Allen & Overy, Freshfields and Slaughters among finalists for 2017 Global Legal Awards
ALM Media
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The American Lawyer has announced the finalists for the 2017 Global Legal Awards, which honours matters that demonstrate the industry's ability to navigate complex international legal issues.
With well over 200 entries from firms across the globe, the competition was fierce and the high-stakes nature of the work on full display. Finalists have been honoured across four main categories: citizenship, disputes, M&A and finance.
This year's honourees handled matters from Argentina to Indonesia and many places in between. They worked on refugee matters, alcoholic beverage company acquisitions, Chinese chemical company deals and much more. We saw one of the first post-Brexit deals, inversion structures and firms overcome major regulatory hurdles to get their clients' deals done.
Multibillion-dollar arbitration disputes abounded, as did comprehensive corruption investigation work. Awards were given out for work in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Eastern and Western Europe, Latin America, Africa, Canada, the US and more.
Citizenship
Global CSR Project of the Year
Winner: Legal Ethics Training Program in Ghana
Honourees: White & Case; Fordham University School of Law; Faculty of Law, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Global Pro Bono Deal of the Year
Winner: Shining a Light On Rural India: Advising Mera Gao Power
Honouree: Latham & Watkins
Global Pro Bono Dispute of the Year
Winner: International Death Penalty Project
Honourees: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Cornell Law School's Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide
Global Pro Bono Advocacy Project of the Year
Winner: European Refugee Crisis
Honourees: Morrison & Foerster; Latham & Watkins; TrustLaw; British Institute of International and Comparative Law; Debarliev, Dameski & Kelesoska Attorneys at Law; Glinska & Miskovic Law Firm; joint law office Maric & Mujezinovic in cooperation with Kinstellar; CARE USA legal department; The American National Red Cross legal department; Norwegian Refugee Council legal department; Mercy Corps legal department
Finance
Global Finance Deal of the Year: Capital Markets (Equity)
Winner: Postal Savings Bank of China IPO
Honourees: Clifford Chance, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Haiwen & Partners, King & Wood Mallesons
Global Finance Deal of the Year: Capital Markets (Debt)
