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In the run up to the launch of our 2022 edition, Legal Media 360 reveals Asia’s best law firms and lawyers by area of practice from our 2021 dataset.
To find out who the Undisputed Leaders are, we look at which firms have been consistently ranked in Tier 1 in firm and lawyer rankings AND have won at least one award. Here are our findings for Private Equity in 2021:
Individual Firm and Lawyer Leaders
In 2021, ten firms and six lawyers were consistently ranked in the highest tier in multiple publications.
FIRMS
CHINA
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
CHINA/HONG KONG
Clifford Chance
Kirkland & Ellis
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Weil Gotshal & Manges
INDIA
AZB & Partners
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
LAWYERS
CHINA
Anthony Jing Zhao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Charles Chaoying Li, Han Kun Law Offices
Jiping Zhang, Haiwen & Partners
HONG KONG
John Jack Lange, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
INDIA
Haigreve Khaitan, Khaitan & Co
Zia Mody, AZB & Partners
Firms with firm and lawyer rankings in the highest tier
Only four firms had both a firm and at least one lawyer ranked in highest tier:
CHINA
Han Kun Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
HONG KONG
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
INDIA
AZB & Partners
Leading the Pack
While rankings performance reflects year-on-year consistency, awards recognise the top firms and lawyers based on recent work. Therefore, awards is a key differentiator that reveals who is currently doing outstanding work.
When award wins for Private Equity are considered along with firms that have both tier 1 firm and lawyer rankings, only three firms are featured.
The Undisputed Leaders for Private Equity in 2021 are:
CHINA
Han Kun Law Offices
HONG KONG
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
INDIA
AZB & Partners
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