Deacons (law firm)
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
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| No. of offices | 4 internationally |
| No. of attorneys | 300 |
| No. of employees | 700 |
| Major practice areas | Full service |
| Key people | Lilian Chiang (Senior Partner) |
| Date founded | 1851 |
| Founder | William Bridges |
| Company type | Partnership |
| Website | www.deacons.com.hk |
Deacons is a leading law firm in Hong Kong with over 300 attorneys and 700 employees.
Founded in 1851, it provides full service for all major practice areas such as corporate mergers & acquisitions, regulatory compliance, intellectual properties, insurance, international arbitration and litigation. It serves a long list of private clients and high-profile conglomerates, including Google, McDonald's Corp, Samsung, Alibaba Group, JP Morgan Asset Management, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, Yahoo Inc!, and the HKSAR Government.
The law firm is currently based in Hong Kong, with additional offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai. It is the longest established and largest law firm in Hong Kong, and has experienced practitioners for every level of the court system.
It also maintains connections with other large, independent law firms around the world to deal with multi-jurisdictional disputes. It is the only member firm of Lex Mundi in Hong Kong.