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Antitrust and Competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nA&O Shearman
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nJones Day
\nLinklaters<\/p>\n

Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAnJie Broad Law Firm
\nFangda Partners
\nKing & Wood
\nTian Yuan Law Firm
\nZhao Sheng Law Firm
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nArthur Peng, Linklaters
\nFay Zhou, Linklaters
\nYichen Wu, Jones Day
\nYong Bai, Clifford Chance LLP<\/p>\n

Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nHao Zhan, AnJie Broad Law Firm
\nMichael Gu, Beijing Hylands Law Firm
\nChen Ma, Han Kun Law Offices
\nWei Huang, Tian Yuan Law Firm
\nXiaoqiang Qian, Haiwen & Partners<\/p>\n

Banking and Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nA&O Shearman
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nHogan Lovells Cadwalader
\nLinklaters
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFangda Partners
\nFenXun Partners
\nGlobal Law Office
\nJingtian & Gongcheng
\nKing & Wood<\/p>\n

Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nDavid Li, White & Case
\nGrace Li, Baker McKenzie FenXun
\nKanyi Lui, Pinsent Masons
\nSean Zhang, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
\nYvonne Ho, A&O Shearman<\/p>\n

Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nHui (Nelson) Zhou, JunHe LLP
\nStanley Chen, Fangda Partners
\nStanley Zhou, King & Wood
\nWu Jiejiang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
\nXin Zhang, Global Law Office<\/p>\n

Capital Markets<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Capital Markets: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCommerce & Finance Law Offices
\nFangda Partners
\nHaiwen & Partners
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nJunHe LLP
\nShihui Partners<\/p>\n

Capital Markets: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAnthony Zhao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
\nJianjun Guan, Grandall Law Firm
\nSu Zheng, King & Wood
\nXiang Gao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
\nXin Zhang, Global Law Office
\nZhiwei Hou, DeHeng Law Offices<\/p>\n

Corporate M&A<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Corporate M&A: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
\nSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

Corporate M&A: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFangda Partners
\nHaiwen & Partners
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nJunHe LLP
\nKing & Wood<\/p>\n

Corporate M&A: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the year<\/strong>
\nJames Chang, DLA Piper
\nKelly Gregory, Clifford Chance LLP
\nSun Hong, Norton Rose Fulbright
\nVictor Ho, A&O Shearman
\nVivian Tsoi, White & Case<\/p>\n

Corporate M&A: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nChengyao (Aaron) Zhou, Han Kun Law Offices
\nEric Liu, Haiwen & Partners
\nKaiding Wang, King & Wood
\nPatrick Li, Fangda Partners
\nTing (Kenneth) Zhou, JunHe LLP<\/p>\n

Data Protection<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Data Protection: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBird & Bird
\nCMS
\nLinklaters
\nMorrison Foerster
\nReed Smith LLP<\/p>\n

Data Protection: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFangda Partners
\nGlobal Law Office
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nHui Ye Law Firm
\nKing & Wood
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Data Protection: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the year<\/strong>
\nBarbara Li, Reed Smith LLP
\nChuan Sun, Morrison Foerster
\nJonathan Chu, CMS
\nJingyuan Shi, Simmons & Simmons
\nUlrike Glueck, CMS<\/p>\n

Data Protection: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nGil Zhang, Fangda Partners
\nKevin Duan, Han Kun Law Offices
\nLizhi Yuan, Jingtian & Gongcheng
\nMaggie Meng, Global Law Office
\nPeng Cai, Zhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Arbitration<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Arbitration: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nArnold & Porter
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nClyde & Co LLP
\nDLA Piper
\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP<\/p>\n

Arbitration: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAllBright Law Offices
\nHui Zhong Law Firm
\nKing & Wood
\nTian Yuan Law Firm
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Arbitration: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nLei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
\nMichelle Li, Rajah & Tann LLP
\nNicholas Lum, Clyde & Co LLP
\nRachel Turner, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Arbitration: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nHelen Shi, Fangda Partners
\nLv Mengdan, King & Wood
\nNing Fei, Hui Zhong Law Firm
\nQiang Cui, Commerce & Finance Law Offices
\nShouzhi An, AnJie Broad Law Firm
\nYinli Gao, Beijing Cyan Law Firm<\/p>\n

Litigation<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Litigation: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
\nJones Day
\nPaul Hastings LLP
\nQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP<\/p>\n

Litigation: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCommerce & Finance Law Offices
\nFangda Partners
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nKing & Wood
\nTian Yuan Law Firm
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Litigation: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nIk Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
\nShaun Wu, Paul Hastings LLP
\nSimon Hui, Paul Hastings LLP
\nYixuan Zhu, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP<\/p>\n

Litigation: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nChongwen Li, Zhong Lun Law Firm
\nFeng Wang, Fangda Partners
\nJiuguang Zhao, Global Law Office
\nWei Sun, Han Kun Law Offices
\nYu Rihong, King & Wood
\nZhao (George) Wang, JunHe LLP<\/p>\n

Fintech<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Fintech: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nDLA Piper
\nEversheds Sutherland
\nLinklaters<\/p>\n

Fintech: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nDacheng
\nDaHui Lawyers
\nFangda Partners
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Fintech: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlbert Yuen, Eversheds Sutherland
\nFrankie Tam, Baker McKenzie FenXun
\nKishore Bhindi, Linklaters
\nKristi Swartz, DLA Piper
\nRocky Mui, Clifford Chance LLP<\/p>\n

Fintech: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nFuschen Chen King & Wood
\nGrace Yu Fangda Partners
\nJun Zhu Han Kun Law Offices
\nLuping Yu Zhong Lun Law Firm
\nXun Li Han Kun Law Offices<\/p>\n

Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Insurance: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nClyde & Co LLP
\nDorsey & Whitney LLP
\nLinklaters
\nNorton Rose Fulbright<\/p>\n

Insurance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAnJie Broad Law Firm
\nGlobal Law Office
\nJincheng Tongda & Neal
\nKing & Wood
\nZhong Lun W&D Law Firm<\/p>\n

Insurance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAi Tong, Norton Rose Fulbright
\nIk Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
\nMatthew Middleditch, Linklaters
\nVictor Yang, Clyde & Co LLP<\/p>\n

Insurance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nElsie Shi, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
\nHao Zhan, AnJie Broad Law Firm
\nJohn Wang, WJC Law Firm
\nLiang Deng, JunHe LLP
\nMin Li, Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBird & Bird
\nCMS
\nDLA Piper
\nHogan Lovells Cadwalader
\nRouse<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office
\nChina Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd.
\nKing & Wood
\nLifang & Partners
\nLiu, Shen & Associates
\nWanhuida Intellectual Property<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAi-Leen Lim, AWA Asia
\nAnthony Chen, Jones Day
\nHatty Cui, Rouse
\nHorace Lam, DLA Piper
\nXiang Wang, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP<\/p>\n

Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlexandra Yang, Fangda Partners
\nJessica Xu, JunHe LLP
\nJihong Chen, Zhong Lun Law Firm
\nLi Wu, Lifang & Partners
\nLili Wu, Han Kun Law Offices
\nTracy Shen, Chang Tsi & Partners<\/p>\n

Labour and Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nCMS
\nDLA Piper
\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
\nMorgan Lewis & Bockius LLP<\/p>\n

Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAnJie Broad Law Firm
\nBaohua Law Firm
\nDeHeng Law Offices
\nFangda Partners
\nKing & Wood
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJeanette Yu, CMS
\nJohnny Choi, DLA Piper
\nLesli Ligorner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP<\/p>\n

Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nHaiyan Duan, Zhong Lun Law Firm
\nHongjuan Bai, JunHe LLP
\nLisa Zhao, Fangda Partners
\nLucy Lu, King & Wood
\nZhenghe Liu, AnJie Broad Law Firm<\/p>\n

Investment Funds<\/h4>\n

Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nCooley LLP
\nK&L Gates
\nKirkland & Ellis International LLP
\nMorrison Foerster<\/p>\n

Investment Funds: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFangda Partners
\nGlobal Law Office
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nKing & Wood
\nLlinks Law Offices
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nCarol Liu, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
\nGeoffrey Chan, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
\nLorna Chen, A&O Shearman
\nMeka Meng, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
\nSerena Tan, Morrison Foerster<\/p>\n

Investment Funds: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJames Yong Wang, Jingtian & Gongcheng
\nLu Ran, Han Kun Law Offices
\nXiyong Zhao, JunHe LLP
\nYuan Yuan, Global Law Office
\nZhen Chen, Fangda Partners<\/p>\n

Life Sciences and Healthcare<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nCooley LLP
\nHogan Lovells Cadwalader
\nMorrison Foerster
\nSidley Austin LLP<\/p>\n

Life Sciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFangda Partners
\nFenXun Partners
\nGlobal Law Office
\nHaiwen & Partners
\nJunHe LLP<\/p>\n

Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nArthur Mok, Ropes & Gray LLP
\nLei Li, Sidley Austin LLP
\nLu Zhou, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
\nTing Xiao, DLA Piper
\nYiming Liu, Cooley LLP<\/p>\n

Life Sciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlan Zhou, Global Law Office
\nBojia Zhao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
\nGerry Zhao, JunHe LLP
\nMark Zhang, King & Wood
\nMin Zhu, Han Kun Law Offices<\/p>\n

Private Equity<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Private Equity: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nMorrison Foerster
\nSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
\nSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

Private Equity: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nDaHui Lawyers
\nFangda Partners
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nJunHe LLP
\nBeijing Hylands Law Firm
\nKing & Wood<\/p>\n

Private Equity: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nDenise Shiu, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
\nDon Williams, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
\nMarcia Ellis, Morrison Foerster
\nOliver Nip, Ropes & Gray LLP
\nYang Wang, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP<\/p>\n

Private Equity: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nHu Jin, King & Wood
\nHui (Nelson) Zhou, JunHe LLP
\nMulong Gong, King & Wood
\nWei Chen, Fangda Partners
\nZhengzheng Hu, Jingtian & Gongcheng<\/p>\n

Projects and Energy<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nA&O Shearman
\nAshurst Perkins Coie
\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
\nLinklaters
\nPinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFangda Partners
\nHaiwen & Partners
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nJunHe LLP
\nKing & Wood<\/p>\n

Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nCalvin Ho, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
\nChin Chuan Chen, Ashurst Perkins Coie
\nLing Li, A&O Shearman
\nMark Hu, Pinsent Masons
\nXiaohui Ji, Linklaters<\/p>\n

Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nHallam Chow, Haiwen & Partners
\nJianan Yuan, JunHe LLP
\nMonica Sun, Fangda Partners
\nTao Lan, Han Kun Law Offices
\nXiao Yong, King & Wood<\/p>\n

Shipping<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Shipping: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nClyde & Co LLP
\nDLA Piper
\nHFW
\nStephenson Harwood
\nWikborg Rein<\/p>\n

Shipping: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAnJie Broad Law Firm
\nGlobal Law Office
\nHuang & Huang Co. Law Firm
\nWintell & Co Law Firm
\nWJC Law Firm<\/p>\n

Shipping: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nLucy Chen, HFW
\nNicholas Lum, Clyde & Co LLP
\nPaul Ho, Stephenson Harwood
\nRonin Zong, Wikborg Rein
\nShirley Li, Stephenson Harwood<\/p>\n

Shipping: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nChenbiao Li, Zhong Lun Law Firm
\nFrank Chen, AnJie Broad Law Firm
\nMervyn Chen, Wintell & Co Law Firm
\nNick Yuan, Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm
\nXiangyong Chen, WJC Law Firm<\/p>\n

Regulatory<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Regulatory: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nHogan Lovells Cadwalader
\nKirkland & Ellis International LLP
\nLatham & Watkins LLP
\nMorgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
\nNorton Rose Fulbright
\nPaul Hastings LLP<\/p>\n

Regulatory: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFangda Partners
\nGlobal Law Office
\nHaiwen & Partners
\nKing & Wood
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Regulatory: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nBingna Guo, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
\nDerik Rao, Morrison Foerster
\nLei Li, Sidley Austin LLP
\nLei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
\nSimon Hui\u202f\u202f, Paul Hastings LLP<\/p>\n

Regulatory: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlan Zhou, Global Law Office
\nGary Gao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
\nKate Yin, Fangda Partners
\nSophie Shi, Han Kun Law Offices
\nVivian Wu, FenXun Partners<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year <\/strong>
\nA&O Shearman
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nKirkland & Ellis International LLP
\nLinklaters
\nTanner De Witt<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nFangda Partners
\nGlobal Law Office
\nGrandall Law Firm
\nJunHe LLP
\nKing & Wood
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nHoward Lam, Latham & Watkins LLP
\nJohn Marsden, Johnson Stokes & Master
\nNeil McDonald, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
\nPhoebe Lo, Clifford Chance LLP
\nViola Jing, A&O Shearman<\/p>\n

Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nLe Wang, King & Wood
\nLinhai Zhu, AllBright Law Offices
\nLiya Fan, DeHeng Law Offices
\nNafisa Nihmat, Zhong Lun Law Firm
\nNuo Ji, Fangda Partners<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nA&O Shearman
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
\nJohnson Stokes & Master
\nPinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBeijing Cyan Law Firm
\nCity Development Law Firm
\nFenXun Partners
\nGlobal Law Office
\nJincheng Tongda & Neal
\nKingland Partners
\nMerits & Tree Law Offices<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlexander Gong, Baker McKenzie FenXun
\nMark Hu, Pinsent Masons
\nMichelle Li, Rajah & Tann LLP
\nTom Fu, Johnson Stokes & Master
\nWayne Lee, A&O Shearman<\/p>\n

Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nJiong Zhang, Zhong Lun Law Firm
\nLillian Duan, Shanghai Kaiman Law Firm
\nStephen Lin, Fangda Partners
\nWanhe Ye, Beijing Cyan Law Firm
\nZoey (Yi) Zhang, Global Law Office<\/p>\n

Tax<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tax: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nCommerce & Finance Law Offices
\nDaHui Lawyers
\nDeHeng Law Offices
\nKing & Wood
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Tax: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nBo Xiao, AllBright Law Offices
\nLuis Zhang, FenXun Partners
\nMei Zhang, DaHui Lawyers
\nTony Dong, King & Wood
\nYan Zhao, Fangda Partners<\/p>\n

TMT<\/strong><\/h4>\n

TMT: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nBird & Bird
\nHogan Lovells Cadwalader
\nMorrison Foerster
\nPaul Hastings LLP
\nSimmons & Simmons<\/p>\n

TMT: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nDaHui Lawyers
\nGlobal Law Office
\nHaiwen & Partners
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nKing & Wood<\/p>\n

TMT: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nAlex Roberts, Linklaters
\nGrace Gao, Baker McKenzie FenXun
\nJames Gong, Bird & Bird
\nJustina Zhang, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
\nLex Kuo, Baker McKenzie FenXun<\/p>\n

TMT: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nPhilip Qu, TransAsia
\nRichard Ma, DaHui Lawyers
\nSamuel Yang, AnJie Broad Law Firm
\nShuguang Yang, Hai Run Law Firm
\nSusan Ning, King & Wood<\/p>\n

WTO International Trade<\/strong><\/h4>\n

WTO International Trade: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year<\/strong>
\nAllBright Law Offices
\nBeijing Grandwin Law Firm
\nGlobal Law Office
\nJincheng Tongda & Neal
\nLantai Partners
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

WTO International Trade: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year<\/strong>
\nDeming Zhao, Global Law Office
\nFayin Li, JunZeJun Law Offices
\nFu Xin, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
\nQian Shen, Beijing Hylands Law Firm
\nXinyu Liu, King & Wood<\/p>\n

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Rising Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Beijing Hylands Law Firm
\nBohe & Hansen
\nChance Bridge Law Firm
\nLang Yue Law Firm
\nLantai Partners
\nMerits & Tree Law Offices
\nShanghai JurArs Law Firm<\/p>\n

Client Service Excellence<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dacheng
\nDeHeng Law Offices
\nGuantao Law Firm
\nHHP Attorneys-At-Law
\nBeijing Hylands Law Firm
\nJincheng Tongda & Neal
\nT&C Law Firm<\/p>\n

ESG Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Watson Farley & Williams
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nEversheds Sutherland
\nJincheng Tongda & Neal
\nFangda Partners
\nTian Yuan Law Firm<\/p>\n

Boutique of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Baohua Law Firm
\nChance Bridge Law Firm
\nRouse
\nSilkroad, Anchorite & Sage Law Firm
\nSunshine Law Firm
\nRiver Delta Law Firm
\nTiger Partners
\nWanhuida Intellectual Property<\/p>\n

Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A: Foreign Firms<\/strong>
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
\nSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP<\/p>\n

Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A: PRC Firms<\/strong>
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nKing & Wood
\nTian Yuan Law Firm
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Deal of the Year – Private Equity<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Deal of the Year – Private Equity: Foreign Firms<\/strong>
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nLinklaters
\nMorrison Foerster
\nSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
\nWhite & Case<\/p>\n

Deal of the Year – Private Equity: PRC Firms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fangda Partners
\nJunHe LLP
\nJunHe LLP
\nKing & Wood<\/p>\n

Managing Partner of the Year: Foreign Firms<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Chuan Sun, Morrison Foerster
\nConstance Choy, Sidley Austin LLP
\nDavid Boitout, Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
\nKanyi Lui, Pinsent Masons
\nRaymond Li, Paul Hastings LLP<\/p>\n

Managing Partner of the Year: PRC Firms<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Chen Yang, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
\nJinrong Liu, Global Law Office
\nHongbing Lv, Grandall Law Firm
\nYang Zhao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
\nYingzhe Wang, FenXun Partners<\/p>\n

Leading Firm of the Year: Foreign Firms<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A&O Shearman
\nBaker McKenzie FenXun
\nBird & Bird
\nClifford Chance LLP
\nHogan Lovells Cadwalader
\nLinklaters
\nMorrison Foerster<\/p>\n

Leading Firm of the Year: PRC Firms<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dacheng
\nFangda Partners
\nGlobal Law Office
\nHan Kun Law Offices
\nJunHe LLP
\nKing & Wood
\nZhong Lun Law Firm<\/p>\n

Leading Lawyer of the Year: Foreign Firms<\/strong><\/h4>\n

James Gong, Bird & Bird
\nJingyuan Shi, Simmons & Simmons
\nKelly Gregory, Clifford Chance LLP
\nShaun Wu, Paul Hastings LLP
\nUlrike Glueck, CMS<\/p>\n

Leading Lawyer of the Year: PRC Firms<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hong Jiang, Global Law Office
\nJohn Wang, WJC Law Firm
\nRichard Ma, DaHui Lawyers
\nSusan Ning, King & Wood
\nXiaoman Zhang, Commerce & Finance Law Offices<\/p>\n

In-House Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Huandong Gao, Midea Group
\nLillian Lu, Tapestry
\nMichael Mazart, Mercedes-Benz Group China
\nYuge Ho, Danaher China
\nVivien Ji, Chanel<\/p>\n

In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tingyan Lyu, China Three Gorges
\nKarl Gao, NIO
\nHuanan Hou, Dajia Insurance
\nLidong Guo, Inner Mongolia Mengniu
\nChen Yang, China National Forest Industry Group<\/p>\n

Most Innovative In-House Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Liuping Song, Huawei
\nIvy Cheng, Agora
\nLijing Gao, Appotronics
\nJane Wang, Kanzhun
\nHaiyang Cao, Beijing Electronic Digital Intelligence Technology<\/p>\n

In-house Deals Team of the Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Shelly Wang, Hongshan
\nMinchu Wang, PAG Capital
\nJiedong Yong, China Investment & Financing Guarantee
\nYuge Hong, Blackstone
\nPing He, China CITIC Financial Asset Management<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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