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China (National)

Rankings published in 2026

International law firm O'Melveny & Myers established its first mainland and Hong Kong offices in the mid-1990s and has an elite corporate and M&A practice in China. Currently the firm has more than 30 corporate lawyers based in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is strongest in the M&A, private equity and capital markets practice. It provides a diverse practice set spanning private M&A, public M&A, joint ventures, growth investments, leveraged acquisitions, private equity buyouts, going-private transactions, carve-outs and spin-offs for both Chinese and international companies. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients include Warner Brothers, PAG, Alibaba, Seek, Yunfeng Capital, RemeGen, BocomAsia and Viva Biotech. 

 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Capital markets 

“OMM led the law parts in our HK IPO project. 

Founded in 2005, PacGate Law Group is a professional boutique law firm that provides premium legal services to business entities and institutional investors. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm has attorneys qualified both in China and in the US to offer clients professional, business-oriented and cost-effective legal services on complex transactional matters.  

Highlights  

The firm specialises in a wide range of legal practice areas, such as PE & VC, investment funds, M&A, financial services, securities and capital markets, foreign direct investment and overseas direct investment. 

Last year, the firm advised GRC FuHua Capital, a Taiwanese venture capital fund, in its investment in Shenzhen Yuanshixin Intelligent Technology.  

Eiger in association with Shanghai Runyi Law Firm is the Shanghai office of Eiger, a full-service law firm with offices in Taipei and Shanghai. Partner David Jin and Tian Xu lead the firm’s Shanghai practice. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is experienced in consulting clients regarding corporate/M&A and restructuring-related mandates in China. The firm also covers a wide range of practices, including banking and finance, and projects across different sectors.  

Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a leading international law firm with 12 offices spread throughout the world. With a presence in China dating back to 1987, Gide was one of the first foreign law firms to operate in mainland China and now has established offices in Beijing and Shanghai.

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 35 offices around the world with a strong strategic presence in Europe. Hui Ye Law Firm welcomed 11 partners for corporate and M&A in the last 12 months. 

Joius Law Firm is a boutique law firm with headquarters in Shanghai and offices in Taipei and Warsaw. The firm offers legal consultation mainly to commercial clients and government agencies. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is specialised in banking and finance and the practice provides legal services to financial institutions. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China Shanghai Branch, Shanghai Bank, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank, Bank of Hangzhou, East West Bank, DBS Bank, Korea Development Bank, Huarong International Hong Kong, AVIC Trust and China Continent Insurance. 

Yenlex Partners is a PRC law firm located in Beijing with a focus on providing domestic and international clients with professional legal services, including offshore and outbound investments. 

 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm is recognised for its work in the private equity market. It is also active in the M&A, banking, capital markets and investment funds areas. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include SIG, Hillhouse, IDG, Sequoia Capital, Legend Capital and 5Y Capital. 

Beijing-headquartered Hai Run Law Firm was formed in January 2018 by the merger of two former longstanding law firms, Beijing Hairun Law Firm and Beijing Tianrui Law Firm. The firm now is home to more than 300 lawyers across 11 offices in China.

Focusses / specialisms

Its transactional team is active in several practice areas, such as equity capital markets, banking and finance, and financial regulatory. Zhang Shenghuai and Zhu Yushuan are the key names of the firm’s capital markets team.

Key clients

Key clients include Guangzhou Automobile Group, Beijing Dalong Weiye Real Estate Development, China National Machinery Industry, Sunwave Communications, Shaanxi Construction Machinery, Xinsanxia Equipment, and Hawtai Motor Group.

Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)

Last year, Hai Run team advised several companies in providing capital markets services. The team assisted Sansec Technology in completing its IPO, which is the first listed company in the commercial cryptography industry on the SSE STAR Market. In April 2022, Hai Run Law Firm assisted Yongtaiyun Chemical Logistics, a cross-border chemical logistics supply chain services provider, to land on the main board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and raise over Rmb790 million.

Also, Hai Run team advised on China Technology Exchange-Zhongguancun Guarantee/Changjiang-Phase 2 intellectual property asset-backed securities issuance. Compared with traditional asset securitization projects, this project is a great innovation in terms of underlying assets, transaction mode, guarantee method and credit enhancement method.

Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)

Yongtaiyun Chemical Logistics’ IPO.

Sansec Technology’s IPO.

Newonder Special Electric’s IPO on ChiNext.

China Technology Exchange-Zhongguancun Guarantee/Changjiang-Phase 2 IP ABS.

Based across Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Chengdu, SGLA Law Firm was jointly founded by members of the former Sino-Global Legal Alliance, a leading alliance recognised by international rating agencies. SGLA is now a large complex of top regional firms serving the needs of both domestic and international clients.

Focusses / specialisms

SGLA Law Firm is noted for its track record in successfully representing clients in restructurings and insolvency and M&A proceedings.

Key clients

The firm’s key clients include Vanke Group, Alibaba Chongqing, Ant Group and Li Ning.

Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)

In 2022, the firm represented Chongqing Water Group Public Engineering Consulting to integrate the waste-water treatment project held and operated by Tianjin Motimo Membrane Technology by means of direct merger and acquisition, merger and acquisition by cooperative fund or other means.

The firm’s Chongqing office hired six partners to strengthen its corporate matters capability while four partners left - three joined Zhong Wen Law Firm and one joined Longan Law Firm.

Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)

Chongqing Water Group Public Engineering Consulting and Tianjin Motimo Membrane Technology’s M&A.

Established in 1995, Winners Law Firm is engaged in high-end commercial legal services. Winners has offices in Tianjin and Binhai New Area, with 16 professional departments and more than 160 employees including more than 100 practising lawyers.

Focusses / specialisms

The firm focuses on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, restructuring and liquidation.

Key clients

The firm’s clients include China Development Bank, China Exim Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, DBS Bank, China Construction Bank and Bohai Bank.

Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)

The firm represented several companies in their capital markets work such as Tianjin Kaihua Insulation Materials’ IPO and Tianjin Lingang Investment Holding Company’s $41 million foreign bonds issuance.

Key names to note are Haibo Li, the managing partner of the firm, and senior partner Dapeng Fan.

Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)

Tianjin Kaihua Insulation Materials’ IPO.

Tianjin Lingang Investment Holding Company’s $41 million foreign bonds issuance.

With integrated management headquartered in Shanghai, AllBright Law Offices is among the largest full-service Chinese law firms. It has branch offices in 29 cities that house more than 3,500 lawyers.  

Highlights  

AllBright has built itself a good reputation in transactional law. The firm is well versed in a range of matters including IPOs, debt equity swaps, M&A, private equity, investment funds, banking, restructuring and insolvency, PPPs and asset securitisation 

In the banking and finance sector, the firm advised Tianjin Trust in the innovative Xinsheng No.1 Service Trust Project, pioneering market-oriented restructuring services in Tianjin and potentially setting a national precedent.  

In debt capital markets, the firm facilitated the issuance of several bonds and REITs, including billion RMB-level deals. Particularly noteworthy was the successful service provided to Suzhou SND Group in issuing the first dual institution certified sustainable development bond in Jiangsu.  

Key clients  

Bank of East Asia, Logan Group, State Grid, Shanghai Lujiazui Group, and Haitong Unitrust International Financial Leasing. 

Established in 2001, Anli Partners is a Beijing-based law firm with over 120 partners and senior consultants, and further offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Hohhot, Kunming, Xi’an, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Haikuo and Tokyo.

Focusses / specialisms

The firm is strongest in banking and project financing, asset management, overseas investment and M&A.

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include China Development Bank, China CITIC Bank, R&F Properties and Binhai New Area Construction and Investment.

Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)

Key partners are Xuliang Xu, whose focuses are banking and finance, and Xuefeng Ji, who specialises in corporate matters, investment and financing.

During the research cycle, all submitted cases remain confidential but showcased the firm’s capacity in handling complicated transactions.

Headquartered in Beijing, AnJie Broad Law Firm provides full legal services in transactional law and is strong in financial legal services related to the insurance industry.  

Highlights  

The firm has experience in domestic and foreign M&A, foreign direct investment, real estate and construction projects, financial leasing, infrastructure, banking and finance, overseas investment, capital markets, private equity and venture capital.  

In the M&A sector, the firm advised Ningbo Huaxiang Electronic Co. on its acquisition of the China operations of Luxembourg-based International Automotive Components Group. This complex transaction involved sellers from three foreign entities and six domestic target companies across multiple jurisdictions, including wholly owned subsidiaries, a joint venture, and their respective branches. The legal team successfully navigated the intricacies of this deal by efficiently conducting due diligence under tight deadlines, creatively structuring the transaction, and managing the closing arrangements. 

The firm also assisted Yinchuan Shengrong Investment in establishing a joint venture with American Lycra Company, known as the Yinchuan Spandex Project. This initiative revitalised local assets, unlocked the market potential of Yinchuan's non-performing assets, and significantly enhanced the efficiency of state-owned asset utilisation. By resolving historical burdens associated with underutilised assets from previous transactions, the project is poised to have a profound impact on local economic and social development. Scheduled to commence operations in August 2025, the project is expected to create between 300 to 500 local jobs and generate an annual tax revenue of RMB 100 million (US$14 million), thereby contributing to the local economy's prosperity. 

Key clients  

CICC Capital, CITIC Securities, Sinopec, PetroChina, Sequoia Capital, Hillhouse Capital, and Ping An Group.  

Established in 2015, Cathay Associates Kejie is a boutique transactional law firm specialised in advising domestic and international companies, financial institutions and governments. 

Highlights 

It has a global network of offices across 57 countries and works with its member firms to provide cross-jurisdictional legal services for Chinese enterprises on outbound investments, M&A and other cross-border matters. 

Kejie’s legal services focus on M&A, private equity, financing and investment matters, investment funds, and capital markets.  

Founded in 1992, Commerce & Finance Law Offices is active in key areas of transactional law, especially in the overseas capital markets. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm also has branch offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen.  

Highlights  

Commerce & Finance’s core practice areas cover securities, investment, banking and finance, and M&A. It has a traditionally strong IPO practice and is recognised as a market leader in this area. The firm has participated in many landmark listings and reorganisations of state-owned and private enterprises.  

The firm provided legal services on various significant bond issuances, including advising the People's Government of Guizhou Province on a special bond issuance by the Agricultural Bank of China Guizhou Branch, assisting Taiwan Cement Corporation in issuing its first international green equity-linked securities, and advising China Xiongan Group on a public offering of green corporate bonds.  

Throughout the research cycle, the firm garnered positive peer feedback for their expertise in the overseas IPO market and proficiency in domestic capital markets, highlighted by their completion of notable deals such as the groundbreaking HKD 120 billion (US$15.36 billion) listing of J&T Express in Hong Kong, marking the first IPO project in the logistics sector in Hong Kong with a Weighted Voting Rights structure in 2023.  

Key clients 

NIO, China Energy Engineering, Ningbo Zhoushan Port, Guizhou Branch of Agricultural Bank of China, Yunnan Branch of Agricultural Bank of China, Export-Import Bank of China, ICBC, Chengdu Branch of Agricultural Bank of China, Bocom Financial Asset Investment, and International Alliance Financial Leasing.  

Headquartered in Beijing, DeHeng Law Offices is a full-service PRC law firm that has 50 offices in and outside China. 

Highlights  

The firm is regarded for its work in M&A, capital markets and banking.  

Last year, the firm was actively performing in debt capital markets. It advised China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company on the successful registration of RMB 4 billion (US$565 million) commercial papers and RMB 8 billion medium-term notes in NAFMII (Panda bonds), advised Zhuhai Huafa on RMB 500 million offshore bonds issue and Huatai Security issued US $800 million bonds.  

Key clients  

China CITIC Bank International, Export-Import Bank of China, BOCOM International Universal Investment, HSBC, China Gold, and Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Research Institute. 

Dacheng Law Offices has 51 offices across China, including in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Shenzhen.  

Highlights  

The firm is strongest in private equity and investment funds and has a highly active restructuring and capital markets structured finance and securitisation practice. Its capital markets practice has had a mixture of Hong Kong IPO and bond work, including corporate and convertible issuances. The firm is also recognised for its M&A, project development and banking work.  

Dacheng Law Offices facilitated a fixed asset syndicated loan and standby loan project valued at around RMB 44.8 billion (US$6.4 billion) for Sabic Fujian Petrochemicals Co., a joint venture between the international giant Saudi Basic Industries Corporation and the Chinese party, Fujian Energy and Petrochemical Group. In this deal, Dacheng Law Offices represented more than 10 banks.  

The firm advised clients in both domestic and overseas IPOs in recent years. It acted as the PRC counsel of Guangzhou Zhongxu Future Technology Co. in completing its Hong Kong IPO; assisted Ningbo Heli Technology Co. in its private placement, and represented Chongqing Spring Technology in its listing on the New Third Board as the first listed enterprise in Chongqing applying the “Chongqing Stock Connect” green channel mechanism.  

Key clients  

PayPal, China Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, HSBC, BNP Paribas, Ningbo Communications Investment, Zhejiang Linyang Real Estate Development, and Zhongdu Holding Collection Association.  

Testimonials   

Capital markets  

"Dacheng Law Firm assigned Lawyer Hanlin Wang to lead and coordinate the work. He demonstrated significant strengths and benefits in terms of professional capability, work attitude, responsiveness, and delivery of results, receiving consistent praise from our company and other intermediaries."   

M&A  

Their real estate team is top-notch in structuring deals and navigating planning and zoning. The firm has serious clout with local authorities. The legal team led by lawyer Chang is highly experienced in the field of energy and construction.”  

“For financing large-scale energy infrastructure, Dacheng's project finance and construction expertise is vital. They drafted bulletproof EPC and O&M agreements protecting our investment. Their ability to coordinate specialist teams (tax, environment) is impressive.” 

Dacheng's counsel on our acquisition of a real estate project of a racing court was first-rate. Their due diligence on the target's situation was exceptionally thorough. The firm's ability to mobilize specialized resources for technical site assessments and PPA reviews significantly strengthened our position.”  

Investment funds 

"Lawyer Huazhen Huang and her team possess extensive project experience and unique insights in investment, financing, funds, insurance, and infrastructure. They deliver high-quality legal services for cross-disciplinary projects, with a sharp ability to identify and effectively resolve compliance issues and risks. Their strong professional skills enable them to propose creative project solutions, making them a rare and high-quality legal team." 

Qing Chang  

Lawyer Chang from Dacheng law office is a very sophisticated lawyer whose expertise is contributing to a complex energy project. She managed the M&A contract negotiations and grid connection agreements flawlessly. She understands the investor perspective and finds practical solutions to keep projects bankable. 

Qing Chang acted as lead counsel with exemplary precision and strategic foresight. Her ability to identify critical regulatory limitations early, particularly concerning grid connection rights and relevant matters within the target portfolio, constructing the transaction within the frame of the laws and regulations. Her negotiation tactics secured highly favourable terms during the final SPA adjustments. We particularly valued her calm authority under tight deadlines. 

As lead partner, lawyer Qing Chang masterfully navigated the complexities of acquiring an early-stage development platform. Her foresight in structuring contingent consideration linked to permitting milestones in the execution of the agreement aligned perfectly with our risk control policy. She skilfully managed negotiations between us and the opposing party by reasonably illustrating the cons and pros of the project.”  

Hanlin Wang 

"Lawyer Hanlin Wang has particular expertise in providing legal services for companies in capital markets, equity investment and financing, and other non-litigation matters." 

Huazhen Huang 

"Lawyer Huazhen Huang delivers exceptionally high-quality legal services. Firstly, she possesses superb professional skills and extensive project experience, enabling her to quickly grasp project specifics and accurately identify legal risks. Secondly, she has outstanding research and innovation capabilities, excels at balancing the needs of various parties, and creatively designs tailored transaction structures to achieve win-win outcomes. Finally, she is frequently invite d as a speaker or guest to forums and exchanges in specialized fields such as investment, financing, funds, insurance, and infrastructure, where her expertise is widely recognized by the industry."  

Xuanyuan Huang 

"Lawyer Xuanyuan Huang has provided excellent legal services to our company. He is very familiar with our business and investment sectors, possesses solid legal expertise, and demonstrates excellent professional ability. He is meticulous, responsible, provides timely and clear feedback, and can accurately and efficiently resolve our legal issues. He is an outstanding lawyer." 

East & Concord Partners is a full-service law firm in China covering over 20 practice areas. The firm is headquartered in Beijing, with offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Hangzhou. 

Highlights  

East & Concord specialises in banking and finance, and capital markets. In the research period, the firm showed a deep understanding of fast-growing industries such as healthcare, sports and data protection. The firm has been involved in several M&A projects in the pharmaceutical and health industry. 

In 2022, the firm advised China CITIC Bank on launching equity refinancing projects by placing shares to original shareholders in China and Hong Kong. 

In one highlighted case, the firm established Huaxia Wealth, which is the first commercial bank wealth management subsidiary registered in Beijing by a national joint-stock commercial bank. 

In another notable case, the firm assisted SPD Silicon Valley Bank to acquire an asset from a confidential company. The target has businesses in various industries such as hardware, software, internet, mobile, consumer technology, life sciences, biotechnology and clean-tech, and private hospitals. Advising on financing structures for various acquisitions in these sectors illustrates the team’s comprehensive legal knowledge. 

Key clients 

China CITIC Bank, CITIC Group, Huaxia Bank, Guomin Pension & Insurance, Beijing Capital Eco-Environment Protection Group, Fullgoal Fund Management, China International Capital, CICC Fund Management, and China Orient Asset Management. 

Grandall Law Firm is a full-service law firm headquartered in Shanghai. It has offices in 28 Chinese cities including Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Chengdu and Ningbo, and has a further five offices globally.  

Highlights  

Traditionally, Grandall is known for its capital markets practice, where it has been dominant in the A-share market and has more recently made a push to strengthen its overseas listing practice.  

Key clients  

China Merchants Bank, China Minsheng Bank, China Huarong, Air China Cargo, Beijing Yansha Group, and Zhongsheng Beikong Biotechnology Company. 

Testimonials  

Private equity 

“They have done a good job in understanding business objectives and providing effective legal solutions."

Jing Zou 

Rich industry experience accumulated from years of practice in the private equity fund field.” 

HHP Attorneys-At-Law is the first Chinese member firm to join Meritas, an international alliance of law offices. Headquartered in Shanghai, it is a boutique law firm that is best known for its work in banking and finance and M&A. 

 

Highlights 

The firm is particularly active in the pharmaceutical, healthcare and mining sectors. 

 

Key clients 

Key clients include 3M, Bank of China, Aijian Trust, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Sichuan Trust, Puma, Zhonghai Trust and Children’s Hospital of Fudan University. 

Zhong Yin Law Firm
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Chance Bridge Law Firm
8 practice areas
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Founded in 2011, Chance Bridge currently has four offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Haikou, and there are nearly 100 professionals in Chance Bridge. Our main practice areas include capital markets, financial markets, corporate, international trade and compliance, intellectual property, competition/anti-trust, criminal law, dispute resolution and other related areas.

Our commitment and our ambition is to continue to provide our clients with top quality corporate, commercial and financial legal solutions in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible.

W&H Law Firm
4 practice areas
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Grandway Law Offices
4 practice areas
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Founded in 1994, Grandway Law Offices (“Grandway”) has developed into a large leading and highly specialized law firm in China during the past 30 years. Grandway, headquartered in Beijing, has branch offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Xi'an, Hangzhou, and Hong Kong, and currently employs more than 500 lawyers and professionals.

Grandway is a prestigious firm for outstanding expertise, especially in the field of legal services in the capital market. Grandway leads the industry with excellent reputation and strong professional strength in many practice areas, such as dispute resolution, real estate & construction projects, cross-border investment and acquisitions, intellectual property rights, bankruptcy reorganization, banking and finance, taxation, compliance, etc.

Docvit Law Firm
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Established in 2003, DOCVIT Law Firm is one of the earliest brands in China to manage with a corporate-like structure. Its core competitiveness lies in its innovative corporate system, industry-oriented market, and cross-border development, aiming to become the top brand of a new generation of law firms in China.

DOCVIT positions itself in high-end legal services, proactive legal services, and strategic legal services. It adheres to the integration of modular legal services and industry-specific services, practicing a research-oriented law firm concept, specializing and deeply cultivating various industries to form a matrix-like, multi-faceted business structure.

In recent years, DOCVIT has expanded to various provincial capitals and key cities, establishing offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Jinan, Taiyuan, Haikou, Wuhan, and Chengdu. Internationally, it has established footholds in Hong Kong, London, New York, and Singapore, forming a broad network across six major regions domestically and four major regions internationally.

Adhering to the philosophy of "Extreme Professionalism, Ultimate Service," DOCVIT has earned a good reputation among clients and the industry. It has been awarded titles such as "National Outstanding Law Firm," "Beijing Outstanding Law Firm," and "Chaoyang District Outstanding Law Firm." It has received accolades from Chambers for "Charity and Public Welfare: Outstanding Law Firm," ALB's "Top 10 Boutique Law Firms in Asia," and the ALB "Pioneering Law Firm of the Year" award. Moreover, it has been recognized for three consecutive years as ALB China's "Top 15 Fastest Growing Law Firms" and "Excellence in Law Firm of the Year" by China Business Law Journal. DOCVIT has frequently appeared in rankings by Chambers, ALB, The Legal 500, China Business Law Journal, Benchmark Litigation, IFLR1000, asialaw, LEGALBAND, and DAWKINS, among other domestic and international evaluation agencies.

As of 2024, DOCVIT has established a matrix-like, multi-faceted business structure combining "Professional + Industry" fields, encompassing 14 professional areas, 12 industry sectors, and 6 highlighted practice areas.

14 Professional Areas:
1. Corporate
2. Dispute Resolution
3. Competition and Antitrust
4. Securities and Capital Markets
5. Intellectual Property
6. Criminal
7. Administrative and Government Legal Counsel
8. Bankruptcy, Reorganization, and Liquidation
9. International
10. Compliance
11. Investment and M&A
12. Tax
13. Maritime and Admiralty
14. Marriage, Family, and Wealth Management

12 Industry Sectors:
1. Finance
2. Real Estate and Construction
3. Telecommunication, Technology, and Internet
4. Automotive and Advanced Manufacturing
5. Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
6. Private Equity and Fund
7. Media and Entertainment
8. Environment, Energy, and Resources
9. Transportation, Trade, and Supply Chain
10. Charitable Organizations and Social Enterprises
11. Retail and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods
12. Education

6 Key Practice Areas:
1. High-end Commercial Dispute Resolution
2. Financial and Capital Markets
3. Intellectual Property
4. Administrative and Government Legal Counsel
5. Real Estate and Construction
6. International Business

Tahota Law Firm
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Tahota has deeply explored and developed in many business fields, and Tahota is always on the cutting edge of legal service both in traditional business field and in the emerging business field.

Shihui Partners
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SHIHUI PARTNERS is a comprehensive law firm with strong capabilities and a spirit of innovation. Headquartered in Beijing, SHIHUI has more than 300 legal professions based across our offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hongkong, expanding its presence across key regions in China.

SHIHUI serves plenty of well-known enterprises in various fields, committed to providing clients with high-quality legal services, including internet & telecommunications, life sciences, high-technology, entertainment & media, financial services, retail & luxury, automotive, manufacturing & industrial.

SHIHUI has demonstrated its value to both domestic and international clients, earning their trust and recognition.

SHIHUI has been widely recognized by authoritative rating agencies and prestigious legal media, such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Asia Legal Business (ALB), asialaw, Managing IP, IAM, IFLR1000, Benchmark Litigation, and China Business Law Journal (CBLJ), for its excellence and achievements.

Leaf Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Leaf is a corporate law firm specialized in operations in China, especially in M&A, Private Equity, Corporate, Data protection & cybersecurity, Distribution, Compliance and Intellectual property.

Our partners have worked with leading international law firms in Europe and in Asia. Our team includes talented Chinese and international corporate lawyers. We work as a bi-cultural team to provide efficient solutions that navigate complex legal environments around the world. 

Leaf’s experience allows its team to fully understand the legal implications of doing business in China. It is in a position to help evaluate risk level and propose pragmatic solutions

Merits & Tree
10 practice areas
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M&T is now a comprehensive law firm with 9 offices (Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Chengdu, Haikou, and Hong Kong), and 600 lawyers and professionals, including 150 partners.

We strives to provide legal services for each stage during the cycle of investment (issue-end), transaction (asset-end) and exit (dispute-end). We address legal needs along the life chain of our corporate, financial and capital market clients (both domestic and foreign), serving from start-up, through growth, to maturity stages.

Lantai Partners
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Lantai Partners was founded in 2002 and is based in Beijing. After more than 20 years of development, Lantai has become a comprehensive professional law office with deep practice and industry-leading position in many lines of business. Lantai has set up 28 offices in China and established a business team of more than 1000 professionals, provides clients with high-quality legal services of "compliance for the expected results", and keeps exploring and optimizing its unique integrated management and operation mechanism, to the extent that the "high-quality" and "efficient" legal services are truly effectuated in every service link.

Kangda Law Firm
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Kangda Law Firm is a large full-service law firm based in Beijing, established in 1988. It was one of the first partnership law firms in China and was officially approved by the Ministry of Justice in 1993. Over the years, Kangda has earned widespread recognition through its national and international practices. Currently, Kangda has offices in 23 provinces and municipalities, with more than 260 partners and over 2,200 legal professionals, representing the first generation of lawyers since the restoration and development of China’s legal profession.

Its team includes former public security, procuratorial and judicial officials, prosecutors, judges, as well as outstanding lawyers graduated from China’s top law schools and prestigious overseas institutions. With strong professional commitment, they provide clients with professional, high-quality and efficient legal services, adhering to the firm’s core values of “rigor, dedication, integrity and responsibility”.

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PacGate Law Group
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PacGate Law Group is a boutique law firm that offers the highest-standard legal services with comprehensive capabilities. We are committed to providing all-around premium legal services for our clients, who consist mainly of business entities and institutional investors. Headquartered in Beijing and having a branch office in Shanghai, the firm consists of elite transactional attorneys and litigators, who are highly professional in their practice areas and enjoy outstanding recognition in the industry.

Hui Ye Law Firm
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Widely recognized as a leading PRC law firm, Hui Ye provides comprehensive legal services, with a particular focus on commercial law, to both domestic and international clients. We are one of the largest firms in China, with more than 30 offices in China including: Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Chengdu, etc; and overseas offices in Atlanta and Los Angeles in the United States of America. With more than a thousand licensed lawyers and professionals, we are capable of and committed to providing our clients with customized and innovative solutions to legal issues. 

Kingland Partners
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Kingland Partners is a pioneering dual-ownership law firm in China, combining a corporate structure with independent team-based operations. With a tightly integrated corporate framework at its core and independent partners and teams as its foundation, Kingland Partners embraces diversity, providing a platform for lawyers from various professional backgrounds to thrive. The firm promotes seamless collaboration across departments and fluid communication among team members, maximizing efficiency to deliver high-quality, cost-effective legal services to its clients.

Allen & Gledhill
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Allen & Gledhill is an award-winning full-service law firm which provides legal services to a wide range of premier clients, including local and multinational corporations and financial institutions in Asia. The Firm is consistently ranked as a market leader in Singapore for every major practice area, with many partners recognised as leaders in their respective fields. With offices in Singapore, Myanmar, Vietnam and China, as well as associate firms in Malaysia (Rahmat Lim & Partners) and Indonesia (AGI Legal), the Allen & Gledhill network known as A&G Asia has over 600 lawyers, making it one of the largest law firm networks in the region.

King & Wood
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As an international law firm in the world able to provide Chinese, Hong Kong SAR, U.S., Canadian, and Japanese law capabilities, our presence and resources in the world’s most dynamic economies are profound. We open doors to global clients and unlock opportunities for them as they look to unleash the fullest potential of the Asian Century. Leveraging our exceptional legal expertise and depth of knowledge in the China market, we advise Chinese and overseas clients on a full range of domestic and cross-border transactions, providing comprehensive legal services.

AllBright Law Offices
12 practice areas
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AllBright Law Offices was founded in 1999 as a full-service law firm committed to providing highest standard quality services to clients.

Based in Shanghai, China, AllBright has established offices in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Taiyuan, Qingdao, Xiamen, Tianjin, Jinan, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Fuzhou, Nanchang, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Changchun, Wuhan, Urumqi, Haikou, Changsha, Kunming,Hong Kong SAR, London, Seattle, Singapore and Tokyo. In addition, we have established an association with a Hong Kong SAR law firm, Stevenson, Wong & Co. and a strategic cooperation with an international law firm, Bird & Bird LLP.

AllBright has always focus on upgrading and improving its legal professional services and continues to optimize its practice areas. Currently there are twenty professional practice committees, industry committees and business committees, i.e. Securities and Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Litigation and Arbitration, Real Estate and Construction, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Cross-Border Investment, Maritime, Bankruptcy Liquidation and Reorganization, Criminal, Tax Law, Labor and Social Security, Marriage, Family Affairs and Private Wealth Management, Internet and Information Technology, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Consumption and Retail, State owned Enterprises, Automobile and Equipment Manufacturing Industry.

AnJie Broad Law Firm
8 practice areas
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AnJie Broad is a full-service law firm with a wide range of practice areas. We are committed to delivering high-quality bespoke legal solutions to clients.

AnJie Broad has extensive experience serving clients in practice areas such as Capital Market & Securities, Antitrust & Competition, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, Labor & Employment, Cross-border Investment & Acquisition, Insurance & Reinsurance, Maritime & Shipping, Banking & Finance, Energy, International Trade, Technology Media & Telecommunications, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Private Wealth Management, Real Estate & Construction, Hotels Resorts & Tourism and Media, Game and Entertainment & Sports.

We have won multiple awards in most of the above areas, so you can rest assured that your business will be left in safe hands should you engage us.

AnJie Broad was founded by a group of senior attorneys from different practice areas, and all of its key partners are graduates of the most prestigious law schools in China and overseas, with abundant work experience from leading international law firms.

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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Xuchang General Investment Co - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
Bond issue
China International Capital Corp, China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, CISI Financial, China Securities Co Ltd, Haitong Securities Co Ltd
Underwriter
Ping An Bank - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
Bond issue
Ping An Bank
Issuer
Rongteng 2021-4 Auto Loan Backed Securitization - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
Bond issue
Rongteng 2021-4 Auto Loan Backed Securitization
Issuer
Shanghe 2021-1 Green Auto Loan Backed Securitization - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
Bond issue
Shanghe 2021-1 Green Auto Loan Backed Securitization
Issuer
Nanjing Jiangbei New District Public Holding Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
Bond issue
Nanjing Jiangbei New District Public Holding Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Aux Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
Bond issue
Aux Group Co
Issuer
Guangxi Liuzhou Rail Transit Investment Dev Group Co - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
Bond issue
Guangxi Liuzhou Rail Transit Investment Dev Group Co
Issuer
Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, BNP Paribas, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bank of Communications, Commerzbank, SEB - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Agricultural Bank of China, Citigroup, Crédit Agricole, DBS Bank
Underwriter
Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of China, HSBC, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas, CIBC, Citigroup
Underwriter
Shenwan Hongyuan Group - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
Bond issue
Shenwan Hongyuan Group
Issuer
Fuzhou City Investment & Development Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
Bond issue
Fuzhou City Investment & Development Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Minsheng Financial Leasing Co - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Communications, Groupe BPCE, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole
Underwriter
China Construction Bank - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, ICBC, China Everbright Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Bank of China, CITIC Group Corp, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Central China International Capital Ltd, HSBC, Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd
Underwriter
Mega Wisdom Global Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, CITIC Group Corp
Underwriter
China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Communications, China Everbright Bank, China Merchants Bank, CEB International Capital Corp Ltd, Guotai Junan Capital, China International Capital Corp, Bank of China, CISI Financial, China Minsheng Banking, CITIC Group Corp, Guosen Securities Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Guoyuan Securities Co Ltd, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd, Chiyu Banking Corp Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd
Underwriter
Bank of China - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Communications, Bank of China, Citigroup, BNP Paribas, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Mizuho Bank, HSBC, China Everbright Bank, CITIC Group Corp, Crédit Agricole, SPDB International Capital Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Haixi Overseas Investment Co. Ltd. - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
China Everbright Bank, Dongxing Securities Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Agricultural Bank of China, Goldbridge Hong Kong Securities Ltd, Fosun Hani Securities Ltd, Haitong Securities Co Ltd
Underwriter
China Cinda Asset Management Co - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
ANZ Bank, CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Agricultural Bank of China, China Minsheng Banking, Bank of China, Standard Chartered Bank, Credit Suisse, China Huarong Asset Management Co, Central China International Capital Ltd, Bank of Communications, Dongxing Securities Co Ltd, China Merchants Bank, China Cinda Asset Management Co, BNP Paribas, ICBC, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, China Securities Co Ltd, Mizuho Bank, Deutsche Bank, DBS Bank, Morgan Stanley, Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd
Underwriter
Sichuan Development (Holding) Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Communications, China Everbright Bank, Bank of China, Central China International Capital Ltd, Bank of East Asia, China Galaxy Securities Co Ltd, China Merchants Bank, China Minsheng Banking, Industrial Bank of Korea, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, Guotai Junan Capital, China Securities Co Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Guosen Securities Co Ltd, TF International Securities Group Ltd, CITIC Group Corp, Standard Chartered Bank, Huatai Securities Co Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Development (Group) Co Ltd, Haitong Securities Co Ltd, Shenwan Hongyuan Group
Underwriter
China Construction Bank - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
A&O Shearman
China (National)
Bond issue
CCB International (Holdings) Ltd, Bank of Communications, Crédit Agricole, ANZ Bank, Mizuho Bank, China Minsheng Banking, CSC Financial Co Ltd, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, China Merchants Bank
Underwriter
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Firm Name Jurisdiction Total Deals Deals (Last 12 Months)
A&O Shearman
China (National)
30
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A&O Shearman - China
China (National)
15
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Adnan Sundra & Low
Malaysia
4
0
AllBright Law Offices
China (National)
37
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Allens
China (National)
1
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AnJie Broad Law Firm
China (National)
3
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AnJie Broad Law Firm - Global (ARCHIVED)
China (National)
4
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Anli Partners
China (National)
1
0
Appleby
1
0
Arendt & Medernach
Luxembourg
1
0
Arthur Cox
Ireland
1
0
Ashurst Perkins Coie
China (National)
3
0
Baijus Law Firm
China (National)
3
0
Bainian Yinghao Law Firm
China (National)
1
0
Bairui Law Firm
China (National)
1
0
Baker McKenzie
China (National)
4
0
Baoying Law Firm
China (National)
1
0
Becker & Poliakoff
United States (National)
1
0
Bihai Law Firm
China (National)
1
0
Bihong Law Firm
China (National)
2
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Exclusive IFLR data points to a sharp expectation-delivery disconnect on tech, but firms say they are ramping up AI adoption behind the scenes
Three banking and finance and dispute resolution partners join the firm following landmark split from Mallesons
Partners at Hogan Lovells Hong Kong, Allen & Gledhill Singapore, and Baker McKenzie Japan share insights on the 2026 outlook for private credit market in the APAC region
Ester Chow, partner in the firm’s financial markets group in Hong Kong, discusses fragmented APAC markets, private capital inflows and advising across borders
The Financial Reporting Council is consulting on temporary audit rule changes to attract Chinese listings on the LSE, in a bid to support the UK government’s economic growth plan
Sherlyn Lau has brought a team of 12 to the firm’s Hong Kong office after spending nearly two decades at Sidley
Partners at Deacons, Cheang & Ariff, and AZB & Partners discuss the 2026 equity capital markets outlook in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and India
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