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Conyers Receives Top-Tier Rankings from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021

February 2021 Christopher W.H. BickleyRichard HallDavid LambLilian S.C. WooNorman HauWynne LauAnna Lin

Conyers has once again been recommended in the latest Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021. Our Hong Kong office has received excellent client testimonials across practices:

‘Conyers has a broad bench of talent across many practice areas including restructuring, banking, and funds.’

‘Its ability to provide legal advice on multiple offshore jurisdictions (Bermuda, Cayman, and BVI) is unique and convenient for clients. They have a strong corporate practice and a good bench strength. Quality among the partners is consistent.’

‘Conyers provides practical resolutions to legal issues.’

The comments speak directly to the quality and level of expertise we provide to clients, and supports our position as a leading international law firm. We are also maintaining our reputation as a capital markets powerhouse, and picks up a huge market share of work as offshore adviser to issuers on their Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPOs, in addition to a considerable amount of high yield bond issuance.

In addition, three of our most experienced lawyers are listed as leading individuals,

Christopher Bickley…‘responsive and pragmatic’
The ‘very hands-on and experienced’ Richard Hall…has a ‘very strong reputation’ for capital markets work, both on the equity and debt side.
David Lamb… a vital resource to clients in relation to significant M&A transactions involving Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, and Cayman Islands companies.

Our “other key lawyers” listed by Legal 500:

Lilian Woo (Partner, Corporate) – the most senior and experienced offshore lawyer in Hong Kong
Norman Hau (Partner, Asia Disputes & Restructuring Group)
Wynne Lau (Partner, Corporate)
Anna Lin (Counsel, Asia Disputes & Restructuring Group)
Charissa Ball (Associate, Corporate)

The Legal 500 rankings highlight the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting-edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Research is based on feedback from 250,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with legal private practice lawyers and a team of researchers who have unrivalled experience in the legal market.