Managing IP is thrilled to announce the 2026 shortlist for the Asia-Pacific awards.

Following months of in-depth research, the 2026 shortlist honours the exceptional achievements of individual lawyers and the law firms that went above and beyond across the Asia-Pacific region.

This year’s ceremony will be hosted at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur on November 5, jointly with the asialaw Awards. You can view that shortlist, here.

All winners are to be announced on the evening. We regularly review categories, taking into account market feedback and important industry developments. Below are the categories and shortlists for this year's programme. Special awards, including Client Choice awards and Editor’s Choice - Impact Deal and Case awards, will be announced at the ceremony.

Winners will be announced at the ceremony, taking place on Thursday, November 5 2026 at The Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur. Join us to find out which law firms and practitioners are setting the standard for the legal industry!

To find out more about the Awards Ceremony, please contact: Matthew Siu.

Congratulations to all of those shortlisted!

The Managing IP Awards programme is the most comprehensive and widely respected IP law firm awards event in the legal industry. Now in its 21st year, it covers several IP practice areas and more than 50 jurisdictions. Read about the practice areas and award categories here.

Each year, our research analysts obtain information from thousands of firms, IP practitioners, and their clients through interviews, email, and online surveys. We ask firms and in-house teams to complete their respective research forms here.

Before compiling the shortlists, our researchers evaluate work data supplied by firms and, where applicable, review publicly available information such as court and IP office records. They focus on work done or concluded in the previous year, particularly case studies that were of great significance to clients or IP law and practice.

The research for the IP STARS rankings and the Managing IP Awards programme is rigorous and impartial. There is no fee to pay to participate in our research, but participation does not guarantee recognition. The awards are not influenced by any commercial relationship with Managing IP, and no firm or individual can pay to influence the results. Any firm, regardless of its ranking in IP STARS, can win a Managing IP award.

Please contact our research team if you have research-related enquiries about the Managing IP Awards programme.

Managing IP launched its awards programme in 2006. The ceremonies attract hundreds of guests, including in-house counsel and prominent public officials in the IP industry. The programme is widely regarded as the premier IP law firm awards event in the legal industry. Previous winners of the Managing IP Awards can be found here.