Tanner De Witt trainee intake 2018 – applications now open

We are pleased to announce that our applications for 2018 trainee intake are now open. Please see our Careers Page and our Trainee Solicitors Page for more information.

“Training here offers hands-on experience to become a legal professional. At the end of training, you will have the advantage of knowing first-hand your preferred practice area. Be it contentious, non-contentious, civil, commercial, criminal, family or employment, Tanner De Witt aims to retain Trainees in their preferred practice area where possible. What’s the catch? You get what you put in.”
Amanda Wong (Trainee 2014-2016)

About Tanner De Witt

A leading business law firm in Hong Kong

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; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Insolvency and Restructuring; Employment; Immigration; Family and Private Client; Wills and Trusts; Financial Services Regulatory; 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 lawyers in Hong Kong and our international network

Our relationships with law firms in other jurisdictions enable Tanner De Witt 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, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Nepalese, Punjabi, Shanghainese, Spanish, Tagalog and Urdu.

Our approach to legal advice

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. For clients who prefer to resolve disputes with as little contention as possible, we can offer Mediation services through our accredited mediators Ian De Witt and Mark Side.

Our values

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. Please refer to Our diversity statement.