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Stephenson Harwood LLP

Asia-Pacific Guide 2024

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Stephenson Harwood LLP

Stephenson Harwood LLP

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Asia-Pacific

Managing Partner, Greater China: Evangeline Quek

Managing Partner, Seoul: Michael Kim

Managing Partner, Singapore: Daryll Ng

Number of partners: (worldwide): 190+

Number of lawyers: (worldwide): 500+

Languages: Cantonese, English, French, Hokkien, Indonesian, Korean, Malay, Mandarin, Myanmar, Russian, Shanghainese

Firm Overview:

Stephenson Harwood is a law firm with over 1300 people worldwide, including more than 200 partners. Its people are committed to achieving the goals of its clients — listed and private companies, institutions and individuals. Stephenson Harwood assembles teams of bright thinkers to match its clients’ needs and give the right advice from the right person at the right time. Dedicating the highest calibre of legal talent to overcome the most complex issues, the firm delivers pragmatic, expert advice that is set squarely in the real world.

The firm is headquartered in London, with eight offices across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In addition, the firm has forged close ties with other high quality law firms. This diverse mix of expertise and culture results in a combination of deep local insight and the capability to provide a seamless international service.

The firm has a long history of acting as a gateway between East and West, starting in 1867 when one of the firm’s founders William Harwood opened an office in Shanghai. More recently, the firm was one of the first UK firms to open in Hong Kong (1979) and mainland China (1993) and an early starter in Singapore (1996).

All of the business areas listed below are covered by one or more of the firm’s five Asian offices. In these offices and through arrangements with strategic alliance firms, Stephenson Harwood can arrange advice on the laws of England and Wales, Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore, Myanmar, United States (New York), Canada (British Columbia), Malaysia and Indonesia.

The firm’s presence in Asia distinguishes the firm from most of its peers. Over 26% of the firm’s people are based in the Greater China and South East Asia offices, which — combined with the firm’s strategic alliances with leading law firms in Indonesia, Singapore and mainland China — means that the firm is exceptionally well placed to advise client businesses in the region, whether they are developing within Asia or looking to wider international markets for expansion.

Main Areas of Practice:

■ Arbitration

■ Asset Finance: Aviation

■ Asset Finance: Shipping & Offshore

■ Banking & Finance

■ Capital Markets

■ Competition

■ Corporate Governance

■ Construction

■ Corporate & Commercial

■ Derivatives & Structured Finance

■ Dispute Resolution

■ Employment

■ Energy & Natural Resources

■ Financial Services

■ Healthcare

■ Insurance

■ Intellectual Property

■ Investment Funds

■ M&A

■ Marine & International Trade

■ Private Wealth

■ Projects & Infrastructure

■ Real Estate

■ Restructuring & Insolvency

■ Regulatory (Contentious & Non-Contentious)

■ Trade Finance

■ Trusts

■ Tax

■ Technology & Fintech

Ranked Offices

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UK - Head office
China
  • Hong Kong
    43/F, One Taikoo Place 979 King's Road, Quarry Bay , Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Singapore
  • Singapore
    8 Marina Boulevard #29-01, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 1 , Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 018981
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South Korea
  • Seoul
    Level 21, TWO IFC, 10 Gukjegeumyung-ro, Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, 07326
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Stephenson Harwood LLP rankings

Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
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Asia-Pacific Region
Aviation: Finance
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
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Aviation: Finance
2
Aviation: Finance
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Saugata Mukherjee
2
Saugata Mukherjee
2
Band 2
Simon Wong
2
Simon Wong
2
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Banking & Finance
1 Department
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Banking & Finance
4
Banking & Finance
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Band 4
Shipping: Finance
1 Department
Department
Shipping: Finance
1
Shipping: Finance
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Shipping: Litigation
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Shipping: Litigation
1
Shipping: Litigation
1
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India
Banking & Finance (International Firms)
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1 Ranked Lawyer
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Banking & Finance (International Firms)
3
Banking & Finance (International Firms)
3
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Gregory Xu
Gregory Xu
Singapore expertise based abroad
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
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Department
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
4
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
4
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Myanmar
General Business Law: International Firms
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
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General Business Law: International Firms
2
General Business Law: International Firms
2
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Tom Platts
1
Tom Platts
1
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Singapore
Aviation: Finance
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Aviation: Finance
2
Aviation: Finance
2
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Lawyers
Saugata Mukherjee
2
Saugata Mukherjee
2
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Corporate/M&A: International
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Tom Platts
5
Tom Platts
5
Band 5
Corporate/M&A: International: Highly Regarded
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Department
Corporate/M&A: International: Highly Regarded
2
Corporate/M&A: International: Highly Regarded
2
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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
1 Ranked Lawyer
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Christopher Bailey
3
Christopher Bailey
3
Band 3
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The Elite
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Department
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The Elite
4
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The Elite
4
Band 4
Restructuring/Insolvency: International
1 Department
Department
Restructuring/Insolvency: International
3
Restructuring/Insolvency: International
3
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Shipping: International: Finance
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Shipping: International: Finance
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Iain Young
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Iain Young
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