Awards

Tanner De Witt’s four main practice areas are consistently ranked highly by international publications such as Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.  Our Family practice was recently awarded Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year in Asian Legal Business’ 2020 Hong Kong Law Awards and we are the only Hong Kong firm in the Global Restructuring Review’s 2021 list of top 100 restructuring and insolvency firms worldwide. 

• Asia Pacific Legal 500
• Chambers Asia-Pacific
• IFLR1000

Recent awards and wins

• Five Tanner De Witt partners once again ranked in the 2023 edition of Who’s Who Legal (WWL)21 July, 2023
  We are pleased to say that the firm is well represented in rankings published in the 2023 edition of Who’s Who Legal (WWL). in the fields of Restructuring…Read More
• Veronica Chan awarded as “junior” woman under the age of 40 who is a name to watch in the future by GRR4 July, 2023
  Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce that one of our Partners, Veronica Chan, has been recognised as “junior” woman under the age of 40 who is a…Read More
• Tanner De Witt wins three awards in the China Business Law Awards 202326 June, 2023
  Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce that we have been recognised by China Business Law Journal in the China Business Law Awards 2023 in three categories, Pro-Bono,…Read More
• Tanner De Witt is recommended by Doyles Guide 2023 as Leading Criminal Defence Law Firm14 June, 2023
  Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce that we have been acknowledged as one of the recommended law firms by Doyle’s Guide 2023 for the Leading Criminal Defence Law Firms…Read More
• Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2023 Recognizes Tanner De Witt10 May, 2023
  We are pleased to announce that Tanner De Witt has received recognition in the Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific Guide 2023 across five practice areas, including Insolvency, Commercial and Transactions, Family…Read More
• River Stone is a 2023 China Business Law Journal Rising Star15 March, 2023
  We are pleased to announce River Stone‘s inclusion in the China Business Law Journal list of 20 Rising Stars in International Law Firms committed to China-related Business. The 2023 China Business…Read More
• The Chambers and Partners Greater China Region 2023 rankings are announced13 January, 2023
  Tanner De Witt is delighted once again to be recognised by Chambers & Partners in their inaugural 2023 Greater China Region Guide for each of its main practice areas. Please…Read More
• The Legal 500 2023 rankings are announced for Asia-Pacific12 January, 2023
  Tanner De Witt is proud to again be recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide 2023 for employment, restructuring and insolvency, dispute resolution, technology, media, telecommunications (TMT), commercial, corporate and M&A,…Read More
• Leading Firm – Asset Recovery – Asia Pacific25 November, 2022
  Tanner De Witt is the only leading Hong Kong law firm listed by Who’s Who Legal (WWL) Asia Pacific – GIR – Asset Recovery 2022! Jeff Lane, Ian De Witt, Robin Darton and Pamela Mak have…Read More
• Client Choice Award 2022 winner – Robin Darton16 November, 2022
  We are pleased to announce that Partner Robin Darton is the exclusive winner of the Lexology Client Choice Award 2022 for Restructuring & Insolvency, Hong Kong. The Client…Read More
• Joanne Brown admitted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers1 November, 2022
  Following the recent Family Law Firm of the Year award from Asian Legal Business, we are delighted to announce Joanne Brown has been admitted as a member of the International…Read More
• Tanner De Witt’s Family Practice has once again won Asian Legal Business’s Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year 202214 September, 2022
  Our Family Practice has been recognised for the second time in the 2022 Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Awards as Matrimonial and Family Law Firm of the Year. The…Read More
• Tanner De Witt is recommended by Doyles Guide 2022 as Leading Criminal Defence Law Firm8 September, 2022
  We are thrilled to announce that Tanner De Witt has been recommended as a leading criminal defence law firm in 2022 Doyle’s Guide for Hong Kong. Led by Mark…Read More
• Pádraig Walsh is an Asian Legal Business Super 50 TMT Lawyer for 202224 August, 2022
  This past year, the Tanner De Witt TMT team advised on the full range of common TMT issues, including licensing, technology procurement and integration, subscription service arrangements, virtual…Read More
• Russell Bennett is one of only three Hong Kong leading lawyers recommended in both Who’s Who Legal 2022 Labour & Employment and Pension & Benefits listings29 July, 2022
  Russell Bennett is duly ranked as a 2022 Global Leader in both Labour & Employment and Pension & Benefits by Who’s Who Legal (WWL). Russell has extensive experience…Read More
• Tanner De Witt is the only law firm listed in 2022 by Who’s Who Legal with Hong Kong qualified thought leading lawyers covering asset recovery and insolvency25 July, 2022
  Ian De Witt, Robin Darton and Jeff Lane are listed in the 2022 edition of Who’s Who Legal (WWL) as Global Thought Leaders in Restructuring & Insolvency and…Read More
• Head of Employment Practice Russell Bennett ranked as Leading Lawyer by Doyles Guide14 June, 2022
  Tanner De Witt Partner, and head of the Employment Practice, Russell Bennett is listed in the 2022 release of Hong Kong Employment Lawyers by Doyles Guide. Russell achieves the rank of…Read More
• Tanner De Witt’s Family Practice ranked  and Joanne Brown recommended as Leading Family and Divorce Lawyer in Doyle’s Guide Hong Kong.21 April, 2022
  We are pleased to announce Partner and Head of the Family Practice at Tanner De Witt, Joanne Brown has again been  recommended in Doyle’s Guide Hong Kong as…Read More
• Adrian Au ranked as 2022 Hong Kong Family Law Rising Stars20 April, 2022
  Tanner De Witt’s Family Practice Associate Adrian Au has been listed as one of Hong Kong’s ‘Family Law Rising Stars’ in Doyle’s Guide 2022 which identifies future leading lawyers within Family Law. Joanne Brown, Partner and Head of the…Read More
• Results of 2022 Chambers Greater China Region Guide announced12 January, 2022
  Tanner De Witt is delighted once again to be recognised by Chambers & Partners in their inaugural 2022 Greater China Region Guide for each of its main practice areas. Please…Read More
• Tanner De Witt listed in ALB’s Fastest Growing Firms and Asia’s Top 50 Firms lists24 November, 2021
  We are delighted to announce that Tanner De Witt is named in two major lists in Asian Legal Business’ November 2021 issue: Asia’s Fastest Growing Firms and Asia’s…Read More
• Tanner De Witt recognised in Global Restructuring Review’s GRR100 2021 list19 November, 2021
  We are delighted to announce that Tanner De Witt’s award-winning, top tier Restructuring and Insolvency practice is once again listed in the Global Restructuring Review’s GRR100 2021 compilation of the world’s…Read More
• Asialaw 2022 rankings announced17 September, 2021
  Tanner De Witt is delighted to announce Asialaw’s 2022 rankings of domestic law firms which can be found here. All practices and lawyers have maintained their rankings from the previous…Read More
• Recognition in IFLR1000 for Tanner De Witt’s Restructuring and Insolvency, M&A and Banking practices3 September, 2021
  We are delighted to announce that IFLR1000, the guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms, has recognised our restructuring and insolvency, corporate and commercial and…Read More
• Tanner De Witt lauded in China Business Law Awards 202126 May, 2021
  We are delighted to announce that we have been included in the China Business Law Awards as one of the top firms for Restructuring and Insolvency, Asset Management…Read More
• Benchmark Litigation 2021 rankings announced for Asia-Pacific12 May, 2021
  We are delighted to announce that we have once again been included in Benchmark Litigation’s 2021 Asia-Pacific rankings. It’s another milestone year for us as we are ranked…Read More