List of Hong Kong law firms by size

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]

Central, Hong Kong, where most prestigious law firms are located.

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

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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   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   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   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   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 & May   United Kingdom 12 39 12 63 Magic Circle
23 Norton Rose Fulbright   United Kingdom
  United States
15 35 9 59 International
24 Stephenson Harwood   United Kingdom 21 33 3 57 International
24 Zhong Lun   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 PC Woo & Co   Hong Kong 12 37 3 52 Domestic
32 DeHeng Law Offices   China 14 22 15 51 Multinational
33 MinterEllison   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 KB 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   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   United States
  China
14 22 4 40 International
51 Withers   United Kingdom 13 19 8 40 International
51 Dentons   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   United States 9 16 12 37 International
56 Sullivan & Cromwell   United States 6 21 10 37 International

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Legal 500". © 2016 www.legal500.com.
  2. ^ "Asian Legal Business Report 2015". Asian Legal Business. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "ALB Asia Top 50 2018: Another Year of Growth and Expansion". Dec 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Top Law Firm Rankings|Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  5. ^ "Top Law Firm Rankings|Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  6. ^ "Top Law Firm Rankings|Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  7. ^ "Top Law Firm Rankings|Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved 2019-08-04.