Shortlist
Antitrust and Competition
Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Clifford Chance LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Jones Day
Linklaters
Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
AnJie Broad Law Firm
Fangda Partners
JunHe LLP
King & Wood Mallesons
T & D Associates
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Yizhe Zhang, Jones Day
Fay Zhou, Linklaters
Adrian Emch, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Yong Bai, Clifford Chance LLP
Andrew Foster, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Antitrust and Competition: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Susan Ning, King & Wood Mallesons
Michael Han, Fangda Partners
Janet Hui, JunHe LLP
Peng Wu, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Wei Huang, Tian Yuan Law Firm
Banking and Finance
Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Law firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Linklaters
White & Case LLP
Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
JunHe LLP
Zhong Lun Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Banking and Finance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Grace Li, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Yvonne Ho, A&O Shearman
Kanyi Lui, Pinsent Masons
David Li, White & Case LLP
Matthew Bisley, A&O Shearman
Banking and Finance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Xin Zhang, Global Law Office
Feng Ma, King & Wood Mallesons
Stanley Chen, Fangda Partners
Guobing Ren, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Nelson Zhou, JunHe LLP
Capital Markets
Capital Markets: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
AllBright Law Offices
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Fangda Partners
Llinks Law Offices
Grandall Law Firm
Capital Markets: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Jinrong Liu, Global Law Office
Xiang Gao, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Yu Piao, Tian Yuan Law Firm
Christine Chen, Fangda Partners
Yunbo Li, JunZeJun Law Offices
Anthony Zhao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Data Protection
Data Protection: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Bird & Bird
CMS
Reed Smith LLP
Linklaters
Data Protection: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Global Law Office
TransAsia Lawyers
Yuanda China Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Topcom China Law Offices
Haiwen & Partners
Llinks Law Offices
Data Protection: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Todd Liao, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Zhenyu Ruan, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Jingyuan Shi, Simmons & Simmons
Paul McKenzie, Morrison Foerster
Michael Tan, Taylor Wessing
Data Protection: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Peng Cai, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Zhichao (Kevin) Duan, Han Kun Law Offices
Samuel Yang, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Kate Yin, Fangda Partners
David Pan, Llinks Law Offices
Jingyuan Yang, Haiwen & Partners
Arbitration
Arbitration: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance LLP
Pinsent Masons
Arbitration: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
JunHe LLP
Hui Zhong Law Firm
Arbitration: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Lei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
Jane Jiang, A&O Shearman
Helen Tang, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Rachel Turner, Pinsent Masons
Arbitration: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Helen Shi, Fangda Partners
Tao Huang, King & Wood Mallesons
Huawei Sun, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Arthur Dong, JunHe LLP
Ning Fei, Hui Zhong Law Firm
Chungang Dong, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Litigation
Litigation: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
DLA Piper
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Litigation: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Hui Zhong Law Firm
AllBright Law Offices
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Commerce & Finance Law Offices
Litigation: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Simon Hui, Paul Hastings
Lei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
Xiao Liu, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Ray Liu, Dorsey & Whitney
Xiaoshan Chen, DLA Piper
Litigation: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Huafang Zhu, Hui Zhong Law Firm
Siyuan Liu, Jingtian & Gongcheng
Hucheng Yang, Tian Yuan Law Firm
Zhao (George) Wang, JunHe LLP
Peibing Qi, Fangda Partners
Fintech
Fintech: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Eversheds Sutherland
Clifford Chance LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Linklaters
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Fintech: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Han Kun Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
Shihui Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
Fintech: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Rocky Mui, Clifford Chance LLP
Alex Roberts, Linklaters
Chuan Sun, Morrison Foerster
Rhys McWhirter, Eversheds Sutherland
Barbara Li, Reed Smith LLP
Terry Yang, Clifford Chance LLP
Fintech: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Jun Zhu, Han Kun Law Offices
Zhiyi Ren, Fangda partners
Jeffrey Liu, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Wei Quan, Han Kun Law Offices
Yang Liu, DeHeng Law Offices
Insurance
Insurance: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Clyde & Co LLP
O’Melveny
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Linklaters
Insurance: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
AnJie Broad Law Firm
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Kang Da Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Zhonglun W&D Law Firm
Insurance: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
Matthew Middleditch, Linklaters
Ai Tong, Norton Rose Fulbright
Gareth Thomas, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Martin Tam, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Insurance: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Hao Zhan, AnJie Broad Law Firm
Liang Deng, JunHe LLP
Min Yuan, King & Wood Mallesons
Zhenghua Wang, DeHeng Law Offices
Wei Xu, Tian Yuan Law Firm
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Simmons & Simmons
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Rouse
Jones Day
Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
An, Tian, Zhang & Partners
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
China Patent Agent (H.K.) Ltd.
CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office
Chang Tsi & Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Zhen (Katie) Feng, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Annie Tsoi, Deacons
Hatty Cui, Rouse
Christine Yiu, Bird & Bird
Jonathan Chu, CMS
Intellectual Property: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Guanbin Xie, Lifang & Partners
Yan Wang, Han Kun Law Offices
Xia Zheng, AFD China Intellectual Property Law Office
Rui Wang, Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Tingting Liao, Fangda Partners
Labour and Employment
Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
DLA Piper
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
CMS
Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
JunHe LLP
Han Kun Law Offices
DeHeng Law Offices
River Delta Law Firm
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Labour and Employment: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Diana Purdy Bird & Bird
Jeanette Yu, CMS
Johnny Choi, DLA Piper
Lesli Ligorner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jonathan Isaacs, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Labour and Employment: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Bo Zhou, Fangda Partners
Yuxiang Liu, Haiwen & Partners
Linda Liang, King & Wood Mallesons
Cathy Qu, River Delta Law Firm
Haiyan Duan, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Investment Funds
Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Cooley LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Morrison Foerster
Stephenson Harwood
Investment Funds: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
Global Law Office
JunHe LLP
Han Kun Law Offices
Investment Funds: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Meka Meng, Paul Hastings LLP
Ying White, Clifford Chance LLP
Xun Zeng, Cooley LLP
Angela Liu, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Chloe Duan, K&L Gates
Investment Funds: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Catherine Chen, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Amy Dai, Global Law Office
Richard Guo, Fangda Partners
Xiyong Zhao, JunHe LLP
Lu Ran, Han Kun Law Offices
Corporate M&A
Corporate M&A: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Clifford Chance LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw
Corporate M&A: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
JunHe LLP
King & Wood Mallesons
Corporate M&A: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Liang Xu, Hogan Lovells International LLP
Alex Zhang, White & Case LLP
Yang Wang, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Nanda Lau, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Haiping Li, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Corporate M&A: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Leo Lou, Fangda Partners
Tao Lan, Han Kun Law Offices
Xiaodong Zheng, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Ping Xu, King & Wood Mallesons
Jieni Gu, Haiwen & Partners
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Ropes & Gray LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Cooley LLP
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Life Sciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Law firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
JunHe LLP
Shihui Partners
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Andrew Shaoyu, Chen Arnold & Porter
Arthur Mok, Ropes & Gray LLP
Yiming Liu, Cooley LLP
Ting Xiao, DLA Piper
Lu Zhou, Hogan Lovells International LLP
LifeSciences and Healthcare: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Alan Zhou, Global Law Office
Josh Shin, Fangda Partners
Jianwen Huang, King & Wood Mallesons
Chengyao (Aaron) Zhou, Han Kun Law Offices
Qinghui (Nick) Liu, Anjie Broad Law Firm
Private Equity
Private Equity: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Cooley LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Morrison Foerster
Private Equity: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Zhong Lun Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Han Kun Law Offices
DaHui Lawyers
Haiwen & Partners
Private Equity: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ruomu Li, Cooley LLP
Denise Shiu, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Meka Meng, Paul Hastings LLP
Yang Wang, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Rongjing Zhao, Morrison Foerster
Private Equity: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Mulong Gong, King & Wood Mallesons
Yijun Chao, Han Kun Law Offices
Luke Zhang, Zhong Lun Law Firm
George Niu, Shihui Partners
Anna Yu, Han Yi Law Offices
Projects and Energy
Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Clifford Chance LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Ashurst
Milbank
Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
DeHeng Law Offices
Grandall Law Firm
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Projects and Energy: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Chin Chuan, Chen Ashurst
Ling Li, A&O Shearman
Monica Sun, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Jerry Li, Norton Rose Fulbright
Mark Hu, Pinsent Masons
Projects and Energy: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Shifang Guo, Global Law Office
Huiwen Li, Guantao Law Firm
Hallam Chow, Haiwen & Partners
Fang Yi, JunHe LLP
Zhen Chen, Sunshine Law Firm
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
Huang & Huang Co. Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Jingtian & Gongcheng
Wintell & Co Law Firm
Wang Jing & Co
Shipping: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Ik Wei Chong, Clyde & Co LLP
Henry Fung, HFW
Chelsea Chen, Wikborg Rein
Elizabeth Sloane, Stephenson Harwood
Ronin Zong, Wikborg Rein
Shipping: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
John Wang, Wang Jing & Co
Jing Wang, Wang Jing & GH Law Firm
Yifeng Gao, Global Law Office
Xiangyong Chen, Wang Jing & Co
Mervyn Chen, Wintell & Co Law Firm
Regulatory
Regulatory: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
White & Case LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Regulatory: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Fangda Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
Global Law Office
Regulatory: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Bingna Guo, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Tiana Zhang, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Lei Li, Sidley Austin LLP
Sun Hong, Norton Rose Fulbright
Todd Liao, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Regulatory: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Gary Gao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Kate Yin, Fangda Partners
Harry Liu, King & Wood Mallesons
Leon Liu, JunHe LLP
Lei Shi, Clifford Chance LLP
Restructuring and Insolvency
Restructuring and Insolvency: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Linklaters
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Clifford Chance LLP
Mayer Brown
Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Dacheng Law Offices
Fangda Partners
AllBright Law Offices
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Haiwen & Partners
Restructuring and Insolvency: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Shengfeng Xu, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Meili Gao, Dacheng Law Offices
Yanling Liu, King & Wood Mallesons
Nuo Ji, Fangda Partners
Qinghua Zhang, Beijing Highking Law Firm
Real Estate and Construction
Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
A&O Shearman
Clifford Chance LLP
DLA Piper
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Mayer Brown
Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
City Development Law Firm
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Han Kun Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
Michelle Li, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Alexander Gong, Baker McKenzie FenXun
Tom Fu, Mayer Brown
Matthew Bisley, A&O Shearman
Wayne Lee, A&O Shearman
Real Estate and Construction: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Minglang (Miller) Wang, Global Law Office
Guoliang He, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Shiwen (Stephen) Dong, Han Kun Law Offices
Qing Chang, Dacheng Law Offices
Jihong Wang, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Tax
Tax: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
AllBright Law Offices
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Fangda Partners
Tax: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Tony Dong, King & Wood Mallesons
Bo (Sean) Xiao, AllBright Law Offices
Peter Ni, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Zhaohui Wang, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Yan Zhao, Fangda Partners
TMT
TMT: Foreign Firms Law Firm of the Year
Baker McKenzie FenXun
Simmons & Simmons
Morrison Foerster
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Bird & Bird
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
TMT: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Han Kun Law Offices
Hylands Law Firm
Jingtian & Gongcheng
King & Wood Mallesons
TransAsia Lawyers
Zhong Lun Law Firm
TMT: Foreign Firms Lawyer of the Year
James Gong, Bird & Bird
Ulrike Glueck, CMS
Nanda Lau, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Alex Roberts, Linklaters
Benjamin Crawford, A&O Shearman
TMT: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Joanna Jiang, DaHui Lawyers
Susan Ning, King & Wood Mallesons
Peng (Victor) Fu, Haiwen & Partners
Yijun Chao, Han Kun Law Offices
Philip Qu, TransAsia Lawyers
WTO International Trade
WTO International Trade: PRC Firms Law Firm of the Year
Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Global Law Office
JunHe LLP
Zhong Yin Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
WTO International Trade: PRC Firms Lawyer of the Year
Zhe Jiang, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Hai Yan, Guangsheng & Partners PRC Lawyers
Xinyu Liu, King & Wood Mallesons
Deming Zhao, Global Law Office
Chen Yang Jincheng, Tongda & Neal
Fayin Li, JunZeJun Law Offices
Rising Firm of the Year
Merits & Tree Law Offices
Shihui Partners
GEN Law Firm
Merits & Tree Law Offices
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.
Lifeng Partners
Innovative Firm of the Year
Chang Tsi & Partners
Clifford Chance LLP
DLA Piper
Fangda Partners
Global Law Office
Han Kun Law Offices
ESG Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
A&O Shearman
Fangda Partners
Dacheng Law Offices
Linklaters
White & Case LLP
Boutique of the Year
Sunshine Law Firm
Hui Zhong Law Firm
Wanhuida Intellectual Property
Hai Tong & Partners
City Development Law Firm
River Delta Law Firm
Hui Ye Law Firm
Liu Shen & Associates
Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A: Foreign Firms
Clifford Chance LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Linklaters
Deal of the Year – Corporate & M&A: PRC Firms
Han Kun Law Offices
King & Wood Mallesons
JunHe LLP
Global Law Office
Fangda Partners
Deal of the Year – Private Equity: Foreign Firms
Clifford Chance LLP
Morrison Foerster
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Deal of the Year – Private Equity: PRC Firms
King & Wood Mallesons
Han Kun Law Offices
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Haiwen & Partners
JunHe LLP
Managing Partner of the Year: Foreign Firms
Jojo Fan, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Alex Zhang, White & Case LLP
Roy Chan/Horace Lam, DLA Piper
Chuan Sun, Morrison Foerster
Vicki Liu/Lorna Chen, A&O Shearman
Fang Xue, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Managing Partner of the Year: PRC Firms
Xiaojun (Warren) Hua, JunHe LLP
Anthony Zhao, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Xiaohui Zhu, Tian Yuan Law Firm
Youyuan Jin, Merits & Tree Law Offices
Jiping Zhang, Haiwen & Partners
Leading firm of the Year: Foreign Firms
A&O Shearman
Baker McKenzie Fenxun
A&O Shearman
Mayer Brown
Morrison Foerster
Clifford Chance LLP
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
Leading Firm of the Year: PRC Firms
King & Wood Mallesons
Zhong Lun Law Firm
King & Wood Mallesons
Global Law Office
JunHe LLP
Fangda Partners
Tian Yuan Law Firm
Leading Lawyer of the Year: Foreign Firms
Nanda Lau, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Matthew Bisley, A&O Shearman
Yang Wang, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Vivian Tsoi, White & Case LLP
Leading Lawyer of the Year: PRC Firms
Jinrong Liu, Global Law Office
Michael Han, Fangda Partners
Yijun Chao, Han Kun Law Offices
Jun Peng, Jincheng Tongda & Neal
Susan Ning, King & Wood Mallesons
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Aaron Shao, Abbott
Victor Shen, Henkel
Liu Zhen, Xiaomi
Sandy Yao, Boehringer Ingelheim
Jianhua Duan, China Kweichow Moutai (Group) Distillery Company
In-house Rising Star of the Year
Jie Fu, Minsheng Equity Investment Fund Management
Albert Xu, Bocom International (Shanghai) Equity Investment Management Company
Tang Shan, Siemens Gamesa
Wenjun Song, Long Investment Co
Qin Wang, Smoore International
In-house Team of the Year
Dingding
Ali Cloud
Lingong Heavy Machinery Co
Sinopec Group
Aspen Global Incorporated
Most Innovative In-house Lawyer
Cao Haiyang, Syngenta Group
Gao Huandong, Lenovo Group
Zheng Jin, C.H. Robinson
Haiyan Gu, Sina Group
He Jianxiang, China Chengtong Holdings Group