The 2020 LEGALBAND China Law Awards winner list has recently been released. Zhao Yang, Chairman of the Management Committee of Jingtian & Gongcheng, was selected as "Managing Partner of the Year".
LEGALBAND gave the reason for the award, "The law firm's milestones in strategic development, brand penetration, business expansion and cultural cohesion have been inseparable from the managing partner's foresight and conscientiousness."
In the past three years, led by the Management Committee headed by Zhao, Jingtian & Gongcheng has upheld the culture of "professionalism, equality, inclusiveness and collaboration", continued to make great strides and performed strongly in its traditional advantageous fields such as capital market, investment and M&A, dispute resolution, banking and finance, PE investment & financing and "Belt and Road", as well as industries such as TMT, medicare, education, sports, culture & art, entertainment and real estate. In the meantime, it has achieved brilliant results in key fields such as investment fund, assets securitization, trust, enterprise compliance, intellectual property, etc.
Since 2019, Jingtian & Gongcheng has independently operated the Hong Kong Office, and opened three new offices in Sanya, Hangzhou and Guangzhou, respectively. Through its 10 offices across the country, the company has offered customers all-round and close-range services, so as to create a strategic layout covering five regions: Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Southwest Economic Zone and Hainan Free Trade Zone. Through the coordinated efforts of its offices, the company has offered customers enhanced services.
Meanwhile, under the leadership of the Management Committee headed by Zhao, Jingtian & Gongcheng has kept improving its internal management system, partner incentive mechanism and young lawyer training mechanism, intensifying talent introduction and attracting more outstanding legal experts to join. In 2019, the company brought in numerous major partner teams in fields such as investment fund, cross-border investment, maritime affairs, international trade and enterprise compliance, to improve the company's services in these fields. Besides, the company has improved the service level of the backend support department, further improved work efficiency through advanced IT software, management systems and other tools, optimized backend support to business departments and teams, consolidated basic management, and provided professional, timely and efficient services for the business development and work of partners and lawyers.
In terms of awards and ratings, Jingtian & Gongcheng also achieved fruitful results in 2019. The company won 223 firm awards, 28 transaction awards and 174 individual awards, gaining high recognition from numerous legal rating agencies and legal media outlets such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, Asialaw Profiles, LEGALBAND, ALB and China Business Law Journal. Recently, the company has received the 2020 Asia Legal Awards—"Asia Firm of the Year" from The Asian Lawyer in recognition of its outstanding service level, strong market performance and great influence, which is one of the most important firm awards among the Asia Legal Awards. Besides, in new business fields such as investment fund, international and cross-border transactions, compliance, cyber security and data protection, the company was selected or nominated as "Firm of the Year" or "Recommended Firm" upon recommendation by legal rating agencies.
In terms of corporate social responsibility, facing the sudden COVID-19 outbreak, the Management Committee headed by Zhao called on Jingtian & Gongcheng's partners to donate a total of nearly 1.5 million yuan, delivered most needed medical supplies such as protective gears, ventilators and cardiovascular monitors to medical staff fighting the COVID-19 in worst-hit Hubei Province, and donated to the Humanitarian Aid Fund for Medical Workers. In addition, the company has performed its social responsibility by taking an active part in the Western Lawyer Training Program, setting up university scholarships, acting as the Chinese legal adviser to the United Nations Global Compact, providing legal aid to Zoigê County, Sichuan, and designating several senior partners as off-campus supervisors of renowned law schools and business schools.
"This award is granted to recognize our steady development over the year and motivate members of our management committee," said Zhao. "With our mission in mind, we will keep going towards our long-term strategic goal and return the trust of our partners with a conscientious attitude and more concrete results."
In 2020, when we will have much to do and a long way to go, we expect that Mr. Zhao will continue to lead Jingtian & Gongcheng in forging ahead and achieving new success!
