Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm recognised throughout the business community for its exceptional legal service, commercial awareness, and commitment to clients. Slaughter and May was founded in 1889 in London with over 100 years of history. As the first British law firm to establish an office in Hong Kong, we have a long-standing presence in Asia, opening our Hong Kong office in 1974 and our Beijing office in 2009, and have accumulated 50 years of experience in providing high-quality legal services to corporates, multinational corporates, and clients in China and around the world.
Our 13 partners and over 40 associates, trainees, and paralegals in our Hong Kong and Beijing offices advise on the full spectrum of legal issues; from M&A, capital markets to foreign direct investment approval, antitrust, financial regulation to financing, disputes, regulatory / investigations, and real estate.
Why work with us
Slaughter and May is a leading international law firm with a worldwide corporate, commercial, and financing practice. We provide our clients with the highest quality professional service, combining technical excellence with commercial awareness and a practical, constructive approach to legal issues. We have been advising on high-profile, ground-breaking, and complex transactions and delivering bespoke solutions to clients for over 130 years. We are seen as a trusted adviser to many Hong Kong listed companies, leading corporates, and more than 100 companies on both the FTSE Eurofirst 300 and the Fortune 500, and we advise these clients across the full spectrum of their strategic transactions and legal needs.
Our lawyers practise English and Hong Kong law and provide a US securities law capability for capital markets transactions in Hong Kong. Our teams are fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese and can draft, negotiate and advise in a multi-lingual environment. We also work with market-leading independent law firms throughout the Asia Pacific region to ensure that we can deliver an integrated pan-Asian and Chinese legal service of the highest quality for our clients.
Major legal directories recognise us as "one of the best firms for large and complicated cross-border work" and a "very commercial and client-focused" team that is "able to think outside the box and provide innovative and common-sense solutions. " Our practices are consistently ranked as a top tier and leading law firm by prominent legal directories (Chambers Greater China, Legal 500 Asia Pacific and IFLR1000). Many of our partners are also recognised as leading lawyers in China/Hong Kong and Asia Pacific Region.
