Amarchand tops Dealogic H1 2013 Project Finance league tables; Luthra, AZB, SJ Law, KS Partners make it to top 10

Amarchand Mangaldas continues to top the project finance league tables (both Asia Pacific and Asia) with a total deal value of $8.5 billion from 19 deals in the first half of 2013, according to Dealogic’s 2013 Rankings..In the Asia Pacific league table, Luthra & Luthra drops to 7th position in the first half of the year (down from the 2nd position in the first quarter) with a total deal value of $3.1 billion from 4 deals. AZB & Partners makes it to the Asia Pacific league table, ranked 8th with a total deal value of $ 3.04 billion from 2 deals..The Asia Project Finance league table features 5 Indian law firms with Amarchand at the top followed by Luthra & Luthra at 6th and AZB positioned at 7th place. The other two law firms to make it to the deal table are SJ Law Advocates & Solicitors and Khaitan Sud & Partners with a total deal value of $2.3 billion (6 deals) and $1.6 billion (8 deals) respectively..Both Link Legal and Clasis Law, which featured in the league tables in the first quarter of 2013, are no longer listed in the league tables..India continues to be ranked number one in Project Finance by nationality, with 75 deals having a combined value of $26.1 billion thereby registering a 7% increase in comparison to the first half of 2012..Below is the list of top 10 legal advisers of both Asia Pacific Projects Finance and Asia Projects Finance.