Sidley has been ranked in 15 practice areas and received six lawyer rankings in Legal 500 Greater China 2026. The annual publication recognizes the leading law firms and lawyers in the region based on analysis of law firm submissions and interviews with general counsels and private practice lawyers.
Significantly, Sidley received a Tier 1 practice area ranking in “Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms” (China) and has also been ranked for:
- Banking and Finance (Hong Kong)
- Capital Markets (Debt) (Hong Kong)
- Capital Markets (Equity) (Hong Kong)
- Corporate (including M&A) (Hong Kong)
- Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (Hong Kong)
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Hong Kong)
- Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory (Hong Kong)
- Investment Funds (Hong Kong)
- Private Equity (Hong Kong)
- Private Equity: Foreign Firms (China)
- Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms (China)
- Regulatory: White-Collar, Compliance, and Investigations (Hong Kong)
- Restructuring and Insolvency (Hong Kong)
- TMT (Hong Kong)
Additionally, Meng Ding, Lei Li, and Chen Yang have been recognized as “Leading Partners,” while Dominic James and Claudia Yu have been featured as “Next Generation Partners.” Sidley has also achieved 28 further lawyer recommendations.
