The 2026 listing of leading Hong Kong Shipping Lawyers details lawyers practising within the areas of Admiralty Law, Maritime Law & Shipping Law matters in the Hong Kong legal market who have been identified by their clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
George Lamplough, HFW
Steven Wise, CMS
Leading
David Coogans, Howse Williams
Damien Laracy, Hill Dickinson
Richard Oakley, CMS
Andrew Rigden Green, Watson Farley & Williams
Recommended
Maggie Cheung, Johnson Stokes & Master
Henry Fung, HFW
Chris Howse, Howse Williams
Nicola Hui, HFW
Rosita Lau, Ince
Lianjun Li, Reed Smith
Edward Liu, Haiwen & Partners
Peter Murphy, HFW
Donald Sham, Reed Smith
Sam Tsui
Conor Warde, CMS
Previous editions
2025 edition published June 2025
Preeminent
Andrew Horton, CMS
George Lamplough, HFW
Andrew Rigden Green, Stephenson Harwood
Elizabeth Sloane, Stephenson Harwood
Steven Wise, CMS
Leading
David Coogans, Howse Williams
Peter Murphy, HFW
Richard Oakley, CMS
Recommended
Ruaridh Guy, Squire Patton Boggs
Chris Howse, Howse Williams
Nicola Hui, HFW
Jim James, Hill Dickinson
Damien Laracy, Hill Dickinson
Rosita Lau, Ince
Edward Liu, Haiwen & Partners
Donald Sham, Reed Smith
Anthony Woo, CMS
2022 edition published June 2022
Preeminent
David Coogans, Howse Williams
Henry Dunlop, HFW
George Lamplough, HFW
Andrew Rigden Green, Stephenson Harwood
Steven Wise, CMS
Leading
Christopher Chan, HFW
Max Cross, Ince
Andrew Horton, CMS
Chris Howse, Howse Williams
Lianjun Li, Reed Smith
Elizabeth Sloane, Stephenson Harwood
Jon Zinke, Keesal Young & Logan
Recommended
Bill Amos, Mayer Brown
Brenda Chark, Brenda Chark & Co
Patrick Cheung, HFW
Henry Fung, HFW
Peter Glover, Reed Smith
Jim James, Hill Dickinson
Matthew Lam, Clyde & Co
Damien Laracy, Hill Dickinson
Kelvin Lee, Ince
William Leung, Howse Williams
Richard Oakley, Ince
Chris Potts, Crump & Co
2021 edition published June 2021
Preeminent
David Coogans, Howse Williams
Henry Dunlop, HFW
Andrew Horton, CMS
George Lamplough, HFW
Leading
Chris Howse, Howse Williams
Jim James, Norton Rose Fulbright
Lianjun Li, Reed Smith
Andrew Rigden Green, Stephenson Harwood
Steven Wise, CMS
Recommended
Bill Amos, Mayer Brown
Christopher Chan, HFW
Max Cross, Ince
Peter Glover, Reed Smith
Jim James, Norton Rose Fulbright
Damien Laracy, Hill Dickinson
Richard Oakley, Ince
Donald Sham, Reed Smith
Elizabeth Sloane, Stephenson Harwood
Sam Tsui, Tsui & Co
Anthony Woo, Clyde & Co
Patrick Yeung, HFW
Jon Zinke, Keesal Young
2020 edition published March 2020
Preeminent
Henry Dunlop, HFW
Andrew Horton, CMS
George Lamplough, HFW
Andrew Rigden Green, Stephenson Harwood
Leading
David Coogans, Howse Williams
Chris Howse, Howse Williams
Jim James, Norton Rose Fulbright
Lianjun Li, Reed Smith
Recommended
David Beaves, Ince
Christopher Chan, HFW
Patrick Cheung, HFW
Max Cross, Ince
Henry Fung, HFW
Damien Laracy, Hill Dickinson
Anthony Wood, Clyde & Co
Jon Zinke, Keesal Young