Top 10 Law Firms in China

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1. King & Wood Mallesons

Ranking: No.1 (94.49)

Headquarters: 40th Floor, Fortune Center A, No.7 East Third Ring Middle Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 5878 5588

Official Website:

https://www.kwm.com/en

Scale: More than 3,700 lawyers across 26 global offices

Core Advantages: Highest degree of internationalization; leading in cross-border M&A, IPO and dispute resolution; serving 40 CSI 300 enterprises with a total market value of 17 trillion yuan

Classic Cases:

• Represented Chinese enterprises to win a trade secret infringement lawsuit in a U.S. Federal Court, forcing the plaintiff to withdraw all 9 claims.

• Provided perennial legal counsel and major capital project services for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Kweichow Moutai, CATL and other leading enterprises.

• Led major overseas M&A projects of Chinese enterprises (such as relevant legal services for Sinochem Group's overseas acquisitions and ChemChina's acquisition of Syngenta).

2. Grandall Law Firm

Ranking: No.2 (91.83)

Headquarters: 10th Floor, Taikang International Building, No.2 Wudinghou Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 6621 6823

Official Website:

https://www.grandall.com.cn/en

Scale: More than 2,000 lawyers across 39 global offices

Core Advantages: Ranked first in China's capital market (IPO, refinancing, M&A); serving 25 CSI 300 enterprises

Classic Cases:

• Led the largest A+H securities firm merger project in the history of China's capital market.

• Assisted more than 100 enterprises in listing at home and abroad (A-share, HKEX, NASDAQ) including Tianchen Medical and Hailiang Education.

• Undertaken many 10-billion-level major asset restructuring and cross-border investment and financing projects of listed companies.

3. Zhong Lun Law Firm

Ranking: No.3 (83.01)

Headquarters: 36-37th Floor, SK Tower A, No.6 Jianguomen Outer Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 5957 2288

Official Website:

https://en.zhonglun.com/

Scale: More than 1,800 lawyers across 18 domestic offices

Core Advantages: Top comprehensive strength; leading in dispute resolution, real estate, private equity and compliance investigations

Classic Cases:

• Represented many major commercial cases in the Supreme People's Court and international arbitration centers with a subject matter exceeding 10 billion yuan.

• Assisted Airbus Group in responding to joint compliance investigations by the UK, US and France.

• Provided services for major M&A and listing projects of Vanke, Wanda, ByteDance and other enterprises.

4. DeHeng Law Offices

Ranking: No.4 (82.59)

Headquarters: 12th Floor, Fokai Building B, No.19 Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 5268 2888

Official Website:

https://www.dehenglaw.com/EN/index/0001.aspx

Scale: More than 2,000 lawyers across over 30 domestic offices

Core Advantages: Leading in financial securities, bankruptcy reorganization, government legal counsel and cross-border investment

Classic Cases:

• Represented bankruptcy reorganization of many large financial institutions and listed companies (such as Northeast Special Steel and Bohai Iron and Steel Series reorganizations).

• Assisted numerous central and state-owned enterprises in mixed-ownership reform and listing at home and abroad.

• Undertaken many major financial disputes and securities misrepresentation cases with a leading winning rate in the industry.

5. AllBright Law Offices

Ranking: No.5 (82.54)

Headquarters: 9/11/12th Floors, Shanghai Tower, No.501 Yincheng Middle Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Tel: +86 21 2051 1000

Official Website:

https://www.allbrightlaw.com/en

Scale: More than 2,000 lawyers across 25 domestic cities and 4 overseas offices

Core Advantages: No.1 in the Yangtze River Delta; top in securities and capital market, corporate M&A and dispute resolution

Classic Cases:

• Assisted 82 companies in A-share listing, 96 IPOs approved and 39 overseas listings from 2019 to 2021.

• Assisted Huaibei Green Gold, Jielong Holdings and other enterprises in listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

• Undertaken many 10-billion-level real estate and infrastructure project M&A and construction project disputes.

6. Jia Yuan Law Offices

Ranking: No.6 (77.59)

Headquarters: F408, Ocean Building, No.158 Fuxingmen Inner Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 6641 3366

Official Website:

https://www.jiayuan-law.com/EN/Index.aspx

Scale: More than 500 lawyers with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu

Core Advantages: Focusing on capital market, state-owned enterprise reform and M&A restructuring; top boutique law firm

Classic Cases:

• Assisted central enterprises such as China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom in A-share/HKEX listing and refinancing.

• Undertaken many mixed-ownership reforms of large state-owned enterprises and 10-billion-level M&A projects.

• Specialized in legal services for financial institutions, energy and telecommunications industries.

7. Dentons

Ranking: No.7 (73.06)

Headquarters: 7th Floor, Parkview Green FangCaoDi D, No.9 Dongdaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 5813 7799

Official Website:

https://www.dacheng.com/en/

Scale: One of the largest law firms in the world; more than 4,000 lawyers across over 50 offices in China

Core Advantages: Global network, full coverage of comprehensive business, leading in bankruptcy reorganization and cross-border investment

Classic Cases:

• Represented many Fortune Global 500 enterprises in major dispute resolution and compliance projects in China.

• Undertaken bankruptcy reorganization and non-performing asset disposal of many large enterprises with a subject matter exceeding 100 billion yuan.

• Assisted Chinese enterprises in investment and M&A along the "Belt and Road".

8. Tian Yuan Law Firm

Ranking: No.8 (67.44)

Headquarters: 10th Floor, Pacific Insurance Building, No.28 Fengsheng Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 5776 3888

Official Website:

https://www.tylaw.com.cn/en

Scale: More than 600 lawyers with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu

Core Advantages: Leading in dispute resolution, securities litigation, financial asset management and M&A restructuring

Classic Cases:

• Represented a large insurance group in a 57-billion-yuan financial dispute case, winning a complete victory and assisting in debt recovery.

• Undertaken many major commercial litigation and arbitration cases with a subject matter exceeding 10 billion yuan in the Supreme People's Court and local high courts.

• Assisted many listed companies in responding to supervision and litigation such as securities misrepresentation and insider trading.

9. JunHe LLP

Ranking: No.9 (65.50)

Headquarters: 20th Floor, China Resources Building, No.8 Jianguomen North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 8519 1300

Official Website:

https://www.junhe.com/en

Scale: More than 800 lawyers across 9 domestic offices

Core Advantages: Top boutique law firm; leading in cross-border M&A, private equity, dispute resolution and anti-monopoly

Classic Cases:

• Represented many multinational corporations in anti-monopoly investigations and M&A filings in China (such as relevant projects of Microsoft and Google).

• Assisted top PE funds such as Sequoia and Hillhouse in completing dozens of 10-billion-level private equity investment projects.

• Undertaken many international arbitrations and major commercial cases in the Supreme People's Court with an extremely high winning rate.

10. Commerce & Finance Law Offices

Ranking: No.10 (63.65)

Headquarters: 20th Floor, Shimao Building B, No.92 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 6597 3399

Official Website:

https://www.tongshang.com/en/

Scale: More than 500 lawyers with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hangzhou

Core Advantages: Top boutique law firm in capital market, M&A restructuring, financial securities and dispute resolution

Classic Cases:

• Assisted many technology, Internet and financial enterprises in listing at home and abroad (such as relevant legal services for Meituan and Pinduoduo).

• Undertaken many 10-billion-level M&A restructuring and refinancing projects of listed companies.

• Represented many major financial disputes and securities litigation cases.