Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has been named 'Private Client Firm of the Year' at the Asia Legal Awards 2019.

The awards, which took place in Hong Kong, honour the most complex and outstanding legal work across Asia. The team received the award in recognition of its legal expertise and services to private wealth clients across the region.

The win adds to several other recent achievements for the team, including: winner of the STEP Private Client Awards 2018/2019 – 'International Legal Team of the Year'; winner of the Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards 2019 – 'Law Firm of the Year in Asia'; Band 1 in the Legal 500 Tax and Trusts category; Legal 500 – the only Hong Kong team with two leading individuals; Chambers HNW 2018 – the only Hong Kong private wealth team with two Band 1 lawyers; Chambers HNW 2018 – the only Hong Kong private wealth team with four ranked lawyers; and the Citywealth Leaders List – five lawyers listed, the most of any Hong Kong team.

Stephenson Harwood's international private wealth team offers clients a wide range of services, including tax planning, wealth structuring and asset protection, and has worked for a number of foreign family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.