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