List of Hong Kong law firms by size
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According to The Legal 500, Hong Kong’s legal market has undergone profound change over the last decade. Firms have experienced structural and cultural changes, with the value of China-facing lawyers growing considerably. Firms looking to tap into the dynamic Chinese economy and its further potential have identified language skills and a cultural affinity with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a pre-requisite.[1]

In Hong Kong, a healthy flow of M&A, IPO and other transactional work is creating more work for the legal industry, causing many firms to beef up their corporate and capital markets practices.[2]
With a fully functional Competition Law just around the corner, some firms have started to form new or bolster existing antitrust practices through partner relocations and lateral hires.
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This article contains a list of 58 largest domestic and international law firms which own at least one office situated in Hong Kong.[3] There are approximately 2875 qualified lawyers, comprising 766 partners and 1848 associates, working across these top 30 domestic and international law firms in Hong Kong.[3] Note that below is a ranking of law firms in Hong Kong by number of registered lawyers but not revenue.
Rank | Name | Headquarter(s) | Number of Partners | Number of Consultants & Associates | Number of Registered Foreign Lawyers | Number of Registered Lawyers | Remarks |
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1 | King & Wood Mallesons | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
33 | 137 | 61 | 231 | International |
2 | Deacons | ![]() |
55 | 129 | 14 | 198 | Domestic |
3 | Linklaters | ![]() |
29 | 89 | 50 | 168 | Magic Circle |
4 | Baker McKenzie | ![]() |
43 | 92 | 33 | 168 | International |
5 | Clifford Chance | ![]() |
37 | 90 | 35 | 162 | Magic Circle |
6 | Johnson Stokes & Master | ![]() |
43 | 78 | 3 | 124 | Domestic |
7 | Allen & Overy | ![]() |
24 | 69 | 17 | 110 | Magic Circle |
8 | DLA Piper | ![]() ![]() |
28 | 54 | 16 | 98 | International |
9 | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | ![]() |
25 | 46 | 24 | 95 | Magic Circle |
10 | Herbert Smith Freehills | ![]() ![]() |
18 | 55 | 17 | 90 | Silver Circle |
10 | Fangda Partners | ![]() |
17 | 43 | 30 | 90 | Multinational |
12 | Latham & Watkins | ![]() |
16 | 39 | 32 | 87 | U.S. Vault V-5[4] |
13 | Kirkland & Ellis | ![]() |
32 | 16 | 37 | 85 | U.S. Vault V-10[5] |
14 | Sidley Austin | ![]() |
14 | 39 | 31 | 84 | U.S. White Shoe |
15 | Li & Partners | ![]() |
9 | 56 | 14 | 79 | Domestic |
16 | Woo, Kwan, Lee & Lo | ![]() |
26 | 50 | 1 | 77 | Domestic |
17 | Howse Williams | ![]() ![]() |
31 | 43 | 1 | 75 | Domestic |
18 | Reed Smith Richards Butler | ![]() |
24 | 42 | 7 | 73 | International |
19 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | ![]() |
9 | 33 | 26 | 68 | U.S. White Shoe U.S. Vault V-5[6] |
20 | Ashurst | ![]() |
19 | 37 | 9 | 65 | Silver Circle |
20 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | ![]() |
7 | 33 | 25 | 65 | U.S. White Shoe U.S. Vault V-10[7] |
22 | Slaughter & May | ![]() |
12 | 39 | 12 | 63 | Magic Circle |
23 | Norton Rose Fulbright | ![]() ![]() |
15 | 35 | 9 | 59 | International |
24 | Stephenson Harwood | ![]() |
21 | 33 | 3 | 57 | International |
24 | Zhong Lun | ![]() |
15 | 31 | 11 | 57 | Multinational |
26 | Stevenson, Wong & Co | ![]() |
14 | 36 | 6 | 56 | Domestic |
26 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | ![]() |
12 | 22 | 22 | 56 | International |
28 | White & Case | ![]() |
14 | 21 | 20 | 55 | International |
29 | Holman Fenwick Willan | ![]() |
16 | 31 | 6 | 53 | International |
30 | Eversheds Sutherland | ![]() |
14 | 29 | 9 | 52 | International |
30 | PC Woo & Co | ![]() |
12 | 37 | 3 | 52 | Domestic |
32 | DeHeng Law Offices | ![]() |
14 | 22 | 15 | 51 | Multinational |
33 | MinterEllison | ![]() |
22 | 28 | 0 | 50 | International |
34 | Gallant | ![]() |
17 | 31 | 1 | 49 | Domestic |
35 | Jun He Law Offices | ![]() |
16 | 19 | 12 | 47 | Multinational |
35 | Bird & Bird | ![]() |
15 | 26 | 6 | 47 | International |
35 | Hogan Lovells | ![]() ![]() |
14 | 29 | 4 | 47 | International |
35 | Simmons & Simmons | ![]() |
11 | 29 | 7 | 47 | International |
39 | KB Chau & Co | ![]() |
6 | 38 | 2 | 46 | Domestic |
40 | Oldham, Li & Nie | ![]() ![]() |
15 | 23 | 6 | 44 | Domestic |
40 | Lau, Horton & Wise | ![]() ![]() |
11 | 24 | 9 | 44 | Domestic |
42 | Haldanes | ![]() |
21 | 22 | 0 | 43 | Domestic |
42 | Morrison & Foerster | ![]() |
6 | 22 | 15 | 43 | International |
44 | Tanner De Witt | ![]() |
17 | 24 | 1 | 42 | Domestic |
44 | ONC Lawyers | ![]() |
16 | 24 | 2 | 42 | Domestic |
44 | Hastings & Co | ![]() |
14 | 27 | 1 | 42 | Domestic |
44 | Kennedys | ![]() |
13 | 29 | 0 | 42 | International |
44 | Iu, Lai & Li | ![]() |
13 | 27 | 2 | 42 | Domestic |
44 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | ![]() |
12 | 17 | 13 | 42 | International |
44 | So, Lung & Associates, Solicitors | ![]() |
6 | 36 | 0 | 42 | Domestic |
51 | Nixon Peabody | ![]() ![]() |
14 | 22 | 4 | 40 | International |
51 | Withers | ![]() |
13 | 19 | 8 | 40 | International |
51 | Dentons | ![]() ![]() |
9 | 26 | 5 | 40 | Multinational |
54 | Clyde & Co | ![]() |
14 | 24 | 0 | 38 | International |
54 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | ![]() |
9 | 16 | 13 | 38 | International |
54 | Yip, Tse & Tang | ![]() |
15 | 23 | 0 | 38 | Domestic |
57 | Loeb & Loeb | ![]() |
9 | 16 | 12 | 37 | International |
57 | Sullivan & Cromwell | ![]() |
6 | 21 | 10 | 37 | International |
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