In October 2015, IFLR1000 released the latest Chinese financial law firm ranking. Guantao was highly ranked in the following practice areas: banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, investment funds, private equity, competition law, energy and infrastructure.
Moreover, 9 Guantao partners are awarded as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas:
• Cui Liguo: Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A
• Sun Dongying: Private Equity, Investment Funds
• Xiao Hongming: Private Equity; Sector: Energy, Mining
• Jiang Wei: Energy & Infrastructure: project developing; Sector: Energy, Oil and Natural Gas
• Lv Liqiu: Banking
• Yan Pengpeng: Capital Markets, M&A; Sector: Medicine, TMT
• Sun Shaosong: Competition Law
• Li Yan: Corporate and M&A; Sector: Energy, Insurance, TMT
• Wang Yang: Capital Markets, Investment Funds, Corporate and M&A, Energy & Infrastructure; Sector: Energy, Oil and Natural Gas
IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. The first rankings were published in 1990 and it currently research over 120 jurisdictions worldwide. IFLR1000 is part of Euromoney Legal Media Group, a media group focused primarily on the international finance sector.