ITR APAC Tax Awards 2023: winners announced

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ITR APAC Tax Awards 2023: winners announced

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The winners of the ITR Asia-Pacific Tax Awards 2023 have been announced!

ITR is excited to announce the winners of the 13th annual ITR APAC Tax Awards.

Deloitte has been awarded as the region wide winner for Tax Firm & Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year, achieving widespread success throughout Asia-Pacific.

ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel, Haleon, IFM Investors, Linde Engineering, Lupin, Tech Mahindra, and Unicus took home awards for our in-house categories, for their teams and practice leaders.

We are keen to fulfil any promotions that firms would like to undertake on the back of their success and request that you contact ITR’s business development executive Krasimir Kostov, with any queries.

We aim to mention all firms that took part in each of our Impact Cases and Impact Deals. If your firm has been omitted or you have questions about the research, please contact ITR’s Awards editor, John Harrison.

A full list of shortlisted firms for the ITR EMEA Tax Awards 2023 was released on July 20, 2023.

The winners are ...

Jurisdiction Awards

Australia

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KPMG

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Deloitte

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Clayton Utz

Cambodia

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VDB Loi

China

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Deloitte

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KPMG

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KPMG

Hong Kong SAR

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Deloitte

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KPMG

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KPMG

India

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Deloitte

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KPMG

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Khaitan & Co

Indonesia

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

Japan

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Baker McKenzie

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Baker McKenzie

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Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Malaysia

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

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Wong & Partners

New Zealand

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

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Bell Gully

Philippines

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KPMG

(RG Manabat & Co)

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Deloitte

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Quisumbing Torres

Singapore

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KPMG

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Deloitte

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KPMG

South Korea

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Kim & Chang

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EY

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Yulchon

Taiwan

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

Thailand

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Baker McKenzie

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

Vietnam

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

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KPMG


Individual Awards

Practice Leaders

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Alia Lum

KPMG

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Steve Minhoo Kim

Lee & Ko

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Angelina Lagana

KPMG

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Kenneth Leung

KPMG

Rising Stars

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Sanporn Sanpatchaya

Grant Thornton

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Sangeeth Aiyappa

EY

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Jeremiah Soh

Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow

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Aasmee Mangla

NITYA Tax Associates


In-House Awards

Teams

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ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India

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Tech Mahindra

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Lupin

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Haleon

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IFM Investors

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Tech Mahindra

Leaders

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Kinjesh Thakkar

Linde Engineering

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Tejas Dharwadkar

Unicus

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Mohan Nusetti

Lupin


Regional Awards

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GreenMount Advisory

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KPMG

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JunHe

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Deloitte

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KPMG

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EY

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KPMG

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

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Deloitte

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Deloitte


Impact Cases & Deals

Cases

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Commissioner of Taxation v Shell Energy Holdings Australia Ltd [2022] FCAFC 2

Allens

Minter Ellison

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Frucor Suntory Newzealand Limited v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2022] NZSC 113

Bell Gully

Stout Street Chambers

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Kellogg India P.LTD, Mumbai v Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax

PwC

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Comptroller of Goods and Services Tax v Dynamac Enterprise [2022] SGHC 61

RHTLaw Asia

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GEV v Comptroller of Goods and Services Tax [2022] SGGST 1

Rajah & Tann Singapore

Deals

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Block / Afterpay

Cravath Swaine & Moore

Gilbert + Tobin

King & Wood Mallesons

Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

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China Mobile IPO

Haiwen & Partners

King & Wood Mallesons

Sullivan & Cromwell

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Emperador SGX-ST secondary listing

Allen & Gledhill

Allen & Overy

Angara Abello Concecpcion Regala and Cruz Law Offices

Latham & Watkins

Picazo Buyco Tan Fider & Santos

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LS Group / LS-Nikko Copper

Yulchon

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NAVER / Poshmark

Goldman Sachs

Goodwin Procter

Kirkland & Ellis

LionTree

Yulchon

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Sydney Aviation Alliance / Sydney Airport

Allens

Herbert Smith Freehills

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Telstra / Digicel Pacific

Davis Polk & Wardwell

Deloitte

Gilbert + Tobin

Herbert Smith Freehills

KPMG

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Tims China reverse de-SPAC

Appleby

Han Kun Law Offices

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Maples Group

Morrison & Foerster

Zhong Lun Law Firm

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Yisheng Biopharma royalty-backed financing

Clifford Chance

Maples Group

Sidley Austin

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Zomato / Blinkit

EY

Goodwin Procter

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villenueve Franklin & Hachigian

IndusLaw

Morrison & Foerster

PwC

Saraf and Partners

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