‘They are creative, assertive, and absolutely dedicated to finding the most efficient way to reach client goals.’

‘Tom Walsh exemplifies the practice ethic. His hard-working, endlessly creative approach and encyclopedic knowledge of the rules and practices of arbitration never lets a client down. Cam Hassall thoroughly deserves the global reputation he has for excellence in all things. Tania Tse is a rising star, whose reputation will only grow as more clients come to know her brilliance and thoroughness.’

‘Clifford Chance’s Shanghai office is excellent for investigations and their HK office has a deep pool of associates’.

‘Professional, meticulous and efficient.‘

‘Understand customer needs and can propose effective solutions for customers.‘

‘Professional business, customer-centric, able to provide efficient, high-quality services, and reasonable fees.‘

‘Thomas Walsh has led an excellent team that can effectively provide high-quality services to Chinese customers. Zhang Haoyang has outstanding personal ability and can effectively understand customer concerns and provide customers with valuable services.‘

‘Lei Shi and Feifei Yu are very experienced and knowledgeable. Their advice to clients is always meticulous and accurate and they are also able to come up with practical suggestions and solutions even for a difficult case. They also work with counsel closely and provide all necessary support that counsel needs from time to time.’

‘Mr Joseph Chung is a bright and outstanding solicitor who is pro-active and always provide sound advices when legal issues crop up. He is the one among a few solicitors I would recommend to my clients.‘

‘Good service. Prompt in their dealings. I like their quick responses / advice which told me answers/conclusions. I came across members in other firms that gave advice telling what would happen by going left and what would happen by going right without giving a conclusion on what to do, and that might mix up comments and advice (what clients needed would be advice, not comments).’

‘Deacons is a good reputable law firm and I have been working with them since 2005 and their service is regarded to be one of the best law firms in HK.‘

‘Good large local team, with a good practice in international arbitration that touches Hong Kong.’

‘Hogan Lovells’ arbitration team is long established and combines expertise in both construction and general commercial disputes.’

‘James Kwan is active in the market and is proactive and forceful.’

‘Excellent understanding of the client’s commercial objectives. Rich experiences in arbitration practice. Structured and tiered legal analysis to address the client’s legal issue.’

‘Rich experience in variable interest entity (VIE) equity disputes and in arbitration practice.’

‘A well-resourced and mature team in international arbitration sphere.’

‘Mr James Kwan is invariably thorough, meticulous and fair in his submissions, written or oral. This team is also able to turn around work in lightning speed, despite its obvious heavy workload.’

‘It is a cross border case. We got our arbitration judgement in HK and apply execution overseas. Hogan lovells is knowledgeable in arbitration and then the case in overseas. They are willing to find the best tactic to deal with the defendant.’

‘James Kwan who is professional and knows how to win legally with professional knowledge.’

‘On the whole, Mayer Brown gives me an impression of very professional and highly efficient with expertise covering many areas’.

‘Both Menachem Hasofer & Mei Ling Lew are two outstanding partners of Mayer Brown specializing in dispute resolution and are currently working on a contractual dispute for our company with a contractor of a luxurious residential project. Mr Hasofer gives me an impression of being a smart & assertive lawyer with a very clear legal mind, who can digest complicated information and convert into simple legal language. I am also deeply impressed by Ms Lew’s dedication and thoroughness of her approach throughout the case.’

‘The team is led by Alfred Wu and Kevin Hong and is supported by promising young associates. All the partners and counsels who we have worked together with us are very competent, reliable and kind to clients. Their standards for the service, basic skills as lawyers are very high. Their outputs are based on deep consideration, and sophisticated.‘

‘We highly appreciate Kevin Hong who always lead the cases strongly. He is very competent, thoughtful and has a client-first attitude. Young associates of the teams seem to be well-motivated and organized by him. We also recommend Alfred Wu as a skilled and experienced lawyer.’

‘Shearman provides superior legal services in handling complex disputes, they have deep expertise in the oil and gas industry, and they are truly professional, intelligent and client-oriented throughout the proceedings. Not only they know about their work, but also patient in explaining to client and persistent in areas that they believe will truly benefit client and help to win the case.’

‘Nils Eliasson (based in Hong and Beijing), and Emmanuel Jacomy(based in Beijing and Singapore). Both are very experienced and hardworking. Nils is very intelligent, logical, thorough and client-friendly. Emmanuel speaks great Mandarin and is absolutely delightful to work with. ’

‘The arbitration team based in Hong Kong performs first-class work, they are experts in international commercial arbitration and in investment arbitration.’

‘Nils Eliasson and Emmanuel Jacomy are outstanding debators, experts in their field in including China foreign-related disputes.’

‘The international arbitration team is well versed in the Chinese market and understands the needs of Chinese clients. They provide Chinese clients with efficient and practical arbitration advice.‘

‘Emmanuel Jacomy’s professional ability in international investment arbitration is very outstanding, and he is highly respected by state-owned enterprises, government departments, scholars and cooperating Chinese lawyers in mainland China. He responds quickly to clients’ problems, analyzes rigorously, and is good at dealing with Chinese witnesses and lawyers. When dealing with expert witnesses, it can be seen that the Chinese clients are very relieved to entrust complicated cases to him.‘

‘Nils Eliasson is the leader of Shearman & Sterling’s international arbitration team based in Asia. He is deeply loved by Chinese clients and provides rigorous, precise legal analysis that hits the key points.‘

‘Mark Johnson is a very senior and experienced litigator. He has broad strategic view. He is excellent in communication with the client and coordination of the teams.’

‘Debevoise’s global practice is the most impressive overall disputes practice in the world. Its Asia presence, while lean, is sophisticated and omnipresent when it comes to dealing with high-stakes disputes. There is no other US firm that has the kind of depth that Debevoise has globally and this is well reflected by their lean but mean Asian presence.’

‘Mark Johnson is a key player – already known for his litigation practice, but also very adept at arbitration. Cameron Sim is also excellent.’

‘Mark Johnson is an absolute star individual.’

‘Excellent for large scale arbitrations.’

‘They are exceptional when it comes to strategy and execution. They also hold the confidence of the client’.

‘They have a very strong team. They are very astute and diligent.’

‘Frederick Hui is wise, sharp-minded, straightforward, while associate Samuel Li is a calm and cheerful person who greatly ease the client’s nerve in all urgent and difficult moments. We are deeply impressed by their professionalism and perfectionism.‘

‘The team responded promptly and worked efficiently. Cooperating with Zhong Lun in the Mainland, it can provide customers with cross-border services and solve problems in one stop. To understand the real needs of customers, it can be guided by customers’ goals and propose practical and operable solutions.‘

‘Their international arbitration team is very familiar with the law and practice of international arbitration, in particular in arbitrations involving Mainland and Taiwan parties. In comparison with other law firms, their response is quicker and provide practical advice to clients. Their litigation team is also strong which is useful when litigation is needed in aid of arbitration cases.’

‘Frederick Hui and Gilbert Leung previously worked in large international firms. Frederick is very articulate, has good commercial sense and always provides solution-oriented legal advice. He is also a solicitor advocate. Gilbert Leung is very diligent and hands-on. He is very thorough on the law and facts.‘

‘Frederick Hui is also a solicitor advocate. He thinks like a solicitor and barrister and that is very important. He is the to-go solicitor for complicated cases as he will think out of the box. He is both street smart and book smart. Very respected by the court and legal profession.’

‘The team has vast experience from international firm, local firm and PRC firm. They are extremely responsive and pay great attention to details. Very thorough on law and facts. Clients love their approach because they are accessible, responsive and able to render true commercial solutions. They will always spend time to understand the market and the needs of the client.‘

’The team is commercial, practical, and responsive. Very good attention to detail and thorough. A stellar team with highly specialist advice and cost-efficient. Quality legal advice minus the haughty lawyers’ provisos and reservations.‘

‘The firm has a strong network and presence in Mainland China.’