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

This page 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.

See also: List of largest law firms by revenue
Rank Name Headquarter(s) Number of Partners Number of Consultants & Associates Number of Registered Foreign Lawyers Number of Registered Lawyers Remarks
1 Deacons  Hong Kong 57 181 11 249 Domestic
2 King & Wood Mallesons  Hong Kong
 China
 Australia		 31 114 76 221 International
3 Mayer Brown  United States 66 115 18 199 White-shoe firm
4 Linklaters  United Kingdom 25 83 74 182 Magic Circle
5 Clifford Chance  United Kingdom 42 75 48 165 Magic Circle
6 Baker McKenzie  United States 38 82 44 164 International
7 Allen & Overy  United Kingdom 20 62 35 117 Magic Circle
8 DLA Piper Hong Kong  United Kingdom
 United States		 29 49 31 109 International
9 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer  United Kingdom 22 38 40 100 Magic Circle
9 Herbert Smith Freehills  United Kingdom
 Australia		 20 62 18 100 Silver Circle
9 Stephenson Harwood  United Kingdom 28 62 10 100 International
12 Sidley Austin  United States 17 40 44 95 U.S. White Shoe
13 Kirkland & Ellis  United States 27 28 37 92 U.S. Vault V-10[4]
14 Latham & Watkins LLP  United States 14 39 36 89 U.S. Vault V-5[5]
15 Howse Williams  Hong Kong 27 52 3 82 Domestic
15 Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo  Hong Kong 31 49 2 82 Domestic
17 Fangda Partners  China 15 29 35 79 International
17 Li & Partners  Hong Kong
 China		 9 59 11 79 Domestic
17 Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong  United Kingdom
 United States		 19 46 14 79 International
20 Reed Smith Richards Butler  United States 25 59 6 70 International
21 Eversheds Sutherland  United Kingdom 18 37 12 67 International
22 Davis Polk & Wardwell  United States 10 28 28 66 U.S. White Shoe

U.S. Vault V-10[6]

23 Stevenson, Wong & Co.  Hong Kong
 China		 13 32 16 61 Domestic
24 Hogan Lovells  United Kingdom
 United States		 13 30 15 58 International
25 Slaughter and May  United Kingdom 13 37 6 56 Magic Circle
26 Ashurst Hong Kong  United Kingdom 15 22 18 55 Silver Circle
27 Holman Fenwick Willan  United Kingdom 18 26 10 54 International
27 Simmons & Simmons  United Kingdom 18 24 12 54 International
29 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom  United States 9 23 21 53 U.S. White Shoe

U.S. Vault V-5[7]

30 Clyde & Co.  United Kingdom 15 35 2 52 International
30 P.C. Woo & Co.  Hong Kong 14 35 3 52 Domestic
32 White & Case  United States 13 22 16 51 International
32 Wilkinson & Grist  Hong Kong 26 25 0 51 Domestic
34 ONC Lawyers  Hong Kong 13 35 0 48 Domestic
35 MinterEllison LLP  Australia 17 30 0 47 International
35 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett  United States 10 20 17 47 International
37 Luk & Partners  Hong Kong
 United States		 9 20 17 46 International
37 Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP  Cayman Islands
 British Virgin Islands		 0 0 46 46 Registered Foreign Law Firm
37 Morrison & Foerster  United States 11 21 14 46 International
40 Robertsons  Hong Kong 17 28 0 45 Domestic
40 Ropes & Gray  United States 12 16 16 45 International
40 Withersworldwide  United Kingdom 10 25 10 45 International
41 Oldham, Li & Nie  Hong Kong
 China		 12 22 9 43 Domestic
42 Bird & Bird  United Kingdom 13 25 4 42 International
42 Hastings & Co.  Hong Kong 15 26 1 42 Domestic
42 Kennedys  United Kingdom 16 25 1 42 International
42 Tanner De Witt  Hong Kong 14 27 1 42 Domestic
48 Haldanes  Hong Kong 15 26 0 41 Domestic
49 Gallant  Hong Kong 16 22 2 40 Domestic
49 Harney Westwood & Riegels  British Virgin Islands 0 0 40 40 Registered Foreign Law Firm
49 Pinsent Masons  United Kingdom 16 22 2 40 International
52 Zhong Lun Law Firm  China 11 19 9 39 International
53 Ince & Co.  United Kingdom 11 20 7 38 International
53 Nixon Peabody CWL  United States
 China		 16 18 4 38 International
53 Yip, Tse & Tang  Hong Kong
 China		 17 17 4 38 Domestic
56 Iu, Lai & Li  Hong Kong 13 24 0 37 Domestic

See also

References
  1. "The Legal 500". © 2016 www.legal500.com.
  2. "Asian Legal Business Report 2015". Asian Legal Business. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. "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.
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