Praised for its commerciality, Baker McKenzie has a strong track record in complex real estate transactions and is commended for its work on matters involving REITs. This is combined with a recent increase in work in the logistics, warehousing, and self-storage facilities spaces. The group stands out for its ability to work on the full life cycle of real estate transactions, from pre-transaction corporate, legal and tax structuring to completion. Immovables expert Edmond Chan oversees the overall group with a strong presence in Hong Kong and mainland China's real estate industries, as is the wider group, working with developers and investors alike. Jeremy Ong leads the REIT aspect of the practice, May Lau is another key name for real estate transactions, and Rico Chan has a varied real estate practice.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner boasts ‘depth in expertise on real estate matters', particularly in the hospitality industry, counting hotels as key clients. Among its varied workload are leisure and infrastructure projects on behalf of a client roster of REITS, developers, investors, government bodies, and state-owned companies. Practice head Andrew MacGeoch is a key pillar of the group’s hospitality work, and has been handling several matters for hotels in areas such as repurposing, the repositioning of hotel assets, and disputes between owners and operators. Private equity transactions form one part of the group’s work; Wayne Ma often works on matters at the intersection of real estate and private equity, while private equity funds regularly call upon Tiffany Tam.

Deacons offers strong knowledge of property law and is commended by clients for its ‘ample experience dealing with regulatory authorities for property sale and development’. The group’s work spans residential, commercial and industrial development projects and large-scale, high-value real estate transactions. Practice head Lilian Chiang is ‘well-known in the industry for being an exceptionally capable conveyancing lawyer‘ and utilises this strong track record in real estate law to advise government bodies and legislators on laws relevant to real estate regulation. Wallace Wong is an important team member and is instructed by a variety of real estate developers regularly. Karen Chan and Wai Tung Yu are also key team members.

Johnson Stokes & Master adopts a multidisciplinary approach and is able to help with all areas of real estate financing transactions, from drafting to completion. Practice head Keith Cheung brings expertise in real estate financing, and debt financing, as well as real estate M&A. Jasmine Chiu is a go-to advisor for banks, financial institutions and real estate investors, with a practice that often caters to complex real estate financing. The group is also engaged in real estate disputes, for which Alvin Yeung stands out. Yeung is particularly prolific in tenancy and property management disputes. Robert Lynn is key to the group’s real estate development work, and Eugene Wong counts private equity and venture capital investors as key clients.

DLA Piper has a strong real estate practice in Hong Kong, providing a full-service team that covers 'all of the clients' needs in a complex real estate transaction‘. Practice head Susheela Rivers has deep knowledge of the hospitality and leisure sectors. The group provides assistance with complex cross-border transactions such as acquisitions, joint ventures, structuring, and real estate asset financing in various sectors. Sally Law counts banks as key clients and is a go-to for the group’s real estate financing work. Another key team member is Ed Sheremeta, who stands out for his depth of knowledge in the real estate financing and investment spaces.

Leveraging several branches of expertise within real estate development, King & Wood Mallesons regularly advises government bodies, acting as part of the Hong Kong government’s northern metropolis development strategy most recently in 2024. Siu Ngor Chow heads up the team, drawing on extensive experience representing real estate developers in residential and commercial project conveyancing. Chow is adept at transactions involving land and represents overseas real estate developers in the sale of overseas properties in Hong Kong. The group works in close proximity with the firm’s corporate and M&A team, with Hayden Flinn utilising his corporate law experience to direct a particular focus towards real estate M&A.

Withers‘s ‘flexible and dynamic‘ real estate team often works on real estate transactions across the residential, industrial, commercial and retail sectors in Hong Kong and throughout the PRC. Practice head Polly Chu is active in the self-storage landscape, with the group described by clients as ‘the ‘go-to’ law firm for the self-storage industry in Asia‘. Experienced real estate practitioner Mabel Lui is highly proficient in advising multinational corporations and state-owned companies on development and implementation. Lui concentrates on real estate transactions for corporates and financial institutions, which form the varied client base of the wider group.

Zhong Lun Law Firm‘s core strengths include handling lease management matters, with a deep bench of land law specialists as well as longstanding advisors to large clients in the real estate industry such as land developers and housing authorities. The group also acts for well-established listed companies in the Hong Kong real estate industry and large REITS in the Asia Pacific region. Allen Yam, Louis Pe, and Howard Wong are the trio heading up the team, all with strengths in conveyancing, litigation, probate and commercial law. Christy Ip, who was promoted to partner in February 2024, specialises in project conveyancing of residential and non-residential properties. Iris Choi regularly advises Hong Kong-based developers and PRC state-owned enterprises.

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP‘s strengths lie at the intersection of tax and real estate financing, with a particular focus on prime London residential properties as well as local residential property in Hong Kong and commercial leasing to corporate occupiers. Team members also assist clients with mandates relating to residential and commercial property investments. Increasingly the group is assisting real estate clients with ESG matters. The practice can be broadly divided into two branches; team head Simon Green leads the practice out of Hong Kong and focuses on international property matters, particularly relating to the UK, while Ian Devereux and Jovanne Zee focus on local property matters.

Team members at Clifford Chance are often instructed by clients looking to invest in Hong Kong real estate and seeking a practice with a great deal of experience acting in Hong Kong and China-based real estate transactions. Practitioners continue to assist with precedent-setting real estate development work, and in 2024 assisted with the first beach resort to be undertaken by Wynn Resorts globally. This relies on practitioners such as Amy Ho who has a vast knowledge of the Hong Kong real estate sector and leads the team alongside Sydney-based Mark Currell. Hong Kong office managing partner Dauwood Malik is key for syndicated finance in relation to real estate, and the wider group is known for regularly acting on matters with the firm’s standout banking and finance practice.