Harneys
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Harneys remains a leading offshore player in Hong Kong, leveraging its close ties with its PRC offices to handle complex, high-value transactions. The team is noted for its strength and depth, with leading expertise across contentious and non-contentious mandates. Paul Sephton co-heads the practice and is widely recognised for his expertise across the full spectrum of banking and debt finance. Fellow co-head Maggie Kwok leads on fund formation mandates, guiding clients from structuring and investment strategy through to launch. Paula Kay and Chai Ridgers add further leadership strength, while Julie Engwirda and Ian Mann are central to the firm’s cross-border litigation offering. Raymond Ng maintains a busy practice focused on private equity transactions, M&A, joint ventures, and IPOs. Shanghai-based Ben McCosker who joined from Appleby in October 2025 further enhances its China litigation, restructuring and insolvency offering.
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Testimonials
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‘Yucheng Fan is responsive and is able to provide answers in both English and Japanese.’
‘Raymond Ng is one of the best offshore Corporate lawyers in Hong Kong. Excellent client care, super responsive and helps clients solve issues. He is my go-to offshore lawyer.’
Key clients
- S.F. Holding Co., Ltd.
- Xingyun International Company Limited
Work highlights
Acted as British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands legal counsel to S.F. Holding Co., Ltd in its groundbreaking global offering and listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.