TOP INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRMS - HONG KONG

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No FIRM Total lawyers PTrs Other lawyers OVERSEAS OFFICES

1 Johnson Stokes & Master 160 60 100 Thailand, Vietnam, China

2 Baker & McKenzie 138 24 114 52 offices worldwide

2 Deacons 138 38 100 China

4 Clifford Chance 62 8 54 Netherlands, UAE, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Italy, Russia, US, France, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Poland

5 Linklaters & Paines 47 11 36 Belgium, Germany, Russia, Hong Kong, Japan, US

6 Richards Butler 46 13 33 France, Belgium, UAE,

7 Stephenson Harwood & Lo 41 10 31 China

8 Allen & Overy 40 7 33 Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Poland, Netherlands, Germany, Malaysia, UK, US, France, Indonesia, Belgium, Spain, Japan, China

9 Slaughter and May 38 8 30 UK, France, US, Japan, Belgium,Germany

10 Lovell White Durrant 37 13 24 Belgium, China, France, Czech Republic, US, Japan

11 Freshfields 32 8 24 Belgium, China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Singapore,Thailand, US

12 Wilkinson & Grist 30 20 10 none

13 Simmons & Simmons 29 10 19 France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, UK, US

14 Herbert Smith 27 11 16 France, Belgium, UK

15 McKenna & Co 26 6 20 Belgium, Czech Republic, Japan, Hungary, Russia

16 Denton Hall 22 6 16 Belgium, US, Malaysia, Japan, Russia

17 Victor Chu & Co 21 4 17 none

18 Masons 18 7 11 Hong Kong, Belgium

19 Clyde & Co 12 6 6 Singapore, Venezuala, Indonesia, Brazil