The 2026 edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific has ranked Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM) in six practice areas, including three Tier 1 rankings, and recognised eight of our lawyers.
Five lawyers have been recognised as “Litigation Stars”. They are:
Hong Kong
- Geoffrey Chan – Construction; International arbitration
- Tom Fu – Construction
- Menachem Hasofer – Construction; International arbitration
- Mei Ling Lew – Construction (also recognised as one of “Top 100 Women in Litigation” in Asia Pacific)
- Hong Tran – Labour and employment
Three other lawyers are recognised as “Future Stars”:
Hong Kong
- Vincent Law – Commercial and transactions
- LJ Kwok – Labour and employment
- Jessica van der Kamp – Construction
JSM is ranked Tier 1 in Commercial and transaction (Domestic firms), Insolvency (Domestic firms) and Construction. The firm is also ranked “Highly Recommended” for Labour and employment, and “Recommended” for White-collar crime (Domestic firms) in Hong Kong, as well as International arbitration (International firms) in both Hong Kong and China regions.
Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific is a definitive guide to the region’s leading litigation firms and lawyers. It provides law firm and lawyer rankings based on extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients as well as analysis of the market’s most important cases and firm developments.
