Firm PROFILE
Latham & Watkins LLP
Greater China Region 2026
Rankings
Leading firm in Greater China Region 2026
Ranked Departments
Ranked Departments
Ranked Individuals
Ranked Individuals
Top figures
3700
Lawyers
900
Company Size
1934
Established Year
Content provided by Latham & Watkins LLP
Contributions and articles
8 Global Practice Guides
Overview
Provided by Latham & Watkins LLP
Latham & Watkins is committed to helping clients achieve their business goals and providing outstanding legal services around the world. The firm’s global platform consists of a single, integrated partnership focused on providing the most collaborative approach to client service.
Industry sectors (15)
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Entertainment, Sports & Media
- Financial Institutions
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- FinTech
- Technology
- Aerospace, Defense & Government Services
- Digital Health
- Automotive
- Energy Transition
- Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure
- Insurance
- REITs
- Retail & Consumer Products
- Video Games & Esports
Capabilities (13)
- Antitrust & Competition
- Banking & Private Credit
- Capital Markets
- Corporate/M&A
- Environment, Land & Resources
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Litigation & Trial
- Private Equity
- Project Development & Finance
- Restructuring
- Supreme Court & Appellate
- Tax
- Real Estate
Work & experience
Provided by Latham & Watkins LLP
The lawyers of Latham & Watkins offer: ■ Deep experience in successful enterprise-transforming transactions and in defending bet-the-company controversies ■ A solutions-based approach, providing innovative and sound commercial advice ■ Optimally sized teams underpinned by a long-standing culture geared toward establishing and nurturing long-term client relationships For a full list of our practices and industry capabilities, please visit https://www.lw.com/en/capabilities
Ranked Offices at Latham & Watkins LLP
Provided by Latham & Watkins LLP
Ranked Departments at Latham & Watkins LLP (10)
Ranked Individuals at Latham & Watkins LLP (23)
China
Howard Lam
Banking & Finance: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
View profile 
Andrew Bishop
Banking & Finance: Leveraged & Acquisition Finance (International Firms)
View profile 
Ji Liu
Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)
View profile 
Posit Laohaphan
Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)
View profile 
Derek Chua
Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)
View profile 
Raymond Cheng
Capital Markets: Derivatives & Structured Products (International Firms)
View profile 
Benjamin Su
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
View profile 
Allen Wang
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
View profile 
Terris Tang
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
View profile 
Daying Zhang
Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms)
View profile 
Michael Hardy
Capital Markets: Securitisation (International Firms)
View profile 
Hui Xu
Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
View profile 
Simon Cooke
Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
View profile 
Frank Sun
Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
View profile 
Dominic Geiser
Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
View profile 
Simon Hawkins
Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory (International Firms)
View profile Simon Cooke
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
View profile Frank Sun
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
View profile 
Zhonghua (Stephen) Shi
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)
View profile Howard Lam
Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms)
View profile 
Rhys McWhirter
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) (International Firms)
View profile 
Anthony Liu
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) (International Firms)
View profile Rhys McWhirter
TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (International Firms)
View profile
All Contributions (8)
Provided by Latham & Watkins LLP
Global Practice Guide
Private Credit 2026 | USA | Law and Practice
Authored by: Dan Seale, Alfred Xue, Stelios G Saffos, Peter Sluka
Article
Feb 2026
Global Practice Guide
Private Credit 2026 | Introduction
Authored by: Dan Seale, Alfred Xue, Stelios G Saffos, Peter Sluka
Article
Feb 2026
Global Practice Guide
Private Credit 2026 | UK | Law and Practice
Authored by: Fergus Wheeler, Medha Vikram, Tracy Liu, Paul Yin
Article
Feb 2026
Global Practice Guide
Private Credit 2026 | UK | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Fergus Wheeler, Tracy Liu, Paul Yin, Medha Vikram
Article
Feb 2026
Global Practice Guide
Banking Regulation 2026 | USA | Law and Practice
Authored by: Arthur Long, Pia Naib
Article
Nov 2025
Global Practice Guide
Banking Regulation 2026 | USA | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Arthur Long, Pia Naib
Article
Nov 2025
Top figures
3700
Lawyers
900
Company Size
1934
Established Year
Content provided by Latham & Watkins LLP
What success is built on
Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.