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Shipping: Finance (International Firms)

Greater China Region Guide 2026 : China

Johnson Stokes & Master

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JSM is widely recognised as the pre-eminent law firm for shipping in Hong Kong with a full-service practice and experience that extends across the full spectrum of maritime law, covering ship finance & leasing and shipping litigation and arbitration across Asia's busiest ports.

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Shipping: Finance (International Firms) - China

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The established ship finance practice joins Johnson Stokes & Master from Mayer Brown. It represents an impressive array of leading financial institutions, ship owners and leasing companies in a range of maritime transactions. The firm handles a host of cross-border matters, including the sale and purchase of ships, leasing deals and offshore vessel mandates. The team provides services concerning mortgage enforcements, ship arrests, and sale and purchase disputes, as well as restructuring and insolvency matters.

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Strengths

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The team has helped us a lot on many shipping deals.
Shipping: Finance (International Firms) respondentGreater China Region

Notable Practitioners

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Maggie C K Cheung
Maggie Cheung is a leading ship finance lawyer acting for international and Chinese policy banks and financial institutions on many high-value cross-border mandates regarding syndicated loans, sale and leaseback transactions and finance structures. Her expertise also attracts instructions from Chinese leasing companies and ship owners.
She's very professional and reliable.
Shipping: Finance (International Firms) respondentGreater China Region
Maggie is very detail oriented, providing updates on all regulatory changes. I have high praise for her professionalism and legal knowledge.
Shipping: Finance (International Firms) respondentGreater China Region
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Maggie C K Cheung
Shipping: Finance (International Firms)
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