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Herbert Smith Freehills
23rd Floor Gloucester Tower
15 Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2845 6639
Fax: +852 2845 9099
Asia pacific Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the firm’s Asia headquarters. The office is a full service practice with tier one rankings in the leading legal directories for capital markets (including US securities), corporate/M&A, energy, dispute resolution and regulatory advice. Over 90 lawyers offer expertise in finance, insurance, private equity, project finance, restructuring, turnaround and insolvency, and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT).
Our office opened in 1982 and we are now one of the largest international law firms in Hong Kong. Our lawyers are qualified to practise in several different jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, the PRC, the US, England and Australia. We advise multinational corporations, financial institutions, regulatory bodies, local corporates and PRC private and state-owned enterprises.
Overview
Located in the prestigious Landmark building, our office is in the heart of central Hong Kong’s main financial and business district. The area is home to the best and most exclusive shops in Hong Kong, yet only two blocks away from fascinating local markets.
Expertise
Our services and sectors are:
- Capital markets
- Commercial litigation
- Competition
- Compliance and regulatory
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment, pensions and incentives
- Energy/projects and infrastructure/project finance
- Finance
- Foreign investment
- Insurance
- Private wealth, trusts and estates disputes
- Restructuring, turnaround and insolvency
- Sanctions, investigations and corporate fraud
- Tax
- Technology, media and telecommunications
Working in Hong Kong
If you need to unwind after a hard day’s work, you will find an excellent selection of restaurants and bars just a few minutes from the office in famous Lan Kwai Fong (LFF).
The social scene at our Hong Kong office is particularly active, with the Social Committee organising a range of events. These might include night-time horseracing at the world-famous Happy Valley racecourse, paint-balling or weekend barbecues. There are also a number of major social occasions in the calendar, such as the dragon boat festival in June, five-a-side football tournament and the Christmas party in December. A range of sports clubs, including basketball, rugby and running, are keen to encourage new members to participate in the many local competitions.
The office has a thriving Community Action Programme, with staff members encouraged to take an active role. The programme includes tutoring and mentoring at the John F Kennedy Centre, a residential and day school for handicapped children. Other annual charity events include the Turtle Beach Clean-up, Matilda Sedan Chair Race, Inter-Law Firm Tug-o-war and the Community Chest series of sponsored runs.
Transport links, including the Star Ferry, MTR (Hong Kong’s railway system), Airport Express and the bus station are all within easy reach of the office, making getting around very easy.
Global Mobility and Client Secondments
As a global organisation we support opportunities for our lawyers to spend time in other offices within our network. Fostering our 'one firm' culture, international secondments are a key way in which we share our expertise, enrich experiences and broaden horizons.
Opportunities to spend time at a client working within their in-house legal team are also common.
