On February 12, 2026, the internationally renowned legal directory Chambers & Partners released the Chambers Global Guide 2026. Zhong Lun Law Firm garners accolades in 19 practice areas, with 15 practice areas placed in Band 1. A total of 76 lawyers received among them 89 individual rankings in the guide.

Ranked Practice Areas (19 in total)

Band 1

• Corporate/M&A

• Corporate Investigations / Anti-Corruption

• International Trade / WTO: Respondent

• International & Cross-border Transactions

• International & Cross-border Dispute Resolution

• Competition / Antitrust

• Energy & Natural Resources

• Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

• TMT: Data Protection & Privacy

• Investment Funds

• Projects & Infrastructure

• Banking & Finance

• Dispute Resolution

• Securities: Litigation

• Intellectual Property: Litigation

• Capital Markets: Domestic Issuance

• Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives

Band 2

• International Trade / WTO: Customs, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

• TMT: Technology & Telecommunications

• Capital Markets: Hong Kong and Overseas Issuances

Band 6

• Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)

Ranked Lawyers (76 in total)

Senior Statespeople

• Chen Limin - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

• Wu Peng - Competition / Antitrust

Eminent Practitioners

• Liu Bairong - Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives

• Zhao Anthony - Corporate/M&A; Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

Band 1

• Cao Lijun - Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

• Chen Catherine - Investment Funds

• Chen Jihong - TMT: Technology & Telecommunications; TMT: Data Protection & Privacy

• Cheng Jun - Energy & Natural Resources

• Gao Jun - Corporate Investigations / Anti-Corruption

• Guan Scott - Corporate/M&A

• Li Gary - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (International Firms)

• Li Audry - Corporate/M&A

• Sun Huawei - Dispute Resolution: Foreign Legal Consultants

• Xiong Renee - Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms)

• Yu Scott - Competition / Antitrust

• Zhang Baisha - Competition / Antitrust

• Zhang Decai - Dispute Resolution: Litigation

• Zhao Anthony - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

Band 2

• Guo Kejun - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

• Jia Shen - International Trade / WTO: Consultants

• Jiang Zhe - International Trade / WTO: Respondent

• Li Chongwen - Dispute Resolution: Litigation

• Li Si - International Trade / WTO: Consultants

• Li Carl - Corporate/M&A

• Liu Jianwei - International Trade / WTO: Respondent

• Liu Xiangwen - Corporate Investigations / Anti-Corruption

• Lu Shirley - Banking & Finance

• Lu Jingyi - Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives

• Sun Wei - Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

• Tang Zhoujun - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

• Wang Jihong - Projects & Infrastructure

• Wang Zhenhua - Energy & Natural Resources

• Xue Yi - Competition / Antitrust

• Yu Victor - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

• Yuan Ting - Banking & Finance

• Zhang Baosheng - Dispute Resolution: Litigation

• Zhang Guoxun - International Trade / WTO: Consultants

• Zhou Laura - Projects & Infrastructure

Band 3

• Cai Peng - TMT: Data Protection & Privacy

• Chen Dongyue - Banking & Finance

• Chen Catherine - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

• Fang Jianwei - Corporate Investigations / Anti-Corruption

• Gao Shaun - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

• Gong Lefan - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

• Hao Li - Energy & Natural Resources

• He Zhisong - Banking & Finance

• Liang Qinghua - Energy & Natural Resources

• Liu Xiaoli - Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives

• Wang Jihong - Energy & Natural Resources

• Xu Shanshan - International Trade / WTO: Customs, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

• Yu Zhe - Corporate/M&A

• Zhang Peng - TMT: Technology & Telecommunications

• Zhang Ping - Investment Funds

• Zhu Julia - Corporate/M&A

Band 4

• Huo Wei - Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

• Jia Haibo - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

• Jiang Huikuang - Competition / Antitrust

• Liu Xiangwen - Dispute Resolution: Litigation

• Liu Jason - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

• Xiong Renee - Capital Markets: Debt (International Firms)

• Xu Wei - Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives

• Yu Zhiguo - International Trade / WTO: Customs, Export Controls & Economic Sanctions;

• International Trade / WTO: Respondent

• Zhou Yang - TMT: Data Protection & Privacy

• Zuo Yuru - Corporate Investigations / Anti-Corruption

Band 5

• Cheng Bo - Corporate/M&A

• Cheng Jun - Corporate/M&A

• Liu Tian - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

• Liu Jeffrey - TMT: Data Protection & Privacy

• Mu Jingli - Capital Markets: Hong Kong and Overseas Issuances; Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

• Sun Binbin - Dispute Resolution: Litigation

• Xu Shiduo - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

• Yi Xiangming - Dispute Resolution: Litigation

• Zhao Allen - Corporate/M&A

Band 6

• Hui Frederick - Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)

Up and Coming

• Ge Yan - Corporate Investigations / Anti-Corruption

• Hou Zhanghui - Competition / Antitrust

• Liu Tianshun - Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

• Meng Wenxiang - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

• Wang Guan - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

• Xie Jianhui - Banking & Finance

• Zhang Ming - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

Global Market Leaders

• Ji Henry - Charities & Nonprofits

Foreign expert for South Korea - China

• Jiang Zhe - International Trade / WTO

China expertise based abroad - South Korea

• Jiang Zhe - International Trade

China expertise based abroad - USA

• Xiong Renee - Capital Markets: High-Yield Products

*Listed alphabetically by surname.

The Chambers Global Guide covers more than 200 jurisdictions worldwide. Based on in-depth research conducted by Chambers’ professional team, through comprehensive analysis of global legal markets, the guide singles out leading law firms and top-tier practitioners across a wide range of practice areas.