{"id":227444,"date":"2025-09-15T15:07:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=227444"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:29:04","slug":"shortlist-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/china-awards\/shortlist-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortlist 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Antitrust and Competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nLinklaters<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP<br \/>\nJones Day<br \/>\nBaker McKenzie FenXun<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAnJie Broad Law Firm<br \/>\nHaiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nTian Yuan Law Firm<br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nDeHeng Law Offices<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFay Zhou, Linklaters<br \/>\nPeter J. Wang, Jones Day<br \/>\nAdelaide Luke, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP Kramer<br \/>\nYong Bai, Clifford Chance LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLaura Liu, FenXun Partners<br \/>\nJanet Hui, JunHe LLP<br \/>\nJet Deng, Dacheng<br \/>\nFrances Xu, <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">FuJae Partners<\/span><br \/>\nGuodong Zhang, Jincheng Tongda &amp; Neal Law Firm<br \/>\nAdrian Emch, Hylands Law Firm<br \/>\nXi Liao, Zhao Sheng Law Firm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Banking and Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBaker McKenzie FenXun<br \/>\nPinsent Masons<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case LLP<br \/>\nClifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nGuantao Law Firm<br \/>\nDacheng<br \/>\nAllBright Law Offices<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGrace Li, Baker McKenzie FenXun<br \/>\nKanyi Lui, Pinsent Masons<br \/>\nDavid Li, White &amp; Case LLP<br \/>\nJiahua Ni, Clifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nYvonne Ho, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLing Wang, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nRock Wang, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nZhang Xu, DeHeng Law Offices<br \/>\nStanley Chen, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nNelson Zhou, JunHe LLP<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJunHe LLP<br \/>\nAllBright Law Offices<br \/>\nCommerce &amp; Finance Law Offices<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nHaiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nJia Yuan Law Offices<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capital Markets: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nWeidong Wang, <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Jingtian &amp; Gongcheng<\/span><br \/>\nXiaojie Fang, AllBright Law Offices<br \/>\nJeffrey Ding, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nYan Liu, Tian Yuan Law Firm<br \/>\nWei Gao, Haiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nYinhong Liu, Jincheng Tongda &amp; Neal Law Firm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Data Protection<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Data Protection: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCMS<br \/>\nMorrison Foerster<br \/>\nReed Smith<br \/>\nBaker McKenzie FenXun<br \/>\nBird &amp; Bird LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Protection: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nHan Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nHaiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nLlinks Law Offices<br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Protection: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPaul Mckenzie, Morrison Foerster<br \/>\nJames Gong, Bird &amp; Bird<br \/>\nChuan Sun, Morrison Foerster<br \/>\nDr. Ulrike Glueck, CMS<br \/>\nJonathan Chu, CMS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Data Protection: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHuihui Li, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nZhichao (Kevin) Duan, Han Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nJingyuan Yang, Haiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nJihong Chen, Zhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nSusan Ning, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nChunlin (Ramon) Huang, Hui Ye Law Firm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Arbitration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Arbitration: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP<br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nDLA Piper<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arbitration: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nHan Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nTian Yuan Law Firm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arbitration: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nIk Wei Chong, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nLei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nXiaoshan Chen, DLA Piper<br \/>\nRachel Turner, Pinsent Masons<br \/>\nMichelle Li, <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Rajah &amp; Tann Singapore LLP Shenzhen Representative Office<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arbitration: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nYang Liu, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nTao Huang, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nLijun Cao, Zhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nXiusong XIng, Global Law Office<br \/>\nHao ZHan, Anjie Law Firm<br \/>\nFang Zhao, Hui Zhong Law Firm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Litigation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Litigation: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nKirkland &amp; Ellis<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nBaker McKenzie FenXun<br \/>\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Litigation: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHui Zhong Law Firm<br \/>\nJingtian &amp; Gongcheng<br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nGlobal Law Office<br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<\/p>\n<p><strong>Litigation: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nIk Wei Chong, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nShaun Wu, Paul Hastings LLP<br \/>\nLillian He, Jones Day<br \/>\nYixuan Zhu, Quinn Emanuel<br \/>\nLei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Litigation: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nYu Rihong, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nPeibing Qi, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nBaosheng Zhang, Zhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nZhen Zhao, JunHe LLP<br \/>\nZhu Xiaodong, Tian Yuan<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fintech<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Fintech: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nMorrison Foerster<br \/>\nLinklaters LLP<br \/>\nEversheds Sutherland<br \/>\nStephenson Harwood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fintech: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nShihui Partners<br \/>\nTahota Law Firm<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nHan Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nFangda Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fintech: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPatrick Phua, Ashurst<br \/>\nFrankie Tam, Eversheds Sutherland<br \/>\nKishore Bhindi, Linklaters<br \/>\nKristi Swartz, DLA Piper<br \/>\nAlex Roberts, Linklaters<br \/>\nTerry Yang, Clifford Chance LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fintech: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nWei Quan, Han Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nLeimin Yu, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nZhisong He, Zhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nLiang (Leo) Zhou, Dacheng<br \/>\nGrace Yu, Fangda Partners<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Insurance: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nDorsey &amp; Whitney<br \/>\nClifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nAnJie Broad Law Firm<br \/>\nZhonglun W&amp;D Law Firm<br \/>\nJincheng Tongda &amp; Neal<br \/>\nTian Yuan Law Firm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nVictor Yang, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nChristian Liu, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nMartin Tam, Baker McKenzie FenXun<br \/>\nAi Tong, Norton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nMatthew Middleditch, Linklaters<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insurance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJia Wan, AnJie Broad Law Firm<br \/>\nLily Yan, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nElsie Shi, Jingencheng Tongda &amp; Neal<br \/>\nZhengming Li, Zhonglun W&amp;D Law Firm<br \/>\nMin Yuan, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAWA Asia<br \/>\nLoeb &amp; Loeb LLP<br \/>\nRouse<br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP<br \/>\nBird &amp; Bird<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nCCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nGlobal Law Offices<br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nWanhuida Intellectual Property<br \/>\nLiu, Shen &amp; Associates<br \/>\nGen Law Firm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nChris Li, S&amp;O IP<br \/>\nAi-Leen Lim, AWA Asia<br \/>\nScott Palmer, Loeb &amp; Loeb LLP<br \/>\nZhen (Katie) Feng, Hogan Lovells International LLP<br \/>\nChristine Yiu, Bird &amp; Bird<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nGang Bai, Wanhuida Intellectual Property<br \/>\nGuanbin Xie, Lifang &amp; Partners<br \/>\nNongfan ZHU, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nYanfeng Xiong, China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd.<br \/>\nAlexandra Yang, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nPing Gu, Zhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Labour and Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBaker McKenzie FenXun<br \/>\nDLA Piper<br \/>\nBird &amp; Bird<br \/>\nMorgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius<br \/>\nCMS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDeHeng Law Offices<br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nAnJie Broad Law Firm<br \/>\nRiver Delta Law Firm<br \/>\nBaohua Law Firm<br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<\/p>\n<p><strong>Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJohnny Choi, DLA Piper<br \/>\nJeanette Yu, CMS<br \/>\nJonathan Isaacs, Baker McKenzie FenXun<br \/>\nDiana Pardy, Bird &amp; Bird<br \/>\nLesli Ligorner, Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius<\/p>\n<p><strong>Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLinda Liang, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nCathy Qu, River Delta Law Firm<br \/>\nBo Zhou, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nZhenghe Liu, AnJie Broad Law Firm<br \/>\nWeiwei Gu, Global Law Office<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Investment Funds<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nKirkland &amp; Ellis<br \/>\nPaul Hastings LLP<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nCooley LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Investment Funds: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nGlobal Law Office<br \/>\nDaHui Lawyers<br \/>\nLlinks Law Offices<br \/>\nHan Kun Law Offices<\/p>\n<p><strong>Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJingyi Xu, Cooley LLP<br \/>\nMeka Meng, Hogan Lovells International LLP<br \/>\nAngela Liu, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP<br \/>\nPang Lee, Cooley LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Investment Funds: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAmy Dai, Global Law Offices<br \/>\nCatherine Chen, Zhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nJing Zou, Grandall Law Firm<br \/>\nLu Ran, Han Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nJames Yong Wang, Jingtian &amp; Gongcheng<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Corporate M&amp;A<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Corporate M&amp;A: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nClifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nLinklaters<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nDLA Piper<br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Simpson Thacher &amp; Bartlett LLP<\/span><br \/>\nFreshfields<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate M&amp;A: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHan Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nHaiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nJunHe LLP<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate M&amp;A: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKelly Gregory, Clifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nYang Wang, <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Simpson Thacher &amp; Bartlett LLP<\/span><br \/>\nVivian Tsoi, White &amp; Case LLP<br \/>\nJames Chang, DLA Piper<br \/>\nVictor Ho, A&amp;O Shearman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corporate M&amp;A: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAnthony Zhao, Zhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nXu Ping, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nJiang (Joe) Chen, JunHe LLP<br \/>\nJackson Tang, Haiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nNorman ZHong, Fangda Partners<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Life Sciences and Healthcare<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHogan Lovells International LLP<br \/>\nSidley Austin LLP<br \/>\nCooley LLP<br \/>\nDLA Piper<br \/>\nMorrison Foerster<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Sciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nHan Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nGlobal Law Offices<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nHaiwen &amp; Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nChen Yang, Sidley Austin LLP<br \/>\nYiming Liu, Cooley LLP<br \/>\nTing Xiao, DLA Piper<br \/>\nIsabella Liu, Baker McKenzie FenXun<br \/>\nCalvin Ding, Hogan Lovells International LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life Sciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nAaron Gu, Han Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nAlan Zhou, Global Law Offices<br \/>\nBojia Zhao, Jingtian &amp; Gongcheng<br \/>\nFrank Zhou, JunHe LLP<br \/>\nTina Wu, Haiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nHenry He, Fangda Partners<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Private Equity<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Private Equity: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSimpson Thacher &amp; Bartlett LLP<br \/>\nClifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nDLA Piper<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case LLP<br \/>\nSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Equity: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHan Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nJunHe LLP<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nHaiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nAllBright Law Offices<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Equity: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nYang Wang, Simpson Thacher &amp; Bartlett LLP<br \/>\nJames Chang, DLA Piper<br \/>\nDavid Wang, Hogan Lovells International LLP<br \/>\nRuomu Li, Cooley LLP<br \/>\nDenise Shiu, Cleary Gottlieb Steen &amp; Hamilton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private Equity: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nSheng Li, Han Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nYouyuan Jin, Merits &amp; Tree Law Offices<br \/>\nXinyang Zhang, Commerce &amp; Finance Law Offices<br \/>\nCongjun Wen, Shanghai Jinghe Law Firm<br \/>\nJiayun Xie, Tian Yuan Law Firm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Projects and Energy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPinsent Masons<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nWhite &amp; Case LLP<br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Rajah &amp; Tann Singapore LLP Shenzhen Representative Office<br \/>\n<\/span>Linklaters<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Sunshine Law Firm<\/span><br \/>\nKing Wood &amp; Mallesons<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nGuantao Law Firm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKanyi Lui, Pinsent Masons<br \/>\nJerri Li, Norton Rose Fulbright<br \/>\nLucia He, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nXi Chen, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I<br \/>\nEric Lin, Reed Smith LLP<br \/>\nMark Hu, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nHallam Chow, Haiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nBoya Shen, Haiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nWenjing Tian, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nMonica Sun, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nZhongcheng (Kevin) Wang, Global Law Offices<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Shipping<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Shipping: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nStephenson Harwood<br \/>\nClyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nHFW<br \/>\nDLA Piper<br \/>\nWikborg Rein<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shipping: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nWang Jing &amp; Co<br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Wintell &amp; Co Law Firm<\/span><br \/>\nDacheng<br \/>\nAnjie Broad Law Firm<br \/>\nGlobal Law Offices<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shipping: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nShirley Li, Stephenson Harwood<br \/>\nNicholas Lum, Clyde &amp; Co LLP<br \/>\nNicholas Poynder, HFW<br \/>\nPaul Ho, Stephenson Harwood<br \/>\nXiaoshan Chen, DLA Piper<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shipping: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nShouzhi An, Anjie Broad Law Firm<br \/>\nYifeng Gao, Global Law offices<br \/>\nMervyn Chen, Wintell &amp; Co Law firm<br \/>\nJohn Wang, Wang Jing &amp; Co<br \/>\nFang (Frank) Cao, Allbright Law Offices<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Regulatory<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Regulatory: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMorgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius LLP<br \/>\nMorrison Foerster<br \/>\nPaul Hastings LLP<br \/>\nKirkland &amp; Ellis International LLP<br \/>\nNorton Rose Fulbright<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regulatory: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nFangda Partners<br \/>\nJunHe LLP<br \/>\nHaiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nGlobal Law Office<br \/>\nFenXun Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regulatory: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nDerik Rao, Morrison Foerster<br \/>\nFeifei Zheng, Pinsent Masons<br \/>\nBingna Guo, Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius LLP<br \/>\nLei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP<br \/>\nShaun Wu, Paul Hastings LLP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regulatory: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nWei Wu, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nKate Yin, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nAlan Zhou, Global Law Office<br \/>\nJianyuan Yang, Haiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nMichelle Gon, Han Kun Law Offices<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nLinklaters LLP<br \/>\nLatham &amp; Watkins LLP<br \/>\nKirkland &amp; Ellis LLP<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nJohnson Stokes &amp; Master<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nDacheng<br \/>\nDeHeng Law Offices<br \/>\nAllBright Law Offices<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nShengfeng Xu, Zhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nDan Liu, W&amp;H Law Firm<br \/>\nAmy Ren, Llinks Law Offices<br \/>\nLiya Fan, DeHeng Law Offices<br \/>\nMeili Gao, Dacheng<br \/>\nFeng Chen, Grandall Law Firm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Real Estate and Construction<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJohnson Stokes &amp; Master<br \/>\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP<br \/>\nA&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nDLA Piper<br \/>\nBaker McKenzie FenXun<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nCity Development Law Firm<br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nJincheng Tongda &amp; Neal<br \/>\nGlobal Law Office<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nMurphy Mok, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP<br \/>\nTom Fu, Johnson Stokes &amp; Master<br \/>\nHew Kian Heong, <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Rajah &amp; Tann Singapore LLP Shenzhen Representative Office<\/span><br \/>\nJean Ye, A&amp;O Shearman<br \/>\nAndy Yeo, Johnson Stokes &amp; Master<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nYan Zhang, Han Kun Law Offices<br \/>\nKevin Wang, Global Law Office<br \/>\nLilian Duan, Kaiman Legal<br \/>\nStephen Lin, Fangda Partners<br \/>\nStephen (Shiwen) Dong, Han Kun Law Offices<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tax<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tax: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nZhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nKing &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nDacheng<br \/>\nAllBright Law Offices<br \/>\nHan Kun Law Offices<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tax: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nPeter Ni, Zhong Lun Law Firm<br \/>\nYang Li, Haiwen &amp; Partners<br \/>\nYu Yue (Jessie), King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nTony Dong, King &amp; Wood Mallesons<br \/>\nTingting Zhao, JunHe LLP<\/p>\n<h4><strong>TMT<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>TMT: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBird &amp; 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