Nanjing is one of the key cities in Eastern China and the Yangtze River Delta region. Eastern China is densely populated and is the most economically developed region in China. The rapid economic growth of the city has had a strong impact on the development of Jiangsu and the neighbouring Anhui provinces. The main industries of Nanjing include electronics, automobiles, manufacturing and petrochemicals, with new energy, healthcare and life sciences as fast-growing sectors. The legal market is crowded with over 2,000 law firms in Jiangsu province. The small local firms have suffered hugely from the pandemic whilst its impact on major national firms was reported limited. The majority of Beijing and Shanghai-headquartered firms have offices in Nanjing.

Grandall Law Firm‘s broad practice spans capital markets, M&A, banking and finance, bankruptcy, real estate and construction, IP, dispute resolution and compliance. Managing partner Guoqiang Ma excels in financing and M&A transactions, Xiangming Liu is recommended for IPOs, cross-border investment and M&A transactions, and Kuilin Qiu handles patent, trade secret and software copyright disputes.

Zhong Lun Law Firm had a particularly busy year handling a large number of major restructuring and bankruptcy liquidation matters. The team counts government agencies, as well as companies operating in the financial services, logistics, shipping, and real estate and construction sectors among its key clients. Practice head Jianhui Tang and Haitao Wang focus on debt restructuring and non-performing asset disposal matters and led the team on a steady flow of major out-of-court debt restructuring mandates. Zhiqiang Wei is highly regarded for real estate and construction transactions and disputes. Liang Yang handles capital markets, M&A and private equity and investment funds transactions and Huaining Sun excels in environmental compliance.

Jincheng Tongda & Neal‘s full-service practice is particularly active in capital markets, banking and finance, investment funds, M&A and restructuring. The team has solid capital markets and dispute resolution experience, and notable expertise in the real estate and construction sector. Senior partners Fei Ye, Wei Hong, Yuhao Xie focus on securities and capital markets, investment funds and private equity investment; Qionglin Yan is noted for asset securitisation; and Gongcheng Li joined from Kangda Law Firm in 2021 and handles a broad range of commercial litigation.