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Greater China Region China Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)

Dispute Resolution chapters focus on litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. The work covers the full course of a dispute, such as pre-trial negotiations, documentation and preparation for trial, summary judgment applications, trial, appeals and enforcement proceedings. This section also covers white-collar crime, including government investigations. Expertise in alternative dispute resolution, involving non-court mediation and arbitration, may be ranked in separate tables where the market is sufficiently developed. Practice areas such as Insurance, Construction, IP and Media may also contain litigators who are experts in their field in markets that are sufficiently specialised. In some jurisdictions in the region, where the legal profession is not fused, we feature separate ranking tables for barristers and solicitors. In jurisdictions where the legal profession is fused, but there is sufficient distinction between lawyers practising in the style of barristers, and lawyers practising in the style of solicitors, we have sought to make this distinction clear by again having separate ranking tables.

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Band 1
  1. Herbert Smith Freehills
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 1
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Band 2
  1. 2
    Clifford Chance
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Clifford Chance offers an internationally renowned dispute resolution team advising an impressive roster of international clients, including high net worth individuals and major financial institutions. The team is based in Hong Kong and is highly regarded for its outstanding work on multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes, with experience handling significant financial services litigation and insolvency disputes. It is also able to advise high net worth individuals on contentious trust and estate matters and regularly assists clients with securing interim measures.
  2. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
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    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Davis Polk & Wardwell boasts a highly respected practice offering a wealth of expertise in cross-border litigation. Though Hong Kong-based, clients benefit from the team's close coordination with colleagues in the firm's New York and Washington, DC offices. It regularly acts on matters in key jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region and is particularly well regarded for its handling of regulatory enforcement matters and white-collar investigations. The team advises a wide range of high-calibre clients, including financial institutions, asset managers, Chinese and multinational corporates, accounting firms and law firms.
  3. Deacons
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    Deacons
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Deacons is a major independent Hong Kong firm with experience acting for blue-chip regional and global businesses, banks and governments and a long and impressive record of involvement in domestic litigation. Its areas of expertise include banking, insolvency, insurance, defamation, shareholder and investment disputes. The team is also experienced in competition and regulatory matters, as well as private client work and contentious probate.
  4. Linklaters
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    Linklaters
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked
    Linklaters offers a highly reputed Hong Kong-based team, known for its strong track record in the litigation space. It is sought after by leading global and regional financial institutions, funds and investment banks for high-profile finance-related cases and is particularly visible and active in disputes concerning regulatory investigations, fraud and insolvency cases. The team also advises on disputes relating to unfair competition and intellectual property protection, as well as advising on shareholder disagreements and other commercial disputes. The firm offers extensive PRC capabilities through its joint operation with Zhao Sheng Law Firm. Its key clients include UBS, KPMG and Citibank.
  5. MinterEllison
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 2
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Band 3
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    Dentons
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Dentons boasts a deep Hong Kong-based bench with widespread coverage of the Greater China and wider Asia region. The team acts on a broad range of commercial disputes, including shareholder disputes, real estate litigation, insolvency disputes and professional indemnity cases. It also regularly handles matters relating to judicial review and interim measures, as well as misappropriation of funds and fraud recovery. The client roster includes SOEs, professional services firms and corporates in the clothing, tech and leisure sectors. Its key clients include Berpu Technology, Law Society of Hong Kong and Abercrombie & Fitch.
  2. Hogan Lovells International LLP
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    Hogan Lovells International LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked
    Hogan Lovells' Hong Kong office enjoys an excellent reputation for handling a broad range of litigation, including investigations, shareholder disputes and financial regulatory matters, with notable strengths in insolvency disputes, acting for both liquidators and receivers. The firm is able to assist clients with disputes involving Hong Kong, China and jurisdictions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. It is noted for its contentious construction practice and is additionally well placed to advise on anti-corruption investigations and public inquiries. Its wide-ranging clientele includes corporates, statutory bodies, high net worth individuals and senior management staff at multinational companies. The practice's key clients include FTI Consulting, Citicorp International and Kroll.
  3. Allen & Overy
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 3
  4. Baker McKenzie
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 3
  5. Debevoise & Plimpton
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 3
  6. Mayer Brown
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 3
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Band 4
  1. 4
    DLA Piper LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    DLA Piper's robust Hong Kong-based practice offers capable litigators covering the full range of commercial disputes. It acts for notable corporations, insurance companies and financial institutions on domestic and multi-jurisdictional matters such as shareholder disputes, professional negligence claims, employment, insolvency and financial litigation, including debt recovery. The team is regularly mandated to assist with contentious regulatory investigations, as well as on estate and probate disputes.
  2. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's burgeoning Hong Kong team handles a broad range of commercial disputes, with particular strengths in financial services disputes and contentious tax matters. The team is also well equipped to advise on substantial trust and probate disputes, as well as loan enforcement matters and private wealth disputes.
  3. King & Wood Mallesons
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    King & Wood Mallesons
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    King & Wood Mallesons' deeply experienced Hong Kong bench is bolstered by a significant Mainland China team offering clients extensive coverage in the region, backed by a wider global network. King & Wood Mallesons acts on a wide range of commercial and financial disputes for major listed companies and SOEs. The team possesses additional expertise in shareholder disputes, insolvency litigation, cross-border enforcement actions, compliance matters, debt recovery, copyright claims and fraud claims. It is also noted for its expertise in construction and infrastructure disputes.
  4. Stephenson Harwood
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    Stephenson Harwood
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    Offering a robust Hong Kong litigation practice advising on contentious matters related to construction, IP and finance, Stephenson Harwood frequently acts on shareholder disputes, professional negligence, employment and insolvency litigation and fraud claims. The firm offers longstanding experience handling complex international instructions and advises clients across a range of sectors, including insurance and financial services, often acting for domestic and international banking clients. The team's key clients include United Overseas Bank, ICBC and FTI Consulting (Hong Kong).
  5. Tanner De Witt
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    Tanner De Witt
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    Tanner De Witt is a respected, independent Hong Kong firm, acknowledged for its broad commercial disputes offering. Its areas of expertise include professional negligence claims, shareholder disputes, debt and asset recovery, fraud, and contentious trusts and probate. The team often acts for clients in the financial services sector, international investors and high net worth individuals and families. Its key clients include Kroll, KPMG and FraudNet.
  6. Gall
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 4
  7. Norton Rose Fulbright
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 4
  8. Simmons & Simmons
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 4
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Band 5
  1. Eversheds Sutherland
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    Eversheds Sutherland
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 5 | 9 Years Ranked
    Eversheds Sutherland provides clients with expert advice on a broad range of litigation matters, from finance and competition to insolvency and contract disputes. The Hong Kong-based team also acts for regional and international clients on regulatory and international trade-related disputes. It frequently acts on behalf of major financial institutions and also represents government agencies in judicial review proceedings. The firm's key clients include the Communications Authority of Hong Kong, Incu Global and BOCI Securities.
  2. Fangda Partners
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    Fangda Partners
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 5 | 7 Years Ranked
    Fangda Partners offers a well-regarded Hong Kong team noted for its capabilities in Mainland China, with demonstrable strength in handling cross-border disputes involving Chinese entities, including SOEs, as well as domestic disputes. It also acts for a range of foreign clients in addition to its strong PRC and Hong Kong client base. Particular areas of expertise include joint venture and shareholder disputes, regulatory matters and fraud claims. The team is capable of advising clients on cross-border disputes across the Asia-Pacific region, handling disputes involving Singapore, Thailand, Australia and Japan. Its key clients include SAIF Partners, Perfect Growth and Fullerton Healthcare.
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    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 5 | 9 Years Ranked
    Freshfields has a skilled Hong Kong-based litigation team that is part of a comprehensive, global disputes practice, regularly acting for major corporations and banks on significant cross-border mandates. It also advises a roster of private equity funds and is involved in a wide range of commercial litigation, including a consistent flow of cases in the financial services sector, as well as notable telecommunications sector expertise. It has additional experience in regulatory investigations and enforcement.
  4. Howse Williams
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    Howse Williams
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 5 | 9 Years Ranked
    Howse Williams is an independent Hong Kong firm with a well-regarded disputes practice offering a wide range of litigation expertise in employment, real estate, shipping disputes and contentious trusts and probate matters, as well as restructuring and insolvency disputes. It also represents an impressive range of clients in defamation and judicial review matters, and is well placed to advise on clinical negligence cases.
  5. 5
    Reed Smith Richards Butler
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 5 | 7 Years Ranked
    A sizeable Hong Kong-based litigation practice handling a wide range of commercial disputes, in addition to a strong track record for shipping disputes, Reed Smith is noted for advising on cross-border breach of contract and shareholder disputes. It also regularly acts on debt recovery mandates, as well as advising on various interim measures and judicial review procedures. Its key clients include China Idea Development, Ferragamo Retail HK and Fubon Bank.
  6. Ashurst
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 5
  7. O'Melveny & Myers
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 5
  8. RPC
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 5
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Band 6
  1. Hill Dickinson Hong Kong
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    Hill Dickinson Hong Kong
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 6 | 4 Years Ranked
    Hill Dickinson offers clients experience across a range of commercial litigation matters, with additional capabilities in arbitration-related matters, including the enforcement of arbitral awards. The team is regularly sought out by regional and global funds, banks and corporates, as well as high net worth individuals, for assistance with insolvency-related disputes, fraud tracing and recovery, as well as the enforcement of debts. Key clients include UD Trading Group, China Smart Energy and COFCO.
  2. Morrison Foerster
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    Morrison Foerster
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 6 | 2 Years Ranked
    Morrison & Foerster offers a growing team in Hong Kong that is highly regarded by domestic and international clients on a broad spectrum of commercial litigation. The firm draws on its regional and global presence to offer clients complete cross-border coverage on shareholder disagreements, recovery actions, rights enforcements and a host of injunctions and interim measures. Its key clients range from international banks and airlines, to state-owned entities, to onshore and offshore investment firms and asset managers.
  3. Zhong Lun Law Firm
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    Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked
    Zhong Lun Law Firm is widely recognised as a top-tier PRC law firm with a strong presence in Hong Kong. The firm is noted for its strong stable of Chinese clients and is regularly mandated on various forms of commercial disputes, including substantial estate and probate litigation, breach of contract claims, insolvency litigation, debt recovery and enforcement matters. Key clients include Bank of China, Kaisa Group and China Minsheng Investment.
  4. Kennedys
    Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
    2023 | Band 6