December 13, 2023
India  UAE South Korea Singapore  Hong Kong China Malaysia Vietnam Philippines In recognition of outstanding contributions and commendable service in external legal support, the Commended External Counsel of the Year 20233-2023 awards serves as a testament to the invaluable partnership between private practice lawyers and in-house legal teams. Selected through recommendations, votes and testimonials from the in-house counsel and other buyers of legal services in Asia and Middle East, this accolade highlights the crucial role played by these legal professionals in extending and enhancing the capabilities of in-house legal departments. Here are the Commended External Counsel 2022-2023, Thailand*. Napatorn Dasananjali Termglinchan Baker McKenzie napatorn.termglinchan@bakermckenzie.com Napatorn is active in the consumer goods and retail and healthcare and life sciences industries, as well as investigations, compliance and ethics and mergers and acquisitions practices. She has advised numerous multinational clients on their operations in Thailand. She regularly advises on issues relevant to foreign investors, such as compliance, foreign investment, consumer protections, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate structures. Napatorn is particularly fluent in advising on legal issues surrounding licensing and approval requirements for consumer products and requirements of e-commerce and multi-level marketing businesses in Thailand. She is also experienced in corporate investigation work, particularly corporate fraud and misconduct. I am truly honored to be recognized by clients, colleagues and the in-house community for this award. I share this award with the strong Baker McKenzie team and look forward to continuing delivering services of highest quality to our clients Samata Masagee DLA Piper Kudun Sukhumananda Kudun & Partners Weerawong Chittmittrapap Weerawong C&P Stephen Jaggs Allen & very Arkrapol Pichedvanichok Chandler MHM Thanathip Pichedvanichok Thanathip & Partners...
December 13, 2023
India Singapore Philippines Vietnam Hong Kong  China Thailand Malaysia  South Korea  In recognition of outstanding contributions and commendable service in external legal support, the Commended External Counsel of the Year 20233-2023 awards serves as a testament to the invaluable partnership between private practice lawyers and in-house legal teams. Selected through recommendations, votes and testimonials from the in-house counsel and other buyers of legal services in Asia and Middle East, this accolade highlights the crucial role played by these legal professionals in extending and enhancing the capabilities of in-house legal departments. Here are the Commended External Counsel 2022-2023, UAE*. Andrew Johnston Addleshaw Goddard Sara Khoja Clyde & Co Sandeep Dhama Stephenson Harwood Husam Hourani Al Tamimi Philip Ireland Maples Christopher R. Williams Bracewell Will Seivewright DLA Piper Dina Mahdi Hadef & Partners Ben Ward Allen &...
December 13, 2023
India Philippines UAE Vietnam Hong Kong China Thailand Malaysia South Korea In recognition of outstanding contributions and commendable service in external legal support, the Commended External Counsel of the Year 20233-2023 awards serves as a testament to the invaluable partnership between private practice lawyers and in-house legal teams. Selected through recommendations, votes and testimonials from the in-house counsel and other buyers of legal services in Asia and Middle East, this accolade highlights the crucial role played by these legal professionals in extending and enhancing the capabilities of in-house legal departments. Here are the Commended External Counsel 2022-2023, Singapore*. Aloysius Ng Allen & Gledhill Ameera Ashraf Wong & Partners Hanim Hamzah KPMG Law Alban Kang Bird &Bird Eng Beng Lee Rajah & Tann Shirin Tang Morrison & Foerster Edmund J Kronenburg Braddell Brothers Craig Loveless Norton Rose Craig Loveless Allen & Gledhill Bryan Tan Reed Smith Rajesh Sreenivasan Rajah & Tann Joyce A. Tan Joyce A. Tan & Partners Jai S. Pathak Gibson Dunn Valerie Kong Clifford Chance Fatim Jumabhoy Herbert Smith...
December 8, 2023
India Singapore UAE Vietnam Philippines China Thailand Malaysia South Korea In recognition of outstanding contributions and commendable service in external legal support, the Commended External Counsel of the Year 20233-2023 awards serves as a testament to the invaluable partnership between private practice lawyers and in-house legal teams. Selected through recommendations, votes and testimonials from the in-house counsel and other buyers of legal services in Asia and Middle East, this accolade highlights the crucial role played by these legal professionals in extending and enhancing the capabilities of in-house legal departments.Here are the Commended External Counsel 2022-2023, South Korea*. Dae Sagong Yoon & Yang dsagong@yoonyang.com Dae Sagong is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. Mr. Sagong has focused his practice on Energy & Utilities, Environmental & Waste, Project & Real Estate Development, Financing & Investing, M&A, Construction & Infrastructure, SOC, Aviation. Mr. Sagong has successfully advised and counselled numerous clients including Macquarie Asset Management, Macquarie Capital, IGIS Asset Management, KDB KIAMCO, Vena Energy, ØRSTED, Aquila Capital, Argo Energy, GS E&C, Hoban, Korean Air, KDB, Korea Eximbank based on his deep understanding of Korean legal system and expertise of such practices. I consider this award as a recognition bestowed by IHC on behalf of our clients, and therefore, I sincerely express my gratitude once again to both the esteemed clients and to IHC. I aim to share this honor with the entire Yoon & Yang LLC one team. Edward Dhong Yoon & Yang Daniel Sae-Chin Kim O’Melveny & Myers Iksoo Kim Paul Hastings Cho Young Kyun Kim & Chang Sean(Sungwoo) LIM Lee & Ko Jae Hoon KIM Lee & Ko Claudia...
December 1, 2023
India Singapore UAE Vietnam Hong Kong Philippines Thailand Malaysia South Korea In recognition of outstanding contributions and commendable service in external legal support, the Commended External Counsel of the Year 20233-2023 awards serves as a testament to the invaluable partnership between private practice lawyers and in-house legal teams. Selected through recommendations, votes and testimonials from the in-house counsel and other buyers of legal services in Asia and Middle East, this accolade highlights the crucial role played by these legal professionals in extending and enhancing the capabilities of in-house legal departments. Here are the Commended External Counsel 2022-2023, China*. Laura Liu FenXun Partner Laura Liu (刘佳) is a partner at the Baker McKenzie FenXun Joint Operation Office in Beijing. She advises clients across a range of transactional, advisory and contentious competition matters. With a global perspective and deep understanding of clients’ businesses, Laura has assisted a significant number of China-based multinational companies in navigating layers of regulatory control, such as global multijurisdictional merger control and foreign investment review assessments in their cross-border M&A deals, as well as managing the global coordination of regulatory control filing strategies to obtain necessary clearances in China and overseas jurisdictions. Laura has also advised numerous clients on complex competition compliance and advisory matters. In addition, Laura has considerable experience in handling dawn raids and antitrust investigations facing the China competition authority. Clients have commented that “she is very diligent, responsive and definitely knows her stuff” and that “her advice is right to the point and commercially practical. Laura has been recognized as Rising Star: Antitrust & Competition, Legal 500, 2020-2021, and Future Leaders (Partner): Competition, Who’s Who...
October 18, 2023
The highly anticipated shortlist for the In-House Community’s Counsels of the Year Awards 2023 has been unveiled. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the exceptional teams and individuals who made it to the list below. IN-HOUSE INDUSTRY AWARDS   Banking & Finance MB Shinsei Finance Limited Liability Company Alexforbes United Overseas Bank Limited Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) Group Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong Conglomerate Rekso Legal Group Aboitiz Equity Ventures Energy and Natural Resources State Grid Overseas Investment Ltd Apraava Energy Private Ltd Veolia Korea Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) Financial Services Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) PT Indonesia Infrastructure Finance Alexforbes M-Service/Online Mobile Services Joint Stock Company Insurance AIA Singapore Hanwha Life Insurance Co. Max Life Insurance Company Ltd Tokio Marine Insurance Vietnam Manulife Life Sciences & Pharma Syngenta Group Sun Pharma Bayer Holding Ltd (Japan) Manufacturing & Engineering Archer Daniels Midland Company TUV Rheinland Firmenich Property, Infrastructure & Logistics China Machinery Engineering Corp Link Asset Management Ltd Hektar Asset Management FedEx Hong Kong Natura & Co Asia Pacific Retail Nikon Greater China Chalhoub Group Maxim’s Caterers Ltd Technology, Media & Telecom F.I.S. Systems (Middle East) Limited Hexaware Technologies Ltd IBM Japan M1 Limited FMCG Nestle (China) Ltd   IN-HOUSE BEST PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AWARDS   Change Management Alexforbes Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) M1 Ltd GSK Pharma Vietnam Bayer SEA PtE Ltd Compliance Bayer Holding Ltd flydubai Link Asset Management Ltd Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) TuV Rheinland TI Fluid Systems Tokio Marine Insurance Vietnam Nestle Group Greater China DNV Asia Pacific & Middle East Corporate Social Responsibility Financial Services Regulatory Authority Archer Daniels Midland Company Asian Development Bank DNV...