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Why choose Deacons for litigation advice?

Regional capability

Clients who have chosen Deacons' litigation and
dispute resolution services

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Litigation and dispute resolution

Why choose Deacons for litigation advice?  

Deacons has one of the largest Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practices in Hong Kong, dealing with a wide range of litigation, arbitration, and mediation cases, many involving urgent, large-scale, complex, multi-party and multi-jurisdiction disputes. Our team consists of experienced, multi-lingual litigators, panel arbitrators and accredited mediators, as well as a Professional Support Lawyer, which, together with the use of advanced technology, enables us to provide top quality, efficient and cost effective services to our clients. We also provide pre-litigation advice and develop strategies to protect our clients’ interests and reduce the risk of litigation.

Regional capability

Deacons is the largest independent law firm in Hong Kong. Our connection with other large, independent law firms in major cities around the world enable us to assist clients in dealing with multi-jurisdiction disputes efficiently and effectively. Deacons has offices in Hong Kong and the People’s Republic of China (Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou).

Clients who have chosen Deacons' litigation and dispute resolution services

Our clients include major financial institutions, government and statutory bodies, local and international insurers and publishers, property developers, local business people and well known local and multinational corporations.
 

Our Services

Our leading team of lawyers represent clients in a wide variety of areas, including:

  • Administrative law and judicial review
  • Arbitration (Hong Kong and international)
  • Banking and Trade Finance
  • Building management
  • Commercial fraud and white collar crime
  • Construction
  • Defamation
  • Employment and discrimination law
  • Gaming law
  • Insolvency and Restructuring
  • Insurance
  • International trade (including Hong Kong-Mainland cross border disputes)
  • Investment disputes related to listed companies
  • Joint venture/franchise disputes
  • Landlord and tenant
  • Media and entertainment
  • Probate and family disputes
  • Product Liability
  • Professional negligence
  • Property related litigation
  • Public inquiries
  • Regulatory investigation and prosecution
  • Shareholders' disputes
  • Tax
  • Trusts
 
   
Newsworthy

In 2012, Deacons was awarded 'Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year in Hong Kong' by Corporate Intl Magazine.

Deacons was awarded '2011 Leading Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year - Hong Kong' by InterContinental Finance Magazine.

Deacons received Hong Kong 'Law Firm of the Year 2011' awards by ASIAN-MENA Counsel for Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

In 2011, Asian Legal Business (ALB) ranked Deacons as one of the leading Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) firms in Hong Kong.

In 2010 and 2011, Joseph Kwan and KK Cheung wrote the chapter on Arbitration in Hong Kong for the International Arbitration Review published by the UK based Law Business Research Ltd. The publication provides an analytic review of what has occurred in the important arbitration jurisdictions.

Deacons has been ranked a leading law firm in the area of Dispute Resolution in Hong Kong by Chambers Asia (2006-2012 editions). Joseph Kwan and Robert Clark have been consistently recommended by the same publication.

Deacons has been recommended in the area of Dispute Resolution by Asia Pacific Legal 500 since 2003.

In the same publication, Joseph Kwan has been recognised as a leading individual in the Regulatory area in seven consecutive years from 2006 to 2013. Joseph Kwan, Robert Clark, Daisy Tong and Alex Lai were acknowledged as the lead contentious partners by the publication.

Deacons has been acknowledged as a highly recommended law firm in the area of Dispute Resolution by PLC Which Lawyer? (2007-2011 editions).

In the same publication, Alex Lai has been acknowledged as a highly recommended lawyer in the area of Dispute Resolution.

Deacons has been ranked as a leading law firm in the area of Insurance in Hong Kong by Chambers Asia (2009-2012 editions).

Deacons has been ranked first-tier for the past thirteen years in the area of Insurance by Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2000-2013 editions).

Deacons has been ranked as a leading law firm in the area of Construction in China and Hong Kong by Chambers Asia (2007-2012 editions).

Deacons has been securing the top rankings in the area of Construction by Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2001-2013 editions).

 
 
Key Contacts
Cheung Kwok Kit, [Hong Kong]
Robert Clark, [Hong Kong]
Christina Hung, [Hong Kong]
Joseph Kwan, [Hong Kong]
Alex Lai, [Hong Kong]
Daisy Tong, [Hong Kong]
Michael Turnbull, [Hong Kong]
 
 
Knowledge
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Newsletter, Issue 2 of 2013: May
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Newsletter, Issue 1 of 2013: February
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Newsletter, Issue 6 of 2012: December
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Newsletter, Issue 5 of 2012: October
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Newsletter, Issue 4 of 2012: August
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