Corporate partner team join Stephenson Harwood in Hong Kong

Law firm Stephenson Harwood has strengthened its Corporate practice with the arrival of Partners Sammy Li and Samson Suen in Hong Kong. Both bring years of experience advising on IPOs, fundraising, mergers and acquisitions and ongoing compliance for listed companies. They join the firm from Hogan Lovells.

Sammy has been a corporate and capital markets lawyer for more than 25 years and has advised on more than 100 IPOs. He also has extensive experience in M&A, restructuring, and private equity and venture capital deals. He was formerly in-house counsel for a major investment bank, Hong Kong Chair at Paul Hastings, and the Head of Corporate at Hogan Lovells in Hong Kong.

Samson has more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance and equity capital markets. His practice focuses on supporting clients from China and Asia across various major development stages, including early-stage financing and restructuring, IPOs, post-listing fundraising and compliance, and mergers and acquisitions.

“Sammy and Samson are recognised as a market-leading lawyers, with experience advising on some of the most significant corporate deals in Hong Kong and Greater China,” said Evangeline Quek, Stephenson Harwood’s Greater China Managing Partner. “The Hong Kong IPO market is very active and we expect that to continue, including in areas where Stephenson Harwood excels such as energy transition and transportation. Sammy and Samson joining our team will provide a formidable offering as our clients build their growth strategies across the Asian economies.”

“The arrival of Sammy and Samson into our corporate team significantly enhances our ability to support clients on complex, cross-border matters, particularly in the equity capital markets space,” said Tom Nicholls, Stephenson Harwood’s Global Head of Corporate. “Their experience working with issuers, and their collaborative approach, strengthens our global offering, and marks an exciting step in our ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality service to clients wherever they operate.”

Thirty new partners have joined Stephenson Harwood since March 2025, spanning our offices in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. These include key appointments to our international corporate practice: lateral Partners Marcus Latta in Riyadh and Paul Barron in London, and newly elected corporate Partners Toufic Safie in Dubai and Alexa Whitehead and Lucy Thorpe in London, reflecting our ongoing investment in strengthening our international corporate practice.

Stephenson Harwood’s Hong Kong office is its largest in Asia, offering a comprehensive range of global services, including corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution, outsourcing and technology, employment, finance, maritime, trade and offshore, projects and infrastructure, private wealth, real estate, regulatory compliance, and restructuring and insolvency.

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