What we say about the firm's legal practice in China
Banking and finance
Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms
Corporate & M&A
Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms
Dispute resolution
Within Foreign firms, tier 5
Stephenson Harwood & Lo has advised on a number of cross-border disputes, and recently acted for the administrators of the contested estate of Chinese billionaire, Nina Wang, in a highly publicised wills dispute.
Intellectual property
Within Foreign firms Other recommended firms
Shipping
Within Foreign firms, Stephenson Harwood is a second tier firm,
Stephenson Harwood’s practice incorporates a shipping litigation team, led by Jason Toms, and a non-contentious ship finance team, led by Stephanie Wong and new partner Hongkai Zhou. Although based in Hong Kong and Singapore, all members of the team are heavily involved in work out of China. In 2010, Zhou advised the Bank of China on the first ship financing backed by Sinosure lease insurance policies.
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China
Offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou
Algeria
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Asset finance : Asset finance
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets (equity) : Capital markets (equity)
- Construction : Construction
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Insurance : Insurance
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Real estate : Real estate
- Regulatory : Regulatory
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
- Shipping : Shipping
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : Flotations: small and mid-cap
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: lower mid-market, £50m-£250m
- Corporate and commercial : VAT and indirect tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: white-collar crime
- Dispute resolution : Overview
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : Professional discipline
- Dispute resolution : Tax litigation
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Commodities: physicals
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Investment funds
- Finance : Trade finance
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Health and safety
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Private client : Contentious trusts and probate
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Private finance initiative (PFI)
- Public sector : Education: institutions
- Public sector : Healthcare
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- Real estate : Social housing: finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- Transport : Aviation
- Transport : Rail
- Transport : Shipping
Libya
Nigeria
Singapore
Offices in Singapore