Deacons once again achieves strong rankings in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 guide

We are thrilled to announce that Deacons has once again achieved impressive results across different practice areas in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 guide. Overall, Deacons has been ranked as a Top-tier Firm in five practice areas, and been listed in 19 practice areas in total.

Five individuals are recognised in the exclusive “Hall of Fame“, 10 lawyers are ranked as the elite “Leading Partners“, and five lawyers are listed in the “Next Generation Partners” category. In total, 46 lawyers from Deacons are mentioned in the guide for their contribution to their respective practice areas.

Practice Groups

Tier 1

• Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong)
• Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
• Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
• Labour and Employment (Hong Kong)
• Real Estate (Hong Kong)

Tier 2

• Construction (Hong Kong)
• Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory (Hong Kong)
• Private Client and Family (Hong Kong)

Individuals

Hall of Fames

• Lilian Chiang, Senior Partner, for Real Estate (Hong Kong)
• Ronny Chow, Partner, for Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong)
• Cynthia Chung, Partner, for Labour and Employment (Hong Kong)
• Joseph Kwan, Partner, for Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory (Hong Kong)
• Charmaine Koo, Consultant, for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)

Leading Partners

• Jeremy Lam, Partner, for Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory (Hong Kong), Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
• Ronny Chow, Partner, for Capital Markets (Equity) (Hong Kong)
• Joseph Kwan, Partner, for Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Hong Kong)
• Taylor Hui, Partner, for Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
• Alexander Que, Partner, for Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong)
• Machiuanna Chu, Partner, for Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong)
• Patsy Lau, Partner, for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
• Elsie Chan, Partner, for Labour and employment (Hong Kong)
• Jeffrey McLean, Partner, for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)
• Simon Deane, Consultant, for Banking and Finance (Hong Kong)

Next Generation Partners

• Maynard Leung, Partner, for Capital Markets (Equity) (Hong Kong), Commercial, Corporate and M&A: Independent Hong Kong Law Firms (Hong Kong)
• Justin Yuen, Partner, for Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (Hong Kong)
• Li Ming Chiu, Partner, for Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
• Pinky Siu, Partner, for Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
• Theresa Luk, Partner, for Intellectual Property (Hong Kong)

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific is a leading independent publication which ranks the region’s best firms and lawyers based on extensive research through interviews, peer reviews and client feedback. Congratulations to all our ranked practices and lawyers, these results once again reinforce Deacons’ position as a leading law firm within the region.

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Key Contacts

Lilian Chiang, MH

Senior Partner | Property

Email or call +852 2825 9234

Jeremy Lam

Partner | Financial Services

Email or call +852 2825 9732

Ronny Chow

Partner | Corporate Finance

Email or call +852 2825 9435

Cynthia Chung

Partner | Corporate Commercial | Employment and Pensions

Email or call +852 2825 9297

Joseph Kwan

Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Email or call +852 2825 9324

Taylor Hui

Partner | Financial Services

Email or call +852 2826 5368

Alexander Que (Alex)

Partner | Corporate Finance

Email or call +852 2825 9770

Machiuanna Chu

Partner | Corporate Commercial

Email or call +852 2825 9630

Patsy Lau

Partner | Intellectual Property

Email or call +852 2825 9500

Elsie Chan

Partner | Employment and Pensions

Email or call +852 2825 9604

Jeffrey McLean (Jeff)

Partner | Intellectual Property

Email or call +852 2826 5320

Maynard Leung

Partner | Corporate Finance

Email or call +852 2825 9415

Justin Yuen

Partner | Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Email or call +852 2825 9734

Ming Chiu Li

Partner | Financial Services

Email or call +852 2825 9752

Pinky Siu

Partner | Financial Services

Email or call +852 2825 9568

Theresa Luk

Partner | Intellectual Property

Email or call +852 2825 9482

Simon Deane

Consultant | Banking and Finance

Email or call +852 2825 9209

Charmaine Koo

Consultant | Intellectual Property

Email or call +852 2825 9300