Ashurst named Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year at the Global Derivatives Awards 2021

Winners for this award were nominated based on substantial market research conducted by an independent editorial panel. The awards recognise outstanding firms who have demonstrated resilience responding to the pandemic crisis, remarkable growth, stretching to exceed client expectations, innovation and advocacy for the betterment of the global derivatives markets.
 
Patrick Phua, Asia head of global loans and global markets, comments, "We are delighted to be recognised by the market – this is a great testament to the technical and service excellence which we are known for. Our practice has both transactional and derivatives regulatory and advisory specialists, which allows us to handle complex work on the cutting edge of innovation and regulation, including ground breaking matters such as blockchain based derivatives and digital asset derivatives. Thanks to our fantastic team for their efforts in making it another successful year."
 
Other firms shortlisted in this category include Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Linklaters and King & Wood Mallesons.