The 2026 listing of leading Hong Kong Criminal Defence Law Firms details firms practising in criminal law matters in the Hong Kong legal market who have been identified by their fellow Hong Kong-based lawyers and barristers specialsing in crime for their expertise and abilities in the area.
First Tier
Haldanes
Morley Chow Seto
Robertsons
Tang & Ku
Second Tier
Boase Cohen & Collins
Third Tier
Recommended
Payne Velasco
Tanner De Witt
Zhong Lun
Previous editions
2025 edition published April 2025
First Tier
Haldanes
Morley Chow Seto
Robertsons
Tang & Ku
Second Tier
Boase Cohen & Collins
Third Tier
Payne Velasco
Tanner De Witt
Recommended
Massie & Clement
ONC Lawyers
Zhong Lun
2024 edition published May 2024
First Tier
Haldanes
Morley Chow Seto
Robertsons
Tang & Ku
Second Tier
Boase Cohen & Collins
Third Tier
Massie & Clement
Payne Velasco
Recommended
ONC Lawyers
Tanner De Witt
Zhong Lun
2023 edition published June 2023
First Tier
Haldanes
Morley Chow Seto
Second Tier
Robertsons
Tang & Ku
Third Tier
Boase Cohen & Collins
Recommended
Gall
Iu, Lai & Li
Payne Clermont Velasco
Tanner De Witt
Zhong Lun
2022 edition published June 2022
First Tier
Haldanes
Morley Chow Seto
Second Tier
Robertsons
Third Tier
Boase Cohen & Collins
Recommended
Gall
Tanner De Witt
Vidler & Co
Zhong Lun
2021 edition published June 2021
First Tier
Haldanes
Morley Chow Seto
Second Tier
Robertsons
Third Tier
Boase Cohen & Collins
Recommended
Gall
Littlewoods
Tanner De Witt
Vidler & Co
Zhong Lun
2020 edition published May 2020
First Tier
Haldanes
Morley Chow Seto
Second Tier
Boase Cohen & Collins
Robertsons
Third Tier
Gall
Vidler & Co
Recommended
Au Yeung & Partners
Littlewoods
Tanner De Witt
2019 edition published April 2019
First Tier
Haldanes
Morley Chow Seto
Second Tier
Boase Cohen & Collins
Robertsons
Third Tier
Gall
Vidler & Co
Recommended
Au Yeung & Partners
ONC Lawyers
Tanner De Witt