A leading global law firm

Allen & Overy is one of a small group of truly international and integrated law firms. With a network of 28 offices in 20 countries, we have over 5,000 staff, including some 2,600 lawyers and over 470 partners. We combine a leading local law practice (with lawyers qualified to practise in over 30 countries), a leading international law practice and a leading US law practice, with over 250 US qualified lawyers across our network of offices.

Our firm is one of the leading international firms in Asia. We have around 350 lawyers in the region. Our lawyers in Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo advise major corporations and financial institutions on finance, corporate, commercial and litigation issues. We are particularly well known for advising on innovative, complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions and cases.

The Asian arbitration team is an integral part of the international network and has handled a wide range of disputes across the broad spectrum of industry sectors including construction, projects, oil and gas, power, water, engineering and professional services, finance and derivative products. The team has successfully handled arbitrations all over Asia under the rules of all the major international arbitral institutions such as CIETAC, HKIAC, SIAC, ICC and LCIA. The Asia team operates seamlessly with the wider global arbitration team.