Davis Polk shortlisted for multiple 2025 Asia Legal Awards

Davis Polk and the firm’s lawyers are shortlisted for twelve awards for the 2025 Asia Legal Awards, presented by Law.com International. The awards recognize the most significant transactions, cases and legal work that have shaped the industry across Asia.

The firm and its lawyers are shortlisted in the following categories:

• M&A Firm of the Year
• Securities Firm of the Year
• IPO Lawyer of the Year – Li He
• Litigator of the Year – Martin Rogers
• M&A Lawyer of the Year – Miranda So
• M&A Deal of the Year – Haitong Securities - Guotai Junan securities merger
• M&A Deal of the Year – PAG’s $6.8B sale of AirPower’s industrial gas business
• Securities Deal of the Year: Debt – Baidu’s $3.37B dual bond offerings
• Securities Deal of the Year: Equity – Horizon Robotics’ $696M Hong Kong IPO
• Securities Deal of the Year: Equity – Tokyo Metro $2.3B IPO
• Securities Deal of the Year: Equity – Kioxia Holdings’ $797M IPO
• Securities Deal of the Year: Equity – ZEEKR Intelligent Technology $441M U.S. IPO

The winners will be announced on September 10, 2025, in Singapore.