Firm Profile > Deacons > Hong Kong, Hong Kong

‘The team provides a responsive and knowledgeable service.’

‘The firm has outstanding experience across Hong Kong-specific employment matters.’

‘Cynthia Chung is very quick to understand the culture and needs of clients.’

‘They are very efficient in their work, can think from the clients’ perspective and are always prudent and reliable in their advice. Overall, they are a value for money firm and  a firm that you can trust and build a long term partnership with‘.

‘They are one of the premier and most well-established regulatory practices in Hong Kong, led by a partner [Jane McBride] who is well known in the industry for her experience and insight. They are strong in regulatory space for investment management firms, and their clients are able to benefit from their wealth of knowledge from their many touchpoints with the SFC.’

‘Jane McBride is our trusted advisor on regulatory matters, and we know we can generally count on her to provide sensible advice that balances regulatory expectations as well as commercial needs. She is a leader in the field and has a great pulse on regulatory expectations, as well as practical ways of handling certain issues.’

‘Joseph Kwan has been providing excellent advice and strong leadership in my case. Overall good macro-management.’

‘They are professional and experienced, and devote sufficient resources and attention to each job’. 

‘Ronny Chow, who is extremely experienced, is helpful and ready if I need advice from him’. 

‘Maynard Leung is very hands-on, hard working and has good knowledge of the Listing Rules’.  

‘The team is very responsive with its solid technical knowledge, and is able to provide prudent legal advice’.

‘Rhoda Yung is a very responsive partner’.

‘This team has very strong manpower resources who are experienced in construction disputes‘.

‘Deacons is able to advise on the various aspects of the M&A transactions in the various sectors, including structuring, potential risks on the execution front, dealing with the relevant regulatory authorities both locally and internationally, pre-completion restructuring, and post transaction integration issues’.

‘ Has in depth knowledge on all the rules and regulations relating to M&A’.

‘Alexander Que is very responsive and always enthusiastic’.

‘Alexander Que is very patient and is able to explain a difficult legal concept in a simply way to the client’.

‘Alexander Que is able to understand/ assess the strategic fronts and provide advice taking into consideration the overall transaction dynamics as well as the negotiation strategies during the various transaction stages’.

‘Paul Kwan is a very good bilingual commercial litigator who knows the market and is practical and very realistic‘.

‘Good quality work and solid legal advice’.     

‘Philip Gilligan is experienced and knowledgeable’.                         

‘The team is very efficient, responsive and reliable’.

‘Philip Gilligan and others always provide a professional and efficient legal service to us’.

‘We are impressed by their professional attitude, industry knowledge, commercial sensibility, and responsive and continuous support to clients’.        

‘Stefano Mariani is extremely knowledgeable, articulate and commendably willing to commit to solid, usable advice.’

‘Stefano Mariani has proven to be an expert at providing tax and trust advice in relation to various structures.’

‘Stefano Mariani is a delight to work with and has an excellent reputation across a wide range of tax and trusts work.’

‘Deacons has a very sound knowledge of trade mark law. The trade marks team provides comprehensive, well-structured reports with clear recommendations which allow to take decisions almost immediately.’

‘Deacons has a strong presence in Hong Kong and China for IP.’

‘The team provides comprehensive and well-thought-out legal advice, which is carefully taken into account the needs of clients‘.

‘The lawyers are familiar with the mainland labour laws and regulations‘.