On 20 March 2018, Asian Legal Business ("ALB") released its 2018 China top 15 lawyers in merger and acquisition ("M&A"). Llinks partner, Calista Huang, is on this prestigious list.

Against the backdrop of slowing macroeconomic growth, merger and acquisition ("M&A") and reorganization have become important means for businesses to seek transformation and upgrading and diversify their operations. China's M&A market has been very active and busy with reforms of State-owned enterprises, overseas asset acquisition, industrial restructuring and mergers between industry giants. Asian Legal Business (ALB) has been following the legal market of M&A closely, learning as much as possible about outstanding M&A lawyers and their role in M&A deals.

Top M&A lawyers need to have not only a solid foundation of knowledge and rich practical experiences, but also clear ideas and creative solutions. This year, ALB conducted a special survey on M&A lawyers, and came up with a list of top M&A lawyers based on law firm recommendations, lawyer achievements and other dimensions.