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35 Zhong Lun Lawyers and 29 Areas Ranked by asialaw 2025
35 Zhong Lun Lawyers and 29 Areas Ranked by asialaw 2025
On October 22, 2025, the international legal rating agency asialaw released its 2025 annual rankings, and Zhong Lun was recommended in 29 practice/industry areas, with 20 of these areas being rated as “Outstanding/Tier 1” or “Highly Recommended”. A total of 35 lawyers were distinguished.
Recommended Areas
Outstanding）/ Tier 1
* Real estate
* Corporate and M&A
* Regulatory
* Infrastructure
* Construction
* Competition/antitrust
* Technology and telecommunications
* Energy
* Restructuring and insolvency
* Tax
* Private equity
* Investment funds
* Banking and finance
* Dispute resolution
* Capital markets
Highly Recommended
* Labour and employment
* Media and entertainment
* Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
* Banking and financial services
* Intellectual property
Recommended
* Insurance
* Industrials and manufacturing
* Aviation and shipping
* Mining
* Consumer goods and services
* Real estate (Hong Kong)
* Restructuring and insolvency (Hong Kong)
* Private client (Hong Kong)
* Dispute resolution (Hong Kong)
Recommended lawyer
Senior Statesman
* Anthony Qiao: Real estate
* Maoyuan Zhu: Construction
Elite Practitioner
* Lijun Cao: Dispute resolution
* Jihong Wang: Construction
* Peng Wu: Competition/antitrust
* Jing (Anthony) Zhao: Corporate and M&A, Private equity, Capital markets
Distinguished Practitioner
* Dongyue Chen: Banking and finance
* Catherine Chen: Investment funds
* Jihong Chen: Intellectual property
* Limin Chen: Corporate and M&A, Capital markets
* Jun Cheng: Energy
* Haiyan Duan: Labour and employment
* Gary Gao: Regulatory
* Chongwen Li: Dispute resolution
* Dongxiao Ma: Intellectual property
* Yongjun (Peter) Ni: Tax
* Huawei Sun: Dispute resolution
* Shengfeng Xu: Restructuring and insolvency
* Baosheng Zhang: Dispute resolution
* Decai Zhang: Dispute resolution
* Ping (Evan) Zhang: Investment funds
* Yacheng Zhou: Energy
* Carol (Yeping) Zhu: Labour and employment
* Ying (Julia) Zhu: Corporate and M&A
Notable Practitioner
* Xiangwen Liu: Regulatory
* Jeffrey Liu: Banking and finance
* Wayne Wang: Corporate and M&A, Banking and finance
* Fangrong Wu: Real estate
* Scott Yu: Competition/antitrust
* Baisha Zhang: Competition/antitrust
* Haijun Zhang: Construction
* Lanping (Laura) Zhou: Infrastructure
Rising Star
* Yujuan (Sylvia) Jiang: Dispute resolution
* Frederick Hui: Corporate and M&A
* Yuru Zuo: Healthcare
* (in alphabetical order)
asialaw tracks the legal services market in the Asia-Pacific region and identifies top-performing law firms and lawyers based on their influence, presence, performance, and client feedback.
Professionals
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Anthony QIAO
Equity Partner
ShanghaiPractices： Chinese Mainland Capital Markets,Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets,Debt Restructuring & Non-performing AssetsIndustries： Real Estate,Urban Infrastructure,Transportation & Logistics,Tourism & Hospitality,Energy & Power,Insurance,Healthcare -
Anthony QIAO
Equity Partner
Shanghai
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Anthony ZHAO
Equity Partner
ShanghaiPractices： Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets,Private Equity & Investment Funds,Cross-border Investment/M&AIndustries： Telecom & Information,Intelligence Technology & Application,Healthcare,Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences,Education & Training,Media, Sports & Entertainment,Banking & Financial Services,Financial Innovation & Fintech -
Anthony ZHAO
Equity Partner
Shanghai
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Catherine F. CHEN
Equity Partner
ShanghaiPractices： Private Equity & Investment Funds,Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets,Chinese Mainland Capital MarketsIndustries： Real Estate,Transportation & Logistics,Tourism & Hospitality,Insurance,Telecom & Information,Intelligence Technology & Application,Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences -
Catherine F. CHEN
Equity Partner
Shanghai
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Julia ZHU
Equity Partner
ShanghaiPractices： Chinese Mainland Capital Markets,Hong Kong & Overseas Capital Markets,Private Equity & Investment FundsIndustries： Real Estate,Urban Infrastructure,Energy & Power,Banking & Financial Services,Insurance,Healthcare,Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences -
Julia ZHU
Equity Partner
Shanghai
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