2022.07.22
On 21 July 2022, the ALB China Law Awards 2022 ceremony was held at the Park Hyatt, Beijing. JunHe won five awards. HUA, Xiaojun (Warren), Chairman of the Management Board of JunHe LLP, was named the Managing Partner of the Year. HUA, Xiaojun (Warren) together with DONG, Xiao (Marissa) and TANG, Jie attended the ceremony and received the awards on behalf of JunHe.
The ALB China Law Awards is organized by Asian Legal Business (ALB), the leading legal review journal of Thomson Reuters. It is one of the most influential awards in the Chinese legal industry for its fair, transparent and efficient principles and authoritative results.
JunHe won the following five awards:
Law Firm of the Year – Labor and Employment
This is the seventh time that JunHe has won the ALB “Law Firm of the Year – Labor and Employment.” Every shining moment is due to the professionalism and enthusiasm of our labor law team. With a wealth of practical experience and solid expertise, our labor law team provides accurate and efficient labor-law services to leading companies in and outside of China. Since Chambers Asia Pacific established its ranking in the practice area of labor law in 2009, our labor law team has been ranked Band 1 for 13 years.
Compliance Law Firm of the Year – Chinese Firms
Based on over 30 years of providing full legal services in various business areas, JunHe has set up a large compliance team composed of more than 50 legal experts. JunHe provides professional compliance services on an integrated platform with different business areas. With vast experience in the field of compliance, we assist our clients to avoid risks and overcome obstacles, safeguarding their core interests.
Bond Market Deal of the Year - Midsize: Book Pricing and Listing of the 1st Offshore Local Government RMB Bonds on HKEX with a value of RMB 5 billion by Shenzhen Municipal People's Government
These were the first offshore bonds issued by a local government in China, representing the first appearance of PRC local government credit in the international capital market, which is a milestone in this area. As the PRC legal advisor to Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, JunHe’s team assisted Shenzhen Municipal People's Government by carrying out internal and external regulatory communications, reviewing transaction documents, conducting PRC legal due diligence and issuing PRC legal opinions.
The lead partner for this project was YU, Yongqiang (YY) .
Bond Market Deal of the Year – Premium： Meituan Raises Nearly USD 9.6 billion through A Share Placement and Issuance of Convertible Bonds
The lead partner for this project was YU, Yongqiang (YY) .
Managing Partner of the Year: HUA, Xiaojun (Warren)
In January 2021, the new Management Board of JunHe was announced, with HUA, Xiaojun (Warren) elected as the chairman. Over the past year, the international political and economic landscape has undergone significant changes, the recurring epidemic has had a material impact on the real economy, and our market environment and client needs have continued to evolve. To meet these new challenges, Mr. Hua leveraged the institutional advantages of our integrated platform to cultivate our internal strength. This was through a series of measures such as reform, integration and optimization to improve our overall competitiveness. They included restructuring lawyers’ compensation, clearly positioning the function of each component of compensation and increasing the difference between compensation for internal incentive purposes; integrating the professional advantages of elite staff members in various fields, and creating large practice departments such as compliance, medicine and medical care, to provide clients with systematic and one-stop legal services; optimizing the internal digital management system, and improving internal operational efficiency by building the KMS knowledge management system, robotics and other technical means.
The future is full of challenges and new possibilities. For over 33 years, our achievements have been made possible by our tireless efforts and support from our valued clients. We will continue to work together to provide the best legal services in these ever-changing times.
ALB released its rankings in April and granted awards to 41 firms in total. JunHe was won 34 awards (as set forth below).
序号 | Award | Winner (Project/Firm) |
1 | Law Firm of the Year in China | JunHe LLP |
2 | Law Firm of the Year in Beijing | JunHe LLP |
3 | Law Firm of the Year – Antitrust and Competition Law | JunHe LLP |
4 | Law Firm of the Year – Banking | JunHe LLP |
5 | Firm of the Year – Compliance | JunHe LLP |
6 | Law Firm of the Year–Medical & Care | JunHe LLP |
7 | Law Firm of the Year–Labor and Employment | JunHe LLP |
8 | Law Firm of the Year–Debt Restructuring | JunHe LLP |
9 | Law Firm of the Year–International Arbitration | JunHe LLP |
10 | Law Firm of the Year–Intellectual Property—Chinese Firm | JunHe LLP |
11 | Law Firm of the Year–Lawsuit | JunHe LLP |
12 | Law Firm of the Year—Real Estate--Chinese Firm | JunHe LLP |
13 | Law Firm of the Year— Transportation by Sea | JunHe LLP |
14 | Law Firm of the Year – Capital Market—Local | JunHe LLP |
15 | ICS Law Firm of the Year – Capital Market—Overseas | JunHe LLP |
16 | Law Firm of the Year – Science & Technology, Media and Telecommunication | JunHe LLP |
17 | Law Firm of the Year – International Trade | JunHe LLP |
18 | Law Firm of the Year—Private Equity Investment ---Chinese Firm | JunHe LLP |
19 | Law Firm of the Year – Cyber-security and Data Protection | JunHe LLP |
20 | Deal of the Year – Bond Market - Midsize | China Merchants Bank issued green bonds for sustainability and carbon neutrality with a value of USD 600 million Lead Partner: LIU, Yongzhao |
21 | Shenzhen Municipal People's Government completed the book pricing of the first offshore RMB local government bonds and listed them on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with a value of RMB 5 billion Lead partner: YU, Yongqiang (YY) | |
22 | Deal of the Year – Bond Market - Premium | ICBC Financial Leasing Limited, through its overseas subsidiary ICBCIL Finance Co. Limited, renewed its USD 20 billion offshore USD medium-term note program Lead Partners: WANG, Gang (Gavin) and YU, Yongqiang (YY) |
23 | Meituan raised nearly USD 9.6 billion through share placement and convertible bond issue Lead Partner: YU, Yongqiang (YY) | |
24 | Deal of the Year – Stock Market - Midsize | Casymchem listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Lead Partner: ZHANG, Tao |
25 | China Railway Construction Corporation Limited spun off CRCC Heavy Industry and listed it on the Science and Technology Board Lead Partners: DE, Lihua (Theresa), SHI, Tiejun and LI, Zhi | |
26 | Onion Global Listed in America Lead Partners: HUANG, Xiaoli (Ally), TAO, Xudong, HE, Kan (Daniel), ZHAO, Min and LAO, Chengzhe | |
27 | Deal of the Year - Stock Market - Premium | Baiji Shenzhou, a company listed on NASDAQ and HKSE, was listed on the Sci-Tech Main Board of SSE Lead Partners: YU, Yongqiang (YY) and TAO, Xudong |
28 | Deal of the Year-M&A - Midsize | ITOCHU Corporation participated in the privatization transaction of CP Group with a value of HKD 7 billion by way of plan and arrangement Lead Partners: ZHOU, Feng (Frank), FENG, Cheng and ZHOU, Yong |
29 | GLP acquired the Yangtze River Delta Intelligent Information Infrastructure Complex in Songjiang District, Shanghai Lead Partner: ZHOU, Hui (Nelson) | |
30 | MBK acquired Haichang Ocean Park Lead Partner: ZHOU, Hui (Nelson) | |
31 | Deal of the Year – M&A- Premium | CapitaLand attracted Ping An Life to a strategic partnership for 6 Raffles projects in China Lead Partners: CHEN, Jiang (Joe) and YU, Xueping |
32 | Deal of the Year-Project Financing | CGN Wind Power Co., Ltd. increased capital to attract strategic investors Lead Partner: TANG, Jie |
33 | Lawyer of the Year – Transaction-Chinese | JunHe LLP – WANG, Yi |
34 | Managing Partner of the Year | JunHe LLP – HUA, Xiaojun (Warren) |
