On November 19, 2025, The Legal 500, a prestigious international legal media, released its 2026 China ranking. Recognized for its exceptional legal expertise, outstanding performance, and excellent client reputation, Lifang & Partners has been recommended as a leading firm in four practice areas: Intellectual Property: Contentious, Intellectual Property: Non-contentious, Antitrust/Competition, and Data Protection. And several lawyers was recognized in this ranking.

Recognized Practice Areas

Intellectual Property: Litigation – TIER 1

Intellectual Property: Non-contentious – TIER 3

Antitrust and Competition – TIER 3

Data Protection – TIER 4

Recognized Lawyers

Hall of Fame: Xie Guanbin, Zhang Bin

Leading Partners: Wu Li, Yu Haidong

Next Generation Partners: Xu Manxia, Zhang Lei

Leading Associates: Wang Xiao

Recommended Lawyers in Intellectual Property: Xie Guanbin, Zhang Bin, Wu Li, Yu Haidong, Zhang Yan, Xu Manxia, Wang Xiao

Recommended Lawyers in Antitrust/Competition: Xie Guanbin, Annie Xue, Ying Qing, Liu Xin

Recommended Lawyers in Data Protection: Xie Guanbin, Xue Ying, Hu Jun

Client Testimonials

"Lifang has in-depth industry expertise and forward-looking vision."

"The Lifang patent team is not only proficient in law, but also understands technology, and has a very high overall level of professionalism, and is very good at handling complex and difficult cases, and can quickly formulate reasonable plans."

"The team's business characteristics are distinctive and highly competitive. What makes the team unique is the amount of litigation experience; and their capability to deal with complicated matters."

"The team has strong business proficiency, professional knowledge, many domestic and foreign partners, and provide a full service."

Founded in 2002, Lifang & Partners currently has offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Haikou, and Seoul, South Korea. Through years of dedicated development, Lifang has accumulated extensive legal service experience and achieved outstanding results in areas such as intellectual property, antitrust and anti-unfair competition, compliance, dispute resolution, and securities and capital markets. It is a full-service law firm providing comprehensive, one-stop, high-value-added legal services to clients worldwide.

The Legal 500 is a renowned British legal rating agency that ranks outstanding law firms and lawyers worldwide based on meticulous assessment of practice area performance and extensive market feedback. Lifang & Partners has been featured in The Legal 500 annual rankings for many consecutive years.