Hong Kong – Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm was honored with “M&A Deal of the Year” at the 20^th ALB Hong Kong Law Awards for our advisory on Gaw Capital Partners’ acquisition of Cityplaza One. We represented Manulife group in its formation of a partnership with Gaw Capital Partners for joining the Gaw Capital-led consortium to acquire Cityplaza One in Hong Kong.

In addition, Paul Hastings was shortlisted for seven awards across the firm categories, individual categories and deal categories, namely:

• Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year
• Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year
• Real Estate Law Firm of the Year
• Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year
• Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year - Shaun Wu
• Debt Market Deal of the Year - Contemporary Ruiding Development's Debut Bond Offering
• Equity Market Deal of the Year - China Bohai Bank's Listing on HKEX

ALB Hong Kong Law Awards is one of the prominent legal awards in the Asia-Pacific region by Asian Legal Business, a leading legal media under Thomson Reuters, which recognizes the outstanding performance of law firms, private practitioners and in-house team excelling in terms of the breadth, complexity, innovativeness and significance of their legal work.

At Paul Hastings, our purpose is clear — to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth. With a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., Paul Hastings is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative global law firms.