Shortlist 2026
Antitrust and Competition
Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Clifford Chance LLP
Jones Day
Linklaters
Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
AnJie Broad Law Firm
Fangda Partners
King & Wood
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Zhao Sheng Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Arthur Peng, Linklaters
Fay Zhou, Linklaters
Yichen Wu, Jones Day
Yong Bai, Clifford Chance LLP
Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Hao Zhan, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Michael Gu, Beijing Hylands Law Firm
Chen Ma, Han Kun Law Offices
Wei Huang, Tian Yuan Law Firm
Xiaoqiang Qian, Haiwen & Partners
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance LLP
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Linklaters
White & Case
Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
FenXun Partners
Global Law Office
Jingtian & Gongcheng
King & Wood
Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
David Li, White & Case
Grace Li, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Kanyi Lui, Pinsent Masons
Sean Zhang, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Yvonne Ho, A&O Shearman
Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Hui (Nelson) Zhou, JunHe LLP
Stanley Chen, Fangda Partners
Stanley Zhou, King & Wood
Wu Jiejiang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Xin Zhang, Global Law Office
Capital Markets
Capital Markets: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe LLP
Shihui Partners
Capital Markets: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Anthony Zhao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Jianjun Guan, Grandall Law Firm
Su Zheng, King & Wood
Xiang Gao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Xin Zhang, Global Law Office
Zhiwei Hou, DeHeng Law Offices
Corporate M&A
Corporate M&A: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Clifford Chance LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
White & Case
Corporate M&A: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe LLP
King & Wood
Corporate M&A: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the year
James Chang, DLA Piper
Kelly Gregory, Clifford Chance LLP
Sun Hong, Norton Rose Fulbright
Victor Ho, A&O Shearman
Vivian Tsoi, White & Case
Corporate M&A: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Chengyao (Aaron) Zhou, Han Kun Law Offices
Eric Liu, Haiwen & Partners
Kaiding Wang, King & Wood
Patrick Li, Fangda Partners
Ting (Kenneth) Zhou, JunHe LLP
Data Protection
Data Protection: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Bird & Bird
CMS
Linklaters
Morrison Foerster
Reed Smith LLP
Data Protection: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Han Kun Law Offices
Hui Ye Law Firm
King & Wood
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Data Protection: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the year
Barbara Li, Reed Smith LLP
Chuan Sun, Morrison Foerster
Jonathan Chu, CMS
Jingyuan Shi, Simmons & Simmons
Ulrike Glueck, CMS
Data Protection: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Gil Zhang, Fangda Partners
Kevin Duan, Han Kun Law Offices
Lizhi Yuan, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Maggie Meng, Global Law Office
Peng Cai, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Arbitration
Arbitration: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Arnold & Porter
Clifford Chance LLP
Clyde & Co LLP
DLA Piper
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Arbitration: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
AllBright Law Offices
Hui Zhong Law Firm
King & Wood
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Arbitration: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Lei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
Michelle Li, Rajah & Tann LLP
Nicholas Lum, Clyde & Co LLP
Rachel Turner, Pinsent Masons
Arbitration: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Helen Shi, Fangda Partners
Lv Mengdan, King & Wood
Ning Fei, Hui Zhong Law Firm
Qiang Cui, Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Shouzhi An, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Yinli Gao, Beijing Cyan Law Firm
Litigation
Litigation: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Jones Day
Paul Hastings LLP
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Litigation: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
King & Wood
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Litigation: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
Shaun Wu, Paul Hastings LLP
Simon Hui, Paul Hastings LLP
Yixuan Zhu, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Litigation: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Chongwen Li, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Feng Wang, Fangda Partners
Jiuguang Zhao, Global Law Office
Wei Sun, Han Kun Law Offices
Yu Rihong, King & Wood
Zhao (George) Wang, JunHe LLP
Fintech
Fintech: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Clifford Chance LLP
DLA Piper
Eversheds Sutherland
Linklaters
Fintech: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Dacheng
DaHui Lawyers
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Fintech: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Albert Yuen, Eversheds Sutherland
Frankie Tam, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Kishore Bhindi, Linklaters
Kristi Swartz, DLA Piper
Rocky Mui, Clifford Chance LLP
Fintech: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Fuschen Chen King & Wood
Grace Yu Fangda Partners
Jun Zhu Han Kun Law Offices
Luping Yu Zhong Lun Law Firm
Xun Li Han Kun Law Offices
Insurance
Insurance: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clyde & Co LLP
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Linklaters
Norton Rose Fulbright
Insurance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
AnJie Broad Law Firm
Global Law Office
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
King & Wood
Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm
Insurance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ai Tong, Norton Rose Fulbright
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
Matthew Middleditch, Linklaters
Victor Yang, Clyde & Co LLP
Insurance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Elsie Shi, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Hao Zhan, AnJie Broad Law Firm
John Wang, WJC Law Firm
Liang Deng, JunHe LLP
Min Li, Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Bird & Bird
CMS
DLA Piper
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Rouse
Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office
China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd.
King & Wood
Lifang & Partners
Liu, Shen & Associates
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ai-Leen Lim, AWA Asia
Anthony Chen, Jones Day
Hatty Cui, Rouse
Horace Lam, DLA Piper
Xiang Wang, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Alexandra Yang, Fangda Partners
Jessica Xu, JunHe LLP
Jihong Chen, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Li Wu, Lifang & Partners
Lili Wu, Han Kun Law Offices
Tracy Shen, Chang Tsi & Partners
Labour and Employment
Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
CMS
DLA Piper
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
AnJie Broad Law Firm
Baohua Law Firm
DeHeng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
King & Wood
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Jeanette Yu, CMS
Johnny Choi, DLA Piper
Lesli Ligorner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Haiyan Duan, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Hongjuan Bai, JunHe LLP
Lisa Zhao, Fangda Partners
Lucy Lu, King & Wood
Zhenghe Liu, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Investment Funds
Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Cooley LLP
K&L Gates
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Morrison Foerster
Investment Funds: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Han Kun Law Offices
King & Wood
Llinks Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Carol Liu, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Geoffrey Chan, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Lorna Chen, A&O Shearman
Meka Meng, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Serena Tan, Morrison Foerster
Investment Funds: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
James Yong Wang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Lu Ran, Han Kun Law Offices
Xiyong Zhao, JunHe LLP
Yuan Yuan, Global Law Office
Zhen Chen, Fangda Partners
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Cooley LLP
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Morrison Foerster
Sidley Austin LLP
Life Sciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
FenXun Partners
Global Law Office
Haiwen & Partners
JunHe LLP
Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Arthur Mok, Ropes & Gray LLP
Lei Li, Sidley Austin LLP
Lu Zhou, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Ting Xiao, DLA Piper
Yiming Liu, Cooley LLP
Life Sciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Alan Zhou, Global Law Office
Bojia Zhao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Gerry Zhao, JunHe LLP
Mark Zhang, King & Wood
Min Zhu, Han Kun Law Offices
Private Equity
Private Equity: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Morrison Foerster
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
White & Case
Private Equity: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
DaHui Lawyers
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe LLP
Beijing Hylands Law Firm
King & Wood
Private Equity: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Denise Shiu, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Don Williams, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Marcia Ellis, Morrison Foerster
Oliver Nip, Ropes & Gray LLP
Yang Wang, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Private Equity: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Hu Jin, King & Wood
Hui (Nelson) Zhou, JunHe LLP
Mulong Gong, King & Wood
Wei Chen, Fangda Partners
Zhengzheng Hu, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Projects and Energy
Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Ashurst Perkins Coie
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Linklaters
Pinsent Masons
Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe LLP
King & Wood
Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Calvin Ho, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Chin Chuan Chen, Ashurst Perkins Coie
Ling Li, A&O Shearman
Mark Hu, Pinsent Masons
Xiaohui Ji, Linklaters
Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Hallam Chow, Haiwen & Partners
Jianan Yuan, JunHe LLP
Monica Sun, Fangda Partners
Tao Lan, Han Kun Law Offices
Xiao Yong, King & Wood
Shipping
Shipping: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clyde & Co LLP
DLA Piper
HFW
Stephenson Harwood
Wikborg Rein
Shipping: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
AnJie Broad Law Firm
Global Law Office
Huang & Huang Co. Law Firm
Wintell & Co Law Firm
WJC Law Firm
Shipping: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Lucy Chen, HFW
Nicholas Lum, Clyde & Co LLP
Paul Ho, Stephenson Harwood
Ronin Zong, Wikborg Rein
Shirley Li, Stephenson Harwood
Shipping: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Chenbiao Li, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Frank Chen, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Mervyn Chen, Wintell & Co Law Firm
Nick Yuan, Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm
Xiangyong Chen, WJC Law Firm
Regulatory
Regulatory: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
Paul Hastings LLP
Regulatory: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Haiwen & Partners
King & Wood
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Regulatory: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Bingna Guo, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Derik Rao, Morrison Foerster
Lei Li, Sidley Austin LLP
Lei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
Simon Hui , Paul Hastings LLP
Regulatory: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Alan Zhou, Global Law Office
Gary Gao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Kate Yin, Fangda Partners
Sophie Shi, Han Kun Law Offices
Vivian Wu, FenXun Partners
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Linklaters
Tanner De Witt
Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Grandall Law Firm
JunHe LLP
King & Wood
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Howard Lam, Latham & Watkins LLP
John Marsden, Johnson Stokes & Master
Neil McDonald, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Phoebe Lo, Clifford Chance LLP
Viola Jing, A&O Shearman
Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Le Wang, King & Wood
Linhai Zhu, AllBright Law Offices
Liya Fan, DeHeng Law Offices
Nafisa Nihmat, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Nuo Ji, Fangda Partners
Real Estate and Construction
Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Johnson Stokes & Master
Pinsent Masons
Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Beijing Cyan Law Firm
City Development Law Firm
FenXun Partners
Global Law Office
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Kingland Partners
Merits & Tree Law Offices
Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Alexander Gong, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Mark Hu, Pinsent Masons
Michelle Li, Rajah & Tann LLP
Tom Fu, Johnson Stokes & Master
Wayne Lee, A&O Shearman
Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Jiong Zhang, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Lillian Duan, Shanghai Kaiman Law Firm
Stephen Lin, Fangda Partners
Wanhe Ye, Beijing Cyan Law Firm
Zoey (Yi) Zhang, Global Law Office
Tax
Tax: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
DaHui Lawyers
DeHeng Law Offices
King & Wood
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Tax: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Bo Xiao, AllBright Law Offices
Luis Zhang, FenXun Partners
Mei Zhang, DaHui Lawyers
Tony Dong, King & Wood
Yan Zhao, Fangda Partners
TMT
TMT: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Bird & Bird
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Morrison Foerster
Paul Hastings LLP
Simmons & Simmons
TMT: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
DaHui Lawyers
Global Law Office
Haiwen & Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
King & Wood
TMT: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Alex Roberts, Linklaters
Grace Gao, Baker McKenzie FenXun
James Gong, Bird & Bird
Justina Zhang, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Lex Kuo, Baker McKenzie FenXun
TMT: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Philip Qu, TransAsia
Richard Ma, DaHui Lawyers
Samuel Yang, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Shuguang Yang, Hai Run Law Firm
Susan Ning, King & Wood
WTO International Trade
WTO International Trade: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
AllBright Law Offices
Beijing Grandwin Law Firm
Global Law Office
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Lantai Partners
Zhong Lun Law Firm
WTO International Trade: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Deming Zhao, Global Law Office
Fayin Li, JunZeJun Law Offices
Fu Xin, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Qian Shen, Beijing Hylands Law Firm
Xinyu Liu, King & Wood
Rising Firm of the Year
Beijing Hylands Law Firm
Bohe & Hansen
Chance Bridge Law Firm
Lang Yue Law Firm
Lantai Partners
Merits & Tree Law Offices
Shanghai JurArs Law Firm
Client Service Excellence
Dacheng
DeHeng Law Offices
Guantao Law Firm
HHP Attorneys-At-Law
Beijing Hylands Law Firm
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
T&C Law Firm
ESG Firm of the Year
Watson Farley & Williams
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Eversheds Sutherland
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Fangda Partners
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Boutique of the Year
Baohua Law Firm
Chance Bridge Law Firm
Rouse
Silkroad, Anchorite & Sage Law Firm
Sunshine Law Firm
River Delta Law Firm
Tiger Partners
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A
Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A: Foreign Firms
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Clifford Chance LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A: PRC Firms
Han Kun Law Offices
King & Wood
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Deal of the Year – Private Equity
Deal of the Year – Private Equity: Foreign Firms
Clifford Chance LLP
Linklaters
Morrison Foerster
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
White & Case
Deal of the Year – Private Equity: PRC Firms
Fangda Partners
JunHe LLP
JunHe LLP
King & Wood
Managing Partner of the Year: Foreign Firms
Chuan Sun, Morrison Foerster
Constance Choy, Sidley Austin LLP
David Boitout, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Kanyi Lui, Pinsent Masons
Raymond Li, Paul Hastings LLP
Managing Partner of the Year: PRC Firms
Chen Yang, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Jinrong Liu, Global Law Office
Hongbing Lv, Grandall Law Firm
Yang Zhao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Yingzhe Wang, FenXun Partners
Leading Firm of the Year: Foreign Firms
A&O Shearman
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Bird & Bird
Clifford Chance LLP
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Linklaters
Morrison Foerster
Leading Firm of the Year: PRC Firms
Dacheng
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Han Kun Law Offices
JunHe LLP
King & Wood
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Leading Lawyer of the Year: Foreign Firms
James Gong, Bird & Bird
Jingyuan Shi, Simmons & Simmons
Kelly Gregory, Clifford Chance LLP
Shaun Wu, Paul Hastings LLP
Ulrike Glueck, CMS
Leading Lawyer of the Year: PRC Firms
Hong Jiang, Global Law Office
John Wang, WJC Law Firm
Richard Ma, DaHui Lawyers
Susan Ning, King & Wood
Xiaoman Zhang, Commerce & Finance Law Offices
In-House Lawyer of the Year
Huandong Gao, Midea Group
Lillian Lu, Tapestry
Michael Mazart, Mercedes-Benz Group China
Yuge Ho, Danaher China
Vivien Ji, Chanel
In-house Team of the Year
Tingyan Lyu, China Three Gorges
Karl Gao, NIO
Huanan Hou, Dajia Insurance
Lidong Guo, Inner Mongolia Mengniu
Chen Yang, China National Forest Industry Group
Most Innovative In-House Lawyer of the Year
Liuping Song, Huawei
Ivy Cheng, Agora
Lijing Gao, Appotronics
Jane Wang, Kanzhun
Haiyang Cao, Beijing Electronic Digital Intelligence Technology
In-house Deals Team of the Year
Shelly Wang, Hongshan
Minchu Wang, PAG Capital
Jiedong Yong, China Investment & Financing Guarantee
Yuge Hong, Blackstone
Ping He, China CITIC Financial Asset Management