KPMG to Close Hong Kong Law Firm

Bloomberg

KPMG reportedly is closing its law firm in Hong Kong, joining the list of those scaling back operations in the city and across China amid the region’s authoritarian shift.

SF Lawyers is expected to wind down Hong Kong operations as soon as this month, according to a report from Law.com, citing three unnamed sources.

SF Lawyers is an independent firm of five lawyers associated with KPMG, according to its website. EY, another Big Four consultancy, closed its Hong Kong affiliate LC Lawyers in January.

KPMG declined to comment.

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