2017 LEGALBAND China Law Awards Nominations
Author:LEGALBAND 2017-04-28

2017 LEGALBAND China Law Awards Nominations

 

Antitrust & Competition Law Firm of theYear (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • AnJie Law Firm 
  • Fangda Partners 
  • Han Kun Law Offices 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Tian Yuan Law Firm 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

International Firms 

  • Allen & Overy LLP 
  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • Clifford Chance LLP 
  • Hogan Lovells International LLP 
  • Jones Day 

 

Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • East & Concord Partners 
  • Global Law Office 
  • Han Kun Law Offices 
  • Junhe LLP 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Llinks Law Offices 

 

International Firms 

  • Allen & Overy LLP 
  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • Clifford Chance LLP 
  • Linklaters LLP 
  • Paul Hastings
  • White & Case LLP 

 

Compliance Law Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • Fangda Partners 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • MWE China Law Offices 

 

International Firms 

  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • Covington & Burling LLP
  • Hogan Lovells International LLP
  • Kirkland & Ellis International LLP 
  • Sidley Austin LLP 

 

Corporate/M&A Law Firm of the Year(Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • Fangda Partners
  • Global Law Office
  • Jia Yuan Law Offices
  • Jingtian & Gongcheng
  • Junhe LLP 
  • King & Wood Mallesons
  • Tian Yuan Law Firm
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm

 

International Firms 

  • Baker & Mckenzie
  • Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
  • Clifford Chance
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell
  • Hogan Lovells International
  • Jones Day
  • Linklaters
  • O’Melveny & Myers
  • Paul Hastings
  • Shearman & Sterling
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flomand Affiliates

 

Dispute Resolution: Litigation Law Firm of theYear (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • AllBright Law Offices 
  • Tiantong & Partners
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms 

  • N/A

 

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Law Firm ofthe Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • East & Concord Partners 
  • Fangda Partners 
  • Jingtian & Gongcheng
  • King & Wood Mallesons
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms 

  • Dechert
  • Herbert Smith Freehills 
  • Hogan Lovells International 
  • Jones Day 
  • Simmons & Simmons  

 

Employment Law Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • Baohua Partnership Law Firm 
  • JunHe LLP 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • TransAsia Lawyers 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms 

  • Baker &Mckenzie LLP 
  • Hogan Lovells International LLP 
  • Paul Hastings
  • Simmons & Simmons 
  • Stephenson Harwood

 

Energy & Natural Resources Law Firm of theYear (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms

  • East & Concord Partners 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Sunshine Law Firm 

 

International Firms 

  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • DLA Piper LLP 
  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP 
  • Jones Day 
  • Linklaters

 

Healthcare & Life Sciences Law Firm of theYear (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • Global Law Office 
  • Han Kun Law Offices 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms

  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • Jones Day 
  • Ropes & Gray LLP
  • Sidley Austin LLP 

 

Insurance Law Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • AnJie Law Firm 
  • Tian Yuan Law Firm 
  • Wang Jing & Co. Law Firm 

 

International Firms

  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • Clyde & Co
  • DLA Piper LLP 

 

Intellectual Property:LitigationLaw Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • Fangda Partners 
  • Hengdu Law Offices 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • ZY Partners

 

International Firms 

  • N/A

 

Intellectual Property:Non-litigationLaw Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office 
  • Liu, Shen & Associates 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm

 

International Firms 

  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • Bird & Bird 
  • Hogan Lovells International LLP
  • Jones Day 
  • Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe

 

International Trade Law Firm of the Year(Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • AllBright Law Offices 
  • Broad & Bright 
  • Jincheng, Tongda & Neal 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • T&D Associates 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms 

  • Covington & Burling LLP 
  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP 
  • White & Case LLP 

 

Investment Funds Law Firm of the Year  (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • 大成 Dentons 
  • Fangda Partners 
  • Han Kun Law Offices 
  • Llinks Law Offices 

 

International Firms

  • Clifford Chance LLP 
  • Debevoise & Plimpton
  • Ropes & Gray LLP 
  • Weil,Gotshal & Manges

 

Private Equity & Venture Capital Law Firmof the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • Fangda Partners 
  • Global Law Office
  • Han Kun Law Offices 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms 

  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
  • Clifford Chance
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell
  • Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonLLP
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 
  • Weil,Gotshal & Manges 

 

Real Estate & Construction Law Firm of theYear (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • Anli Partners 
  • City Development Law Firm 
  • 大成 Dentons 
  • Hesen Law Firm In alliance with PinsentMasons LLP 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms

  • Hogan Lovells International LLP
  • Mayer Brown JSM
  • Pinsent Masons LLP 

 

Restructuring & Insolvency Law Firm of theYear (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms

  • King & Wood Mallesons
  • W&H Law Firm
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms

  • N/A

 

Securities & Capital Markets: Onshore IssuanceLaw Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • AllBright Law Offices 
  • Deheng Law Offices 
  • Grandall Law Firm 
  • Grandway Law Offices 
  • Jia Yuan Law Offices 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Llinks Law Offices 
  • Tian Yuan Law Firm 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms 

  • N/A

 

Securities & Capital Markets: Off shoreIssuance Law Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms

  • Haiwen & Partners
  • Jia Yuan Law Offices
  • Jingtian & Gongcheng 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Tian Yuan Law Firm 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms 

  • Clifford Chance LLP 
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
  • Shearman & Sterling LLP
  • Sidley Austin
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flomand Affiliates

 

Securitization & Derivatives Law Firm ofthe Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • FenXun Law Firm 
  • Global Law Office 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 
  • Zhong Yin Law Firm 

 

International Firms

  • Allen & Overy
  • Ashurst 
  • Clifford Chance

 

Shipping Law Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • Sloma & Co 
  • Wang Jing & Co. Law Firm
  • Wintell & Co 
  • Yao Liang Law Office 

 

International Firms 

  • Clyde & Co
  • DLA Piper LLP
  • Holman Fenwick Willan LLP 
  • Ince & Co 
  • Stephenson Harwood LLP

 

Taxation Law Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • FuJae Partners 
  • Hwuason Law Firm 
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • M&T Lawyers 

 

International Firms 

  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • Jones Day 

 

TMT Law Firm of the Year (Nomination)

 

PRC Firms 

  • DaHui Lawyers 
  • Han Kun Law Offices 
  • Hylands Law Firm 
  • Llinks Law Offices
  • TransAsia Lawyers 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firms 

  • Baker & Mckenzie LLP 
  • Bird & Bird 
  • Covington & Burling LLP
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 
  • Gunderson Dettmer 

 

Client Choice Firm of the Year (Nomination)

  • Clifford ChanceLLP 
  • Fangda Partners 
  • Global Law Office 
  • Haiwen & Partners 
  • Jingtian & Gongcheng 
  • JunHe LLP 
  • Llinks Law Offices 
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomLLP 
  • Tian Yuan Law Firm 

 

Boutique Firm of the Year (Nomination)

  • Cathay Associates 
  • MWE China Law Offices 
  • PacGateLaw Group
  • Sunshine Law Firm 
  • Tiantong & Partners 

 

Managing Partner of the Year (Nomination)

  • Anthony Qiao(Zhong LunLaw Firm)
  • David Yu(LlinksLaw Offices)
  • Charles Li ( Han Kun LawOffices )
  • Jonathan Z. Zhou ( FangdaPartners )
  • Liu Jinrong ( Global LawOffice )
  • Wang Ling ( King & Wood Mallesons )
  • Gao Xiang(Jingtian& Gongcheng)

 

PRC Firm of the Year (Nomination)

  • Fangda Partners
  • Global Law Office
  • Han Kun Law Offices 
  • Jingtian & Gongcheng 
  • JunHe LLP 
  • Llinks Law Offices
  • King & Wood Mallesons 
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm 

 

International Firm of the Year (Nomination)

  • Baker &Mckenzie LLP 
  • Clifford Chance LLP 
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomLLP

 

The shortlist is determined by our PRCresearching team after months of researching including but not limited togetting clients' feedback, peer feedback and independent researching materials.The final results will be released on May. 5, 2017.