About Us

Overview

As a global law firm from China, Yingke aims to serve the world with “one-stop” legal and commercial services. Yingke Law Firm, a leading law firm in China, was established in 2001 with our headquarters in Beijing. Today, our global network has reached 95 states and 164 international cities, forming a relatively full-fledged global legal service system – located in key financial, business and regulatory centers in Asia, Europe, South America and North America. Yingke Global Legal Service Network is composed of closely connected partner law firms around the world (through non-exclusive cooperation) and Yingke overseas offices.

Being the largest direct-invested law firm in Asia Pacific, we have  more than 14,000 lawyers and legal professionals forming a global service platform to serve the business and legal needs of our clients worldwide. Yingke has continuously geared our principles to prioritizing our clients’ needs and valuing the commitment of excellence to both the legal services and commercial matters in all offices. We believe that establishing and nurturing long-term client relationships will be the key to our success in becoming a true global law firm.

Our Approach

FULL SERVICE WITH INDUSTRY FOCUS

Our attorneys across the globe practising in all areas of law from corporate to M&A and business law, from intellectual property, complex litigation, tax, FDI to regulatory and government affairs make Yingke to be one of the leading law firms of China and the world. Yet we are especially strong in the key industry sectors: banking and finance, energy, technology and innovation, healthcare and life sciences. We assist a wide variety of Chinese clients with their international needs and foreign clients with issues and complexities arising from conducting business in China.

CLIENTS FIRST

We strive to act as strategic partners to our clients, know and treat their business as if it was ours and provide innovative, pro­active and cost-effective legal solutions. This commitment ap­plies to all our multidisciplinary teams that bring together the firm’s cross practice and industry talents. We commence every matter already well informed of the given industry trends that influence strategy and planning, resulting in comprehensive solutions. To create a true partnership with each client we also provide complementary services ranging from corporate finance to investment banking advisory, networking events and B2B summits that bring together clients, countries or regions that share common strategic interests.

EXCELLENCE AND EXPERIENCE

We are committed to providing consistently the highest quality legal services. Our attorneys are recognized by clients for their deep understanding of the local and international law as well as the complexities of their businesses and industries. We deliver practical business solutions and our mixed teams of Chinese and international lawyers and advisors in each of our offices enable us to deliver the right combination of practical business solutions, locaI experience and global mindset regardless of geography.

MORE THAN LAWYERS

We pride ourselves to be strategic advisors, counselors and advocates for most of our clients. We are there with them doing deals, protecting and enhancing their market position and representing them in disputes all around the world. We facilitate significant international and Chinese investments and partnership opportunities. We understand that in the 21st century a law firm must be more than just a legal advisor. It must be a partner to its clients. It must understand their business expectations, know their aims and needs to maximise the potential of every opportunity to avoid the problems.

TEAM SPIRIT

We work in a team culture, co-operating and sharing information across lawyers, industry experts, practice groups, jurisdictions and continents. Whilst our network spans most geographic regions, our philosophy is to ensure that all the offices work as ONE to make available to you the unique Yingke integrated service, no matter where in the world your business takes you.

Advantages

Lawyers of the global Yingke network advise clients coming from all of the most dynamic international industries. Our dedicated practice groups often consisting of international teams are always ready to walk the extra mile to gain a thorough insider understanding of the industry they are involved in. Yingke lawyers are often cooperating with external experts coming from various disciplines to strengthen their clients’ case. Yingke Law Firm maintains strong relationship with professional associations, chambers, universities and authorities in each country encompassed by its international presence in order to remain up-to-date in the developments of the key industries.

OUR HONORS

THE LAWYER (UK)

  • The Lawyer 2016: The largest law firm on Asia Pacific 100 list.
  • The Lawyer 2015: The largest law firm on Asia Pacific 150 list.
  • The Lawyer 2013: The largest law firm in Asia Pacific area.

ALB(ASIA LEGAL BUSINESS)

  • ALB 2016 ‘The largest firm in Asia’
  • ALB 2016 ‘The Best Employer in China’
  • ALB 2015 ‘The largest firm in Asia’.
  • ALB2010 one of ‘China’s Fast 10’ Law Firms.
  • ALB2011 one of ‘China’s Fast 10’ Law Firms.
  • ALB2012 one of ‘China’s Fast 10’ Law Firms.
  • ALB2014 one of ‘China’s Fast 10’ Law Firms.
  • ALB2015 one of ‘China’s Fast 10’ Law Firms.
  • ALB2013 ‘Asia’s Top 50 Largest Law Firms’ (No.2).
  • ALB2015 One of Top 10 Law Firms on ‘ALB China Power List 2015’
  • ALB2016 China Top15 Litigation Lawyers (XIAO Caiyuan)
  • ALB2015 China Top15 Litigation Lawyers (WANG Jun)
  • ALB2014 China Top15 Litigation Lawyers (DING Yiyuan)
  • ALB2013 China Top10 Litigation Lawyers (YI Shenghua)
  • ALB2014 China’s Best Employers.

CHAMBERS

Yingke was nominated by Chambers2013 as follows:

Dispute Resolution (Band 4);

WANG Jun was nominated as a leading individual for his remarkable practice in the market for TMT;

Yingke was recognized by Chambers2014 as Noted Firms in the markets for real estates, construction and dispute resolution;

HE Li was recognized in the market for employment (band 3);

ZHAO Jingwei was recognized in the market for environment (band 2);

WANG Jun was recognized in the market for TMT (band 2).

Yingke was recognized by Chambers2015 as a Band 3 law firm in the market for real estate.

HE Li was recognized in the market for employment ( Band 3);

XIAO Caiyuan was recognized in the market for coporate/commercial (Band 2);

WANG Jun was recognized in the market for TMT (Band 2);

ZHAO Jingwei was recognized in the market for environment (Band 2).

LEGAL 500

In the year of 2013, Beijing Yingke law firm was ranked in Legal 500 as:

  • Corporate and M&A: PRC firms – ranked: tier 3
  • Employment: PRC firms – ranked: tier 3
  • Intellectual property: PRC firms – other recommended firms
  • WTO/international trade: PRC firms – other recommended firms

9 November 2015, Beijing Yingke law firm has been ranked as a leading law firm in 6 practice areas with 11 recommended lawyers in the recently-announced Legal 500 2016 Asia-Pacific rankings:

    • Corporate and M&A
      Tier 5
      Recommended lawyers: Guangying Wang, Qiang Tao, Li Li
    • Employment
      Tier 2
      Recommended lawyers: Li He
    • Projects and energy
      Tier 3
      Recommended lawyers: Song Jiang, Jingwei Zhao
    • Real estate and construction
      Tier 2
      Recommended lawyers: Longxing Wang, Yongjun Yan, Gang Li
    • TMT
      Tier 2
      Recommended lawyers: Jun Wang
    • WTO/international trade
      Tier 3
      Recommended lawyers: Xuanjun Wang

AMERICAN LAWYER

In the year of 2013, Beijing Yingke law firm has been ranked as the sixth largest law firm with headcount 2,374 in Global 100.

In the year of 2014, Beijing Yingke law firm has been ranked as the fifth law firm with headcount 2,689 in MOST LAWYERS of Global 100 and ranked as the twenty-second within global and number one law firm within China with 14 offices in countries in MOST GLOBAL of Global 100.

COMMERCIAL LAW

Beijing Yingke law firm has been ranked as the top 10 best law firm in Shenzhen ChiNext IPO.