Chambers is an authoritative international legal service rating organization. The ranking list of law firms and lawyers issued by Chambers is one of most influential reference sources for global clients to seek high-end legal services. By virtue of professional performance Winners Law Firm and its lawyers have won several top ratings for consecutive years.
2018
Ranked Departments
Corporate/Commercial: East Coast: Tianjin (PRC Firms) (Band 2)
Environment (PRC Firms) (Band 1)
Randed Lawyers
Corporate/Commercial: East Coast: Tianjin (PRC Firms)
Haibo Li (Eminent Practitioner)
Tongxu Niu (Recognised Practitioner)
Environment (PRC Firms)
Haibo Li (Eminent Practitioner)
Jinzhong Shen (Band 1)
Corporate/Commercial: East Coast: Tianjin (PRC Firms) - China
What the team is known for Houses a well-established banking and finance team in Tianjin, which works on such matters as structured finance and loan disposal. Additionally offers solid experience in private equity, M&A and real estate matters and is frequently instructed to handle NEEQ listings on behalf of local clients. Sought after for its advice on environment law.
Notable practitioners
Managing partner Li Haibo concentrates on commercial dispute resolution, finance as well as general corporate law issues. He is adept at handling matters relating to the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area. He also has additional knowledge in the environment sector.
Environment (PRC Firms) - China
What the team is known for Respected team with a notable offering in the environmental sphere. Well experienced in handling environmental compliance and risk assessment as well as emission reduction projects. Noted by interviewees for its work with government bodies in enforcement issues.
Notable practitioners
Shen Jinzhong is highlighted for his depth of knowledge when it comes to environmental resources and energy matters. He is noted for his involvement in the legislative processes, having participated in research such as in the pollution prevention and water rights areas. As well as being a well-known practitioner in the environmental law practice, he also has an established name as an academic.
2016
In 2016 Chambers published its annual rating results, and Winners Law Firm and its lawyers won several top ratings.
Winners Law Firm – Grade I leading law firm in eastern coastal areas in company/commercial law, and Grade I leading law firm in environmental law.
Lawyer Li Haibo – Leading lawyer and outstanding practitioner in company/commercial law.
Lawyer Niu Tongxu – Grade II in company/commercial law.
Lawyer Shen Jinzhong – Grade I leading lawyer in environmental law.
2015
In 2015 Chambers published its annual rating results, and Winners Law Firm and its lawyers won several top ratings.
Winners Law Firm – Grade I leading law firm in eastern coastal areas in company/commercial law, and Grade I leading law firm in environmental law.
Lawyer Li Haibo – Leading lawyer and outstanding practitioner in company/commercial law.
Lawyer Guo Weifeng – Grade I in company/commercial law.
Lawyer Niu Tongxu – Grade II in company/commercial law.
Lawyer Shen Jinzhong – Grade I leading lawyer in environmental law.
The comments of Chambers on Winners Law Firm, lawyer Li Haibo, lawyer Guo Weifeng, lawyer Niu Tongxu and lawyer Shen Jinzhong are as follows:
Company/commerce law
[Business advantages]
This law firm is leading in Tianjin and is mainly engaged in services for banks and financial institutions with outstanding reputation in private equity investment transactions. It has rich experience in domestic and overseas investment on behalf of financial institutions and its foreign business covers middle America and Africa. It provides legal services for international banks with regard to their entry into the Chinese market. It also has professional capacity in the field of energy law.
[Business highlights]
It provided legal opinions for the “Five Water Treatment” investment program of Zhejiang Province.
and adjustment, financing and environmental management.
It provided legal opinions for the “Five Water Treatment” investment program of Zhejiang Province.
[Leading lawyers]
Lawyer Li Haibo, a management partner of Winners Law Firm, has a good reputation in dealing with foreign investment and incorporation issues, not only limited to Tianjin. A market participant stated: “I recognize his influence. Winners Law Firm and lawyer Li Haibo are famous not only in Tianjin, but also in whole China.” He keeps active participation in the management and development of the law firm.
Lawyer Guo Weifeng is widely recognized as a talented investment fund lawyer. A market participant stated: “In this aspect he is the best lawyer in Tianjin.” He has rich experience in the establishment of private funds and assisting venture capital companies. Furthermore clients benefit from his previous work experience in a financial institution.
Lawyer Niu Tongxu has rich experience in the disposal of non-performing assets and in the work for financial institutions and state-owned enterprises. Such experience is well recognized by market participants. He also deals with domestic and international disputes.
[Key clients]
Motorola, Tianjin Development Assets Management.
Environment law
[Business advantages]
The key business of this respected team is urban environmental protection and related policies. It has considerable advantages in the issuance of legal opinions on compliance, energy saving, clean development mechanism and emission trade.
[Leading lawyers]
Lawyer Shen Jinzhong is good at environmental protection affairs, including provision of legal opinions on progress in new legislation. In addition he is also good at investment and financing business of environmental protection development projects.
[Key clients]
ZTE Energy, Tianjin TEDA Environment, Tianjin TEDA Low-carbon Economy Promotion Center, Tianjin Eco-city Green Industry Association, Tianjin TEDA New Water Source Technology Development.
2014
In 2014, Chambers, a rating organization known as the Oscar awarding institutuion of the legal sector, published its client guidance of the year, and Winners Law Firm and its lawyers won several top ratings.
Winners Law Firm – Grade I leading law firm in commercial law, and Grade I leading law firm in environment law.
Lawyer Li Haibo – Leading lawyer and outstanding practitioner in commercial law.
Lawyer Shen Jinzhong – Grade I leading lawyer in environmental law.
The comments of Chambers on Winners Law Firm, lawyer Li Haibo and lawyer Shen Jinzhong are as follows:
Commerce law
[Business advantages]
This law firm has a deep engagement in environmental protection related business, and provides legal services with regard to air, water source, marine pollution and food safety. Meanwhile,other teams of the law firm also have experience in providing services related to private fund, commercial real estate development, labor law and banking.
[Leading lawyers]
Lawyer Li Haibo, director of the law firm, has led the team to make outstanding achievements. He keeps communication with important clients and provides guidance on teamwork for the staff.
[Key clients]
Tesco, New World Development, Party World, Google
Environmental law
[Business advantages]
This law firm has a good reputation in the aspects of eco-city building and urban renewal. It provides NGOs and foundations with environmental project related investment suggestions by virtue of its advantages in engineering construction and project financing. It also provides legal consulting services for local governments in policy making and implementation.
[Team strengths]
Team strengths: “This law firm has a team dedicated to environmental law, which has high overall strength and wide service scope. Each team member has his/her own specialties.”
[Business highlights]
It provided legal services on the establishment of an emission trade mechanism for Tianjin Climate Exchange.
[Leading lawyers]
Lawyer Shen Jinzhong is “an expert with insight into environmental law.” A market commentator further praised his dedication to client services: “He controls service quality strictly and provides individualized solutions for clients, no matter how busy he is.” He is good at providing legal opinions on environmental infrastructure projects and climate change issues.
[Key clients]
ZTE Energy, Tianjin TEDA Environment, Tianjin TEDA Low-carbon Economy Promotion Center, Tianjin Eco-city Green Industry Association, Tianjin TEDA New Water Source Technology Development.
2013
In 2013,Winners Law Firm won the prize as “Regional PRC Law Firm of the Year” awarded by Chambers, and was also elected as Grade I law firm in environmental law and Grade I law firm in commercial law. So far,Winners Law Firm finally won the awards of Asia Legal Business, China Law & Practice, and Chambers in the same year.
In the published Chambers China Awards 2013, it is mentioned that “Being energetic, this law firm keeps building up its existing solid client base in Tianjin, while its new office in Beijing is also engaged in market expansion. Its business scope covers banking, investment and private equity investment affairs, and the firm is especially good at environmental law related services. Its team recently worked as attorney of Tong Wen, an Olympic chamber of judo, in her appeal against the decision of match suspension after doping test, making it an object of headline news. Headquartered in Tianjin Winners Law Firm has developed quickly within the field of environmental law, and stands out in the market. Its professional team in this aspect is especially good at non-dispute services, has profound professional knowledge, has a high ability to deal with energy saving, new energy and emission listing issues, and has a stable client base, including government authorities, environmental protection organizations and real estate developers. Lawyer Shen Jinzhong, responsible person of this team, is a respected environmental law expert with rich experience in construction engineering, maritime environment protection, climate change, and so on. In addition to providing legal services, he also has a high reputation in academic circles of this field and has published many monographs and papers.”
2011
On Feb. 24, 2011, lawyer Niu Tongxu, a partner of Winners Law Firm, attended the award ceremony of the second China outstanding law firm award of Chambers upon invitation, and knew that Winners Law Firm was elected as a Grade I law firm in North China in commerce law.
In the Chambers Asia Pacific 2010 published by Chambers, it is written that “Winners Law Firm is famous in Tianjin, and has a group of experienced lawyers in the fields of business merger & acquisition, real estate and private equity. It is actively developing toward environment and natural resource related business.”