Amarchand & Mangaldas has been chosen as the National Law Firm of the Year for 2011 at the second Chambers Asia-Pacific Law Firm Awards recently held on 21 April, 2011 in Hong Kong. Also, Amarchand has been ranked as the number one Legal Advisor in Asia – Pacific Project Finance Loans Rankings and Asia Project Finance Loans Rankings. 

Speaking to Bar & Bench, Managing Partner Cyril Shroff said, “the Chambers Award is indeed very prestigious and we are delighted. It is a recognition of our size, quality and dominance of several practice areas. For India’s largest law firm it is a fitting accolade to the excellent work that our teams do”

Chambers and Partners awards: Amarchand was awarded the National Law Firm of the Year 2011 and Linklaters was awarded the International Law Firm of the Year award in India practice, respectively. Amongst the nominees were AZB & Partners, J. Sagar & Associates, Khaitan &Co., Luthra & Luthra Law Offices, Seth Dua & Associates and Trilegal.

Chambers honoured the work of national and international law firms across the region on the basis of research for the current edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific. The award recognises a law firm’s pre-eminence in key countries in the region and reflects notable achievements over the past one year including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service.

The list of the winners for Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2011 is available here. Last year, AZB & Partners won the National Law Firm of the year award and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP won the overseas counsel award.

Dealogic: India has been ranked number one by Dealogic in Project Finance by Nationality, with an aggregate deal value of $26,866 million along with a deal count of 56.

Amarchand tops the Dealogic Q1 rankings with a deal value oft $6,199 million, and a deal count of 5 with a market share of 17.7 percent in Asia – Pacific Project Finance Loans Rankings and 18.9 percent in Asia Project Finance Loans Rankings. Amarchand’s deal value contributes to approximately 23.07 percent of the deals done in India.

Link Legal stands at second with 3 deals valuing at $2,481 million and a market share of 7.1 percent and 7.5 percent respectively. Luthra comes to a close third with 5 deals valuing at $2,153 and a market share of 6.2 percent and 6.6 percent respectively.

Other Indian law firms to have attained a ranking in both Asia – Pacific and Asia Project Finance Loans is Trilegal at number five with 2 deals, R & A Legal Advocates at number nine with 5 deals and SJ Law Advocates & Solicitors at number ten with 1 deal.

A copy of the Dealogic Asia Pacific Project Finance Q1 rankings is available here.