Hannah C L Ha

Practice Areas

Hannah is the Commercial Managing Partner of JSM. Hannah is based in Hong Kong and leads the Corporate & Securities practice. Clients turn to Hannah for advice on mergers and acquisitions, leveraging her extensive experience in foreign direct investment in China, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and general corporate and commercial matters. Hannah's practice also covers competition law, and she co-heads the firm's award winning Antitrust & Competition Team.

Hannah advises a wide range of clients, including sovereign wealth funds, blue-chip companies, multi-national corporations and mainland Chinese companies. Her industry experience is wide-ranging, including aviation, chemicals, construction, insurance, pharmaceuticals, transport, financial services and hospitality.

Hannah is a China-Appointed Attesting Officer (appointed by the Ministry of Justice of PRC) and a Notary Public in Hong Kong. She speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Hannah is also an active advocate of pro bono and diversity & inclusion initiatives. She was recognized as a women leader by IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2020-2023 consecutively and shortlisted for the Asian Women in Business Law Award (M&A) by Euromoney in 2020. She has also been named leading lawyer for Mergers and Acquisitions by Expert Guides: Women in Business Law in 2014-2016.

Professional Memberships

Standards and Development Committee, Hong Kong Society of Notaries

Council Member, Hong Kong Society of Notaries

Member, Competition Law Working Group, Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers & Society of Notaries

Member, Disciplinary Committee of Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers

Member, New York Bar Association

Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Member, Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Competition Association