We are now accepting submissions for 2017 ALB Top 15 IP Lawyers in China.

ALB China’s fast 10 ranking has always been keenly watched by the market, as the firms on the list represent those with the smartest development strategies and the fastest development speed on the market.

ALB 2017 China GCs Survey aiming to address the challenges GCs from different sectors are facing, their relationship with external counsels and what 2018 looked like. The survey result will be illuminating as a barometer of what’s on the minds of GCs in China. Survey Report will be published on ALB China Issue November, 2017.

In July, 2017, BAIC BJEV finished the B round financing worth RMB 11.118 billion, which was provided with legal services by KWM and AllBright.

Recently, the CSRC formally approved Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai Electric", an A+H shares listed company)'s purchase of 47.18% shares in Shanghai Prime Machinery Co., Ltd. (a H-share listed company), 50.1% equity in Thales SAIC Transport, 100% equity in and 26 land plots of Shanghai Electric Group Property Company, with transaction amount reaching about RMB 6.628 billion, and fund raising, through non-public offering, not exceeding RMB 3 billion.

With the trust and praise from clients being the best benchmark for the comprehensive practice quality of lawyers, ALB Client Choice 2017 is proud to present a list of top 20 lawyers from mainland China who are the most sought after in a number of practice areas.

China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative is expected to affect a significant chunk of the world’s economy, especially large swathes of Asia, Africa and Europe. Offshore financial centres are an important part of this strategy, translating to increased work for lawyers. By Haky Moon

A Q&A with Lu Zhu, General Counsel of China Cinda Asset Management By Carmen Ho

Thanks to support from China, Malaysia’s investment prospects are now on the rise By David Ho

Wang Dan, managing partner of Longan Law Firm talks about innovation, expansion and learning from experience By Pearl Liu