Hong Kong is at the cross-roads of the global business community. Our award-winning and leading lawyers have decades of experience acting for clients in Hong Kong, China and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
We have an excellent reputation for delivering top quality advice and client service on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Our lawyers combine knowledge of the local markets with an understanding of our client's business and legal needs to provide practical and commercial solutions.
We offer a full range of services covering corporate transactional work, capital markets, regulatory, data, cyber and technology as well as all forms of dispute resolution including commercial litigation, international arbitration and mediation.
Our clients include multinational corporations, insurers and reinsurers, professional services firms, financial institutions, regulatory bodies, technology and fintech companies and start-ups. We cover a range of industries including insurance, banking and finance, construction, as well as retail and technology.
We act for clients locally, in China and across the Asia-Pacific region. We have strong relationships with some of the best local firms across Asia so that we are able to resolve issues for our clients wherever they may arise.
Our Hong Kong office was recently named Rising Law Firm of the Year at The Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Law Awards 2017.
Insurance is in our blood. For more than 70 years we've been helping insurers do business across the globe.
From handling complex claims to advising on high-stakes transactions, our experience and understanding of insurance in a commercial context really sets us apart. We also work to support the insurance community through initiatives like Female Insurance Group.
The alliance between Hinshaw & Culbertson and RPC brings together two specialist insurance practices, working together for the benefit of our respective and mutual clients. Find out more here.
We are also a leading member of Global Access Lawyers, an insurance focused association of 6 firms across the world coming together to provide you with the solution to your global challenges.
Technology drives all businesses. Our lawyers understand and can help deliver and manage the opportunities - and legal risks - it presents.
With years of in-house and private practice experience, we can advise you on any technology or communications projects or contracts.
Whether you're a technology buyer or provider, turn to us when you need legal support for cloud computing contracts, system development and integration, software/hardware procurement and maintenance, technology related outsourcing and contracts for network and data centre services.
Our dedicated technology team works closely with other specialists across the firm. This means you'll get dedicated technology-specific advice when you work with us on intellectual property and data protection issues, M&A, regulatory matters and dispute resolution.
We've been involved in many leading technology cases, including disputes relating to data security and cyber security threats.
Our clients include major businesses in the insurance, digital media, technology and communications supply, healthcare and retail sectors.
Our lawyers have won prestigious awards for the quality of their transactional and advisory work.
That's because we focus on you, your challenges and your business goals. So, whether you're a national or global business, we'll support your growth and development through industry-best corporate transaction support.
Litigation is at the heart of our business and we know it inside out. At any one time, more than half our lawyers are handling complex, large-scale global disputes.
However, we always consider the possibility of commercial solutions through negotiation and mediation before going to court.
Access industry-best support, experience and advice across all people related aspects of your business. And, for senior executives, get expert shoulder-to-shoulder support, with the most sensitive and high profile matters.
Our Employment, engagement and equality team based in London, Bristol, Hong Kong and Singapore will work seamlessly with your in-house lawyers, senior executives, commercial and HR teams on any workforce issue or project.
Our award winning lawyers support clients with all things people related, from essential day-to-day HR support to strategic advice on restructuring and people strategy plus employment litigation of all types and in every forum (from Employment Tribunal to Supreme Court). We'll help you deal with redundancies and TUPE issues, on business transfers and the employment aspects of large-scale corporate transactions including outsourcings, mergers and joint ventures, whether national or international.
In fact, we can support you through all things employment - from team moves to tax, dismissals to discrimination cases, contractual issues to compliance. We are proud of our strong in-house inclusion and diversity expertise and can work with you in assessing, devising and implementing your organisation's equality strategies.
Working alongside our specialist investigations team, we can assist organisations and individuals in all types of workplace investigation, including in regulated environments and we understand the delicate dynamics involved.
We can help you manage contentious and non-contentious pensions and employee benefits regardless of membership size, whether you're an employer, trustee or employee benefit consultant.
The team is also available to provide bespoke training and in-house seminars and we regularly contribute to various practitioner resources and publications.
We often work alongside lawyers in other jurisdictions, and as part of the TerraLex network, we have ready access to over 150 law firms in 100 jurisdictions across the globe.
Employment, Engagement & Equality Partner, Kelly Thomson, has recently collaborated with Michelle King, global gender equality and organisational culture expert, as co-host of acclaimed equality podcast The Fix with Michelle King. The Fix is a podcast that shares stories of remarkable people who are taking action to advance equality in the workplace and beyond. Through interviews with a diverse range of remarkable people, the Fix podcast showcases innovations and helps leaders and organisations take tangible action towards greater workplace equality.
Renowned for our expertise and commercial approach, our IP team can guide you through any IP related issue.
Highly experienced in both IP disputes and transactions, we advise on UK and international matters across a wide range of industries.
Commercial strategy underpins everything that we do, and because of this we deliver successful outcomes for our clients. With a proven track record operating at the highest levels, we have acted on many leading High Court and Court of Appeal cases, as well as high value, business critical transactions.
We advise on the full spectrum of IP rights across all business sectors, including retail, media, technology, financial services, insurance, sport, gaming, energy, manufacturing and life sciences. We frequently advise on international matters, particularly involving the US, Europe and the Far East, including coordinating multi-jurisdictional disputes and deals.
Our practice and individual lawyers are highly recommended by leading independent legal directories, including Chambers, Legal 500, World Trade Mark Review, Managing IP, IP Stars and International Law Office Client Choice Awards.
For international work, we’re part of the TerraLex network with over 150 law firms in 100 jurisdictions across the globe.
Commercially astute and experienced in transactions and litigation, our Real Estate and Construction team will help you achieve all your commercial goals.
Choose us when you need sound advice and pragmatic solutions.
We're reforming how lawyers do construction and projects business. Why? Because we believe lawyers - just like those in your industry - have to keep delivering savings!
The UK real estate sector is a mature, fast-moving market. Our seasoned team will guide you all the way.
