The 2025 edition of Chambers Greater China Region Guide ranked Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM) in 11 practice categories, including four in Band One rankings:

  • Clinical Negligence (International Firms), China, for the 2nd year
  • Construction (International Firms), China, for the 8th consecutive year
  • Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms), China, for the 16th consecutive year
  • Real Estate (International Firms), China, for the 18th consecutive year

The new edition also recognised 23 JSM lawyers, with a total of 24 rankings, including five lawyers who were named “Senior Statespeople” and a further three lawyers who achieved Band One rankings:

Senior Statespeople:

  • Duncan Abate, Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms), China
  • FK Au, Real Estate (International Firms), China
  • Robert Lynn, Real Estate (International Firms), China
  • Nicholas Hunsworth, Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms), China
  • John Marsden, Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms), China

Band One:

  • Maggie Cheung, Shipping: Finance (International Firms), China
  • Menachem Hasofer, Construction (International Firms), China
  • Hong Tran, Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms), China

Below is the complete list of the Chambers Greater China Region 2025 rankings for JSM.

Practice Category Rankings:

China

  • Banking & Finance (International Firms)
  • Clinical Negligence (International Firms)
  • Construction (International Firms)
  • Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
  • Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
  • Financial Services (International Firms)
  • Insurance: Contentious (International Firms)
  • Real Estate (International Firms)
  • Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms)
  • Shipping: Finance (International Firms)

Individual Rankings:

Clinical Negligence (International Firms)

  • Jaime Lam
  • William Chan (Up and Coming)

Construction (International Firms)

  • Geoffrey Y M Chan
  • Tom Fu
  • Menachem Hasofer
  • Mei Ling Lew

Corporate/M&A: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

  • Hannah C L Ha

Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)

  • Nicholas D Hunsworth
  • Alan Linning

Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)

  • Duncan A W Abate
  • Hong Tran
  • Jennifer Tam

Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory (International Firms)

  • Alan Linning

Insurance: Contentious (International Firms)

  • Marina Fung
  • Tow Lu Lim
  • Angela S Y Yim

Real Estate (International Firms)

  • F K Au
  • Peter Ho
  • Robert S Y Lynn
  • Eugene Wong
  • Ricky Yiu
  • Jasmine Chiu (Up and Coming)

Restructuring/Insolvency (International Firms)

  • John M Marsden

Shipping: Finance (International Firms)

  • Maggie C K Cheung

 

 

 

 

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