FT Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyer Awards 2018 — winners announced

The Financial Times is pleased to announce the winners of the FT Asia Pacific Innovative Lawyer Awards 2018, held in Hong Kong, in association with research partner RSG Consulting.

You can read the whole report here.

In an innovation of our own, the Innovative Lawyers Special Report series is making it easier to explore the past and current annual rankings for each region, assessing lawyers on their innovation for clients and in their own businesses. Take a look here.

Most innovative Asia Pacific law firm — Asia Pacific HQ

• Yulchon

Most innovative Asia Pacific law firm — International HQ

• Ashurst

Most innovative Asia Pacific in-house legal team

• Asian Development Bank

Most innovative Asia Pacific General Counsel

• Chee Kin Lam, DBS Bank

Legal innovator of the year

• Martijn Wilder, Baker McKenzie

Innovation in the Rule of Law and Access to Justice

• Gilbert + Tobin
• Asian Development Bank (in-house)

Innovation in Technology and Data

• Anand and Anand
• Sequoia Capital India (in-house)

Innovation in Strategy and Talent

• Pinsent Masons
• Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Japan (in-house)

Innovation in New Business and Service Delivery Models

• Rajah & Tann Asia
• DBS Bank (in-house)

Innovation in New Products and Services

• Yulchon

Innovation in Dispute Resolution

• Yulchon

Innovation in Driving Value

• Joint winners: Ashurst and WongPartnership
• Lazada (in-house)

Innovation in Enabling Business Growth

• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Go-Jek (in-house)

Innovation in Managing Complexity and Scale

• Ropes & Gray (Internationally headquartered firms)

• DSK Legal (Asia Pacific headquartered firms)

• Silk Road Fund (in-house)

Innovation in Accessing New Markets and Capital

• Pinsent Masons (Internationally headquartered firms)

• DFDL (Asia Pacific headquartered firms)

• HKEX (in-house)

Spotlight on Australia

• Innovation in Legal Expertise: MinterEllison

• Innovation in Legal Expertise (in-house): REA Group

• Innovation in Business of Law: King & Wood Mallesons

• Innovation in Business of Law (in-house): Westpac

• Legal Innovator: Lesley Hitchens, University of Technology Sydney

• Legal Leader: Sue Kench, King & Wood Mallesons