We are delighted to announce that Deacons has once again achieved outstanding recognition across multiple practice areas in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 guide. The firm has been ranked as a Top-Tier Firm in five practice areas and is recommended in a total of 19 practice areas. Individual accolades include five lawyers inducted into the prestigious “Hall of Fame”, 11 lawyers recognised as “Leading Partners”, and seven lawyers listed as “Next Generation Partners”. A total of 65 lawyers from Deacons have been ranked or mentioned for their exceptional contributions in their respective practice areas.
This year, we are especially proud to celebrate that two practices and four lawyers have been newly ranked/upgraded, representing a testament to our ongoing commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.
Practice Groups
Tier 1
- Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
- Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
- Labour and Employment (Hong Kong)
- Leading Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong)
- Real Estate (Hong Kong)
Tier 2
- Antitrust and Competition (Hong Kong)
- Construction (Hong Kong)
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Hong Kong)
- Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory (Hong Kong)
- Private Client and Family (Hong Kong)
Individuals
Hall of Fames
- Lilian Chiang, Senior Partner, for Real Estate (Hong Kong)
- Ronny Chow, Partner, for Leading Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong)
- Cynthia Chung, Partner, for Labour and Employment (Hong Kong)
- Joseph Kwan, Partner, for Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory (Hong Kong)
- Charmaine Koo, Consultant, for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
Leading Partners
- Jeremy Lam, Partner, for Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory (Hong Kong), Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
- Ronny Chow, Partner, for Capital Markets (Equity) (Hong Kong)
- Joseph Kwan, Partner, for Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Hong Kong)
- Taylor Hui, Partner, for Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
- Alexander Que, Partner, for Leading Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong)
- Catherine Zheng, Partner, for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
- Machiuanna Chu, Partner, for Leading Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong), TMT (Hong Kong)
- Patsy Lau, Partner, for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
- Elsie Chan, Partner, for Labour and employment (Hong Kong)
- Jeffrey McLean, Partner, for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
- Simon Deane, Consultant, for Banking and Finance (Hong Kong)
Next Generation Partners
- Maynard Leung, Partner, for Capital Markets (Equity) (Hong Kong), Leading Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong)
- Justin Yuen, Partner, for Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (Hong Kong)
- Ming Chiu Li, Partner, for Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
- Pinky Siu, Partner, for Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
- Theresa Luk, Partner, for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
- Isabella Wong, Partner, for Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory (Hong Kong)
- Michael Sinn, Partner, for Banking and Finance (Hong Kong)
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific is a leading independent publication which ranks the region’s best firms and lawyers based on extensive research through interviews, peer reviews and client feedback. Congratulations to all our ranked practices and lawyers, these results once again reinforce Deacons’ position as a leading law firm within the region.
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