Chambers Greater China has released its 2025 guide, ranking Baker McKenzie and its joint operation partner, FenXun Partners ("FenXun"), collectively in 39 practice areas and in 85 lawyer categories.
The Firm achieved 23 Bands 1 & 2 practice rankings and 38 Bands 1 & 2, Eminent Practitioner, Senior Statespeople and Star Individual recognitions.
Continuing to strengthen its performance, Baker McKenzie gained a new ranking for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms). FenXun also received a new ranking for Competition/Antitrust (PRC Firms).
In the lawyer categories, Baker McKenzie and FenXun received 15 new individual recognitions and 11 improved rankings.
Chambers Greater China Region Guide is a leading legal directory that provides in-depth market analysis, and rankings of the leading law firms and professionals across the Greater China region. Rankings are based on interviews with clients and peers as well as firm submissions. Practices and individuals with Band 1 ranking are recognized by the guide for achieving the highest "technical legal ability, client service, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence, value for money, depth of team, and other qualities most valued by the client."
The practice areas that have earned Band 1 rankings are as follows:
China: International Firms
- Aviation: Finance (International Firms)
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms)
- Insurance: Non-contentious (International Firms)
- Intellectual Property (International Firms)
- Real Estate (International Firms)
- Tax: Hong Kong- based (International Firms)
- Tax: Mainland China-based (International Firms)
China: PRC Firms
- Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives (PRC Firms)
Taiwan
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate/M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Real Estate & Projects
- Technology, Media, Telecoms
The following lawyers from Baker McKenzie and FenXun received new rankings:
China: International Firms
- Kenneth Ching — Banking & Finance: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
- Christine Cuthbert — Corporate Investigations/ Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
- Philipp Hanusch — Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)
- Gary Seib — Dispute Resolution: Litigation (International Firms)
- Andrew Sim — Intellectual Property (International Firms)
China: PRC Firms
- Zhi Bao — Competition/Antitrust (PRC Firms)
- Henry Chen — Corporate Investigations/ Anti-Corruption: Foreign Legal Consultants (PRC Firms)
- Hong Zhang — Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)
- Zheng Lu — Employment (PRC Firms)
- Guangjian Hu — Insurance (PRC Firms)
- Aggie Liu — Intellectual Property: Litigation (PRC Firms)
- Frank Pan — International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions (PRC Firms)
- Zhenyu Ruan — TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (PRC Firms)
Taiwan
- Evangeline Wang — Banking & Finance
- Murray Bowler — Real Estate & Projects