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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Steven (Xiaohui) Zhu
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

800+

Number of partners

200+

Languages

Chinese, English

Key practice areas
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Firm overview

Tian Yuan Law Firm is one of the law firms with the most profound history and culture in China. In the past over 30 years, we have kept pace with China’s economy. Our experience covers the main practice areas in China. We have undertaken a number of pioneering transactions as well as a series of projects and cases with considerable influence, which earned us a high reputation in the industry.

Key transactional practices
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Competition
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • Investment funds
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
Sector expertise
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Gaming
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Media
  • Natural resources
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharm and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Social infrastructure
  • Tech and telecoms
Other offices

Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Haikou, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Hefei, Kunming, Nanjing, Wuhan, Zhengzhou

Tel:+861057763999 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://tylaw.com.cn/
Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Debt
Tier 4
39 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Tier 2

Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
19 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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White & Case
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Dentons
11 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
15 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
3 practice areas
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Notable

Charltons
8 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Notable

Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Notable
51 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Clifford Chance
20 practice areas
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
13 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
16 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
12 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
15 practice areas
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Linklaters
16 practice areas
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Morrison & Foerster
12 practice areas
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O'Melveny & Myers
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
14 practice areas
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Sidley Austin
18 practice areas
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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
13 practice areas
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Slaughter and May
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
18 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
17 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
16 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
8 practice areas
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Cooley
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
18 practice areas
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Deacons
16 practice areas
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Fangda Partners
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
16 practice areas
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King & Wood
19 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
4 practice areas
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Tier 4

Charltons
8 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
12 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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H.M. Chan & Co
5 practice areas
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Han Kun Law Offices
5 practice areas
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Jingtian & Gongcheng
6 practice areas
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Johnson Stokes & Master
36 practice areas
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Jones Day
14 practice areas
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JunHe
11 practice areas
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Kwok Yih & Chan
7 practice areas
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Milbank
12 practice areas
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MinterEllison
7 practice areas
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Reed Smith Richards Butler
12 practice areas
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Winston & Strawn
5 practice areas
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Notable

Bird & Bird
6 practice areas
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Dorsey & Whitney
5 practice areas
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Haiwen & Partners
11 practice areas
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Ropes & Gray
12 practice areas
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Seyfarth Shaw
7 practice areas
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Stevenson Wong & Co
7 practice areas
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Tian Yuan Law Firm
3 practice areas
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YYC Legal
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Tian Yuan Law Firm is one of the law firms with the most profound history and culture in China. With its Hong Kong team operating since 2016, the firm maintains a diverse and full-service Hong Kong capital markets practice, advising on a wide array of matters. 

Highlights 

The Hong Kong team at Tian Yuan Law Firm has shown a proven track record of acting as Hong Kong legal advisers to the issuers and sponsors in IPO deals and advises on both red-chip and H share companies for the application of listing on the Main Board of the HKEX.  

The debt capital markets team has a wealth of knowledge in issuing bonds abroad. They have acted as either the international adviser for the issuer or the lead managers, and also offer legal guidance for designing the structure of the issuance. Additionally, they prepare all necessary legal documents and provide ongoing legal support throughout the bond issuance procedure. 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include Changjiu Holdings, SATP Holding, 160 Health International, Wuhan Dazhong Dental Medical, Beijing Tong Ren Tang Healthcare Investment, Henan Railway Construction & Investment Group, Harmonia Capital, Guilin Bank, and Shanxi Securities International. 

Testimonials 

TYHK's service team is well staffed, stable, fast responsive and problem-solving orientated.” (Equity capital markets client) 

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