Professional services firm EY was awarded Asia Tax Firm of the Year, with KPMG crowned as Asia's Transfer Pricing and Disputes and Litigation Firm of the Year.

A total of 18 jurisdictions were celebrated in ITR's national, regional and leader awards at a three-course gala dinner at the Marina Mandarin in Singapore on Thursday, May 9 2019.

While professional services firms dominated the awards, law firm Baker McKenzie emerged as a challenger to tax advisory and litigation work in Asia, and was crowned International Tax Law Firm of the Year in Asia.

Shortlisted firms were assessed according to three primary metrics: transactional value, complexity, and innovation for matters completed between January 1 2018 to December 31 2018.

A full list of the winners are listed below.

National awards

Australia Tax Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> DLA Piper
> EY
> Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills and Herbert Smith Freehills
> MinterEllison

Australia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

MinterEllison

> KPMG
> Transfer Pricing Solutions Australia

Australia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills and Herbert Smith Freehills

> Ashurst
> KPMG
> MinterEllison

China Tax Firm of the Year

EY

> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> DLA Piper
> KPMG

China Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> EY

China Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

EY

> Baker McKenzie
> KPMG

Cambodia Tax Firm of the Year

DFDL

> Deloitte
> VDB Loi

Cambodia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

DFDL

> Deloitte
> VDB Loi

Hong Kong Tax Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> DLA Piper
> EY

Hong Kong Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> EY

Hong Kong Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> EY

India Tax Firm of the Year

Dhruva Advisors

> Advaita Legal
> Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
> BDO India
> Deloitte
> ELP Law
> EY
> KPMG

India Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Deloitte

> Advaita Legal
> Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
> ELP Law
> EY
> KPMG
> Nangia Advisors
> SKP

India Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

Advaita Legal

> Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
> Deloitte
> Dhruva Advisors
> EY
> KPMG
> Nangia Advisors
> SKP

Indonesia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Deloitte

> Baker McKenzie

> KPMG

>TaxPrime

Indonesia Tax Firm of the Year

Deloitte

> KPMG
> TaxPrime

Indonesia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

> Deloitte
> EY
> KPMG

Japan Tax Firm of the Year

EY

> Baker McKenzie
> DLA Piper
> KPMG
> Nagashima Ohn & Tsunematsu
> Withers Worldwide

Japan Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

> Deloitte
> DLA Piper

Japan Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> DLA Piper

Malaysia Tax Firm of the Year

Deloitte

> PwC
> EY
> KPMG
> Shearn Delamore & Co

Malaysia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

EY

> Deloitte
> KPMG
> Wong & Partners

Malaysia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Deloitte
> EY
> Shearn Delamore & Co

Myanmar Tax Firm of the Year

VDB Loi

> DFDL
> EY
> KPMG

New Zealand Tax Firm of the Year

Russell McVeagh

> Chapman Tripp
> Deloitte
> EY
> KPMG

New Zealand Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Deloitte
> EY
> Russell McVeagh

New Zealand Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

Russell McVeagh

> Ben Gully
> Deloitte
> EY Law
> KPMG

Philippines Tax Firm of the Year

Quisumbing Torres (Baker McKenzie)

> KPMG RGM&Co
> Navarro Amper & Co (Deloitte)

Philippines Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co (EY)

> KPMG RGM&Co
> Navarro Amper & Co (Deloitte)

Philippines Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

ZGLaw

> BDB Law
> KPMG RGM&Co
> Navarro Amper & Co (Deloitte)
> SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co (EY)

Pakistan Tax Firm of the Year

KPMG

Singapore Tax Firm of the Year

Deloitte

> Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow
> Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
> EY
> KPMG

Singapore Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

KPMG

> EY
> Grant Thornton
> Transfer Pricing Solutions

Singapore Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

> Deloitte
> EY
> KPMG

South Korea Tax Firm of the Year

Yoon & Yang

> Deloitte
> Kim & Chang
> KPMG
> Yulchon

South Korea Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Yoon & Yang

> Deloitte
> Kim & Chang
> KPMG
> Yulchon

South Korea Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

Kim & Chang

> Deloitte
> KPMG
> Yoon & Yang
> Yulchon

Sri Lanka Tax Firm of the Year

KPMG

Taiwan Tax Firm of the Year

EY

> Deloitte
> KPMG

Taiwan Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

EY

> Deloitte
> KPMG

Taiwan Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

Deloitte

> EY
> KPMG

Thailand Tax Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Deloitte
> DFDL

Thailand Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

Deloitte

> Baker McKenzie
> KPMG

Thailand Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

Deloitte

> KPMG

Vietnam Tax Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> DFDL

Vietnam Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

PwC

> Deloitte
> DFDL
> EY
> KPMG

Vietnam Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

> Deloitte
> EY
> KPMG
> PwC

Regional awards

Asia Tax Transactions Firm of the Year

EY

> Ashok Maheshwary & Associates
> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> Dentons Rodyk
> Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills and Herbert Smith Freehills
> KPMG
> PwC

Asia Tax Policy Firm of the Year

EY

> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> Dhruva Advisors
> KPMG
> PwC
> Yulchon
> Yoon & Yang

Asia Tax Compliance & Reporting Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> EY
> PwC
> Russel McVeagh

Asia Tax Technology Firm of the Year

KPMG

> BDO
> Deloitte
> EY

Asia Tax Innovator of the Year

KPMG

> Deloitte
> EY
> PwC
> Yoon & Yang

Global Executive Mobility Tax Team of the Year

Minter Ellison

> Deloitte
> EY
> KPMG

US Corporate Tax Team of the Year in Asia

Baker McKenzie

> EY
> KPMG

Asia Best Newcomer of the Year

Transfer Pricing Solutions

> Transaction Square (India)
> Shah V G & Co (India)

Withholding Tax Team of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> Dhruva Advisors
> Deloitte
> EY

Asia Indirect Tax Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Advaita Legal
> Deloitte
> EY
> GNV
> Grant Thornton
> MinterEllison
> Yulchon

Asia Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Deloitte
> EY
> MinterEllison
> PwC

International Tax Law Firm of the Year

Baker McKenzie

> Ashurst
> DLA Piper
> Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills and Herbert Smith Freehills

Asia Tax Disputes & Litigation Firm of the Year

KPMG

> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> EY
> Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills and Herbert Smith Freehills
> Kim & Chang
> PwC
> Yulchon

Asia Tax Firm of the Year

EY

> Baker McKenzie
> Deloitte
> Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills and Herbert Smith Freehills
> KPMG

In-house awards

In-house Transfer Pricing Team of the Year

Tencent Holdings

> DBS Bank
> Discovery Communications India
> Infosys

In-house Tax Team of the Year

Infosys

> Discovery Communications India
> DBS Bank
> GNV Consulting Services
> Walmart India

In-house Tax Director of the Year

Ben Choy, Tencent Holdings

> Ivan Budiarnawan, PT Astra International
> Umang Dhingra, Discovery Communications India
> Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar, Infosys
> Mukhlis Ishak, PT Freeport Indonesia

Leaders awards

Asia Tax Disputes & Litigation Practice Leader of the Year

Angela Wood, KPMG Australia

> Yun Heui Cho, Yulchon
> Leung Yew Kwong, KPMG Singapore
> Ji Soo Lee, Kim & Chang
> Carmen McElwain, MinterEllison
> Ponti Partogi, Baker McKenzie
> Steven Sieker, Baker McKenzie
> Tori Sullivan, EY Law Ltd

Asia Transfer Pricing Practice Leader of the Year

Luis Coronado, EY

> Yong Whan Choi, Yulchon
> Kaoru Fukazawa, Deloitte Tohmatsu
> Hitesh Gajaria, KPMG India
> Charles Oetomo, GNV Consulting Services
> Shannon Smit, Transfer Pricing Solutions
> Geoffrey Soh, KPMG Singapore
> Masaki Yamada, Deloitte Tohmatsu

Asia Tax Practice Leader of the Year

Edmund Leow, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

> Woo Hyun Baik, Kim & Chang
> Carlo Franchina, KPMG Australia
> Dinesh Kanabar, Dhruva Advisors
> Brendan Kelly, Baker McKenzie
> Kyu Dong Kim, Yulchon
> Edmund Leow, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
> Khoon Ming, KPMG China
> Jack Sheehan, DFDL

Regional Impact Cases of the Year

> Substantial GAAR panel challenge win for taxpayer: KPMG Australia
> Completion of one of the largest and longest tax litigation disputes in Australia: Ashurst Australia
> Indonesian mine tax reassessment: Baker McKenzie Indonesia
> Landmark application of product sharing contract transfer tax on cross border M&A transactions in the oil & gas industry: Deloitte Indonesia
> Tax exemption criteria clarification and defence for major cryptocurrency platform: Yoon & Yang South Korea
> Tax clarification on pension funds investing overseas: KPMG Japan
> Requirements for qualified spin-offs in South Korea, resulting in largest tax assessment in Korean history: Kim & Chang
> Secured no WHT treatment for global software company in Japan: EY Japan
> Tax policy development for Labuan International Insurance Association Malaysia: Deloitte Malaysia
> Tax avoidance and interest deductions in Frucor Suntory New Zealand v CIR: Bell Gully

Regional Impact Deals of the Year

> Takeda acquisition of Shire: Ashurst; Linklaters; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Slaughter and May
> Walmart acquisition of Flipkart: Allen & Gledhill; Dentons Rodyk & Davidson; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Gunderson Dettmer; Hogan Lovells; Khaitan & Co; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
> Hitachi acquisition of ABB’s power grids business: Baker McKenzie; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
> Unilever acquisition of Horlicks nutrition business: Baker McKenzie; Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
> Unibail acquisition of Westfield: Allens; Clifford Chance; Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier; Debevoise & Plimpton; Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills and Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; Lacourte Raquin Tatar; Loyens & Loeff; NautaDutilh; Shearman & Sterling; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
> Coles demerger from Wesfarmers: Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills and Herbert Smith Freehills
> Renesas acquisition of Integrated Device Technology: Covington & Burling; Latham & Watkins; Morrison & Foerster; Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
> Merger of Vodafone India with Idea Cellular: DMD Advocats; EY; Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas; Slaughter and May; S&R Associates; Vaish Associates
> China Tower IPO: Clifford Chance; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
> Global Logistics Properties IPO: Allen & Overy
> Vinhomes IPO: Allen & Overy; Latham & Watkins; VILAF

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