On September 7, 2025, the "Lexpress Legal Service Innovation and Development Forum and the Autumn Release of the 'Premium Legal Service Brand Guide (2025)'" was successfully held in Shenzhen. Over 300 experts, scholars, business leaders, and legal elites from across the country gathered to discuss frontier industry trends, share practical insights, and explore the path of advancement for the legal service industry.
In the increasingly complex economic and legal environment, maritime & admiralty, commercial crime, competition law, and entertainment & sports have become high-growth, highly specialized sectors in the legal service market. These fields are not only vital for corporate compliance and international operations but also for cultural export and the building of national soft power. Against this backdrop, the Lexpress Autumn Release focused on publishing professional guides for four key sub-sectors: the "Premium Legal Service Brand Guide (2025): Maritime & Admiralty," "Premium Legal Service Brand Guide (2025): Commercial Crime," "Premium Legal Service Brand Guide (2025): Competition Law," and "Premium Legal Service Brand Guide (2025): Entertainment & Sports."
With its outstanding expertise and a strong industry reputation in competition law and entertainment & sports, Llinks was successfully included in the Lexpress "Premium Legal Service Brand Guide (2025): Competition Law" and the "Premium Legal Service Brand Guide (2025): Entertainment & Sports." The firm was also honored as a "Lexpress 2025 Brand Influence Law Firm in the Competition Law Field" and a "Lexpress 2025 Brand Influence Law Firm in the Entertainment & Sports Field." Llinks partners Dr. David Pan and Mr. Nigel Zhu were respectively honored with the "Brand Star" titles of "Highly Regarded Lawyer" and " Talented Lawyer" in the competition law field. Llinks partner Mr. David Wu and associate Mr. Roy Chu were respectively honored with the "Brand Star" titles of "Talented Lawyer" and "Rising Star Lawyer" in the entertainment & sports field.
The Lexpress Premium Legal Service Brand Guide series is a curated directory compiled by the Lexpress Research Center after a professional service survey of lawyers and law firms active in various practice areas. The Lexpress Research Center's evaluation is based on the content of the survey materials, confirmation through interviews with lawyers, and feedback from relevant parties. It pays particular attention to and analyzes various dimensions, especially the professionalism of the lawyer teams in handling relatively complex cases, their recently published professional insights and influential cases, and the team's collaboration mechanisms and efficiency. This process ultimately generates the "Brand Star" honors for lawyers (Distinguished Lawyer, Leading Lawyer, Highly Regarded Lawyer, Talented Lawyer, Rising Star Lawyer) and the "Brand Influence Law Firm" awards, which represent Lexpress's special recommendations.
