Shortlist 2025
Antitrust and Competition
Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Linklaters
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Jones Day
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
AnJie Broad Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
Fangda Partners
Tian Yuan Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
DeHeng Law Offices
Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Fay Zhou, Linklaters
Adrian Emch, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Peter J. Wang, Jones Day
Adelaide Luke, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP Kramer
Yong Bai, Clifford Chance LLP
Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Laura Liu, FenXun Partners
Janet Hui, JunHe LLP
Jet Deng, Dacheng
Frances Xu, Landing Law Offices
Guodong Zhang, Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Pinsent Masons
White & Case LLP
Clifford Chance LLP
A&O Shearman
Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Fangda Partners
Guantao Law Firm
Dacheng
AllBright Law Offices
Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Grace Li, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Kanyi Lui, Pinsent Masons
David Li, White & Case LLP
Jiahua Ni, Clifford Chance LLP
Yvonne Ho, A&O Shearman
Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ling Wang, King & Wood Mallesons
Rock Wang, Fangda Partners
Zhang Xu, DeHeng Law Offices
Stanley Chen, Fangda Partners
Nelson Zhou, JunHe LLP
Capital Markets
Capital Markets: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
JunHe LLP
AllBright Law Offices
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
Jia Yuan Law Offices
Capital Markets: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Weidong Wang, Grandall Law Firm
Xiaojie Fang, AllBright Law Offices
Jeffrey Ding, Fangda Partners
Yan Liu, Tian Yuan Law Firm
Wei Gao, Haiwen & Partners
Yinhong Liu, Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm
Data Protection
Data Protection: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
CMS
Morrieson Foerster
Reed Smith
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Bird & Bird LLP
Data Protection: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Haiwen & Partners
Llinks Law Offices
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Fangda Partners
Data Protection: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Paul Mckenzie, Morrison Foerster
James Gong, Bird& Bird
Chuan Sun, Morrison Foerster
Dr. Ulrike Glueck, CMS
Jonathan Chu, CMS
Data Protection: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Huihui Li, Fangda Partners
Zhichao (Kevin) Duan, Han Kun Law Offices
Jingyuan Yang, Haiwen & Partners
Jihong Chen, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Susan Ning, King & Wood Mallesons
Chunlin (Ramon) Huang, Hui Ye Law Firm
Arbitration
Arbitration: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Clyde & Co LLP
DLA Piper
A&O Shearman
Arbitration: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Han Kun Law Offices
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Arbitration: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
Lei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
Xiaoshan Chen, DLA Piper
Rachel Turner, Pinsent Masons
Michelle Li, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Shanghai Representative Office
Arbitration: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Yang Liu, Fangda Partners
Tao Huang, King & Wood Mallesons
Lijun Cao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Xiusong XIng, Global Law Office
Hao ZHan, Anjie Law Firm
Fang Zhao, Hui Zhong Law Firm
Litigation
Litigation: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Kirkland & Ellis
Norton Rose Fulbright
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Litigation: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Hui Zhong Law Firm
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
King & Wood Mallesons
Litigation: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
Shaun Wu, Paul Hastings LLP
Lillian He, Jones Day
Yixuan Zhu, Quinn Emanuel
Lei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
Litigation: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Yu Rihong, King & Wood Mallesons
Peibing Qi, Fangda Partners
Baosheng Zhang, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Zhen Zhao, JunHe LLP
Zhu Xiaodong, Tian Yuan
Fintech
Fintech: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Morrison Foerster
Linklaters LLP
Eversheds Sutherland
Stephenson Harwood
Fintech: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Shihui Partners
Tahota Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Han Kun Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Fintech: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Patrick Phua, Ashurst
Frankie Tam, Eversheds Sutherland
Kishore Bhindi, Linklaters
Kristi Swartz, DLA Piper
Alex Roberts, Linklaters
Terry Yang, Clifford Chance LLP
Fintech: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Wei Quan, Han Kun Law Offices
Leimin Yu, King & Wood Mallesons
Zhisong He, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Liang (Leo) Zhou, Dacheng
Grace Yu, Fangda Partners
Insurance
Insurance: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clyde & Co LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
Dorsey & Whitney
Clifford Chance LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Insurance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
AnJie Broad Law Firm
Zhonglun W&D Law Firm
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Insurance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Victor Yang, Clyde & Co LLP
Christian Liu, Clyde & Co LLP
Martin Tam, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Ai Tong, Norton Rose Fulbright
Matthew Middleditch, Linklaters
Insurance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Jia Wan, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Lily Yan, Fangda Partners
Elsie Shi, Jingencheng Tongda & Neal
Zhengming Li, Zhonglun W&D Law Firm
Min Yuan, King & Wood Mallesons
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
AWA Asia
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Rouse
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Bird & Bird
Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
Zhong Lun Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Global Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Chris Li, S&O IP
Ai-Leen Lim, AWA Asia
Scott Palmer, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Zhen (Katie) Feng, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Christine Yiu, Bird & Bird
Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Gang Bai, Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Guanbin Xie, Lifang & Partners
Nongfan ZHU, King & Wood Mallesons
Yanfeng Xiong, China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd.
Alexandra Yang, Fangda Partners
Ping Gu, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Labour and Employment
Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
DLA Piper
Bird & Bird
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
CMS
Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
AnJie Broad Law Firm
River Delta Law Firm
Baohua Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Johnny Choi, DLA Piper
Jeanette Yu, CMS
Jonathan Isaacs, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Diana Pardy, Bird & Bird
Lesli Ligorner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Linda Liang, King & Wood Mallesons
Cathy Qu, River Delta Law Firm
Bo Zhou, Fangda Partners
Zhenghe Liu, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Weiwei Gu, Global Law Office
Investment Funds
Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Kirkland & Ellis
Paul Hastings LLP
A&O Shearman
Cooley LLP
Investment Funds: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Global Law Office
DaHui Lawyers
Llinks Law Offices
Han Kun Law Offices
Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Melody Yang, Clifford Chance LLP
Jingyi Xu, Cooley LLP
Meka Meng, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Angela Liu, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Pang Lee, Cooley LLP
Investment Funds: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Amy Dai, Global Law Offices
Catherine Chen, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Jing Zou, Grandall Law Firm
Lu Ran, Han Kun Law Offices
James Yong Wang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Corporate M&A
Corporate M&A: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Linklaters
A&O Shearman
DLA Piper
Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett
Freshfields
Corporate M&A: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Han Kun Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Haiwen & Partners
JunHe LLP
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Corporate M&A: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Kelly Gregory, Clifford Chance LLP
Yang Wang, Simpson Thatcher
Vivian Tsoi, White & Case LLP
James Chang, DLA Piper
Victor Ho, A&O Shearman
Corporate M&A: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Anthony Zhao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Xu Ping, King & Wood Mallesons
Jiang (Joe) Chen, JunHe LLP
Jackson Tang, Haiwen & Partners
Norman ZHong, Fangda Partners
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Cooley LLP
DLA Piper
Morrison Foerster
Life Sciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Global Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Chen Yang, Sidley Austin LLP
Yiming Liu, Cooley LLP
Ting Xiao, DLA Piper
Isabella Liu, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Calvin Ding, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Life Sciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Aaron Hu, Han Kun Law Offices
Alan Zhou, Global Law Offices
Bojia Zhao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Frank Zhou, JunHe LLP
Tina Wu, Haiwen & Partners
Henry He, Fangda Partners
Private Equity
Private Equity: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Clifford Chance LLP
DLA Piper
White & Case LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Private Equity: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe LLP
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
AllBright Law Offices
Private Equity: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Yang Wang, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
James Chang, DLA Piper
David Wang, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Ruomu Li, Cooley LLP
Denise Shiu, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Private Equity: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Sheng Li, Han Kun Law Offices
Youyuan Jin, Merits & Tree Law Offices
Xinyang Zhang, Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Congjun Wen, Shanghai Jinghe Law Firm
Jiayun Xie, Tian Yuan Law Firm
Projects and Energy
Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Pinsent Masons
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case LLP
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Shanghai Representative Office
Linklaters
Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Sunshine Partners
King Wood & Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Guantao Law Firm
Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Kanyi Lui, Pinsent Masons
Jerri Li, Norton Rose Fulbright
Lucia He, A&O Shearman
Xi Chen, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I
Eric Lin, Reed Smith LLP
Mark Hu, Pinsent Masons
Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Hallam Chow, Haiwen & Partners
Boya Shen, Haiwen & Partners
Wenjing Tian, King & Wood Mallesons
Monica Sun, Fangda Partners
Zhongcheng (Kevin) Wang, Global Law Offices
Shipping
Shipping: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Stephenson Harwood
Clyde & Co LLP
HFW
DLA Piper
Wikborg Rein
Shipping: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Wang Jing & Co
Wintell & Co
Dacheng
Anjie Broad Law Firm
Global Law Offices
Shipping: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Shirley Li, Stephenson Harwood
Nicholas Lum, Clyde & Co LLP
Nicholas Poynder, HFW
Paul Ho, Stephenson Harwood
Xiaoshan Chen, DLA Piper
Shipping: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Shouzhi An, Anjie Broad Law Firm
Yifeng Gao, Global Law offices
Mervyn Chen, Wintell & Co Law firm
John Wang, Wang Jing & Co
Fang (Frank) Cao, Allbright Law Offices
Regulatory
Regulatory: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morrison Foerster
Paul Hastings LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
Regulatory: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
JunHe LLP
Haiwen & Partners
Global Law Office
FenXun Partners
Regulatory: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Derik Rao, Morrison Foerster
Feifei Zheng, Pinsent Masons
Bingna Guo, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Lei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
Shaun Wu, Paul Hastings LLP
Regulatory: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Wei Wu, King & Wood Mallesons
Kate Yin, Fangda Partners
Alan Zhou, Global Law Office
Jianyuan Yang, Haiwen & Partners
Michelle Gon, Han Kun Law Offices
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Linklaters LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
A&O Shearman
Johnson Stokes & Master
Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms
Firm of the Year Zhong Lun Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Dacheng
DeHeng Law Offices
AllBright Law Offices
Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Shengfeng Xu, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Dan Liu, W&H Law Firm
Amy Ren, Llinks Law Offices
Liya Fan, DeHeng Law Offices
Meili Gao, Dacheng
Feng Chen, Grandall Law Firm
Real Estate and Construction
Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Johnson Stokes & Master
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
A&O Shearman
DLA Piper
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
City Development Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Global Law Office
Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Murphy Mok, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Tom Fu, Johnson Stokes & Master
Hew Kian Heong, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Shanghai Representative Office
Jean Ye, A&O Shearman
Andy Yeo, Johnson Stokes & Master
Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Yan Zhang, Han Kun Law Offices
Kevin Wang, Global Law Office
Lilian Duan, Kaiman Legal
Stephen Lin, Fangda Partners
Stephen (Shiwen) Dong, Han Kun Law Offices
Tax
Tax: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Zhong Lun Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Dacheng
AllBright Law Offices
Han Kun Law Offices
Tax: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Peter Ni, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Yang Li, Haiwen & Partners
Yu Yue (Jessie), King & Wood Mallesons
Tony Dong, King & Wood Mallesons
Tingting Zhao, JunHe LLP
TMT
TMT: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Bird & Bird LLP
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Morrison Foerster
Taylor Wessing
Paul Hastings LLP
Simmons & Simmons
TMT: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
FenXun Partners
TransAsia Lawyers
Global Law Office
Haiwen & Partners
AnJie Broad Law Firm
DaHui Lawyers
TMT: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ulrike Glueck, CMS
Alex Roberts, Linklaters
Jingyuan Shi, Simmons & Simmons
Wilfred Ng, Bird & Bird
Jingyuan Shi, Simmons & Simmons LLP
TMT: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Peng (Victor) Fu, Haiwen & Partners
Patrick Li, Fangda Partners
Richard Ma, DaHui Lawyers
Philip Qu, TransAsia Lawyers
Seagull Song, King & Wood Mallesons
WTO International Trade
WTO International Trade: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
King & Wood Mallesons
Global Law Office
AllBright Law Offices
JunZeJun Law Offices
WTO International Trade: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Zheng Xu, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Su Chang, King & Wood Mallesons
Frank Hang, Global Law Office
Ye Li, AllBright Law Offices
Li Fayin, JunZeJun Law Office
Zhe Jiang, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Rising Firm of the Year
Kingland Partners
Lifeng Partners
Jinghe LaW Firm
GEN Law Firm
Sundial Law Firm
Zai Sheng Law Firm
Appleby
Pinsent Masons
Allen & Gledhill LLP
Cooley LLP
Innovative Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Fangda Partners
Han Kuan Law Offices
Clifford Chance LLP
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Haiwen & Partners
ESG Firm of the Year
CMS
JunHe LLP
Sunshine Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
A&O Shearman
Hogan Lovells
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Boutique of the Year
Rouse
Hui Zhong Law Firm
Baohua Law Firm
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
Liu, Shen & Associates
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Huang & Huang Co. Law Firm
River Delta Law Firm
Deal of the Year
Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A: Foreign Firms
White & Case LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Linklaters
Clifford Chance LLP
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A: PRC Firms
Haiwen & Partners
JunHe LLP
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
AllBright Law Offices
Deal of the Year – Private equity: Foreign Firms
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Morrison Foerster
DLA Piper
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Deal of the Year – Private equity: PRC Firms
Han Kuan Law Offices
Fangda Partners
JunHe LLP
Global Law Office
Haiwen & Partners
Managing Partner of the Year: Foreign Firms
Yiming Liu, Cooley
Jojo Fan, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP Kramer
Roy Chan and Horace Lam, DLA Piper
Tracy Wut, Baker McKenzie Fenxun
Managing Partner of the Year: PRC Firms
Gang Wu, Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Xiaojun Hua, JunHe LLP
Anthony Zhao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Michael Han, Fangda Partners
Xiangrong Mei, Yingke Law Firm
Leading Firm of the Year: Foreign Firms
Baker McKenzie Fenxun
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Pinsent Masons
A&O Shearman
Kirkland & Ellis
Leading Firm of the Year: PRC Firms
JunHe LLP
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
AllBright Law Offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng
King & Wood Mallesons
Dacheng
Leading Lawyer of the Year: Foreign Firms
John Xu, Linklaters
Marcia Ellis, Morrison Foerster
Lei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
Melody Chan, A&O Shearman
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
Leading Lawyer of the Year: PRC Firms
Weiguo Wang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Le Wang, King & Wood Mallesons
Xiwen Zou, AllBright Law Offices
Hanmeng Li, Han Kun Law Offices
Xiuming Tao, JunZeJun Law Offices
In-house Team of the Year
China Kweichow Moutai
China Yangtze Power
Lenovo Group
Sinopec Group
Meituan-Dianping
Most Innovative In-House Lawyer of the Year
Fan Lei, Inspur Information
Liqiong Cai, SWIFT
Victor (Zhixiang) Liang, Baidu
Liu Yang, China Galaxy Securities
Judy Qiuting Cao, Cordis
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Aaron Shao, Abbott China
Suiqiang Ren, Jinhui Liquor Co., Ltd
Hu Zhenjie, China Aluminum Corporation
Amy Shao, IDEXX Laboratories
Celine Cai, Shanghai SAIC Mobility Technology Service
In-house Deals Team of the Year
Foxconn Industrial Internet
China National Investment and Guaranty Corporation
China Resources Capital
Bocom International (Shanghai) Equity Investment Management
Tencent Technology