Baker McKenzie and its joint operation partner, FenXun Partners, collectively earned 65 practice area and 72 lawyer rankings in The Legal 500's recently published Greater China 2025 Guide.

The Firms achieved 45 Tier 1 & Tier 2 practice rankings and 47 Hall of Fame/ Leading Partner recognitions.

Baker McKenzie gained a new ranking for Data Protection (Taiwan) and a promotion in Projects and Energy (Taiwan), moving up from Tier 2 to Tier 1. Meanwhile, FenXun recorded a new ranking in Tax: PRC Firms, and four improved rankings across Data Protection: PRC Firms, Intellectual Property: PRC Firms (Non-contentious), Regulatory/Compliance: PRC Firms, and TMT: PRC Firms.

In the lawyer categories, Baker McKenzie gained four new individual rankings and one improved ranking, while FenXun gained three new individual rankings and one improved ranking. 

The practice areas that have earned Tier 1 rankings are as follows:

China
Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Foreign Firms
Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms
Labor and Employment: Foreign Firms
Real Estate and Construction: Foreign Firms
Regulatory/Compliance: Foreign Firms
Tax: Foreign Firms

Hong Kong SAR
Antitrust and Competition
Asset Finance (including Aviation and Shipping Finance): Aviation Finance
Domestic and International Corporate Tax
Intellectual Property
Labor and Employment
Real Estate

Taiwan
Antitrust and Competition
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Prosecution
Labor and Employment
Projects and Energy
Real Estate and Construction
Tax
TMT

The following lawyers received new rankings: 

China
Labor and employment: PRC Firms 
Zheng Lu —  Leading Partner
Ting Zhang — Leading Associate

Regulatory/compliance: PRC Firms
Vivian Wu —  Leading Partner

Hong Kong SAR
Antitrust and Competition
Vivian Tsang — Leading Associate

Corporate (including M&A)
Christina Lee —  Leading Partner

Labor and Employment
Emily Rayner — Leading Associate

Taiwan
Dispute Resolution
Robert Lee — Next Generation Partner

The Legal 500 rankings are based on a series of criteria, including work conducted by law firms over the past 12 months, experience and depth of teams, areas of specialization, and client feedback.
 
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