The 2026 listing of leading Hong Kong Employment Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of employment, labour and industrial relations law matters across the Hong Kong & PRC legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Hugill & Ip
Lewis Silkin
Simmons & Simmons
Tanner De Witt
Second Tier
Deacons
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Seyfarth
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
DLA Piper
Johnson Stokes & Master
Recommended
Bird & Bird
Dentons
Howse Williams
Withers
Previous editions
2025 edition published May 2025
First Tier
Hugill & Ip
Johnson Stokes & Master
Second Tier
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Seyfarth
Simmons & Simmons
Third Tier
Lewis Silkin
Tanner De Witt
Recommended
Bird & Bird
Dentons
DLA Piper
Howse Williams
2024 edition published May 2024
First Tier
Hugill & Ip
Mayer Brown
Simmons & Simmons
Second Tier
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
Lewis Silkin
Third Tier
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Seyfarth
Tanner De Witt
Recommended
Bird & Bird
Clifford Chance
Dentons
DLA Piper
Howse Williams
2023 edition published May 2023
First Tier
Mayer Brown
Simmons & Simmons
Second Tier
Baker McKenzie
Hugill & Ip
Tanner De Witt
Third Tier
Bird & Bird
Deacons
DLA Piper
Howse Williams
Lewis Silkin
Recommended
Clifford Chance
Dentons
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Seyfarth
2022 edition published May 2022
First Tier
Mayer Brown
Simmons & Simmons
Second Tier
Lewis Silkin
Tanner De Witt
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
DLA Piper
Recommended
Clifford Chance
Dentons
Eversheds Sutherland
Howse Williams
Hugill & Ip
Kennedys
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
2021 edition published May 2021
First Tier
Mayer Brown
Simmons & Simmons
Second Tier
Baker McKenzie
Tanner De Witt
Third Tier
Deacons
DLA Piper
Lewis Silkin
Recommended
Bird & Bird
Clifford Chance
Eversheds Sutherland
Howse Williams
Hugill & Ip
Kennedys
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
2020 edition published April 2020
First Tier
Mayer Brown
Simmons & Simmons
Second Tier
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
Tanner De Witt
Third Tier
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Recommended
Gall
Howse Williams
Hugill & Ip
Kennedys
Seyfarth Shaw
2019 edition published April 2019
First Tier
Mayer Brown JSM
Simmons & Simmons
Second Tier
Baker McKenzie
Tanner De Witt
Third Tier
Bird & Bird
Deacons
Eversheds Sutherland
Recommended
DLA Piper
Gall
Howse Williams Bowers
Hugill & Ip
Pinsent Masons
Seyfarth Shaw
2018 edition published April 2018
First Tier
Mayer Brown JSM
Simmons & Simmons
Second Tier
Baker McKenzie
Deacons
Eversheds Sutherland
Tanner De Witt
Third Tier
Bird & Bird
Howse Williams Bowers
Recommended
DLA Piper
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Oldham Li & Nie
Pinsent Masons
Seyfarth Shaw
2017 edition published March 2017
First Tier
Mayer Brown JSM
Simmons & Simmons
Second Tier
Baker McKenzie
Tanner De Witt
Third Tier
Deacons
Eversheds Sutherland
Howse Williams Bowers
Recommended
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Gall
Herbert Smith Freehills
Kennedys
Oldham Li & Nie
Pinsent Masons
2016 edition published March 2016
First Tier
Mayer Brown JSM
Simmons & Simmons
Tanner De Witt
Second Tier
Baker & McKenzie
Third Tier
Deacons
Howse Williams Bowers
Recommended
DLA Piper
Eversheds
Kennedys
Paul Hastings
Pinsent Masons
Stephenson Harwood