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Central, Hong Kong, where most prestigious law firms are located.
According to The Legal 500 , Hong Kong’s legal market has undergone profound change over the last decade. Firms have experienced structural and cultural changes, with the value of China-facing lawyers growing considerably. Firms looking to tap into the dynamic Chinese economy and its further potential have identified language skills and a cultural affinity with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a pre-requisite.[1]
In Hong Kong, a healthy flow of M&A, IPO and other transactional work is creating more work for the legal industry, causing many firms to beef up their corporate and capital markets practices.[2]
With a fully functional Competition Law just around the corner, some firms have started to form new or bolster existing antitrust practices through partner relocations and lateral hires.
This article contains a list of 57 largest domestic and international law firms which own at least one office situated in Hong Kong.[3] There are approximately 2875 qualified lawyers, comprising 766 partners and 1848 associates, working across these top 30 domestic and international law firms in Hong Kong.[3] Note that below is a ranking of law firms in Hong Kong by number of registered lawyers but not revenue.
Rank
Name
Headquarter(s)
Number of Partners
Number of Consultants & Associates
Number of Registered Foreign Lawyers
Number of Registered Lawyers
Remarks
1
King & Wood Mallesons
Hong Kong China Australia
33
137
61
231
International
2
Deacons
Hong Kong
55
129
14
198
Domestic
3
Linklaters
United Kingdom
29
89
50
168
Magic Circle
4
Mayer Brown
United States
62
96
10
168
White-shoe firm
4
Baker McKenzie
United States
43
92
33
168
International
6
Clifford Chance
United Kingdom
37
90
35
162
Magic Circle
7
Allen & Overy
United Kingdom
24
69
17
110
Magic Circle
8
DLA Piper Hong Kong
United Kingdom United States
28
54
16
98
International
9
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
United Kingdom
25
46
24
95
Magic Circle
10
Herbert Smith Freehills
United Kingdom Australia
18
55
17
90
Silver Circle
10
Fangda Partners
China
17
43
30
90
Multinational
12
Latham & Watkins LLP
United States
16
39
32
87
U.S. Vault V-5[4]
13
Kirkland & Ellis
United States
32
16
37
85
U.S. Vault V-10[5]
14
Sidley Austin
United States
14
39
31
84
U.S. White Shoe
15
Li & Partners
Hong Kong
9
56
14
79
Domestic
16
Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo
Hong Kong
26
50
1
77
Domestic
17
Howse Williams
Hong Kong China
31
43
1
75
Domestic
18
Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP
United States
24
42
7
73
International
19
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
United States
9
33
26
68
U.S. White Shoe U.S. Vault V-5[6]
20
Ashurst Hong Kong
United Kingdom
19
37
9
65
Silver Circle
20
Davis Polk & Wardwell
United States
7
33
25
65
U.S. White Shoe U.S. Vault V-10[7]
22
Slaughter and May
United Kingdom
12
39
12
63
Magic Circle
23
Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
United Kingdom United States
15
35
9
59
International
24
Stephenson Harwood
United Kingdom
21
33
3
57
International
24
Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP
China
15
31
11
57
Multinational
26
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Hong Kong
14
36
6
56
Domestic
26
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
United States
12
22
22
56
International
28
White & Case
United States
14
21
20
55
International
29
Holman Fenwick Willan
United Kingdom
16
31
6
53
International
30
Eversheds Sutherland
United Kingdom
14
29
9
52
International
30
P.C. Woo & Co.
Hong Kong
12
37
3
52
Domestic
32
DeHeng Law Offices (Hong Kong) LLP
China
14
22
15
51
Multinational
33
MinterEllison LLP
Australia
22
28
0
50
International
34
Gallant
Hong Kong
17
31
1
49
Domestic
35
Jun He Law Offices
China
16
19
12
47
Multinational
35
Bird & Bird
United Kingdom
15
26
6
47
International
35
Hogan Lovells
United Kingdom United States
14
29
4
47
International
35
Simmons & Simmons
United Kingdom
11
29
7
47
International
39
K. B. Chau & Co.
Hong Kong
6
38
2
46
Domestic
40
Oldham, Li & Nie
Hong Kong China
15
23
6
44
Domestic
40
Lau, Horton & Wise LLP
Hong Kong Germany
11
24
9
44
Domestic
42
Haldanes
Hong Kong
21
22
0
43
Domestic
42
Morrison & Foerster
United States
6
22
15
43
International
44
Tanner De Witt
Hong Kong
17
24
1
42
Domestic
44
ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong
16
24
2
42
Domestic
44
Hastings & Co.
Hong Kong
14
27
1
42
Domestic
44
Kennedys
United Kingdom
13
29
0
42
International
44
Iu, Lai & Li
Hong Kong
13
27
2
42
Domestic
44
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
United States
12
17
13
42
International
44
So, Lung & Associates, Solicitors
Hong Kong
6
36
0
42
Domestic
51
Nixon Peabody CWL
United States China
14
22
4
40
International
51
Withers
United Kingdom
13
19
8
40
International
51
Dentons Hong Kong LLP
China United States
9
26
5
40
Multinational
54
Clyde & Co .
United Kingdom
14
24
0
38
International
54
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
United States
9
16
13
38
International
56
Loeb & Loeb LLP
United States
9
16
12
37
International
56
Sullivan & Cromwell (Hong Kong) LLP
United States
6
21
10
37
International
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