Hong Kong

Established in 1994 and located in the financial hub of Asia, Sidley’s Hong Kong office offers fully integrated services to international, regional and local clients. We represent international banks and other financial institutions, multinationals and conglomerates in all sectors of commerce and industry, as well as government bodies and agencies. Our team in Hong Kong includes more than 70 lawyers who are qualified to practice Hong Kong, English and United States law.

We have a strong capital markets practice in Hong Kong focusing on public and private offerings in debt and equity securities. Our corporate finance team is one of the largest and most active in Hong Kong in terms of listings on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, mainboard and GEM board. As we practice Hong Kong, English and U.S. law, we are also qualified to work on dual listings and other cross-border securities transactions. We have extensive experience in SEC-registered offerings as well as listings on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, the London Stock Exchange, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and, in conjunction with local advisers, stock exchanges in Jakarta, Korea and Singapore. We have been involved with some of the most high-profile, award-winning securitization and structured finance transactions in Asia. Our investment funds team is recognized as a leading practice with a proven track record and has worked on a number of ground-breaking transactions in recent years. Sidley’s litigation team has been consistently ranked among the top contentious practices in Hong Kong by Asia Pacific Legal 500 and acts on complex commercial litigation, international arbitration and other methods of dispute resolution.

In Hong Kong, Sidley’s practice areas include banking, corporate finance, debt and equity capital markets, securitization and structured finance, listings on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (mainboard and GEM board), international offerings incorporating U.S. listings or Rule 144A placements, international investment funds, international trade, litigation and international arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, P.R.C. matters including foreign direct investment and joint venture representation, project finance, private equity and venture capital, real estate, and restructuring and insolvency.

Lawyers in Sidley’s Hong Kong office speak fluent Cantonese, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Korean and Indian (dialects), as well as English. Sidley’s premises in Two International Finance Centre, the tallest building in Hong Kong, and is situated in the central business district of Hong Kong, overlooking Victoria Harbour.