Joint Operation Office Award

Joint Operation Office of the Year - Chambers China Awards 2026

Innovation in Business of Law Award for the establishment of Baker & McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) Joint Operation Office, the first Joint Operation between an international and a Chinese law firm in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and also in China - FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia, 2016

Baker McKenzie Awards

Chambers Greater China Region 2026
Leading Law Firm (China, International Firms):

Aviation: Finance, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets: Equity, Competition/Antitrust, Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption, Corporate/M&A: The Elite, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Employment: Hong Kong-based, Financial Services, Insurance: Non-contentious, Intellectual Property, International Trade/WTO, Investment Funds: Private Equity, Investment Funds: Registered Funds, Life Sciences, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment, Real Estate, Restructuring/Insolvency, Tax: Hong Kong-based, and Tax: Mainland China-based.

Asia Pacific Legal 500 2026
Leading Law Firm (China, International Firms):

Antitrust and Competition, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Data Protection, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Fintech, Intellectual Property, Investment Funds, Labour and Employment, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Private Equity, Projects and Energy, Real Estate and Construction, Regulatory/Compliance, Restructuring and Insolvency, Tax, and TMT.

China Business Law Journal Awards 2025
Law Firm of the Year (International) and leading law firm in Banking & Finance, Aviation, Competition & Antitrust, Employment & Labour, Insurance & Reinsurance, International Trade, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Real Estate & REITs, Tax, and Intellectual Property (Patent, Copyright and Trademark).

Asian Legal Business (ALB) China Law Awards

  • IP Law Firm of the Year (International: China) (2020-2025)
  • Largest International Law Firm in China
  • Ranked No. 1 in China International Law Firm Rankings for seven consecutive years (2012-2018)

China Law & Practice Awards

  • International Law Firm of the Year
  • International Firm of the Year: Banking & Finance
  • International Firm of the Year: Labour & Employment
  • International Firm of the Year: Intellectual Property
  • International Firm of the Year: Tax

FenXun Awards

General Awards

  • Notable Achievers - China Business Law Awards, 2019
  • Rising Law Firm of the Year - China Legal Awards, Asian Legal Business, 2017-2019
  • Top 10 Fastest-Growing Firms in China - Asian Legal Business, 2017-2020
  • Legal Advisor of the Year - Frontier Awards, China Financial Advancement Forum, 2018
  • China Top Ten Firms to Watch - Asian Legal Business, 2017
  • Innovation in Business of Law Award for the establishment of Baker & McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) Joint Operation Office - FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia, 2016

Chambers Greater China Region / Chambers Global 2026
Leading Law Firm (China, PRC Firms): Competition/Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives, Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Intellectual Property: Litigation, Real Estate, TMT: Data Protection & Privacy, and TMT: Technology & Telecommunications.

Asia Pacific Legal 500 2026
Leading Law Firm (China, PRC Firms):

Antitrust and Competition, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Data Protection, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Labour and Employment, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Regulatory/Compliance, Intellectual Property: Contentious, Intellectual Property: Non-Contentious, Real Estate and Construction, and TMT.

China Business Law Journal Awards

  • Winning Law Firm of the Year for M&A (Outbound) (2025-2026)
  • Winning Law Firm of the Year for Intellectual Property (Trade Secret) (2026)
  • Winning Law Firm of the Year for Private Equity & Venture Capital (2025)
  • Winning Law Firm of the Year for Banking & Finance (PRC firms) (2021)
  • Winning Law Firm of the Year for Anti-corruption & Anti-bribery / Anti-corruption & Compliance / Corporate Compliance (2018-2021)
  • Law Firm of the Year for Structured Finance & Securitisation (PRC firms) (2013-2019)
  • Winning Law Firm of the Year for Taxation (2020-2021)

Asian Legal Business (ALB)

  • Tier 3 in the 2025-2026 ALB China Regulatory Compliance Ranking
  • Tier 3 in ALB China Dispute Resolution Rankings: Litigation (2024-2025); Notable Firm in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (2025)
  • Tier 3 in ALB Asia IP Rankings for Copyright/Trademark and Patents (2021-2025)

IFLR1000 / Legalband / Other Awards

  • Recognised/ranked PRC firm for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, Structured Finance and Securitisation, M&A and Private Equity
  • Outstanding Firm of the Year / Innovative Law Firm of the Year - CNABS (2018-2019)
  • Best Law Firm of the Year - C-REITs Alliance (2017)