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Tian Yuan Law Firm > The Legal 500 Rankings

China > Antitrust and competition: PRC firms Tier 1

‘Extremely familiar with China’s antitrust business’, the Tian Yuan Law Firm antitrust and competition department is well-respected for its experience in antitrust litigation. The ‘flexible and sharp’ Wei Huang leads the practice. Huang recently successfully represented JD.com in a lawsuit against Alibaba, where JD.com obtained 1 billion RMB in damages. Fan Zhu has extensive experience in conducting merger controls and often supports Huang on significant matters, while Chang Gao regularly acts in both domestic and overseas merger filings, particularly in Asia. All individuals are based in Beijing.

China > Regional coverage: Shaanxi Province: Xi’An Tier 1

Clients praise Tian Yuan Law Firm's Xi'an team for being able to meet 'the needs of clients to the greatest extent'. Xueping Guo's practice encompasses cross-border matters, corporate governance, and compliance, while Li Song is sought after by pharmaceutical and health industry clients for her medical cooperation, compliance, and pharmaceutical research expertise. Capital markets and securities expert Xiaobing Xia handles both litigation and non-litigation affairs, and Ying Wang focuses on state-owned enterprise restructuring, corporate governance, and M&A.

China > Capital markets: PRC firms Tier 2

Jointly led by Guanxiong Wu and Yan Liu, the Tian Yuan Law Firm securities and capital markets department excels in handling ‘highly complex and important deals’. The team advises on the full range of capital markets transactions with particular strength in domestic issuance. Working closely with the firm’s Hong Kong office, it increasingly advises on Hong Kong IPO and overseas issuances. Its caseload also features a mix of overseas listings, refinancing and privatisation of listed companies, and bond issuance.  Liu assists clients on both ECM and DCM matters; Zhu recently advised a top manufacturing company, which was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in its privatisation project. Xiaohui Zhu has a special focus on representing state-owned enterprises in investment and restructuring projects. Founding partner Lihua Wang and Guanxiong Wu are also highly respected for their solid track in the capital markets field, with experience handling a broad range of domestic and overseas issuances.

China > Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms Tier 2

Tian Yuan Law Firm provides expertise in both domestic and international arbitration, handling disputes related to securities trading, asset management, intellectual property, and real estate. Yan Zhou is experienced in shareholder and financial securities disputes, frequently representing clients before CIETAC. He co-leads the department with Ze Wang, who focuses on construction engineering and equity investment disputes. With a focus on international dispute resolution, Wenjie Gao represents both domestic and international clients in commercial and maritime arbitrations across various jurisdictions, including the PRC, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: PRC firms Tier 2

Tian Yuan Law Firm frequently handles both domestic and international commercial litigation across various sectors, including automotive, technology, real estate, and mining. The firm deals with a wide range of issues such as securities trading, equity investments, bankruptcy, and labour law disputes. Department co-head Xiaodong Zhu specialises in non-performing asset and bond disputes and bankruptcy reorganization, while fellow co-head Qi Li focuses on capital markets-related disputes and intellectual property litigation. Additionally, Ze Wang‘s practice includes real estate, construction engineering, and financial securities litigation.

China > Projects and energy: PRC firms Tier 2

Tian Yuan Law Firm excels in providing cross-border financial and M&A services in matters involving South America, Africa, Europe and Asia. Jie Chai is highly experienced in assisting Chinese companies in acquiring energy infrastructure. Song Shuang, who is highlighted as ‘professional and capable’, regularly assists clients in drafting and amending payment and investment plans in overseas jurisdictions. Both individuals are based in Beijing.

China > Banking and finance: PRC firms Tier 3

Tian Yuan Law Firm combines its banking and finance practice with expertise in project finance, with particular experience of cross-border financing, and dispute resolution capabilities. Practice co-head Wei Xu supports a range of banks, trust companies, financial leasing companies, and auto finance companies, while co-head Zaizai Huang handles asset management matters with notable strength in the insurance sectors: both are based in Beijing.

China > Corporate and M&A: PRC firms Tier 3

Tian Yuan Law Firm‘s corporate team is recognised for being ‘professional, responsible, and particularly adept at understanding business needs’, serving clients across diverse industries including TMT, energy, and education. Yu Piao specialises in corporate investment and financing, including M&A and restructuring of Chinese enterprises, while Chenggang Cao assists investors and investees with designing transaction plans, completing legal due diligence, and negotiating transaction documents. Piao and Cao co-lead the department with Lei Cai, whose broad clientele includes listed companies, private equity funds, and Fortune 500 foreign companies. Aihua Xiao offers notable experience in advising state-owned enterprises.

China > Insurance: PRC firms Tier 3

With ‘outstanding’ Zaizai Huang and Wei Xu at the helm, Tian Yuan Law Firm provides an extensive service on legal issues ranging from subrogation, bond issuance, and complex insurance claims. Zaizai is a specialist in asset securitisation, project financings, and dispute resolution proceedings, while Wei is a key contact for handling insurance risk disposal projects. The entire team is Beijing-based, with Tang Zheng also being cited as a key port of call.

China > Investment funds: PRC firms Tier 3

The public offering fund team at Tian Yuan Law Firm assists with establishing fund companies and branches, business license applications, fund product registrations, and fundraising. It also advises on operations, liquidations, product design, and compliance issues. Led by Zhu Xiaohui, the group includes Zhou Qian, who advises on funds, investments, financing, and M&A; Wang Wei, whose track record includes designing and establishing fund structures for international and domestic private equity funds; and Cai Lei, a longstanding adviser to major US-dollar funds.

China > Life sciences and healthcare: PRC firms Tier 3

Clients in the medical devices, biotech, hospital, and investment spaces turn to Tian Yuan Law Firm for its ‘wide range of knowledge’ in commercial and compliance issues. Juanjuan Song directs the healthcare practice, offering significant expertise in corporate investment and mergers. The group benefits from Yan Liu’s capital markets experience, Jiayun Xie’s private equity financing specialism, and Aihua Xiao’s bankruptcy reorganisation focus.

China > Private equity: PRC firms Tier 3

Advising Chinese and overseas funds, along with corporate clients, Tian Yuan Law Firm has notable experience in private equity investments in the life sciences and hi-tech sectors. The team also comprises experts in the AI, consumer, education, healthcare, new energy, film, television, and blockchain sectors. Recent highlights for Beijing-based private equity financing head  Jiayun Xie include assisting investment institutions and start-up companies with numerous private equity financings. In Shanghai, Yuting Dong's practice includes private equity and foreign direct investments.

China > Real estate and construction: PRC firms Tier 3

Tian Yuan Law Firm specialises in real estate development and engineering, combining this with the ability to assist clients with real estate investment. The department sits within the firm’s wider corporate and M&A practice. Among the group’s diverse client roster are real estate developers and contractors, as well as real estate engineering companies. Yanling Ren and Peng Xie oversee the team. Ren is the contact for real estate investment, whereas Xie is known for assisting with contentious construction matters and real estate engineering mandates. Peng He is an important team member in the real estate investment area.

China > Intellectual property: PRC firms Tier 4

Tian Yuan Law Firm is noted for its focus on representing domestic clients in the IT, telecoms, and internet industries. The team has expertise in patent licensing, ownership and invalidation disputes, and unfair competition issues. The team is led by Yan Sun from Beijing, who is experienced in assisting software and telecom companies with both civil and criminal IP litigation. With a background in science and engineering, Xiaoli Yang is well-equipped to handle patent infringement and administrative litigation.

China > Restructuring and insolvency: PRC firms Tier 4

Showcasing vast experience in acting as administrators for enterprise bankruptcy cases in Beijing and handling corporate bankruptcy reorganisations, Tian Yuan Law Firm primarily represents debtors and shareholders . Based out of Beijing, Yukai Zhang specialises in corporate, securities, and bankruptcy matters, Guan Huang stands out for his commercial litigation and arbitration experience, and Weil Li is highly regarded for his bankruptcy litigation focus. Xiaodong Zhu oversees complex financial disputes, and Chengdu-based Zhang Jie is also noted.