On December 6, 2024, the award ceremony of the ALB China Regional Law Awards 2024 South China & Central China was held, at which Zhong Lun won the “Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China-Non Local” award. Partners Dong Feng and Bijun Huang took home individual awards.

Zhong Lun was awarded

Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China-Non Local 

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China-Non Local 

Mr. Dong Feng has been practicing law for over 20 years and spent more than ten years of his legal career serving as an arbitrator, accumulating extensive practical experience. With special focus on complex commercial litigation and arbitration as well as noncontentious matters covering corporate affairs, real estate, and construction, he has developed a reputation for his clear thinking and solid approach to case handling. His astuteness in addressing disputes involving corporate cooperation, asset management, fund, trust, and guarantee contract and also those arising in land, real estate, construction, etc. derives from his profound study of both theories and practice in company law, contract law, and real estate law. Mr. Feng has demonstrated the keen ability to identify problems and meticulous legal reasoning in legal counselling, and his outstanding courtroom performance has won him the unwavering trust of clients. By virtue of his rich experience in dispute resolution, Mr. Feng adopts a unique perspective that caters to the needs of his clients, providing forward-looking solutions for disputes concerning investment by enterprises and intricate commercial contracts, as well as shareholders disputes, among others.

Young Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China - Non Local 

Ms. Bijun Huang has built multi-dimensional expertise with an exceptional blend of domestic and international academic credentials, complemented by a wealth of practical experience. She excels in identifying and meeting clients’ needs and providing exceptional legal services for complex and thorny issues. In the field of equity, Ms. Huang has conducted extensive and in-depth research on domestic and foreign equity investment and financing, equity restructuring, and employee equity incentives, accumulating profound theoretical knowledge and extensive practical experience. Capable of providing legal services across different jurisdictions, she develops tailor-made feasible solutions for clients and facilitates the successful implementation of projects. Ms. Huang has demonstrated outstanding coordination and innovation in her work on major projects. For example, when assisting Ninebot Co., Ltd. in issuing CDRs and going public, which was the first case of its kind, she innovatively designed a series of closed-loop cross-border equity and capital pathways within the existing regulatory framework, which was highly recognized and praised by the client and all parties concerned.

South China and Central China, two major engines for China's economic development, are constantly optimizing and upgrading their economic structures. As such, the demand for legal services is becoming increasingly diverse and refined, showing distinct industry depths and regional characteristics. Zhong Lun's offices in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Wuhan, and Haikou stay abreast with the development trajectory of emerging business forms, tap into the resources embedded in the platform of the firm, and give full play to the firm’s advantages of the expertise encompassing entire industry chains and collaboration among teams to devise tailored comprehensive legal solutions for clients. In South China and Central China, Zhong Lun closely follows market dynamics and stays on top of the regulatory environment, providing cutting-edge legal services in many fields such as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, compliance management, intellectual property rights, maritime and admiralty affairs, bankruptcy reorganization, technology, telecommunications, and engineering development, private equity, and investment funds to support regional economic growth while rising up to various needs of different clientele.

In the context of China’s sustained economic development, legal services markets across China are also developing at a rapid pace. This award aims to recognize and promote top law firms, corporate legal teams, and individuals with eminent expertise, remarkable achievements, and outstanding performance in the legal service markets of South China and Central China, thereby encouraging more legal teams and practitioners to make significant contributions in these featured areas.