China Law & Practice Awards 2014 Shortlist: Individuals of the Year

July 29, 2014 | BY

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This year's Awards celebrates China's top lawyers and recognises the work of rising stars more than ever. Here is the shortlist for the individuals who are leading the market

The annual China Law & Practice Awards will take place on September 18 at the JW Marriott in Beijing. Please contact Matthew Siu at +852 2842 6937 or [email protected] to reserve your table.

Make sure to also check the shortlists for the Teams and Firms of the Year and the Deals of the Year.


INDIVIDUAL AWARDS


Competition

Feng Yao (Broad & Bright)
François Renard (Allen & Overy)
Michael Han (Fangda Partners)
Susan Ning (King & Wood Mallesons)
Wu Peng (Zhong Lun Law Firm)

Dispute Resolution

Cao Lijun (Zhong Lun Law Firm)
Charles Allen (Sidley Austin)
Gareth Thomas (Herbert Smith Freehills)
Huang Tao (King & Wood Mallesons)
Mark Lin (Hogan Lovells)
Zou Weining (Jun He Law Offices)

Intellectual Property

Benjamin Bai (Allen & Overy)
Linda Chang (Rouse)
Matthew Laight (Bird & Bird)
Spring Chang (Chang Tsi & Partners)
Xiang Wang (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe)
Xie Guanbin (Lifang & Partners)

Labour & Employment

Andreas Lauffs (Baker & McKenzie)
Carol Zhu (Zhong Lun Law Firm)
Jiang Junlu (King & Wood Mallesons)
Lesli Ligorner (Simmons & Simmons)

Real Estate & Construction

David Blumenfeld (Paul Hastings)
David Yu (Llinks Law Offices)
Gregory Tan (Morrison & Foerster)
Harry Du (King & Wood Mallesons)
Richard Kim (Allen & Overy)
Zhu Maoyuan (Zhong Lun Law Firm)

Tax

Brendan Kelly (Baker & McKenzie)
Daniel Chan (DLA Piper)
Liu Dingfa (Jun He Law Offices)
Peter Ni (Zhong Lun Law Firm)
Tony Dong (King & Wood Mallesons)

Rising Star: Competition

Andrew Skudder (Fangda Partners)
Bai Yong (Clifford Chance)
Hazel Yin (King & Wood Mallesons)
Jie Tong (Allen & Overy)
Ken Dai (Dacheng Law Offices)
Vivian Cao (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)

Rising Star: Dispute Resolution

Desmond Ang (O'Melveny & Myers)
Jacky He (Jun He Law Offices)
Liu Yue (Jingtian & Gongcheng)
Ricky Xu (King & Wood Mallesons)
Soo Khim Keoy (Baker & McKenzie)

Rising Star: Intellectual Property

Aggie Liu (Rouse)
Frank Liu (Chang Tsi & Partners)
Jessica Xu (Jun He)
Maggie Chong (Norton Rose Fulbright)
Zhang Bin (Lifang & Partners)

Rising Star: Labour & Employment

Bai Hongjuan (Jun He Law Offices)
Bofu An (Baker & McKenzie)
Claire Zhao (Faegre Baker Daniels)
Duan Haiyan (Zhong Lun Law Firm)
Yin Juquan (King & Wood Mallesons)

Rising Star: Real Estate & Construction

Fan Rong (King & Wood Mallesons)
Maria Wang (Morrison & Foerster)
Wayne Ma (Paul Hastings)
Xia Yuqin (Zhonglun W&D Law Firm)

Rising Star: Tax

Cindy Huang (O'Melveny & Myers)
Daisy Duan (King & Wood Mallesons)
Nancy Lai (Baker & McKenzie)
Ron Ma (Jingtian & Gongcheng)

Dealmaker of the Year

PRC:
Anthony Zhao (Zhong Lun Law Firm)
Jonathan Zhou (Fangda Partners)
Liu Dali (Jun He Law Offices)
Xu Ping (King & Wood Mallesons)

International:
Chun Wei (Sullivan & Cromwell)
David Zhang (Kirkland & Ellis)
Julie Gao (Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom)
Tim Wang (Clifford Chance)

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