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

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.

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.

Allen & Overy has a hugely experienced Hong Kong-based disputes team with a distinguished track record acting for high-profile banking and corporate clients on contentious matters. The firm also offers expertise in regulatory investigations and mis-selling claims, leveraging the strength of its fraud, white-collar crime and money laundering practices. It is particularly noted for its work on multi-jurisdictional disputes across the Asia-Pacific region, with clients now also benefiting from the firm's PRC joint operation, Lang Yue Law Firm. The team is increasingly involved in debt recovery mandates, and contentious trusts and probate, and also capably advises liquidators on insolvency disputes.

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, Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining and Abercrombie & Fitch.

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.

Davis Polk & Wardwell boasts a highly respected practice offering a wealth of expertise in cross-border litigation. Though it is 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.

Debevoise & Plimpton offers an experienced team with a strong bench of seasoned litigators based across offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The team specialises in advising financial services clients and banks on commercial litigation and contentious regulatory matters. It advises on complex cross-border disputes concerning fraud, white-collar crime, insolvency, and shareholder and joint venture disputes. Clients also include blue-chip multinationals and private individuals. The litigation team frequently supports its robust arbitration practice with the securing of interim measures.

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.

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.

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.

Mayer Brown offers clients a large team with deep expertise in both local and international disputes. The firm is noted for its longstanding presence in the Hong Kong market, as well as for the impressive breadth of its litigation capability, covering contentious construction, employment and financial services matters. Its additional areas of focus include medical negligence claims, real estate disputes and regulatory investigations. The team also handles allegations of antitrust violations and competition-related investigations.

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 and professional indemnity cases.

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, competition disputes, probate litigation and fraud claims. It is also noted for its expertise in construction and infrastructure disputes. Its key clients include Nexperia, BMW Financial Services Hong Kong and Sumitomo Rubber Industries.

Norton Rose Fulbright has a major cross-border practice presenting solid litigation capabilities in Mainland China and Hong Kong. The firm continues to attract prominent international and domestic manufacturers, technology companies and shipping businesses, as well as high net worth individuals. It handles a broad range of commercial litigation, with particular experience in construction, infrastructure, energy and joint venture disputes. The team is also well versed in regulatory matters and is able to advise on judicial reviews brought against regulatory bodies. It maintains an active practice advising on cyber-fraud cases and frequently handles insolvency and bankruptcy cases. Its key clients include Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees, JSP International and LAE Technologies.

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 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Purple Surgical UK and FTI Consulting (Hong Kong).

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 Hong Kong Telecommunications, Perfect Growth and China Create Capital.

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.

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 Beijing Caissa International Travel Service, China Merchants Port Holdings and ING Bank.

RPC has a strong Hong Kong litigation practice which is acknowledged for its strength in professional indemnity cases, regularly representing lawyers, accountants and other services professionals. The team often defends accountancy firms and auditors against allegations of misconduct and is also instructed on banking and finance disputes, particularly those with investment banks as counterparty. It offers additional expertise in insurance litigation and data protection cases, as well as recovery and enforcement actions. Its key clients include Moore, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Castco.

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.

Kirkland & Ellis' dispute resolution practice in Hong Kong is held in high regard for its deep experience in professional negligence cases, as well as in acting for liquidators in insolvency litigation. The team is also regularly mandated to handle fraud recovery matters and pursue bond defaults, in addition to a variety of other commercial litigation.

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. The team is regularly entrusted with cross-border and offshore litigation. Key clients include Bank of China, Gold Brilliant Investment and China Minsheng Investment.