On April 24, 2026, the legal media company LexisNexis held its 2026 Legal Services Innovation Development Forum and Benchmark Case Awards Ceremony in Suzhou. JunHe, with our outstanding professional strengths and achievements in multiple business fields, had 33 cases recognized.

The cases selected for the LexisNexis 2025 Annual Benchmark Cases are:

*In alphabetical order and by field

Insurance

JunHe assisted Yuexiu Group in acquiring Hong Kong Life, successfully entering the Hong Kong insurance market and achieving a full financial license

Lead Partner: ZHANG, Ping (Pete)

Mergers and Acquisitions

JunHe assisted Starbucks in completing a joint venture with Boyu Capital in China

Core Team Members: CHEN, Jiang (Joe),ZHOU, Hui (Nelson), Janet Hui, YAO, Yunke,YUAN, Yifeng (Vincent),XIANG, Fangfang (Lori),LI, Zhi and DONG, Zhe

Boyu Capital's RMB 13.2 billion acquisition of the Beijing SKP project

Lead Partner for Financing: ZHOU, Hui (Nelson)

Handling Partner: YANG, Jianwei

Sunshine Life's participation in establishing an investment fund to acquire Wanda Commercial Management's related commercial plaza projects

Lead and Handling Partners: ZHAO, Xiyong (Sammuel), Diao Lina and WANG, Man (Shelley)

Wealth Management

A customized planning service for the family inheritance documents of a high-net-worth individual

Lead and Main Partner: WANG, Qiang (Josh)

International Trade

Geely Group's response to the EU's anti-subsidy investigation on Chinese electric vehicles

Lead and Handling Partners: TANG, Weiyang (David) and CAI, Juanqi (Jessica)

Maritime and Admiralty

A multimillion-dollar international oil chartering dispute between a Dubai cargo owner and a shipowner

Lead and Handling Partner: CHEN, Xin (Michael)

Overseas Engineering

China Electric Power International's Vietnam Yunzhong rooftop photovoltaic joint venture

Lead Partner: ZHANG, Yipeng (Alan)

Handling Partners:ZHANG, Yipeng (Alan) and DU, Lijing

Overseas Investment

China Power Construction Group Overseas Investment Company's joint venture with an Azerbaijan oil company to develop a photovoltaic project

Lead Partners: LI, Qing，ZHOU, Xianfeng (Elvis) and DU, Lijing

Handling Partner:DU, Lijing. The project received support from Partners YANG, Chen and Counsel WANG, Jin (Steven).

The establishment and investment of the Bohua Plaza real estate pilot fund

Lead Partners: YANG, Jianwei and ZHOU, Hui (Nelson)

Handlers: WEI, Yingling, WANG, Man (Shelley), Diao Lina and ZHOU, Jia

Competition Law

Geely Holding and Renault's new joint venture received unconditional antitrust approval in 11 jurisdictions worldwide

Lead and Main Partner:WEI, Yingling

Daimler Truck AG and Toyota Motor Corporation's new joint venture

Lead Partner: Janet HUI

Handling Partners: Janet HUI and YANG, Chen

Technology and Innovation

Xiaomi Group's HKD 42.5 billion placement

Lead Partners: LI, Zhi and LEI, Tianxiao

Energy and Resources

CGN's RMB 11.8 billion capital increase and share expansion in Inner Mongolia

Lead Partner: TANG, Jie

Handlers: TANG, Jie and Fu Wenyao

Bankruptcy Law

Binhai Yipinyuan's restructuring and continuation project

Lead Partner: LIU, Zhengdong

Handling Consultant: LIU, Xin

Handling Partner: LI, Chenghao

Guangzhou Juli Modern Industry Development Company's restructuring of two Evergrande Auto subsidiaries in Nansha

Lead Partners: Catherine MIAO, WANG, Wei and Joe WAN

Handling Partners: WANG, Wei and Catherine MIAO

Procedural merger and bankruptcy restructuring of Jinyuan Mining and two other companies

Lead Partners: WU, Lei,WANG, Yi and DONG, Ming

Main Partner: DONG, Ming

Biomedicine and Healthcare

Boston Scientific's acquisition of 100% equity in Anrui Medical Group from Kangqiao Capital

Lead Partners: LIU, Ning, ZHANG, Zhongmin (Jommy) and LIN, Tao

Main Partners: LIU, Ning and LIN, Tao. Partner WEI, Yingling provided significant assistance from an antitrust law perspective, XIANG, Fangfang (Lori) from a tax law perspective, and Partners BU, Yimu and HU, Wei (Wayne) from a labor law perspective.

Simcere Zaiming and NextCure's strategic cooperation worth over USD 700 million.

Lead Partner: ZHAO, Hao (Gerry)

Main Lawyer for Listed Company Equity: LOU, Lan

Main Lawyer for SEC-related filings: Qi (Olivia) LIN

Main Lawyers for Data Compliance: DONG, Xiao (Marissa) and GUO, Jinghe

Investment Funds

National Venture Capital Guidance Fund's regional mother fund landing project worth RMB hundreds of billions

Lead Partners: CUI, Jiakun (Kevin), ZHAO, Xiyong (Sammuel) and WANG, Man (Shelley)

Beijing Fourth Paradigm Intelligent Technology Company's two H-share new share placements totaling RMB 2.7 billion

Lead Partner: JIANG, Wenjun (Kelvin)

Entertainment and Sports

Sohu's subsidiary's victory in a copyright dispute involving a popular TV series

Lead Partners: WANG, Jiangang and CAI, Li

Handling Partners: YE, Li and LIU, Zhen

Banking and Finance

JunHe assisted Starbucks in completing a joint venture with Boyu Capital in China

Core Team Members: CHEN, Jiang (Joe),ZHOU, Hui (Nelson), Janet Hui, YAO, Yunke, YUAN, Yifeng (Vincent),XIANG, Fangfang (Lori), LI, Zhiand DONG, Zhe

Projects and Infrastructure

China Resources Recycling Group China Resources Environmental acquires the entire new energy asset package of State Power Investment Corporation China Power Investment Ronghe New Energy

Lead Partners: YI, Fang, LI, Deting and LI, Chenghao

Dispute Resolution – Litigation

A series of cross-border joint venture disputes worth RMB 310 million between Korea ID Health Industry Group and a private domestic enterprise

Lead Partner: JIN, Xinghui

Main Partner: QI, Da (David)

Main Project Members: CHEN, Yuwei, SHEN, Cheng and HAN, Wenji

Won a case under the jurisdiction of the Second International Commercial Court of the Supreme Court

Lead Partner: ZHAO, Zhen

Intellectual Property - Trademarks

Administrative litigation for the invalidation of the Hutou Bureau Standard Chartered Biscuit series trademarks

Lead Partner:XU, Chumeng (Jessica)

Ferrero Rocher's first judicial recognition as a well-known trademark

Lead Partner:BAI, Tao

Handling Partner:SUN, Tao

Intellectual Property - Patents

Jinfang Pharmaceutical's Hong Kong listing and U.S.-China patent special advisory legal services

Lead Partners: LI, Chenliang,WANG, Zhaohui (Zoe) Ph.D. and ZHAO, Hao (Gerry)

Main Handlers: WANG, Zhaohui (Zoe) Ph.D.,HUANG, Zunling (Jennifer) and HE, Zheng (Crystal) Ph.D.

Other project team members include Partner ZHANG, Yi (Johnny) and Gu Yuxiang

Intellectual Property - Copyright

CITIC Heye Company's first-instance victory in a copyright infringement for the CITIC Tower architectural work

Lead Partner: ZHANG, Gang

Handling Partners:SUN, Tao and ZHANG, Chuanlei

Capital Markets - Equity Financing

Beijing Geek+ Technology's H-share listing

Lead Partners: SHI, Tiejun and WANG, Zhaohui (Zoe) Ph.D. 

Main Partners: LI, Ruochen, SHANG, Shiming (George) and SUN, Xiao

Data Compliance Partner: LIU, Yang

A-share listed company Joyson Electronics' listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Lead Partner: TAO, Xudong

Capital Markets - Debt Financing

Baidu Group's USD 2 billion exchangeable bond issuance

Lead Partner: YU, Yongqiang (YY)

China Petrochemical's HKD 7.75 billion exchangeable bond issuance and other domestic legal services.

Lead Partners:ZHANG, Ying and SUN, Fengmin.

Main Handling Consultant: DONG, Shijia