In April 2022, Asian Legal Business has released its list of 2022 China Top 15 TMT Lawyer, Llinks partner Nicholas Lou has been named as one of the winners for his outstanding practice and good reputation in the practice area of TMT.

Nicholas Lou, Partner

Mr. Nicholas Lou graduated from Fudan University School of Law with a Bachelor's degree in Law and joined Llinks Law Offices in 2006. He is currently a member of the State-owned Assets and Enterprise Research Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association.

Mr. Lou has extensive practical experience in the TMT industry. He has represented a variety of clients in corporate M&A, investment and financing covering many emerging industries, viz. smart technology, smart automobiles, cloud computing, industrial Internet, software as well as IT services, and so on.

Mr. Lou has been recommended in Corporate and M&A, Private Equity/Venture Capital, Real Estate and Construction, and TMT areas by The Legal 500 for four consecutive years (2019-2022), and was recommended in Corporate and M&A by Asialaw Leading Lawyers in 2015. He was also named as 'China Top 10 Lawyers – New Economy' in 2018 by LEGALBAND and recommended as a leading lawyer in TMT by LEGALBAND 2017-2021. In addition, he was awarded the titles of 'Pudong New Area Top 10 Young Lawyers' in 2013 and 'Shanghai Top Ten Young Lawyers Specializing in Real Estate' in 2011.

ALB is a well-renowned law review journal affiliated with Thomson Reuters which aims to provide cutting-edge legal business updates and legal ratings for clients' reference. Based on candidates' representative deals, recent major transactions, key clients, awards, and clients review, ALB eventually selected China's Top 15 TMT Lawyers.