Charltons 2022 in Retrospect:
Over the past year:
• Charltons has held 17 webinars, welcomed over 3000 participants and provided over a dozen CPD points;
• Julia Charlton authored Hong Kong Listed Companies Law& Practice 2nd Edition; and
• Charltons has handled over 300 inquiries and onboarded over 80 new clients.
Charltons received recognition:
• as the “Most Outstanding Business” at CORPHUB’s Top Service Awards 2022; and
• by being:
- shortlisted in the category of “Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year” in Asialaw;
- ranked as a “Notable Firm” and shortlisted as the “Hong Kong SAR Firm of the year in 2022” by Asian Legal Business;
- a finalist in the Kingfisher ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2022 as “Hong Kong SAR Firm of the Year” in 2022;
- ranked Band 3 in the category of “Corporate/ M&A: Independent Hong Kong Firms” of Chamber and Partners’ Greater China Region Guide 2022;
- a “Firm to Watch in Capital Markets (Equity)” in Legal 500, Asia Pacific, Hong Kong 2022; and
- ranked Tier 3 in Retail Funds, Tier 4 in Capital Markets: Equity, and Notable for Banking, Capital Market: Debt, Financial Services Regulatory, M&A and Restructuring and Insolvency in IFLR 1000.
Charltons’ partners were recognized:
Julia Charlton was:
- ranked in Chambers’ Greater China Region 2022;
- recognized as an elite practitioner in “Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A” by asialaw;
- named as highly regarded in “Capital Markets: Equity, M&A 2022” by IFLR 1000; and
- a finalist for the “Woman Lawyer of the Year ( Law Firm)’ Award” and “Managing Partner of the Year’ Award” by Asian Legal Business.
Clinton Morrow was:
- ranked in Chamber and Partners’ Greater China Region 2022 and recognized for demonstrating significant private and public M&A expertise, representing Chinese and international corporations and private equity firms;
- named a “Rising star” in Capital markets, Corporate and M&A by Asialaw; and
- named as highly regarded in “Investment Funds 2022” by IFLR 1000.
Calvin Ho was named highly regarded in “Capital Markets: Debt & Equity 2022” by IFLR 1000.
As part of its pro bono work Charltons continues to provide legal transaction support to Social Impact Partners, a Hong Kong based venture philanthropy firm with a mission to enable sustainable change to systemic social issues. Charltons has also continued as a sponsor of the Hong Kong University Students’ Cricket Club and the RCS Cricket Sixes Cup with all proceeds from the 2022 cup having been donated to ImpactHK.