On 18^th January 2024, Chambers and Partners announces the launch of the Chambers Greater China Region 2024 guide. The guide brings together extensive, independent in-depth market analysis, and rankings of the leading law firms and professionals across all four jurisdictions of the Greater China Region, featuring five exclusive sections: China (International Firms), Hong Kong Bar, China (PRC Firms), Macau SAR and Taiwan Jurisdiction.

Through the rigorous and independent research process, Wanhuida Intellectual Property and its five practitioners have emerged as market leaders and elite practitioners in the intellectual property field. Wanhuida is ranked in Band 2 in the categories of “Intellectual Property: Litigation (PRC Firms)” and “Intellectual Property: Non-litigation (PRC Firms)”. The firm is accredited by the Chambers research team as “housing a strong bench of practitioners who act on a diverse range of litigation and non-litigation matters”. Various sources laud the firm’s strength in “complex and sophisticated matters, such as advice in patent matters, with new topics like artificial intelligence, and for intellectual property issues in corporate transactions”, the trustworthiness of “the opinions of this firm” and its “very practical” advice, as well as its “great team with a deep and versatile bench of good lawyers and investigative professionals”.

Bai Gang, the firm’s Founding Partner and Management Committee Chair and Ren Haiyan, Partner and Member of the Management Committee are listed “Eminent Practitioners” in the non-litigation field. Bai Gang is praised for being “a great lawyer and counsellor” and Ren Haiyan “an excellent lawyer and a great service provider”.

Dr. Huang Hui, Jason Yao and Dr. S. Sam Li are listed as “Notable Practitioners” in the field of Litigation (Band 1), Litigation (Band 5) and “Foreign Legal Consultants” (Band 2) respectively. Jason is recognized by market source as “a great lawyer, highly versatile and very thoughtful”.

The Chambers rankings are based on the in-depth research of dedicated and experienced team of researchers. Chambers Greater China Region Guide aims to provide reliable impartial recommendations to help readers make an informed decision when purchasing legal services.