Mark Johnson is ranked in the top band of lawyers for litigation in China and also recommended for contentious financial services. Gareth Hughes also recommended in both of these categories.

—Chambers Greater China, 2024

 

“They have a really deep knowledge of Asia.”

“The team makes an effort to understand our commercial imperatives and the outcomes we would like to achieve to ensure they provide commercially focused advice.”

“Mark Johnson offers all-round superior services and strategies.”

Gareth Hughes is “an excellent lawyer with deep experience in Asia.”

—Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2022-2023

 

Ranked as a leading firm for Anti-Corruption & Compliance in Hong Kong.

—The Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Greater China, 2024

 

“They have an outstanding team. They can handle the biggest and most complex cases and they have great legal and commercial knowledge.”

“Mark Johnson is the key person in this discipline. He handles the biggest and most complex cases with real aplomb.”

“The team is excellent, very astute and diligent. They provide an excellent service.”

—The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2022-2023 

 

Ranked as a leading firm for White Collar Crime in China and Hong Kong.

Mark Johnson and Gareth Hughes named Dispute Resolution Stars.

—Benchmark Litigation (Asia-Pacific), 2021

Ranked as a leading firm for Anti-Corruption & Compliance in Hong Kong.

—The Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Greater China, 2024

“They have an outstanding team. They can handle the biggest and most complex cases and they have great legal and commercial knowledge.”

“Mark Johnson is the key person in this discipline. He handles the biggest and most complex cases with real aplomb.”

“The team is excellent, very astute and diligent. They provide an excellent service.”

—The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2022-2023

Ranked as a leading law firm in the UK for Investment Funds: Private Equity.

Debevoise & Plimpton offers exceptional quality.

They are a top-quality firm with lawyers who work efficiently and teams that are the right balance of smart and practical.

They’re proactive, commercial and creative.

Debevoise has tremendous experience in the private funds space, they’ve seen pretty much every issue we encounter and know how to solve it.

—Chambers UK, 2021-2024

 

Ranked as a leading law firm for Investment Funds: Private Funds in the UK.

The team is commercial, committed, available, responsive and pro-active.

Highly experienced and capable team. Very commercial and astute with their advice.

Exceptionally strong private funds formation team, being able to leverage Debevoise’s New York and Hong Kong teams as well as specialist teams in secondaries, fund finance and regulatory is what sets Debevoise apart from its peers.

The team and practice are leaders in their industry. The team have superior substantive knowledge; are always accessible and responsive; and work efficiently. The quality of the team makes them a pleasure to work with, and their advice is always valuable.

Their wealth of knowledge is crucial in the structuring of funds to reflect the latest trends not only in Europe but also in the US from both the GP and the LP perspective.

Geoffrey Kittredge ranked as a leading individual and included in Hall of Fame. Matthew Dickman and John Rife ranked as Next Generation Partners.

—The Legal 500 UK, 2022-2024

 

Ranked as a leading law firm in the UK and Germany for Investment Funds: Private Equity.

Debevoise & Plimpton has an excellent and well-rounded team with industry-leading lawyers for fund formation as well as regulatory and tax advice.

They have very good attention to detail and they’re solutions-oriented.

—Chambers Europe, 2023