List of Hong Kong law firms by size
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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.
Ranking by Scale[]
This article contains a list of 56 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 |
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1 | Deacons | ![]() |
57 | 181 | 11 | 249 | Domestic |
2 | King & Wood Mallesons | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
31 | 114 | 76 | 221 | International |
3 | Mayer Brown | ![]() |
66 | 115 | 18 | 199 | White-shoe firm |
4 | Linklaters | ![]() |
25 | 83 | 74 | 182 | Magic Circle |
5 | Clifford Chance | ![]() |
42 | 75 | 48 | 165 | Magic Circle |
6 | Baker McKenzie | ![]() |
38 | 82 | 44 | 164 | International |
7 | Allen & Overy | ![]() |
20 | 62 | 35 | 117 | Magic Circle |
8 | DLA Piper Hong Kong | ![]() ![]() |
29 | 49 | 31 | 109 | International |
9 | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | ![]() |
22 | 38 | 40 | 100 | Magic Circle |
9 | Herbert Smith Freehills | ![]() ![]() |
20 | 62 | 18 | 100 | Silver Circle |
9 | Stephenson Harwood | ![]() |
28 | 62 | 10 | 100 | International |
12 | Sidley Austin | ![]() |
17 | 40 | 44 | 95 | U.S. White Shoe |
13 | Kirkland & Ellis | ![]() |
27 | 28 | 37 | 92 | U.S. Vault V-10[4] |
14 | Latham & Watkins LLP | ![]() |
14 | 39 | 36 | 89 | U.S. Vault V-5[5] |
15 | Howse Williams | ![]() |
27 | 52 | 3 | 82 | Domestic |
15 | Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo | ![]() |
31 | 49 | 2 | 82 | Domestic |
17 | Fangda Partners | ![]() |
15 | 29 | 35 | 79 | International |
17 | Li & Partners | ![]() ![]() |
9 | 59 | 11 | 79 | Domestic |
17 | Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong | ![]() ![]() |
19 | 46 | 14 | 79 | International |
20 | Reed Smith Richards Butler | ![]() |
25 | 59 | 6 | 70 | International |
21 | Eversheds Sutherland | ![]() |
18 | 37 | 12 | 67 | International |
22 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | ![]() |
10 | 28 | 28 | 66 | U.S. White Shoe
U.S. Vault V-10[6] |
23 | Stevenson, Wong & Co. | ![]() ![]() |
13 | 32 | 16 | 61 | Domestic |
24 | Hogan Lovells | ![]() ![]() |
13 | 30 | 15 | 58 | International |
25 | Slaughter and May | ![]() |
13 | 37 | 6 | 56 | Magic Circle |
26 | Ashurst Hong Kong | ![]() |
15 | 22 | 18 | 55 | Silver Circle |
27 | Holman Fenwick Willan | ![]() |
18 | 26 | 10 | 54 | International |
27 | Simmons & Simmons | ![]() |
18 | 24 | 12 | 54 | International |
29 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | ![]() |
9 | 23 | 21 | 53 | U.S. White Shoe
U.S. Vault V-5[7] |
30 | Clyde & Co. | ![]() |
15 | 35 | 2 | 52 | International |
30 | P.C. Woo & Co. | ![]() |
14 | 35 | 3 | 52 | Domestic |
32 | White & Case | ![]() |
13 | 22 | 16 | 51 | International |
32 | Wilkinson & Grist | ![]() |
26 | 25 | 0 | 51 | Domestic |
34 | ONC Lawyers | ![]() |
13 | 35 | 0 | 48 | Domestic |
35 | MinterEllison LLP | ![]() |
17 | 30 | 0 | 47 | International |
35 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | ![]() |
10 | 20 | 17 | 47 | International |
37 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | ![]() |
13 | 18 | 10 | 46 | International |
37 | Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP | ![]() ![]() |
0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | Registered Foreign Law Firm |
37 | Morrison & Foerster | ![]() |
11 | 21 | 14 | 46 | International |
40 | Robertsons | ![]() |
17 | 28 | 0 | 45 | Domestic |
40 | Ropes & Gray | ![]() |
12 | 16 | 16 | 45 | International |
40 | Withersworldwide | ![]() |
17 | 25 | 10 | 45 | International |
41 | Oldham, Li & Nie | ![]() ![]() |
12 | 22 | 9 | 43 | Domestic |
42 | Bird & Bird | ![]() |
13 | 25 | 4 | 42 | International |
42 | Hastings & Co. | ![]() |
15 | 26 | 1 | 42 | Domestic |
42 | Kennedys | ![]() |
16 | 25 | 1 | 42 | International |
42 | Tanner De Witt | ![]() |
14 | 27 | 1 | 42 | Domestic |
48 | Haldanes | ![]() |
15 | 26 | 0 | 41 | Domestic |
49 | Gallant | ![]() |
16 | 22 | 2 | 40 | Domestic |
49 | Harney Westwood & Riegels | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | Registered Foreign Law Firm |
49 | Pinsent Masons | ![]() |
16 | 22 | 2 | 40 | International |
52 | Zhong Lun Law Firm | ![]() |
11 | 19 | 9 | 39 | Multinational |
53 | Ince & Co. | ![]() |
11 | 20 | 7 | 38 | International |
53 | Nixon Peabody CWL | ![]() ![]() |
16 | 18 | 4 | 38 | International |
53 | Yip, Tse & Tang | ![]() ![]() |
17 | 17 | 4 | 38 | Domestic |
56 | Iu, Lai & Li | ![]() |
13 | 24 | 0 | 37 | Domestic |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "The Legal 500". © 2016 www.legal500.com.
- ^ "Asian Legal Business Report 2015". Asian Legal Business. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ a b "ALB Asia Top 50 2018: Another Year of Growth and Expansion". Dec 12, 2018.
- ^ "Top Law Firm Rankings|Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Top Law Firm Rankings|Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Top Law Firm Rankings|Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Top Law Firm Rankings|Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
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