Awards
25 September 2012
Asia Pacific, 25 September 2012 – Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce that for the fourth consecutive year, it has been voted as the most responsive law firm in more jurisdictions than any other law firm across the Asia Pacific region, according to Asian-MENA Counsel’s Representative Corporate Asia & Middle East Survey 2012.

Baker & McKenzie has been voted by corporate counsel as the “Most Responsive International Firm of the Year” in Singapore, South Korea and Thailand, and the “Most Responsive Domestic Firm of the Year” in Indonesia. The Firm was also named “In-House Community Firm of the Year” across 25 different practices in seven jurisdictions – China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

The Survey, conducted by publishers Pacific Business Press, contacted 18,000 in-house lawyers across Asia to determine which law firms are the most preferred in the minds of in-house counsel.

Baker & McKenzie and its member firms were awarded the following citations:

China

“Asian-MENA Counsel In-house Community Firm of the Year” for Environmental

Hong Kong

“Asian-MENA Counsel In-house Community Firm of the Year” for Compliance/ Regulatory; Insurance

Indonesia

“Asian-MENA Counsel In-house Community Firm of the Year” for Alternative Investment Funds (including Private Equity); Antitrust/ Competition; Capital Markets; Corporate and M&A; Environmental; Restructuring & Insolvency; Taxation

“Most Responsive Domestic Firm of the Year” – Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners

Japan

“Asian-MENA Counsel In-house Community Firm of the Year” for Projects & Project Financing

Malaysia

“Asian-MENA Counsel In-house Community Firm of the Year” for Banking & Finance

Singapore

“Asian-MENA Counsel In-house Community Firm of the Year” for Compliance/ Regulatory; Intellectual Property; Telecommunications, Media & Technology

“Most Responsive International Firm of the Year” – Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow

South Korea

“Most Responsive International Firm of the Year” – Baker & McKenzie

Thailand

“Asian-MENA Counsel In-house Community Firm of the Year” for Alternative Investment Funds (including Private Equity); Banking & Finance; Compliance/ Regulatory; Employment; Environmental; Insurance; International Arbitration; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Restructuring & Insolvency; Telecommunications, Media & Technology