IFLR1000 is delighted to announce the winners for the inaugural IFLR1000 China Awards.

The awards celebrate the most innovative deals and the best-performing law firms and lawyers across China in 2019 and recognise where firms and lawyers performed exceptionally locally and nationally. The awards shortlists are the culmination of six months' research, analysing hundreds of submissions, surveying thousands of referees and interviewing hundreds of lawyers.

The full shortlsits for the awards can be viewed here.

Our methodology and criteria can be viewed here.

The awards research was conducted in conjunction with our ranking research into eight regions in China. You can view the firm rankings, lawyer ratings and firm editorial reviews here.

All IFLR1000 research (awards and rankings) published in calendar year 2020 can be viewed here.

To discuss how we can help promote your achievements, please contact William Lo: william.lo@euromoneyasia.com

If you have questions about the research, please contact Annie Wang: annie.wang@euromoneyasia.com

 

Deal of the year

 

Deal of the Year: Banking and finance

Ascent Real Estate Investors / Sigma Delta Investment Partners financing for acquisition of Zhongguancun Dinghao Electronics Building

  • JunHe
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm

 

Deal of the Year: Capital markets

Huatai Securities GDR offering and LSE listing

  • Fangda Partners
  • King & Wood Mallesons

 

Deal of the Year: M&A

Huaneng Renewables Corporation's take-private

  • Jingtian & Gongcheng
  • JunHe

 

Deal of the Year: Restructuring and insolvency

Shanghai CEFC International Group insolvency

  • AllBright Law Offices
  • Fangda Partners
  • King & Wood Mallesons 

 

 

Firm of the Year

 

Firm of the Year: Beijing

King & Wood Mallesons

 

Firm of the Year: Chongqing

Solton & Partners

 

Firm of the Year: Guangdong

Zhong Lun Law Firm

 

Firm of the Year: Shanghai

AllBright Law Offices

 

Firm of the Year: Shandong

Wincon Law Firm

 

Firm of the Year: Sichuan

Tahota Law Firm

 

Firm of the Year: Tianjin

Grandall Law Firm

 

Firm of the Year: Zhejiang

Dentons

 

 


Lawyer of the Year

 

Lawyer of the Year: Banking and finance

Liu Fei - Jingtian & Gongcheng

 

Lawyer of the Year: Capital markets

Shi Tiejun - JunHe

 

Lawyer of the Year: M&A

Liu Jinrong - Global Law Office

 

Lawyer of the Year: Restructuring and insolvency

Xu Shengfeng - Zhong Lun Law Firm

 

 


Rising Star of the Year

 

Rising Star of the Year: Banking and finance

Xu Chunlong - King & Wood Mallesons

 

Rising Star of the Year: Capital markets

Tan Xiao - Dentons China

 

Rising Star of the Year: M&A

Huang Qingfeng - Commerce & Finance

 

Rising Star of the Year: Restructuring and insolvency

Hou Yunjian - Global Law Office

 

 

Team of the Year

 

Team of the Year: Banking and finance

JunHe

 

Team of the Year: Capital markets

Fangda Partners

 

Team of the Year: M&A

King & Wood Mallesons

 

Team of the Year: Restructuring and insolvency

Fangda Partners

 

 

IFLR1000 China Hall of Fame

Gong Mulong - King & Wood Mallesons

 

 


In-house Team of the Year

China International Capital Corporation

 

 


Impact Deal of the Year

 

Impact Deal of the Year: Beijing

Ascent Real Estate Investors / Sigma Delta Investment Partners financing for acquisition of Zhongguancun Dinghao Electronics Building

  • JunHe
  • Zhong Lun Law Firm

 

Impact Deal of the Year: Chongqing

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank SSE IPO

  • Commerce & Finance Law Offices
  • JunHe

 

Impact Deal of the Year: Guangdong

Joint venture project between China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holding Qianhai Land Resumption and Shenzhen Qianhai Development Investment Holding

  • DeHeng Law Offices
  • JunHe

 

Impact Deal of the Year: Shandong

Hualu Holdings acquisition of Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical

  • DeHeng Law Offices

 

Impact Deal of the Year: Shanghai

Shanghai CEFC International Group insolvency

  • AllBright Law Offices
  • Fangda Partners
  • King & Wood Mallesons

 

Impact Deal of the Year: Sichuan

Yinji Entertainment and Media insolvency

  • East & Concord Partners

 

Impact Deal of the Year: Tianjin

Bohai Steel Group insolvency

  • Commerce & Finance Law Offices
  • Global Law Office
  • Haiwen & Partner
  • King & Wood Mallesons
  • Shanghai Joius Law Firm

 

Impact Deal of the Year: Zhejiang

Zhejiang Hailiang acquisition of KME

  • Haiwen & Partner