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Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024 Released, Grandall's 26 Practice Areas and 49 Lawyers Recommended

Grandall Law FirmRelease Date: 2024-01-24


On January 18, 2024, Chambers & Partners, the world's leading independent professional legal research company, released the Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024. Grandall has been recommended in 26 practice areas with 49 lawyers ranked in the Guide.


Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024

Departments

Band 1

Capital Markets: Domestic Issuances

Corporate/Commercial: Guizhou (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Hebei (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Jiangsu (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Jiangxi (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Liaoning (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Ningxia (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Sichuan: Non-contentious (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Tianjin (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Zhejiang: Non-contentious (PRC Firms)


Band 2

Energy & Natural Resources (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Anhui (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Fujian (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Guangdong: Non-contentious (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Hainan (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Hubei (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Shandong (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Shanxi (PRC Firms)


Band 3

Aviation: Finance (PRC Firms)

Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)

Investment Funds (PRC Firms)

Restructuring/Insolvency (PRC Firms)

Securities: Litigation (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Henan (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Hunan (PRC Firms)

Corporate/Commercial: Zhejiang: Contentious (PRC Firms)

Lawyers


Aviation: Finance (PRC Firms)

Zhe JIN


Capital Markets: Debt & Equity (PRC Firms)

Wei LIU:  Eminent Practitioners

Jianjun GUAN

Qiang LI


Corporate/Commercial: Anhui (PRC Firms)

Shihong ZHOU: Band 1

Yongping WANG


Corporate/Commercial: Fujian (PRC Firms)

Ningjie YU: Eminent Practitioners

Zhongkai Yao: Band 1


Corporate/Commercial: Guangdong: Non-contentious (PRC Firms)

Chun LI:Eminent Practitioners


Corporate/Commercial: Guizhou (PRC Firms)

Min BAI: Eminent Practitioners

Shihong ZHENG: Band 1

Chengjun DENG


Corporate/Commercial: Hebei (PRC Firms)

Qian ZHANG: Eminent Practitioners

Xiaoguang GAO


Corporate/Commercial: Henan (PRC Firms)

Zhao SONG


Corporate/Commercial: Hubei (PRC Firms)

Shaolin XIA: Band 1

Yajun WANG

Xiaojun DING


Corporate/Commercial: Jiangsu (PRC Firms)

Guoqiang MA: Eminent Practitioners

Xiaqing GE


Corporate/Commercial: Jiangxi (PRC Firms)

Fan FENG: Band 1

Zhijun WEI: Band 1


Corporate/Commercial: Liaoning (PRC Firms)

Yanlong WANG: Eminent Practitioners

Ping HE

Dongdong ZHENG

Ya SU


Corporate/Commercial: Ningxia (PRC Firms)

Xiangyang LIU: Band 1

Bing HUANG


Corporate/Commercial: Shandong (PRC Firms)

Shouxia SUN: Band 1


Corporate/Commercial: Sichuan: Contentious (PRC Firms)

Xiaodong LU


Corporate/Commercial: Sichuan: Non-contentious (PRC Firms)

Shiliang LI: Eminent Practitioners

Bo SHI: Eminent Practitioners

Xiaojin LIU


Corporate/Commercial: Tianjin (PRC Firms)

Bin LI: Senior Statepeople

Shuang LIANG: Band 1

Xianyue BAI

Naijin LIU


Corporate/Commercial: Zhejiang: Contentious (PRC Firms)

Jun MA: Band 1


Corporate/Commercial: Zhejiang: Non-contentious

Tianfeng SHEN: Eminent Practitioners


Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)

Dazhi QIAN


Energy & Natural Resources (PRC Firms)

Weidong WANG: Eminent Practitioners

Xiaoyi FENG


Investment Funds (PRC Firms)

Jing Zou


Most in Demand Arbitrators: Mainland China-seated Arbitrations

Li SHEN


Private Client/Wealth Management (PRC Firms)

Xiaocheng WANG


Real Estate

Shiu-Man WAN

Yusong DU


Restructuring/Insolvency (PRC Firms)

Jun MA

Feng CHEN

Chambers Review

(Provided by Chambers)

Capital Markets: Domestic Issuances - China

Grandall Law Firm remains a leading player in debt and equity markets matters, especially in relation to domestic listings. The team is favoured as issuer's counsel on large-scale bond issuances. The national practice houses a strong bench of experienced capital markets practitioners, operating from bases in Shanghai and Beijing, as well as Hangzhou and Shenzhen. Grandall regularly handles A-share IPOs and listings on the NEEQ exchange and the STAR market. The firm also offers advice on Hong Kong and Nasdaq listings. It is also equipped to handle the refinancing of listed companies and asset securitisation. Its clients extend across various industries, including technology, investment, construction and healthcare.

Corporate/Commercial: Guizhou (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm fields a distinguished corporate team representing SOEs and private companies in various contentious and non-contentious issues. The firm possesses noteworthy knowledge handling equity transfer and restructuring matters. Its impressive client roster features well-known clients from a wide range of industries, including financial services and real estate.

Corporate/Commercial: Hebei (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm fields a solid commercial legal practice group in Hebei, providing advice to clients from wide-ranging industries such as energy, financial services and pharmaceuticals. The team offers extensive experience handling commercial dispute resolution, M&A and loans. Grandall Law Firm also assists clients with cross-border transactions.

Corporate/Commercial: Jiangsu (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm is highly regarded for its knowledge of domestic capital markets, with expertise in matters ranging from asset-based securities to bonds and public listings, including IPOs on the STAR market. The clients also seek its advice in relation to M&A, corporate structuring, investment funds, and private equity issues. The team remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs. It is active in commercial dispute resolution, particularly with regards to construction and trade disputes, representing clients before courts at all levels. Grandall Law Firm is also noted for its capacity to handle compliance matters.

Corporate/Commercial: Jiangxi (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm is highly regarded for its knowledge of domestic capital markets, with expertise in matters ranging from asset-based securities to bonds and public listings. The clients also seek its advice in relation to M&A, corporate structuring, investment funds, and private equity issues. It remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs. The team is active in commercial dispute resolution, representing clients before courts at all levels, particularly with respect to tax, debt recovery, construction, contractual disputes, as well as a large variety of finance litigation. It remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs and regularly acts for major local banks.

Corporate/Commercial: Liaoning (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm houses a strong corporate and commercial team in Liaoning, operating out of its Dalian office. It is acknowledged for its precise legal work and local expertise, with a particularly strong offering in commercial disputes. It offers notable expertise in restructuring projects, taxation and intellectual property matters.

Corporate/Commercial: Ningxia (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm (Yinchuan) houses a leading corporate practice in Ningxia which skilfully advises on both transactional and litigious matters. The firm possesses noteworthy specialism in the real estate and construction sectors. It fields specialist expertise in commercial disputes as well as bankruptcy issues. The team usually represents a number of state-owned and listed companies and handles transactions ranging from reorganisation to bond issuance.

Corporate/Commercial: Sichuan: Non-contentious (PRC Firms) - China

The leading Sichuan corporate team at Grandall Law Firm represents SOEs and private companies in various contentious and non-contentious issues. The firm has noteworthy knowledge of the infrastructure and real estate sectors, frequently assisting with development projects and financings. The team is especially skilled in handling PPP projects and able to leverage the firm's nationwide expertise in the area of capital markets, with significant experience in IPOs.

Corporate/Commercial: Tianjin (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm offers a wide network of offices across the country, with a strong full-service practice in Tianjin. The team is highly regarded for its knowledge of domestic capital markets, with expertise in matters ranging from asset-based securities to bonds and public listings. Its clients also seek its advice in relation to real estate, bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, investment funds and private equity issues. It remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs and is mandated on many overseas investment projects. Grandall Law Firm is active in commercial dispute resolution, representing clients before courts at all levels. Its client roster consists of real estate companies, government institutions and asset management firms.

Corporate/Commercial: Zhejiang: Contentious (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm is highly regarded for its knowledge of domestic capital markets, with expertise in matters ranging from asset-based securities to bonds and public listings. Clients also seek its advice in relation to M&A, corporate structuring, investment funds, private equity and insolvency mandates. The firm remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs. It is active in commercial dispute resolution, representing clients before courts at all levels.

Aviation: Finance (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm offers expertise in leasing and financing of aircraft, parts and engines, representing a variety of domestic airlines, including Air China, Juneyao Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. The team is equally capable of advising on disputes arising in the sector and on aviation insurance and reinsurance issues.

Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm combines depth of knowledge in capital markets with experience in M&A, strategic alliances and restructurings. Its client base includes a number of major companies in shipping and financial services. It plays an active role in the M&A space, utilising its national presence and transactional expertise. It offers prowess in both domestic M&A and cross-border investments.

Energy & Natural Resources (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm is adept at handling energy projects and strategic cooperation issues. The team regularly advises SOEs on M&A, investment and project financing matters. Its sector specialisms include electricity, oil and natural gas. It also handles renewable energy industry-related mandates, being particularly active in the solar energy market. The practice is especially noted for its capital markets work for clients in the energy and natural resources sector.

Investment Funds (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm houses a prominent team with a strong reputation for handling retail fund and private equity fund matters. The firm benefits from a market-leading position in capital markets. It primarily focuses on domestic fund formation and management.

Restructuring/Insolvency (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm fields an established team of specialists, acting as administrator and for creditors' committees in an array of restructuring and insolvency cases. Thanks to the group's prowess in capital markets, it is well versed in handling insolvency cases involving public companies and able to advise on extrajudicial restructuring. The group leverages its footprint across the country to assist clients from various provinces.

Securities: Litigation (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm has a growing presence in the securities litigation legal market. It demonstrates expertise in handling disputes concerning public statements for domestic companies. The team regularly receives mandates relating to NEEQ placement. Its client roster features corporates from the real estate and financial services sectors.

Corporate/Commercial: Anhui (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm is highly regarded for its knowledge of domestic capital markets, with expertise in matters ranging from asset-backed securities to bonds and public listings. The clients also seek its advice in relation to M&A, corporate structuring, investment funds and private equity issues. It remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs and its expertise is especially favoured by clients in the construction industry. The team is active in commercial dispute resolution, representing clients before courts at all levels. The Hefei office is acknowledged for its expertise in commercial and real estate-related dispute resolution.

Corporate/Commercial: Fujian (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm offers a wide network of offices across the country, and is particularly strong in the East Coast regions, including Tianjin, Jinan, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Shenzhen and Nanjing. The firm is highly regarded for its knowledge of domestic capital markets, with expertise in matters ranging from asset-based securities to bonds and public listings. Clients also seek its advice in relation to M&A, corporate structuring, investment funds, and private equity issues. The Grandall Fuzhou office acts on dispute resolution cases stemming from loan and commercial contracts, in addition to capital markets and M&A transactions. The team remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs and private corporates.

Corporate/Commercial: Guangdong: Non-contentious (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm offers a wide network of offices across the country, being particularly strong in the East Coast regions, including Tianjin, Jinan, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Shenzhen and Nanjing. It is highly regarded for its knowledge of domestic capital markets, with expertise in matters ranging from asset-based securities to bonds and public listings. Its clients also seek its advice in relation to M&A, corporate structuring, investment funds and private equity issues. It remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs. The firm is active in commercial dispute resolution, representing clients before courts at all levels.

Corporate/Commercial: Hainan (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm is lauded for its sizeable presence in Hainan. Its areas of expertise cover securities, cross-border M&A and investment, e-commerce, real estate and infrastructure. It also handles international trade, government legal advisory and issues concerning China (Hainan) Pilot Free Trade Zone.

Corporate/Commercial: Henan (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm offers a plethora of services to Henan's corporate commercial space. The firm is adept in handling mandates regarding bankruptcy and restructuring, capital markets and M&A, as well as debt financing. The team is the preferred destination for clients including state-owned enterprises, financial institutions and companies involved in heavy industries.

Corporate/Commercial: Hubei (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm has a noteworthy practice in the central China market, with particular expertise in capital markets. The team is singled out for its excellence at IPOs and other securities issuance and offers additional advice on commercial litigations, restructuring and insolvency. The team is frequently sought after by clients from the healthcare, real estate and manufacturing sectors.

Corporate/Commercial: Hunan (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm houses a reputed corporate commercial team with a specialism in capital markets. The team is active in advising local clientele on matters such as IPO, bond issuance and fund formations as well as bankruptcy restructuring. It possesses the ability to advise on contentious mandates including the enforcement of arbitration results and litigations.

Corporate/Commercial: Shandong (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm is highly regarded for its knowledge of domestic capital markets, with expertise in matters ranging from asset-based securities to bonds and public listings. The clients also seek its advice in relation to M&A, corporate structuring, investment funds, shipping, and private equity issues. The team remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs. It is active in commercial dispute resolution, representing clients before courts at all levels in disputes related to financial loans in particular. Grandall is also capable of handling insolvency and restructuring matters.

Corporate/Commercial: Shanxi (PRC Firms) - China

The Taiyuan office of Grandall Law Firm offers full legal services to its clients based in Shanxi and other neighbouring provinces. The team is proficient in corporate M&As and corresponding antitrust work. It exhibits notable experience in dealing with distressed issues of energy corporations, acting as administrators in insolvency and liquidations. It also frequently advises on debt restructuring and represents investors in the acquisitions of non-performing assets. Grandall's Taiyuan office offers solid advice on commercial litigation, as it ably resolves contractual disputes over construction, loan, leasing and investment.

Corporate/Commercial: Zhejiang: Contentious (PRC Firms) - China

Grandall Law Firm is highly regarded for its knowledge of domestic capital markets, with expertise in matters ranging from asset-based securities to bonds and public listings. Clients also seek its advice in relation to M&A, corporate structuring, investment funds, private equity and insolvency mandates. The firm remains a popular choice of counsel for major SOEs. It is active in commercial dispute resolution, representing clients before courts at all levels.