On June 5, the world renowned legal rating agency Benchmark Litigation released its 2023 China Rankings. With our constant outstanding performance and good reputation within the IP area, Watson & Band is ranked for the third time in Tier 2 in the "Shanghai: Intellectual Property" area since the launch of the Benchmark Litigation China Rankings in 2021. Meanwhile, Watson & Band's Senior Partner, Yizhou Liu, is again named a "Litigation Star" in the said area.

Benchmark Litigation had its first publication in 2008 and orginally focused on the dipuste resolution market in the United States and Canada. Since 2018 its has expanded its coverage to the Asia-Pacific Region and later launched surveys in the China regional market. Benchmark Litigation China was first published in 2021 and aims to serve as a regional guide that covers major provinces and cities in China. The five major practice areas covered in this year's guide include: commercial disputes, international arbitration, government and regulatory, construction and real estates and intellectual property.

As a world leading authorative guide on litigation law firms and lawyers, Benchmark Litigation does not only evaluate domestic, regional and international law firms in Asia-Pacific but aims to develop data and intelligence solutions for Asia’s legal decision-makers, business developers and marketers.