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.
As travel restrictions in the region have yet to be lifted and as our list of multinational winners are located across multiple continents, we are unable to host our all-inclusive gala dinner and ceremony this year. We are pleased to be able to present to you the list of this year’s emerging leaders to watch.
So, join with us as we celebrate the achievements of the Rising Stars for 2021. We hope to see you all in person as soon as we can. Until then, stay safe and keep up the incredible work.
If you have any questions about the awards, please contact our lead researcher John Harrison.
We are keen to fulfil any promotions that firms would like to undertake on the back of their success and request that you contact Nick Heath with any queries.
Without further ado, the winners are…
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
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
