Competition/Antitrust (PRC Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : China
Band 1
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+86 10 5957 2288About
Provided by Zhong Lun Law Firm
Zhong Lun is one of the first Chinese law firms to establish an antitrust & competition practice. Consisting of 10 partners and over 40 associates, our group boasts a deep bench of veteran practitioners who have a profound understanding of China’s legal environment, as well as lawyers with an international outlook built by their overseas training in antitrust laws and years of experience gained from their competition law practice at prestigious international law firms. Equipped with in-depth and fine-tuned knowledge of antitrust issues, our lawyers have acted as legislation experts participating in discussions and drafting of China’s anti-monopoly law and its supporting regulations, exhibiting acute insight into and deep understanding of trends in China’s antitrust regulation. Our antitrust lawyers offer domestic and foreign clients broad and effective services by applying our exceptional expertise, sophisticated understanding of various sectors, and global vision to China’s legal environment, drawing unanimous praise from our clients. Our practice has been consistently and highly recommended by well-renowned international rating agencies and received a great number of awards and honors from highly reputed legal media, including frequent inclusion by Chambers Asia Pacific in Band 1 ranking and recommendation by The Legal 500 as a “Top Tier” practice.
Chambers Review
Zhong Lun Law Firm fields a sizeable competition law team with resources on hand across its Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou offices. The firm offers wide-ranging expertise in the antitrust sphere, covering merger control filings, investigations and litigation. The team represents clients in contentious antitrust issues both nationally and locally. The team acts for clients from the technology and manufacturing industries as well as the chemicals sector, and is increasingly active advising corporations on the compliance aspect. The firm counts CapitaLand Investment and Shell (China) among its key clients.
中伦律师事务所的竞争法团队规模可观，掌握着其北京、上海、广州三地办公室的资源。该律所在反垄断领域提供广泛的专业知识，涵盖合并控制申报、调查和诉讼。该团队代表客户处理全国性及本地性的争议性反垄断事務。该团队为来自科技、制造以及化工行业的客户提供服务，并且愈发积极为企业提供合规建议。该所的关键客户包括凯德置地投资和壳牌中国。
Work Highlights
- Zhong Lun Law Firm represented Beijing Jingdong Century Trading in a CNY1 billion lawsuit against Alibaba alleging abuse of market dominance.
- 中伦律师事务所代表北京京东世纪商贸起诉阿里巴巴，指控其滥用市场支配地位，诉讼金额达10亿元人民币。
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are one of the best firms in China for merger control. They demonstrate great client service, are very responsive and have a great relationship with SAMR."
"They are good at producing detailed analysis and very strategic in handling antitrust issues."
“他们是中国合并控制方面最好的律所之一。他们提供了出色的客户服务，反应迅速，并且与市场监管总局有着良好的关系。”
“他们擅长进行详细分析，并且在处理反垄断问题时非常具有战略性。”
"They are one of the best firms in China for merger control. They demonstrate great client service, are very responsive and have a great relationship with SAMR."
"They are good at producing detailed analysis and very strategic in handling antitrust issues."
“他们是中国合并控制方面最好的律所之一。他们提供了出色的客户服务，反应迅速，并且与市场监管总局有着良好的关系。”
“他们擅长进行详细分析，并且在处理反垄断问题时非常具有战略性。”
Notable Practitioners
Wu Peng is a distinguished figure who continues to offer invaluable advice on all aspects of antitrust law. He continues to lend his expertise to merger filings and antitrust investigations.
吴鹏律师是一位杰出的人物，他继续在反垄断法的各方面提供宝贵的建议。他依然在经营者集中申报和反垄断调查上发挥其专业知识。
"He is a very professional and experienced antitrust expert."
"Wu Peng is an experienced antitrust lawyer in Zhong Lun. We very much appreciate his contribution."
“他是一位非常专业、经验丰富的反垄断专家。”
“吴鹏是中伦资深的反垄断律师，我们非常感谢他的贡献。”
Zhang Baisha is based in the firm's Guangzhou office and is sought after by clients from a wide range of industries for his expertise in antitrust litigation and compliance. Besides competition law, he is also known for his handling of mergers and acquisitions.
张白沙律师于中伦广州办公室工作，他因其反垄断诉讼和合规方面的专业知识而受到各行各业客户的追捧。除竞争法外，他还以处理兼并和收购而闻名。
"Zhang Baisha is a sophisticated senior partner with excellent antitrust practice experience, and good customer service and commercial relations."
“张白沙是一位经验丰富的高级合伙人，拥有出色的反垄断业务经验、良好的客户服务和商业关系。”
Scott Yu is well versed in handling antitrust cases and cross-border transactions, including ably assisting with high-profile mergers and joint venture matters. He also ably advises clients on antitrust investigations.
余昕刚律师精通处理反垄断案件和跨境交易，包括能干地协助处理备受瞩目的合并和合资事务。他还出色地为客户提供有关反垄断调查的建议。
"Scott is an excellent lawyer with great communication skills who understands the client's needs and can solve problems very effectively."
"He is fantastic and very service-minded."
“余律师是一位优秀的律师，具有出色的沟通能力，了解客户的需求并能够非常有效地解决问题。”
“他非常棒，而且非常有服务意识。”
Xue Yi's competition law practice is bolstered by his professional background in information technology, but he also serves clients in the pharmaceutical, mining and electronics industries, among others. He is best known for his expert handling of merger filings, but is also able to handle antitrust investigations and compliance mandates.
薛熠律师的信息技术领域的专业背景加强了他的竞争法业务，并为制药、采矿和电子产品等行业的客户提供服务。他以作为处理经营者集中申报的专家而著称，但也能够处理反垄断调查和合规事务。
"I believe that Xue Yi's economic analysis is very insightful. He is a very good antitrust lawyer."
"He is an expert at merger control work in China."
“我相信薛熠律师的经济分析非常有见解，他是一位非常优秀的反垄断律师。”
“他是中国经营者集中申报业务的一位专家。”
Maria Hou is well versed in handling domestic merger filings, including assisting with more complex merger filings. She is also able to advise clients who are facing abuse of dominance investigations.
侯彰慧律师精通处理国内合并申报，包括协助处理更复杂的合并申报。她还能够为面临滥用市场支配地位调查的客户提供建议。
"She is quite hands-on and also has good technical skills."
“她挺亲力亲为，技术也很好。”
Ranked Lawyers at
Zhong Lun Law Firm
China