Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM) has been ranked by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 in 20 categories. Of these rankings, six are in the top tier:
- Asset Finance (Shipping Finance), Hong Kong, for the ninth consecutive year
- Construction, Hong Kong, for two consecutive years and between 2016-2018
- Insurance, Hong Kong, for the 16th consecutive year
- Labor and Employment, Hong Kong, for the 16th consecutive year
- Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms, China, for the 14th consecutive year
- Real Estate, Hong Kong, for the 16th consecutive year
The guide also listed five lawyers in the “Hall of Fame” category and recognised 10 lawyers as “Leading Individuals”:
Hall of Fame:
- Duncan Abate – Labor and Employment, Hong Kong
- F.K. Au – Real Estate, Hong Kong
- Tom Fu – Real Estate and construction: Foreign Firms
- Nicholas Hunsworth – Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Hong Kong
- Robert Lynn – Real Estate, Hong Kong
Leading Individuals:
- Geoffrey Chan – Construction, Hong Kong
- Maggie Cheung – Asset Finance (Shipping Finance), Hong Kong
- Hannah Ha – Antitrust and Competition, Hong Kong
- Menachem Hasofer – Construction, Hong Kong
- Mei Ling Lew – Construction, Hong Kong
- TL Lim – Insurance, Hong Kong
- John Marsden – Restructuring and Insolvency, Hong Kong
- Hong Tran – Labor and Employment, Hong Kong
- Andy Yeo – Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms, China
- Angela Yim – Insurance, Hong Kong
Two JSM lawyers have also been listed in the “Next Generation Partners” category for their practice areas:
- Jennifer Tam – Labor and Employment, Hong Kong
- Eugene Wong – Real Estate, Hong Kong
Three Mayer Brown lawyers have been listed as “Rising Stars” for their practice areas:
- Rosalyn Han – Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms, China
- Michelle Yee – Intellectual Property, Hong Kong
- Ellen Zhang – Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms, China
The following is a complete list of practice categories in which JSM is ranked in the 2023 edition of Legal 500 Asia Pacific:
Asia Pacific
- Regional International Arbitration: Leading Firms
China
- Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms
- Investment Funds: Foreign Firms
- Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms
- Private Equity: Foreign Firms
- Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms
- Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms
Hong Kong
- Antitrust and Competition
- Asset Finance (Shipping Finance)
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets (Equity)
- Construction
- Corporate (Including M&A)
- Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution – Litigation
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Labor and Employment
- Real Estate
- Restructuring and Insolvency
*JSM was known as Mayer Brown when this press release was issued.
