Conyers has once again won the Best Offshore Law Firm at the China Business Law Awards 2020. We have received this prestigious award for eight years consecutively.
"We are extremely proud to receive this firm award again", said Christopher Bickley, Partner and Head of the Hong Kong office. "It does not only affirm our leading position in Greater China and across Asia, it is also a testament to the outstanding performance of our lawyers of different practices and a genuine reflection of our clients' trust over the years."
Since setting foot in Hong Kong 35 years ago, Conyers has become one of the most respected offshore law firms in the region. The firm continues to lead the way in Asia providing offshore legal advice to many of the region's largest corporates and financial institutions.
Apart from the Best Offshore Law Firm award, we have also won in three other categories, namely, Family Wealth Management, Insurance & Reinsurance, and Restructuring & insolvency.
An introduction to our winning practices:
Family Wealth Management
Our Private Client and Trust team has a long-established reputation for providing intelligent, dependable advice to some of the world's wealthiest private clients. We serve a diverse international group of clients with our Family Offices services, ranging from individuals and families to corporate entities. These include significant net worth and high-profile business owners, family-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, charitable entities and professional trustees.
Insurance & Reinsurance
We have an active insurance practice and have completed a number of significant matters in Greater China recently. Our partner Peter Ch'ng and associate Charissa Ball acted as special legal counsel in the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda to Beijing Tongchuangjiuding Investment Management Group Co., Ltd and FTLife Insurance Company Limited in connection with the sale of all of the issued shares in FTLife Insurance Company Limited to New World Development Group. This matter has also been nominated as M&A Deal of the Year by IFLR Awards 2020. Two months ago, our partner Anna Chong and counsel Angie Chu provided Cayman Islands legal advice to Huize Holding Limited , a leading independent online insurance product and service platform in China, in connection with its successful initial public offering on Nasdaq Global Market raising approximately US$55 million.
Restructuring & Insolvency
Work in the restructuring & insolvency space in Greater China is handled by our Asia Dispute Resolution Group (ADRG) based in Hong Kong. The ADRG ensures clients have access to fully coordinated litigation advice and services provided by a seamless and comprehensive team across jurisdictions and time zones – a unique offering in the offshore world.
About China Business Law Award
The China Business Law Awards is organised by China Business Law Journal (CBLJ). It recognises firms for their outstanding legal service throughout the year, as nominated by China-focused in-house counsel, corporate executives and legal professionals around the world.
