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Acacia Law
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year – Australia
BST Studio Legale
Criminal Law Firm of the Year – Italy
Camden Associates
Mid-Market Investment Advisory Boutique Firm of the Year – UK
Cannons Law Practice
Aviation Law Firm of the Year – UK
Charles Adams Ritchie & Duckworth
Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Cayman Islands
De Broeck – Van Laere & Partners
Tax Law Firm of the Year - Belgium
Deep & Far Attorneys – at - Law
Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year – Taiwan
Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov
Joint Ventures Law Firm of the Year - Bulgaria
Dorda Brugger Jordis
Corporate Restructuring Law Firm of the Year - Austria
Esquivel Advogados
Government Contracts Law Firm of the Year – Portugal
Farris Vaughan Wills & Murphy
Foreign Investment Law Firm of the Year - Canada
Karanjawala & Co
Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year – India
KSi Mexico
Accounting Firm of the Year - Mexico
Law Office of John Teakell
Criminal Defence Attorney of the Year – USA
Ligan & Uy
Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Philippines

Meilin International Law Firm
Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year - Japan
Mohammed Al Dahbashi Advocates LLC
Corporate Law Firm of the Year – Dubai
Morales & Besa
Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year - Chile
O’Neal Webster
Corporate Insolvency Law Firm of the Year – British Virgin Islands
Romulo
IP Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Philippines
Sedgwick Chudleigh
Law Firm of the Year - Bermuda
Studio Legal Sutti
Corporate Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Italy
Tassos Papadopoulos & Associates LLC
Public Procurement Law Firm of the Year - Cyprus
TozziniFreire Advogados
M&A Law Firm of the Year - Brazil
The Hechanova Group
Trademark Law Firm of the Year - Philippines
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Corporate Governance Law Firm of the Year – USA
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Banking & Investment Law Firm of the Year – USA
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year – USA
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
David A. Katz
Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year – USA
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
David A. Katz
Lawyers of the Year – USA
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Restructuring Law Firm of the Year – Czech Republic
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Corporate & Financial Services Law Firm of the Year - Belgium

Corporate Law Firm of the Year – Dubai
Founded in 2017 in Dubai, ADG Legal was established with a clear vision: to combine
international standards of legal practice with deep local and regional knowledge. Since its
inception, the firm has grown significantly, now operating from offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi
(ADGM), Alexandria, and a representative office in London, while also maintaining a strong
network of partnerships across the GCC and Africa.
ADG Legal is a full-service law firm, trusted by clients ranging from multinational
corporations and financial institutions to family businesses and private individuals. Their
multidisciplinary team provides strategic, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented advice across
key practice areas:
o Dispute Resolution- litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution
o Corporate & Commercial- cross-border transactions, M&A, joint
ventures, and corporate governance
o Employment- advisory, compliance, and dispute management
o Private Client & Family Wealth- succession planning, foundations,
and wealth structure
o Financial Services & Compliance- AML, regulatory investigations, and
white-collar crime matters
o Construction & Infrastructure- contracts, project advisory, and related client
services
o Real Estate & Escrow Services- property transactions, development
projects, and escrow support
o Private Notary Services- official notarizations, attestations, and related
client services
ADG Legal’s ethos is to blend international quality with local insight, ensuring that clients
benefit from advice that is not only technically sound but also commercially practical and
regionally relevant.

At ADG Legal, their unique advantage lies in combining deep local knowledge with a
global outlook, allowing them to deliver legal solutions that are not only technically sound
but also commercially focused, practical, and innovative. With full rights of appearance
before all UAE courts and free zone authorities, including the DIFC Courts, they are
uniquely positioned to represent clients in complex disputes, cross-border transactions, and
high-growth markets.
What sets them apart is their client-first approach: every engagement is tailored to their
clients’ business objectives, supported by flexible and transparent fee models, from capped
arrangements to success-based structures, that align our interests with theirs. They also
leverage technology and streamlined case management tools to provide real-time legal
insights, helping clients anticipate risks, stay ahead of regulatory change, and seize
opportunities with confidence.
ADG Legal’s management team brings together deep regional expertise, international
experience, and a client-facing approach to legal service:
Mohammed Al Dahbashi (Managing Partner): A strategic leader and licensed Emirati
advocate with full rights of audience before UAE courts, Mohammed has extensive
experience in corporate and commercial law, litigation, and cross-border transactions. He is
committed to a client-facing approach, innovation, and developing next-generation legal
talent.
John Podgore (Partner / Head of Transactional Practice): John brings to ADG Legal more than
20 years of cross-border transactional experience, particularly in construction, energy, and
infrastructure sectors. He originally joined in June 2022 to build and lead the firm’s
transactional team. John has worked on significant deals across Africa, Asia, and the Middle
East. Fluent in Arabic and Russian, John is well versed in navigating cross-cultural transactions
and complex regulatory environments.
Josh Kemp (Partner): Josh Kemp is a Partner at ADG Legal and leads the firm’s International
Disputes and Contentious Construction practice. With over 16 years of experience in
commercial litigation, arbitration, and large-scale infrastructure disputes, he is well-versed
across shareholder and joint venture disputes, fraud investigations, insolvency, enforcement,
and asset recovery. Josh is recognized by Chambers & Partners as an Up-and-Coming
Lawyer in Dispute Resolution.
Francesco Bulleri (Partner): Francesco is a Partner at ADG Legal with substantial expertise
in corporate, commercial, and contract law, and an active involvement in cross-border and
real estate matters. Francesco focuses on commercial contracts and cross-border corporate
work, advising clients on a wide range of international business matters with clarity and
precision. Francesco is ranked in Chambers & Partners Global Guide 2025 as an “Up and
Coming” lawyer in Commercial Contracts for the UAE and Legal 500’s UAE Commercial,
Corporate and M&A page notes Francesco on its UAE commercial and regulatory expertise.
Peter Davies (Partner): Peter Davies is a Partner in the firm’s Dubai office, serving as
corporate & technology counsel. Peter advises clients, especially Asia-headquartered
businesses, eCommerce platforms, family offices, investment funds, and portfolio companies
on strategic partnerships, new market entry, joint ventures, private M&A, regulatory affairs,
and crisis management. Before joining ADG, Peter practiced in London (Herbert Smith,
LeBeouf Lamb) and Hong Kong (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison). He is fluent in
Mandarin and proficient in written Chinese.

Paul Bugingo (Partner, ADG Legal): Paul Bugingo is a seasoned attorney specializing in
energy and infrastructure, with over 25 years of experience advising on projects across Africa.
He works with a wide spectrum of clients, including governments, utilities, regulators,
multilateral organizations, and private sector players, on matters spanning regulation,
restructuring, and privatization, joint ventures, acquisitions, and disposals.
In May 2023, ADG Legal announced his appointment as Partner in Dubai, with responsibility
also as Managing Partner of ADG’s Abu Dhabi office, to bolster the firm’s Corporate &
Commercial practice and infrastructure/energy capability. In directory rankings, Legal 500
highlights Paul Bugingo for his work in energy and infrastructure, particularly his strong
knowledge of MENA and African markets.
Scott Lambert (Partner ADG Legal): Scott Lambert is a Partner at ADG Legal with over 35
years of experience in projects, construction, infrastructure, and facility management, as well
as a wide range of associated commercial and property matters. His clients know him for
giving practical, straightforward, and strategic advice and for his deep understanding of
how large engineering and infrastructure projects actually work.
Scott has worked on major projects across the MENA region — including in the UAE, Oman,
KSA, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, and Egypt- across sectors such as rail, power, water, ports,
renewables, industrial plants, and mixed-use developments.
This year, the firm has had to navigate a noticeably more cost-conscious market, with
clients demanding greater value, efficiency, and innovative fee structures. The accelerated
pace of regulatory and legislative reform in the UAE, particularly in areas such as
corporate law, economic substance, and AML compliance, has required rapid adaptation
and deep sector expertise.
At the same time, the expansion of our presence in Abu Dhabi and the integration of new
partners and practice areas presented both operational and cultural challenges, requiring
careful alignment. Balancing growth with economic pressures meant focusing on agility,
ensuring we maintained the highest standards of client service, invested in technology to
streamline delivery, and continued to support and develop our people during a period of
market uncertainty.
Looking ahead, ADG Legal’s strategy is centered on regional growth and sectoral
specialization. They are actively pursuing expansion into Saudi Arabia, where Vision 2030
reforms are driving unprecedented opportunities in infrastructure, energy, and technology,
while also consolidating our footprint in East Africa, a region of growing importance for
cross- border investment and dispute resolution.
They anticipate rising demand for legal expertise in ESG and sustainability advisory, fintech
and emerging technologies, compliance and regulatory change, and complex multijurisdictional
disputes. The UAE and wider Gulf continue to undergo rapid legislative and
market reforms, creating a need for agile, trusted advisors who can help governments,
corporates, and entrepreneurs anticipate change and capture opportunity.
Their aspiration is to be recognized as the regional firm of choice - bridging international
standards with deep local insight, investing in innovation and talent, and delivering clientfocused
solutions that meet the evolving needs of businesses in 2025, 2026, and beyond.
Contact Details:
Address: DUBAI, Office 1401, 48 Burj Gate Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, PO Box 413633,
Dubai, UAE Telephone number: +97144412031

Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year – USA
John Teakell has a focused criminal law and securities background with over 30 years of
court room experience. He has a thorough knowledge of both federal and state crimes and
both federal and state court systems. He has handled thousands of cases ranging from
misdemeanours to federal death penalty cases. There is no case too complex for Mr. Teakell
to manage. During his time as being a criminal defense attorney, he has not only obtained
impeccable results but has also gained respect from fellow defense attorneys and
prosecutors as well as many of the judges in both the state and federal courts. He has
focused his practice on white collar crimes, drug crimes, computer crimes, firearms cases,
and SEC suits.
Mr. Teakell is known for his ability for attention to detail. That type of trait is most
important when evaluating facts of the case and constructing a defense strategy. He is a
compassionate person who will take the time to explain all the facts, phases, and processes
as he leads you through this time.
Mr. Teakell proves to be a man of integrity who will use his experience and knowledge to
fight in your defense.
Contact Details:
Practice Areas:
White Collar Crime
Computer Crimes
Federal Drug Conspiracy & Trafficking Defense
Gun Violations
Tax Evasion
Health Care Fraud
Theft / Embezzlement
Forfeitures
SEC Cases/ State Securities Board
Federal Procurement Fraud
Money Laundering
Address: 2911 Turtle Creek Blvd Suite 300 Dallas, Texas 75219
Email: jteakell@teakelllaw.com
Phone: 214-523-9076
Fax: 214-523-9077

Mid-Market Investment Advisory Boutique Firm of the Year
– UK
Camden Associates is a boutique investment banking firm. They specialise in International
financing. The market has changed a great deal in the last few years and a number of
transactions just do not get done because market segmentation does not permit it.
They offer various services from pure advisory to financing to private and public company
alike. The firm started in 2003 under the name Camden Partners. In 2006 after a change
of shareholders they became Camden Associates. Initially focusing on Eastern Europe and
on large groups (Bouygues, Rosatom, Gazprom, Lukoil, Rushydro), they changed their
focus to smaller, more innovative deals and broadened their scope on a sectors basis.
Technology and biotech are worldwide sectors. So is mining.
Camden Associates are project driven and believe that behind the specifics of a sector there
is a unique management with unique abilities and specific problems.
They strive to help clients solve the particular problem they have at one point in time. They
do not follow investment fashions; we just try to make sense of them.
Camden Associates overall mission is to get deals done, and then they take all the
necessary steps to make the deal a success. As such it does not make their leaders in
innovation but it keeps them focused on what the latest technologies can bring to a
particular deal. They are working beyond usual boundaries most firms focus on. They are
not visionaries they just try and stay focused. It is sometimes pretty challenging, and even
more so at present.
Contact Details:
Company: Camden Associates
Name: Jean-Claude Gonneau
Email: jcg@camdenassociates.co.uk
Web Address: www.camdenassociates.co.uk
Address: 27 Hill street London W1J 5LP
Telephone: 020 72909812 & +336 7498 4104

Trademark Law Firm of the Year – Philippines
The Hechanova Group – Hechanova & Co. and Hechanova Bugay Vilchez & Andaya-Racadio – is
based in Manila, where the former firm focuses on prosecution matters and the latter on litigation
work. The group advises on matters related to trademarks, patents, copyright, domain names,
utility models, designs, litigation, licensing and franchising. The Hechanova Group is very strong in its
patent and trademark practice. The law firm has been recognized by ASIA IP Magazine as winner
for 2017 for trademarks, and copyright in 2019. The total complement of the HECHANOVA Group
is 48 with 12 lawyers, and 22 engineers/science professionals. Partners/Principals Editha R
Hechanova, Maria Gladys Vilchez, Brenda Rivera, Noemi Rivera, Chrissie Ann Barredo and Joy
Marie Gabor-Tolentino concentrate on IP. All its 5 senior associate lawyers can lead enforcement
actions and have an average of 8 years in IP litigation work. In September, 2020, Hechanova
Bugay Vilchez & Andaya-Racadio was able to prevail in a landmark trademark infringement case
Zuneca vs. Natrpharm (G.R. No. 211850) by proving Zuneca as a prior trademark user in good faith,
and hence, non-infringing. Just recently this June, 2021, despite the pandemic, the law firm was
able to conduct a raid action led by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and seized about
168,000 pairs of counterfeit Havaianas slippers and its colorable imitations with estimated value of
US$3.6 Million.
Atty. Editha R. Hechanova
President/Managing Partner
Editha R. Hechanova is the President and CEO of Hechanova & Co., Inc., member of the
HECHANOVA Group is an IP consulting firm handling patent and trademark prosecution,
copyright, domain name, plant variety, product registrations, consulting on IP creation and
protection, and all other non-contentious IP services. Hechanova Bugay Vilchez & Andaya-
Racadio is a full service law firm offering a complete range of legal services such as general
counseling, commercial transactions and special projects, corporate/M&A; intellectual property
enforcement, litigation and other contentious IP matters; regulatory compliance, corporate
governance; litigation and dispute resolution, tax advisory and tax compliance, labor and
employment, immigration, commercial disputes including civil, criminal, administrative, and
regulatory issues; dispute resolution and arbitration matters, corporate secretary and directorship
services.
Contact Details:
Editha R. Hechanova, Esq.
HECHANOVA GROUP
Ground Floor Salustiana D. Ty Tower
104 Paseo de Roxas Avenue
Makati City 1229
Philippines
Tel. Nos. (632) 8888-4293;
Fax Nos. (632) 8888-4290;
Email:
mail@hechanova.com.ph

Criminal Law Firm of the Year – Italy
The law firm provides legal assistance in criminal matters all over the Italian territory, also
making use of a capillary and established network of correspondents, as well as through
the support of technical expertise.
It actively participates and collaborates in judicial activities forward the judicial authorities
of foreign countries, Europe and beyond.
The competence of the law firm is mainly focused on commercial criminal law (corporate
crimes, financial crimes and bankruptcy), environmental criminal law, crimes against
property, Public Administration crimes, medical professional negligence, job security,
intellectual property crimes and related crimes.
The main purpose of legal advice on criminal law given to private citizens, public entities
and firms concerns the risk management related to the activity of the criminal enterprise,
in the several field of economic criminal law.
The law firm offers, systematically, advice and assistance regarding ‘Corporate
administrative liability’ (D.lgs 231/01), prevention of accidents, environmental protection,
‘Voluntary Disclosure’ and ‘privacy’.
The law firm provides legal assistance in criminal matters regarding the criminal risk
management, focusing on the legislative updating and the fulfillment of the legal
obligations.
The firm organizes and provides training courses in criminal matters (about substantial and
procedural rules) with a focus on economic criminal law. On demand of customers, they
can be arranged seminars addressed to the management or technical operators.
It is a member of INDICAM (Istituto di Contromarca per la lotta alla contraffazione –
institution against counterfeiting) and it is registered since 2004 with the American
Chamber of Commerce in Milan.
Mario Brusa, Sergio Spagnolo, Paolo Tosoni and Mauro Carelli, criminal lawyers members
of the Milan Bar, carry out their professional activities within the associated Law Firm
“Studio Legale Associato Brusa Spagnolo Tosoni Carelli”, established in 2001.
The competences of the law firm include judicial and extrajudicial activities, mainly
focusing on commercial criminal law, with particular specialization in corporate crimes (i.e.
white-collar crimes, corporate crimes, financial crimes and bankruptcy), environmental
crimes, intellectual property crimes and related crimes, Public Administration crimes,
culpable crimes and medical professional negligence.

Practice Areas:
Criminal law
Financial and Corporate crimes
Public Administration crimes
Intellectual property crimes
Culpable crimes related to professional negligence (i.e. medical liability)
Work accidents
Corporate administrative liability
Environmental legislation
Privacy violation and protection of sensitive data crimes
The firm has taken part to the International Prize Le Fonti, winning the award Boutique of
the Year in Criminal Law with the following reason: “the ability to grant a rigorous and
timely advice, especially in business criminal law”.
Contact Details:
Studio Legale Brusa Spagnolo Tosoni Carelli
Viale Piave, 11, 20129 Milano
Tel: 02/796498 Fax: 02/76000670
www.studiobst.com

Wealth Management Law firm of the Year – Japan
Masatoshi Tanaka is an Attorney at Law (registered in 1999), Patent Attorney (registered
in 2001), Managing Partner/ Founder of Meilin International Law Firm
Expertise: Cross-Border Investment, Intellectual Property, Contracts, M&A, Corporate. Have
extensive experiences of International Arbitrations and Cross-Border Disputes.
I have been practicing on international business-related matters and providing full-legal
services to approximately 200 companies including public companies each year.
Meilin International Law Firm has its main office in Fukuoka, Japan with other domestic
branch offices in Tokyo and Nagoya, overseas in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and
Vietnam. We are available in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
With regard to businesses between Asia, EU, USA and Japan, we provide a wide range of
full-service to companies on, including but not limited to, cross-border disputes resolution
and business expansions.
Established in Fukuoka, Japan in 2010. Currently we have 22 lawyers in our firm.
Areas of Expertise:
Corporate: Contracts, Start-ups, Support for Structure of Internal Control and Compliance,
Business Consulting, Finance, IPO and Capital Markets, M&A, Labor and Employment,
Debt Collections, Tax, Entertainment and Sports, Antitrust, Corporate Crises Management,
Restructuring, Insolvency, Venture
International Matters: Research on Overseas Laws and Regulations, International business
expansion consulting, Contracts, Comply with Administrative Agency, Cross-Border M&A,
International Litigation
Intellectual Property: IP Prosecution, Drafting and Negotiation for IP Agreements,
Protection of Trade Secret, Dispute Resolution, Strategic Exploitation
For Individual: Inheritance and Will, Wealth Management, Traffic Accident, Divorce and
other Family Law Matters, Parent-Child Relationship, Real Estate and Construction-related
disputes, Medical Malpractice, Debt-related disputes, Consumer Law, Labor and
Employment, Workers’ Compensation, Insurance claim, Criminal Cases and Juvenile Cases.

We are proud of our professional teams specialized in each practice area to deliver highskilled
legal services such as on International Business Legal issues, Contracts, Incorporation,
Intellectual Property, M&A, Corporate and Individual Asset Management.
We have been delivering premier quality legal services for the large enterprises and public
companies in Japan, EU, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and Singapore in relation to
international business issues.
We are eager to expand and improve our overseas branch offices as well as our domestic
offices, and based on delivering legal services by introducing IT, we are willing to improve
our legal services with a wide range of our expertise and geographical coverage as well.
Additionally, We are targeting to successfully resolve diverse legal needs mainly in the
areas of Content Business (Content Marketing), Business related to AI, Big Data Use
Business and Intellectual Property.
We have grown significantly and passionately to deepen our knowledge and expertise. We
are here for our clients to deliver truly reliable services for their businesses in Japan and
other countries as well.
Contact Details:
Meilin International Law Firm
Address: Tenjin Twin Building 7F,
1-6-8 Tenjin Chuo-ku, Fukuoka JAPAN
TEL: +81 92-736-1550
FAX: +81 92-736-1560
E-mail info@meilin-law.jp
URL http://www.meilin-law.jp

Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Philippines
Ligan & Uy is a full-service law firm positioned to provide legal services observing the most exacting
standards. The Firm represents the integration of vast experiences and practices of two professional
lawyers. James Russel D. Ligan and Jessamyn H. Uy possess professional qualifications in the practice
of law. They achieved experience and expertise in their respective practice areas by having worked
with top-tier and established law firms of international stature.
Ligan & Uy has a diverse clientele, which includes, multinational corporations, BPOs, emerging and
medium enterprises, start-ups, real estate developers, manufacturing companies, health care
professionals and hospitals, distribution and logistics companies, professional services firms, financial
sectors, retailers and wholesalers, and those engaged in telecommunication, media and technology,
and restaurant and food industries.
They have a thorough understanding of the industries in which their clients operate. The Firm is well
placed to service the requirements of its clients across the Philippines in all fields of law and also
adequately equipped to handle cross-border transactions. Particularly, the Firm has extensive
experience in the areas of corporate law and specializes in representing major foreign and domestic
corporations. They handle labor law, wills and estate, immigration, insurance, real estate, family
law, and intellectual property issues.
They also offer their proven capabilities in litigation and dispute resolution, representing their clients
in high courts and various quasi-judicial tribunals, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals,
National Labor and Relations Commission, National Privacy Commission, Intellectual Property
Office, Securities and Exchange Commission, and other adjudicatory bodies.
The Team:
James Russel D. Ligan
Jessamyn H. Uy-Ligan
Ligan & Uy have a very strict policy regarding the confidentiality of their clients.
Due to the pandemic, most of the clients had to lay off their employees. Consequently, there were
so many illegal dismissal cases filed against their clients. Nevertheless, all of these cases were decided
in favour of their client notwithstanding the fact that their labor laws tilt in favour of the
employees.
There were also a lot of immigration cases involving the deportation of their foreign clients for
failure to extend their visas due to the COVID-19 situation. Ligan & Uy are glad that they were able
to assist our clients and cleared their records with the Bureau of Immigration without being
deported.

Ligan & Uy was not immune to the negative impacts caused by the pandemic and current
inflation. Some of their clients, unfortunately, closed their business, which consequently terminated
the legal services being provided. Nevertheless, they took this opportunity to expand their skills and
office. During the pandemic, they took the opportunity to expand their office while the rental fees
were low. Some of their lawyers undertook further studies. In fact, their Atty. Jessamyn Uy-Ligan
studied at the University of California – School of Law and finished her Master of Laws with a
Certificate of Specialization in Business Law in 2021. She was also awarded Best in Legal
Memorandum. The Firm also actively ventured into new areas of practice such as arbitration and
settlement of taxes.
Practice Areas:
Corporate & Commercial Law
Foreign Investment
Labor & Employment Law
Immigration Law
Real Estate Management
Intellectual Property
Estate Planning
Family & Marital Law
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Notarization, Legalization, Apostilzation
Ligan & Uy’s goal is always to be one of the leading law firms in the Philippines. They are very
optimistic that the market for their legal services will constantly grow, especially considering now
that the economy is opening. They can see that there are new foreigners investing in the
Philippines.
Contact Details:
Address:
9/F High Street South Corporate Plaza Tower I
9th Avenue corner 26th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Metro Manila, Philippines 1634
Telephone No.:
+ 63 (2) 8290 3364
E-mail address:
attorneys@liganuylaw.com

Corporate Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Italy
Studio Legale Sutti is an international business law firm headquartered in Italy and active
as well throughout the Balkans, with representative offices in London, Tokyo and Berlin.
The Firm also offers IP agency and business/tax consulting services.
Studio Legale Sutti was founded in 1953 by Dr. Angelo Sutti, Knight of the Italian Republic,
as an Italian law firm with a strong focus on Company-Commercial Law and Intellectual
property & Competition Law, offering its services to local businesses and entrepreneurs.In
the late seventies the Firm began an uninterrupted growth cycle, making it eventually one
of the ten largest independent Italian firms, Thus, the Firm was dramatically reorganised –
profiting also from an early investment in state-of-the-art IT infrastructures – into a
structure based on four firm-wide departments (Company Commercial and Business Public
Law; IP & Competition; Labour; Tax), which is still in place.
All lawyers at Studio Legale Sutti, including those mostly involved with transactional work,
undergo advocacy and litigations continuing education programmes for their entire
careers, and each file is entrusted to an ad hoc team led by a partner and including
lawyers specialising in each relevant angle of the case at hand.
Contact Details:
Studio Legale Sutti http://www.sutti.com
Headquarters: Via Montenapoleone 8 20121 Milan, Italy
Tel. +39 02 76204.1
maildesk@sutti.com

Accounting Firm of the Year –
Mexico
KSI México is a global network, member of KS International, an association of independent
accountancy firms with over 100 offices; we operate in some 50 countries around the world to deal
with your international business need.
KSI México offers a personal service, focused on the growth and success of our clients. We outstand
for the quality of our services, offering a complete solution for each client.
We provide a wide range of business service to companies in a variety of industries. The firm
specializes in corporate finance advice, accounting, tax planning, consultation, and auditing
services.
We belong to the PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board), as a corporation to
oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the
public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate and independent audit reports.
Our commitment is to help your business succeed by keeping up-to-date with your affairs and
offering a high standard of both commercial and supportive advice.
The Key to our approach is to build a close relationship between partner and client.
Qualities you will find in a KSI México firm include:
A real understanding of your business.
The partners are in tune with your needs and aspirations.
Regular attention and support from accessible partners.
Commercial realism in the advice you receive.
Technically reliable responses to your enquiries.
Additionally, KSI México firm attach great importance to recruiting and training quality staff.

Cannons Law Practice
Aviation Law Firm of the Year – UK
My name is Frank Cannon, a qualified lawyer in Scotland. My principal area of expertise is
in dispute resolution and court litigation. I have also a special interest in Aviation Law,
having been a qualified pilot most of my adult life. I have been a qualified lawyer as well
as a qualified pilot for more than 50 years.
At the age of 78 years I still supervise all cases, and the clients still have direct access to me.
No answering services, no “leave messages” just individual direct access on mobile phone at
all times. Individual lawyers are deployed to their specialisms and strengths.
Our firm traces its origins right back to 1969 when I started the firm. The firm has always
been a problem solver, particularly in difficult situations. The clients I started with are all
the same age as I am and now their children instruct my daughter who runs the firm with
me. We have 6 lawyers and cover all areas of general practice.
Our main selling point is economy of cost. Our lawyers have no targets for “billable hours”
and the only motivational force in our office is to ensure that justice wins at the most
economical cost to the client.
We act typically for family businesses and individuals. We love helping people who need
justice.
As we do not have an eye for maximum profit, we are, and were, able to weather
economic downturns. A lot of the cases we do in court are taken on a “no-win-no-fee” basis
which is a “win-win” for the clients.
By being ultra-flexible, we weather all storms, and we avoid high overheads. Otherwise all
businesses have to pass their overheads on to their clients.
Living now in an over-regulated society, much effort is expended on the regulation itself
and the transparency of the regulation. The paper-trail of over-regulation is the monster in
the room. This applies, unfortunately, now to all parts of society, and it is probably here to
stay. Unfortunately too, parliamentarians think that if they regulate, the problem goes
away.

Our long-term mantra is
“OUR WORK IS LAW”.
We have used this motto for 50 years.
This year we also boast “50 YEARS OF LEGAL EXCELLENCE”
Contact Details:
CANNONS LAW PRACTICE
Aviation Lawyers
11 Somerset Place
GLASGOW G3 7JT
Tel 0044 141 204 5115
Fax 0044 141 22 62 221
Web www.cannonslaw.com

Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year – Taiwan
Deep & Far attorneys-at-law was founded in 1992 and is dealing with all phases of laws with a focus
on the practice in separate or in combination of all aspects of intellectual property rights (IPRs)
including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, and/or licensing,
counselling, litigation and/or transaction thereof.
Yu-Li Tsai: Partner & Patent Attorney
Practice area/industry focus: Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition, Litigation
Career highlights: Mr Tsai is a patent attorney who holds a degree from the Department of Electrical
Engineering and Master’s degree from the Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering, both
awarded from the National Taiwan University.
His practice covers patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, unfair competition, licensing and
litigation.
Mr Tsai also studied and gained a Master’s degree from the Law School, University of New Hampshire,
also known as Franklin Pierce Centre for Intellectual Property. Upon graduation, he worked for
InterDigital, Inc. in Delaware for a short period and later studied and passed the US Patent
Registration Examination.
The patent attorneys and patent engineers in Deep & Far normally hold outstanding and advanced
degrees and are generally graduated from the top five universities in this country. Our prominent
staffs are dedicated to provide the best quality service in IPRs in this country. As a proof, about one
half of top 100 incorporations in this country have experiences of seeking patented their techniques,
but more than one fifth of the top 100 incorporations has ever used services of this firm. Furthermore,
Hi-Tech companies in the science-based industrial park located at Hsin Chu had ever played the
most important role in booming the economy of this country. About one half of them has experiences
in seeking patented their techniques, and out of more than 60% of the patent-experienced
companies in that park have ever entrusted their IPR works to this firm. Certainly, we must also
represent international giants, e.g. InterDigital, MPS, Schott Glas, Toyo Ink, Motorola, Armani…
It is our philosophy to provide competent legal services that other firm cannot comparably provide.
The necessitated ensuing problem is how we can so provide? Deep & Far so achieve by selecting,
edifying and nurturing peoples who have the following personalities: learned in expertise, morally
earnest and sincerely behaved in mind and strictly disciplined between give and take. It is wellbelieved
that such properties are key factors for peoples to properly and competently behave
themselves.
Deep & Far (D&F) is willing to take challenges to prove that it is the best IP firm, and to verify its
supreme competence by e.g.:
1) Sending to D&F a pending or granted patent for its comments about how it can improve the
claims;

2) Sending to D&F a pending patent specification without the claims for it to draft the claims for
comparison with the original claims; or
3) Sending to D&F and the firm the client is currently using at the same time an initial disclosure so
that the client can compare and find out where better claims are.
Deep & Far assures the clients that no competitors can escape from the patent rights D&F safeguards
for the clients at reasonable service fees.
Because the tough economic downturn we are encountering in Taiwan, we are also encountering
severe price competition. This situation also leads to that there are too many poor quality patents
being granted because most enterprises do not have proper knowledge of the importance of patents.
For example, they might only want to spend lower cost to file a patent application without
considering the quality, or could not be alerted timely that narrow claims can protect their products
of the current version only although there are reduced fees in responding to office actions. Therefore,
the patent agents or firms of the enterprises sometimes cannot help but sacrificing the quality to keep
profits under the limited budgets of the clients. Under such social environment, it is very hard to
anticipate that the clients have strong patents, or the patent firms or attorneys can nurture the ability
of drafting wonderful scope of the claims.
Accordingly, it will not be surprised to find that there are some patent firms which cannot provide
competent services but offer extreme low price to attract clients only caring about the price of filing
a patent. This does also explain that there are poor quality patents being granted
We persist in providing quality service rather than participating into the price war because we believe
the Client will finally find the quality is the most important thing for intellectual property. If you
sacrifice the quality and surrender to the price, you actually get negative return because .a poor
quality IP is valueless. We did suffer a little last year in view of the reduced local generated works,
but we see the situation began to change this year.
This firm is used to focusing on IPR, and takes deliberate steps to practice in all fields of law. In recent
year, we make progress in either general civil law, business law or criminal law fields.
Contact Details:
13th Fl., 27 Sec. 3, Chung San N. Rd., Taipei 104, Taiwan, R.O.C.
': 886-2-25856688
7: 886-2-25989900/25978989
Email: email@deepnfar.com.tw
www.deepnfar.com.tw

Corporate & Financial Services Law Firm of the Year –
Belgium
Willkie is an elite international law firm of approximately 650 lawyers located in nine offices in six countries.
For more than 125 years, we have represented companies across a wide spectrum of businesses and industries,
most notably financial services. The firm is comprised of attorneys who are recognized as some of the world’s
foremost practitioners in their respective areas.
Xavier Dieux is a partner in the Corporate and Finance Department and in the Litigation Department. His
practice areas encompass Public Offerings (including TOB), Capital Market Operations and Regulation,
Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, as well as Litigation in all areas of
Financial, Corporate, Commercial and Contract Law. As to his Litigation practice, Xavier is also frequently
appointed as arbitrator with respect to international or domestic proceedings. He practices in French and in
English.
Practice Areas:
Corporate & Financial Services
Finance
Capital Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity/Venture Capital
Structured Finance & Derivatives
Business Reorganization & Restructuring
Litigation
Compliance & Enforcement
Insurance & Reinsurance
Securities, Litigation & Enforcement
Complex Commercial Disputes
Contact Details:
Avenue Louise, 480 / 3B
1050 Bruxelles
T +32 2 290 18 20
F +32 2 290 18 21
E: xdieux@willkie.com

IP Litigation Law Firm of the Year - Philippines
Romulo offers a full range of legal services with its team of talented and experienced
lawyers who are experts in their own fields.
The Intellectual Property Department of Romulo is engaged in the full spectrum of
intellectual property practice in the Philippines. It is involved in protecting patents,
trademarks and copyrights, and in negotiating and registering licensing and technology
transfer agreements.
Founded in 1902, Romulo is a pioneer in IP practice. It has had considerable experience in
prosecuting applications and maintaining registrations before the Intellectual Property
Office, as well as in pursuing civil and criminal cases involving infringement and unfair
competition. It has successfully handled landmark cases in Philippine IP jurisprudence.
Upon request of clients, the IP Department monitors potentially infringing IP applications
and may also liaise with different government agencies such as the Bureau of Customs to
protect its clients’ IP rights.

Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year – India
Karanjawala & Co. is an exclusive full-service boutique litigation firm, founded in 1983 by Mrs.
Manik Karanjawala and Mr. Raian Karanjawala. The firm operates today out of three offices in
New Delhi.
The Firm, over the years, has come to dominate the litigation landscape of the country and has
serviced a wide variety of clients from Prime Ministers to captains of industries and from the largest
corporate and media houses to royal families. Notwithstanding its elite client list, the Firm is also
equally at ease handling the day-to- day cases of ordinary litigants.
The Firm began its legal service with a predominant focus on cases in the Supreme Court and High
Court, but over the years, has expanded its legal vision, ensuring that it has a presence in all the
subordinate courts and tribunals of the National Capital Region (NCR). The Firm’s services are
often availed by clients to handle litigation on a pan–India basis.
Recognized as one of India’s top litigation firms with close to 250 awards and recognitions,
Karanjawala & Co. features in over 625 reported judgments only in the Supreme Court itself. The
Firm has filed and dealt with approximately over 25,000 matters till date. The Firm remains at the
disposal of litigants who come up with myriad issues and complex legal problems. Over the years,
the firm has grown to be a one-stop solution for litigants from not just within the country, but also
the ones located abroad. We’ve set best practices by remaining unfazed by the media frenzy
surrounding the high-profile cases handled by the firm. We’ve only tries to better ourselves with
each case handled, without seeking credit or moment of fame while handling sensitive matters.
Client confidentiality and awareness of sensitivity surrounding every high-profile matter are
engrained in the DNA of the firm.
The Firm’s criminal practice has grown substantially in the last five years, with the Firm appearing
in a number of high stake and high profile matters. The Firm has also received acclaim in respect of
its white-collar crime practice particularly for its ability to handle sensitive cases with a quick
turnaround time. In the last four to five years, the Firm has also carved out a niche practice for itself
in the fields of consumer protection and RERA litigation. The Firm’s practice focuses not only on
general consumer litigation but also on medical negligence and real estate, with the Firm
representing a wide range of clients before various tribunals, ranging from the District fora to the
National Commission. The Firm’s consumer team has filed over 1,000 cases in the National
Commission, with a high success rate. The Firm has extensive experience in dealing with high profile
matters under the recently enacted Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 providing advisory
services and appearing for corporations and financial institutions, in relation to issues pertaining to
their restructuring and insolvency.
The Firm’s high profile client list includes the Tata Group, DLF, Arcelor Mittal, the Birlas, the Adani
Group, Google, Astro, Hindustan Unilever, P&G, Colgate, Coca Cola, Vodafone, PWC, GVK,
Mafatlal Industries, Piramal, Ambuja Cement, GMR, Morgan Stanley, Star TV, BCCI, Coffee Board,
Bombay Dyeing, Hindustan Times and MSD Pharmaceuticals among many others. Some of the
renowned individuals who have turned to the Firm for legal representation in the past include, (i)
late Mr. V.P. Singh, former Prime Minister of India (ii) Mr. Ratan N. Tata, former Chairman, TATA
Group (iii) Mr. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman, Fox Corporation (iv) Ms. Karisma Kapoor, Film Actress
(v) late Mr. Jaswant Singh, former Defence and Finance Minister of India (vi) Mr. Sharad Pawar,

former Defence and Agriculture Minister of India (vii) Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia, former Minister of
State (Independent Charge) for power (viii) Mr. Goolam Vahanvati, former Attorney General of
India (ix) Mr. Gopal Raheja (x) Mr. Suresh Nanda (xi) Mr. Karim Morani (xii) Mr. Tarun Tejpal (xiii)
Mr. M.J. Akbar (xiv) Mr. Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and many others
Key awards and accolades achieved by Firm in various practice areas over the years:
Corporate Intl Magazine Global has awarded Karanjawala & Co. the "Alternative Dispute
Resolution Law Firm of the Year in India - 2021" award.
India Business Law Journal’s 2021 Indian Law Firm Awards has awarded Karanjawala & Co.
the "Anti- corruption & White-collar crime Law Firm of the year" and "Litigation Law Firm of the
year" award.
Forbes Legal Powerlist 2020 has awarded Karanjawala & Co. the "Top Law Firms of the
Country Award" for Litigation practice.
IBLJ has recognized the firm for its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice ten times in
the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Chambers & Partners has ranked the firm for its “Dispute Resolution/Litigation” Practice
eleven times in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Chambers & Partners has ranked the firm for its “White Collar Crime” Practice consecutively in the
years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
The Legal 500 has ranked the firm for its “Dispute Resolution/Litigation” Practice 13 times
in the years 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
Asialaw Profiles has included the firm in the list of outstanding firms for its dispute
resolution practice for the years 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Benchmark Litigation has recognized the firm amongst top firms for the following practices
in the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 - International Arbitration, Commercial & Transactional Disputes,
Competition/antitrust practice, Insolvency practice and Government and regulatory and White-
Collar Crime. Benchmark Litigation has also ranked the Firm in Tier 1 for Commercial &
Transactions disputes for the Year 2020.
Legal Era has recognized the firm as Best Litigation Firm in the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,
2016 and recognized the firm as Best White-Collar Crime Practice Firm in the year 2019.
ACQ5 Country Awards has recognized the firm for its Litigation Practice in the years 2013,
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020. Further, ACQ5 Country Awards 2020 has recognized the firm for
its Alternate Dispute Resolution Practice in the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. It also recognized the
firm for its aviation practice in the years 2015 and 2016 and as Client Care Law Firm of the Year in
the year 2017.
Contact Details:
Mr. Raian Karanjawala, Managing Partner
Email: raian@raian.in

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