Milbank was one of the first U.S. law firms to open an office in Singapore in 1985. With four offices in Asia and a diversified corporate and finance practice, Milbank has established itself as one of the leading international law firms in Asia.
Our Singapore office serves as a base for representing clients in Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent and is involved in transactions in North Asia as well, often with our Beijing, Hong Kong and Tokyo offices. Milbank has played a lead role in structuring and financing many of the Asia’s largest and most cutting-edge corporate and financing transactions, both before and after the Asian financial crisis.
Our practices include:
Corporate
Finance
Financial Restructuring
Intellectual Property
Firm Recognition. We routinely win deal and firm of the year awards from international legal and financial journals.
In 2005, Milbank swept the Asian Legal Business China and Southeast Asia awards. For four years running, International Financial Law Review (IFLR) nominated us as Asia’s #1 “International Law Firm of the Year.” Our awards include:
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Southeast Asia M&A Deal of the Year. Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA) takeover and financing, 2010 – (Asian Legal Business)
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Islamic Finance Deal of the Year. Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) bond and Sukuk, 2010 – (Asian Legal Business)
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Deals of the Year: US$4.5 billion bond offering by Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) and restructuring of Mira International Holdings (Mira) and PT Apexindo Pratama Duta Tbk, 2010 – (Asian-Counsel)
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Asian M&A Deal of the Year: Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA) Takeover and Financing, 2010 – (IFLR)
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Asia Pacific M&A Deal of the Year: GCL-Poly’s Acquisition of Jiangsu Zhongneng – Global M&A Network Atlas Awards
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Corporate Finance Deal of the Year. Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) bond and Sukuk, 2009 – (Islamic Finance News)
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Asia Deal of the Year 2009 – TelecomFinance Awards
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Best Asian High Yield Deal 2009 – Finance Asia
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Indonesian Capital Markets Deal of the Year 2009 – IFR Asia
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Best Indonesia Deal 2009 – Finance Asia
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China Deals of the Year: Equity, M&A, Debt, the #1 China Deal of the Year – Asian Legal Business
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SE Asia Deals of the Year: M&A and the #1 SE Asia Deal of the Year – Asian Legal Business
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China Deals of the Year: Equity, M&A, Debt, the #1 China Deal of the Year – Asian Legal Business
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M&A Firm of the Year – IFLR Asian Awards
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Project Finance Deal/Firm of the Year – IFLR Asian Awards
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Debt & Equity Linked Deal/Firm of the Year – IFLR Asian Awards
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Best Equity Deal. Best IPO Deal – Finance Asia Achievement Awards
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Best Non-Investment Grade Bond Deal for 2005 – Finance Asia Achievement Awards
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Deal of the Year 2005 – Asian Counsel
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Debt Market Deal of the Year – Asian Legal Business
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Best value for money; most commercially aware; most innovative; best after deal support; fastest. – Airfinance Journal’s Guide to Aviation Lawyers (2006)
Partner Recognition. Our partners in Asia are widely recognized as among the “world’s leading lawyers” in capital markets, M&A, private equity, project finance, corporate restructuring, banking and finance, by legal publications, including: Chambers Global, AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers 2005 – Asia Law & Practice, Euromoney’s “Best of the Best” Legal Expert Guide 2005, IFLR’s Expert Guide, IFLR1000, Euromoney International Legal Guide, Asia Pacific Legal 500 and the “Who’s Who of International Lawyers.”
Information on how to pursue a career with Milbank's Singapore practice