Good news from Zhiheng | Zhiheng won the 2025 ALB China Regional Market Law Award: multiple nominations in South China & Central China
On October 31, 2025, the internationally renowned legal media outlet Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the shortlist for the 2025 ALB China Regional Law Awards: South China & Central China.
and its distinguished attorneys have received multiple prestigious nominations in the selection!
This prestigious award covers seven provinces and regions in South and Central China, attracting over 850 nominations from nearly 120 law firms and in-house legal teams, making the competition exceptionally fierce.
and its attorneys have distinguished themselves, fully demonstrating the legal community’s high regard for Zhiheng’s professional expertise, outstanding achievements, and brand influence.
Annual Nomination List for South and Central China Region
Dispute Resolution Lawyer Award-Local
Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China - Local
Lin Tao
Tao Lin
Women Lawyers Award-Local
Woman Lawyer of the Year: South China & Central China - Local
Li Huahong
Huahong Li
Alliance Law Firm Award
Joint Operation Law Firm of the Year: South China & Central China - Non Local
Guangdong
and the Shulabo Law Firm (Qianhai) Joint Office
Celeblaws—Zhiheng (Qianhai) Joint Operation Office
Attorney Profile
Lin Tao
Tao Lin
Director, China Region,
Member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Pingshan District, Shenzhen; Vice President of the Intellectuals’ Federation of Pingshan District, Shenzhen.
Arbitrator at the Zhanjiang International Arbitration Court, arbitrator at the Zhanjiang Arbitration Commission
Mediator of the People’s Court of the Shenzhen Qianhai Cooperation Zone
Member of the Ninth Real Estate Professional Committee of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association
Professional field:Resolution of complex and difficult civil and commercial disputes, equity mergers and acquisitions/restructuring, and recovery of non-performing assets.
Attorney Lin Tao has practiced law for 21 years and, since 2004, has focused on civil and commercial dispute resolution, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and the disposal of non-performing assets. He possesses extensive experience in both litigation and non-litigation legal services, as well as outstanding business negotiation skills, and is particularly adept at resolving complex and high-stakes disputes involving real estate acquisitions and mergers, as well as collaborative real estate development projects.
Has provided professional legal services to numerous well-known enterprises and institutions, including Longfor Group, Country Garden Holdings, Excellence Real Estate, Manhattan Group, Hongrongyuan, Lancy Group, the Shenzhen Branch of Ping An Bank, Xiamen International Bank, the Shenzhen Branch of the Bank of Communications, the Shenzhen Branch of China CITIC Bank, Yonggao Co., Ltd., Southern Securities, China Cinda, China Huarong, Orient Asset, Shenzhen Jianxin, CITIC Capital, CITIC Urban Development, Shenzhen Real Estate Guarantee Group, Gaodeng Group, Hong Kong Hualong, Rayyan Technology, and Dexin Capital.
Li Huahong
Huahong Li
Senior Equity Partner at
Member of the Management Committee of
, Director of the Zhiheng Women’s Committee
Executive Director, Zhiheng Real Estate and Construction Engineering Research Center
Practical Mentor for Graduate Students, School of National Security, Northwest University of Political Science and Law
Researcher at the Institute for Digital Economy and National Security
Tourism and Hospitality Law Committee of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association
Member of the Financial Industry Legal Research Center of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association
Professional field:Asset restructuring and mergers & acquisitions, real estate investment, cooperation, and development; equity financing and investment; end-to-end risk management for the tourism and hospitality sectors; private equity funds; corporate governance.
I have been practicing law for over ten years, with proficient professional skills and a solid foundation in legal theory. Has successively been entrusted to serve as the long-term legal counsel for dozens of enterprises and multiple government departments. During his practice, he has focused on such specialized areas as corporate compliance, corporate governance, corporate equity structure design, equity incentives, organizational structure design, structuring of major transactions, risk control and management for major transactions, asset restructuring and mergers and acquisitions, private equity funds, project investment and financing, real estate development and construction, and financial regulation.
The firm’s clients and counterparties include state-owned enterprises, central SOEs, listed companies, government agencies, and others, and it has led the execution of over one hundred equity investment and financing as well as asset merger-and-acquisition and restructuring projects.
Law Firm Overview
Guangdong
and the Shulabo Law Firm (Qianhai) Joint Office
Celeblaws—Zhiheng (Qianhai) Joint Operation Office
In 2024, the Guangdong
and the SLA Law Offices (Qianhai) Joint Office were established with the approval of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Justice. This joint office is a collaboration between Chinese and foreign law firms, jointly providing clients with seamless integration of international and Chinese legal services, offering one-stop legal advice and comprehensive solutions.
This is the first Sino-foreign law firm joint venture office approved by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Justice.This marks Shenzhen as the second city in China to have a joint venture office for Chinese and foreign law firms.
The joint venture office will be located atCross-border investment and mergers, international data security, cross-border e-commerce, international intellectual property protection, international litigation and arbitration, and transnational marriage-based immigration, among others.Building on our strengths in key service areas, we are actively exploring and developing specialized legal services related to Section 337 and Section 301 investigations in the China–U.S. trade context, providing Chinese enterprises with more efficient, convenient, and professional legal support as they expand into the U.S. market.
About ALB
ALB (Asian Legal Business) is a leading legal magazine and media outlet under the Thomson Reuters Group, widely regarded as the authoritative voice of the global legal community. ALB is dedicated to providing cutting-edge insights and in-depth analysis of the legal market in the Asia-Pacific region, and its series of legal awards enjoy a highly esteemed reputation and strong credibility within the legal industry.
The selection process for the ALB Awards is rigorous, independent, and highly professional, aiming to recognize the law firms, in-house legal teams, and outstanding lawyers that have demonstrated the most exceptional performance over the past year.
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