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China > Antitrust and competition: PRC firms Tier 1

AnJie Broad Law Firm’s antitrust practice holds an impressive set of clients and the team recently obtained a number of new clients including GSK, Korean Air, and Samsung Electronics. Hao Zhan, head of the Beijing team, is among the very first antitrust lawyers in China; he has notable experience in conditional approval cases. Beijing-based Ying Song  counts ChemChina, Syngenta and Global Wafers as his key clients. The team hired Zhining Wang who joined from Xiaomi Corp.’s Chinese in March 2023; Wang excels in complex merger filings and antitrust investigations. Michael Gu departed to Hylands Law Firm in May 2023.

China > Insurance: PRC firms Tier 1

Housing one of the largest insurance legal teams in China, AnJie Broad Law Firm‘s ‘very experienced‘ practice fields over 50 insurance lawyers from its Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Haikou, Xiamen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong offices. Particularly well known for its regulatory credentials, the firm’s insurance expertise covers property, construction, product liability, credit, marine, transport and pollution liability insurance. Other areas of strength include D&O insurance, reinsurance and medical insurance. Firm managing partner Hao Zhan is a renowned insurance and reinsurance specialist, and Jia Wan‘s track record includes representing insurance sector clients in disputes over insurance claims, insurers’ subrogation issues, and insurance fund utilisations. Other key practitioners are insurance litigators Xuelei Wang and Shanshan Wu; Dan Yu, whose practice encompasses insurance fund investments; insurance fund utilisation expert Jun Chen; and Bing Liang, who advises on compliance work, as well as the establishment, merger and acquisition of insurance companies.

China > Labour and employment: PRC firms Tier 1

AnJie Broad Law Firm provides one of the market’s most comprehensive employment law offerings; assisting a number of household name multinational companies as well as major PRC enterprises in sectors ranging from real estate to shipping. The firm is recommended for its ongoing HR advice capabilities, oversight of mass lay-off projects and regular handling of employment litigation and arbitration. The practice has a presence across the PRC’s major economic centres, with tech and aviation sectors expert Zhenghe Liu leading the Beijing team, relocation and redundancy specialist Jun Shen working out of Shanghai, and Wenwu Liu and Taotao Zhu heading up branches of the practice in Shenzhen and Guangzhou respectively. The highly recommended Lin Sun is a further name to note, as is associate Summer Cao, who is experienced in both restructuring and disputes work.

China > Data protection: PRC firms Tier 2

The technology, data protection, and cybersecurity practice at AnJie Broad Law Firm is led by Samuel Yang, a former general counsel at a global telecoms company, and who has specialised in data protection law for over 15 years. The team handles all matters involving data and cybersecurity compliance programs, privacy policies, and impact assessments and attracts clients from diverse industries - from telecoms and e-commerce to energy and banking. A key focus of the team is aiding domestic and international companies with Chinese government security assessments for cross-border data transfers. The merger with Broad & Bright in late 2022 has strengthened the team through the addition of Sunny Shen in Shanghai who covers TMT related data protection issues.

China > Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms Tier 2

Insurance dispute resolution is a core practice area for AnJie Broad Law Firm‘s ‘patient and meticulous‘ arbitration team, which is ‘really very familiar with the laws and regulations of the insurance industry’. Other areas of strength for the firm include commercial disputes involving fund and equity transfers, trust products, and asset management issues. The practice also benefits from the expertise of several arbitrators, who regularly serve at CIETAC and other international and domestic arbitration institutions. The practice is co-led by Jia Wan, an expert in arbitration, insurance disputes, and complex commercial litigation; Xuelei Wang, who is an arbitrator at the Handan Arbitration Commission; and longstanding international commercial and maritime arbitration specialist Shouzhi An, a May 2022 partner recruit from Guantao Law Firm. The team further includes former Global Law Office partner Wei Cui, and senior associate Shanshan Wu, who handles property and life insurance claim disputes.

China > Intellectual property: PRC firms

AnJie Broad Law Firm‘s ‘responsive and excellent practice’ comprises litigation lawyers, former senior judges, senior patent agents, and former senior patent examiners, who routinely act for major high-tech and internet companies, as well as famous brands and other innovative businesses. The IP team further benefits from the ability to leverage the expertise of the firm’s insurance, reinsurance, antitrust, private equity, M&A, capital markets, and banking and finance specialisms (among others). The principal advisers are former Beijing High People’s Court judge, Nick Liu; IP and dispute resolution expert Yufeng Han; David Wang, a former senior partner at Jincheng Tongda & Neal; China and New York-qualified Wency Yu; Albert Tsui, who has notable interests in blockchains, AI issues, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and drones; and Zhixing Chen, a specialist in patents, trade marks, copyright, and trade secrets.

China > Regional coverage: Jiangsu Province: Nanjing Tier 2

AnJie Broad Law Firm is a full-service law firm which provides commercial legal services to domestic and international clients. The firm’s Nanjing office, led by Yong Wang, has five partners and over twenty legal professionals. Wang, having worked in the Jiangsu provincial and municipal maritime bureaus, has over twenty years of experience in shipping and maritime affairs. Besides shipping and maritime law, Wang is also experienced in insurance and re-insurance, bankruptcy and non-performing assets disposal, as well as civil and commercial dispute resolution.

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: PRC firms Tier 3

AnJie Broad Law Firm‘s ‘litigation team has a deep understanding of China’s laws and regulations‘. The group is regularly engaged to act in complex finance-related litigation, such as fund and equity transfer disputes, along with trust product and asset management cases. Insurance dispute resolution is also a particularly strong area for the firm. The practice’s leadership comprises commercial trial specialist Gao Ping; insurance disputes expert Xuelei Wang; Dan Zhang who focuses on commercial and financial cases; and Xumin Sun who ‘has a precise grasp of cases’ key legal issues‘. Jia Wan and Shanshan Wu also act in insurance-related litigation.

China > Life sciences and healthcare: PRC firms Tier 3

AnJie Broad Law Firm provides a comprehensive offering in this space, handling major patent disputes, licensing and collaboration agreements and financing assistance. Hang Cai is the key name to note on the investor side, advising venture capital and private equity firms. Experienced IP litigator Nick Liu, M&A lawyer Long Gu, anti-monopoly law expert Ying Song and the FDI focussed Sanny Liu are also key. Zongxiu Cai is recommended for IPO related work.

China > Shipping: PRC firms Tier 3

Boasting a range of cargo and hull experts, AnJie Broad Law Firm has been growing its shipping and admiralty practice with the additions of arbitration specialist and co-head Shouzhi An in May 2022 from Guantao Law Firm and Dongyang Yang in January 2023 from Wang Jing & Co, who is adept at handling maritime matters. The team addresses custom law issues for Chinese-based insurance companies and has recently been expanding into offshore project insurance work, resolving disputes concerning major offshore wind farm construction accidents. It also handles collisions, charterparty disputes, and ship repair contracts for shipowners. Bing Yan, Lei Chen, Shengmiao Qi, and Yong Wang all jointly lead the practice alongside An with their combined shipping and maritime expertise.

China > TMT: PRC firms Tier 3

AnJie Broad Law Firm‘s expertise in TMT encompasses areas from telecoms and the internet to gaming and social networking, offering guidance on regulatory, commercial, and corporate challenges. Samuel Yang, the department’s head, navigates issues related to data localisation, privacy, and cybercrimes. Meanwhile, Hans (Hang) Cai provides counsel on private equity and venture capital endeavors within the TMT sector.

China > Private equity: PRC firms Tier 4

AnJie Broad Law Firm has responded to the rapid development of high-end manufacturing, AI, and biotechnology in China by increasingly handling private equity and venture capital transactions in these industries, representing a broad range of investment institutions and corporate clients. Shanghai-based Hans Cai leads the team and oversees a practice that is also well regarded in the fields of AI, e-commerce, ESG and sports. Ting Yao is another prominent figure, having represented numerous well-known US dollar funds, RMB funds, state-owned capital investors and industrial investors. Huan Chen has also established a solid reputation in this space, especially amongst significant regional players such as CICC and Legend Capital.

China > Corporate and M&A: PRC firms Tier 5

AnJie Broad Law Firm has a versatile M&A practice that is regularly instructed in joint ventures, spin-offs, management buyouts, and restructurings for listed companies. The firm has seven offices across mainland China and an office in Hong Kong, the team is increasingly advising clients from traditional manufacturing, service industries and new emerging industries including AI, internet and pharmaceutical. The team is led by capital markets specialist Hongchuan Liu and also includes Zhenyu Ding who recently advised clients on post-acquisition restructuring and private equity investments.