The Rising Stars Awards Asia-Pacific 2021 has announced 80 rising stars from across 28 practice area specialisms throughout the region, including in-house emerging leaders.
Congratulations for all the Rising Stars Awards winners! Stay safe and keep up the incredible work.
LIST OF WINNERS – RISING STARS AWARDS ASIA-PACIFIC 2021
In-House Awards
Banking & finance
Peggy Leung – HSBC
Corporate
Marcus Playle – Lion
Paul Calvert – Multiplex
Energy & natural resources
Kishan Gunatunga – Genesis
Prady Mysoor – BP
Technology, media & telecommunications
Emma Biggs – Spark
Practice Area Awards
Aviation
Amanda Teoh – Herbert Smith Freehills
Hetty Lam – Clifford Chance
Tomohiko Kamimura – Squire Patton Boggs
Banking & finance
Cao Meizhu – Zhong Lun Law Firm
Cara Stevens – Ashurst
Kaveeta Sandhu – Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee
Capital markets (debt & equity)
Jaclyn Yeap – Allen & Overy
Tianxiao Lei – JunHe
Utkarsh Bandhu – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Commercial arbitration
Elan Krishna – Cavenagh Law
Kate Apostolova – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Rui Yang – Zhao Sheng Law Firm
Competition & antitrust
Jacqueline Arena – Skadden
Kathleen Gooi – Linklaters
Xi Liao – Zhao Sheng Law Firm
Corporate / M&A
Andrew Cohn – Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Danny Li – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Jie Tang – JunHe
Energy & natural resources
Bilyana Belcheva – Shearman & Sterling
Jackson Allen – Allen & Overy
Nicholas Molan – Dechert
Environment
Timothy Stutt – Herbert Smith Freehills
Insurance & reinsurance
Audrey Wong – WhiteFern
Youyou Chen – Zhong Lun Law Firm
International trade
Alistair Bridges – Moulis Legal
Ambarish Sathianathan – Economic Laws Practice
Investment funds
Joyce Li – Deacons
Tiffany Toh – Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Vincci Ip – Deacons
Zixiang Sun – Simmons & Simmons
Labour & employment
Karen Mitra – Ashurst
Ploy Chongcharoentanavat – Baker McKenzie
Life sciences
Arpita Kulshrestha – Anand and Anand
Katherine Hebditch – AJ Park
Shariqa Mestroni – Bird & Bird
Litigation
Anita Fong – Norton Rose Fulbright
Hannah Bain – Russell McVeagh
Meryl Koh – Drew & Napier
Patent
Hyewon Kang – Kim & Chang
Sally Davis – Davies Collison Cave
Yuanyuan Jia – Zhong Lun Law Firm
Privacy & data protection
Kritiyanee Buranatrevedhya – Baker McKenzie
Peggy Chow – Herbert Smith Freehills
Private Equity
Danielle Wu – Hogan Lovells
Ekta Gupta – Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Maureen Ho – Morrison & Foerster
Project finance
Amy Maguire – King & Wood Mallesons
Joyce Leung – Hogan Lovells
Paul Brickley – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Real estate
Tim Bunker – Anthony Harper
Tin Lu Tan – Shearn Delamore & Co
Restructuring & insolvency
Darius Tay – Blackoak
Jacqueline Chan – Ropes & Gray
Suzi Duncan – Linklaters
Shipping & maritime
Dora Ying – Mayer Brown
Pedram Norton – Stephenson Harwood
Zhida Chen – Helmsman
Structured finance & securitisation
Han Kyung Lee – Lee & Ko
He Yuhua – Dentons China
Ling Yan Pang – Russell McVeagh
Tax
Ashley Hu – Zhong Lun Law Firm
Elke Bremner – Ashurst
Janet Cho – Baker McKenzie
Technology, media & telecommunications
Frankie Tam – Eversheds Sutherland
Karen Lee – Mayer Brown
Trademark
Barbie Ho – Deacons
Janie H Y Yip – Mayer Brown
Madeline Chan – Davies Collison Cave
Transfer pricing
Emanuel Dewo Adi Winedhar – TaxPrime
Petrina Chang – Deloitte
Wiwin Gumilang – Deloitte
White collar crime
Jonathan Ellis – DLA Piper
Leonie Tear – King & Wood Mallesons
Rudy Andreas Halomoan Sitorus – Makarim & Taira S

RISING STARS AWARDS ASIA-PACIFIC 2021
Jurisdiction Awards
Australia
Madeline Chan – Davies Collison Cave
Timothy Stutt – Herbert Smith Freehills
China
Jie Tang – JunHe
Xi Liao – Zhao Sheng Law Firm
Hong Kong SAR
Danny Li – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Leonie Tear – King & Wood Mallesons
India
Ambarish Sathianathan – Economic Laws Practice
Arpita Kulshrestha – Anand and Anand
Indonesia
Emanuel Dewo Adi Winedhar – TaxPrime
Rudy Andreas Halomoan Sitorus – Makarim & Tiara S
Japan
Peter Harris – Clifford Chance
Tomohiko Kamimura – Squire Patton Boggs
Malaysia
Jane Guan – Christopher & Lee Ong
Yin Lu Tan – Shearn Delamore & Co
New Zealand
Katherine Hebditch – AJ Park
Tim Bunker – Anthony Harper
Philippines
Mabel Buted – Du-Baladad and Associates
Singapore
Meryl Koh – Drew & Napier
Pedram Norton – Stephenson Harwood
South Korea
Han Kyung Lee – Lee & Ko
Hemi Lee – Kim & Chang
Thailand
Ploy Chongcharoentanavat – Baker McKenzie
Sher Hann Chua – Tilleke & Gibbins
Vietnam
Chuyen Hong Huu Le – Tilleke & Gibbins
source: https://www.legal500.com/
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