Ravenscroft & Schmierer

Ravenscroft & Schmierer, founded in 1985, is a Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 and Greater China 2026 top 15 ranked law firm in Hong Kong in the areas of corporate, commercial, tax, and dispute resolution, with a focus on international clients. Our lawyers come from and are qualified in multiple jurisdictions and welcome instructions from anywhere in the world. Recognised in the legal rankings asialaw 2023 and Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024, we were also added to the ALB Asia Hong Kong Firms to Watch 2024 list. Having integrated into Hong Kong's society for more than 40 years, we benefit from the long-established relationships with Hong Kong’s local and international community. Our managing partner Stefan Schmierer is the only German lawyer admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong who permanently resides in Hong Kong and advises clients in all matters of German and Hong Kong law. We are the trusted lawyers of the German and Austrian Consulate General and have been cooperating with the Austrian Trade Commission and German Chamber of Commerce for many years. Our firm has alliances with other independent law firms around the world through our membership of international networks of independent law firms such as ADWA (Alliance of German Business Lawyers in Asia) and CBBL (Cross Border Business Lawyers). Our Hong Kong office is located in Sai Ying Pun and enjoys a beautiful view over Victoria Harbour. Equal Opportunities & CSR: Ravenscroft & Schmierer is one of the first 140 signatories to the Equal Opportunities Commission’s Racial Diversity & Inclusion Charter for Employers since January 2021, and won the Silver Trophy at the Racial Diversity & Inclusion Employers Awards in 2025. As such, we are committed to ensure equal treatment and opportunities to all employees free of any discriminative behaviour. Moreover, we are proud to be a Shark-Free Company. For more information, please visit our YouTube channel: