Women in Business Law Awards APAC 2023: shortlist revealed

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Women in Business Law Awards APAC 2023: shortlist revealed

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The Women in Business Law Awards is excited to present the shortlist for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Awards.

The Women in Business Law Awards has released the full list of finalists for its 2023 APAC awards.

The awards bring together to recognize the leading women lawyers throughout the region and celebrate the law firms that have impressive initiatives to promote diversity and women in the legal industry.

Winners will be announced on 7 September 2023.

A preview of the practice area and Rising Star finalists can be found below and the full list of the finalists for all is available on the awards website. The Women in Business Law Awards research team carefully selected each finalist after a thorough research period which included an analysis of direct submissions, client feedback, and much deliberation.

Individual practitioners and Rising Stars are judged not only on the complexity of the work the nominees completed in 2022, but also on their advocacy, influence, and thought leadership in relation to the promotion of women in the practice of law and within their practice area specialisms.

Law firm initiatives are recognised across various categories, including for gender diversity and work-life balance.

All of the work accepted for shortlisting closed during the research period, which was from January 1 to December 31 2022. The awards do not recognise cases, deals, or transactions completed outside of the research period.

If you have any questions regarding our research process, please contact John Harrison

The Women in Business Law Awards will be announcing the winners on 7 September 2023 at a live awards gala. To find out more – and to find out about how you can promote your success – please contact Matt Siu

Preview of the Women in Business Law Awards APAC 2023 shortlist:

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  • Tax Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

    Angela Wood - Clayton Utz
    Angelina Langana - KPMG
    Carmen McElwain - MinterEllison
    Fiona Moore - EY
    Kyung-Ran Yoo - Kim & Chang
    Tingting Zhao - JunHe
  • Transfer Pricing Lawyer of the Year

    Cecilia Lee - PwC
    Fiona Criag - Deloitte
    Tae-Yeon Nam - Kim & Chang
    Tingting Zhao - JunHe
    Ying Jian - Dentons
  • Tax Rising Star

    Anna Chan - Oldham Li & Nie
    Ng Chun Ying - Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
    Rajitha Nair - INDUSLAW
    Ruchita Shah - Economic Laws Practice
    Yeo Jeong Yoon - Kim & Chang

The Women in Business Law Awards is a wholly independent awards, supported by ITR, but independently to ITR World Tax research.

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