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Rankings published in 2026
Financial services regulatory
Tier 3
30 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS
11 practice areas
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Notable

Hauzen
5 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Hedge funds
Notable
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dechert
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Notable

CMS
11 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Willa Legal
3 practice areas
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Real estate funds
Notable
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

K&L Gates
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Notable

CMS
11 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
8 practice areas
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Retail funds
Notable
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Deacons
16 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Tier 3

Charltons
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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K&L Gates
12 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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Notable

CMS
11 practice areas
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Howse Williams
7 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Howse Williams is an independent Hong Kong firm comprised of 90 lawyers, including 26 partners, and more than 200 employees from Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Singapore, India, UK, US, Australia and Canada. It covers a range of practices such as corporate and corporate finance, disputes, insurance, personal injury, labour law, family law and real estate. 

 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm has particular strength in financial services regulatory as one of the market’s largest contentious and non-contentious standalone regulatory practices, with seven lawyers. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Financial services regulatory 

“Extremely knowledgeable on SFC regulation, but also over time they have built a deep understanding of Saxo's business model and have a commercial mindset when supporting the various engagements we run with them.” 

Provide professional advice.” 

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