The Chambers Asia-Pacific rankings are based on in-depth analysis, facilitated by our team of experienced researchers. To find out more, please see our methodology page.



Chambers rankings offer reliable recommendations on the best law firms and lawyers in Asia-Pacific, providing you with the information necessary to make an informed decision when buying legal services.

The Chambers Guide to Leading Asia-Pacific Lawyers





Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020

Chambers Asia Pacific 2020 is now available online. The guide’s most developed jurisdictions include Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, where we feature around 30 separate areas of law. We also cover the region’s smaller jurisdictions, such as Nepal and Afghanistan, as well as nine Pacific Island nations (with Papua New Guinea and the Marshall Islands included as separate chapters).



Chambers has been the leading source of legal market intelligence for over 30 years now. In our Asia-Pacific-wide rankings we cover the most internationally important areas of law, such as Arbitration, Capital Markets, and Corporate / M&A. This Asia-Pacific-wide section also covers areas of law not covered elsewhere in the guide – such as Offshore and Gaming & Gambling.





New in this edition



New tables:





New sub-table - Media & Entertainment in China (PRC Firms)

Central China: Corporate/Commercial – new table for law firms

Western China: Corporate/Commercial – new sub-table for law firms located in Shaanxi/ Gansu/ Ningxia

India: Restructuring & Insolvency

Malaysia: Real Estate

Marshall Islands: General Business Law

Restructured table:

• Pacific Islands – section divided into eight General Business Law sub-tables, ranking individuals by specific island location. A table also continues to be included for ‘Experts Based Abroad.’

• Thailand Shipping has been replaced with Thailand Transportation.

We welcome you to watch our Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020 video.

PRC Lawyers and Law Firms

For China, India and Indonesia we have separate chapters for international and domestic firms. Our China (International Firms) section covers international firms which are based in Hong Kong and / or Mainland China. It also includes independent Hong Kong firms. Our China (PRC Firms) section covers firms and lawyers able to provide PRC law advice.



