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Quick facts
# Partners

261

# Other qualified practitioners

1723

# Total number of practitioners (worldwide)

1984

Languages

Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean

Key practice areas
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial and corporate
Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
Firm overview

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”.

Key practice areas
  • Asset finance
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • Competition
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project bonds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Real estate funds
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation
  • Trade finance
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Aviation
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Address:
8/F, 9/F & 11/F Emperor Group Centre, No.12D Jianwai Avenue, Chaoyang District,
Beijing, 100022
Tel:+8601050867516 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.kangdalawyers.com/
Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
25 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Commerce & Finance Law Offices
18 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
14 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
13 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
13 practice areas
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JunHe
14 practice areas
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King & Wood
14 practice areas
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

DeHeng Law Offices
10 practice areas
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Global Law Office
13 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
13 practice areas
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Llinks Law Offices
13 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

AllBright Law Offices
12 practice areas
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Dacheng Law Offices
19 practice areas
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Grandall Law Firm
12 practice areas
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Guantao Law Firm
14 practice areas
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Jia Yuan Law Offices
9 practice areas
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JunZeJun Law Offices
9 practice areas
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Kangda Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Tahota Law Firm
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Chance Bridge Law Firm
8 practice areas
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Shihui Partners
11 practice areas
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Notable

Co-effort Law Firm
9 practice areas
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East & Concord Partners
8 practice areas
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V&T Law Firm
7 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 3
28 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Commerce & Finance Law Offices
18 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
13 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
13 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
13 practice areas
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JunHe
14 practice areas
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King & Wood
14 practice areas
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

AllBright Law Offices
12 practice areas
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DeHeng Law Offices
10 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
14 practice areas
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Global Law Office
13 practice areas
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Grandall Law Firm
12 practice areas
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Grandway Law Offices
4 practice areas
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Jia Yuan Law Offices
9 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

CM Law Firm
5 practice areas
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DaHui Lawyers
12 practice areas
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Dacheng Law Offices
19 practice areas
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Guantao Law Firm
14 practice areas
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Kangda Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Llinks Law Offices
13 practice areas
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Shihui Partners
11 practice areas
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Tahota Law Firm
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

JunZeJun Law Offices
9 practice areas
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Notable

AnJie Broad Law Firm
8 practice areas
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Co-effort Law Firm
9 practice areas
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Jincheng Tongda & Neal
13 practice areas
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V&T Law Firm
7 practice areas
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Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Notable
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Fangda Partners
14 practice areas
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Global Law Office
13 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
13 practice areas
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King & Wood
14 practice areas
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

AllBright Law Offices
12 practice areas
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Dacheng Law Offices
19 practice areas
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FenXun Partners
11 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
13 practice areas
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JunHe
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Chance Bridge Law Firm
8 practice areas
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices
18 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
13 practice areas
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Llinks Law Offices
13 practice areas
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SG & Co Lawyers
4 practice areas
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Notable

JunZeJun Law Offices
9 practice areas
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Kangda Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Shihui Partners
11 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 3
32 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Dacheng Law Offices
19 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
14 practice areas
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King & Wood
14 practice areas
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

DeHeng Law Offices
10 practice areas
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Global Law Office
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

AllBright Law Offices
12 practice areas
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Guantao Law Firm
14 practice areas
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Hylands Law Firm
12 practice areas
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JunHe
14 practice areas
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Kangda Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
12 practice areas
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W&H Law Firm
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

Grandall Law Firm
12 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
13 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
13 practice areas
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Jincheng Tongda & Neal
13 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
13 practice areas
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Llinks Law Offices
13 practice areas
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T&C Law Firm
5 practice areas
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Notable

Baijus Law Firm
6 practice areas
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Commerce & Finance Law Offices
18 practice areas
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DHH Law Firm
8 practice areas
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DaHui Lawyers
12 practice areas
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Docvit Law Firm
5 practice areas
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East & Concord Partners
8 practice areas
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Jointide Law Firm
2 practice areas
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Merits & Tree
10 practice areas
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Tahota Law Firm
14 practice areas
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TianTong Law Firm
2 practice areas
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Zhong Wen Law Firm
7 practice areas
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Zhongzi Law Office
2 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Kangda Law Firm is a large full-service law firm headquartered in Beijing which has a pan-China presence with more than 1,100 professionals spread across 18 branches. It was founded in 1988 and is among the first private partnership law firms approved by the Ministry of Justice of China. 

Highlights  

The firm is best recognised for its restructuring and insolvency work and is also active in capital markets. Sectors of experience include real estate, industrials and manufacturing, technology, agriculture, construction and engineering, and logistics. 

During the research period, the firm represented Liaoning Xinglong Group Enterprise, a debtor, in Liaoning Xinglong Department Store Group’s reorganisation. The debtor companies are distributed among department stores, hotels, restaurants and entertainment. This case involved nearly RMB 20 billion (US$2.8 billion) in debt and tens of thousands of creditors. 

The firm advised 21 IPO-related deals. Highlighted clients include Aerospace Nanhu Electronic Information Technology, Suzhou Kuaike Photovoltaic Electronics, Beijing China Sciences Runyu Environmental Technology, Tianjian Electroacoustic and Hebei Huami New Material Technology. 

In 2022, the firm hired Zhiwu Dong from AllBright Law Offices’ Xiamen office to its banking and finance team and Feng Xie from Fujian Yingkun Law Firm joined the firm’s restructuring and insolvency team.  

Key clients 

Guandian Defense Technology, Beijing China Sciences Runyu Environmental Technology, Guangdong Fenghua Advanced Technology, Liaoning Xinglong Group, and Shaanxi Jinyuan Real Estate Development.  

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Bank of Ningbo Co - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Bank of Ningbo Co
Issuer
China Overseas Enterprise Development Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
China Overseas Enterprise Development Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Xugong Group Construction Machinery Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Xugong Group Construction Machinery Co Ltd
Issuer
Chengdu JingKai GuoTou Investment Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Chengdu JingKai GuoTou Investment Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Guangdong Yuehai Holdings Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Guangdong Yuehai Holdings Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Pingdu State-owned Assets Operation & Management Co - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Pingdu State-owned Assets Operation & Management Co
Issuer
Yantai Guofeng Investment Holding Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Yantai Guofeng Investment Holding Group Co Ltd
Issuer
Qingdao High-Speed Train Industry Development Group (BVI) Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Fosun Hani Securities Ltd, Harmonia Capital Co Ltd, Huatai Securities Co Ltd, Orient Securities
Underwriter
Wenzhou Lucheng District State-Owned Holding Group Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Central Wealth Securities Investment Ltd, China Securities Co Ltd, China Zheshang Bank Co Ltd, CNCB (Hong Kong) Capital Ltd, Hua Xia Bank Co Ltd, Industrial Bank Co Ltd, Zhongtai International Securities Ltd
Underwriter
Wuxi Guangyi Construction Development Group - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Central Wealth Securities Investment Ltd, China Merchants Bank, CISI Financial, Guolian Securities Co
Underwriter
Zhejiang Yuyao Industrial Park Development Construction Investment Co Ltd - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Bond issue
Zhejiang Yuyao Industrial Park Development Construction Investment Co Ltd
Issuer
Beijing Jinzhao Hongye Investment Co - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Insolvency
Wei Peng, Dahai Zhou, Fuduo Li, Dafei Yang
Beijing Jinzhao Hongye Investment Co
Receiver
Beixin Ruifeng Fund Management Co - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Insolvency
Wei Peng, Dahai Zhou, Jincheng Huo
Beixin Ruifeng Fund Management Co
Bondholder
Chemact Liaoning Petrochemicals Co - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Insolvency
Peng, Wei, Lei, Zhou, Dahai, Li Fuduo, Yang Dafei
Chemact Liaoning Petrochemicals Co
Receiver
Chengdu Fuel Corp - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Insolvency
Zhou Jian, Lv, Jing, Peng Jing, Jia Shoubo
Chengdu Fuel Corp
Receiver
Chengdu Hongchang Jiatai Real Estate Co - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Insolvency
Jia Shoubo, Zhou Jian
Chengdu Hongchang Jiatai Real Estate Co
Insolvent entity
Chengdu Nanlian Food Packaging Machinery Co - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Insolvency
Lv Jing, Zhou Jian, Peng Jing, Jia Shoubo
Chengdu Nanlian Food Packaging Machinery Co
Insolvent entity
Chengdu Xingneng Real Estate Co - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Insolvency
Zhou Jian, Jia Xiubo
Chengdu Xingneng Real Estate Co
Insolvent entity
China Water Resources and Hydropower Materials Chengdu Company - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Insolvency
Jia Shoubo, Zhou Jian
China Water Resources and Hydropower Materials Chengdu Company
Agent
Jianhe Zhongheng Investment Co - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Kangda Law Firm
China (National)
Insolvency
Lei, Zhou Dahai, Li Fuduo
Jianhe Zhongheng Investment Co
Receiver
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