Chinese legal powerhouse Zhong Lun Law Firm is ranked ‘Outstanding’ across various practice areas and industry sectors with its well-established teams in both transactional and contentious practice areas. 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, safety, environmental protection and financing.
“Zhong Lun is professional and efficient.” – Banking and finance
“The service quality is high, the professionalism is strong, the feedback is fast, and the teamwork is pleasant.” – Corporate and M&A
“Comprehensive legal service capabilities and strong professional expertise.” – Corporate and M&A
“Zhong Lun is professional, patient, and thorough.” – Corporate and M&A
“The law firm has comprehensive legal service capabilities, professional expertise, timely response.” – Corporate and M&A
“They are professional, responsive, and good at handling complex cases.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm’s brilliance lies in its revolutionary legal architecture – particularly the ‘triple-tiered litigation strategy’ that segmented liability claims and collateral enforcement across jurisdictions. Their 24/7 responsiveness, surgical precision in asset tracing, and innovative "priority seizure + secondary asset swap" mechanism overcame paralysing jurisdiction barriers. Zhong Lun’s ability to transform legally ambiguous crises into precedent-setting victories reflects world-class strategic foresight and flawless execution.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm’s multi-jurisdictional asset-tracing matrix – integrating Chinese Civil Code, Cayman interim relief, and Taiwan corporate law – is a quantum leap in global dispute strategy. Zhong Lun’s forensic dissection of financial commingling evidence to establish shareholder liability demonstrates peerless analytical rigour. Their navigation of three legal systems to enforce mainland arbitration awards redefines cross-border recovery possibilities.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm’s financial-engineering acumen – decoding CMBS documentation to isolate enforcement triggers – combined with ruthless procedural efficiency sets unprecedented standards. Zhong Lun’s preemptive preservation of prime commercial properties and equity interests transformed a structurally convoluted case into a recoverable position before substantive hearings commenced.” – Dispute resolution
“Their ‘objection anticipation + rapid rebuttal’ model – demolishing specious pledge disputes and liquidity claims – sets new litigation-defence standards. The firm’s capacity to convert enforcement minefields into recoverable victories reflects world-class technical innovation.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm’s holistic crisis management – simultaneously navigating litigation, bankruptcy, and government relations.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm’s mastery of conversion-trigger jurisprudence – constructing irrefutable capital flow chronologies and interest-calculation models – convinced trial committees through sheer logical force. Zhong Lun’s innovative ‘pledge resuscitation’ tactic transformed legally void securities into executable assets, showcasing creative brilliance within rigid frameworks.” – Dispute resolution
“Their mastery of procedural choreography – freezing assets across jurisdictions while negotiating with local governments and SASAC – showcased transcendent skill. Zhong Lun’s threat-to-liquidate tactic, paired with formal misconduct reporting to the State Council’s ‘Internet+ Supervision’ platform, exemplifies fearless advocacy. The firm’s ability to align judicial, governmental, and commercial interests in politically charged environments is nothing short of revolutionary.” – Dispute resolution
“The firm's forensic financial analytics and multi-jurisdictional court diplomacy are peerless.” – Dispute resolution
"The firm's pre-arbitration planning is thorough and comprehensive, providing thoughtful and timely advice. During the submission, filing, and delivery of arbitration applications, the firm maintains a strong goal-orientated and problem-solving approach, promptly and effectively resolving any issues encountered. They demonstrate both professionalism and flexibility. Their experience in the arbitration courtroom and their professionalism in post-arbitration work are highly focused, with strong commercial awareness. They demonstrate a strong sense of service throughout the entire process, providing in-depth communication with clients and timely and collaborative work." – Dispute resolution
“The lawyers of Zhong Lun Law Firm have outstanding legal professional capabilities and rich experience in handling momentous, difficult, and complex litigation and arbitration cases. They are good at using litigation and non-litigation thinking to resolve dispute cases, possess strong commercial awareness and comprehensive capabilities to solve dispute issues, and their service quality and efficiency are satisfactory and reassuring.” – Energy
“The law firm is very professional and serious.” – Insurance
“Xingshan’s ‘Strategic Case Coverage’ model – reviving key cases to unlock asset disposal while initiating restructuring – demonstrates genius-level problem-solving. Zhong Lun’s 30% faster asset liquidation timelines and 20% reduction in judicial resource consumption reveal operational excellence that redefines industry benchmarks.”
“Xingshan’s 360° crisis management is unmatched. Her visionary approach to extra-contractual liability sets a new benchmark for global dispute resolution.”
“Xingshan deconstructed China’s first southwest CMBS structure within 72 hours, enabling surgical asset preservation that immobilised debtor resources.”
"Xingshan executed our enforcement against diversified assets, achieving recovery while defeating debtor obstruction tactics. She has innovative asset-categorisation models, judicial persuasion skills, and seamless cross-agency coordination."
“Xingshan designed court-adopted ‘segmented disposal protocols’ for distressed real estate, balancing creditor recovery with social stability imperatives.”
“Xingshan architected an irrefutable evidence chronology that defeated statute of limitations challenges. Their innovative ‘pledge resuscitation strategy’ transformed defectively seized equity into executable assets – a landmark solution for conversion-timing ambiguities.”
“Facing judicial resistance, Xingshan executed a ‘procedural pressure trifecta’: freezing assets via Shanghai courts within 48 hours, forcing Gulin Court collaboration through State Council oversight petitions, and threatening strategic bankruptcy liquidation. Their manoeuvres are redefining cross-provincial recovery playbooks.”
“She is professional and dedicated, with highly comprehensive business capabilities. She can quickly understand clients' needs and propose professional and feasible solutions. My collaboration with her has been very smooth.”
“Xiangwen is quick-witted and eloquent, with strong professional capabilities. He is adept at using legal and comprehensive approaches to solve problems and has rich experience in case planning and demonstration, operational implementation, communication and negotiation, etc. The practitioner is familiar with the work models of state-owned enterprises and can provide not only professional legal services but also services with high commercial added value.”
“Yibo is professional and efficient.”
“Kun was patient and thorough during the initial consultation, and Kun’s explanation and discussion of the proposal cut straight to the heart of the matter. Kun was thorough in the arbitration proposal design phase and provided timely and effective documentation to support the client's internal and external reporting requirements. Kun is extremely goal oriented and problem-solving oriented, quickly considering solutions and offering clients multiple options. Kun is highly professional throughout the arbitration hearing, during the defence, and after the hearing. Kun excelled at grasping key points and adapting flexibly to the actual business situation. Kun provided thorough communication throughout the entire service, understanding and resolving issues from the client's business perspective.”
