DeHeng 13 Practice Areas and 16 Lawyers Listed
on Chambers 2020 Asia-Pacific Guide
2019-12-06

On December 5, 2019, Chambers and Partners, a world-renowned legal rating agency, released the 2020 Asia-Pacific Guide, which ranks the outstanding law firms and lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region. DeHeng has 13 practice areas and 16 lawyers on the lists.
Recommended Practice Areas:
Banking & Finance
Capital markets: Domestic Issuances
Capital markets: Hong Kong and Overseas Issuances
Competition /Antitrust
Construction
Corporate/Commercial: East Coast (Guangdong)
Corporate/Commercial: East Coast (Shandong)
Corporate/M&A
Dispute resolution
Employment
Insurance
International Trade/WTO: Respondent
Restructuring/Insolvency
Recommended Lawyers:
Xu Jianjun
Capital Markets
(debt and equity)
Mr. Xu Jianjun is the deputy director of DeHeng Law Offices and the head of DeHeng Capital Markets Committee. He acts as lead counsel in numbers of major projects with national influence in the capital market. He has been selected for the top lawyers list by Chambers for many years.
Mr. Chen Wei is a member of DeHeng Management Committee and the head of DeHeng Cross-border Practice Transactions. His practice areas include overseas M&A, foreign investment, and cross-border dispute resolution. He has been selected for the top lawyers list by Chambers for many years. He was also named among the “Top 10 M&A lawyers” in 2017 and “Top 15 M&A lawyers” in 2018 by Asian Legal Business (ALB).
Liu Zhenguo
Coporate/Commercial:
East Coast (Guangdong)
Mr. Liu Zhenguo is a member of DeHeng Management Committee and the head of the Shenzhen office. His main practice areas are securities, finance, listing, M&A, and restructuring. Liu was named Outstanding Lawyer of Guangdong Province in 2012-2016, and Outstanding Talent of Luohu District in 2017-2021. He was selected for the top lawyers list for many times by ALB, China Business Law Journal, International Financial Law Review, and Chambers.
Tao Xinliang
Intellectual property
Mr. Tao Xinliang is a partner of the Shanghai office, he is a lawyer and one of the earliest patent agents in China. He has been engaged in teaching, research, and legal services in intellectual property rights for over 30 years. He was involved in the study for the formulation of Outline of the National Intellectual Property Strategy and legislative research work on Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, and Contract Law. He has been selected for the top lawyers list by Chambers for many years.
Zhang Xu
Banking & Finance
Ms. Zhang Xu is a partner of the Beijing office and the co-head of the Banking and Finance Committee. Ms. Zhang focuses her practice in cross-border banking and finance, and cross-border investment and M&A. She has been selected for the top lawyers list by Chambers for many years. She named among the “Top 15 Lawyers in China” in 2017 by Asian Legal Business (ALB).
Ding Liang
Competition/Antitrust
Mr. Ding Liang is the head of DeHeng Antitrust and Competition Law Committee. His practice areas include merger filing, antitrust law, WTO dispute settlement and Section 337 investigations. He has been selected for the top lawyers list by Chambers for many years.
Mr. Wang Jianping is the director of the Employment and Social Security Committee of All-China Lawyers Association and the head of DeHeng Employment Law Committee. He is one of the earliest researchers and practitioners in labor law in China. He helped the government with legislation and professional study in labor law for many years. He has been selected for the top lawyers list by Chambers for many years.
Ms. Su Wenwei is the chief arbitrator of Beijing Employment Dispute Arbitration Commission. She has rich experience and outstanding performance in labor and employment dispute resolution. She was named among the “top ten employment law lawyers in Beijing” in 2014, and selected for the top lawyers list by Chambers for many years.
Ren Yongzhong
International Trade/WTO: Respondent
Mr. Ren Yongzhong is the head of DeHeng International Trade Committee. He has represented hundreds of enterprises both at home and abroad to participate in the antidumping, countervailing and safeguard measure investigations initiated by foreign countries. He has been selected for the top lawyers list by Chambers for many years.
Hou Zhiwei
Capital Markets
(debt and equity)
Mr. Hou Zhiwei is a partner of the Beijing office. He has over ten years of legal practice experience in restructuring, major asset restructuring of SOEs, domestic and overseas listing, domestic bonds, cross-border financing, private equity, venture capital and cross border investment.
Mr. Jia Hui is the co-head of DeHeng Banking and Finance Committee. He is one of the “China’s Thousand Lawyers Handling Foreign-related Matters” of the Ministry of Justice and was selected for the 2018 “Thousand Talents Program” of China’s Insurance Industry. He is the representative of the Chief Counsel Advisory Group of the Insurance Association of China, and holds several positions including the secretary general and assistant to the chairman of the Belt and Road Service Connections.
Mr. Ma Kai is a partner of the Beijing office, and the co-head of DeHeng Banking and Finance Committee. He has over 15 years of legal practice experience in finance, investment and M&A.
Cui Jun
Intellectual Property
Mr. Cui Jun is a partner of the Shenzhen office. He specializes in intellectual property rights, dispute resolution, competition and antitrust. He has represented thousands of litigation and non-litigation cases over 20 years. His cases were selected as classic cases in intellectual property for many times. He provides services for governments, scientific research institutions, enterprises and public institutions.
Wu Xiaoyu
Environment Law
Mr. Wu Xiaoyu is a partner of the Wuxi office. He has over 19 years of practice experience in environment law, and focuses his practice in environmental resource protection and promotion of ecological progress. He has represented many cases with national influence and helping with the legislation for many times.
Zhang Zhiyong
Maritime: North China
Mr. Zhang Zhiyong is a partner of the Shanghai office. He specializes in maritime, shipping, logistics, marine insurance, credit insurance, ship financing, ship sale and purchase, international trade, bankruptcy, etc. He provided services for many domestic and foreign enterprises including litigation, and domestic and international commercial arbitration.
A global authoritative legal rating agency, Chambers selects world-renowned law firms and top lawyers in legal fields through its rigorous research and evaluation system. As the most trusted authoritative reference organization for global clients seeking top-drawer legal services, it is widely regarded as the benchmark of the sector. In recent years, DeHeng has been selected for Chambers global list for many consecutive years in banking and finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, competition law/antitrust, and labor law. DeHeng witnesses steadily increasing performance, demonstrating its professional strength and comprehensive influence.