The authoritative ALB published “2015 Best Woman Lawyer in China” recently and Xiang Shuqin, partner of Jingtian & Gongcheng is among the winners.

Xiang Shuqin is one of the earliest securities lawyers in China. In her 20-year legal practice, she has provided comprehensive legal services to many large enterprises in terms of listing, equity acquisition and refinance, etc. Her outstanding accomplishments have won high recognition from the clients.

Jingtian & Gongcheng has upheld the value proposition of equality and respect. Women partners and associates like Xiang Shuqin are backbone of many business of the firm and their outstanding achievements have fully demonstrated the value of women in legal services.

Jingtian & Gongcheng appeals to the whole sector to care about sexual equality, get rid of hidden discrimination in the recruitment, promotion and compensation of women and provide equal opportunities to them.

We believe that ALB’s award of Best Woman Lawyers will promote the sexual equality in legal sector and encourage more women to pursue careers in law.

Jingtian & Gongcheng extends its warmest congratulations to Xiang Shuqin and other winners. Maybe we are competitors on the market, but in terms of promoting sexual equality in the sector, we are “partners”.

Xiang Shuqin graduated from the Law School of Peking University in 1995 and joined Jingtian Law Firm the same year. She was promoted to partner of Jingtian & Gongcheng in 2001.

Xiang Shuqin’s major expertise are securities issuance and capital market, acquisition and PE finance. In the areas of securities and capital market, she has provided legal services to several renowned companies to list red-chips, Hong Kong shares, H-share and A-share, including Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited, Vinda Paper (Holdings) Limited, Country Garden Holdings Limited, Agile Real Estate Holdings Limited, Weiqiao Textile Company Limited, Jiangsu Expressway Company Limited, Kelon Electrical Holdings Company Limited in industries of real estate, paper, expressway, textile, electrical appliance, pharmacy, media, cement, etc.

In the area of PE finance, Xiang Shuqin has acted on behalf of foreign investors and foreign public companies to make acquisition and PE investments in mainland China, and provided legal services such as due diligence, deal structures, negotiation, drafting documents and providing legal opinions. Her major clients include Tom.com, Pacific Alliance Real Estate, etc.