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* M&As, IPOs, securitizations and other financing firsts * Worth over US$50bn in value * Involving more than 10 different jurisdictions * And more than 30 of Asia’s most reputable law firms

The ability to generate a headline is not always a good thing. But the following 100 lawyers from around the Asia-Pacific region have managed to do just that over the last 12 months

The significance of the recently closed IPO of Chinese carmaker Dongfeng Motor Group is likely to go well beyond its strong debut on the HKSE, as well as its international offering within and outside the US.

Bank of America Corporation's US$3bn strategic investment in China Construction Bank was the largest single foreign investment in a Chinese company and the first foreign strategic investment in one of China's 'big four' state-owned banks.

Baker & McKenzie has advised China's largest alumina producer Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) on its HK$4.67bn H-share placement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the second-largest share placement in Hong Kong in 2006.

And the finalists are...
It's that time of year again. Now in its fifth year, the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards is back and promises to be bigger and better than ever in 2006. The following pages document the official finalists - and potential winners - of this year's awards

Just as Freshfields announced it had finally wound up its Singapore office to concentrate on the China market, the head of its China practice, Doug Markel, left the firm to head up the newly minted Beijing office of US competitor Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

The Asian operations of DLA Piper are being revamped, with the firm's announcement of a change of leadership, two key capital market lateral hires and the internal promotion of an insurance specialist.

The Asian operations of DLA Piper are being revamped, with the firm's announcement of a change of leadership, two key capital market lateral hires and the internal promotion of an insurance specialist.

Winners of the 2009 ALB China Law Awards, the highest accolade in the legal industry in 2008, were announced at a gala ceremony in Shanghai on 24 April.

China State Construction Engineering Corporation has appointed Haiwen for its US$6.2bn A-share IPO, which will be the country's largest IPO since October 2007.

Why this groundbreaking deal was chosen to win at this year's China Law Awards

参与中国电信收购联通CDMA业务和中国联通与中国网通合并项目的中外律师事务所名单，以及该交易获奖理由

What makes an award-winning deal, and which firms helped to seal this record-breaking transaction - China Oilfield Services Acquisition of Awilco Offshore

中海油服25亿美元收购挪威上市公司Awilco Offshore的交易项目为中国公司全额收购欧洲公司交易额最大的要约收购。现公布参与此重大标志性交易的中外律师事务所名单，以及该交易获奖理由。

The flood of IPOs that law firms are advising at the moment signals the return of vibrant capital markets in Greater China. Six firms, including Jia Yuan and Tian Yuan, has recently advised on the A + H IPO of Metallurgical Corp of China - the world's second largest IPO so far this year.

Law firms in Hong Kong, China and the US have pulled off the second-largest IPO in the world in 2009. Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) has concurrently listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the HKSE with a global offering worth approximately US$5.3bn

Six firms have collectively provided legal advice for the US$160m consortium investment for a minority stake in Shanghai-headquartered International Far Eastern Leasing Company.

近日，六家律师事务所一同为KKR牵头财团向远东国际租赁投资1.6亿美元的项目提供法律咨询和服务。

ALB discusses what a world without the global financial crisis means for private equity in North Asia with Paul, Weiss partner Jack Lange