On June 6, 2025, the Legal Industry Conference 2025, organized by the Legal Guru Club and the Legal Hall of Fame, was held in Beijing. JunHe won five awards at the conference, including Law Firm of the Year. JunHe’s managing partner Hua Xiaojun was recognized as an Outstanding Law Firm Manager, and Partner Zhou Hui was named the Client's Choice Lawyer. JunHe partners HE, Fang, XU, Chumeng (Jessica), LEI, Tianxiao, and CUI, Jiakun (Kevin) attended the event and received the awards on behalf of our firm.
JunHe’s awards include:
- Firm Awards
- Law Firm of the Year
- Outstanding Brand Law Firm
- Deal/Case of the Year:
1. Non-contentious Deal of the Year [Capital Markets]
JunHe assisted QuantumPharm Inc. in completing the listing of its first stock under Chapter 18C
Lead Partners: TAO, Xudong, LIN, Jiayu (Paul), ZHANG, Jianwei and ZHANG, Zhijin (Jean)
2. Non-contentious Deal of the Year [Investment and M&A]
JunHe assisted Carlyle in selling its entire stake in McDonald's China Business
Lead Partners: ZHOU, Hui (Nelson), HE, Kan (Daniel), Phyllis Xu and SUN, Zhen (Lily)
3. Non-contentious Deal of the Year [Private Equity and Investment Funds]
The RMB 80 billion acquisition of Zhuhai Wanda Commercial Management Company by a consortium consisting of PAG, Wanda, ADIA, Mubadala, CITIC Capital and ARES
Lead Partners: ZHOU, Hui (Nelson) and YANG, Jianwei
Individual Awards
Outstanding Law Firm Manager: HUA, Xiaojun (Warren)
Client’s Choice Lawyer: ZHOU, Hui (Nelson)
For 36 years, JunHe has provided full-cycle legal services to help clients navigate commercial ventures. JunHe continues to excel in capital markets, corporate and M&A and private equity and over the past year, has assisted numerous enterprises in completing domestic and international IPOs and refinancing projects. We have also achieved remarkable results in bond issuance and cross-border transactions. JunHe has been recognized as a Tier 1 law firm for 13 consecutive years in the ALB China M&A Rankings and has won five awards at the ALB China Law Awards, including Debt Market Deal of the Year and Private Equity Law Firm of the Year. We consistently set industry benchmarks with our expertise and high-level legal services.
Faced with the development of generative AI technology in 2024, JunHe embarked on a journey of digital transformation by constructing knowledge management systems, independently developing document desensitization systems, and effectively utilizing AI large models. We have explored the collaborative development and deployment of AI legal tools, and conducted trials of these tools. Due to our groundbreaking practice in artificial intelligence and digital transformation, JunHe has won awards including the China Business Law Journal’s inaugural Law Firm of the Year - Legaltech Pioneer, Multilaw Awards - Best Use of AI, the Legaltech and AI Application Award at the Wolters Kluwer Golden Line Awards, and the First Digital Law Firm Innovation Pioneer award from the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice.