Top-tier firm Fangda Partners dominates the majority of ranking tables. 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. The firm welcomed partner Feng Wang for dispute resolution in January 2024. Partner Shanjian Zheng left the firm in March 2024.
Client feedback
“They proactively responded to the client's needs, and willing to provide on-site negotiation meeting services.” – Aviation and shipping
“The firm is professional, conscientious, experienced and does good work.” – Capital markets
“The firm has quick response and thorough business understanding.” – Corporate and M&A
“Fangda provides problem-solving, professional, networking and value-add services.” – Corporate and M&A
“Fangda has been very quick in response to the needs of my team, willing to work extra hours to meet our tight deadlines, and very solution-oriented. They have also provided me with very good references for insights into legislative developments. ” – Corporate and M&A
“The firm provides expert advice and excellent responsiveness. Their lawyers are good to work with.” – Corporate and M&A
“Fangda Partners is very experienced in the Chinese regulations. They are also very sophisticated in M&A.” – Corporate and M&A
“Fangda provides expert advice and excellent responsiveness. Their lawyers are good to work with. The firm is highly professional, able to resolve differences between the two parties and protect the interests of the client, highly dedicated and very responsive, with a 24/7 response time. It has a global outlook and a high degree of internationalisation.” – Corporate and M&A
“Fangda's team is very good at problem solving. We have a few complicated terms, which they first help us to simplify and provide us with creative solutions to lower the risk exposure. Also, they are very accountable and detail-oriented. The whole team is very dedicated to the transaction and works with us like one team. They are also very patient. This is a time-consuming deal, and from day one to the closing, there are many ups and downs, and Fangda's team is always there for us. We feel very comfortable and confident by working with this team.” – Corporate and M&A
“They are leading counsels for our cases in Greater China, which are very important for the whole dispute across the world.” – Dispute resolution
“They are very active and professional, with have rich experience in relevant fields.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm's work for our company providing services to the team – whether in the ability to deal with complex matters, service quality, or feedback speed – has given us a lot of help, especially in unexpected events. In general, emergencies are often urgent matters that require high quality and fast feedback. In this requirement, Fangda can provide services very effectively, and in the connection of multiple business sectors, it can also provide customers with high-quality services, and efficient cooperation within the team does not require the customer to make repeated responses or introductions to the same matter many times.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm is detailed-oriented and knowledgeable.” – Intellectual property
“Fangda is very fast in response, has well-thought-out solutions, and is highly qualified.” – Intellectual property
“The firm helped us get a positive judgment for a global FRAND rate case.” – Intellectual property
“Fangda is devoted and professional.” – Intellectual property
“The Fangda team assists during the whole process of the buyout deal, including designing the deal structure, legal due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and closing. The Fangda team has a profound understanding of the deal from a commercial standpoint.” – Private equity
“The firm is efficient and professional.” – Regulatory
“The question we were seeking advice on was a grey area, and the advice we received was very comprehensive, covering both sound legal analysis and industry experience sharing, which has greatly propelled positive business decisions.” – Regulatory
“The firm has thorough analysis under different scenarios, good communication with local tax authorities, and is in active communication with third parties from the client's perspective.” – Tax
Swita Gan
“She can give quick feedback.”
Diana Li
“She has fast response and deep industrial knowledge.”
“She provides problem-solving, pragmatic and value-added services.”
“Diana has in-depth knowledge of medical-related laws and regulations. She can provide very practical advice to solve clients' problems.”
“Diana is a very accountable person and partner. She is very experienced in medical industry and offered a lot of insights in advance of our negotiation. When we need some solutions for certain challenges in the transaction, she can give us a good proposal and connect all the spread dots together. After working with her, there is no doubt that we will engage her team next time for other projects. We naturally build trust relationships.”
Patrick Li
“He is able to analyse problems professionally, propose workable solutions, and mobilise industry and company resources well to address the challenges faced while being responsive and professional.”
Tingting Liao
“She is hard-working and wise.”
Diane Peng
“Diane has participated in a number of dispute cases, some of which have foreign-related factors, and all of which have achieved results beyond expectations and safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of our company. She participated in the dispute resolution work in the process of cross-border business performance, providing strong legal support for our company to claim legitimate rights and interests, not only solving the problem but at the same time identifying follow-up possible pitfalls and also putting forward a predetermined plan for those pitfalls, with comprehensive, effective and rapid cooperation with the company to complete the dispute resolution work. She also participated in cross-border business consulting and evaluation work, providing consulting services and legal evaluation for a number of the company’s cross-border businesses, responding effectively in terms of both consulting results and evaluation speed, and quickly connecting with the business department and overseas law firms in the event of sudden incidents, providing effective assistance for the company's business promotion.”
Hans She
“Being a highly qualified lawyer with great experience and a solution-focused mindset, Hans is able to provide concise and valuable advice for IP matters.”
Hong (Helen) Shi
“She's one of the leading counsels we worked with on Fangda's team. She helped us deal with a very complicated case.”
Josh Shin
“He is very professional in healthcare-related legal fields.”
Muran Sun
“Muran is knowledgeable and good at communication.”
“Muran helps us improve economic analysis and solves other substantial legal issues actively.”
Peng Tan
“He is very experienced in buyout deals and has profound understanding of the big picture of the deal. He has good business sense.”
Grace Yu
“Grace is a very experienced lawyer in financial regulatory areas, and she can provide not only risk-based advice but also innovative ideas to solve specific issues. The advice we receive is of great value.”
Andrew Zhang
“Andrew is great to work with. He provides valued legal advice, is commercial and always quick to respond.”
Huanyan Zhang
“He is conscientious, professional, experienced and cooperative.”
Derrick Zhao
“Derrick has profound experience and knowledge in his domain expertise areas, and he responds quickly to my requests. He is very solution-oriented and also very good at balancing out with the reality in the Chinese market.”
Yan Zhao
“Yan is active in communication with third parties from the client's perspective and through analysis under different scenarios. He has strong government (tax authority) resources.”
Joe Zhou
“He gave priority to our projects and provided timely services.”
Work highlights
Represented CDBC Manufacturing Transformation, Upgrading Fund, and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Collaborative Development Industrial Investment Fund in their investment in Beijing BOE Chuangyuan Technology.
Represented Hasten Biopharma in its series A financing led by CBC Group, involving a transaction price of $315 million.
Key clients
CICC Capital, Envision Energy International, Nio Capital, PAG Asia Capital.
Work highlights
Represented a NY-listed company and its PRC subsidiary against the former directors and management in dozens of PRC civil litigations over cross-border control of the company and its assets. The disputed matter is valued at multi-billion yen. This dispute has garnered attention and coverage from the media both domestically and internationally.
Entrusted by China Life Asset Management, 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 US dollar bonds.
Key clients
Rolls-Royce Holdings.
Work highlights
Represented DCP Capital on the structuring and formation of its 2nd flagship RMB fund in China.
Represented CITIC Capital on the structuring and formation of its 4th RMB flagship PE fund, CITIC Capital RMB Fund IV.
Key clients
Alibaba Group, Cainiao, CEC Fund, CMC Capital, Primavera Capital.
Work highlights
Represented JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings in the acquisition transaction of the equity in China International Fund Management held by Shanghai International Trust.
Acted as PRC legal counsel to Saudi Arabian Oil Company in connection with its strategic investment in two significant Chinese petrochemical companies.
Represented Triton International in its acquisition by Brookfield Corporation, involving a transaction price of $13.3 billion, representing 100% equity shares being subscribed.
Key clients
Blackstone, Lumentum, NWTN, Seazen Group.
Work highlights
Represented the Arab Republic of Egypt on its debut panda bond programme registration and $483 million (Rmb3.5 billion) sustainable development panda bond offering thereunder. The transaction is the first panda bond issued by an African issuer, the first sustainable development sovereign panda bond, and the first sovereign panda bond under a guaranteed structure. It is also the first panda bond with the benefit of guarantees from supranational organisations.
Advised Volkswagen’s establishment of $6.9 billion (Rmb50 billion) panda bond issuance programme and its first issuance of $207 million (Rmb1.5 billion) panda bonds thereunder.
Key clients
CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company, Deutsche Bank, Gambol Pet Group.
Work highlights
Defended Deliveroo Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Deliveroo, in the investigation of the online food delivery platform by the Hong Kong Competition Commission.
Represented Deutsche Lufthansa and Henan Province Airport Group on their establishment of a joint venture.
Key clients
China Baowu Steel Group Corporation, Emerson, MaxLinear.
Work highlights
Represented Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Shanghai Branch and SPD Silicon Valley Bank in signing a $133 million (Rmb968 million) loan facility agreement with an offshore SPV of Vivo Capital-Arrace Holding for acquisition of a Cayman company AGNO.
Represented KKR and Brilliant Lights Investment as borrowers in this loan facility provided by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, China Minsheng Banking Hong Kong Branch, and Bank of China Macau Branch, etc.
Key clients
CSFG International Securities, Industrial Bank, Saudi Aramco, Taibang Biological.
