifth largest IPO of A-share to date. As part of SF Holding`s RMB 20 billion refinancing project, King & Wood advised Mallesons CICC, one of the co-sponsors, on the largest refinancing project of a listed company in the national logistics sector since 2016. Reorganization of the bankruptcy and resumption of the chemical business of Shandong Hongye Group, represented by China Risun Group (01907.HK) and China Cinda Jasmine is a frequent guest speaker in industrial and professional forums around the world and has an LL.B. (Hons) from the United Kingdom and an LLM specializing in intellectual property law from Canada.

She is called to the bar in England and Wales, Singapore, Canada and Hong Kong. Jasmine is a strong believer in giving back and is a board member of the American Singapore Chamber of Commerce, the Singapore Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and was previously President of the Hong Kong Chapter. She is also a member of the SIAC User Council. Jasmine was recognized as one of Asia`s leading influential in-house business lawyers in The Legal 500: Corporate Counsel 100 Asia and was featured in the first edition of the book World`s Leading General Counsels. Thomson Reuters is proud to present the 17th edition of the ALB SE Asia Law Awards. On October 21, 2021, this virtual awards ceremony will be enjoyed by finalists and special guests from the comfort of their own homes. Jeremy is Bouygues Construction Group`s Legal and Compliance Manager in Asia, leading a diverse team of legal and commercial experts in 13 different jurisdictions with proven experience in the construction industry, real estate development, facilities management, engineering and the energy sector. This year, we continue to present the “Golden League” awards, which list eight of China`s leading law firms that have been recognized for their strong foundation and comprehensive practice. We expect their experience to encourage the market to continue to evolve and lead by example with world-class legal services across the country. Wilkinson & Grist has been advising multinational food manufacturer Kraft Heinz Company for many years. Alexandra Zottola, legal counsel for the firm that handles trademark matters, says Wilkinson & Grist is their point of contact for all trademark and copyright matters in the region.

“The Wilkinson & Grist team knows our portfolio inside out and manages all of our business with such care and speed that I often forget that they have many more customers than our company alone.” Retaining talent means maintaining skills, and Jingtian & Gongcheng works with top universities in China to nurture exceptional talent. The firm has worked with the China University of Political Science and Law to promote legal talent, and as a sponsor of the Chinese University of Political Science and Law Paralegal Competition, Jingtian & Gongcheng offers internship opportunities to outstanding students. Jincheng Tongda & Neal provided legal services for the registration, issuance and structuring of huatai Asset Management – Yongle No. 1-30 Asset-Backed Special Scheme transactions of RMB 10 billion, which improved the efficiency of the issue while meeting the client`s business needs. King & Wood Mallesons has represented Novartis, one of the world`s largest pharmaceutical companies, responding to disability claims from 11 companies since the launch of Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan), its heavy heart failure drug, in China. After three years of disputes and negotiations, eight companies have withdrawn their claims. After China`s National Intellectual Property Administration announced its rejection of the three remaining applications in July 2021, Entresto`s patent remains valid. Asian Legal Business congratulates all finalists and winners.

Here are the winners of the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2021. This year, the China Business Law Awards adopt the same categorization as last year`s awards and are divided into three types: general awards; Awards for areas of practice; and industry prices. Each award is given to eight Chinese companies and eight international companies, with a few exceptions due to practice restrictions under Chinese law and special categorizations. Please note that the involvement of banks and legal advisors in transactions essentially reflects the information provided by registered organizations. Therefore, any omission by a party involved in any of these transactions should not be construed as a comment on the role assumed by that party. If you have any questions about the shortlist, please email Lokesh at lokesh.bogati@thomsonreuters.com There will be an independent jury of 40 high-level and experienced industry legal executives to review the submission documents. The jury is selected on the basis of its expertise and knowledge and consists of different sectors to meet the varied list of award categories. The identity of the jury will be treated confidentially before the award ceremony. DeHeng is also highly regarded by its clients in the field of competition law and antitrust law.