Established in 1822, Ashurst is a leading international law firm with offices in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America. We have 31 offices in 18 countries, and a number of referral relationships; collectively, they enable us to offer the reach and insight of a global network, combined with the knowledge and understanding of local markets. We have nearly 200 lawyers based in Asia.

We are particularly focused on:

• providing premium transaction, dispute resolution, capital markets, financial regulatory and advisory legal advice to our clients in China, Hong Kong SAR and Asia, across a wide range of industries and sectors, including finance, energy & resources, infrastructure, FMCG, telecoms and technology;
• advising our clients on mission critical and complex multi-jurisdictional matters including M&A transactions, financings, regulatory investigations and financial regulatory and privacy matters;
• providing our clients with practical, commercial and plain language solutions – combining legal expertise with a deep understanding of local environments, industries, language and culture;
• working with a wide range of clients, from established giants to growing start-ups;
• engaging with regulators, industry members and associations – we believe that working closely with industry enables the best quality advice for our clients; and
• digital economy and digital infrastructure – utilising our deep understanding of the issues where technology and the law intersect, from commercial agreements to data privacy/cybersecurity, telecom to media, and fintech to artificial intelligence.

We have a Joint Operation Office (JOO) in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone offering clients with full PRC law capabilities from both international and PRC legal practitioners.

For further information on our development please visit our website: https://ashurst.com/.

Why work with us

• A truly integrated global platform. Ashurst is a leading international law firm with world class capability and a prestigious global client base, we are consistently ranked as a leading law firm in a number of practice areas in Hong Kong by leading independent legal publications including Chambers Global, Asia-Pacific, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Our clients include listed companies, large and medium-sized private companies and high-growth enterprises, as well as leading international banks and financial institutions.
• Innovative full service offering. Our Hong Kong practice covers a broad range of offerings including equity capital market, financial regulatory, investment funds, mergers & acquisitions, debt capital markets, private equity, banking and finance, dispute resolution, restructuring, insolvency and special situations, securitisation and derivatives. The core strengths of our team are our international coverage, market knowledge, a partner-led approach and our ability to draw upon Ashurst's transactional, regulatory and finance lawyers to provide a seamless and integrated legal service to you.
• Partner-led service. We pride ourselves on delivering a partner-led service where experienced lawyers offer dedicated representation across a spectrum of products. Our progressive, commercial and solutions driven approach can offer you real value given our rich experience across the globe. You will have access to a team of experienced lawyers with the expertise and capability required to drive a successful outcome.