Mallesons has operated in Asia for nearly two decades, providing strategic legal advice to clients across the region including Hong Kong, mainland China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Our Asia practice includes offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai and consists of more than 130 legal staff. With an additional 1,000 lawyers operating across the region, we have a deep legal capability in the region. We are one of the top 10 largest law firms in Hong Kong by number of lawyers. We have a unified firm culture and approach across all of our offices which translates into consistent legal quality and seamless client service.

Our practice is growing rapidly and our commitment to the region is reflected by the fact that our third largest office is in Asia and we were one of the first foreign law firms to obtain a licence to operate in the strategically important market of Mainland China.

We offer a full service commercial capability for business in Asia. We have an established track record for cross-border work and have worked as international counsel on the region’s most important transactions. We have a proven ability to manage and execute cross-border matters to a high standard and on time. We have established good working and referral relationships in Asia and have considerable experience in instructing top domestic law firms and leading legal experts across a wide range of areas.

Our experts have advised major corporations, financial institutions and governments across a diverse range of industries, including financial services, commercial property, climate change and clean energy as well as telecommunications, mining, media and technology, transport and infrastructure. We are able to provide our clients with multi-disciplinary advice backed by knowledge of their business and industry.

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Awards and external recognition

• IFLR Asian Awards - Winner, Regional Law Firm of the Year, 2004-2007
• ALB - ranked #3 in its survey of Asia's largest law firms
• Global 50 PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2008 - listed as one of the world’s top 50 law firms
• Who’s Who Legal 70 - the only Australian law firm listed as one of the world’s top 70 law firms
• India Business Law Journal (2008) - ranked as a "Significant Player" for India-related work