Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Represented both China Eastern Airlines and CES International Financial Leasing in the finance lease and syndicated financing of one Comac C919 aircraft. The target aircraft is the world's first officially delivered Comac C919 domestic large aircraft, which is of great historical significance.
Represented BOCOMM Leasing in its lease restructuring of more than 20 aircraft on lease to Hainan Group.
Key clients
Avolon, China Merchants Bank Leasing, China Southern Airlines International Financing Lease, ICBC Financial Leasing
Dacheng Law Offices is ‘Highly recommended’ in our construction, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency tables. The firm is best known for its speciality in handling matters across the spectrum of transportation and infrastructure. Through cooperation with the government and enterprises in major construction projects, the team has accumulated extensive experience in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Based in Beijing, senior partner Huazhi Yuan heads the firm’s real estate and natural resources practices. Real estate, construction, PPP, mineral resources and general corporate law are some of his core practices.
Client feedback
“Dentons China is highly recommended in the field of energy and corporate laws, the expertise and efficiency represented by partner Chang and her team members is evident and impressive.” – Corporate and M&A
“High professional level, good service, reasonable fees, high win rate.” – Dispute resolution
“As a massive legal platform, Dentons China is filled with experts in various fields, including energy and construction, and it is able to form temporary teams for solving different types of cases.” – Energy
“The main advantages of Dentons China lie in its professionalism, overall perspective, and the professionalism.” – Intellectual property
“High level of expertise. Client oriented. Great sense of the combination of business purpose and laws.” – Intellectual property
“Dentons China has been providing legal services for us for a very long period, we witnessed its expansion of business scale and growth of depth of expertise in various fields. With a strong base of experts, Dentons China is capable of providing detailed and comprehensive legal solutions for specific problems. While obvious legal risks are apparent, Dentons would be able to discover the risk underneath the surface.” – Real estate
“Professional service, rich experience in real estate, and integrity. The firm helped the company to avoid many legal risks and has been valuable for us for years.” – Real estate
“The most obvious advantage Dentons China has is that they are a global-based law firm which focused on various legal fields. As the complexity and scale of our business is constantly rising after the pandemic, Dentons China is able to provide the legal service that we require.” – Real estate
“Dentons China is widely known for its massive team of legal personnel in various fields. In the process of several projects participated in by Dentons China, their team managed to secure our interests by designing project structures and reviewing all related agreements. Lawyers from Dentons China demonstrated full endeavour for the matters of our concern.” – Real estate
“The overall leader of the team, Lawyer Gao, is a lawyer specialising in the field of bankruptcy reorganisation. Lawyer Gao has formed a large and experienced team of lawyers to support this project. She and her team are very professional in handling bankruptcy-related issues, and the entire team responds promptly and efficiently. During the process, we felt that our company had extremely smooth communication with any lawyer within the team.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Qing Chang
“Qing is a very sophisticated lawyer and has been providing legal service for real estate corporations for more than a decade. During this process, she has been watching over the development of the industry, which has helped her to predict the future development of certain law and policies.”
“Lawyer Qing and her teammates are all very good at responding to our request speedily. They truly demonstrated that their actions are highly effective and responsive. As a lawyer, Qing is not only professional but also diligent, and Qing has helped our corporation to avoid potential legal risk.”
“Lawyer Qing has successfully constructed a very sophisticated team targeted in the field of real estate and construction. Her outstanding capability in solving real estate legal matters with innovative methods are widely recognised by my colleagues who participated into the project. While facing substantial obstacles discovered during the due diligence investigation, lawyer Qing managed to design compatible and effective mechanisms in the agreements, which enabled us to manage the potential risks.”
“Partner Qing Chang provided full-process legal assistance for the transformation of the energy project. Based on the situation of the project and other factors, she optimised our interests during negotiations and the draft of legal documents. Since the project is vital to the financing of the operation, partner Qing Chang managed to solve our problems at a very responsive fashion with high-quality outcomes.”
“As a long-term partner, Lawyer Qing is a very capable and reliable real estate lawyer, who has clearly accumulated tremendous knowledge and practical experience in real estate and construction. Her ability to acquire new knowledge from a novel legal field and utilise it in solving practical matters is very impressive. With the help of her team, we successfully ensured and secured the steady growth of the project without crossing any red lines.”
Meili Gao
“As the lead lawyer for the entire project, the deepest impression is that, firstly, she is very professional and often discovers potential factors that are unfavourable to our clients in the tense business negotiation process. She provided reminders and helped us avoid many possible legal risks. Secondly, her communication skills are very strong, and we feel very reassured that she is responsible for coordinating with all parties. Through countless rounds of friendly but authoritative negotiations between lawyer Gao and the government, the other party's managers, and relevant business leaders, the entire project has been promoted more smoothly. She has excellent overall planning skills, and under her leadership, the team has enabled everyone to leverage their strengths and achieve perfect collaboration among team members.”
Tao Li
“Professional, precise, tenacious, humble, kind, conscientious.”
Charles Wu
“Very experienced and professional. Charles greatly helps us to manage risk.”
Work highlights
Represented a large domestic company for the whole process of an ACJ319neo business jet renovation and delivery with Jet Aviation after completion of the refurbishment and modification.
Provided legal services for a domestic cargo airline company for the P2F conversion and lease of two Boeing used aircraft.
Founded in 1999 with branch offices in 20 cities across China, full-service law firm AllBright Law Offices is known for its expertise in capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and tax. Senior partner Fangzhou (Ark) Bao is experienced in providing legal services to companies regarding corporate restructurings and IPOs in both domestic and overseas stock exchanges.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.” – Aviation and shipping
“Besides legal advice, Allbright provides practical ways to solve the issue with commercial consideration, and brings value-added service.” – Aviation and shipping
“Good legal and communication skill.” – Corporate and M&A
“Good knowledge of the transaction background, knows very well about all the transaction documents, can make proper recommendations to the clients. Very responsive, can meet the client's requests re timing.” – Corporate and M&A
Fang Cao
“Fang Cao is the focal point of Allbright to handle our cases in China, he's familiar with our style and is competent in practice.”
David Li
“Excellent legal skill and project experience.”
“Always accessible, responsive, good knowledge about the whole deal.”
Yuheng Zhang
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.”
Work highlights
Advised Tianjin Trust on a series of financial loan contract disputes.
Advised Tianjin Trust on the Tianjin Municipal Construction Group Xinsheng No. 1 Service Trust project.
Key clients
Binhai Construction Investment (Hong Kong) Development, China Great Wall Asset Management (Hunan Branch), Northern International Trust, Tianjin Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment
DeHeng Law Offices specialises in acquisition finance and project finance. Partner Xu (Jennifer) Zhang is experienced in cross-border financing, including syndicated lending, asset finance and sovereign loans. The firm now has 38 branch offices in China and 11 branch offices in foreign countries.
Client feedback
“They have a positive work attitude, rich knowledge on construction management and law, rich experience in solving difficult problems, and work efficiently.” – Construction
“The lawyers’ service attitude of this law firm is very good. Their communication with us is smooth, and cooperation is good. They have rich experience in construction project bidding, contract management, and other fields, which has greatly helped us.” – Infrastructure
“The law firm is particularly responsive and has a strong ability to solve difficult problems.” – Infrastructure
“This team is very dedicated, responsible, and professional in the process of cooperation with our company. Shen Wei is recognised for his enviable expertise in labour dispute resolution. We look forward to working with this team in the long term.” – Labour and employment
Hongyuan Li
“Lawyer Li is very patient, always patiently answering our difficult questions, and he always develops clever solutions when facing complex problems, which greatly helps our company's work.”
“Li has a high level of legal service. He has good cooperation with our employees and has achieved good work results.”
Shen Wei
“Shen Wei is a key figure at DeHeng. In addition to being known for handling labour arbitration and litigation cases, he was also praised for serving as an arbitrator.”
Work highlights
Acted as the PRC legal counsel of syndicated banks for multiple tranche term loan facility with an amount up to $423 million.
Advised a Hong Kong commercial bank’s PRC subsidiary on providing working capital loans with an amount up to Rmb300 million ($41 million).
Key clients
Ace Investment Fund.
Headquartered in Beijing with branches in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Hangzhou, East & Concord Partners has expertise in banking and finance, and commercial arbitration. Managing partner Qi Zhou focuses on dispute resolution and is experienced in handling commercial litigation and arbitration cases. The firm welcomed Honghai Ma and Lishan Teng as banking and finance partner in the last 12 months.
Work highlights
Advised China CITIC Bank on the issuance of additional shares worth Rmb40 billion ($5.5 billion) to refinance.
Key clients
Beijing Capital Eco-Environment Protection Group, China Orient Asset Management, Guomin Pension & Insurance, Huaxia Bank.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Represented GLP in signing a Rmb263 million ($36 million) onshore loan facility agreement with four GLP onshore group members as borrowers and a $2,410 million offshore facility agreement with CIP V Singapore Holdings as offshore borrower.
Acted as leading counsel of Edding Group Company as borrower in the loan facilities provided by Abax Asian Structured Private Credit Fund III and SPDB International (Hong K) for refinancing of a mezzanine loan provided by Credit Suisse.
Key clients
China Merchants Bank, Haitong International Capital, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank - Jingqiao sub-branch.
Global Law Office is one of the ‘Outstanding’ firms in banking and finance. The firm’s banking and finance team has extensive experience in onshore, offshore and cross-border financing work, covering bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, trade and ECA-backed finance. Lawrence Lin leads the firm’s banking and finance team. The firm’s private equity team got a further boost with the hiring of six partners in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“Professional.” – Competition/antitrust
“Practical approach instead of theoretical analysis, timely response, understanding of business environment and solution-driven attitude.” – Corporate and M&A
“Provide professional advice on the litigation and they do it very well.” – Dispute resolution
“Their team's dedication, solution-driven attention to detail and professionalism in handling sensitive issues have left a lasting impression on me.” – Dispute resolution
“GLO worked as the lawyer of CPE, and mostly achieved CPE's initial goal.” – Dispute resolution
“They are efficient and professional. They always help us to solve the problems in time.” – Investment funds
“GLO lawyers are very knowledgeable and experienced in fund management and media and entertainment practices. They have been very efficient and responsive to our requests. In particular, with industrial knowledge in media and entertainment industry, GLO is able to not only assist us in identifying legal risks and providing effective legal solutions but also is able to advise us on the business side. Also, GLO lawyers, including their partners, are very easy to communicate with, patient and hard-working.” – Investment funds
“Professional and efficient transaction service.” – Private equity
“Global Law Office excels in providing professional advice and customer communication. The firm always provides opinions that best meet legal and regulatory requirements while meeting customer needs from a compliance perspective. We are very satisfied with Global Law Office's professional and timely feedback.” – Regulatory
Jia Gui
“Always able to provide professional advice and give feedback immediately. One of the best lawyers I used to work together.”
Shifang Guo
“Commercial insights and good communication.”
Zhao Li
“He's very responsive and result-oriented and focuses on the litigation strategies to achieve the client's goals.”
Jerry Liu
“Jerry is very professional and always provides legal advice and solutions to clients in a timely manner. He is also humorous and knowledgeable.”
Xianlai Liu
“He is an expert in investment fund and private equity areas. He can give us professional and one-stop services.”
Shujun Liu
“Apart from general legal issues, she is very skilled in antitrust-related business. For us, she is a very outstanding and indispensable partner.”
Zhiping Zhu
“He is able to comprehensively control legal risks for clients from the perspectives of investment, transaction structure design and project prospect based on his deep understanding of rules and business models of the entertainment industry and integration and coordination of various resources.”
Work highlights
Assisted Haitong UniTrust, Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, CITIC Bank, CMB Wing Lung Bank, E.SUN Bank and Bank of China to sign an ESG-linked syndicated loan agreement for Rmb1 billion ($137 million).
Acted as the PRC counsel to the deal for International Finance Corporation’s lending to New China Water (Nanjing).
Acted as the PRC counsel of the lenders for a series of loan financings to the offshore subsidiaries of Lygend Resources & Technology.
Key clients
Bank of China, Chong Hing Bank, DJ New Ease Group, Huaxia Financial Leasing.
Top-tier firm JunHe is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas, including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate and M&A, labour and employment, and tax. Key figures include partner Hui (Nelson) Zhou for banking and finance, Jiang (Joe) Chen for corporate and M&A, Yingling Wei for competition/antitrust, Weining Zou ang George Wang for dispute resolution, Dongpeng Wang for labour and employment, and Chumeng (Jessica) Xu for IP. The firm also welcomed partners including Zhijun Lin, Libin Shi, Zhen Han, Sophie Chen, Sipei Lu, and Xiangyang Ge in 2022 to enhance its practice.
Client feedback
“The legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good to our company. JunHe always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.” – Capital markets
“Professional and responsible. They always consider their clients.” – Capital markets
“Perfect work.” – Capital markets
“The firm provides detailed consulting advice to the client. They are especially good at providing legal advice in a business view, and their advice is quite practical.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, responsive, sophisticated, always meets deadline.” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides professional insight about HGR-related consultation.” – Corporate and M&A
“The JunHe team has good business sense and understands our business models well. Their advice is very professional and strategic which helped our company to make a quick decision in a rational manner.” – Corporate and M&A
“Extremely good at co-counselling with international disputes lawyers, very strong strategic and legal judgement, excellent industry and client knowledge.” – Dispute resolution
“JunHe assigned appropriate lawyers with good experience and lawyering skills to accommodate our legal demands, and JunHe lawyers provided legal advice to the maximum extent to serve our business needs.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm demonstrated extreme professionalism, diligence, and hard-work ethic. They advised in a timely manner with clear articulation on PRC legal knowledge and practices.” – Investment funds
“They have rich knowledge on the legal fields, and their expertise and practice experience help clients.” – Privacy and data protection
“Professionalism, timely response, swift execution and one-stop solution.” – Real estate
“They have expertise on privacy and provide practical recommendations on potential risks.” – Regulatory
“Comprehensive and complete advice and suggestions.” – Technology and telecommunication
“JunHe is a top-tier law firm in handling complex work. JunHe has strong expertise in many highly regulated industry sectors such as telecommunication and cloud services that involve the most complex issues. They always deliver high-quality work products and provide creative solutions for the most difficult regulatory and contractual issues.” – Technology and telecommunication
Wei Chen
“Chen understands the client's needs and the pharmaceutical industry very well. Chen can provide full service to the client professionally and timely.”
Kevin Cui
“Cui manages the team to provide service. Cui consults other lawyers to solve specific problems like tax issues.”
Ning Liu
“She understands clients’ needs and requirements well and is very customer-friendly. For any urgent matters, her team could complete them to meet deadlines by hard-working overtime.”
Rui Ma
“With his help, the legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good for the company. He always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.”
“Rui can quickly familiarise himself with my business, and he is good at providing legal services while focusing on business purposes. And, of course, his professional knowledge is good.”
“Ma Rui is a very professional and responsible lawyer. He is proficient in various products and services in the field of capital markets, such as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, etc. In his cooperation with me personally and our fund, he is professional, enthusiastic, and has strong customer service awareness. He always carefully analyses problems, prepares materials, and has demonstrated rich experience in many material issues. When communicating with clients, he can put himself in their shoes and consider their needs and propose constructive solutions. When providing capital market legal services to our fund and invested companies, he has won much praise from our partners and CEOs.”
Shiming Shang
“Shang is extremely responsive and has problem-solving skills and creativity.”
Carol Sun
“Sun considers our various needs, even in supporting us for better engagement with the business team.”
Yongqiang Yu
“Very talented and experienced in capital markets, M&A, VC/PE.”
Elvis Zhou
“Zhou is an extremely experienced construction lawyer with excellent judgement and talent for creative problem-solving. Zhou is a delight to work with.”
Frank Zhou
“Timely, responsive, detailed and patient.”
Nelson Zhou
“Zhou is professional. Zhou offers timely response, swift execution, and one-stop solution.”
Weining Zou
“Weining is an excellent lawyer. He acted as our external counsel for over five years. He quickly responds to our legal inquiries, understands our business needs, sets up appropriate lawyer team, delivers his legal advice in a timely manner, and his legal advice is practical and workable.”
Work highlights
Advised HSBC on the provision of the first loan facility for the Construction of the Hainan Island Tourism Highway.
Advised a syndicate led by Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank on providing a $4.5 billion overseas sustainability-linked syndicated loan for Syngenta Group.
Advised 51job on its privatisation.
Advises China CITIC Bank on its issuance of financial bonds.
Key clients
Bank SinoPac Company, CICC, CLSA, China Merchants Securities, Huobi, OCBC Bank, United Overseas Bank.
Llinks Law Offices is highly ranked in banking and finance and corporate and M&A. Partner Charles Qin heads the firm’s banking and finance department and has rich experience in capital markets, corporate and M&A, and private equity. Qin and his team regularly advise clients on cross-border and multi-currency transactional issues.
Client feedback
“Without the firm’s professional advice, I could never complete the deal.” – Real estate
Bernie Liu
“Bernie operates at a level second to none.”
Work highlights
Assisting Bank of China and its Shanghai branch in issuing legal opinions for the Guotai Junan Lingang Dongjiu REITs project.
Advising Vanke on its syndicated loan financing.
Advised a consortium of banks on a $1 billion international arbitration case against a tech company.
Key clients
China Continent Property & Casualty Insurance, China Life Asset Management, China Pacific Insurance.
Shanghai Pacific Legal specialises in advising domestic and international corporates, financial institutions and Chinese state-owned entities on investments and financings into and out of China. The firm’s banking and finance team has substantial cross-border expertise in international and cross-border banking and finance transactions. Joy Gao is a key contact of the firm’s banking and finance practice. She advises banks and borrowers on a wide range of financings, with a particular focus on bilateral and syndicated finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance and corporate lending.
Advised Health and Happiness International Holdings on obtaining a USD term loan facility from a syndicate of lenders led by HSBC and comprising Goldman Sachs.
Advised WuXi AppTec (Hong Kong) on a USD loan facility made available by a syndicate coordinated by HSBC and Standard Chartered.
Advised Bank of China, on a term loan facility made available to Cart Tire, an offshore subsidiary of Sailun Group.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Advised International Finance Corporation on its $700 million loans to two Vietnamese subsidiaries of a Chinese listed company.
Representing China Yto Group Finance Corporation on its dispute involving misrepresentation and insider transaction against Shanghai Pudong Development Bank.
Advised East West Bank on its acquisition financing to a Hong Kong fund to finance the fund’s acquisition of a PRC target company.
Advised Blackstone Group on the financing of its offshore private equity fund at an amount of around $960 million granted by the syndicate arranged by ANZ, Barclays and DBS for the acquisition of Interplex from Baring Private Equity Asia.
Key clients
Bank of Communications, Bizlink Holding, China Construction Bank Corporation, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Export-Import Bank of China.
Zhong Yin Law Firm has extensive experience in bankruptcy reorganisation and liquidation. It is particularly skilled at handling dissolution and liquidation, bankruptcy liquidation, reorganisation, reconciliation, enterprise restructuring, debt restructuring and resettlement of employees of state-owned enterprises and relevant legal business. Partner Xinjian Yuan is the director of the firm’s bankruptcy department. Other key partners include Zhenyu Liu, Zetao Wu and Penghe Yan.
Work highlights
Advised on one of China’s biggest lenders on a non-standard credit financing project.
Founded in 1999 with branch offices in 20 cities across China, full-service law firm AllBright Law Offices is known for its expertise in capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and tax. Senior partner Fangzhou (Ark) Bao is experienced in providing legal services to companies regarding corporate restructurings and IPOs in both domestic and overseas stock exchanges.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.” – Aviation and shipping
“Besides legal advice, Allbright provides practical ways to solve the issue with commercial consideration, and brings value-added service.” – Aviation and shipping
“Good legal and communication skill.” – Corporate and M&A
“Good knowledge of the transaction background, knows very well about all the transaction documents, can make proper recommendations to the clients. Very responsive, can meet the client's requests re timing.” – Corporate and M&A
Fang Cao
“Fang Cao is the focal point of Allbright to handle our cases in China, he's familiar with our style and is competent in practice.”
David Li
“Excellent legal skill and project experience.”
“Always accessible, responsive, good knowledge about the whole deal.”
Yuheng Zhang
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.”
Work highlights
Advised Shanghai International Airport on issuing shares to purchase assets and raising matching funds and related transactions. The case is the largest restructuring project (excluding supporting financing) in the past seven years for enterprises affiliated to the Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.
Advised Huaxia Eye Hospital Group on its A share IPO.
Key clients
Nanjing Jiangbei New Area Public Holding Group, Shanghai Baixinan Biotechnology, Shanghai Model Organism Technology, Xi'an West Test Technology.
Headquartered in Beijing with branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xi’an and Hong Kong, Beijing Grandway Law Offices is best known for its capital markets practice. The firm also excels in a number of other practice areas, such as corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and real estate. A key partner to note is Liguo Zhang, who has a track record of providing legal services to corporations on matters related to IPOs, M&A, refinancing, securities investment funds and equity incentives. The firm welcomed partner Jie Yang, Xun Zhao and Jindan Ni to its capital markets team in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“The firm is very client-centric.” – Real estate
Echo Liu
“Very client-oriented and provides excellent service to her clients.”
Work highlights
Advised Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology on its IPO on the Main Board of HKEX. As the first new energy vehicle to land on the HKEX in the form of H shares, Leapmotor’s successful listing can provide a useful reference for similar enterprises.
Advised Ningbo Shanshan on the issuance of global depository receipts (GDRs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange, raising a total of approximately $319 million. The deal made the issuer one of the first A-share listed companies in China to issue GDRs and officially enter the SIX Swiss Exchange
Advised CloudWalk on its IPO on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Key clients
Fujian Kuncai Material Technology, Ji'an Mankun Technology, Ligao Foods, SMO ClinPlus.
Founded in 2011, Chance Bridge Law Firm's main areas of practice include antitrust, capital markets, compliance, restructuring, construction, cross-border investment and financing, dispute resolution and IP. Managing partner Ning Zhu focuses her practice on capital markets and cross-border investment and financing. The firm lured Diyun Hong from JunHe, alongside with four new partners in the last 12 months.
Work highlights
Advised Jinhui Mining on its IPO on the main board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Advised Haoji Railway on its non-public offering of corporate bonds with an amount of Rmb9 billion ($1.2 billion).
Commerce & Finance Law Offices provides a comprehensive and diverse array of legal services that range from capital markets, corporate and M&A and dispute resolution to restructuring and insolvency. The firm has etched itself a formidable niche in the China legal landscape with its concentration on representing overseas companies that have investment interests in China. Its capital markets team has assisted many companies in completing their IPOs, refinancing and offering of bonds and other securities in the capital markets arena. Its dispute resolution practice, on the other hand, hosts a stable of litigators including Hongji Li and Jialu Wang, who have proven adept with a particular focus on the commercial disputes space.
Client feedback
“Professional, dedicated and high efficiency. The firm always provides professional advice for its client.” – Intellectual property
“They are very professional, passionate, efficient, and great at what they should do for the customers. They are also willing to go the extra mile to exceed our expectations.” – Intellectual property
“Rich knowledge and experience in the law and local practice. Good and efficient communication with client and delivered results beyond expectation.” – Labour and employment
Jing Chen
“Jing Chen is good at managing complicated cases and offering suitable advice on the issues that other firms might get lost. She is very experienced at giving the whole picture of solving the issues when it is related to multi-party benefits. She is also great at communicating with different people with different backgrounds and personalities. She is patient when she is explaining the legal documents and always puts herself in the customer’s shoes to evaluate the solutions.”
Jing Gong
“Professional and high efficiency.”
Freddy Huang
“Smooth and intime communication with client, deep understanding of local jurisdiction and make efforts to deliver the expected service to client.”
Work highlights
Advised Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and China International Capital Corporation on the secondary listing of NIO on the main board of the HKEX.
Acted for co-issuing managers Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs on NIO’s secondary listing on the main board of the Singapore Exchange.
Advised Zhaoshang Port and Ningbo Port to complete non-public issuance of A shares.
Key clients
CICC, Goldman Sachs, Haohua Chemical Science & Technology, Huatai Financial Holdings, Morgan Stanley, Sunshine Insurance Group Company.
Dacheng Law Offices is ‘Highly recommended’ in our construction, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency tables. The firm is best known for its speciality in handling matters across the spectrum of transportation and infrastructure. Through cooperation with the government and enterprises in major construction projects, the team has accumulated extensive experience in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Based in Beijing, senior partner Huazhi Yuan heads the firm’s real estate and natural resources practices. Real estate, construction, PPP, mineral resources and general corporate law are some of his core practices.
Client feedback
“Dentons China is highly recommended in the field of energy and corporate laws, the expertise and efficiency represented by partner Chang and her team members is evident and impressive.” – Corporate and M&A
“High professional level, good service, reasonable fees, high win rate.” – Dispute resolution
“As a massive legal platform, Dentons China is filled with experts in various fields, including energy and construction, and it is able to form temporary teams for solving different types of cases.” – Energy
“The main advantages of Dentons China lie in its professionalism, overall perspective, and the professionalism.” – Intellectual property
“High level of expertise. Client oriented. Great sense of the combination of business purpose and laws.” – Intellectual property
“Dentons China has been providing legal services for us for a very long period, we witnessed its expansion of business scale and growth of depth of expertise in various fields. With a strong base of experts, Dentons China is capable of providing detailed and comprehensive legal solutions for specific problems. While obvious legal risks are apparent, Dentons would be able to discover the risk underneath the surface.” – Real estate
“Professional service, rich experience in real estate, and integrity. The firm helped the company to avoid many legal risks and has been valuable for us for years.” – Real estate
“The most obvious advantage Dentons China has is that they are a global-based law firm which focused on various legal fields. As the complexity and scale of our business is constantly rising after the pandemic, Dentons China is able to provide the legal service that we require.” – Real estate
“Dentons China is widely known for its massive team of legal personnel in various fields. In the process of several projects participated in by Dentons China, their team managed to secure our interests by designing project structures and reviewing all related agreements. Lawyers from Dentons China demonstrated full endeavour for the matters of our concern.” – Real estate
“The overall leader of the team, Lawyer Gao, is a lawyer specialising in the field of bankruptcy reorganisation. Lawyer Gao has formed a large and experienced team of lawyers to support this project. She and her team are very professional in handling bankruptcy-related issues, and the entire team responds promptly and efficiently. During the process, we felt that our company had extremely smooth communication with any lawyer within the team.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Qing Chang
“Qing is a very sophisticated lawyer and has been providing legal service for real estate corporations for more than a decade. During this process, she has been watching over the development of the industry, which has helped her to predict the future development of certain law and policies.”
“Lawyer Qing and her teammates are all very good at responding to our request speedily. They truly demonstrated that their actions are highly effective and responsive. As a lawyer, Qing is not only professional but also diligent, and Qing has helped our corporation to avoid potential legal risk.”
“Lawyer Qing has successfully constructed a very sophisticated team targeted in the field of real estate and construction. Her outstanding capability in solving real estate legal matters with innovative methods are widely recognised by my colleagues who participated into the project. While facing substantial obstacles discovered during the due diligence investigation, lawyer Qing managed to design compatible and effective mechanisms in the agreements, which enabled us to manage the potential risks.”
“Partner Qing Chang provided full-process legal assistance for the transformation of the energy project. Based on the situation of the project and other factors, she optimised our interests during negotiations and the draft of legal documents. Since the project is vital to the financing of the operation, partner Qing Chang managed to solve our problems at a very responsive fashion with high-quality outcomes.”
“As a long-term partner, Lawyer Qing is a very capable and reliable real estate lawyer, who has clearly accumulated tremendous knowledge and practical experience in real estate and construction. Her ability to acquire new knowledge from a novel legal field and utilise it in solving practical matters is very impressive. With the help of her team, we successfully ensured and secured the steady growth of the project without crossing any red lines.”
Meili Gao
“As the lead lawyer for the entire project, the deepest impression is that, firstly, she is very professional and often discovers potential factors that are unfavourable to our clients in the tense business negotiation process. She provided reminders and helped us avoid many possible legal risks. Secondly, her communication skills are very strong, and we feel very reassured that she is responsible for coordinating with all parties. Through countless rounds of friendly but authoritative negotiations between lawyer Gao and the government, the other party's managers, and relevant business leaders, the entire project has been promoted more smoothly. She has excellent overall planning skills, and under her leadership, the team has enabled everyone to leverage their strengths and achieve perfect collaboration among team members.”
Tao Li
“Professional, precise, tenacious, humble, kind, conscientious.”
Charles Wu
“Very experienced and professional. Charles greatly helps us to manage risk.”
Work highlights
Advised CITIC Securities on the issuance of 2022 Phase I asset-backed notes for Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group.
Advised Baijiayun on its listing on Nasdaq through the acquisition of Fuwei Films.
DaHui Lawyers has extensive experience in capital markets transactions and has served as PRC counsel for issuers and underwriters in both equity and debt offerings in the US and Hong Kong, handling IPOs, secondary offerings, bond offerings and private placements. Managing partner of DaHui Lawyers, Richard Ma, has more than 20 years of experience in representing companies in capital markets, M&A, investments and compliance matters. His industry strengths are in media and entertainment, and technology and telecommunications. The firm hired a number of new partners in the last 12 months: Yun Chen from Baker McKenzie FenXun, Reking Chen from DLA Piper, Jiawen Gong from Jia Yuan Law Offices, and Yi Dai from Wang Jing & Co.
Work highlights
Advised Prenetics on PRC-related issues to merge with a Spac listed on Nasdaq and become a public company post-merger.
Assisted a Chinese state-owned conglomerate in the issuance of guaranteed bonds.
DeHeng Law Offices specialises in acquisition finance and project finance. Partner Xu (Jennifer) Zhang is experienced in cross-border financing, including syndicated lending, asset finance and sovereign loans. The firm now has 38 branch offices in China and 11 branch offices in foreign countries.
Client feedback
“They have a positive work attitude, rich knowledge on construction management and law, rich experience in solving difficult problems, and work efficiently.” – Construction
“The lawyers’ service attitude of this law firm is very good. Their communication with us is smooth, and cooperation is good. They have rich experience in construction project bidding, contract management, and other fields, which has greatly helped us.” – Infrastructure
“The law firm is particularly responsive and has a strong ability to solve difficult problems.” – Infrastructure
“This team is very dedicated, responsible, and professional in the process of cooperation with our company. Shen Wei is recognised for his enviable expertise in labour dispute resolution. We look forward to working with this team in the long term.” – Labour and employment
Hongyuan Li
“Lawyer Li is very patient, always patiently answering our difficult questions, and he always develops clever solutions when facing complex problems, which greatly helps our company's work.”
“Li has a high level of legal service. He has good cooperation with our employees and has achieved good work results.”
Shen Wei
“Shen Wei is a key figure at DeHeng. In addition to being known for handling labour arbitration and litigation cases, he was also praised for serving as an arbitrator.”
Work highlights
Advised CNOOC, one of the largest national oil companies in China, on its listing on Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Advised Eve Energy on its private placement of A shares.
Advised China Three Gorges Corporation on the issuance of exchangeable corporate bonds in the field of “green technological innovation”. This project was the first exchangeable corporate bond of this type in China and the first green technological innovation bond on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Key clients
Huatai Securities, Jiangsu Leadmicro Nano Technology, Shanghai Ziyan Foods, State Grid Corporation Of China, Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Acted as the legal counsel to InnoCare on its A-share issuance and listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) STAR market.
Advised Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on its first sustainable development bond issuance in China. This is the first sustainable development bond issuance in China by a supranational issuer.
Acted as the legal counsel to Hi-trend Technology, advising throughout on its SSE STAR Market issuance and listing.
Advised Motorcomm Electronic Technology on its successful listing on the STAR Market of SSE.
Acted as the PRC legal counsel to the underwriters and provided legal services for Hesai Group’s Nasdaq listing.
Advised Kingsoft Cloud Holdings on its successful dual-primary listing by way of introduction on the main board of the HKEX.
Key clients
AIA Life Insurance, Bank of China, China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group, CICC, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley.
Global Law Office is one of the ‘Outstanding’ firms in banking and finance. The firm’s banking and finance team has extensive experience in onshore, offshore and cross-border financing work, covering bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, trade and ECA-backed finance. Lawrence Lin leads the firm’s banking and finance team. The firm’s private equity team got a further boost with the hiring of six partners in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“Professional.” – Competition/antitrust
“Practical approach instead of theoretical analysis, timely response, understanding of business environment and solution-driven attitude.” – Corporate and M&A
“Provide professional advice on the litigation and they do it very well.” – Dispute resolution
“Their team's dedication, solution-driven attention to detail and professionalism in handling sensitive issues have left a lasting impression on me.” – Dispute resolution
“GLO worked as the lawyer of CPE, and mostly achieved CPE's initial goal.” – Dispute resolution
“They are efficient and professional. They always help us to solve the problems in time.” – Investment funds
“GLO lawyers are very knowledgeable and experienced in fund management and media and entertainment practices. They have been very efficient and responsive to our requests. In particular, with industrial knowledge in media and entertainment industry, GLO is able to not only assist us in identifying legal risks and providing effective legal solutions but also is able to advise us on the business side. Also, GLO lawyers, including their partners, are very easy to communicate with, patient and hard-working.” – Investment funds
“Professional and efficient transaction service.” – Private equity
“Global Law Office excels in providing professional advice and customer communication. The firm always provides opinions that best meet legal and regulatory requirements while meeting customer needs from a compliance perspective. We are very satisfied with Global Law Office's professional and timely feedback.” – Regulatory
Jia Gui
“Always able to provide professional advice and give feedback immediately. One of the best lawyers I used to work together.”
Shifang Guo
“Commercial insights and good communication.”
Zhao Li
“He's very responsive and result-oriented and focuses on the litigation strategies to achieve the client's goals.”
Jerry Liu
“Jerry is very professional and always provides legal advice and solutions to clients in a timely manner. He is also humorous and knowledgeable.”
Xianlai Liu
“He is an expert in investment fund and private equity areas. He can give us professional and one-stop services.”
Shujun Liu
“Apart from general legal issues, she is very skilled in antitrust-related business. For us, she is a very outstanding and indispensable partner.”
Zhiping Zhu
“He is able to comprehensively control legal risks for clients from the perspectives of investment, transaction structure design and project prospect based on his deep understanding of rules and business models of the entertainment industry and integration and coordination of various resources.”
Work highlights
Advised MultiMetaVerse on its de-SPAC merger with Model Performance Acquisition Corp. Upon completion of the merger, the resulting combined company became MultiMetaVerse Holdings.
Advised Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on the issuance of 2022 RMB Bonds Series 1 sustainable development bonds with an amount of Rmb1.5 billion.
Advised Jadard Technology on its IPO on the STAR Market.
Advised Mexin Yishen Machinery's listing on the National Equities Exchange and Quotations.
Advised Xi'an High Voltage Apparatus Research Institute on its listing on the STAR Market.
Key clients
AustAsia Group, GLP China Holdings, Mercedes-Benz International Finance, Prime Number Capital.
With 13 offices in China, Guantao Law Firm provides legal services across all practice areas. The firm is ranked ‘Highly recommended’ in restructuring and insolvency. Its team advises non-bank financial institutions on dissolution liquidation, insolvency liquidation and insolvency reorganisation. Managing partner Liguo Cui has expertise in transactional law with a focus on aviation, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
Work highlights
Advised Guizhou Zhenhua Fengguang Semiconductor on its IPO on the STAR Market in Shanghai.
Advised underwriters on Shanghai Lingang Group’s issuance of the world’s first green dual-currency free trade zone offshore bond.
Advised GigaCloud Technology on its IPO on Nasdaq.
Advised Aluminium Corporation of China on its issuance of $600 million senior bonds overseas.
Key clients
Bank of Dalian, Beijing Jingwei Hirain Technologies, Qingdao Military and Civil Integration Development Group, Shandong Sun Paper, Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group.
Hai Run Law Firm was formed by the merger of Beijing Hairun Law Firm and Beijing Teamray Law Firm in 2018. Capital markets is the firm’s core strength. Its securities and capital markets department consists of 120 lawyers, including 20 partners and 100 practising lawyers. Senior partner Kebing Yan heads the firm’s capital market practice. He focuses his practice on securities and finance, including restructuring and reorganisation, IPOs and listings, listed company M&A and asset securitisation.
Work highlights
Advised Hwatsing Technology on its Rmb3.64 billion ($499 million) IPO on the Shanghai STAR Market.
Advised Sansec Technology on its Rmb1.5 billion IPO on the Shanghai STAR Market.
Advised Yongtaiyun on its Rmb790 million IPO on the main board of Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Key clients
China Technology Exchange, Dajin Heavy Industry, Jilin Province Xidian Pharmaceutical Sci-tech Development, Newonder Special Electric, Senton Energy.
Founded in 1992, Haiwen & Partners is experienced in cross-border securities, M&A transactions, private equity, and general corporate and commercial dispute resolution. Media and entertainment is one of the firm’s key industry sectors. It is often involved in the development of film and television projects, formation of production and financing vehicles, and other new media matters. The firm currently has around 300 lawyers in total working at its Beijing, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen offices. Beijing-based partner Yu Cao is a reputable entertainment lawyer. On top of his profound understanding of the media industry, he is also experienced in general corporate and finance transactions. The firm lured corporate partner Chensheng Qiu to its bench from Fangda Partners in 2021.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Advised China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation on its Hong Kong IPO.
Advised Gotion High-tech on its global depositary receipts listing on SIX Swiss Exchange. This is one of first batch of GDR listings after Chinese regulators expanded an existing stock connect scheme in 2022.
Advised OneConnect Financial Technology on listing by way of introduction in Hong Kong, making the firm the first financial technology enterprise to land on the HKEX by means of dual main listing.
Key clients
BMC Medical, CICC, Lepuxintai Medical Technology, Model Performance Acquisition Corp, Syngenta Group.
Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Acted as the PRC counsel for Tencent Music Entertainment Group on its listing by way of introduction on the main board of HKEX.
Represented Lotus Technology on its de-SPAC and proposed business combination with L Catterton Asia Acquisition.
Acts as the PRC counsel to Li Auto on its up to an aggregate of $2 billion of American Depositary Receipt shares through the US at-the-market offering.
Advised TH International on its overseas listing and offering on Nasdaq via a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company.
Acted as the data compliance counsel to Zhejiang Leapmotor for its IPO in Hong Kong.
Key clients
China International Capital Corporation, CMBC Securities Company, Goldman Sachs (Asia), KE Holdings, NIO, Morgan Stanley Asia
Hai Run Law Firm was formed by the merger of Beijing Hairun Law Firm and Beijing Teamray Law Firm in 2018. Capital markets is the firm’s core strength. Its securities and capital markets department consists of 120 lawyers, including 20 partners and 100 practising lawyers. Senior partner Kebing Yan heads the firm’s capital market practice. He focuses his practice on securities and finance, including restructuring and reorganisation, IPOs and listings, listed company M&A and asset securitisation.
Work highlights
Acted for Beijing Tieke Shougang Railway-Tech on its listing on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market) of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
Acted for Amic Technology Development on its listing on the ChiNext of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Acted for Ningxia Xiaoming Agriculture and Animal Husbandry on its listing on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
Key clients
Arctech Solar Holding, Beijing Bohui Technology, Shanghai Huafeng Aluminum, Xiangyang Boya Precision Equipment, Zhejiang Aoxiang Pharmaceutical
Headquartered in Beijing with branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Xi'an, Jia Yuan Law Offices is ranked ‘Highly recommended’ in capital markets. The firm specialises in capital markets, corporate and M&A, financial and international businesses. Senior partner Liangjuan Wen has expertise in corporate restructuring, refinancing and M&A.
Work highlights
Acted as the PRC legal adviser for sponsor and underwriter in the Hong Kong IPO of China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation. This is the largest IPO financing in the global tourism retail industry in the past 16 years and the first share offerings of the tourism retail industry in the Hong Kong market.
Advised CALB on its IPO in Hong Kong. This is the first share offerings of power batteries in Hong Kong stocks and the third largest IPO project in Hong Kong in 2022.
Advised China Securities, the lead underwriter in the Hong Kong IPO of Mega Genomics.
Key clients
CITIC Securities Company, Jiangsu Asieris Pharmaceuticals, Tuya Smart.
Top-tier firm JunHe is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas, including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate and M&A, labour and employment, and tax. Key figures include partner Hui (Nelson) Zhou for banking and finance, Jiang (Joe) Chen for corporate and M&A, Yingling Wei for competition/antitrust, Weining Zou ang George Wang for dispute resolution, Dongpeng Wang for labour and employment, and Chumeng (Jessica) Xu for IP. The firm also welcomed partners including Zhijun Lin, Libin Shi, Zhen Han, Sophie Chen, Sipei Lu, and Xiangyang Ge in 2022 to enhance its practice.
Client feedback
“The legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good to our company. JunHe always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.” – Capital markets
“Professional and responsible. They always consider their clients.” – Capital markets
“Perfect work.” – Capital markets
“The firm provides detailed consulting advice to the client. They are especially good at providing legal advice in a business view, and their advice is quite practical.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, responsive, sophisticated, always meets deadline.” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides professional insight about HGR-related consultation.” – Corporate and M&A
“The JunHe team has good business sense and understands our business models well. Their advice is very professional and strategic which helped our company to make a quick decision in a rational manner.” – Corporate and M&A
“Extremely good at co-counselling with international disputes lawyers, very strong strategic and legal judgement, excellent industry and client knowledge.” – Dispute resolution
“JunHe assigned appropriate lawyers with good experience and lawyering skills to accommodate our legal demands, and JunHe lawyers provided legal advice to the maximum extent to serve our business needs.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm demonstrated extreme professionalism, diligence, and hard-work ethic. They advised in a timely manner with clear articulation on PRC legal knowledge and practices.” – Investment funds
“They have rich knowledge on the legal fields, and their expertise and practice experience help clients.” – Privacy and data protection
“Professionalism, timely response, swift execution and one-stop solution.” – Real estate
“They have expertise on privacy and provide practical recommendations on potential risks.” – Regulatory
“Comprehensive and complete advice and suggestions.” – Technology and telecommunication
“JunHe is a top-tier law firm in handling complex work. JunHe has strong expertise in many highly regulated industry sectors such as telecommunication and cloud services that involve the most complex issues. They always deliver high-quality work products and provide creative solutions for the most difficult regulatory and contractual issues.” – Technology and telecommunication
Wei Chen
“Chen understands the client's needs and the pharmaceutical industry very well. Chen can provide full service to the client professionally and timely.”
Kevin Cui
“Cui manages the team to provide service. Cui consults other lawyers to solve specific problems like tax issues.”
Ning Liu
“She understands clients’ needs and requirements well and is very customer-friendly. For any urgent matters, her team could complete them to meet deadlines by hard-working overtime.”
Rui Ma
“With his help, the legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good for the company. He always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.”
“Rui can quickly familiarise himself with my business, and he is good at providing legal services while focusing on business purposes. And, of course, his professional knowledge is good.”
“Ma Rui is a very professional and responsible lawyer. He is proficient in various products and services in the field of capital markets, such as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, etc. In his cooperation with me personally and our fund, he is professional, enthusiastic, and has strong customer service awareness. He always carefully analyses problems, prepares materials, and has demonstrated rich experience in many material issues. When communicating with clients, he can put himself in their shoes and consider their needs and propose constructive solutions. When providing capital market legal services to our fund and invested companies, he has won much praise from our partners and CEOs.”
Shiming Shang
“Shang is extremely responsive and has problem-solving skills and creativity.”
Carol Sun
“Sun considers our various needs, even in supporting us for better engagement with the business team.”
Yongqiang Yu
“Very talented and experienced in capital markets, M&A, VC/PE.”
Elvis Zhou
“Zhou is an extremely experienced construction lawyer with excellent judgement and talent for creative problem-solving. Zhou is a delight to work with.”
Frank Zhou
“Timely, responsive, detailed and patient.”
Nelson Zhou
“Zhou is professional. Zhou offers timely response, swift execution, and one-stop solution.”
Weining Zou
“Weining is an excellent lawyer. He acted as our external counsel for over five years. He quickly responds to our legal inquiries, understands our business needs, sets up appropriate lawyer team, delivers his legal advice in a timely manner, and his legal advice is practical and workable.”
Work highlights
Advised InventisBio on its listing on the STAR Market in Shanghai.
Advised China Merchants Port Holdings on its private offering of A shares and strategic investment in Ningbo Port.
Advised People’s Government of Hainan Province on its first Issuance of offshore RMB local government bonds.
Advised Hinova Pharma on its successful STAR Market IPO.
Advised Jiarong Technology on its IPO on the GEM Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Key clients
China Merchants Bank, CLSA, CICC, CITIC Bank, Geovis Technology, Pharma Studies.
JunZeJun Law Offices is experienced in providing professional and comprehensive legal services for financial institutions and financial instruments. The firm’s banking and finance team is especially skilled in the issuance and underwriting of various types of bonds, including medium-term notes, financial bonds and corporate bonds. The firm promoted nearly 30 partners in the past 12 months, including those in the capital markets sector, to strengthen its practices.
Work highlights
Advised Bank of China on the issuance of the first green bond by a Chinese financial institution in Africa.
Key clients
BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology, Huarong International Trust Company.
Established in 1988, full-service firm Kangda Law Firm is lauded for its expertise in capital markets, especially in the securities space. With offices in Beijing, Suzhou, Shenzhen and Chengdu, the firm’s integrated securities practice team comprises more than 100 people, with 13 senior partners and 149 professionals. The team regularly advises both issuers and underwriters on many significant IPO and other securities transactions. Aidong Lou, Hua Jiang, Ding Miao, and Xiaoyan Zhang are some of the key figures in the practice.
Work highlights
Advised Keda Industrial on the issuance of global depositary receipts on the Swill Exchange. This is one of the first batches of Chinese firms receiving approval for their GDR offering.
Advised COFCO Fulinmen on its private equity financing.
Advised Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical on its issuance of a free trade zone bond in Shanghai.
Key clients
Aerospace Nanhu Electronic Information Technology, Fujian Highton Development, Luzhou Laojiao, Zhuhai G.Tech Technology.
Llinks Law Offices is highly ranked in banking and finance and corporate and M&A. Partner Charles Qin heads the firm’s banking and finance department and has rich experience in capital markets, corporate and M&A, and private equity. Qin and his team regularly advise clients on cross-border and multi-currency transactional issues.
Client feedback
“Without the firm’s professional advice, I could never complete the deal.” – Real estate
Bernie Liu
“Bernie operates at a level second to none.”
Work highlights
Advised Gotion High-tech on its global depositary receipts offering and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange.
Advised Zhuhai CosMX Battery on its public issuance of convertible bonds.
Advised Contemporary Amperex Technology on the issuance of Series 1 green medium-term note.
Key clients
China Resources Financial Leasing, Jiangsu New Technology, Suzhou HYC Technology, Xiamen ITG Holding Group.
Headquartered in Shanghai with branches in Tianjin and Shaoxing, SG&CO Lawyers provides legal services in finance, capital markets, international trade and shipping, with a particular focus on securities. Senior partner Mingqi Sun specialises in investment funds and private equity. He has a track record of advising PE funds and trust companies, insurance companies and asset/wealth management companies on the establishment of funds, trusts and wealth management products.
Work highlights
Advised Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Huaneng Guicheng Trust on a series of residential mortgage-backed securities products.
Advised Cofco Trust on the Rongteng Retail Auto Loan Securitization.
Key clients
Beijing Shoukai Huixin Commercial Management, CCB Trust, CITIC Trust.
Shihui Partners is known for its expertise in capital markets, investment funds and private equity. The firm’s capital markets team has worked closely with regulators, listed companies and professional advisers, and has sound experience in advising clients on domestic and overseas securities offering transactions. Partner George Niu focuses on domestic and overseas IPOs, M&A, private equity and investment funds. The firm welcomed Zhenxing Mai from Jeffrey Mak Law Firm and Ian Paul Read from Eversheds Sutherland for corporate and M&A-related work in 2022.
Client feedback
“The firm has strong insights into the data privacy industry and has in-depth regulatory understanding, providing good compliance support. They provide us with high-quality practical legal advice, we can get guidance on how general business and our specific sector is viewing privacy.” – Privacy and data protection
“They are very professional, efficient, and hard-working. They have impressive commercial sense in every case.” – Regulatory
Jing Lu
“Jing is thoughtful, incisive and diligent. He finds strategic ways to provide meaningful advice on privacy law issues. He is amazing with complex and sophisticated matters, especially with incorporating unique corporate issues and risk factors into his legal advice.”
Peizhi Zhao
“Commercial sense, comprehensive, hard-working, clever, efficient, hands-on and nice.”
Work highlights
Advised Shanghai MicroPort EP MedTech on its A-share IPO.
Advised Henan Zhang Zhongjing Pharmacy on its IPO on the main board of Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Advised Hypower Microelectronics on its A-share IPO
Established in 2000, Tahota Law Firm boasts more than 300 partners providing legal services to its clients across various practice areas. The firm regularly advises clients on the issuance of bonds, including corporate bonds, financial bonds and SME aggregate bonds. Senior partner Jinnan Li specialises in cross-border financing, investments and acquisitions. The firm’s IP practice developed steadily with the hiring of Chao Feng, Zhengnan Gong, Qingqing Cui and Liulin Yang in 2022.
Work highlights
Advised Houpu Clean Energy on its issuance of shares to specific targets.
Advised Chengdu Lihang Technology on its IPO on the main board of Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Key clients
Airport Xingcheng Investment Group, Chengdu Xinjin Electronics, Sci-tech New Materials, Yankuang Energy.
Headquartered in Beijing with branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Hong Kong, Tian Yuan Law Firm is highly ranked in capital markets, competition/antitrust and corporate and M&A. Partner Xiaohui Zhu has extensive experience in corporate law and capital markets, with a particular focus on M&A, restructuring, venture capital, private equity and securities issuances.
Client feedback
Jiayun Xie
“Xie is responsible, diligent, and has good commercial sense. Xie is also experienced and leads a top-tier team for M&A and PE work.”
Work highlights
Advised Mingyang Smart Energy on its issuance of the first global depositary receipts under the new interconnection regulations and listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Advised Ningbo Shanshan on its issuance of Swiss Global Depositary Receipts.
Advised Gogox on its Hong Kong IPO.
Key clients
ClouDr Group, CICC, Shanghai Orient-Chip Technology, Wuhu Yabosion Electronic Technology.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Advised Atour on its IPO on Nasdaq. This deal is widely regarded as “icebreaking”, as the first China IPO in the US with a valuation exceeding $1.5 billion for the past 16 months, and also as the first overseas IPO in which the issuer successfully passed a PRC cybersecurity review.
Advised Shenyang Fortune Precision Equipment on its listing on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The prospectus of Shenyang Fortune Precision Equipment is the first prospectus written by PRC legal counsel for an issuer in the PRC capital market, breaking the habit in PRC where the prospectus is usually written by sponsors.
Advised Structure Therapeutics on its Nasdaq IPO.
Key clients
BofA Securities, CICC, Haitong International, HSBC, Qingdao Magene Intelligence Technology, Sichuan Qian Li Beoka Medical Technology, UBS.
AnJie Broad Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in competition/antitrust and insurance. The firm also has expertise in the areas of banking and finance, cross-border M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and labour and employment. Partner Michael Gu specialises in competition/antitrust, handling merger control filings for multinational companies. He also frequently advises clients on the monopoly agreement and abuse of dominance issues and provides strategic preventive solutions. Zhining Wang joined the firm’s competition/antitrust team from Xiaomi Technology in March 2023.
Client feedback
“The firm is very professional in providing legal consultancy and helped us with negotiation with the other party. They always provide prompt and professional response.” – Intellectual property
“Being able to think out of box and act commercially when principals are absent.” – Private equity
Hang Cai
“Provided great advice on the overall deal structure and supported principals’ immersivity in the negotiation stage.”
Hongchun Liu
“Mr. Liu is very good at understanding clients' needs and can understand clients' business in a short time. Most of time, he can provide professional advice which is easy to be understood by someone without a legal background.”
Work highlights
Represented Korean Air in a merger control filing before the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) for its acquisition of Asiana Airlines’ shares. The millstone filing is conditionally approved, making it the first conditionally approved transaction between airlines in China's merger control history.
Successfully advised GlobalWafers on the merger control filing before the SAMR for its acquisition of Siltronic's shares. The challenging case related to China’s sensitive semiconductor industry.
Represented Huaming Power Equipment to appeal to the Supreme People’s Court against Wuhan Taipu Transformer Changer in a horizontal monopoly agreement dispute.
Key clients
Hitachi Metals, Wanhua Chemical Group.
Dacheng Law Offices is ‘Highly recommended’ in our construction, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency tables. The firm is best known for its speciality in handling matters across the spectrum of transportation and infrastructure. Through cooperation with the government and enterprises in major construction projects, the team has accumulated extensive experience in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Based in Beijing, senior partner Huazhi Yuan heads the firm’s real estate and natural resources practices. Real estate, construction, PPP, mineral resources and general corporate law are some of his core practices.
Client feedback
“Dentons China is highly recommended in the field of energy and corporate laws, the expertise and efficiency represented by partner Chang and her team members is evident and impressive.” – Corporate and M&A
“High professional level, good service, reasonable fees, high win rate.” – Dispute resolution
“As a massive legal platform, Dentons China is filled with experts in various fields, including energy and construction, and it is able to form temporary teams for solving different types of cases.” – Energy
“The main advantages of Dentons China lie in its professionalism, overall perspective, and the professionalism.” – Intellectual property
“High level of expertise. Client oriented. Great sense of the combination of business purpose and laws.” – Intellectual property
“Dentons China has been providing legal services for us for a very long period, we witnessed its expansion of business scale and growth of depth of expertise in various fields. With a strong base of experts, Dentons China is capable of providing detailed and comprehensive legal solutions for specific problems. While obvious legal risks are apparent, Dentons would be able to discover the risk underneath the surface.” – Real estate
“Professional service, rich experience in real estate, and integrity. The firm helped the company to avoid many legal risks and has been valuable for us for years.” – Real estate
“The most obvious advantage Dentons China has is that they are a global-based law firm which focused on various legal fields. As the complexity and scale of our business is constantly rising after the pandemic, Dentons China is able to provide the legal service that we require.” – Real estate
“Dentons China is widely known for its massive team of legal personnel in various fields. In the process of several projects participated in by Dentons China, their team managed to secure our interests by designing project structures and reviewing all related agreements. Lawyers from Dentons China demonstrated full endeavour for the matters of our concern.” – Real estate
“The overall leader of the team, Lawyer Gao, is a lawyer specialising in the field of bankruptcy reorganisation. Lawyer Gao has formed a large and experienced team of lawyers to support this project. She and her team are very professional in handling bankruptcy-related issues, and the entire team responds promptly and efficiently. During the process, we felt that our company had extremely smooth communication with any lawyer within the team.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Qing Chang
“Qing is a very sophisticated lawyer and has been providing legal service for real estate corporations for more than a decade. During this process, she has been watching over the development of the industry, which has helped her to predict the future development of certain law and policies.”
“Lawyer Qing and her teammates are all very good at responding to our request speedily. They truly demonstrated that their actions are highly effective and responsive. As a lawyer, Qing is not only professional but also diligent, and Qing has helped our corporation to avoid potential legal risk.”
“Lawyer Qing has successfully constructed a very sophisticated team targeted in the field of real estate and construction. Her outstanding capability in solving real estate legal matters with innovative methods are widely recognised by my colleagues who participated into the project. While facing substantial obstacles discovered during the due diligence investigation, lawyer Qing managed to design compatible and effective mechanisms in the agreements, which enabled us to manage the potential risks.”
“Partner Qing Chang provided full-process legal assistance for the transformation of the energy project. Based on the situation of the project and other factors, she optimised our interests during negotiations and the draft of legal documents. Since the project is vital to the financing of the operation, partner Qing Chang managed to solve our problems at a very responsive fashion with high-quality outcomes.”
“As a long-term partner, Lawyer Qing is a very capable and reliable real estate lawyer, who has clearly accumulated tremendous knowledge and practical experience in real estate and construction. Her ability to acquire new knowledge from a novel legal field and utilise it in solving practical matters is very impressive. With the help of her team, we successfully ensured and secured the steady growth of the project without crossing any red lines.”
Meili Gao
“As the lead lawyer for the entire project, the deepest impression is that, firstly, she is very professional and often discovers potential factors that are unfavourable to our clients in the tense business negotiation process. She provided reminders and helped us avoid many possible legal risks. Secondly, her communication skills are very strong, and we feel very reassured that she is responsible for coordinating with all parties. Through countless rounds of friendly but authoritative negotiations between lawyer Gao and the government, the other party's managers, and relevant business leaders, the entire project has been promoted more smoothly. She has excellent overall planning skills, and under her leadership, the team has enabled everyone to leverage their strengths and achieve perfect collaboration among team members.”
Tao Li
“Professional, precise, tenacious, humble, kind, conscientious.”
Charles Wu
“Very experienced and professional. Charles greatly helps us to manage risk.”
Work highlights
Acted for Shanghai Fosun Health Technology Group, a subsidiary of Fosun Pharmaceutical and a listed company in China, on securing the clearance of merger control filing for the transaction between Fosun Health and Guangzhou Xinshi Hospital.
Key clients
Contemporary Amperex Technology
DaHui Lawyers has extensive experience in capital markets transactions and has served as PRC counsel for issuers and underwriters in both equity and debt offerings in the US and Hong Kong, handling IPOs, secondary offerings, bond offerings and private placements. Managing partner of DaHui Lawyers, Richard Ma, has more than 20 years of experience in representing companies in capital markets, M&A, investments and compliance matters. His industry strengths are in media and entertainment, and technology and telecommunications. The firm hired a number of new partners in the last 12 months: Yun Chen from Baker McKenzie FenXun, Reking Chen from DLA Piper, Jiawen Gong from Jia Yuan Law Offices, and Yi Dai from Wang Jing & Co.
Work highlights
Serving as Nvidia’s monitoring trustee for antitrust compliance.
Serving as the antitrust “monitoring trustee” to the NYSE-listed Illinois Tool Works.
Key clients
BYD, Modern Dairy, Musashi.
DeHeng Law Offices specialises in acquisition finance and project finance. Partner Xu (Jennifer) Zhang is experienced in cross-border financing, including syndicated lending, asset finance and sovereign loans. The firm now has 38 branch offices in China and 11 branch offices in foreign countries.
Client feedback
“They have a positive work attitude, rich knowledge on construction management and law, rich experience in solving difficult problems, and work efficiently.” – Construction
“The lawyers’ service attitude of this law firm is very good. Their communication with us is smooth, and cooperation is good. They have rich experience in construction project bidding, contract management, and other fields, which has greatly helped us.” – Infrastructure
“The law firm is particularly responsive and has a strong ability to solve difficult problems.” – Infrastructure
“This team is very dedicated, responsible, and professional in the process of cooperation with our company. Shen Wei is recognised for his enviable expertise in labour dispute resolution. We look forward to working with this team in the long term.” – Labour and employment
Hongyuan Li
“Lawyer Li is very patient, always patiently answering our difficult questions, and he always develops clever solutions when facing complex problems, which greatly helps our company's work.”
“Li has a high level of legal service. He has good cooperation with our employees and has achieved good work results.”
Shen Wei
“Shen Wei is a key figure at DeHeng. In addition to being known for handling labour arbitration and litigation cases, he was also praised for serving as an arbitrator.”
Work highlights
Represented four rare earth permanent magnet companies in Ningbo in a dispute concerning the abuse of market dominance against Hitachi Metal.
Represented a pharmaceutical company in an investigation concerning its agreement with a competitor.
Key clients
Country Garden, SF Taisen.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Represented MKS Instruments on its acquisition of Atotech. The team prepared a robust defence to convince China’s competition authority to clear the transaction unconditionally.
Represented Lumentum Holdings to obtain antitrust clearance for its acquisition of NeoPhotonics Corporation.
Represented Blackstone to obtain antitrust clearance for its acquisition of Emerson’s Climate Technologies business.
Key clients
Apollo Group, Boyu Capital, DuPont, EQT.
Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Advised Permira Advisers Group Holdings on its China merger filing for its proposed acquisition of shares of McAfee Corp, the world’s leading security software and solution provider, together with Advent International Corporation, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Crosspoint Capital Partners. The transaction is one of the largest transactions in the security software sector, with a transaction value of $12 billion.
Assisted Warburg Pincus in the merger filing for a number of transactions, including its acquisition of shares of Duravant, a leading food packaging equipment manufacturer, for approximately $1.5 billion.
Represented Abu Dhabi Investment Authority on the anti-trust filing for its acquisition of the TMF Group.
Key clients
BlackRock, CVC Capital Partners, Li Auto, Robert Bosch
Sunland Law Firm occupies a competition-focused space in the China legal market. Its international trade and competition team is highly experienced in handling conditional merger clearances. The chief proponent behind the merger filings, Yao Feng’s practice focuses on antitrust laws, international trade and foreign direct investment areas in her practice. She has handled filings to the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China regarding concentration of undertakings and has provided legal service in various international trade disputes for companies and government agencies. Partners Chenyang Zhang and Yunfeng Xing are other key names to note.
Client feedback
“Sunland Law Firm is a trusted adviser on merger control review processing at SAMR and also provides valuable insights on general competition issues in China.” – Competition/antitrust
Yao Feng
“Feng is a reliable adviser on antitrust issues and especially merger control notification strategies in China with both solid knowledge and great communication skills.”
Work highlights
Acted as the Chinese antitrust counsel in the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) review of KKR & Co and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund’s acquisition of shares in Cloudera. This case set up a new market definition among SAMR’s precedent in the field of data analysis.
Advised Tencent on its SAMR review in connection with its acquisition of shares in Redbook.
Advised EIG Pearl Holdings on its SAMR review in connection with its acquisition of shares in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company. This transaction was one of the world’s largest acquisition transactions in the energy and infrastructure sector in 2021.
Key clients
DSV Panalpina, Illinois Tool Works, Veolia Environment
Headquartered in Beijing with branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Hong Kong, Tian Yuan Law Firm is highly ranked in capital markets, competition/antitrust and corporate and M&A. Partner Xiaohui Zhu has extensive experience in corporate law and capital markets, with a particular focus on M&A, restructuring, venture capital, private equity and securities issuances.
Client feedback
Jiayun Xie
“Xie is responsible, diligent, and has good commercial sense. Xie is also experienced and leads a top-tier team for M&A and PE work.”
Work highlights
Represented JD.com in the "choose one" antitrust lawsuit against Alibaba Group.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Advised Shanghai Yingmai Culture Communication against Sports & Entertainment (Beijing) Culture Communication. This case demonstrates that exclusive licensing of intellectual property does not constitute a monopoly. It will have a great impact on the development of the commercial photo industry. This case was selected as a "typical anti-trust case in 2022" by the Supreme People's Court.
Represented Tongfang Knowledge Network (Beijing) Technology in dealing with the State Administration for Market Regulation antitrust investigation on the abuse of dominant market position. This case is the first anti-monopoly case of abuse of dominant market position in the field of platform economy that was publicly filed in 2022. It is also the first anti-monopoly case of abuse of dominant market position since the establishment of the National Anti-Monopoly Bureau of China.
Key clients
Beijing Jingdong Century Trading, China Resources Wine Holdings, Gezhouba Yipuli Guangxi Weiqi Chemical, Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation, SIG Combibloc Group.
Founded in 1999 with branch offices in 20 cities across China, full-service law firm AllBright Law Offices is known for its expertise in capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and tax. Senior partner Fangzhou (Ark) Bao is experienced in providing legal services to companies regarding corporate restructurings and IPOs in both domestic and overseas stock exchanges.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.” – Aviation and shipping
“Besides legal advice, Allbright provides practical ways to solve the issue with commercial consideration, and brings value-added service.” – Aviation and shipping
“Good legal and communication skill.” – Corporate and M&A
“Good knowledge of the transaction background, knows very well about all the transaction documents, can make proper recommendations to the clients. Very responsive, can meet the client's requests re timing.” – Corporate and M&A
Fang Cao
“Fang Cao is the focal point of Allbright to handle our cases in China, he's familiar with our style and is competent in practice.”
David Li
“Excellent legal skill and project experience.”
“Always accessible, responsive, good knowledge about the whole deal.”
Yuheng Zhang
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.”
Work highlights
Advised Xuzhou Metro Group on the PPP project of Xuzhou urban rail transit.
Advised Zhongfu Tiangong Construction Group on a construction dispute.
Key clients
CCCC First Highway Engineering Group, China Yifeng Construction Group, Shanxi Lubao Coking Group.
Established in 1995, Shanghai-based firm Boss & Young is most reputable for its construction practice. Partner Guofei Lu leads the firm’s real estate and construction practice. He is exceptionally skilled in both contentious and non-contentious matters involving development projects and disputes arising from construction projects and transactions.
Work highlights
Acted for a large-scale manufacturing enterprise affiliated to a central state-owned enterprise in an allocated industrial land develop project.
Advised CR Land on its acquisition of the controlling stake and relevant creditor's rights of Shanghai Pudong Sanlin Wedge Green Space Unit 13 listed on Shanghai United Exchange.
Acted for Diageo in its investment and construction of the “Whiskey Production and Tourist Experience Center Project” in Dali Prefecture, Yunnan province.
Shanghai-based City Development Law Firm is consistently referenced among market peers in the capacity of construction and real estate, an area in which the firm has found a particular niche. The firm’s construction department consists of multiple outstanding teams with lawyers having both legal and civil engineering backgrounds. The chief proponent behind the infrastructure, public utilities and landmark projects, Shuying Zhu is skilled at handling both non-litigation and litigation cases related to the fields of construction and real estate.
Work highlights
Advised Shanghai Tunnel Engineering on the renegotiation of the Nanjing Metro Line 5 project.
Advised a branch of Agricultural Bank of China on the construction project of its headquarter building.
Dacheng Law Offices is ‘Highly recommended’ in our construction, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency tables. The firm is best known for its speciality in handling matters across the spectrum of transportation and infrastructure. Through cooperation with the government and enterprises in major construction projects, the team has accumulated extensive experience in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Based in Beijing, senior partner Huazhi Yuan heads the firm’s real estate and natural resources practices. Real estate, construction, PPP, mineral resources and general corporate law are some of his core practices.
Client feedback
“Dentons China is highly recommended in the field of energy and corporate laws, the expertise and efficiency represented by partner Chang and her team members is evident and impressive.” – Corporate and M&A
“High professional level, good service, reasonable fees, high win rate.” – Dispute resolution
“As a massive legal platform, Dentons China is filled with experts in various fields, including energy and construction, and it is able to form temporary teams for solving different types of cases.” – Energy
“The main advantages of Dentons China lie in its professionalism, overall perspective, and the professionalism.” – Intellectual property
“High level of expertise. Client oriented. Great sense of the combination of business purpose and laws.” – Intellectual property
“Dentons China has been providing legal services for us for a very long period, we witnessed its expansion of business scale and growth of depth of expertise in various fields. With a strong base of experts, Dentons China is capable of providing detailed and comprehensive legal solutions for specific problems. While obvious legal risks are apparent, Dentons would be able to discover the risk underneath the surface.” – Real estate
“Professional service, rich experience in real estate, and integrity. The firm helped the company to avoid many legal risks and has been valuable for us for years.” – Real estate
“The most obvious advantage Dentons China has is that they are a global-based law firm which focused on various legal fields. As the complexity and scale of our business is constantly rising after the pandemic, Dentons China is able to provide the legal service that we require.” – Real estate
“Dentons China is widely known for its massive team of legal personnel in various fields. In the process of several projects participated in by Dentons China, their team managed to secure our interests by designing project structures and reviewing all related agreements. Lawyers from Dentons China demonstrated full endeavour for the matters of our concern.” – Real estate
“The overall leader of the team, Lawyer Gao, is a lawyer specialising in the field of bankruptcy reorganisation. Lawyer Gao has formed a large and experienced team of lawyers to support this project. She and her team are very professional in handling bankruptcy-related issues, and the entire team responds promptly and efficiently. During the process, we felt that our company had extremely smooth communication with any lawyer within the team.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Qing Chang
“Qing is a very sophisticated lawyer and has been providing legal service for real estate corporations for more than a decade. During this process, she has been watching over the development of the industry, which has helped her to predict the future development of certain law and policies.”
“Lawyer Qing and her teammates are all very good at responding to our request speedily. They truly demonstrated that their actions are highly effective and responsive. As a lawyer, Qing is not only professional but also diligent, and Qing has helped our corporation to avoid potential legal risk.”
“Lawyer Qing has successfully constructed a very sophisticated team targeted in the field of real estate and construction. Her outstanding capability in solving real estate legal matters with innovative methods are widely recognised by my colleagues who participated into the project. While facing substantial obstacles discovered during the due diligence investigation, lawyer Qing managed to design compatible and effective mechanisms in the agreements, which enabled us to manage the potential risks.”
“Partner Qing Chang provided full-process legal assistance for the transformation of the energy project. Based on the situation of the project and other factors, she optimised our interests during negotiations and the draft of legal documents. Since the project is vital to the financing of the operation, partner Qing Chang managed to solve our problems at a very responsive fashion with high-quality outcomes.”
“As a long-term partner, Lawyer Qing is a very capable and reliable real estate lawyer, who has clearly accumulated tremendous knowledge and practical experience in real estate and construction. Her ability to acquire new knowledge from a novel legal field and utilise it in solving practical matters is very impressive. With the help of her team, we successfully ensured and secured the steady growth of the project without crossing any red lines.”
Meili Gao
“As the lead lawyer for the entire project, the deepest impression is that, firstly, she is very professional and often discovers potential factors that are unfavourable to our clients in the tense business negotiation process. She provided reminders and helped us avoid many possible legal risks. Secondly, her communication skills are very strong, and we feel very reassured that she is responsible for coordinating with all parties. Through countless rounds of friendly but authoritative negotiations between lawyer Gao and the government, the other party's managers, and relevant business leaders, the entire project has been promoted more smoothly. She has excellent overall planning skills, and under her leadership, the team has enabled everyone to leverage their strengths and achieve perfect collaboration among team members.”
Tao Li
“Professional, precise, tenacious, humble, kind, conscientious.”
Charles Wu
“Very experienced and professional. Charles greatly helps us to manage risk.”
Work highlights
Advised Beijing Western Mining Construction on the project of the New Qinghai Sheraton Hotel and Qinghai Financial Building.
Represented a company engaged in power design to win a lawsuit demanding payment for a construction project.
Represented Guizhou Sandu Yongxin Construction Engineering in a construction contract dispute and achieved a comprehensive victory.
Key clients
China Railway Guizhou Tourism Culture Development, North China Power Engineering, Zhejiang 20th Metallurgical Construction, Zhejiang Zheshang Asset Management
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Advising Albemarle, the world’s leading lithium material manufacturer, on its greenfield investment and construction of its next generation power lithium battery material plants in Sichuan, Jiangsu and other locations in China. The series of investment and construction is one of the largest foreign investment projects in the lithium material manufacture bases in China.
Advised Starbucks for its first greenfield investment of manufacture plant in China.
Advised Munters Air Treatment Equipment on the set up of its new subsidiary in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province (JY Newco).
Key clients
GuocoLand China, Ping’an Real Estate, Roche.
Global Law Office is one of the ‘Outstanding’ firms in banking and finance. The firm’s banking and finance team has extensive experience in onshore, offshore and cross-border financing work, covering bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, trade and ECA-backed finance. Lawrence Lin leads the firm’s banking and finance team. The firm’s private equity team got a further boost with the hiring of six partners in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“Professional.” – Competition/antitrust
“Practical approach instead of theoretical analysis, timely response, understanding of business environment and solution-driven attitude.” – Corporate and M&A
“Provide professional advice on the litigation and they do it very well.” – Dispute resolution
“Their team's dedication, solution-driven attention to detail and professionalism in handling sensitive issues have left a lasting impression on me.” – Dispute resolution
“GLO worked as the lawyer of CPE, and mostly achieved CPE's initial goal.” – Dispute resolution
“They are efficient and professional. They always help us to solve the problems in time.” – Investment funds
“GLO lawyers are very knowledgeable and experienced in fund management and media and entertainment practices. They have been very efficient and responsive to our requests. In particular, with industrial knowledge in media and entertainment industry, GLO is able to not only assist us in identifying legal risks and providing effective legal solutions but also is able to advise us on the business side. Also, GLO lawyers, including their partners, are very easy to communicate with, patient and hard-working.” – Investment funds
“Professional and efficient transaction service.” – Private equity
“Global Law Office excels in providing professional advice and customer communication. The firm always provides opinions that best meet legal and regulatory requirements while meeting customer needs from a compliance perspective. We are very satisfied with Global Law Office's professional and timely feedback.” – Regulatory
Jia Gui
“Always able to provide professional advice and give feedback immediately. One of the best lawyers I used to work together.”
Shifang Guo
“Commercial insights and good communication.”
Zhao Li
“He's very responsive and result-oriented and focuses on the litigation strategies to achieve the client's goals.”
Jerry Liu
“Jerry is very professional and always provides legal advice and solutions to clients in a timely manner. He is also humorous and knowledgeable.”
Xianlai Liu
“He is an expert in investment fund and private equity areas. He can give us professional and one-stop services.”
Shujun Liu
“Apart from general legal issues, she is very skilled in antitrust-related business. For us, she is a very outstanding and indispensable partner.”
Zhiping Zhu
“He is able to comprehensively control legal risks for clients from the perspectives of investment, transaction structure design and project prospect based on his deep understanding of rules and business models of the entertainment industry and integration and coordination of various resources.”
Work highlights
Advised Shanghai Taopu Smart City on the Taopu central green space phase II project.
Advised Beijing Infrastructure Investment on the establishment of Beijing Suburban Railway Joint Development Group.
Advised Beijing Maglev Transportation Development on the construction of the S1 Line in Beijing.
Key clients
Beijing BII Traffic Development, Beijing Infrastructure Investment, Qingdao Haifa State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Group, Shanghai Fengqin Real Estate.
Since its founding in 1995, Hiways Law Firm has etched itself a formidable niche in the Shanghai legal landscape with its concentration on advising clients on real estate and construction projects. The firm’s construction team often works as outside legal counsel for real estate developers and construction companies, handling PPP legal service, project financing, construction management, and the sale and leasing of property. The chief proponent behind the construction engineering, Yubin Fu, has extensive experience in the real estate, construction and energy and natural resources areas.
Work highlights
Represented China Nuclear Industry 24 Construction in a Rmb9.8 million ($1.4 million) enforcement case, reaching a settlement with the opposing party.
Advised Shanghai Yuanfang Groundwork Engineering, an urban infrastructure company, on several construction disputes.
Advised China Nuclear Yangzhou Industrial Development on a Rmb12 million hospital construction project. This project is backed by the Yangzhou city government and would contribute to the high-quality development of healthcare in Yangzhou city.
Key clients
Shanghai Huyue Construction Engineering, Wuhan Hejian Real Estate Development, Xiapu Heyuan Real Estate.
Jundu Law Firm specialises in construction. The firm’s construction team is particularly good at engineering and real estate and is often involved in bidding, drafting contracts, development, arbitration and litigation settlement. Founding partner Jinghui Tan’s practice covers construction, infrastructure investment, real estate development and settlement of complex commercial disputes. The firm also boosted its construction capacity with four new partners in 2022.
Work highlights
Advised Datu Real Estate Development on a Rmb220 million ($30 million) construction contract dispute.
Advised a well-known internet company in a Rmb1.52 billion construction contract dispute.
Key clients
China Railway Construction Group, Jingcheng Ruixin Long Material Engineering Technology, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Zhongye Jingcheng Engineering Technology.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Advised TBEA Hengyang Transformer on its project of engineering, procurement, and construction of 108 smart warehouses in Cote d'Ivoire.
Provided legal services for Greentown’s development and construction of the Hangzhou Chunyue Jinlu project.
Advised PowerChina Roadbridge Group Central China Branch on its ecological protection and green development project of the Yidu section of Yangtze River.
Key clients
Beijing International Resort, CICC, Hangzhou Hua’an Real Estate, Shanghai Shangshi North Bund New Landmark Development.
Founded in 1999 with branch offices in 20 cities across China, full-service law firm AllBright Law Offices is known for its expertise in capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and tax. Senior partner Fangzhou (Ark) Bao is experienced in providing legal services to companies regarding corporate restructurings and IPOs in both domestic and overseas stock exchanges.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.” – Aviation and shipping
“Besides legal advice, Allbright provides practical ways to solve the issue with commercial consideration, and brings value-added service.” – Aviation and shipping
“Good legal and communication skill.” – Corporate and M&A
“Good knowledge of the transaction background, knows very well about all the transaction documents, can make proper recommendations to the clients. Very responsive, can meet the client's requests re timing.” – Corporate and M&A
Fang Cao
“Fang Cao is the focal point of Allbright to handle our cases in China, he's familiar with our style and is competent in practice.”
David Li
“Excellent legal skill and project experience.”
“Always accessible, responsive, good knowledge about the whole deal.”
Yuheng Zhang
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.”
Work highlights
Advised XCMG Construction Machinery on its merger project with XCMG Engineering Machinery. This is the largest absorption and merger deal in Chinese domestic equipment manufacturing industry in recent years.
Advised Shanxi Puyang Lubao Energy Technology on its acquisition of Shanxi Jinliu Group’s equity in a CNY10 billion ($1.4 billion) transaction.
Key clients
China Resources Sanjiu Pharmaceutical, China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage, Ping An Capital, Recovery Plus, Logan Group Company.
AnJie Broad Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in competition/antitrust and insurance. The firm also has expertise in the areas of banking and finance, cross-border M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and labour and employment. Partner Michael Gu specialises in competition/antitrust, handling merger control filings for multinational companies. He also frequently advises clients on the monopoly agreement and abuse of dominance issues and provides strategic preventive solutions. Zhining Wang joined the firm’s competition/antitrust team from Xiaomi Technology in March 2023.
Client feedback
“The firm is very professional in providing legal consultancy and helped us with negotiation with the other party. They always provide prompt and professional response.” – Intellectual property
“Being able to think out of box and act commercially when principals are absent.” – Private equity
Hang Cai
“Provided great advice on the overall deal structure and supported principals’ immersivity in the negotiation stage.”
Hongchun Liu
“Mr. Liu is very good at understanding clients' needs and can understand clients' business in a short time. Most of time, he can provide professional advice which is easy to be understood by someone without a legal background.”
Work highlights
Advised CICC Chunhua on its investment into Taixing Yongzhi Electronic Devices.
Advised Beiqi Foton Motor in its investment into Shanghai Eastern Airlines Equipment Manufacturing.
Full-service law firm Broad & Bright provides legal services in multiple practice areas for clients, with particular expertise in cross-border business transactions. A key partner to note in the firm’s M&A team is Hongchuan Liu, whose practice covers capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and private equity. The firm has hired several new partners in the past 12 months, including Jenny Zhong from JunHe, Sanny Liu from DeHeng Law Offices, and Wang Zhang from Dentons China.
Client feedback
“Always finishes work to first-grade quality. Patient and devoted to analyse difficult problems.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, with a deep understanding of the industry and law.” – Corporate and M&A
Xiaoou Huang
“Very responsive with rich experience in corporate law.”
Work highlights
Advised global chemical distributor Azelis on its acquisition of Ingredients Plus China.
Advising BYD, a leading electric car manufacturer in China, on the shareholding restructure of Denza, a joint venture established by BYD and Daimler.
Advised Tedia US on its sale of equity interest in Anhui Tedia to Titan. This transaction helps Tedia US achieve a high return and will enhance the future strategy of Tedia US and Titan in their respective markets.
Commerce & Finance Law Offices provides a comprehensive and diverse array of legal services that range from capital markets, corporate and M&A and dispute resolution to restructuring and insolvency. The firm has etched itself a formidable niche in the China legal landscape with its concentration on representing overseas companies that have investment interests in China. Its capital markets team has assisted many companies in completing their IPOs, refinancing and offering of bonds and other securities in the capital markets arena. Its dispute resolution practice, on the other hand, hosts a stable of litigators including Hongji Li and Jialu Wang, who have proven adept with a particular focus on the commercial disputes space.
Client feedback
“Professional, dedicated and high efficiency. The firm always provides professional advice for its client.” – Intellectual property
“They are very professional, passionate, efficient, and great at what they should do for the customers. They are also willing to go the extra mile to exceed our expectations.” – Intellectual property
“Rich knowledge and experience in the law and local practice. Good and efficient communication with client and delivered results beyond expectation.” – Labour and employment
Jing Chen
“Jing Chen is good at managing complicated cases and offering suitable advice on the issues that other firms might get lost. She is very experienced at giving the whole picture of solving the issues when it is related to multi-party benefits. She is also great at communicating with different people with different backgrounds and personalities. She is patient when she is explaining the legal documents and always puts herself in the customer’s shoes to evaluate the solutions.”
Jing Gong
“Professional and high efficiency.”
Freddy Huang
“Smooth and intime communication with client, deep understanding of local jurisdiction and make efforts to deliver the expected service to client.”
Work highlights
Advised China International Capital Corporation, the financial adviser of China Energy Engineering Corporation, on CEEC’s share exchange and merger of Gezhouba project. This is the first case of H-share listed companies merging with A-share listed companies, and the largest merger case in recent years.
Provided comprehensive legal service for the acquisition of Yantai Nanshan University by International Alliance Financial Leasing.
Providing legal services for China Power's acquisition of three wind power projects, namely, Hami Ruiding, Hami Laibei and Hami Jiuding.
Key clients
Dalian Xueyoucheng Information Technology, Modern Farming, Shanghai Duoning Biotechnology, ZuriMED Technologies
Dacheng Law Offices is ‘Highly recommended’ in our construction, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency tables. The firm is best known for its speciality in handling matters across the spectrum of transportation and infrastructure. Through cooperation with the government and enterprises in major construction projects, the team has accumulated extensive experience in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Based in Beijing, senior partner Huazhi Yuan heads the firm’s real estate and natural resources practices. Real estate, construction, PPP, mineral resources and general corporate law are some of his core practices.
Client feedback
“Dentons China is highly recommended in the field of energy and corporate laws, the expertise and efficiency represented by partner Chang and her team members is evident and impressive.” – Corporate and M&A
“High professional level, good service, reasonable fees, high win rate.” – Dispute resolution
“As a massive legal platform, Dentons China is filled with experts in various fields, including energy and construction, and it is able to form temporary teams for solving different types of cases.” – Energy
“The main advantages of Dentons China lie in its professionalism, overall perspective, and the professionalism.” – Intellectual property
“High level of expertise. Client oriented. Great sense of the combination of business purpose and laws.” – Intellectual property
“Dentons China has been providing legal services for us for a very long period, we witnessed its expansion of business scale and growth of depth of expertise in various fields. With a strong base of experts, Dentons China is capable of providing detailed and comprehensive legal solutions for specific problems. While obvious legal risks are apparent, Dentons would be able to discover the risk underneath the surface.” – Real estate
“Professional service, rich experience in real estate, and integrity. The firm helped the company to avoid many legal risks and has been valuable for us for years.” – Real estate
“The most obvious advantage Dentons China has is that they are a global-based law firm which focused on various legal fields. As the complexity and scale of our business is constantly rising after the pandemic, Dentons China is able to provide the legal service that we require.” – Real estate
“Dentons China is widely known for its massive team of legal personnel in various fields. In the process of several projects participated in by Dentons China, their team managed to secure our interests by designing project structures and reviewing all related agreements. Lawyers from Dentons China demonstrated full endeavour for the matters of our concern.” – Real estate
“The overall leader of the team, Lawyer Gao, is a lawyer specialising in the field of bankruptcy reorganisation. Lawyer Gao has formed a large and experienced team of lawyers to support this project. She and her team are very professional in handling bankruptcy-related issues, and the entire team responds promptly and efficiently. During the process, we felt that our company had extremely smooth communication with any lawyer within the team.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Qing Chang
“Qing is a very sophisticated lawyer and has been providing legal service for real estate corporations for more than a decade. During this process, she has been watching over the development of the industry, which has helped her to predict the future development of certain law and policies.”
“Lawyer Qing and her teammates are all very good at responding to our request speedily. They truly demonstrated that their actions are highly effective and responsive. As a lawyer, Qing is not only professional but also diligent, and Qing has helped our corporation to avoid potential legal risk.”
“Lawyer Qing has successfully constructed a very sophisticated team targeted in the field of real estate and construction. Her outstanding capability in solving real estate legal matters with innovative methods are widely recognised by my colleagues who participated into the project. While facing substantial obstacles discovered during the due diligence investigation, lawyer Qing managed to design compatible and effective mechanisms in the agreements, which enabled us to manage the potential risks.”
“Partner Qing Chang provided full-process legal assistance for the transformation of the energy project. Based on the situation of the project and other factors, she optimised our interests during negotiations and the draft of legal documents. Since the project is vital to the financing of the operation, partner Qing Chang managed to solve our problems at a very responsive fashion with high-quality outcomes.”
“As a long-term partner, Lawyer Qing is a very capable and reliable real estate lawyer, who has clearly accumulated tremendous knowledge and practical experience in real estate and construction. Her ability to acquire new knowledge from a novel legal field and utilise it in solving practical matters is very impressive. With the help of her team, we successfully ensured and secured the steady growth of the project without crossing any red lines.”
Meili Gao
“As the lead lawyer for the entire project, the deepest impression is that, firstly, she is very professional and often discovers potential factors that are unfavourable to our clients in the tense business negotiation process. She provided reminders and helped us avoid many possible legal risks. Secondly, her communication skills are very strong, and we feel very reassured that she is responsible for coordinating with all parties. Through countless rounds of friendly but authoritative negotiations between lawyer Gao and the government, the other party's managers, and relevant business leaders, the entire project has been promoted more smoothly. She has excellent overall planning skills, and under her leadership, the team has enabled everyone to leverage their strengths and achieve perfect collaboration among team members.”
Tao Li
“Professional, precise, tenacious, humble, kind, conscientious.”
Charles Wu
“Very experienced and professional. Charles greatly helps us to manage risk.”
Work highlights
Represented Arm China in its joint venture control dispute among shareholders.
Advised Foxconn on its acquisition of Prettl SWH Group.
Advised Mori Building Shanghai on its investment in the North Bund 89 Block, a large urban complex in Shanghai.
Key clients
China Resources Land Holdings, Platinum Equity, Suzhou ExCell Biotechnology
DaHui Lawyers has extensive experience in capital markets transactions and has served as PRC counsel for issuers and underwriters in both equity and debt offerings in the US and Hong Kong, handling IPOs, secondary offerings, bond offerings and private placements. Managing partner of DaHui Lawyers, Richard Ma, has more than 20 years of experience in representing companies in capital markets, M&A, investments and compliance matters. His industry strengths are in media and entertainment, and technology and telecommunications. The firm hired a number of new partners in the last 12 months: Yun Chen from Baker McKenzie FenXun, Reking Chen from DLA Piper, Jiawen Gong from Jia Yuan Law Offices, and Yi Dai from Wang Jing & Co.
Work highlights
Advised on Reed Exhibitions’ largest reorganisation since the business’s entry into the China market two decades ago.
Assisting a giant state-owned Chinese corporation in its acquisition of a Hong Kong company in a highly regulated industry.
Key clients
Airbnb, Elsevier, FBA Capital Management, Ideanomics.
D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel, named for managing partner Carlo D’Andrea, mines a unique niche exclusively dedicated to inbound investment projects, especially for its clients who are Italian conglomerates and SMEs entering the China market. D’Andrea specialises in cross-border mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property rights. Another key partner to note is Matteo Zhi, who has extensive experience in Sino-Italian investments and legal affairs.
Work highlights
Advised Piovan Plastics Machinery (Suzhou), an ancillary equipment and services supplier, on its investment in the Suzhou National High-tech Industrial Development Zone Administrative Committee for the purpose of establishing a larger manufacturing unit.
Key clients
Radici Plastics (Suzhou).
DeHeng Law Offices specialises in acquisition finance and project finance. Partner Xu (Jennifer) Zhang is experienced in cross-border financing, including syndicated lending, asset finance and sovereign loans. The firm now has 38 branch offices in China and 11 branch offices in foreign countries.
Client feedback
“They have a positive work attitude, rich knowledge on construction management and law, rich experience in solving difficult problems, and work efficiently.” – Construction
“The lawyers’ service attitude of this law firm is very good. Their communication with us is smooth, and cooperation is good. They have rich experience in construction project bidding, contract management, and other fields, which has greatly helped us.” – Infrastructure
“The law firm is particularly responsive and has a strong ability to solve difficult problems.” – Infrastructure
“This team is very dedicated, responsible, and professional in the process of cooperation with our company. Shen Wei is recognised for his enviable expertise in labour dispute resolution. We look forward to working with this team in the long term.” – Labour and employment
Hongyuan Li
“Lawyer Li is very patient, always patiently answering our difficult questions, and he always develops clever solutions when facing complex problems, which greatly helps our company's work.”
“Li has a high level of legal service. He has good cooperation with our employees and has achieved good work results.”
Shen Wei
“Shen Wei is a key figure at DeHeng. In addition to being known for handling labour arbitration and litigation cases, he was also praised for serving as an arbitrator.”
Work highlights
Advising Guangzhou Great Power Energy & Technology on its planned purchase of 24.08% shares of Shida Battery Technology by issuing shares to Shida Battery’s shareholders.
Advised Asia Potash International Investment (Guangzhou) on its purchase of 56% of the equity of agricultural potassium resources.
Key clients
BanBao, China Great Wall Asset Management (Sichuan branch), Regina Miracle International, Shanghai Haoyuan Pharmaceutical.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Advised Saudi Aramco’s subsidiary, as a foreign strategic investor, on purchasing 10% plus one share of the listed company, Rongsheng Petrochemical.
Represented Gaolin Capital in its acquisition of Suzhou Hongtian Medical Investment.
Represented Kirin in its sale of 40% stake in a joint venture established with China Resources to Plateau Consumer.
Representing China Mobile Capital Holding in its investment in and acquisition of the controlling stake of Venustech Information Technology Group.
Advising Thematic Bridge Investment, an investment vehicle of Boyu Group, on its voluntary conditional general cash offer for all the offer shares in Jinke Smart Services Group.
Key clients
Alibaba, Citibank, L Catterton Asia, PCCW Enterprise Resources, Philips (China) Investment, Swire Beverages, UBS.
Global Law Office is one of the ‘Outstanding’ firms in banking and finance. The firm’s banking and finance team has extensive experience in onshore, offshore and cross-border financing work, covering bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, trade and ECA-backed finance. Lawrence Lin leads the firm’s banking and finance team. The firm’s private equity team got a further boost with the hiring of six partners in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“Professional.” – Competition/antitrust
“Practical approach instead of theoretical analysis, timely response, understanding of business environment and solution-driven attitude.” – Corporate and M&A
“Provide professional advice on the litigation and they do it very well.” – Dispute resolution
“Their team's dedication, solution-driven attention to detail and professionalism in handling sensitive issues have left a lasting impression on me.” – Dispute resolution
“GLO worked as the lawyer of CPE, and mostly achieved CPE's initial goal.” – Dispute resolution
“They are efficient and professional. They always help us to solve the problems in time.” – Investment funds
“GLO lawyers are very knowledgeable and experienced in fund management and media and entertainment practices. They have been very efficient and responsive to our requests. In particular, with industrial knowledge in media and entertainment industry, GLO is able to not only assist us in identifying legal risks and providing effective legal solutions but also is able to advise us on the business side. Also, GLO lawyers, including their partners, are very easy to communicate with, patient and hard-working.” – Investment funds
“Professional and efficient transaction service.” – Private equity
“Global Law Office excels in providing professional advice and customer communication. The firm always provides opinions that best meet legal and regulatory requirements while meeting customer needs from a compliance perspective. We are very satisfied with Global Law Office's professional and timely feedback.” – Regulatory
Jia Gui
“Always able to provide professional advice and give feedback immediately. One of the best lawyers I used to work together.”
Shifang Guo
“Commercial insights and good communication.”
Zhao Li
“He's very responsive and result-oriented and focuses on the litigation strategies to achieve the client's goals.”
Jerry Liu
“Jerry is very professional and always provides legal advice and solutions to clients in a timely manner. He is also humorous and knowledgeable.”
Xianlai Liu
“He is an expert in investment fund and private equity areas. He can give us professional and one-stop services.”
Shujun Liu
“Apart from general legal issues, she is very skilled in antitrust-related business. For us, she is a very outstanding and indispensable partner.”
Zhiping Zhu
“He is able to comprehensively control legal risks for clients from the perspectives of investment, transaction structure design and project prospect based on his deep understanding of rules and business models of the entertainment industry and integration and coordination of various resources.”
Work highlights
Acted for Primavera Capital Group on its $2.2 billion acquisition of the greater China business of Mead Johnson, a famous premium infant milk formula brand, from Reckitt Benckiser Group.
Advised on the privatisation of New Frontier Health Corporation.
Advised Shenzhen SF Taisen Holdings on its acquisition of Kerry Logistics, a Hong Kong-listed company, through a wholly owned subsidiary through tender offer, with an investment of about HK$18 billion ($2.3 billion).
Key clients
Ascentage Pharma, Jiaxin International Resources Investment, Shanghai Medical Instruments, Xiaomi Corporation.
With 13 offices in China, Guantao Law Firm provides legal services across all practice areas. The firm is ranked ‘Highly recommended’ in restructuring and insolvency. Its team advises non-bank financial institutions on dissolution liquidation, insolvency liquidation and insolvency reorganisation. Managing partner Liguo Cui has expertise in transactional law with a focus on aviation, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
Work highlights
Advised Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group on its acquisition of 51% equity in Huajin Coking Coal and 49% equity in Mingzhu Coal.
Advised Guangdong Yuehai Urban Investment on its acquisition of equity interest in the project company Foshan Baoli Real Estate.
Advised China Life Investment-Caohejing Industrial Park on its equity investment plan in Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park Development Corp.
Key clients
Beijing New Mileage Health Industry Group, Guangdong Land Holdings, Huaian Guangzhi Real Estate Development, Sinar Mas Paper (China) Investment.
Founded in 1992, Haiwen & Partners is experienced in cross-border securities, M&A transactions, private equity, and general corporate and commercial dispute resolution. Media and entertainment is one of the firm’s key industry sectors. It is often involved in the development of film and television projects, formation of production and financing vehicles, and other new media matters. The firm currently has around 300 lawyers in total working at its Beijing, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen offices. Beijing-based partner Yu Cao is a reputable entertainment lawyer. On top of his profound understanding of the media industry, he is also experienced in general corporate and finance transactions. The firm lured corporate partner Chensheng Qiu to its bench from Fangda Partners in 2021.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Advised Morgan Stanley Securities (China) in Unifrax Asia-Pacific Holdings acquisition of the shares of Luyang Energy-Saving Material Company through a partial tender offer.
Acted as legal adviser to Warburg Pincus in ByteDance’s acquisition of 100% equity of Amcare for Rmb10 billion ($1.37 billion).
Representing HSBC to acquire 39% equity interests held by the domestic shareholders and to step up in HSBC Qianhai Securities. This is the first batch of foreign investors' step-up in securities companies after China’s policy on the ratio of foreign shareholding in securities companies was further opened in 2020.
Key clients
Blue Safari Group Acquisition, Demant, Deutsche Bank, Hangzhou Calibra Diagnostics, HH&L Acquisition.
Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Represented the National IC Industry Investment Fund Phase II in its establishment of a joint venture, Changjiang Storage Phase II Technology.
Advised Corporate Service Company on corporate and regulatory matters on the acquisition of Intertrust.
Represented Wallaby Medical Holding in its acquisition of Phenox and Femtos.
Key clients
CITIC Capital, Founder of China Pearl Global, JD, Toppan Photomask
HHP Attorneys-At-Law has strengths in corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and regulatory matters. Managing partner Yao Rao is experienced in representing companies in setting up foreign-invested companies. His industry strengths lie within the automotive, consumer goods and services, healthcare, and industrial and manufacturing sectors. The firm is also the first member firm in China of Meritas, an international alliance of law offices. The worldwide legal service network of Meritas enables the firm to offer a unique cross-border legal service solution to the clients for cross-border transactions.
Client feedback
“The firm is good at giving professional suggestions on how to reduce risk.”– Corporate and M&A
“The firm's ability to handle complex legal matters across these different practice areas, which may provide greater convenience and efficiency. The high level of skill and knowledge demonstrated by the lawyers at HHP has helped us to achieve positive outcomes. HHP demonstrated a high level of strategic thinking in its approach, which enables it to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to complex legal problems.” – Corporate and M&A
Shuaijie Lu
“Lu always gives fast reaction and professional advice.”
Yao Rao
“As the leading partner, Yao is the key person to make sure all the valuable legal support takes place. He is dedicated and responsive, equipped with outstanding industrial knowledge and strategic thinking.”
Work highlights
Advised a solar energy industry leader on its pre-IPO financing with an evaluation over more than Rmb5 billion ($686 million).
Advised a solar energy industry leader on its investment in a leading second-generation semiconductor IDM manufacturer in mainland China.
Advised a multinational auto group on its divestment of a global tier one designer and manufacturer of electronic controls and technology solutions in the automotive industry, including two legal entities in China.
Hui Ye Law Firm's dedicated M&A department enables the firm to provide legal services to clients in China and investment target countries under its international service network. The team is also active in the fields of aviation, energy, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and real estate. The firm now has a total of 34 offices around the world with a strong strategic presence in Europe.
Client feedback
“The law firm can efficiently discover the focus of disputes in the handling of complex cases, quickly clarify the legal relationship involved, and advance the case.”– Real estate
Siwei He
“Mr. He is recommended as our lawyer. He has high professional attainments in the field of construction engineering and is familiar with different types of cases in the field of construction.”
“Mr. He can give feedback in a timely manner and make the work plan for next step, which meets the communication requirements of our company, and, finally, can lead the team to achieve challenging litigation goals.”
Work highlights
Advised China Eastern Airlines on its proposed merger with Hubei Eastern Media and acquisition of assets of Zhejiang Eastern Media and Beijing Eastern Media.
Advised Oriental Press Group on its acquisition of 51% equity of Shanghai Aniu Information Technology.
Key clients
China Great Wall Asset Management, Fuhai (Shanghai) Internet of Things, Shanghai Xiehe Education Group.
Headquartered in Beijing with branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Xi'an, Jia Yuan Law Offices is ranked ‘Highly recommended’ in capital markets. The firm specialises in capital markets, corporate and M&A, financial and international businesses. Senior partner Liangjuan Wen has expertise in corporate restructuring, refinancing and M&A.
Work highlights
Advised China Avionics Systems on its merge with AVIC Electromechanical Systems.
Advised China Shipbuilding Industry Group on its integration and major asset reorganisation with China CSSC Holdings.
Advised Sinoma International on its purchase of 100% equity of Hefei Cement Research & Design Institute Corporation by issuing shares and paying cash.
Key client
China Electric Equipment Group, Guangdong East Sunshine Technology, Guangzhou GET Investment Holdings.
Based in Shanghai, Joius Law Firm is known for its expertise in banking and financial services. The firm’s banking and finance department is led by deputy director Fang Chen, who offers legal consulting services for many overseas banks' cross-border financing projects, including cross-border dispute resolution services for financial institutions. The firm also handles M&A matters for multinational enterprises and companies making foreign investments.
Work highlights
Acted for a domestic subsidiary company of a world-leading semiconductor supplier on its Series D investment in a semiconductor company in association with more than 10 local and foreign celebrated enterprises in various industries.
Top-tier firm JunHe is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas, including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate and M&A, labour and employment, and tax. Key figures include partner Hui (Nelson) Zhou for banking and finance, Jiang (Joe) Chen for corporate and M&A, Yingling Wei for competition/antitrust, Weining Zou ang George Wang for dispute resolution, Dongpeng Wang for labour and employment, and Chumeng (Jessica) Xu for IP. The firm also welcomed partners including Zhijun Lin, Libin Shi, Zhen Han, Sophie Chen, Sipei Lu, and Xiangyang Ge in 2022 to enhance its practice.
Client feedback
“The legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good to our company. JunHe always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.” – Capital markets
“Professional and responsible. They always consider their clients.” – Capital markets
“Perfect work.” – Capital markets
“The firm provides detailed consulting advice to the client. They are especially good at providing legal advice in a business view, and their advice is quite practical.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, responsive, sophisticated, always meets deadline.” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides professional insight about HGR-related consultation.” – Corporate and M&A
“The JunHe team has good business sense and understands our business models well. Their advice is very professional and strategic which helped our company to make a quick decision in a rational manner.” – Corporate and M&A
“Extremely good at co-counselling with international disputes lawyers, very strong strategic and legal judgement, excellent industry and client knowledge.” – Dispute resolution
“JunHe assigned appropriate lawyers with good experience and lawyering skills to accommodate our legal demands, and JunHe lawyers provided legal advice to the maximum extent to serve our business needs.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm demonstrated extreme professionalism, diligence, and hard-work ethic. They advised in a timely manner with clear articulation on PRC legal knowledge and practices.” – Investment funds
“They have rich knowledge on the legal fields, and their expertise and practice experience help clients.” – Privacy and data protection
“Professionalism, timely response, swift execution and one-stop solution.” – Real estate
“They have expertise on privacy and provide practical recommendations on potential risks.” – Regulatory
“Comprehensive and complete advice and suggestions.” – Technology and telecommunication
“JunHe is a top-tier law firm in handling complex work. JunHe has strong expertise in many highly regulated industry sectors such as telecommunication and cloud services that involve the most complex issues. They always deliver high-quality work products and provide creative solutions for the most difficult regulatory and contractual issues.” – Technology and telecommunication
Wei Chen
“Chen understands the client's needs and the pharmaceutical industry very well. Chen can provide full service to the client professionally and timely.”
Kevin Cui
“Cui manages the team to provide service. Cui consults other lawyers to solve specific problems like tax issues.”
Ning Liu
“She understands clients’ needs and requirements well and is very customer-friendly. For any urgent matters, her team could complete them to meet deadlines by hard-working overtime.”
Rui Ma
“With his help, the legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good for the company. He always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.”
“Rui can quickly familiarise himself with my business, and he is good at providing legal services while focusing on business purposes. And, of course, his professional knowledge is good.”
“Ma Rui is a very professional and responsible lawyer. He is proficient in various products and services in the field of capital markets, such as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, etc. In his cooperation with me personally and our fund, he is professional, enthusiastic, and has strong customer service awareness. He always carefully analyses problems, prepares materials, and has demonstrated rich experience in many material issues. When communicating with clients, he can put himself in their shoes and consider their needs and propose constructive solutions. When providing capital market legal services to our fund and invested companies, he has won much praise from our partners and CEOs.”
Shiming Shang
“Shang is extremely responsive and has problem-solving skills and creativity.”
Carol Sun
“Sun considers our various needs, even in supporting us for better engagement with the business team.”
Yongqiang Yu
“Very talented and experienced in capital markets, M&A, VC/PE.”
Elvis Zhou
“Zhou is an extremely experienced construction lawyer with excellent judgement and talent for creative problem-solving. Zhou is a delight to work with.”
Frank Zhou
“Timely, responsive, detailed and patient.”
Nelson Zhou
“Zhou is professional. Zhou offers timely response, swift execution, and one-stop solution.”
Weining Zou
“Weining is an excellent lawyer. He acted as our external counsel for over five years. He quickly responds to our legal inquiries, understands our business needs, sets up appropriate lawyer team, delivers his legal advice in a timely manner, and his legal advice is practical and workable.”
Work highlights
Advised INEOS on a series of acquisitions and joint venture agreements with Sinopec worth $7 billion.
Advised GAC Aion on its Series A financing with an amount of Rmb18.3 billion ($2.51 billion).
Advised China Power to acquire SPIC’s 2.16 million KW of clean energy assets.
Key clients
Magnum Opus Acquisition, PAG, Ping An Bank, Publicis Groupe, Sonova, Zibo Jiangtu Hengsong Holdings.
JunZeJun Law Offices is experienced in providing professional and comprehensive legal services for financial institutions and financial instruments. The firm’s banking and finance team is especially skilled in the issuance and underwriting of various types of bonds, including medium-term notes, financial bonds and corporate bonds. The firm promoted nearly 30 partners in the past 12 months, including those in the capital markets sector, to strengthen its practices.
Work highlights
Advised Xicheng District Industrial Venture Capital Guiding Fund on its investment in Suoxinda (Beijing) Data Technology.
Advised Lingxian Semiconductor Production and Investment on its acquisition of Shenyang Commercial City, an A-share listed company.
Key clients
Xinjiang Zhongtai New Energy.
Llinks Law Offices is highly ranked in banking and finance and corporate and M&A. Partner Charles Qin heads the firm’s banking and finance department and has rich experience in capital markets, corporate and M&A, and private equity. Qin and his team regularly advise clients on cross-border and multi-currency transactional issues.
Client feedback
“Without the firm’s professional advice, I could never complete the deal.” – Real estate
Bernie Liu
“Bernie operates at a level second to none.”
Work highlights
Advised Unifrax Asia-Pacific on its partial tender offer for the shares of Luyang Energy-Saving Materials.
Advised CATL on its investment in Chery Group.
Advised Shanghai Electric on its equity sale of Shanghai Electric Steel Tube.
Advised Asset Crafters on forming investment consortium with Keppel Capital and CCB Trust and acquiring Greenland Zhangjiang Central District Project.
Key clients
China Pacific Insurance, Dongguan Ali System, Shanghai Electric, Sinochem International Corporation.
Established in 2006, Merits & Tree Law Offices, formerly known as Beijing Hawkhigh Law Firm, is consistently referenced among market peers in the capacity of private equity. The firm is often busy representing investment funds in their investment activities, advising startups on fund-raising transactions, and assisting companies in matters related to variable interest equity structure and privatisation. A key figure to note is partner Haitao Long, whose practice covers banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and private equity. The firm has been keeping building up its capacity of both private equity and other corporate-related work with the hiring of Junyi(Jenny) Li from Dahui Lawyers, Yunyun Tang from Haiwen & Partners, Zeyu Li from Zhong Lun Law Firm, Yan Zheng from T&C Law Firm, and Bo Hu from Anjie Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Merits & Tree Law Offices is one of the few law firms in China that adopt a lockstep and semi-lockstep or corporate way of management, which means it is swift in responding to client's various needs for legal advising in all aspects and without additional cost. The law firm provides full-service to the client, from general contract review to dispute resolution, from construction project to data protection compliance. If you are going to choose only one law firm to handle your company's all-round legal matters, I believe M&T can be a qualified candidate.” – Construction
“M&T is formed by experienced and dedicated lawyers. The partner that regularly advises us is quick to respond to our needs and is able to think not only from a legal perspective but commercially as well, which is important to giving practical and useful advice.” – Private equity
Chenxi Qu
“He is very responsive to requests. He helps clients to coordinate and obtain resource in the firm. He is willing to help and has knowledge in construction engineering.”
Feng Zhou
“Feng is very responsive and experienced in legal knowledge. He is especially good at thinking from a commercial standpoint and gives practical solutions.”
Work highlights
Represented BlueFocus in the sale of its international businesses to several well-known private equity funds including CVC Capital and CDP Investment.
Represented Bondex in its acquisition of HapTrans, a Canadian logistics company.
Represented Newlink Technology in the acquisition of the controlling stake in Neusoft Yuetong.
Shihui Partners is known for its expertise in capital markets, investment funds and private equity. The firm’s capital markets team has worked closely with regulators, listed companies and professional advisers, and has sound experience in advising clients on domestic and overseas securities offering transactions. Partner George Niu focuses on domestic and overseas IPOs, M&A, private equity and investment funds. The firm welcomed Zhenxing Mai from Jeffrey Mak Law Firm and Ian Paul Read from Eversheds Sutherland for corporate and M&A-related work in 2022.
Client feedback
“The firm has strong insights into the data privacy industry and has in-depth regulatory understanding, providing good compliance support. They provide us with high-quality practical legal advice, we can get guidance on how general business and our specific sector is viewing privacy.” – Privacy and data protection
“They are very professional, efficient, and hard-working. They have impressive commercial sense in every case.” – Regulatory
Jing Lu
“Jing is thoughtful, incisive and diligent. He finds strategic ways to provide meaningful advice on privacy law issues. He is amazing with complex and sophisticated matters, especially with incorporating unique corporate issues and risk factors into his legal advice.”
Peizhi Zhao
“Commercial sense, comprehensive, hard-working, clever, efficient, hands-on and nice.”
Work highlights
Advised JD Logistics on its acquisition of Deppon Logistics by indirect acquisition through agreements and comprehensive tender offer. The transaction is by far the largest acquisition deal in the express industry, and the largest acquisition of an A-share listed company in the logistics industry.
Advised JD Technology on its acquisition of 100% shares in WellJoint Shanghai Technology.
Advised Orchid Asia on its sale of all shares in Geelong Holdings, a Caymanian structured storage container company, to Hangzhou Great Star Industrial.
Key clients
Amcor, JD Technology, Minth Group, Shenzhen Kechuang Shengxing Jiaoyin International Private Equity Fund Partnership.
Headquartered in Beijing with branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Hong Kong, Tian Yuan Law Firm is highly ranked in capital markets, competition/antitrust and corporate and M&A. Partner Xiaohui Zhu has extensive experience in corporate law and capital markets, with a particular focus on M&A, restructuring, venture capital, private equity and securities issuances.
Client feedback
Jiayun Xie
“Xie is responsible, diligent, and has good commercial sense. Xie is also experienced and leads a top-tier team for M&A and PE work.”
Work highlights
Advised China Jinmao on its acquisition of 29.9% shares of China Hongtai Industrial Town Development, a Hong Kong-listed company, at a consideration of $191 million, and at the same time subscribed for convertible bonds with a par value of approximately $123 million issued by it, as well as subsequent general tender offers and mergers.
Provided legal services for the privatisation of China Hongtai.
Advised China Southern Power Grid Company on acquisition of China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage.
Key clients
Beijing International Advertising Media Group, China Cinda Asset Management, China Railway Design Group, Runxin Commercial Investment.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Advised Pipe China on its acquisition of minority shareholders' equity of United Pipeline.
Advised SIG on its acquisition of Clean Flexible Packaging, a global leader in flexible packaging solutions for an enterprise value of approximately $1.535 billon.
Advised Sinomine Resource Group on its acquisition of African Minerals Limited & Amzin Mineral and Bikita Lithium Mine.
Key clients
Brookfield Singapore, CapitaLand Investment, China Yangtze Power, Cummins (China) Investment, SoftBank Vision Fund II, Yuehai Property Management.
Founded in 1999 with branch offices in 20 cities across China, full-service law firm AllBright Law Offices is known for its expertise in capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and tax. Senior partner Fangzhou (Ark) Bao is experienced in providing legal services to companies regarding corporate restructurings and IPOs in both domestic and overseas stock exchanges.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.” – Aviation and shipping
“Besides legal advice, Allbright provides practical ways to solve the issue with commercial consideration, and brings value-added service.” – Aviation and shipping
“Good legal and communication skill.” – Corporate and M&A
“Good knowledge of the transaction background, knows very well about all the transaction documents, can make proper recommendations to the clients. Very responsive, can meet the client's requests re timing.” – Corporate and M&A
Fang Cao
“Fang Cao is the focal point of Allbright to handle our cases in China, he's familiar with our style and is competent in practice.”
David Li
“Excellent legal skill and project experience.”
“Always accessible, responsive, good knowledge about the whole deal.”
Yuheng Zhang
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.”
Work highlights
Represented investors who acquired the shares of employees of Shanshui Group in a series of equity disputes. The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ruled in support of all the arbitration requests made by the team.
Advised Shenzhen Fenda Technology on performance commitment and profit compensation dispute in a merger and acquisition deal.
Advised Excellence Group (Shenzhen) Real Estate on a land development dispute.
Key clients
Nanjing Nangang Iron & Steel United, Shaanxi Songri Real Estate, Shanghai Fosun Weishi Phase I Equity Investment Fund Partnership, Shenzhen Qianhai Weishi Investment, Topsperity Securities.
AnJie Broad Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in competition/antitrust and insurance. The firm also has expertise in the areas of banking and finance, cross-border M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and labour and employment. Partner Michael Gu specialises in competition/antitrust, handling merger control filings for multinational companies. He also frequently advises clients on the monopoly agreement and abuse of dominance issues and provides strategic preventive solutions. Zhining Wang joined the firm’s competition/antitrust team from Xiaomi Technology in March 2023.
Client feedback
“The firm is very professional in providing legal consultancy and helped us with negotiation with the other party. They always provide prompt and professional response.” – Intellectual property
“Being able to think out of box and act commercially when principals are absent.” – Private equity
Hang Cai
“Provided great advice on the overall deal structure and supported principals’ immersivity in the negotiation stage.”
Hongchun Liu
“Mr. Liu is very good at understanding clients' needs and can understand clients' business in a short time. Most of time, he can provide professional advice which is easy to be understood by someone without a legal background.”
Work highlights
Represented Huaneng Zalaida Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation in a contract dispute before the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region High People’s Court.
Key clients
China Life Property and Casualty Insurance, China Re Asset Management, Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance.
Beijing Docvit Law Firm specialises in dispute resolution, with a particular focus on handling systemic disputes of centrally administered enterprises and financial institutions. Equity partner Guanghu Shi heads the firm’s dispute resolution department and his practice covers commercial litigation and arbitration legal services. The firm welcomed 14 partners to boost its banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and restructuring practice in the last 12 months.
Work highlights
Represented China Communication Material in a dispute concerning a coal trading contract with Yunnan Jing Chao Construction Materials Management.
Represented Beijing Jingcheng Industrial Logistics in a series of contract disputes concerning bulk commodity financing trade against Zheshang Holdings Group.
Key clients
Guangdong Hongyuan Group.
Commerce & Finance Law Offices provides a comprehensive and diverse array of legal services that range from capital markets, corporate and M&A and dispute resolution to restructuring and insolvency. The firm has etched itself a formidable niche in the China legal landscape with its concentration on representing overseas companies that have investment interests in China. Its capital markets team has assisted many companies in completing their IPOs, refinancing and offering of bonds and other securities in the capital markets arena. Its dispute resolution practice, on the other hand, hosts a stable of litigators including Hongji Li and Jialu Wang, who have proven adept with a particular focus on the commercial disputes space.
Client feedback
“Professional, dedicated and high efficiency. The firm always provides professional advice for its client.” – Intellectual property
“They are very professional, passionate, efficient, and great at what they should do for the customers. They are also willing to go the extra mile to exceed our expectations.” – Intellectual property
“Rich knowledge and experience in the law and local practice. Good and efficient communication with client and delivered results beyond expectation.” – Labour and employment
Jing Chen
“Jing Chen is good at managing complicated cases and offering suitable advice on the issues that other firms might get lost. She is very experienced at giving the whole picture of solving the issues when it is related to multi-party benefits. She is also great at communicating with different people with different backgrounds and personalities. She is patient when she is explaining the legal documents and always puts herself in the customer’s shoes to evaluate the solutions.”
Jing Gong
“Professional and high efficiency.”
Freddy Huang
“Smooth and intime communication with client, deep understanding of local jurisdiction and make efforts to deliver the expected service to client.”
Work highlights
Representing Harvest Fund Management in recovering investment through arbitration procedure.
Representing Bloomage Biotechnology in arbitration against Medytox Korea in Singapore.
Representing Henan Luozhoujie Expressway to handle a dispute over the investment increase agreement between China High-Speed Railway Technology, involving more than Rmb1.63 billion ($223 million).
Key clients
Beijing Aosaikang Pharmaceutical, Changjiang Runfa Health Industry, Qingdao Green Power Renewable Energy, Risen Energy.
Dacheng Law Offices is ‘Highly recommended’ in our construction, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency tables. The firm is best known for its speciality in handling matters across the spectrum of transportation and infrastructure. Through cooperation with the government and enterprises in major construction projects, the team has accumulated extensive experience in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Based in Beijing, senior partner Huazhi Yuan heads the firm’s real estate and natural resources practices. Real estate, construction, PPP, mineral resources and general corporate law are some of his core practices.
Client feedback
“Dentons China is highly recommended in the field of energy and corporate laws, the expertise and efficiency represented by partner Chang and her team members is evident and impressive.” – Corporate and M&A
“High professional level, good service, reasonable fees, high win rate.” – Dispute resolution
“As a massive legal platform, Dentons China is filled with experts in various fields, including energy and construction, and it is able to form temporary teams for solving different types of cases.” – Energy
“The main advantages of Dentons China lie in its professionalism, overall perspective, and the professionalism.” – Intellectual property
“High level of expertise. Client oriented. Great sense of the combination of business purpose and laws.” – Intellectual property
“Dentons China has been providing legal services for us for a very long period, we witnessed its expansion of business scale and growth of depth of expertise in various fields. With a strong base of experts, Dentons China is capable of providing detailed and comprehensive legal solutions for specific problems. While obvious legal risks are apparent, Dentons would be able to discover the risk underneath the surface.” – Real estate
“Professional service, rich experience in real estate, and integrity. The firm helped the company to avoid many legal risks and has been valuable for us for years.” – Real estate
“The most obvious advantage Dentons China has is that they are a global-based law firm which focused on various legal fields. As the complexity and scale of our business is constantly rising after the pandemic, Dentons China is able to provide the legal service that we require.” – Real estate
“Dentons China is widely known for its massive team of legal personnel in various fields. In the process of several projects participated in by Dentons China, their team managed to secure our interests by designing project structures and reviewing all related agreements. Lawyers from Dentons China demonstrated full endeavour for the matters of our concern.” – Real estate
“The overall leader of the team, Lawyer Gao, is a lawyer specialising in the field of bankruptcy reorganisation. Lawyer Gao has formed a large and experienced team of lawyers to support this project. She and her team are very professional in handling bankruptcy-related issues, and the entire team responds promptly and efficiently. During the process, we felt that our company had extremely smooth communication with any lawyer within the team.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Qing Chang
“Qing is a very sophisticated lawyer and has been providing legal service for real estate corporations for more than a decade. During this process, she has been watching over the development of the industry, which has helped her to predict the future development of certain law and policies.”
“Lawyer Qing and her teammates are all very good at responding to our request speedily. They truly demonstrated that their actions are highly effective and responsive. As a lawyer, Qing is not only professional but also diligent, and Qing has helped our corporation to avoid potential legal risk.”
“Lawyer Qing has successfully constructed a very sophisticated team targeted in the field of real estate and construction. Her outstanding capability in solving real estate legal matters with innovative methods are widely recognised by my colleagues who participated into the project. While facing substantial obstacles discovered during the due diligence investigation, lawyer Qing managed to design compatible and effective mechanisms in the agreements, which enabled us to manage the potential risks.”
“Partner Qing Chang provided full-process legal assistance for the transformation of the energy project. Based on the situation of the project and other factors, she optimised our interests during negotiations and the draft of legal documents. Since the project is vital to the financing of the operation, partner Qing Chang managed to solve our problems at a very responsive fashion with high-quality outcomes.”
“As a long-term partner, Lawyer Qing is a very capable and reliable real estate lawyer, who has clearly accumulated tremendous knowledge and practical experience in real estate and construction. Her ability to acquire new knowledge from a novel legal field and utilise it in solving practical matters is very impressive. With the help of her team, we successfully ensured and secured the steady growth of the project without crossing any red lines.”
Meili Gao
“As the lead lawyer for the entire project, the deepest impression is that, firstly, she is very professional and often discovers potential factors that are unfavourable to our clients in the tense business negotiation process. She provided reminders and helped us avoid many possible legal risks. Secondly, her communication skills are very strong, and we feel very reassured that she is responsible for coordinating with all parties. Through countless rounds of friendly but authoritative negotiations between lawyer Gao and the government, the other party's managers, and relevant business leaders, the entire project has been promoted more smoothly. She has excellent overall planning skills, and under her leadership, the team has enabled everyone to leverage their strengths and achieve perfect collaboration among team members.”
Tao Li
“Professional, precise, tenacious, humble, kind, conscientious.”
Charles Wu
“Very experienced and professional. Charles greatly helps us to manage risk.”
Work highlights
Represented Shanghai Haitong Securities Asset Management in a series of disputes over stock pledged repos.
Represented a listed state-owned real estate development company in a series of disputes involving tens of billions of claims for contaminated sites redevelopment projects.
Representing Northern International Trust in filing insurance contract dispute lawsuits against China Continent Property & Casualty Insurance Hubei Branch and PICC Wuhan Branch.
Key clients
China National Arts & Crafts, Shanghai Yunyi Real Estate Development, Shenzhen Houde Qianhai Fund Management
DaHui Lawyers has extensive experience in capital markets transactions and has served as PRC counsel for issuers and underwriters in both equity and debt offerings in the US and Hong Kong, handling IPOs, secondary offerings, bond offerings and private placements. Managing partner of DaHui Lawyers, Richard Ma, has more than 20 years of experience in representing companies in capital markets, M&A, investments and compliance matters. His industry strengths are in media and entertainment, and technology and telecommunications. The firm hired a number of new partners in the last 12 months: Yun Chen from Baker McKenzie FenXun, Reking Chen from DLA Piper, Jiawen Gong from Jia Yuan Law Offices, and Yi Dai from Wang Jing & Co.
Work highlights
Successfully represented China Securities in the first public judgment regarding claims of false statements in non-public directional debt financing instruments by non-financial enterprises in the interbank bond market. This case is the first of its kind in China.
Representing Hewlett Packard in an appeal against an order to pay several million Renminbi.
Representing a large, state-owned comprehensive credit management service provider in the retrial of a securities-related dispute worth over a billion Renminbi.
Key clients
Runfeng Caifu, SAIF Partners, Transtech International.
Headquartered in Beijing with branches in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Hangzhou, East & Concord Partners has expertise in banking and finance, and commercial arbitration. Managing partner Qi Zhou focuses on dispute resolution and is experienced in handling commercial litigation and arbitration cases. The firm welcomed Honghai Ma and Lishan Teng as banking and finance partner in the last 12 months.
Work highlights
Represented Building Materials & Equipment Import & Export Corporation in a dispute concerning the letters of guarantee against Joint-stock Commercial Industrial and Investment Bank.
Represented Central Enterprises Poor Regions Industry Investment Fund in a dispute regarding performance compensation and share repurchase against Elion Resources Group.
Acted for CLP's subordinate infrastructure company to achieve a second-instance revision of the Rmb200 million project arrears case.
Key clients
China Galaxy Securities, General Electric, Nationsync Electrical and Machinery Equip.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Representing China state-owned Capital VC Fund on its subsidiary in a more than Rmb260 million dispute over compensation for failure to fulfil performance obligation in an equity transfer. The matter is significant as the court’s reasoning will serve as precedent for future cases involving the validity and performance of contract clauses under which the shareholders promise to pay the afore-mentioned type of compensation for the profit difference to the subsidiary company.
Representing Hong Kong Li & Fung Group and its mainland affiliates in series of PRC litigations as well as potential international arbitration of approximately Rmb400 million concerning a global supply chain dispute.
Representing Bank of Communications Trustee before the Beijing No. 4 Intermediate People’s Court against China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group Company in a dispute arising from the deed of guarantee involving USD bonds. This case would serve as a precedent for investors of Asian-dollar bonds in claiming against Chinese entities in the mainland, which is of great significance for the protection of investors’ interests.
Global Law Office is one of the ‘Outstanding’ firms in banking and finance. The firm’s banking and finance team has extensive experience in onshore, offshore and cross-border financing work, covering bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, trade and ECA-backed finance. Lawrence Lin leads the firm’s banking and finance team. The firm’s private equity team got a further boost with the hiring of six partners in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“Professional.” – Competition/antitrust
“Practical approach instead of theoretical analysis, timely response, understanding of business environment and solution-driven attitude.” – Corporate and M&A
“Provide professional advice on the litigation and they do it very well.” – Dispute resolution
“Their team's dedication, solution-driven attention to detail and professionalism in handling sensitive issues have left a lasting impression on me.” – Dispute resolution
“GLO worked as the lawyer of CPE, and mostly achieved CPE's initial goal.” – Dispute resolution
“They are efficient and professional. They always help us to solve the problems in time.” – Investment funds
“GLO lawyers are very knowledgeable and experienced in fund management and media and entertainment practices. They have been very efficient and responsive to our requests. In particular, with industrial knowledge in media and entertainment industry, GLO is able to not only assist us in identifying legal risks and providing effective legal solutions but also is able to advise us on the business side. Also, GLO lawyers, including their partners, are very easy to communicate with, patient and hard-working.” – Investment funds
“Professional and efficient transaction service.” – Private equity
“Global Law Office excels in providing professional advice and customer communication. The firm always provides opinions that best meet legal and regulatory requirements while meeting customer needs from a compliance perspective. We are very satisfied with Global Law Office's professional and timely feedback.” – Regulatory
Jia Gui
“Always able to provide professional advice and give feedback immediately. One of the best lawyers I used to work together.”
Shifang Guo
“Commercial insights and good communication.”
Zhao Li
“He's very responsive and result-oriented and focuses on the litigation strategies to achieve the client's goals.”
Jerry Liu
“Jerry is very professional and always provides legal advice and solutions to clients in a timely manner. He is also humorous and knowledgeable.”
Xianlai Liu
“He is an expert in investment fund and private equity areas. He can give us professional and one-stop services.”
Shujun Liu
“Apart from general legal issues, she is very skilled in antitrust-related business. For us, she is a very outstanding and indispensable partner.”
Zhiping Zhu
“He is able to comprehensively control legal risks for clients from the perspectives of investment, transaction structure design and project prospect based on his deep understanding of rules and business models of the entertainment industry and integration and coordination of various resources.”
Work highlights
Represented Zhongzhi Enterprise Group and its subsidiaries, a Chinese leading asset management group, in a series of disputes against Zhejiang Tianma Bearing Group.
Assisting China National Light Industrial Products Import and Export Group in series of cases triggered by foreign and domestic transactions of various business models and trade-related warehousing matters.
Represents a well-known trust company in handling a dispute regarding the transfer of the creditor’s right.
Key clients
Guangzhou Peggy Foods Company, Sartorius, Zhuhai Meizu Communication Equipment.
With 13 offices in China, Guantao Law Firm provides legal services across all practice areas. The firm is ranked ‘Highly recommended’ in restructuring and insolvency. Its team advises non-bank financial institutions on dissolution liquidation, insolvency liquidation and insolvency reorganisation. Managing partner Liguo Cui has expertise in transactional law with a focus on aviation, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
Work highlights
Represented China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corporation in an arbitration concerning three agency agreements relating to three EPC projects in Ethiopia.
Represented China Huarong Asset Management Beijing Branch in 11 litigation and enforcement cases of disputes over recourse of non-performing financial claims.
Key clients
CITIC Securities, Ningbo Meishan Bonded Port Area Youning Investment Partnership, Shanghai Pharmaceutical, Shanghai Sales Branch of China National Petroleum Corporation, Western Trust.
Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Representing a trust company in suing Herun Group, China Civil Investment and other defendants over trust loans and share repurchases involving more than Rmb500 million ($68.5 million).
Represented Garmin, a Swiss-domiciled multinational technology company, in a Rmb17 million litigation case against Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile Company.
Key clients
Rioglass Solar, Sino-Maple (Jiangsu).
HHP Attorneys-At-Law has strengths in corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and regulatory matters. Managing partner Yao Rao is experienced in representing companies in setting up foreign-invested companies. His industry strengths lie within the automotive, consumer goods and services, healthcare, and industrial and manufacturing sectors. The firm is also the first member firm in China of Meritas, an international alliance of law offices. The worldwide legal service network of Meritas enables the firm to offer a unique cross-border legal service solution to the clients for cross-border transactions.
Client feedback
“The firm is good at giving professional suggestions on how to reduce risk.”– Corporate and M&A
“The firm's ability to handle complex legal matters across these different practice areas, which may provide greater convenience and efficiency. The high level of skill and knowledge demonstrated by the lawyers at HHP has helped us to achieve positive outcomes. HHP demonstrated a high level of strategic thinking in its approach, which enables it to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to complex legal problems.” – Corporate and M&A
Shuaijie Lu
“Lu always gives fast reaction and professional advice.”
Yao Rao
“As the leading partner, Yao is the key person to make sure all the valuable legal support takes place. He is dedicated and responsive, equipped with outstanding industrial knowledge and strategic thinking.”
Work highlights
Advised an asset management company on successfully recovering over Rmb1 billion in a loan dispute related to a real estate development project in north China.
Advised a leading new media marketing service provider on its series disputes with banks and investors.
Advised a leading trust company and a real estate developer on an Rmb200 million arbitration during a non-performing assets project involving a large real estate complex in west China.
Jincheng Tongda & Neal provides a comprehensive and diverse array of legal services that ranges across corporate and M&A, commercial litigation, intellectual property, investment funds, restructuring and insolvency, and labour and employment. Its dispute resolution team often represents clients in settling international business disputes before courts and arbitration tribunals. The firm’s IP practice, on the other hand, has a noticeable development in the science and technology sector, encompassing dynamic new fields such as e-commerce, licence trading, and high-technology-related IP services. Some of the key partners to note are corporate partner Guohua (Annie) Wu and IP partner Zhengzhong (Jason) Pang.
Work highlights
Represented Guangzhou Juanxing Business Service in the equity transfer contract dispute case against Shaanxi Kaixin Electronic Engineering, Shaanxi Wanhe Industrial Development, Shaanxi Wanhe Investment and Shaanxi Ronghe Tianrui Real Estate Development, winning the case in the retrial by the Supreme People's Court.
Acted for Kangdexin Composite Material Group in its contract dispute with Kangde Investment Group and Bank of Beijing.
Key clients
Chongqing Jiushengcheng Waterproof Material, Country Garden (Shanghai) Real Estate Development, Qingdao Branch of China Minsheng Bank, Shanghai Xinbi Real Estate Development,
A Shanghai litigation boutique that has been on a noticeable growth kick in its headcount and its branding traction, Joint-Win Partners has attained a sweet spot in the market, adding steadily to its bench. The firm advises both domestic and foreign well-known companies, with a particular forte in international arbitration. Some of the names to note are Hongyi Lu, Guozhen Yu, Yongjie Wang and Xin Qian.
Work highlights
Acted for Jiangxi Yuan Quan Stock in a dispute against Jinyu Company’s construction fund claim.
Acted for Shenzhen Zihui Xintong Commercial Factoring in a dispute against Fujian Yongtai Construction Engineering Company concerning accounts receivable.
Key clients
East China CSCEC Real Estate, Guotai Junan Investment Management, Shanghai Haisheng Huansheng Real Estate Development.
Top-tier firm JunHe is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas, including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate and M&A, labour and employment, and tax. Key figures include partner Hui (Nelson) Zhou for banking and finance, Jiang (Joe) Chen for corporate and M&A, Yingling Wei for competition/antitrust, Weining Zou ang George Wang for dispute resolution, Dongpeng Wang for labour and employment, and Chumeng (Jessica) Xu for IP. The firm also welcomed partners including Zhijun Lin, Libin Shi, Zhen Han, Sophie Chen, Sipei Lu, and Xiangyang Ge in 2022 to enhance its practice.
Client feedback
“The legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good to our company. JunHe always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.” – Capital markets
“Professional and responsible. They always consider their clients.” – Capital markets
“Perfect work.” – Capital markets
“The firm provides detailed consulting advice to the client. They are especially good at providing legal advice in a business view, and their advice is quite practical.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, responsive, sophisticated, always meets deadline.” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides professional insight about HGR-related consultation.” – Corporate and M&A
“The JunHe team has good business sense and understands our business models well. Their advice is very professional and strategic which helped our company to make a quick decision in a rational manner.” – Corporate and M&A
“Extremely good at co-counselling with international disputes lawyers, very strong strategic and legal judgement, excellent industry and client knowledge.” – Dispute resolution
“JunHe assigned appropriate lawyers with good experience and lawyering skills to accommodate our legal demands, and JunHe lawyers provided legal advice to the maximum extent to serve our business needs.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm demonstrated extreme professionalism, diligence, and hard-work ethic. They advised in a timely manner with clear articulation on PRC legal knowledge and practices.” – Investment funds
“They have rich knowledge on the legal fields, and their expertise and practice experience help clients.” – Privacy and data protection
“Professionalism, timely response, swift execution and one-stop solution.” – Real estate
“They have expertise on privacy and provide practical recommendations on potential risks.” – Regulatory
“Comprehensive and complete advice and suggestions.” – Technology and telecommunication
“JunHe is a top-tier law firm in handling complex work. JunHe has strong expertise in many highly regulated industry sectors such as telecommunication and cloud services that involve the most complex issues. They always deliver high-quality work products and provide creative solutions for the most difficult regulatory and contractual issues.” – Technology and telecommunication
Wei Chen
“Chen understands the client's needs and the pharmaceutical industry very well. Chen can provide full service to the client professionally and timely.”
Kevin Cui
“Cui manages the team to provide service. Cui consults other lawyers to solve specific problems like tax issues.”
Ning Liu
“She understands clients’ needs and requirements well and is very customer-friendly. For any urgent matters, her team could complete them to meet deadlines by hard-working overtime.”
Rui Ma
“With his help, the legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good for the company. He always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.”
“Rui can quickly familiarise himself with my business, and he is good at providing legal services while focusing on business purposes. And, of course, his professional knowledge is good.”
“Ma Rui is a very professional and responsible lawyer. He is proficient in various products and services in the field of capital markets, such as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, etc. In his cooperation with me personally and our fund, he is professional, enthusiastic, and has strong customer service awareness. He always carefully analyses problems, prepares materials, and has demonstrated rich experience in many material issues. When communicating with clients, he can put himself in their shoes and consider their needs and propose constructive solutions. When providing capital market legal services to our fund and invested companies, he has won much praise from our partners and CEOs.”
Shiming Shang
“Shang is extremely responsive and has problem-solving skills and creativity.”
Carol Sun
“Sun considers our various needs, even in supporting us for better engagement with the business team.”
Yongqiang Yu
“Very talented and experienced in capital markets, M&A, VC/PE.”
Elvis Zhou
“Zhou is an extremely experienced construction lawyer with excellent judgement and talent for creative problem-solving. Zhou is a delight to work with.”
Frank Zhou
“Timely, responsive, detailed and patient.”
Nelson Zhou
“Zhou is professional. Zhou offers timely response, swift execution, and one-stop solution.”
Weining Zou
“Weining is an excellent lawyer. He acted as our external counsel for over five years. He quickly responds to our legal inquiries, understands our business needs, sets up appropriate lawyer team, delivers his legal advice in a timely manner, and his legal advice is practical and workable.”
Work highlights
Represented a large state-owned bank in its successful dispute with a bankruptcy administrator over the cancellation of repayments of Rmb560 million.
Assisted Golden Arches to win the second instance of a lawsuit concerning environment protection and public welfare.
Represented a Singapore trading company before a Chinese court in a litigation case concerning a dispute between the Singapore company and a China company over the purchase and sales contracts.
Llinks Law Offices is highly ranked in banking and finance and corporate and M&A. Partner Charles Qin heads the firm’s banking and finance department and has rich experience in capital markets, corporate and M&A, and private equity. Qin and his team regularly advise clients on cross-border and multi-currency transactional issues.
Client feedback
“Without the firm’s professional advice, I could never complete the deal.” – Real estate
Bernie Liu
“Bernie operates at a level second to none.”
Work highlights
Provided legal opinion as a PRC law expert in a US proceeding for the recognition and enforcement of PRC notarised debt instruments.
Represented a real estate company in handling a dispute arising out of the sale of a high-end property.
Represented an investment company in handling a dispute arising out of a convertible bond against a well-known e-commerce retailer.
Headquartered in Hangzhou with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Ningbo, T&C Law Firm provides a comprehensive and diverse array of litigation services that ranges from domestic dispute resolution to international arbitration and foreign-related commercial litigation. Star litigator Linyong (Leon) Fu helms the firm’s dispute practice. His practice is rooted in international arbitration and litigation with rich experience in cross-border investment, compliance, administrative investigation and litigation. The firm welcome Wei Zhan and Lina Wang from Alibaba and Chen Chen from Ant Group as partners in 2022.
Work highlights
Acted for Geox in a dispute against the shareholders, beneficiaries and affiliated companies of its former Chinese distributor, where the dispute arose from the Chinese distributor's failure to comply with an arbitral award following its premeditated asset transfer and debt evading actions during the course of the arbitration proceedings.
Developed litigation and enforcement strategies with the goal of preserving trust assets for JIC Trust.
Headquartered in Beijing with branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Hong Kong, Tian Yuan Law Firm is highly ranked in capital markets, competition/antitrust and corporate and M&A. Partner Xiaohui Zhu has extensive experience in corporate law and capital markets, with a particular focus on M&A, restructuring, venture capital, private equity and securities issuances.
Client feedback
Jiayun Xie
“Xie is responsible, diligent, and has good commercial sense. Xie is also experienced and leads a top-tier team for M&A and PE work.”
Work highlights
Represented Kunlun Trust to complete the notarisation of the compulsory execution documents of the creditor's rights documents and applied to the Beijing No.3 Intermediate People's Court for execution against Baoneng Group.
Represented Hua Chuang Securities in a civil dispute over the private placement bonds of small and medium-sized enterprises in China.
Key clients
CDB Siyuan (Beijing) Investment Fund, China Construction Fourth Engineering Division, Huainan Mining Group, Modern Agricultural Equipment Technology.
Litigation boutique TianTong Law Firm has 150 staff nationwide, serving clients in civil and commercial dispute resolution. The firm advises on all types of commercial disputes, including litigation, arbitration, contentious bankruptcy and enforcement proceedings, with a focus on banking and finance, construction and engineering, and corporate and M&A disputes
Client feedback
“They can provide advice based on the company's reality and pinpoint the company's needs, which is their positive attributes. In addition, they have a positive work attitude and are able to respond quickly to client requests.”
Yuan Ma
“She is able to understand customers’ needs accurately and propose solutions.”
Work highlights
Represented Shenzhen Vanke Development in a dispute over a contract worth Rmb1 billion ($138 million) against Jinhui Group.
Represented Beiqi Foton Motor in a dispute over an equity transfer contract.
Key clients
China Sixth Metallurgical Construction, Hutchison Whampoa Real Estate, Shenzhen Yitian Group, Xi'an Anju Construction Management Group.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Represented Bank of Jiujiang (Guangzhou Branch) and Meizhou Guangmei Investment Enterprise on a lending contract dispute.
Provided legal services for construction contract disputes between Wuzhou Urban Construction Investment and Development and Hongyu Construction Group and Guangxi Wuzhou Xijiang Four Bridges Project Investment Management.
Advised China United SME Guarantee Corporation on a bond default dispute and the resulting judicial disposal of pledged shares of a listed company.
Successfully represented Yantai Dongcheng Biochemical, a listed domestic pharmaceutical company, to handle serial litigation disputes and negotiation matters.
Key clients
Beijing Beike Digital Medical Technology, Haitong Securities, Peking University Asset Management, Peking University Founder Group.
Ranked ‘Outstanding’ in energy, Sunshine Law Firm is an energy specialist firm covering renewable energy, energy conservation and environmental protection, climate change, water ecological treatment, ocean development and protection matters. The firm supports both development of and investment in new projects, as well as operation and maintenance of existing projects
Work highlights
Advised Guangdong Power Industry Fuel Company on its acquisition of New Energy.
Advised SEP (Malta) Holdings on its acquisition of Hungary Tokaj 197MW PV Assets.
Advised CLP on its acquisition of PV Asset Package in Jiangsu.
Key clients
CNNP Rich Energy, Shanghai Electric Power Japan, SPIC Jiangxi Electric Power.
AnJie Broad Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in competition/antitrust and insurance. The firm also has expertise in the areas of banking and finance, cross-border M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and labour and employment. Partner Michael Gu specialises in competition/antitrust, handling merger control filings for multinational companies. He also frequently advises clients on the monopoly agreement and abuse of dominance issues and provides strategic preventive solutions. Zhining Wang joined the firm’s competition/antitrust team from Xiaomi Technology in March 2023.
Client feedback
“The firm is very professional in providing legal consultancy and helped us with negotiation with the other party. They always provide prompt and professional response.” – Intellectual property
“Being able to think out of box and act commercially when principals are absent.” – Private equity
Hang Cai
“Provided great advice on the overall deal structure and supported principals’ immersivity in the negotiation stage.”
Hongchun Liu
“Mr. Liu is very good at understanding clients' needs and can understand clients' business in a short time. Most of time, he can provide professional advice which is easy to be understood by someone without a legal background.”
Work highlights
Advising Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China and Ping An Life Insurance on the restructuring of Peking University Founder Group.
Advising China Life Investment Insurance Asset Management on the establishment and the investment process of the China Life-Railway Construction Infrastructure Investment Fund.
Key clients
PICC (Tangshan branch, Beijing branch), Sun Life Everbright Life Insurance.
Headquartered in Shanghai with offices in Guangzhou, Tianjin, Ningbo and Zhoushan, Wintell & Co’s industry strengths are in the shipping and insurance sectors. The firm’s shipping practice offers a full range of dispute resolution services ranging from marine casualties and marine insurance issues to financial disputes for clients. Senior partner Mervyn Chen’s practice area spans across corporate compliance and dispute resolution in the insurance and shipping sectors, with a proven track record of advising complex matters for shipowners, insurance companies, shipyards and major airlines.
Work highlights
Representing China Continent Property & Casualty Insurance in a dispute filed under hull insurance regarding fees and charges arising out of vessel drifting and grounding.
Key clients
China Pacific Property Insurance, COSCO Shipping Captive Insurance, PICC Property and Casualty.
Founded in 1999 with branch offices in 20 cities across China, full-service law firm AllBright Law Offices is known for its expertise in capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and tax. Senior partner Fangzhou (Ark) Bao is experienced in providing legal services to companies regarding corporate restructurings and IPOs in both domestic and overseas stock exchanges.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.” – Aviation and shipping
“Besides legal advice, Allbright provides practical ways to solve the issue with commercial consideration, and brings value-added service.” – Aviation and shipping
“Good legal and communication skill.” – Corporate and M&A
“Good knowledge of the transaction background, knows very well about all the transaction documents, can make proper recommendations to the clients. Very responsive, can meet the client's requests re timing.” – Corporate and M&A
Fang Cao
“Fang Cao is the focal point of Allbright to handle our cases in China, he's familiar with our style and is competent in practice.”
David Li
“Excellent legal skill and project experience.”
“Always accessible, responsive, good knowledge about the whole deal.”
Yuheng Zhang
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.”
Work highlights
Advised Aojie Technology on multiple complex patent infringement lawsuits.
Represented Hellobike to file a lawsuit against Quannengche for infringement of internet service trademark and unfair competition.
Advised Sino-Europe Trucking (Jiangsu) Logistics Service and Suzhou Daoxin Supply Chain Management to sue Shenzhen Didadi Logistics Technology for trademark infringement and unfair competition disputes.
Key clients
Huawei Technologies, Japan Brother Industries, Yongkang Jiatai Tools, Samsung Electronics.
Intellectual property firm An Tian Zhang & Partners specialises in the prosecution, litigation and enforcement of IP rights, with a particular focus on the enforcement of patent rights related to agriculture, automobile and lubricants products.
Work highlights
Successfully represented Cargill Meat Solutions to win the retrial of administrative litigation relating a trademark invalidation case.
Represented Arri, a German manufacturer of motion picture film equipment, and won a trademark infringement lawsuit at the Beijing Dongcheng District Court against Beijing Yi Fan Film & TV Equipment. This case sets a precedent ruling in a judicial case.
Key clients
Rothschild & Co Continuation, Syngenta Participations.
AnJie Broad Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in competition/antitrust and insurance. The firm also has expertise in the areas of banking and finance, cross-border M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and labour and employment. Partner Michael Gu specialises in competition/antitrust, handling merger control filings for multinational companies. He also frequently advises clients on the monopoly agreement and abuse of dominance issues and provides strategic preventive solutions. Zhining Wang joined the firm’s competition/antitrust team from Xiaomi Technology in March 2023.
Client feedback
“The firm is very professional in providing legal consultancy and helped us with negotiation with the other party. They always provide prompt and professional response.” – Intellectual property
“Being able to think out of box and act commercially when principals are absent.” – Private equity
Hang Cai
“Provided great advice on the overall deal structure and supported principals’ immersivity in the negotiation stage.”
Hongchun Liu
“Mr. Liu is very good at understanding clients' needs and can understand clients' business in a short time. Most of time, he can provide professional advice which is easy to be understood by someone without a legal background.”
Work highlights
Represented Nanjing Sanhome Pharmaceutical in a pharmaceutical patent invalidation case before the Supreme People’s Court (SPC). The SPC revoked the first instance judgment ruled by the Beijing Intellectual Property Court. This case is the first civil and administrative cross-over case of chiral drug patents judged before the Intellectual Property Court of the SPC involving major legal issues such as the judgment of inventiveness of inventions for pharmaceutical use and the identification of prior art enlightenment.
Represented Acon Biotech (Hangzhou) in a patent infringement case against Sinocare before the Hangzhou Intermediate Court.
Key clients
Drone Racing League, Hangzhou PingPong Intelligent.
Be Wu & Associates is an intellectual property firm composed of name partners Xiaoyu Zhu, Ping Li and Hongxiang Jia. The firm is well versed in copyright protection, tort defence and trademark protection, with a particular strength in representing clients in the sports media sector.
Work highlights
Provided copyright advisory service to China Media Group on the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup.
Represented CCTV International Network to win the first case of infringement of broadcasting organisation rights in the form of GIF pictures and screenshots in China. This case is the first time that GIF pictures and screenshots captured from a TV programme are protected as objects of broadcasting organisation rights in China.
Key clients
China Jinmao Holdings Group, China Media Group, NBA Properties.
Bridgeon Law Firm provides comprehensive legal services with particular strength in intellectual property litigation. The firm is experienced in IP consultation and application, infringement and litigation, privacy and data protection, and unfair competition. A key partner of note is Youping Ma, who is also a patent attorney. On top of her rich experience in patent filing and prosecution, she also excels in litigation and has handled numerous IP lawsuits including infringement and invalidation cases. Chunyu Zhang joined the firm’s IP practice in 2023.
Work highlights
Assisted Orion Chip to carry out effective layout of high-value patents and get damage award of more than $1.45 million in an infringement case.
Representing Kalita to win a copyright infringement case with a high damage award.
Representing Mobike to win a series of patent infringement disputes against Qingju Bike.
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in intellectual property. With a team consisting of 294 patent and trademark attorneys, the firm provides consultation, prosecution and litigation services relating to patents, trademarks, copyright, domain names, trade secrets, unfair competition and other IP-related matters. Hao Ma and Chuanhong Long are key figures.
Work highlights
Represented Mitsubishi to maintain seven standard essential patents valid in two rounds of invalidation proceedings.
Represented Apple through the invalidation proceedings, the first and second instance administrative litigations to finally maintain its patent of fingerprint recognition valid.
Key clients
Bulgari, Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology, Grundfos Holding, Julius Blum.
Chang Tsi & Partners’ IP team focuses on patents and trademarks. Managing partner Simon Tsi is experienced in arbitration, corporate, real estate and IP matters. Founding partner Spring Chang specialises in IP rights, including prosecution and enforcement of trademarks, patents, copyright and domain names.
Work highlights
Represented American Dairy Queen Corporation in a trademark invalidation case against Wuxi Zhengke Food Science and Technology.
Represented Nutramax Laboratories in a trademark infringement and unfair competition case against Changsha Zhongren Bio-technology.
Key Clients
Dart Industries, Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company, Illinois Tool Works.
‘Outstanding’ firm China Patent Agent (HK) provides intellectual property services to its clients in relation to patent, trademark, copyright, domain names, anti-unfair competition and other IP-related areas. General manager Xiangling Zeng is skilful in drafting patent application documents. He also handles patent re-examination and invalidation cases as well as patent-related administrative litigation.
Work highlights
Represented Wong To Yick Wood Lock Ointment in filing an invalidation action against a bad faith trademark registration.
Acted for an international company to win a SEP infringement lawsuit in Shanghai.
Key clients
Basell Poliolefine Italia, Ericsson, Medtronic, PanOptis Patent Management, Thales.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Representing Moonton, the developer of one of the world’s most popular multiplayer-online-battle-arena mobile games, “Mobile Legends: Bang Bang”, in handling the copyright infringement and anti-unfair competition lawsuit filed before Tencent’s home court Shenzhen Intermediate Court (where the claimed amount is more than $25 million) and in filing the counter-actions before Shanghai IP Court against Tencent on its defamation and dissemination through Tencent’s gameloop platform of Moonton’s game without permission.
Representing Apple in several rounds of proceedings against Zhizhen involving the iRobot patent. The first-round invalidation decision against the iRobot patent was selected as the yearly case by the China National Intellectual Property Administration. The second-round actions started with Zhizhen requesting the highest damages claim in the history of China before the Shanghai High Court.
Represented Oppo, a China-based global provider of smart portable devices and internet services, in its standard essential patent (SEP) dispute against Sisvel, an NPE possessing a batch of SEPs in the field of telecommunication. This case has been selected by the PRC Supreme Court as one of the representative anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition cases in China.
Key clients
InterDigital Corporation, Lilith Games, Michael Jordan, Vans.
Global Law Office is one of the ‘Outstanding’ firms in banking and finance. The firm’s banking and finance team has extensive experience in onshore, offshore and cross-border financing work, covering bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, trade and ECA-backed finance. Lawrence Lin leads the firm’s banking and finance team. The firm’s private equity team got a further boost with the hiring of six partners in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“Professional.” – Competition/antitrust
“Practical approach instead of theoretical analysis, timely response, understanding of business environment and solution-driven attitude.” – Corporate and M&A
“Provide professional advice on the litigation and they do it very well.” – Dispute resolution
“Their team's dedication, solution-driven attention to detail and professionalism in handling sensitive issues have left a lasting impression on me.” – Dispute resolution
“GLO worked as the lawyer of CPE, and mostly achieved CPE's initial goal.” – Dispute resolution
“They are efficient and professional. They always help us to solve the problems in time.” – Investment funds
“GLO lawyers are very knowledgeable and experienced in fund management and media and entertainment practices. They have been very efficient and responsive to our requests. In particular, with industrial knowledge in media and entertainment industry, GLO is able to not only assist us in identifying legal risks and providing effective legal solutions but also is able to advise us on the business side. Also, GLO lawyers, including their partners, are very easy to communicate with, patient and hard-working.” – Investment funds
“Professional and efficient transaction service.” – Private equity
“Global Law Office excels in providing professional advice and customer communication. The firm always provides opinions that best meet legal and regulatory requirements while meeting customer needs from a compliance perspective. We are very satisfied with Global Law Office's professional and timely feedback.” – Regulatory
Jia Gui
“Always able to provide professional advice and give feedback immediately. One of the best lawyers I used to work together.”
Shifang Guo
“Commercial insights and good communication.”
Zhao Li
“He's very responsive and result-oriented and focuses on the litigation strategies to achieve the client's goals.”
Jerry Liu
“Jerry is very professional and always provides legal advice and solutions to clients in a timely manner. He is also humorous and knowledgeable.”
Xianlai Liu
“He is an expert in investment fund and private equity areas. He can give us professional and one-stop services.”
Shujun Liu
“Apart from general legal issues, she is very skilled in antitrust-related business. For us, she is a very outstanding and indispensable partner.”
Zhiping Zhu
“He is able to comprehensively control legal risks for clients from the perspectives of investment, transaction structure design and project prospect based on his deep understanding of rules and business models of the entertainment industry and integration and coordination of various resources.”
Work highlights
Represented Perfect World in a trademark infringement case against an online game company.
Represented Tsinghua University and Nuctech Company in a series of IP infringement cases against Beijing Juhe Xinda Technology.
Key clients
Jemincare Group, Sichuan Kelun Botai Biopharmaceutical, T.Gstar
Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Advised one of China’s largest internet companies on managing and prosecuting its global patent portfolio.
Advising Hitachi ABB Power Grids on its patent prosecution, handling transfer of 300 patent applications after ABB merged with Hitachi.
HongFangLaw provides IP-related services in the areas of trademark, patent, copyright, domain names and administrative and civil litigation. Partner Nikita Xue is experienced in handling various kinds of disputed matters, including anti-counterfeiting, contractual matters, copyright infringement, unfair competition and trademark infringement.
Work highlight
Represented 3M in a raid action against a transnational e-commerce trademark infringement.
Acted for KT Licensing Shanghai in an arbitration against Hangzhou Wushang Foodstuffs for breach of contract.
Advised Académie des Beaux-Arts on the protection of a famous person's IP rights based on Article 10 of Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China.
Key clients
ABB Asea Brown Boveri, Castrol, Hennessy, Total Energies.
Jincheng Tongda & Neal provides a comprehensive and diverse array of legal services that ranges across corporate and M&A, commercial litigation, intellectual property, investment funds, restructuring and insolvency, and labour and employment. Its dispute resolution team often represents clients in settling international business disputes before courts and arbitration tribunals. The firm’s IP practice, on the other hand, has a noticeable development in the science and technology sector, encompassing dynamic new fields such as e-commerce, licence trading, and high-technology-related IP services. Some of the key partners to note are corporate partner Guohua (Annie) Wu and IP partner Zhengzhong (Jason) Pang.
Work highlights
Provided legal services including legislative consultation, IP rights and dispute resolution for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Advised NBCU and its subsidiaries on IP licensing cooperation, IP operation compliance and the introduction and localisation of overseas films in China.
Advised Universal Pictures on the introduction and localisation of films in China.
Top-tier firm JunHe is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas, including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate and M&A, labour and employment, and tax. Key figures include partner Hui (Nelson) Zhou for banking and finance, Jiang (Joe) Chen for corporate and M&A, Yingling Wei for competition/antitrust, Weining Zou ang George Wang for dispute resolution, Dongpeng Wang for labour and employment, and Chumeng (Jessica) Xu for IP. The firm also welcomed partners including Zhijun Lin, Libin Shi, Zhen Han, Sophie Chen, Sipei Lu, and Xiangyang Ge in 2022 to enhance its practice.
Client feedback
“The legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good to our company. JunHe always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.” – Capital markets
“Professional and responsible. They always consider their clients.” – Capital markets
“Perfect work.” – Capital markets
“The firm provides detailed consulting advice to the client. They are especially good at providing legal advice in a business view, and their advice is quite practical.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, responsive, sophisticated, always meets deadline.” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides professional insight about HGR-related consultation.” – Corporate and M&A
“The JunHe team has good business sense and understands our business models well. Their advice is very professional and strategic which helped our company to make a quick decision in a rational manner.” – Corporate and M&A
“Extremely good at co-counselling with international disputes lawyers, very strong strategic and legal judgement, excellent industry and client knowledge.” – Dispute resolution
“JunHe assigned appropriate lawyers with good experience and lawyering skills to accommodate our legal demands, and JunHe lawyers provided legal advice to the maximum extent to serve our business needs.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm demonstrated extreme professionalism, diligence, and hard-work ethic. They advised in a timely manner with clear articulation on PRC legal knowledge and practices.” – Investment funds
“They have rich knowledge on the legal fields, and their expertise and practice experience help clients.” – Privacy and data protection
“Professionalism, timely response, swift execution and one-stop solution.” – Real estate
“They have expertise on privacy and provide practical recommendations on potential risks.” – Regulatory
“Comprehensive and complete advice and suggestions.” – Technology and telecommunication
“JunHe is a top-tier law firm in handling complex work. JunHe has strong expertise in many highly regulated industry sectors such as telecommunication and cloud services that involve the most complex issues. They always deliver high-quality work products and provide creative solutions for the most difficult regulatory and contractual issues.” – Technology and telecommunication
Wei Chen
“Chen understands the client's needs and the pharmaceutical industry very well. Chen can provide full service to the client professionally and timely.”
Kevin Cui
“Cui manages the team to provide service. Cui consults other lawyers to solve specific problems like tax issues.”
Ning Liu
“She understands clients’ needs and requirements well and is very customer-friendly. For any urgent matters, her team could complete them to meet deadlines by hard-working overtime.”
Rui Ma
“With his help, the legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good for the company. He always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.”
“Rui can quickly familiarise himself with my business, and he is good at providing legal services while focusing on business purposes. And, of course, his professional knowledge is good.”
“Ma Rui is a very professional and responsible lawyer. He is proficient in various products and services in the field of capital markets, such as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, etc. In his cooperation with me personally and our fund, he is professional, enthusiastic, and has strong customer service awareness. He always carefully analyses problems, prepares materials, and has demonstrated rich experience in many material issues. When communicating with clients, he can put himself in their shoes and consider their needs and propose constructive solutions. When providing capital market legal services to our fund and invested companies, he has won much praise from our partners and CEOs.”
Shiming Shang
“Shang is extremely responsive and has problem-solving skills and creativity.”
Carol Sun
“Sun considers our various needs, even in supporting us for better engagement with the business team.”
Yongqiang Yu
“Very talented and experienced in capital markets, M&A, VC/PE.”
Elvis Zhou
“Zhou is an extremely experienced construction lawyer with excellent judgement and talent for creative problem-solving. Zhou is a delight to work with.”
Frank Zhou
“Timely, responsive, detailed and patient.”
Nelson Zhou
“Zhou is professional. Zhou offers timely response, swift execution, and one-stop solution.”
Weining Zou
“Weining is an excellent lawyer. He acted as our external counsel for over five years. He quickly responds to our legal inquiries, understands our business needs, sets up appropriate lawyer team, delivers his legal advice in a timely manner, and his legal advice is practical and workable.”
Work highlights
Represented Kelsen Group in a lawsuit against invalidation decisions against a Chinese mark.
Assists Newsoara BioPharma in their exclusive collaboration agreement with Jumpcan Pharmaceutical.
Represented Cryofocus in conducting an intellectual property due diligence investigation for its listing in Hong Kong.
Key clients
Belching Beaver Brewery, Beijing Central China Era Culture Development, Haichang Ocean Park, Harbour BioMed.
With offices in Beijing and Xi’an, intellectual property firm Kangxin Partners is specialised in the protection of trademark, copyright and domain names. Managing partner Samson Yu is experienced in trademark prosecution, due diligence and client counselling. Partner Gloria Q Wu leads the firm’s trademark department. She has expertise in handling cases involving different types of IP rights, such as trademark, copyright and domain names. The firm’s patent department is led by partner Shirley W Dong, who focuses on patent applications and IP disputes involving patent infringements and patent invalidation.
Work highlights
Successfully represented Beijing Liren Technology in a patent infringement lawsuit, which is crucial to the firm’s listing on the A-share market.
Successfully represented Cabeau in a retrial of a patent infringement case.
Successfully represented SATA in a series of patent invalidation cases against a domestic competitor.
Key clients
Furla, Siemens, ZTE Corporation
Lifang & Partners is ranked ‘Highly recommended’ in intellectual property. The firm has earned recognition for its IP practice, providing legal services to its clients in the areas of IP litigation, patent and trademark prosecution, licensing and technology transactions, and administrative enforcement of IP rights. Partner Guanbin Xie’s practice includes IP disputes, antitrust and competition law, and consultancy for hi-tech companies. The firm lured Li Wu, along with another four IP partners from Anjie Law Firm in June 2022, it also welcomed Jun Hu joining from Pfizer this February.
Client feedback
“High effective service and high-quality work from Mrs. Zhang Bin and her team”
“The team of the law firm is very professional and has a clear division of labour. It has experience and knowledge in many aspects such as invalidity, non-infringement, and rate of litigation, and can effectively compete with the world's top patentees and lawyers. Their comprehensive consideration of litigation is also very in-depth, and they can bring us the best solution. Their team has many lawyers with strong logic and defence skills. They can timely predict the opponent's attack point, to make an effective counter-attack.”
Bin Zhang
“Very proactive and has a good relationship with most of the local IP courts.”
Yuanyuan Zhang
“She has extremely high talent and experience in the field of patent invalidation and litigation and is a very calm lawyer. No matter what case is handed over to Zhang, she is very reassuring.”
Work highlights
Represented Xiaomi in invalidation of a series of Standard essential patents (SEP) against IP Bridge.
Represented Xiaomi in invalidation of a series of video patents against GE.
Represented Dyson Technology in a patent infringement against Chinese cleaning appliance manufacturer Puppyoo. This dispute between an international and a domestic manufacturer aroused widespread concerns in the industry.
Key clients
Autodesk, China Unicom, Dyson, Panasonic Electric Works, Samsung, Sony.
Headquartered in Shanghai with offices in Wuhan, Changsha, Qingdao, Xi’an and Hangzhou, Beshining Law Office is known for its expertise in intellectual property. The firm currently houses over 200 staff, including 14 trademark attorneys and more than 100 patent attorneys and patent engineers. Managing partner Qi Xue has more than 15 years of practice in handling patent and trademark applications, including invention, utility model and design in the areas of chemistry, mechanics and electrics. The firm sees a steady development in 2022 with the expansion of its Shanghai office, and it also welcomed James Lin, Qi Zhou and Fushan Xu as IP partners in 2022.
Work highlights
Successfully acted for clients in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sector in defending a patent infringement dispute at the Supreme People's Court.
Successfully represented Guangzhou Liby Group, a famous company in the daily chemical industry, in a series of trademark infringement and unfair competition disputes.
Established in 2000, Tahota Law Firm boasts more than 300 partners providing legal services to its clients across various practice areas. The firm regularly advises clients on the issuance of bonds, including corporate bonds, financial bonds and SME aggregate bonds. Senior partner Jinnan Li specialises in cross-border financing, investments and acquisitions. The firm’s IP practice developed steadily with the hiring of Chao Feng, Zhengnan Gong, Qingqing Cui and Liulin Yang in 2022.
Work highlights
Represented MIGU Music in a dispute over unfair competition with Taobao (China) Software and Hangzhou Alibaba Music Technology. This case is the first case of unfair competition in the online music platform library and the first online unfair competition case decided by the People's Court after the implementation of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China.
Represented Deere & Company in a $10.5 million case against Zhejiang Zhongye Agricultural Machinery Equipment for infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark.
Key clients
Asahi Sake Brewery, Jinan Yuanqi Valley Sleep Technology, Maxex Electronics, Shandong Expressway Group.
Ranked ‘Outstanding’ in intellectual property, Wanhuida Intellectual Property was formed by two main legal entities: Wanhuida IP Agency and Wanhuida Law Firm. Founding partner Gang Bai is experienced in clients’ prosecuting, enforcement and litigating interests in China. He leads the firm’s practice groups in obtaining landmark decisions, delivering astute, reliable and effective legal solutions. Senior partners Haiyan Ren and Hui Huang co-head the firm’s trademark practice. Ren has a history of handling high-profile cases in relation to trademark registration, litigation and dispute resolution. S Sam Li heads the firm’s patent practice. His practice includes patent litigation, trade secrets and other technology-related matters. Rong Mao joined the firm as of counsel in 2022 from Reed Smith Beijing Office.
Work highlights
Representing Huaihai Holding Group in prevailing in a trademark infringement suit against Huai’An Hairun Petrochemical and Jiangsu Haina Petroleum Products.
Representing Mr. Manolo Blahnik in successfully invalidating through retrial proceeding the registration of trademark filed by a Chinese squatter in class 25 in 1999, based on the designer’s name right and the bad faith of the registrant. The case almost exhausted every available remedial route, including opposition, review of opposition and two instances of administrative suits, invalidation, and the ensuing administrative suits, which all failed. The retrial decision turned the table for the client in its decades-long battle against the copycat trademark.
Representing Bayer in a patent administrative enforcement action against two Chinese infringers offering for sale the client’s patented drug rivaroxaban at exhibitions and websites, obtaining favourable administrative decisions from the Nanjing IP Office. The case was selected to be included in the exemplary cases of the Intellectual Property Court, Supreme People’s Court for 2022.
Key clients
Chanel, Lacoste, L’Oréal, Michelin, Ningbo Dechang Technology, Zhejiang Laoshidun Technology.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Representing Netgear (Beijing) Networking Technology in 12 patent infringement cases and seven patent invalidation cases against Global Innovation Aggregators before the Beijing IP Court, Liuzhou Intermediate Court and Jinan Intermediate Court.
Advised New Dimension Systems on an international source code transaction project with Siemens.
Representing JCET Group in four patent ownership disputes, two trade secret misappropriation cases and 10 patent invalidation cases against Forehope.
Key clients
Adobe, Beijing iQIYI Science & Technology, Huawei Technologies, Lepu Biopharma, Motorola Solutions.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Represented KKR in the structuring and formation of its first private investment fund in China, pursuant to the local qualified domestic limited partnership (QDLP) programme in Hainan province.
Represented Hamilton Lane in the structuring and formation of a qualified foreign limited partnership (QFLP) fund in Shanghai, targeting secondary investment opportunities in China.
Represented Boyu Capital on the structuring and formation of its fourth RMB-denominated private equity fund, Boyu RMB Fund IV.
Key clients
CITIC Capital, Everbright Group, Goldman Sachs, International Finance Corporation, LGT, Primavera Capital.
Global Law Office is one of the ‘Outstanding’ firms in banking and finance. The firm’s banking and finance team has extensive experience in onshore, offshore and cross-border financing work, covering bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, trade and ECA-backed finance. Lawrence Lin leads the firm’s banking and finance team. The firm’s private equity team got a further boost with the hiring of six partners in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“Professional.” – Competition/antitrust
“Practical approach instead of theoretical analysis, timely response, understanding of business environment and solution-driven attitude.” – Corporate and M&A
“Provide professional advice on the litigation and they do it very well.” – Dispute resolution
“Their team's dedication, solution-driven attention to detail and professionalism in handling sensitive issues have left a lasting impression on me.” – Dispute resolution
“GLO worked as the lawyer of CPE, and mostly achieved CPE's initial goal.” – Dispute resolution
“They are efficient and professional. They always help us to solve the problems in time.” – Investment funds
“GLO lawyers are very knowledgeable and experienced in fund management and media and entertainment practices. They have been very efficient and responsive to our requests. In particular, with industrial knowledge in media and entertainment industry, GLO is able to not only assist us in identifying legal risks and providing effective legal solutions but also is able to advise us on the business side. Also, GLO lawyers, including their partners, are very easy to communicate with, patient and hard-working.” – Investment funds
“Professional and efficient transaction service.” – Private equity
“Global Law Office excels in providing professional advice and customer communication. The firm always provides opinions that best meet legal and regulatory requirements while meeting customer needs from a compliance perspective. We are very satisfied with Global Law Office's professional and timely feedback.” – Regulatory
Jia Gui
“Always able to provide professional advice and give feedback immediately. One of the best lawyers I used to work together.”
Shifang Guo
“Commercial insights and good communication.”
Zhao Li
“He's very responsive and result-oriented and focuses on the litigation strategies to achieve the client's goals.”
Jerry Liu
“Jerry is very professional and always provides legal advice and solutions to clients in a timely manner. He is also humorous and knowledgeable.”
Xianlai Liu
“He is an expert in investment fund and private equity areas. He can give us professional and one-stop services.”
Shujun Liu
“Apart from general legal issues, she is very skilled in antitrust-related business. For us, she is a very outstanding and indispensable partner.”
Zhiping Zhu
“He is able to comprehensively control legal risks for clients from the perspectives of investment, transaction structure design and project prospect based on his deep understanding of rules and business models of the entertainment industry and integration and coordination of various resources.”
Work highlights
Advised Jiangxi Copper Hong Kong Company on its investment to the fund CCBT Global Navigation Fund managed by CMB Wing Lung Asset Management.
Advised China Life Insurance Company on the establishment of the China-LOGOS logistics investment fund.
Key clients
China Culture Industrial Investment Fund, Cloudview Capital, Eastern Bell Capital, Yuantaibaoman (Suzhou) Equity Investment Management.
Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Acted as the GP counsel to BOC Investment Private Fund Management in its formation of its Science and Innovation Cooperation Development Fund.
Represented YuanBio Venture Capital in the formation of its fourth RMB main fund.
Advised Micro Connect on the formation and operation of its China investment platform. Micro Connect has created daily revenue contracts as a new asset class for direct and diversified exposure to the daily, transparent cash flows from millions of stores in China’s vibrant consumer economy, while making capital more accessible and affordable to business owners.
Key clients
Capital O, CICC Capital, Goldstone Investment, Monolith Management
Top-tier firm JunHe is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas, including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate and M&A, labour and employment, and tax. Key figures include partner Hui (Nelson) Zhou for banking and finance, Jiang (Joe) Chen for corporate and M&A, Yingling Wei for competition/antitrust, Weining Zou ang George Wang for dispute resolution, Dongpeng Wang for labour and employment, and Chumeng (Jessica) Xu for IP. The firm also welcomed partners including Zhijun Lin, Libin Shi, Zhen Han, Sophie Chen, Sipei Lu, and Xiangyang Ge in 2022 to enhance its practice.
Client feedback
“The legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good to our company. JunHe always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.” – Capital markets
“Professional and responsible. They always consider their clients.” – Capital markets
“Perfect work.” – Capital markets
“The firm provides detailed consulting advice to the client. They are especially good at providing legal advice in a business view, and their advice is quite practical.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, responsive, sophisticated, always meets deadline.” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides professional insight about HGR-related consultation.” – Corporate and M&A
“The JunHe team has good business sense and understands our business models well. Their advice is very professional and strategic which helped our company to make a quick decision in a rational manner.” – Corporate and M&A
“Extremely good at co-counselling with international disputes lawyers, very strong strategic and legal judgement, excellent industry and client knowledge.” – Dispute resolution
“JunHe assigned appropriate lawyers with good experience and lawyering skills to accommodate our legal demands, and JunHe lawyers provided legal advice to the maximum extent to serve our business needs.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm demonstrated extreme professionalism, diligence, and hard-work ethic. They advised in a timely manner with clear articulation on PRC legal knowledge and practices.” – Investment funds
“They have rich knowledge on the legal fields, and their expertise and practice experience help clients.” – Privacy and data protection
“Professionalism, timely response, swift execution and one-stop solution.” – Real estate
“They have expertise on privacy and provide practical recommendations on potential risks.” – Regulatory
“Comprehensive and complete advice and suggestions.” – Technology and telecommunication
“JunHe is a top-tier law firm in handling complex work. JunHe has strong expertise in many highly regulated industry sectors such as telecommunication and cloud services that involve the most complex issues. They always deliver high-quality work products and provide creative solutions for the most difficult regulatory and contractual issues.” – Technology and telecommunication
Wei Chen
“Chen understands the client's needs and the pharmaceutical industry very well. Chen can provide full service to the client professionally and timely.”
Kevin Cui
“Cui manages the team to provide service. Cui consults other lawyers to solve specific problems like tax issues.”
Ning Liu
“She understands clients’ needs and requirements well and is very customer-friendly. For any urgent matters, her team could complete them to meet deadlines by hard-working overtime.”
Rui Ma
“With his help, the legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good for the company. He always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.”
“Rui can quickly familiarise himself with my business, and he is good at providing legal services while focusing on business purposes. And, of course, his professional knowledge is good.”
“Ma Rui is a very professional and responsible lawyer. He is proficient in various products and services in the field of capital markets, such as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, etc. In his cooperation with me personally and our fund, he is professional, enthusiastic, and has strong customer service awareness. He always carefully analyses problems, prepares materials, and has demonstrated rich experience in many material issues. When communicating with clients, he can put himself in their shoes and consider their needs and propose constructive solutions. When providing capital market legal services to our fund and invested companies, he has won much praise from our partners and CEOs.”
Shiming Shang
“Shang is extremely responsive and has problem-solving skills and creativity.”
Carol Sun
“Sun considers our various needs, even in supporting us for better engagement with the business team.”
Yongqiang Yu
“Very talented and experienced in capital markets, M&A, VC/PE.”
Elvis Zhou
“Zhou is an extremely experienced construction lawyer with excellent judgement and talent for creative problem-solving. Zhou is a delight to work with.”
Frank Zhou
“Timely, responsive, detailed and patient.”
Nelson Zhou
“Zhou is professional. Zhou offers timely response, swift execution, and one-stop solution.”
Weining Zou
“Weining is an excellent lawyer. He acted as our external counsel for over five years. He quickly responds to our legal inquiries, understands our business needs, sets up appropriate lawyer team, delivers his legal advice in a timely manner, and his legal advice is practical and workable.”
Work highlights
Advised Jiangxi Modern Industry Government-guided Fund on investing in several funds.
Advised National Council for Social Security Fund on its investment in Hillhouse PE Fund III.
Advised CICC Private Equity and CICC Capital on multiple funds formation.
Key clients
BlueRun Ventures, Broad Vision Capital, GL Capital Group, Longpan Capital, National Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrade Fund, Source Code Capital.
Llinks Law Offices is highly ranked in banking and finance and corporate and M&A. Partner Charles Qin heads the firm’s banking and finance department and has rich experience in capital markets, corporate and M&A, and private equity. Qin and his team regularly advise clients on cross-border and multi-currency transactional issues.
Client feedback
“Without the firm’s professional advice, I could never complete the deal.” – Real estate
Bernie Liu
“Bernie operates at a level second to none.”
Work highlights
Advised China Pacific Life Insurance on investment in BOC STVC FOF.
Advised China Pacific Private Fund Management on investment in GLP China Income Fund IV.
Advised Prescient Investment Management on the setup of a private securities investment fund management company in China.
Key clients
Beijing Life Insurance, CICC Genesis Fund, Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Shanghai SIIC-CGP Asset Management.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Advised on the initial public offering of the China Asset Management Beijing Affordable Housing Center Rental Housing Closed-end Infrastructure Securities Investment Fund. This REIT’s IPO is among the first batch of the affordable housing C-REITs pilot scheme and sets up a precedent for other affordable housing C-REITs deals.
Represented Nantong Xinyuan Investment Development to conduct legal due diligence on 11 private equity fund managers at the same time and issue 11 legal due diligence reports within three weeks.
Key clients
Bank of Communications Capital Management, Centurium Capital, China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings, China Railway Construction Chongqing Investment Corporation, Wuxi Yuanyue Private Equity Fund Management.
AnJie Broad Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in competition/antitrust and insurance. The firm also has expertise in the areas of banking and finance, cross-border M&A, dispute resolution, intellectual property, and labour and employment. Partner Michael Gu specialises in competition/antitrust, handling merger control filings for multinational companies. He also frequently advises clients on the monopoly agreement and abuse of dominance issues and provides strategic preventive solutions. Zhining Wang joined the firm’s competition/antitrust team from Xiaomi Technology in March 2023.
Client feedback
“The firm is very professional in providing legal consultancy and helped us with negotiation with the other party. They always provide prompt and professional response.” – Intellectual property
“Being able to think out of box and act commercially when principals are absent.” – Private equity
Hang Cai
“Provided great advice on the overall deal structure and supported principals’ immersivity in the negotiation stage.”
Hongchun Liu
“Mr. Liu is very good at understanding clients' needs and can understand clients' business in a short time. Most of time, he can provide professional advice which is easy to be understood by someone without a legal background.”
Work highlights
Represented Levi’s in a labour dispute against its store manager and won the second instance case, the judgment of which reversed the first instance case.
Key clients
Golden Arches (China), SAP, Siemens, Ying Feng Fastening System.
DeHeng Law Offices specialises in acquisition finance and project finance. Partner Xu (Jennifer) Zhang is experienced in cross-border financing, including syndicated lending, asset finance and sovereign loans. The firm now has 38 branch offices in China and 11 branch offices in foreign countries.
Client feedback
“They have a positive work attitude, rich knowledge on construction management and law, rich experience in solving difficult problems, and work efficiently.” – Construction
“The lawyers’ service attitude of this law firm is very good. Their communication with us is smooth, and cooperation is good. They have rich experience in construction project bidding, contract management, and other fields, which has greatly helped us.” – Infrastructure
“The law firm is particularly responsive and has a strong ability to solve difficult problems.” – Infrastructure
“This team is very dedicated, responsible, and professional in the process of cooperation with our company. Shen Wei is recognised for his enviable expertise in labour dispute resolution. We look forward to working with this team in the long term.” – Labour and employment
Hongyuan Li
“Lawyer Li is very patient, always patiently answering our difficult questions, and he always develops clever solutions when facing complex problems, which greatly helps our company's work.”
“Li has a high level of legal service. He has good cooperation with our employees and has achieved good work results.”
Shen Wei
“Shen Wei is a key figure at DeHeng. In addition to being known for handling labour arbitration and litigation cases, he was also praised for serving as an arbitrator.”
Work highlights
Advised a state-owned fuel company on the optimisation of management structure and business model.
Acting for China Resources Trust in the labour dispute against its employee.
Key clients
Chongqing Longhua Group Long Ao Automobile Sales Service, Essence Securities, Hefei Ecriee-Tamura Electric.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Advised a global banking group on all employment matters in relation to its sale of part of its China business.
Advised a Germany based industrial company in an internal investigation regarding misuse of management power, discrimination and unfair treatment in the workplace.
Established in 2004, River Delta Law Firm is a commercial law firm with a strong focus on providing legal services in labour law and human resources management for enterprises in China. Founding partner Jingbo (Jason) Lu is a labour law specialist, focusing his practice on labour and human resources management.
Work highlights
Represented Shanghai Leo Pharma Consulting in a labour dispute with its former employee who was fired for serious misbehaviour endangering the firm’s internal security management system.
Represented Videojet Technologies in a dispute against an employee’s false expenses claim.
Key clients
Cainiao Smart Logistics Holding, Shenzhen Airland Home Furnishing Products.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Acting as counsel for the China headquarters of a Fortune-500 foreign-owned automobile company and its subsidiaries and advising the client on day-to-day employment inquiries as well as labour disputes with several employees.
Advised a European leader in high value-added coatings and resins on mass redundancy due to liquidation.
Advising a domestic company in the mobile payment and financial services industry focusing on the overseas market in labour disputes with tens of its employees.
Headquartered in Beijing, Hylands Law Firm’s practice mainly covers dispute resolution and intellectual property. Founding partner Xiaogang Ma and his team are especially skilled in the media and entertainment industry. In addition to the traditional field of IP, the firm’s IP team also actively extends its practice to data protection, personal information protection, unfair competition and anti-monopoly matters.
Work highlights
Advising Beijing Benjia Culture Media on the production of movie Looking for Love, providing the whole process of legal services in script development, preparation, shooting, business cooperation and distribution.
TMT specialist TransAsia Lawyers is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in technology and telecommunications. The firm is known for its long-standing expertise across TMT, data law, entertainment, financing and compliance matters. The firm’s TMT team provides strategic guidance in the creation, acquisition, use and commercial exploitation of technology.
Work highlights
Advising Kuaishou on its international content licensing.
Advising Legendary Entertainment on co-productions, remake options and collaborations in China.
Advised superstar Jackie Chan on IP and commercial issues concerning his various Hollywood films, animation and TV series.
Key clients
China Film Group, IMAX Shanghai, Shanghai MoreJoy Pictures, Zebra Labs.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Advised InnoCare throughout on its Rmb2.9 billion initial public offering and listing on the STAR Market in Shanghai.
Advised MediTrust Health on its Series C+ financing led by HSBC and its strategic agreement with HSBC.
Advised as PRC counsel of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as the lead investor in its equity investment in CBPO Holdings, the offshore holding company of Taibang Biologic.
Key clients
CStone Pharmaceuticals, Hasten Biopharma, HuidaGene, Overland ADCT BioPharma.
Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Acted as PRC counsel for Novo Holdings in its acquisition of 100% shares of The Ritedose Corporation from Humanwell and AGIC Capital.
Advised Oricell Therapeutics on its red-chip restructuring and Series B financing of over $120 million.
Represented Philips in its investment in and strategic cooperation with Pulse Medical.
Conducted trainings on industry policies and regulatory policies regarding the life sciences and healthcare sector – including but not limited to policies related to clinical trials, licensing in and out transactions, human genetic resources, and cell and gene therapy – to various well-known pharmaceutical companies and investment institutions.
Key clients
Amygdala Scientific, CITIC Capital, Henlius, Legend Capital
DaHui Lawyers has extensive experience in capital markets transactions and has served as PRC counsel for issuers and underwriters in both equity and debt offerings in the US and Hong Kong, handling IPOs, secondary offerings, bond offerings and private placements. Managing partner of DaHui Lawyers, Richard Ma, has more than 20 years of experience in representing companies in capital markets, M&A, investments and compliance matters. His industry strengths are in media and entertainment, and technology and telecommunications. The firm hired a number of new partners in the last 12 months: Yun Chen from Baker McKenzie FenXun, Reking Chen from DLA Piper, Jiawen Gong from Jia Yuan Law Offices, and Yi Dai from Wang Jing & Co.
Work highlights
Advised Sands Talk Capital in investing in a new, large-scale coffee shop chain in southeast Asia.
Assisted Hillhouse in its investment in an inspiring new software company.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Represented Nio Capital in its Series Pre-A investment in Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery.
Represented Suzhou Industrial Park Investment Fund as a co-investor in the Series C financing of MegaRobo Technologies.
Advised Shangqi Capital, a PE fund founded by SAIC Motor Corporation, in the pre-IPO financing of Ruipu Energy with an aggregate investment amount of Rmb2.2 billion.
Represented China Mobile Capital Holding in its subscription of the 2022 private placement of China Eastern Airlines.
Key clients
China Development Bank Capital, China Integrated Circuit Industry Fund II, CICC, PAG Asia Capital, Shanghai Advanced Silicon Technology, Warburg Pincus.
Global Law Office is one of the ‘Outstanding’ firms in banking and finance. The firm’s banking and finance team has extensive experience in onshore, offshore and cross-border financing work, covering bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, trade and ECA-backed finance. Lawrence Lin leads the firm’s banking and finance team. The firm’s private equity team got a further boost with the hiring of six partners in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“Professional.” – Competition/antitrust
“Practical approach instead of theoretical analysis, timely response, understanding of business environment and solution-driven attitude.” – Corporate and M&A
“Provide professional advice on the litigation and they do it very well.” – Dispute resolution
“Their team's dedication, solution-driven attention to detail and professionalism in handling sensitive issues have left a lasting impression on me.” – Dispute resolution
“GLO worked as the lawyer of CPE, and mostly achieved CPE's initial goal.” – Dispute resolution
“They are efficient and professional. They always help us to solve the problems in time.” – Investment funds
“GLO lawyers are very knowledgeable and experienced in fund management and media and entertainment practices. They have been very efficient and responsive to our requests. In particular, with industrial knowledge in media and entertainment industry, GLO is able to not only assist us in identifying legal risks and providing effective legal solutions but also is able to advise us on the business side. Also, GLO lawyers, including their partners, are very easy to communicate with, patient and hard-working.” – Investment funds
“Professional and efficient transaction service.” – Private equity
“Global Law Office excels in providing professional advice and customer communication. The firm always provides opinions that best meet legal and regulatory requirements while meeting customer needs from a compliance perspective. We are very satisfied with Global Law Office's professional and timely feedback.” – Regulatory
Jia Gui
“Always able to provide professional advice and give feedback immediately. One of the best lawyers I used to work together.”
Shifang Guo
“Commercial insights and good communication.”
Zhao Li
“He's very responsive and result-oriented and focuses on the litigation strategies to achieve the client's goals.”
Jerry Liu
“Jerry is very professional and always provides legal advice and solutions to clients in a timely manner. He is also humorous and knowledgeable.”
Xianlai Liu
“He is an expert in investment fund and private equity areas. He can give us professional and one-stop services.”
Shujun Liu
“Apart from general legal issues, she is very skilled in antitrust-related business. For us, she is a very outstanding and indispensable partner.”
Zhiping Zhu
“He is able to comprehensively control legal risks for clients from the perspectives of investment, transaction structure design and project prospect based on his deep understanding of rules and business models of the entertainment industry and integration and coordination of various resources.”
Work highlights
Advised National Council for Social Security Fund on its strategic investment in COFCO Fortune.
Advised Changjiang Securities Innovation Investment on its investment in Qinghai Lihao Semiconductor’s Series B round of financing.
Advised Hidden Hill Capital on its participation in Geely's Farizon Auto's pre-A round of financing.
Advised investors including MSD and IDG Capital on their participation in Sichuan Kelun Biotech’s Series B round of financing.
Advised Hidden Hill Capital and two other market-leading investors on their participation in SANY Heavy Truck's Series A round of financing.
Key clients
Jiangsu Hanbon Science and Technology, MiHoYo Technology, Shunwei Capital, Xiaomi Corporation, Xiaomi Industry Fund, Yuanxi Information Technology.
Founded in 1992, Haiwen & Partners is experienced in cross-border securities, M&A transactions, private equity, and general corporate and commercial dispute resolution. Media and entertainment is one of the firm’s key industry sectors. It is often involved in the development of film and television projects, formation of production and financing vehicles, and other new media matters. The firm currently has around 300 lawyers in total working at its Beijing, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen offices. Beijing-based partner Yu Cao is a reputable entertainment lawyer. On top of his profound understanding of the media industry, he is also experienced in general corporate and finance transactions. The firm lured corporate partner Chensheng Qiu to its bench from Fangda Partners in 2021.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Advised Qinghai Lihao Semiconductor Material to complete its B round of financing.
Advised ABC Impact on the Series D funding in Da Mi & Xiao Mi, a Chinese intervention platform for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Advised Bain Capital on its major equity investment in EcoCeres.
Key clients
CICC, JJET, AIF Partners, Pony.ai, SDIC Venture Capital, Startorus Fusion, Xiang He Capital.
Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Advised China Structural Reform Fund on its investment in the Series A equity financing of Aion, a leader in China's new energy vehicle market. With total financing of around Rmb18.29 billion, this is the highest equity financing amount in one round of equity financing in the new energy vehicle market in recent years.
Key clients
Beneunder, L’Oreal, Qiming Venture Partners, Vickers Venture Partners
Top-tier firm JunHe is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas, including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate and M&A, labour and employment, and tax. Key figures include partner Hui (Nelson) Zhou for banking and finance, Jiang (Joe) Chen for corporate and M&A, Yingling Wei for competition/antitrust, Weining Zou ang George Wang for dispute resolution, Dongpeng Wang for labour and employment, and Chumeng (Jessica) Xu for IP. The firm also welcomed partners including Zhijun Lin, Libin Shi, Zhen Han, Sophie Chen, Sipei Lu, and Xiangyang Ge in 2022 to enhance its practice.
Client feedback
“The legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good to our company. JunHe always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.” – Capital markets
“Professional and responsible. They always consider their clients.” – Capital markets
“Perfect work.” – Capital markets
“The firm provides detailed consulting advice to the client. They are especially good at providing legal advice in a business view, and their advice is quite practical.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, responsive, sophisticated, always meets deadline.” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides professional insight about HGR-related consultation.” – Corporate and M&A
“The JunHe team has good business sense and understands our business models well. Their advice is very professional and strategic which helped our company to make a quick decision in a rational manner.” – Corporate and M&A
“Extremely good at co-counselling with international disputes lawyers, very strong strategic and legal judgement, excellent industry and client knowledge.” – Dispute resolution
“JunHe assigned appropriate lawyers with good experience and lawyering skills to accommodate our legal demands, and JunHe lawyers provided legal advice to the maximum extent to serve our business needs.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm demonstrated extreme professionalism, diligence, and hard-work ethic. They advised in a timely manner with clear articulation on PRC legal knowledge and practices.” – Investment funds
“They have rich knowledge on the legal fields, and their expertise and practice experience help clients.” – Privacy and data protection
“Professionalism, timely response, swift execution and one-stop solution.” – Real estate
“They have expertise on privacy and provide practical recommendations on potential risks.” – Regulatory
“Comprehensive and complete advice and suggestions.” – Technology and telecommunication
“JunHe is a top-tier law firm in handling complex work. JunHe has strong expertise in many highly regulated industry sectors such as telecommunication and cloud services that involve the most complex issues. They always deliver high-quality work products and provide creative solutions for the most difficult regulatory and contractual issues.” – Technology and telecommunication
Wei Chen
“Chen understands the client's needs and the pharmaceutical industry very well. Chen can provide full service to the client professionally and timely.”
Kevin Cui
“Cui manages the team to provide service. Cui consults other lawyers to solve specific problems like tax issues.”
Ning Liu
“She understands clients’ needs and requirements well and is very customer-friendly. For any urgent matters, her team could complete them to meet deadlines by hard-working overtime.”
Rui Ma
“With his help, the legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good for the company. He always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.”
“Rui can quickly familiarise himself with my business, and he is good at providing legal services while focusing on business purposes. And, of course, his professional knowledge is good.”
“Ma Rui is a very professional and responsible lawyer. He is proficient in various products and services in the field of capital markets, such as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, etc. In his cooperation with me personally and our fund, he is professional, enthusiastic, and has strong customer service awareness. He always carefully analyses problems, prepares materials, and has demonstrated rich experience in many material issues. When communicating with clients, he can put himself in their shoes and consider their needs and propose constructive solutions. When providing capital market legal services to our fund and invested companies, he has won much praise from our partners and CEOs.”
Shiming Shang
“Shang is extremely responsive and has problem-solving skills and creativity.”
Carol Sun
“Sun considers our various needs, even in supporting us for better engagement with the business team.”
Yongqiang Yu
“Very talented and experienced in capital markets, M&A, VC/PE.”
Elvis Zhou
“Zhou is an extremely experienced construction lawyer with excellent judgement and talent for creative problem-solving. Zhou is a delight to work with.”
Frank Zhou
“Timely, responsive, detailed and patient.”
Nelson Zhou
“Zhou is professional. Zhou offers timely response, swift execution, and one-stop solution.”
Weining Zou
“Weining is an excellent lawyer. He acted as our external counsel for over five years. He quickly responds to our legal inquiries, understands our business needs, sets up appropriate lawyer team, delivers his legal advice in a timely manner, and his legal advice is practical and workable.”
Work highlights
Assisted CPE to participate in the Series B financing of $800 million of JD Smart Industry Development Group.
Advised GAC Aion on its Series A financing in an amount of Rmb18.3 billion.
Advised ReiStone Biopharma on its Series A financing.
Key clients
China Life Healthcare Fund, Degron Therapeutics, Hahn & Company, RNAimmune, Wuxi AstraZeneca CICC Venture Capital Partnership.
Established in 2006, Merits & Tree Law Offices, formerly known as Beijing Hawkhigh Law Firm, is consistently referenced among market peers in the capacity of private equity. The firm is often busy representing investment funds in their investment activities, advising startups on fund-raising transactions, and assisting companies in matters related to variable interest equity structure and privatisation. A key figure to note is partner Haitao Long, whose practice covers banking and finance, corporate and M&A, and private equity. The firm has been keeping building up its capacity of both private equity and other corporate-related work with the hiring of Junyi(Jenny) Li from Dahui Lawyers, Yunyun Tang from Haiwen & Partners, Zeyu Li from Zhong Lun Law Firm, Yan Zheng from T&C Law Firm, and Bo Hu from Anjie Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Merits & Tree Law Offices is one of the few law firms in China that adopt a lockstep and semi-lockstep or corporate way of management, which means it is swift in responding to client's various needs for legal advising in all aspects and without additional cost. The law firm provides full-service to the client, from general contract review to dispute resolution, from construction project to data protection compliance. If you are going to choose only one law firm to handle your company's all-round legal matters, I believe M&T can be a qualified candidate.” – Construction
“M&T is formed by experienced and dedicated lawyers. The partner that regularly advises us is quick to respond to our needs and is able to think not only from a legal perspective but commercially as well, which is important to giving practical and useful advice.” – Private equity
Chenxi Qu
“He is very responsive to requests. He helps clients to coordinate and obtain resource in the firm. He is willing to help and has knowledge in construction engineering.”
Feng Zhou
“Feng is very responsive and experienced in legal knowledge. He is especially good at thinking from a commercial standpoint and gives practical solutions.”
Work highlights
Represented Sironax in its Series B financing.
Advised Gaorong on its leading investment in Weijing Energy.
Advised China-US Green Fund on its investment in Series D financing of Sinovation.
Key clients
Fenghuo Fund, Fosun Capital, Lanhor Capital, Nuo Capital, Sequoia Capital China.
PacGate Law Group was founded in 2005 by Yigong Chen, who has a deep understanding of venture capital and private equity funds, strategic investors and innovation enterprises in the commercial fields. Led by 11 partners, the firm’s capital markets team is often busy with private equity and venture capital business. Zuofeng Zeng joined the firm from Alliance J&C Law Firm earlier this year.
Work highlights
Represented TheraXyte, a company that develops innovative drugs for cell and gene therapy, in its Pre-A round of financing in China.
Shihui Partners is known for its expertise in capital markets, investment funds and private equity. The firm’s capital markets team has worked closely with regulators, listed companies and professional advisers, and has sound experience in advising clients on domestic and overseas securities offering transactions. Partner George Niu focuses on domestic and overseas IPOs, M&A, private equity and investment funds. The firm welcomed Zhenxing Mai from Jeffrey Mak Law Firm and Ian Paul Read from Eversheds Sutherland for corporate and M&A-related work in 2022.
Client feedback
“The firm has strong insights into the data privacy industry and has in-depth regulatory understanding, providing good compliance support. They provide us with high-quality practical legal advice, we can get guidance on how general business and our specific sector is viewing privacy.” – Privacy and data protection
“They are very professional, efficient, and hard-working. They have impressive commercial sense in every case.” – Regulatory
Jing Lu
“Jing is thoughtful, incisive and diligent. He finds strategic ways to provide meaningful advice on privacy law issues. He is amazing with complex and sophisticated matters, especially with incorporating unique corporate issues and risk factors into his legal advice.”
Peizhi Zhao
“Commercial sense, comprehensive, hard-working, clever, efficient, hands-on and nice.”
Work highlights
Advised JD Property Group Corporation on its $800 million of Series B preferred stock financing project.
Advised PICC Investment on its investment in the private equity financing of ZDJX.
Key clients
Cwelding Technology, Gaorong Partners Fund, Lofty Fame Developments, Source Code Capital, 3E Bioventures Capital
Headquartered in Beijing with branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Hong Kong, Tian Yuan Law Firm is highly ranked in capital markets, competition/antitrust and corporate and M&A. Partner Xiaohui Zhu has extensive experience in corporate law and capital markets, with a particular focus on M&A, restructuring, venture capital, private equity and securities issuances.
Client feedback
Jiayun Xie
“Xie is responsible, diligent, and has good commercial sense. Xie is also experienced and leads a top-tier team for M&A and PE work.”
Work highlights
Advised Sequoia Capital on its participation in the A round of financing for the AI Being project.
Advised IDG Capital on its participation in the F round financing of the Huole project.
Advised Chengtongtongying Fund Management on its investment in CGN Wind Energy.
Key clients
Jin Yuan Capital, Sequoia Capital.
Making its debut in asialaw this edition, Yenlex Partners was established last year by Menghan Zhao, a former partner from Zhonglun W&D Law Firm. Zhao is well versed in corporate and M&A and private equity, and he is often sought after by well-known investment institutions, large companies and startup enterprises. At present, the firm is laying out its development plan to form a cooperative layout in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta region and the Pearl River Delta region, with the head office in Beijing.
Client feedback
“Very professional.”
Zhang Zhen
“Zhen has professional competence.”
Work highlights
Advised Shanghai eRoad Software on a transaction.
Advised Beijing Zhuanzhuan Spirit Technology on a transaction.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Advised China Building Materials (Anhui) New Materials Industry Investment Fund Partnership, Sinopec Group Capital, China State-owned Enterprise Mixed Ownership Reform Fund, Kegai Ceyuan (Chongqing) Private Equity Fund Partnership and Three Gorges Capital Holding on their investments in Sinoma Lithium Battery Separator.
Advised Moore Threads Technology on its Series B financing round of over more than $200 million.
Advised Beijing Huayi Life E-Commerce on its C+ round financing from NICE Group and a private equity fund managed by CICC focusing on the investment of consumer goods and services.
Key clients
Accel-KKR, Decheng Capital, Farizon Auto, H.I.G. Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Shanghai ArtechMed.
Shanghai-based City Development Law Firm is consistently referenced among market peers in the capacity of construction and real estate, an area in which the firm has found a particular niche. The firm’s construction department consists of multiple outstanding teams with lawyers having both legal and civil engineering backgrounds. The chief proponent behind the infrastructure, public utilities and landmark projects, Shuying Zhu is skilled at handling both non-litigation and litigation cases related to the fields of construction and real estate.
Work highlights
Advised CSSC Real Estate on its Lujiazui Harbour City project, a landmark urban complex in the financial centre of Lujiazui.
Advised China Railway 2nd Bureau Real Estate Group on the Shanghai Shihudang Town, Jin Sheng Village, Ta Hui and other plots of land "urban village" transformation project.
Dacheng Law Offices is ‘Highly recommended’ in our construction, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency tables. The firm is best known for its speciality in handling matters across the spectrum of transportation and infrastructure. Through cooperation with the government and enterprises in major construction projects, the team has accumulated extensive experience in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Based in Beijing, senior partner Huazhi Yuan heads the firm’s real estate and natural resources practices. Real estate, construction, PPP, mineral resources and general corporate law are some of his core practices.
Client feedback
“Dentons China is highly recommended in the field of energy and corporate laws, the expertise and efficiency represented by partner Chang and her team members is evident and impressive.” – Corporate and M&A
“High professional level, good service, reasonable fees, high win rate.” – Dispute resolution
“As a massive legal platform, Dentons China is filled with experts in various fields, including energy and construction, and it is able to form temporary teams for solving different types of cases.” – Energy
“The main advantages of Dentons China lie in its professionalism, overall perspective, and the professionalism.” – Intellectual property
“High level of expertise. Client oriented. Great sense of the combination of business purpose and laws.” – Intellectual property
“Dentons China has been providing legal services for us for a very long period, we witnessed its expansion of business scale and growth of depth of expertise in various fields. With a strong base of experts, Dentons China is capable of providing detailed and comprehensive legal solutions for specific problems. While obvious legal risks are apparent, Dentons would be able to discover the risk underneath the surface.” – Real estate
“Professional service, rich experience in real estate, and integrity. The firm helped the company to avoid many legal risks and has been valuable for us for years.” – Real estate
“The most obvious advantage Dentons China has is that they are a global-based law firm which focused on various legal fields. As the complexity and scale of our business is constantly rising after the pandemic, Dentons China is able to provide the legal service that we require.” – Real estate
“Dentons China is widely known for its massive team of legal personnel in various fields. In the process of several projects participated in by Dentons China, their team managed to secure our interests by designing project structures and reviewing all related agreements. Lawyers from Dentons China demonstrated full endeavour for the matters of our concern.” – Real estate
“The overall leader of the team, Lawyer Gao, is a lawyer specialising in the field of bankruptcy reorganisation. Lawyer Gao has formed a large and experienced team of lawyers to support this project. She and her team are very professional in handling bankruptcy-related issues, and the entire team responds promptly and efficiently. During the process, we felt that our company had extremely smooth communication with any lawyer within the team.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Qing Chang
“Qing is a very sophisticated lawyer and has been providing legal service for real estate corporations for more than a decade. During this process, she has been watching over the development of the industry, which has helped her to predict the future development of certain law and policies.”
“Lawyer Qing and her teammates are all very good at responding to our request speedily. They truly demonstrated that their actions are highly effective and responsive. As a lawyer, Qing is not only professional but also diligent, and Qing has helped our corporation to avoid potential legal risk.”
“Lawyer Qing has successfully constructed a very sophisticated team targeted in the field of real estate and construction. Her outstanding capability in solving real estate legal matters with innovative methods are widely recognised by my colleagues who participated into the project. While facing substantial obstacles discovered during the due diligence investigation, lawyer Qing managed to design compatible and effective mechanisms in the agreements, which enabled us to manage the potential risks.”
“Partner Qing Chang provided full-process legal assistance for the transformation of the energy project. Based on the situation of the project and other factors, she optimised our interests during negotiations and the draft of legal documents. Since the project is vital to the financing of the operation, partner Qing Chang managed to solve our problems at a very responsive fashion with high-quality outcomes.”
“As a long-term partner, Lawyer Qing is a very capable and reliable real estate lawyer, who has clearly accumulated tremendous knowledge and practical experience in real estate and construction. Her ability to acquire new knowledge from a novel legal field and utilise it in solving practical matters is very impressive. With the help of her team, we successfully ensured and secured the steady growth of the project without crossing any red lines.”
Meili Gao
“As the lead lawyer for the entire project, the deepest impression is that, firstly, she is very professional and often discovers potential factors that are unfavourable to our clients in the tense business negotiation process. She provided reminders and helped us avoid many possible legal risks. Secondly, her communication skills are very strong, and we feel very reassured that she is responsible for coordinating with all parties. Through countless rounds of friendly but authoritative negotiations between lawyer Gao and the government, the other party's managers, and relevant business leaders, the entire project has been promoted more smoothly. She has excellent overall planning skills, and under her leadership, the team has enabled everyone to leverage their strengths and achieve perfect collaboration among team members.”
Tao Li
“Professional, precise, tenacious, humble, kind, conscientious.”
Charles Wu
“Very experienced and professional. Charles greatly helps us to manage risk.”
Work highlights
Advised China Resources Land on its acquisition of Shimao Group's development of Man Yun Jia Yuan and Yu Yue Jia Yuan projects.
Assisted GLP in developing high-end logistics and warehouse facilities on collectively operated development land.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Represented Ant Group on its purchase of a mixed-use land parcel located in Huangpu District, Shanghai.
Represented China Ping An Life Insurance Joint Stock Company in its acquisition of a site in the Lize Business District of Fengtai District, Beijing and two Grade A office buildings thereon.
Represented SC Capital Partners in its disposal of four logistics properties located in Taicang, Suzhou, Nantong and Jiaxing respectively, to Morgan Stanley through offshore equity transactions.
Key clients
FunPlus, Jiumaojiu Group, Macquarie Asset Management, New World Development, Tishman Speyer.
With offices across China, full-service firm V&T Law Firm is especially strong in real estate, construction and infrastructure. The firm has a track record in handling investment, M&A, financing, development and construction matters in various projects for real estate companies and financial institutions. Some of the key names of the firm’s construction practice are partners Hua Liang, Lei Gao, Xiaofeng Zhang and Min Bi.
Work highlights
Advised Beijing City Vice Center Administrative Office Construction Management Office on the construction of its district phase II start-up plot project.
Acted for CCCC Second Highway Engineering Bureau, as the contractor, in the Shenzhen Outer Ring Expressway Shenzhen section construction project.
Advised Guangxi Jingtou Tourism Investment on the construction of the Modern Agricultural Industrial Park Project in Guangxi Province.
Key clients
Beijing Workers' Sports Service Center Industrial Stadium, Wuhan Metro Line 12 PPP Project, Xinjiang TBEA Group.
DaHui Lawyers has extensive experience in capital markets transactions and has served as PRC counsel for issuers and underwriters in both equity and debt offerings in the US and Hong Kong, handling IPOs, secondary offerings, bond offerings and private placements. Managing partner of DaHui Lawyers, Richard Ma, has more than 20 years of experience in representing companies in capital markets, M&A, investments and compliance matters. His industry strengths are in media and entertainment, and technology and telecommunications. The firm hired a number of new partners in the last 12 months: Yun Chen from Baker McKenzie FenXun, Reking Chen from DLA Piper, Jiawen Gong from Jia Yuan Law Offices, and Yi Dai from Wang Jing & Co.
Work highlights
Advising Elsevier, a Netherlands-based publishing company specialising in scientific, technical and medical content, on regulatory matters related to its market entry, cooperation and business growth in China.
Advising The Economist on optimising the structure of its local operations.
Acted for CBS on regulatory matters in relation to its sale of an entity with rare operating licences.
Key clients
Comcast, Peterson Control Union, Reed Exhibitions.
Global Law Office is one of the ‘Outstanding’ firms in banking and finance. The firm’s banking and finance team has extensive experience in onshore, offshore and cross-border financing work, covering bilateral and syndicated loans, project finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance, asset finance, trade and ECA-backed finance. Lawrence Lin leads the firm’s banking and finance team. The firm’s private equity team got a further boost with the hiring of six partners in the last 12 months.
Client feedback
“Professional.” – Competition/antitrust
“Practical approach instead of theoretical analysis, timely response, understanding of business environment and solution-driven attitude.” – Corporate and M&A
“Provide professional advice on the litigation and they do it very well.” – Dispute resolution
“Their team's dedication, solution-driven attention to detail and professionalism in handling sensitive issues have left a lasting impression on me.” – Dispute resolution
“GLO worked as the lawyer of CPE, and mostly achieved CPE's initial goal.” – Dispute resolution
“They are efficient and professional. They always help us to solve the problems in time.” – Investment funds
“GLO lawyers are very knowledgeable and experienced in fund management and media and entertainment practices. They have been very efficient and responsive to our requests. In particular, with industrial knowledge in media and entertainment industry, GLO is able to not only assist us in identifying legal risks and providing effective legal solutions but also is able to advise us on the business side. Also, GLO lawyers, including their partners, are very easy to communicate with, patient and hard-working.” – Investment funds
“Professional and efficient transaction service.” – Private equity
“Global Law Office excels in providing professional advice and customer communication. The firm always provides opinions that best meet legal and regulatory requirements while meeting customer needs from a compliance perspective. We are very satisfied with Global Law Office's professional and timely feedback.” – Regulatory
Jia Gui
“Always able to provide professional advice and give feedback immediately. One of the best lawyers I used to work together.”
Shifang Guo
“Commercial insights and good communication.”
Zhao Li
“He's very responsive and result-oriented and focuses on the litigation strategies to achieve the client's goals.”
Jerry Liu
“Jerry is very professional and always provides legal advice and solutions to clients in a timely manner. He is also humorous and knowledgeable.”
Xianlai Liu
“He is an expert in investment fund and private equity areas. He can give us professional and one-stop services.”
Shujun Liu
“Apart from general legal issues, she is very skilled in antitrust-related business. For us, she is a very outstanding and indispensable partner.”
Zhiping Zhu
“He is able to comprehensively control legal risks for clients from the perspectives of investment, transaction structure design and project prospect based on his deep understanding of rules and business models of the entertainment industry and integration and coordination of various resources.”
Work highlights
Contributed to the writing and editing of the Corporate Compliance Officer Textbook led by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Commercial Legal Services Centre.
Assisted Boehringer-Ingelheim with dozens of internal investigation cases.
Advised Jiangsu Yaomaitong Medical Technology on the introduction of ISO 37001:2016 Anti-bribery Management Systems, and the establishment of an anti-bribery management system.
Advised Newrizon Motor on data and personal information protection and compliance.
Key clients
China Pharmaceutical Industry Association, GenSci, Hengrui Pharmaceuticals.
YuandaWinston enjoys a stellar reputation in the government and regulatory space, particularly known for anti-corruption and compliance expertise. Based in Shanghai, the team consistently demonstrates a remarkable track record of acting on complex corporate investigations and shaping internal compliance procedures. It is a go-to firm for various multinational corporations and large Chinese enterprises for high-stake enforcement cases. Apart from regulatory disputes, the firm is also active in general commercial and IP matters. Key figures include John Huang, who is often sought for high-profile investigations work including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations. During the research period, Caidan Cao joined the firm from Gen Law Firm as a partner while James Jiang departed the firm to join a private law firm.
Client feedback
“Strong professionalism, quick response, and able to quickly understand client's intentions and propose ideas and suggestions from the client's perspective. Punctual and trustworthy, flexible work language, clear and intuitive work results.” – Intellectual property
“Efficient and professional work for everything I need.” – Media and entertainment
Judy Cao
“Judy is very professional. She can provide a crystal-clear and concise introduction to the current project’s progress, work environment and background, and based on her professional analysis, to provide the most beneficial work suggestions for the client. Judy is able to anticipate the situation and outcome of the matter before it actually progresses, which helps clients weigh the pros and cons before taking substantive action and make the most efficient decisions in a short time.”
Andy Pan
“As always, Pan efficiently solves my problems.”
Work highlights
Acting for one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies in a cross-border lawsuit.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Provided comprehensive data compliance services for China Mobile.
Advised China Baowu Steel Group Corporation on the setup of an overseas compliance risk prevention and control system.
Assisted a global medical device giant in dealing with the detention of its imported culture media by customs.
Key clients
Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy Group, Shanghai Ying Yi Investment Center, Victoria’s Secret, Yuexiu Group.
Founded in 1999 with branch offices in 20 cities across China, full-service law firm AllBright Law Offices is known for its expertise in capital markets, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and tax. Senior partner Fangzhou (Ark) Bao is experienced in providing legal services to companies regarding corporate restructurings and IPOs in both domestic and overseas stock exchanges.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.” – Aviation and shipping
“Besides legal advice, Allbright provides practical ways to solve the issue with commercial consideration, and brings value-added service.” – Aviation and shipping
“Good legal and communication skill.” – Corporate and M&A
“Good knowledge of the transaction background, knows very well about all the transaction documents, can make proper recommendations to the clients. Very responsive, can meet the client's requests re timing.” – Corporate and M&A
Fang Cao
“Fang Cao is the focal point of Allbright to handle our cases in China, he's familiar with our style and is competent in practice.”
David Li
“Excellent legal skill and project experience.”
“Always accessible, responsive, good knowledge about the whole deal.”
Yuheng Zhang
“Professional, efficient and enthusiastic.”
Work highlights
Acted for Nanjing Construction Industrial Group and other companies on a reorganisation project. This case is the largest reorganisation case of assets and liabilities in Jiangsu province.
Advised Shenzhen Yantian Port Group and other companies on a reorganisation project. This project is the first special asset acquisition project of Shenzhen State-owned Assets through bankruptcy reorganisation.
Key clients
Jingchuang (Shenzhen) Equipment, Shenzhen Konka Electric Appliance, Tianjin Development Zone Heyou Real Estate Development.
Commerce & Finance Law Offices provides a comprehensive and diverse array of legal services that range from capital markets, corporate and M&A and dispute resolution to restructuring and insolvency. The firm has etched itself a formidable niche in the China legal landscape with its concentration on representing overseas companies that have investment interests in China. Its capital markets team has assisted many companies in completing their IPOs, refinancing and offering of bonds and other securities in the capital markets arena. Its dispute resolution practice, on the other hand, hosts a stable of litigators including Hongji Li and Jialu Wang, who have proven adept with a particular focus on the commercial disputes space.
Client feedback
“Professional, dedicated and high efficiency. The firm always provides professional advice for its client.” – Intellectual property
“They are very professional, passionate, efficient, and great at what they should do for the customers. They are also willing to go the extra mile to exceed our expectations.” – Intellectual property
“Rich knowledge and experience in the law and local practice. Good and efficient communication with client and delivered results beyond expectation.” – Labour and employment
Jing Chen
“Jing Chen is good at managing complicated cases and offering suitable advice on the issues that other firms might get lost. She is very experienced at giving the whole picture of solving the issues when it is related to multi-party benefits. She is also great at communicating with different people with different backgrounds and personalities. She is patient when she is explaining the legal documents and always puts herself in the customer’s shoes to evaluate the solutions.”
Jing Gong
“Professional and high efficiency.”
Freddy Huang
“Smooth and intime communication with client, deep understanding of local jurisdiction and make efforts to deliver the expected service to client.”
Work highlights
Acted for Delong Steel and Tianjin Xintiangang Iron and Steel Group on the bankruptcy reorganisation plan of Bohai Steel Group as a strategic investor.
Represented Citicorp International for various overseas bond restructuring consent solicitations case of Guangzhou R&F property.
Key clients
Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group, China Southern Power Grid, Haohua Chemical Science & Technology Corp, CICC.
Dacheng Law Offices is ‘Highly recommended’ in our construction, labour and employment, restructuring and insolvency tables. The firm is best known for its speciality in handling matters across the spectrum of transportation and infrastructure. Through cooperation with the government and enterprises in major construction projects, the team has accumulated extensive experience in public-private partnerships (PPPs). Based in Beijing, senior partner Huazhi Yuan heads the firm’s real estate and natural resources practices. Real estate, construction, PPP, mineral resources and general corporate law are some of his core practices.
Client feedback
“Dentons China is highly recommended in the field of energy and corporate laws, the expertise and efficiency represented by partner Chang and her team members is evident and impressive.” – Corporate and M&A
“High professional level, good service, reasonable fees, high win rate.” – Dispute resolution
“As a massive legal platform, Dentons China is filled with experts in various fields, including energy and construction, and it is able to form temporary teams for solving different types of cases.” – Energy
“The main advantages of Dentons China lie in its professionalism, overall perspective, and the professionalism.” – Intellectual property
“High level of expertise. Client oriented. Great sense of the combination of business purpose and laws.” – Intellectual property
“Dentons China has been providing legal services for us for a very long period, we witnessed its expansion of business scale and growth of depth of expertise in various fields. With a strong base of experts, Dentons China is capable of providing detailed and comprehensive legal solutions for specific problems. While obvious legal risks are apparent, Dentons would be able to discover the risk underneath the surface.” – Real estate
“Professional service, rich experience in real estate, and integrity. The firm helped the company to avoid many legal risks and has been valuable for us for years.” – Real estate
“The most obvious advantage Dentons China has is that they are a global-based law firm which focused on various legal fields. As the complexity and scale of our business is constantly rising after the pandemic, Dentons China is able to provide the legal service that we require.” – Real estate
“Dentons China is widely known for its massive team of legal personnel in various fields. In the process of several projects participated in by Dentons China, their team managed to secure our interests by designing project structures and reviewing all related agreements. Lawyers from Dentons China demonstrated full endeavour for the matters of our concern.” – Real estate
“The overall leader of the team, Lawyer Gao, is a lawyer specialising in the field of bankruptcy reorganisation. Lawyer Gao has formed a large and experienced team of lawyers to support this project. She and her team are very professional in handling bankruptcy-related issues, and the entire team responds promptly and efficiently. During the process, we felt that our company had extremely smooth communication with any lawyer within the team.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Qing Chang
“Qing is a very sophisticated lawyer and has been providing legal service for real estate corporations for more than a decade. During this process, she has been watching over the development of the industry, which has helped her to predict the future development of certain law and policies.”
“Lawyer Qing and her teammates are all very good at responding to our request speedily. They truly demonstrated that their actions are highly effective and responsive. As a lawyer, Qing is not only professional but also diligent, and Qing has helped our corporation to avoid potential legal risk.”
“Lawyer Qing has successfully constructed a very sophisticated team targeted in the field of real estate and construction. Her outstanding capability in solving real estate legal matters with innovative methods are widely recognised by my colleagues who participated into the project. While facing substantial obstacles discovered during the due diligence investigation, lawyer Qing managed to design compatible and effective mechanisms in the agreements, which enabled us to manage the potential risks.”
“Partner Qing Chang provided full-process legal assistance for the transformation of the energy project. Based on the situation of the project and other factors, she optimised our interests during negotiations and the draft of legal documents. Since the project is vital to the financing of the operation, partner Qing Chang managed to solve our problems at a very responsive fashion with high-quality outcomes.”
“As a long-term partner, Lawyer Qing is a very capable and reliable real estate lawyer, who has clearly accumulated tremendous knowledge and practical experience in real estate and construction. Her ability to acquire new knowledge from a novel legal field and utilise it in solving practical matters is very impressive. With the help of her team, we successfully ensured and secured the steady growth of the project without crossing any red lines.”
Meili Gao
“As the lead lawyer for the entire project, the deepest impression is that, firstly, she is very professional and often discovers potential factors that are unfavourable to our clients in the tense business negotiation process. She provided reminders and helped us avoid many possible legal risks. Secondly, her communication skills are very strong, and we feel very reassured that she is responsible for coordinating with all parties. Through countless rounds of friendly but authoritative negotiations between lawyer Gao and the government, the other party's managers, and relevant business leaders, the entire project has been promoted more smoothly. She has excellent overall planning skills, and under her leadership, the team has enabled everyone to leverage their strengths and achieve perfect collaboration among team members.”
Tao Li
“Professional, precise, tenacious, humble, kind, conscientious.”
Charles Wu
“Very experienced and professional. Charles greatly helps us to manage risk.”
Work highlights
Appointed as the interim administrator for the bankruptcy reorganisation of Spearhead Integrated Marketing Communication.
Advised Chongqing Energy Investment Group on its bankruptcy reorganisation.
Acting as legal adviser to investors and representing Tianjin Rockcheck Investment Holding Group to participate in the bankruptcy and reorganisation case of Tewoo Group.
DeHeng Law Offices specialises in acquisition finance and project finance. Partner Xu (Jennifer) Zhang is experienced in cross-border financing, including syndicated lending, asset finance and sovereign loans. The firm now has 38 branch offices in China and 11 branch offices in foreign countries.
Client feedback
“They have a positive work attitude, rich knowledge on construction management and law, rich experience in solving difficult problems, and work efficiently.” – Construction
“The lawyers’ service attitude of this law firm is very good. Their communication with us is smooth, and cooperation is good. They have rich experience in construction project bidding, contract management, and other fields, which has greatly helped us.” – Infrastructure
“The law firm is particularly responsive and has a strong ability to solve difficult problems.” – Infrastructure
“This team is very dedicated, responsible, and professional in the process of cooperation with our company. Shen Wei is recognised for his enviable expertise in labour dispute resolution. We look forward to working with this team in the long term.” – Labour and employment
Hongyuan Li
“Lawyer Li is very patient, always patiently answering our difficult questions, and he always develops clever solutions when facing complex problems, which greatly helps our company's work.”
“Li has a high level of legal service. He has good cooperation with our employees and has achieved good work results.”
Shen Wei
“Shen Wei is a key figure at DeHeng. In addition to being known for handling labour arbitration and litigation cases, he was also praised for serving as an arbitrator.”
Work highlights
Advised Netinfo Securities on its bankruptcy reorganisation. This is the first securities company in China to adopt a completely market-oriented model for bankruptcy reorganisation.
Appointed as a member of the liquidation group for Anyang Chemical Industry.
Advised Henan Qi County Yongda Food Industry and another 149 enterprises on bankruptcy reorganisation. This case is the largest scale of agricultural enterprises restructuring in China.
Key clients
Henan Shengguang Group, Inner Mongolia Xingye Group, Sanya Luhuitou Tourism Zone Development.
Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. The firm also moved up to the ‘Outstanding’ tier in this year’s media and entertainment rankings. Its regulatory team provides one-stop compliance and government enforcement services, including corporate investigations, government enforcement, compliance advisory and related contentious matters. A key partner to note in the team is Kate Yin, who is a recognised leader in complex government enforcement, internal investigation and regulatory compliance, especially for challenging cross-border matters. Corporate partner Jeffrey Ding attends to a varied practice composed of capital markets, corporate M&A and private equity, while Pu (Alexandra) Yang is a long-time authority in the intellectual property capacity. Gordon Gao, a renowned figure in IP, left the firm in May 2022 for King & Wood Mallesons, and the firm’s IP team welcomed Wen Zou and Michelle Ning from Gen Law Firm.
Client feedback
“Always find solutions to dilemmas, which will facilitate the transaction until the completion of the transaction. Always careful, diligent and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“Fangda advised us on legal compliance and assisted us in private equity financings. Most importantly, they provided legal services for IPO matters and resolved legal issues for the company going public.” – Capital markets
“Valuable experience in the debt market, good network, excellent communication skills with clients with different background, responsive and diligent services.” – Capital markets
“Deep industrial insights and flexible fee arrangement.” – Corporate and M&A
“The Fangda team helpfully identified evidence proving misbehaviours by employees.” – Dispute resolution
“Fangda represented us in the deal and supported all the way from term sheet drafting, legal due diligence, to close documents negotiations and communication with the multiple stakeholders. They have been very responsive, helpful and professional.” – Private equity
“The Fangda team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very professional and hard-working.” – Private equity
“They provided prompt response and insight into the legal nature of the relevant arrangement. Their advice reminds us of the blind point that we missed.” – Real estate
“Fangda Partners is adept at responding to clients' questions quickly and efficiently and giving answers from a practical perspective.” – Technology and telecommunications
Christine Chen
“Christine has in-depth knowledge and experience in advising sophisticated international issuers and on local law issues. By providing practical and thoughtful solutions to complicated or tricky legal issues in the course of bond issuance, Christine has gained deep trust and respect from us. Her advice and constant contribution are immensely helpful to the successful execution of cutting-edge debt offering transactions.”
Frank Fan
“Prompt response with perspectives and thoughts.”
Helen Fan
“Helen oversaw the transaction and guided her team to work through the deal efficiently.”
Diana Li
“Deep industrial insights. Quick response.”
Devan Shao
“Devan provided invaluable advice on SDK compliance and trade secret protection.”
Judy Tan
“Judy is experienced in the aviation area and can always find a solution to dilemmas.”
Yiru Wang
“The team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are very hard-working.”
Kate Yin
“Yin led the whole team to conduct investigation and completed the task in line with the timetable, the team helpfully identified solid evidence against the employees concerned.”
Work highlights
Appointed as the administrator of the reorganisation of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore.
Appointed as the joint administrator of the bankruptcy of CEFC Shanghai International Group, involving an energy business with Rmb200 billion in assets. This is the first mainland bankruptcy verdict recognised by Hong Kong.
With 13 offices in China, Guantao Law Firm provides legal services across all practice areas. The firm is ranked ‘Highly recommended’ in restructuring and insolvency. Its team advises non-bank financial institutions on dissolution liquidation, insolvency liquidation and insolvency reorganisation. Managing partner Liguo Cui has expertise in transactional law with a focus on aviation, financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
Work highlights
Acted for Qingdao Military and Civil Integration Development Group in the bankruptcy reorganisation process of Taihai Manoir Nuclear Equipment and its three wholly owned subsidiaries including Yantai Taihai Manoir Nuclear Equipment.
Acted for Shanghai Pharmaceutical in its bankruptcy liquidation.
Advised CSTF Fund Management on the bankruptcy reorganisation procedure of CITIC Guoan Group.
Key clients
Everbright Prestige Capital Asset Management.
A firm with a specialty niche in Shangdong’s restructuring and insolvency practice area, Jointide Law Firm has 16 branches across China and it houses 250 partners. It regularly provides legal services for government agencies and enterprises. Guoyu Geng, Huming Yao and Ruzhi Li are key names.
Work highlights
Acted for Shandong Zhonghong Real Estate as the administrator of its restructuring case. This is a bankruptcy case of a real estate enterprise with high local complexity, great influence and high social attention in Jinan.
Acted for Linyi Beicheng Real Estate in its insolvency procedure. This is a bankruptcy case of a real estate enterprise with the largest, most complex and most difficult restructuring in Linyi.
Acted for Rizhao City Enterprise Restructuring Development Fund Partnership in the restructuring and investment of Shandong Wanbao Group and four other groups.
Key clients
Qingdao Jialongteng Real Estate.
Top-tier firm JunHe is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas, including banking and finance, capital markets, competition/antitrust, corporate and M&A, labour and employment, and tax. Key figures include partner Hui (Nelson) Zhou for banking and finance, Jiang (Joe) Chen for corporate and M&A, Yingling Wei for competition/antitrust, Weining Zou ang George Wang for dispute resolution, Dongpeng Wang for labour and employment, and Chumeng (Jessica) Xu for IP. The firm also welcomed partners including Zhijun Lin, Libin Shi, Zhen Han, Sophie Chen, Sipei Lu, and Xiangyang Ge in 2022 to enhance its practice.
Client feedback
“The legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good to our company. JunHe always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.” – Capital markets
“Professional and responsible. They always consider their clients.” – Capital markets
“Perfect work.” – Capital markets
“The firm provides detailed consulting advice to the client. They are especially good at providing legal advice in a business view, and their advice is quite practical.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, responsive, sophisticated, always meets deadline.” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides professional insight about HGR-related consultation.” – Corporate and M&A
“The JunHe team has good business sense and understands our business models well. Their advice is very professional and strategic which helped our company to make a quick decision in a rational manner.” – Corporate and M&A
“Extremely good at co-counselling with international disputes lawyers, very strong strategic and legal judgement, excellent industry and client knowledge.” – Dispute resolution
“JunHe assigned appropriate lawyers with good experience and lawyering skills to accommodate our legal demands, and JunHe lawyers provided legal advice to the maximum extent to serve our business needs.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm demonstrated extreme professionalism, diligence, and hard-work ethic. They advised in a timely manner with clear articulation on PRC legal knowledge and practices.” – Investment funds
“They have rich knowledge on the legal fields, and their expertise and practice experience help clients.” – Privacy and data protection
“Professionalism, timely response, swift execution and one-stop solution.” – Real estate
“They have expertise on privacy and provide practical recommendations on potential risks.” – Regulatory
“Comprehensive and complete advice and suggestions.” – Technology and telecommunication
“JunHe is a top-tier law firm in handling complex work. JunHe has strong expertise in many highly regulated industry sectors such as telecommunication and cloud services that involve the most complex issues. They always deliver high-quality work products and provide creative solutions for the most difficult regulatory and contractual issues.” – Technology and telecommunication
Wei Chen
“Chen understands the client's needs and the pharmaceutical industry very well. Chen can provide full service to the client professionally and timely.”
Kevin Cui
“Cui manages the team to provide service. Cui consults other lawyers to solve specific problems like tax issues.”
Ning Liu
“She understands clients’ needs and requirements well and is very customer-friendly. For any urgent matters, her team could complete them to meet deadlines by hard-working overtime.”
Rui Ma
“With his help, the legal terms of the Round D financing contract are good for the company. He always provided feedback on the revised contract in time.”
“Rui can quickly familiarise himself with my business, and he is good at providing legal services while focusing on business purposes. And, of course, his professional knowledge is good.”
“Ma Rui is a very professional and responsible lawyer. He is proficient in various products and services in the field of capital markets, such as IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, etc. In his cooperation with me personally and our fund, he is professional, enthusiastic, and has strong customer service awareness. He always carefully analyses problems, prepares materials, and has demonstrated rich experience in many material issues. When communicating with clients, he can put himself in their shoes and consider their needs and propose constructive solutions. When providing capital market legal services to our fund and invested companies, he has won much praise from our partners and CEOs.”
Shiming Shang
“Shang is extremely responsive and has problem-solving skills and creativity.”
Carol Sun
“Sun considers our various needs, even in supporting us for better engagement with the business team.”
Yongqiang Yu
“Very talented and experienced in capital markets, M&A, VC/PE.”
Elvis Zhou
“Zhou is an extremely experienced construction lawyer with excellent judgement and talent for creative problem-solving. Zhou is a delight to work with.”
Frank Zhou
“Timely, responsive, detailed and patient.”
Nelson Zhou
“Zhou is professional. Zhou offers timely response, swift execution, and one-stop solution.”
Weining Zou
“Weining is an excellent lawyer. He acted as our external counsel for over five years. He quickly responds to our legal inquiries, understands our business needs, sets up appropriate lawyer team, delivers his legal advice in a timely manner, and his legal advice is practical and workable.”
Work highlights
Advised Hengkang Medical on its successful restructuring.
Appointed as bankruptcy administrator for Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals and advised the firm to achieve significant results in its reorganisation and relief work.
Advised Wilson Associates on its global insolvency and bankruptcy project. The firm coordinated and supervised the lawyers in Shanghai, New York, London, Paris, Dubai and Singapore to provide legal services to the client involving Chinese law, US law, British law and laws of other jurisdictions.
Key clients
COAMCI, Hebei Anfeng Iron & Steel, Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock.
Llinks Law Offices is highly ranked in banking and finance and corporate and M&A. Partner Charles Qin heads the firm’s banking and finance department and has rich experience in capital markets, corporate and M&A, and private equity. Qin and his team regularly advise clients on cross-border and multi-currency transactional issues.
Client feedback
“Without the firm’s professional advice, I could never complete the deal.” – Real estate
Bernie Liu
“Bernie operates at a level second to none.”
Work highlights
Advised Contemporary Amperex Technology on the bankruptcy reorganisation of Yajiang Sinuowei Mining Development.
Advised Ningbo Financial Asset Management on debt collection in bankruptcy reorganisation of Flower King International Construction Group.
Advised Shanghai Dongxing Investment Holding Development Beijing Branch on the bankruptcy reorganisation of Shanghai Mingyu Real Estate.
Key clients
Bank of China, Dongguan Ali System, Great Wall International ACG, Guangdong Guangan Kind Petro, Jiangsu Football Club.
Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both the transactional and contentious arena. With its exceptional experience in complex and high-profile restructuring, M&A and various other transactions, it has assisted many hi-tech businesses in their development and expansion. Construction and project development have traditionally been the firm’s core practices, its expertise has also expanded to real estate, infrastructure and PPP, energy, public facilities and industrial manufacturing. Key partners to note from the firm are Shanghai-based partner Anthony Zhao, who specialises in capital markets, private equity, and cross-border investment/M&A, and Beijing-based partner Jihong Wang, whose practice covers corporate governance, health, safety, environmental protection and financing. The firm welcomed six partners including Qunwei Lu to further boost its first-class capital markets practice during the research cycle.
Client feedback
“We are served by the firm's team led by partner Chongwen Li. They responded to our needs promptly, professionally and meticulously. They are good at grasping the core legal issues in complex cases and proposing effective solutions. I attended the hearing of the case in Jilin High People’s Court and was impressed by the excellent argument skills of the two counsels.” – Dispute resolution
“We were deeply impressed by the service quality and service level of Zhong Lun Law Firm and their team. The lawyers can accurately and quickly understand our needs and can respond – and respond accordingly. In terms of professional ability, they are very familiar with the laws and regulations in the professional field and can make professional judgements based on our problems.” – Regulatory
“Firstly, the background of the project is complex, involving changes in actual use and the newly issued rental housing policy, and there is a relatively complex transaction structure. They quickly grasp new information, understand the essence of transactions, and complete the work with high quality. Secondly, they are able to complete heavy work in a tight time frame, which was highly praised by both parties.” – Real estate
“Professional and high quality.” – Real estate
“The Zhong Lun bankruptcy team is a professional, responsible and highly cooperative team. Zhong Lun consistently provides satisfactory solutions and problem-solving paths for its clients.” – Restructuring and insolvency
Chongwen Li
“He is always able to grasp the latest legal trends. In addition, he always puts his clients first, prioritises our needs.”
“Very professional and leads a well-coordinated team. Always helps us to obtain favourable results.”
Xiangwen Liu
“Mr. Liu Xiangwen has excellent professional ability. In specific projects, he can understand our internal pain points and proposes practical solutions for enterprises based on the actual situation of those enterprises.”
Fangrong Wu
“Professional, efficient, high quality and timely.”
Shengfeng Xu
“Mr. Xu has been deeply involved in bankruptcy law for over 20 years and has handled numerous influential cases in China. Several of his cases have been selected as typical cases by the Supreme People's Court. His professional capability has been recognised and praised by courts, clients, and intermediary institutions. In addition to a PhD degree, he is proficient in writing and has published multiple books and articles on bankruptcy law.”
Rui Zhang
“She has strong work abilities and is able to complete complex tasks under heavy pressure.”
Work highlights
Advised Beijing New Mileage Health Industry Group on its investment in the reorganisation of Hengkang Medical Group.
Advised Zhejiang Unifull Industrial Fiber on its reorganisation proceedings.
Appointed by the court as the bankruptcy administrator of a company which built and operated the first CBD of Yangzhou city, whose debate volume is about Rmb400 million ($55 million).
Key clients
Macrolink Holding, Nanjing Fullshare Industrial Holding Group, Sanpower Group, Shenzhen Huaxun Fangzhou Investment.
Headquartered in Guangzhou with branch offices in Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xiamen, Shenzhen and Beijing, Wang Jing & Co is best known for its expertise in shipping and insurance. The firm is especially active in the areas of marine insurance, towage, off-shore engineering and oil platform projects, and cross-border litigations and arbitrations. Managing partners Xiangyong Chen and John Wang are key figures. Chen is a legal expert in maritime practice, whereas Wang’s practice spans shipping, admiralty, banking, insurance and international trading disputes in court, arbitration and mediation proceedings.
Work highlights
Advised Silver Zenith Maritime on COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan)’s sale and purchase of the vessel M.V. N198.
Represented Cyprus Graecia Universalis Shipping in a collision dispute.
Acting for Kronos Shipping and Gard P&I Club in disputes against the Yingkou government over the isolation of the crew with positive Covid-19 PCR test results that led to the discharge of the ship and disputes over cargo damage with Kerry Oils & Grain.
Key clients
Post & Co (Korea)
Guangzhou-based firm Wang Jing & GH Law Firm is consistently referenced among market peers in the capacity of shipping, an area in which the firm has held a particular niche. The firm is also active in the areas of banking and finance, construction, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution and tax. Maritime specialist Wang Jing has handled and instructed nearly a thousand foreign-related cases, many of which have been recognised as classic maritime and admiralty cases in China. The firm promoted Jiaxin Wan to partner and welcomed Jinxiang Zhu as a consultant during the past 12 months.
Work highlights
Representing a large overseas enterprise in the arbitration due to the sanctions on Chinese enterprises, including international trade contracts and letter of credit disputes.
Representing a large SOE in the shipping industry in a series of international arbitration cases arising from several "back-to-back" charterparties, involving laws in mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and England.
Key clients
Bintan Mining Corporation.
Han Kun Law Offices is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in corporate and M&A, investment funds and private equity. The firm has also earned a reputation in capital markets for its performance in representing both domestic and international clients from various emerging industries. Its aviation finance team, on the other hand, is experienced in advising both Chinese and foreign lessors as well as Chinese and foreign banks in their leasing and finance of commercial aircraft and business jets to Chinese airlines. Based in the firm’s Beijing and Shenzhen office, partner Chaoying (Charles) Li is experienced in public and private financings, M&A, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property protection. During the research period, Jianhui Li, Xiaoxue (Dana) Wu, Qing (Nick) Shu, Dongni Jiang and Jing (Gilbert) Shen joined the firm as partners. The firm welcomed five partners to enhance its practices across M&A, private equity and investment fund in the last 12 months: Ping Xu and Jianhui Li from Tian Yuan Law Firm, Yan Xia from Shihui Partners, Sheldon Chen and Clarence Chung from Llinks Law Offices.
Client feedback
“Professional, efficient, extensive experienced and very easy to talk with.” – Aviation
“Their professionalism and hard work make our aircraft delivery smoothly and efficiently.” – Aviation
“Han Kun Law Offices always provides us with prompt and practicable legal advice, helping us to cope with various legal issues and support the business team effectively.” – Banking and finance
“They always find solutions to dilemmas to facilitate the transaction. Good at communication for both sides when negotiating.” – Banking and finance
“Responsive and professional.” – Capital markets
“They provided very comprehensive proposals to protect our interests in either negotiation or in closing the deal. They efficiently and promptly provide feedback every time we ask for help. They have deep understanding of the consumer market.” – Capital markets
“Han Kun is familiar with the competition regulation in China and the best practice to deal with the regulator. Han Kun is excellent in the preparation of the filing documents – the team can always spot the key issues to address in the responses to the regulators' queries and propose the most pragmatic and appropriate way to address the issues.” – Competition/antitrust
“A top-tier full-service law firm with many legal elites and sophisticated and seasoned legal professionals. Among the years co-working with the firm, it did not take too long to have me fully convinced and therefore ensured of the deep trust in the firm and the partners on not only retaining them to do any project on routine or urgent base, but also establishing a profound friendship, professional-wise and private-wise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Han Kun provides very helpful and thoughtful advice in all the assignments I gave them.” – Corporate and M&A
“Professional, result-oriented, responsive, skilful and strategic.” – Dispute resolution
“Sound abilities on analysing the complex case and solid preparation of the evidence.” – Dispute resolution
“Quite responsive. Strong commercial sense.” – Investment funds
“Solid legal knowledge, very responsive and professional.” – Labour and employment
“With their professional lawyers, they actively defended for us, did rigorous research within the domain and dug out good old cases which provided us with advantages during the trial.” – Media and entertainment
“Very professional and efficient.” – Private equity
“Han Kun Law Offices provided exceptional legal services throughout the entire process. Their expertise in the intricacies of private equity transactions and their understanding of the specific challenges and regulations within the life sciences industry were evident in their work.” – Private equity
“The Han Kun team have outstanding legal skills and are especially good at dealing with transactions with complicated structure. They are client-focused. They are very responsive and always work around the clock.” – Private equity
“Quick response, first priority, practical and commercially driven, professional.” – Real estate
“Professional, timely response, deep industry knowledge, client-oriented.” – Regulatory
“In addition to professionalism and highly sophisticated skills, Michelle's team knows well about corporate operation and pain points. They can provide landing solutions.” – Regulatory
“Accurate legal services. They have the ability to solve problems and have a positive service attitude.” – Tax
Xiaoming Deng
“Mr. Deng is very professional in securities litigation, especially the area of securities misrepresentation and fraud. I think he is one of the best lawyers in this area in China. Mr. Deng has great enthusiasm for his profession. He is always glad to discuss the question I asked.”
Yi Ding
“Good at communication, can always find a solution when negotiation has come to a dead end.”
Shiwen Dong
“Has a strong sense of problem-solving.”
Chaoying Li
“Chaoying Li always handles our sophisticated legal issues and coordinates the resources we need inside Han Kun.”
Huhuan Li
“He works professionally and highly efficiently.”
Sheng Li
“Responsive and professional.”
Zeda Lin
“Lin offers very good legal advice.”
Liyu Jin
“Good communication skills, rich experience in handling arbitration.”
Denling Jin
“Professional, problem-solving, skilful, strategic and responsive.”
Michelle Gon
“Michelle's leadership and ownership is strong. She responds swiftly with abundant experience.”
Jin Qian
“Strong commercial sense. Responsive. Good local knowledge. Qian also provides regular follow-ups and newsletters for legal developments.”
Vincent Song
“Song’s comprehensive understanding of the consumer market and our company makes him always provide good advice. Song is very professional in terms of fund raising and company legal structure set up. He is efficient and always on call to provide feedback.”
Dan Sun
“Sun has good communication skills, full knowledge of both the legal regulations and company. Sun also has a trouble-shooting attitude.”
David Tang
“A top legal practitioner with marvellous leadership.”
Huan Wang
“Huan has been our first choice of legal counsel for over 10 years. He is also a well-known lawyer in capital markets and private equity in China in the TMT sector and traditional industries. Huan has deep professional knowledge in various sectors with high flexibility in problem solving.”
Dana Wu
“Wu is very reliable and knowledgeable. She is the go-to person when our company comes across tough legal matters. She also maintains a good relationship with her colleagues and can always find the right person to advise us when it comes to an area with which she is not familiar.”
Shu Wang
“Ms. Wang Shu is skilled, fantastic and outstanding in the areas.”
“Wang is very professional, efficient, extensively experienced and very easy to talk with.”
Angus Xie
“Angus's expertise in competition law is commendable, with a deep knowledge of the legal framework and antitrust regulations in China. Angus is familiar with international transactions and is able to provide insightful and effective legal advice to foreign clients. Angus and his team's analytical skills and attention to detail enable them to provide insightful and effective legal advice to clients. They are renowned for their strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. They consistently demonstrate professionalism, integrity and a client-centric approach in their practice, ensuring that their clients' needs are met effectively and efficiently.”
Liming Yuan
“With extensive corporate M&A experience, state-of-the-art drafting skills and a deep understanding of client needs, Liming provides customised legal support to always get the job done right.”
Li Zhang
“Li demonstrated a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape governing private equity investments.”
Ting Zheng
“Ting is very responsive and has solid banking-related knowledge in a quite broad way, no matter whether data-related or just loan-related.”
Work highlights
Represented Jinyi Capital in its participation in the Rmb6.5 billion+ Series E financing of Chipone Tech.
Advised Shenzhen Adaps Photonics Technology in its Series C financing.
Represent the joint sponsors and the underwriters in the ClouDr Group's IPO in Hong Kong.
Key clients
Eastern Bell Capital, ECARX Holdings, Guangzhou Everbright Youth Venture Capital Equity Investment Partnership, Permira Advisers Group Holdings, Toppan Photomask
TMT specialist TransAsia Lawyers is ranked ‘Outstanding’ in technology and telecommunications. The firm is known for its long-standing expertise across TMT, data law, entertainment, financing and compliance matters. The firm’s TMT team provides strategic guidance in the creation, acquisition, use and commercial exploitation of technology.
Work highlights
Advised Weibo on its investment of $20 million to establish a joint venture to launch a social media app called “Beeto”.
Advised Xterio on the restructuring of its China and Singapore entities.
Advised Branch Metrics on all China-related regulatory, JV structuring, offshore vs onshore planning, and licensing issues.
Key clients
AiCM, Meta, Shopify, ZS Associates.
