Hong Kong

Skadden’s Hong Kong* office focuses on a full range of cross-border M&A transactions, international capital-raising activities (including equity and debt), private equity, investment management, finance international litigation and arbitration, international competition and corporate investigations/FCPA. With combined U.S., Hong Kong and English law capabilities, we provide integrated, comprehensive services on a wide variety of matters.

We were one of the first major U.S. law firms to establish a Hong Kong-based corporate practice and provide our clients with counsel grounded in many years of experience working as an integrated Hong Kong-U.S. team. Our attorneys advise on some of Hong Kong’s most complex initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions.

Our Hong Kong-based attorneys often work in tandem with our teams in Beijing, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, the United States and Europe to serve our clients in Asia, and we have handled matters in mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, among others.

Our clients in Hong Kong include major multinational corporations, leading investment banks and commercial banks, private equity firms, investors and developers across a broad spectrum of industries.

Rankings and Recognition

Leading firm: Capital Markets: Equity; Competition/Antitrust; Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption; Corporate M&A; Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration; and Investment Funds: Private Equity
– Chambers Greater China and Chambers Global

Skadden’s “M&A juggernaut continues to operate at the forefront of the market. Its bench of experienced practitioners makes it well equipped to advise on the highest value M&A matters.”
– Chambers Greater China

Tier 1: Capital Markets (Equity) and Corporate/M&A in Hong Kong – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Leading dispute resolution firm in China: Commercial and Transactions; International Arbitration; and White Collar Crime
– Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2026

A Law Firm of the Year 2025 for China — Alternative Investment Funds (Including Private Equity), Hong Kong — Antitrust & Competition and Hong Kong — Capital Markets
– In-House Community Magazine

Among the Best International Law Firms for the eighth consecutive year, with 14 accolades overall — the second-highest total among all U.S. law firms
– China Business Law Journal China Business Law Awards 2026

Honored for 12 deals
– China Business Law Journal Deals of the Year Awards 2025

Tier 1 for M&A
– Asian Legal Business

Distinguished Pro Bono Law Firm — the highest honor — and Gold Pro Bono Law Firm
– The Law Society of Hong Kong 2025