JSM has been ranked by Legal 500 Greater China 2026 in 20 practice categories, with seven of these rankings in the top tier.
The guide also listed five JSM lawyers in the “Hall of Fame” category with a further 19 lawyers ranked for their excellence.
The 2026 rankings represent a significant achievement for the firm – its first full year as JSM – registering a 25% increase in total rankings compared to the 2025 directory. JSM’s rankings are as follows:
Hong Kong
- Antitrust and competition
- Asset finance (including aviation and shipping finance) > Shipping finance
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets (equity)
- Construction
- Corporate (including M&A)
- Data protection and cyber security
- Dispute resolution: international arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Fintech and financial services regulatory
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- Leading independent Hong Kong law firms > Leading independent Hong Kong Law Firms
- Real estate
- Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations
- Restructuring and insolvency
Hall of Fame
- Duncan Abate
- FK Au
- Robert Lynn
- Hong Tran
Leading partner
- Geoffrey Chan
- Maggie Cheung
- Tom Fu
- Hannah Ha
- Menachem Hasofer
- Mei Ling Lew
- TL Lim
- John Marsden
- Angela Yim
Next Generation partner
- Jasmine Chiu
- Joe Choy
- Jason Leung
- Eugene Wong
- Michelle Yee
- Alvin Yeung
- Jenny Yu
Leading associate
- LJ Kwok
China
- Private equity: foreign firms
- Real estate and construction: foreign firms
- Restructuring and insolvency: foreign firms
Hall of Fame
- Tom Fu
Leading partner
- John Marsden
- Andy Yeo
Leading associate
- Rosalyn Han
- Ellen Zhang
