We are pleased to announce the finalists for The Asian Lawyer's second annual Emerging Markets Awards. After weeks of deliberations among judges on three continents, we've decided on the following short list. We thank very much all of the law firms that took time to participate.

Energy Deal of the Year

1. Indonesian state-owned PT Pertamina's $2 billion acquisition of interests in six offshore oil and gas blocks in Malaysia from Murphy Oil Corp. (Ashurst for PT Pertamina; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher represented Murphy Oil)