On May 17, the world renowned legal ranking agency LEGALBAND published its “2022 Top-ranked Law Firms” and “2022 Top-ranked Lawyers” in China.

On this year's lists, Watson & Band again made great accomplishments with its long-standing excellence in the “intellectual property: litigation” area. Our Senior Founding Partner, Mr. Shenmin Xu, with his nearly 40 years of practice in the IP area, won the top ranking on the lawyers' list.

Meanwhile, as one of the first 12 law firms on the register of bankruptcy administrators appointed by the Shanghai Higher People’s Court, Watson & Band has since been providing long-term legal services to enterprises undergoing bankruptcy, reorganization and liquidation. In 2014, Watson & Band was selected by the Shanghai Higher People's Court as one of the nine law firms on its register of A-class Bankruptcy Administrators.

This year, with its outstanding performance in the “bankruptcy, reorganization and liquidation” area, Watson & Band is again honored among the Top-ranked Law Firms in this area. W&B’s Partner Xiaosu Zhu, who led his team and successfully closed a great many cases over the more than a decade’s time, is also listed among the Top-ranked Lawyers for his dedication to this practice area.

LEGALBAND is a professional legal rating agency headquartered in Hong Kong under the international media company Accurate Media. The LEGALBAND survey team conducted in-depth client and peer surveys through phone calls and emails for this year's rating; meanwhile, relying on its long-term observation and understanding of China's legal market, LEGALBAND strives for impartial and fair authoritative rating lists.