In November 2025, the internationally renowned legal ranking agency The Legal 500 released its 2026 Asia Pacific – Greater China Rankings. Llinks was highly recognized for its outstanding professional capabilities and strong market reputation, with 17 Practice and Industry Areas being named on the "Recommended Firm" list, and 39 lawyers, garnering a total of 64 Individual Recommendations, receiving the "Special Recommendation" honor.
17 Highly Recommended Practice Areas and Industries
Banking and Finance
Insurance
Investment Fund
Capital Markets
Corporate and M&A
Private Equity
Antitrust and Competition
Regulatory/Compliance
Data Protection
Intellectual Property: Contentious
Intellectual Property: Non-contentious
Labour and Employment
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Real estate and Construction
Life Sciences and Healthcare
TMT
39 Highly-recommended Lawyers (64 Mentions)
Banking and Finance
Sandra Lu
Elva Yu
Daisy Ding
Raymond Cai
Sue Sun
Tracy Chen
Insurance
Yi Wang
Wenjie Xing
Muyang Zheng
Investment Fund
Sandra Lu
Nicholas Lou
Elva Yu
Capital Markets
Christophe Han
Grant Chen
Wayne Chen
Calista Huang
Patrick Chen
Zhengyi Zhang
Fiona Zhu
Tracy Luo
Corporate and M＆A
Grant Chen
Selena She
Nicholas Lou
Kenneth Kong
Colin Shi
Private Equity
David Yu
Selena She
Nicholas Lou
Colin Shi
Candice Du
Joyce Zhang
Antitrust and Competition
David Pan
Nigel Zhu
Regulatory/Compliance
David Pan
Patrick Gu
Nigel Zhu
Data Protection
David Pan
Xun Yang
Nigel Zhu
Susan Deng
Intellectual Property
Xun Yang
James Wang
Mark Zhang
Labour and Employment
Patrick Gu
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Peiming Yang
David Wu
Vincent Mu
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Peiming Yang
Vincent Mu
Alex Huang
Real estate and Construction
Bernie Liu
Nicholas Lou
Life Sciences and Healthcare
David Yu
Grant Chen
Nicholas Lou
Xun Yang
Yiguang Lu
TMT
David Yu
Wayne Chen
Nicholas Lou
Lawrence An
Colin Shi
Cathy Huang
Candice Du
Leading Partners
Sandra Lu
Nicholas Lou
David Pan
Next Generation Partner
Colin Shi
Founded in 1988, The Legal 500 is a globally renowned and authoritative legal ranking organization. Annually, it ranks and recommends law firms and lawyers across more than 150 jurisdictions worldwide. Its rankings are primarily based on feedback gathered from 300,000 clients globally, submissions provided by law firms, interviews with General Counsels (GCs), and market observations from its research team, granting the guide extensive market influence within the legal industry. The 2026 Asia Pacific – Greater China Rankings fully demonstrate The Legal 500's in-depth research into the Chinese legal market.
