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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong SAR

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Key contacts
Senior Partner: Terence Tung
Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : High yield
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Retail funds
Hedge funds
Real estate funds
Private equity funds
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Leveraged finance
Firm overview

Mayer Brown is an international law firm, positioned to represent the world’s major corporations, funds and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes.
Please visit mayerbrown.com for comprehensive contact information for all our offices.

Address:
16th-19th Floors
Prince's Building
10 Chater Road, Central
Tel:+852 2843 2211 Fax:+852 2845 9121 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.mayerbrown.com
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 3
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Tier 1

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Clifford Chance
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Deacons
16 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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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Sterlington PLLC
1 practice area
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 2
39 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 2

Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 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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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Dentons
11 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
3 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices in Association with Eric Chow & Co.
5 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : High yield
Tier 2
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
5 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Tier 3
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
5 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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K&L Gates
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tiang & Partners
4 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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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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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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M&A
Tier 4
60 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Charltons
8 practice areas
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices in Association with Eric Chow & Co.
5 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
7 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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MinterEllison
7 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
15 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Notable

Bird & Bird
6 practice areas
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Cooley
6 practice areas
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Dechert
7 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Gallant
5 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Oldham Li & Nie
5 practice areas
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Seyfarth Shaw
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Timothy Loh
10 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
31 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Tanner De Witt
7 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 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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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
4 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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CMS
11 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Hauzen
5 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
14 practice areas
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Notable

Charltons
8 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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LPA Law
3 practice areas
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Oldham Li & Nie
5 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
4 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Mayer Brown is an international law firm with a presence in 27 cities spanning the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Its Hong Kong branch is located in Central. In 2025, the firm announced the end of its partnership with Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM) and will continue to operate in Hong Kong, catering to clients in the APAC region and around the world. 

Highlights 

The firm's Hong Kong team is renowned for its adeptness in corporate and securities matters. It is also known for its project finance and project development, where it acts for Japanese clients in international infrastructure projects in the energy, natural resources, chemical and transport sectors. 

17 results17 results
Anne A Cai
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Capital markets
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
New York
Doo-Soon Choi
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
Singapore
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
England & Wales
Ester Chow
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Matthew B Chow
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Project finance
Projects : Infrastructure
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
New South Wales
Joanne Du
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Jurisdiction:
China (National)
Hong Kong SAR
Industry Sector:
Energy
Oil and gas
Bar Admission:
New York
Pierre Dzakpasu
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Restructuring
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Jason Elder
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
New York
Susanne Harris (retired)
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Philip Hyde
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
England & Wales
Gabriela Kennedy
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
England & Wales
Thomas Kollar
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
New York
Sylvia Leung
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
April X Liu
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Guiping LU
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Richard Stock
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
New Zealand
England & Wales
Vincent Sum
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Capital markets : Derivatives
Jurisdiction:
Hong Kong SAR
Industry Sector:
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
Bar Admission:
Hong Kong
England & Wales
New York
Sheng Wu (left)
Firm:
Mayer Brown
Deal Highlights
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Banking
Exterior of United States Department of Treasury
Banking lawyers expect busy end to the year in the US
New crypto asset regulation and a fresh attempt at finalising Basel III will add to the workload for US banking lawyers and their clients in the coming months
Ralph Cunningham, September 02 2025
ESG
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Mexican power sector reform: balancing state dominance with investment potential
The reform presents a number of challenges for investors, particularly for the renewables sector as investment may be disincentivised
Luiz Aboim, August 11 2025
Rankings analysis
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Restructuring and real estate see most changes in IFLR1000 Americas rankings
IFLR’s legal benchmarking title reveals its latest rankings for the US, Mexico and Caribbean
Karry Lai, July 29 2025
M&A
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H1 Talent Tracker report reveals major moves in France and Germany
Bulk hires were made at Greenberg Traurig and Ropes & Gray, which opened new offices in Munich and Paris respectively
Karry Lai, July 29 2025
Banking
Libor reform
US supplementary leverage ratio reform: which will be the road taken?
With two potential approaches to reform that have emerged, banking organisations will need to consider the pros and cons for each option
Matthew Bisanz, June 23 2025
Capital Markets
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SPACs offer law firms an opportunity, if they're ready
As US SPAC activity picks up, we consider opportunities for law firms, what is driving the revival and the impact of recent regulatory developments
Noemi Distefano, June 11 2025
Capital Markets
City skyline with stock market graph reflected on building at sunset
Mayer Brown talks US capital markets drivers in 2025
Capital markets partner Anna Pinedo discusses what’s fuelling market activity and where opportunities for the firm lie
Noemi Distefano, June 10 2025
M&A
Facade of Palazzo Mezzanotte, stock exchange building in Milan, Italy
This week’s people moves: White & Case, Clifford Chance and more
New hires were made across the M&A, private credit and funds practices in New York, Washington DC and Milan
Karry Lai, May 21 2025
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