On May 21, 2020, Asia Legal Business (ALB), a publication owned by Thomson Reuters, announced ALB China Law Awards 2019 Nominees and Jingtian & Gongcheng received 23 of these nominations. With the rapid development of the firm in the past year and outstanding performance in capital market, M & A, dispute resolution, banking and finance, private equity investment, wealth management, education, TMT and other industries, Jingtian & Gongcheng has nominated for 23 awards in 17 categories, including firms, deals and lawyers.
1, China Law Firm of the Year
2, Beijing Law Firm of the Year
3, Transaction law firm of the Year
4, Managing Partner of the Year – Zhao Yang
5, Banking law firm Award of the Year
6, Arbitration Law Firm of the Year
7, Litigation Law Firm of the Year
8, Private Equity Law Firm of the Year
9, Wealth Management Law Firm of the Year
10, Education Law Firm of the Year
11, Debt Market Deal of the Year – Midsize
- Bank of China Macau Branch issues Asia’s first SOFR interest rate-linked bond and Macau’s first green bond
- China Railway Construction Issues USD 1 Billion Perpetual Bonds
- Iqiyi's US$1.2 billion convertible senior bond notes issuance
- Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd. Domestic Medium Term Notes Project
12, Debt Market Deal of the Year – Premium
- Bank of China issues landmark US$3.8 billion multi-currency “Belt and Road” themed bonds
- China Agrochemical (Hong Kong) Fengqiao Co., Ltd. issued US$2.3 billion guaranteed bonds, guaranteed by China National Chemical Corporation
13, Equity Market Deal of the Year – Midsize
-Poly's initial public offering of H shares and listing on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- Xinjiang Goldwind Technology's A-share and H-share rights issue
14, M&A Deal of the Year -Midsize
-Carrefour sells China business to Suning
15, M&A Deal of the Year – Premium
- Chery Group's capital increase and share expansion project
16, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
- Baidu's public offering of Ctrip American Depositary Shares (ADS) with a total value of US$1.008 billion
- Pinduoduo issues convertible senior notes with a total value of US$1 billion
17, Dealmaker of the Year – China
Mr. Hu Zhengzheng
The annual ALB China Law Awards 2020 will recognize the excellence and outstanding achievements of China's leading law firms and in-house legal teams as well as the top deals and dealmakers of the past year. Thanks to the principles of fairness, transparency and efficiency in the selection process, it has become one of the most influential legal ranking agencies in China. The final result of the award will be announced on August 6.