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Freshfields has a 40-year legacy in Hong Kong, partnering closely with both international and local clients to advance their ambitions and contribute meaningfully to the business community and beyond.
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Tailored legal solutions for leading global brands, corporations and financial institutions

In Hong Kong, businesses rely on Freshfields as their trusted partner when confronting complex challenges. Our full-service approach delivers globally coordinated strategies for large-scale transactions, investigations or disputes – tailored to your unique needs.

Our deep local expertise, honed over decades in Hong Kong, combines seamlessly with our international network, ensuring that our counsel is both technically sound and commercially savvy. 

We are the pre-eminent M&A firm in Hong Kong, and our capital markets team has advised on most of the landmark IPOs in the territory. Strong relationships with market regulators give clients an edge in financial services regulatory, investigations and antitrust matters. We also have a market leading dispute resolution and international arbitration team, and high-profile IP and people and reward practices.

We keep our finger on the pulse of local and regional developments  and the legal landscapes of key global jurisdictions so we can always meet our clients’ evolving needs and expectations. This makes us a trusted advisor for novel and first-in-market transactions.    

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Highlight experience
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China Mobile Hong KongAdvising China Mobile Hong Kong on a major acquisition

Our Hong Kong and China team advised China Mobile Hong Kong, a subsidiary of China Mobile Limited, on its HK$7.8 billion offer to acquire all issued shares in HKBN Ltd. 

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Fosun Tourism GroupLeading market-first deals in Hong Kong

We advised Fosun Tourism Group on the first-ever Hong Kong privatisation by share buy-back. Our team also acted on major HKEX listings for Midea, Bloks, MIXUE and Xiaocaiyuan, and advised Aquila on Hong Kong’s second completed de-SPAC – having also led on the first.

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Awards & recognitions
ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, 2024
Deal Firm of the Year
ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, 2024
International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, 2023
Regulation and Investigations Law Firm of the Year
ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, 2022
M&A Deal of the Year (Maersk’s Acquisition of LF Logistics)
ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, 2020
Deal Firm of the Year
ALB Hong Kong Law Awards, 2020
Equity Market Deal of the Year (Alibaba's Listing on HKEX)

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55th Floor, One Island East

Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay

Hong Kong

T +852 2846 3400

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