Philip Swainston

Tanner De Witt

Tanner De Witt is an established and recommended independent law firm in Hong Kong. Our firm and lawyers, many of whom have international law firm backgrounds, receive top ratings from industry publications such as Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. Our primary focus is business law in Asia. We provide legal advice and representation in the following areas: Corporate and Commercial; Dispute Resolution including Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation; Restructuring and Insolvency; Employment; Family; Banking and Finance; Immigration; Wills, Probate and Trusts; Regulatory and Compliance; Hospitality including Liquor Licensing; White Collar Crime and Criminal. Our clients include public and private companies, multinationals, partnerships and individuals involved in a wide range of activities, both within Hong Kong and internationally. As an established Hong Kong law firm, we operate in many industry sectors. These vary from Hospitality to Aviation; from Banking and Insurance to Fashion; and Real Estate to Private Equity. Our relationships with law firms in other jurisdictions enable us to provide legal support in many countries including China. We are a multilingual law firm with many international clients based in Hong Kong and overseas. While we primarily operate in English, our team members speak many Asian and European languages including Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Hokkien, Japanese, Mandarin, Nepalese, Punjabi, Shanghainese, Spanish, Tagalog and Urdu. While Tanner De Witt is one of the largest independent law firms in Hong Kong, we have a low Partner-Lawyer ratio ensuring clients receive legal advice based on our many years of experience. Tanner De Witt provides insightful, practical and commercial legal advice with discretion and sensitivity to our clients' needs and preferences. Our lawyers always work closely with clients, engineering options to reach goals by way of an agreed method at competitive rates.