The Legal 500 is delighted to recognise the leading firms and lawyers together with the younger rising talent who are part of China’s extensive and complex legal market.

The awards are based on The Legal 500’s market-leading, independent research and nominees are selected based on that research which is carried out by a large team of researchers who have in-depth knowledge of their practice areas. Asia Pacific editor Bei Zhao and deputy editor Yvonne Berman have worked with the researchers to evaluate the evidence and produce the winners in each of the categories.

Being one of the two largest economies in the world, China’s complex legal landscape is evolving at a pace – the research has encompassed both the world-class, full-service and boutique PRC firms as well as the foreign law firms, many of which work in conjunction with PRC colleagues – each playing to their varied strengths.

The Legal 500很高兴借此次机会认可中国飞速发展的法律市场中的领先律师事务所，律师以及年轻的后起之秀。

所有奖项以The Legal 500市场领先，独立的年度调研为基础，提名律所和律师的选择都来自于对中国大陆法律市场以及各个业务领域有深入了解的大型调研团队。亚太指南编辑赵蓓和副主编Yvonne Berman 与调研团队紧密合作，评估调研证据， 最终为每个奖项筛选出获奖律所或个人。

作为世界上最大的经济大国之一，中国复杂的法律格局正在快速发展。 The Legal 500的年度调研覆盖了世界一流的， 提供全方位服务的，以及精品中国律师事务所，同时也包括了美国，应该以及欧洲的顶尖外企律师事务所，其中很多律所频繁的与中国同事合作，每个人都在项目中发挥自己的不同优势。