NewTimeSpace | Quarterly Ranking of Hong Kong IPO Law Firms by Number of Mandates (Q3 2026)

NewTimeSpace Research Institute data show 92 institutions provided HK IPO legal services in Q3 2026. King & Wood Mallesons led with 11 mandates, Jingtian & Gongcheng took 7, and Latham & Watkins, Commerce & Finance, Zhong Lun, Davis Polk, Haiwen and Hogan Lovells 5 each. Eight firms served 5+, 32 served 2+; the 60 tail-end firms just one each. PRC firms led on deal count; international firms still held a place in large, complex deals.

Quarterly Ranking of Hong Kong IPO Law Firms by Number of Mandates (Q3 2026)

No.

Legal Adviser (English)

No. of Mandates

1

King & Wood Mallesons

11

2

Jingtian & Gongcheng

7

3

Latham & Watkins LLP

5

4

Commerce & Finance Law Offices

5

5

Zhong Lun Law Firm

5

6

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

5

7

Haiwen & Partners

5

8

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP

5

9

Tian Yuan Law Firm

4

10

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

4

11

JunHe Law Offices (Hong Kong)

4

12

Han Kun Law Offices

4

13

Clifford Chance (Hong Kong)

3

14

Freshfields

3

15

Tian Yuan Law Firm LLP

3

16

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

2

17

JunHe Law Offices LLC

2

18

Norton Rose Fulbright

2

19

Jia Yuan Law Offices (Beijing)

2

20

Sundial Law Firm

2

21

King & Wood Mallesons (Guangzhou)

2

22

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

2

23

JunHe Law Offices (Shanghai)

2

24

Harney Westwood & Riegels

2

25

AllBright Law Offices

2

26

Loeb & Loeb LLP

2

27

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

2

28

King & Wood Mallesons (Shenzhen)

2

29

Fangda Partners

2

30

Haiwen & Partners LLP

2

31

Han Kun Law Offices LLP

2

32

Hogan Lovells

2

33

JunZeJun Law Offices

1

34

King & Wood Mallesons (Shanghai)

1

35

DeHeng Law Offices

1

36

Grandall Law Firm (Shanghai)

1

37

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1

38

Paul Hastings LLP (Hong Kong)

1

39

Jia Yuan Law Offices

1

40

Slaughter and May

1

41

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

1

42

Chiu & Partners

1

43

MingForever Law Firm

1

44

Latham & Watkins

1

45

JunHe Law Offices (Beijing)

1

46

King & Wood LLP

1

47

Baker McKenzie

1

48

Deacons

1

49

RHTLaw Vietnam

1

50

Fairbairn Catley Low & Kong

1

51

Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP

1

52

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

1

53

Fangda Partners (Hong Kong)

1

54

Li & Partners

1

55

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

1

56

Grandall Law Firm (Qingdao)

1

57

Yingke Law Firm

1

58

Ashurst Perkins Coie Tokyo Office

1

59

TMI Associates

1

60

Shanze Partners PLLC

1

61

Addleshaw Goddard LLP

1

62

Jingtian & Gongcheng (Shanghai)

1

63

Sherman Shi Law Group P.C.

1

64

Guantao Law Firm

1

65

Jacobson Burton Kelley PLLC

1

66

Eversheds Sutherland (Germany) Rechtsanwalte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB

1

67

AllBright Law Offices (Beijing)

1

68

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (US)

1

69

Rodl GmbH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

1

70

AllBright Law Offices (Shenzhen)

1

71

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

1

72

Ashurst Perkins Coie

1

73

TC & Co.

1

74

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

1

75

Jingtian & Gongcheng (Hong Kong)

1

76

Kirkland & Ellis (International)

1

77

Clifford Chance

1

78

Sidley Austin LLP

1

79

DLA Piper Singapore Pte. Ltd.

1

80

DLA Piper

1

81

Lifeng Partners

1

82

Linklaters

1

83

Dentons (Shanghai)

1

84

Liu Shen & Associates

1

85

Brightstone Lawyers

1

86

Tilleke & Gibbins International Limited

1

87

Patrick Mak & Tse Solicitors

1

88

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

1

89

Kirkland & Ellis

1

90

DTL Law Office Co., Ltd.

1

91

Howse Williams

1

92

Zul Rafique & Partners

1

Source/Compiled by: Choice / NewTimeSpace Research
Statistical Period: Q3 2026

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