Based on research conducted by China Business Law Journal, the following are the winners and highly commended in-house counsel of CBLJ In-house Counsel Awards 2019. The awards are split into individual and team awards, and then into practice area and industry categories.
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Detailed biographies and contact information, where provided, were written by the in-house counsels themselves and have not been independently verified.
Winner |
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Sibyl Yang Global General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer |
Highly commended |
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General Counsel Sino-Ocean Capital |
General Counsel JuneYao Group |
General Manager Hongyi Investment Management (Tianjin) |
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General Counsel and Hillhouse Capital |
General Manager, Compliance and China Life Capital |
General Counsel Tsinghua Tongfang |
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Vice General Manager Shanghai Tofflon Science & Technology |
Managing Director GLP Investment (Shanghai) |
Song Zhe General Counsel Meituan Dianping |
Cathy Duan
Hope Hang
He Yinsheng
Adam Hornung
Su Yanan
Peter Su
Karen Wang
John Zeng
Winner |
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Chief Legal Counselor |
Wu Ming
Highly commended |
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Director of Cooperation and SAIC Anji Logistics |
Legal Affairs Vice President Air Liquide (China) |
General Manager Hongyi Investment Management (Tianjin) |
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General Manager, Compliance and China Life Capital |
General Legal Counsel China Literature |
Deputy CRO Fantasia Group (China) |
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General Manager Legal and Compliance Department |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) |
Meng Juan General Manager, Legal and Compliance Department Bank of Communications International Trust |
Chen Hong
Rosita Chen
Wang Zheng
Lisa Yang
Yuan Ye
Winston Zhao
Winner |
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Vice President |
Su Wang
Highly commended |
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VP, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer adidas Sports (China) |
Vice President KE.com (Beijing) Technology |
Wang Ge General Counsel Bluefocus Communication Group |
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Song Zhe General Counsel Meituan Dianping |
Sunny Yi
Chen Yan
Winner |
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General Manager, Legal Department |
Tony Shang
Highly commended |
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Legal Affairs Vice President Air Liquide (China) |
General Manager, Legal Affairs Department Industrial and Commercial Bank of China |
Vice President, Legal Department Beijing Kuaishou Technology |
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Secretary of Board of Directors Beijing Capital Group |
Legal Counsel Doublestar Group |
Chief Legal Counselor Shanghai Electric Power |
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General Manager Legal and Compliance Department China Pacific Insurance |
General Legal Counsel China Literature |
Wang Ge General Counsel Bluefocus Communication Group |
Dong Jianjun
Jia Hongyi
Shao Li
Wang Qianqian
Winner |
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Legal Director |
Lu Yuping
Highly commended |
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Vice President, Legal Department Beijing Kuaishou Technology |
Legal Director Shanghai Dong Fang Newspaper |
Vice President, General Counsel Perfect World Investment & Holding Group |
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IP Director BitMain |
General Legal Counsel China Literature |
General Manager China Pacific Insurance |
Li Yan
Ma Yihan
Alice Wang
Winner |
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General Counsel |
Su Yunpeng, the General Counsel of Tsinghua Tongfang, is fully responsible for the group’s legal affairs, compliance and intellectual property affairs. He has rich experience in investment and mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, intellectual property, corporate compliance and other business areas. Su has built a learning legal team. He set up the “Tsinghua Tongfang Law + Lecture” and the WeChat public account “Tongfang Law Review” with the chairman’s support. So far this year, his team has organized multiple in-house training sessions as well as communication activities, and has published dozens of professional articles in scores of organizations. Su is also the practical tutor of master of laws students in Renmin University of China. He provided assistance in establishment of the research center of lawyers in government and in-house lawyers in that university, and served as editor in chief of the first White Paper on the Development of Chinese In-House Lawyers. Su was listed in the Chambers GC influencers list 2020 and Thomson Reuters ALB GC Profiles of 2019, The Legal 500 GC Powerlist 2019 and won the China Intellectual Property’s award of the 2018 China Outstanding Intellectual Property Manager. He also led the team to win the Thomson Reuters ALB 2018 China Top 15 In-House Teams award and nominated in the China Law Awards of 2019. |
Highly commended |
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General Counsel China Resources Enterprise |
General Counsel Hillhouse Capital |
General Manager, Legal Department Agile Group |
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Secretary of Board of Directors Beijing Capital Group |
Legal Counsel Doublestar Group |
Chief Legal Counselor Shanghai Electric Power |
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PE General Counsel |
Sibyl Yang Global General Counsel Haier Smart Home |
Song Zhe General Counsel Meituan Dianping |
David Cheng
Betty Xiang
Winner |
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Legal Director |
Xu Xiaobin
Highly commended |
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Vice President KE.com (Beijing) Technology |
General Counsel China Resources Enterprise |
Winner |
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Meng Juan General Manager, Legal and Compliance Department Bank of Communications International Trust |
Highly commended |
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PE General Counsel Ping An Trust |
Geng Yaqing General Manager Greatwall Wealth A.M.C. |
Winner |
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Managing Director, General Counsel – China |
Highly commended |
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Director, Cooperation and Legal Affairs Department SAIC Anji Logistics |
General Counsel JuneYao Group |
Winner |
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Shao Li Secretary of Board of Directors Beijing Capital Group |
Highly commended |
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General Counsel Sino-Ocean Capital |
Associate Director, Legal Affairs Greentown Shandong Investment and Real Estate |
Deputy CRO Fantasia Group (China) |
Fu Shoufeng|
General Manager, Legal Department APP-China |
Xu Xinlin previously served as associate professor at Fudan University School of Law (focusing on civil and commercial law), Master’s tutor, adjunct researcher of Japanese Studies Center for Fudan University. Xu has also been the General Manager of the Legal Department of APP China headquarters of Sinar Mas Group since 2000, and is responsible for the leadership and management of Sinar Mas Group-APP’s investment in China and overseas, and is in charge of various corporate legal affairs. In 2017, Xu was nominated as ALB China’s best general counsel, and in 2018, he was nominated as the Star of Outstanding Style by the committee of the First Oriental Legal Stars. |
Xu Xinlin
Winner |
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General Counsel |
Highly commended |
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Asia-Pacific General Counsel Coca-Cola Beverages (Shanghai) |
General Counsel Legal and SRA Danone Greater China |
Head of Legal Greater China H&M |
Su Yan
Phoebe Tang
Carrie Yu|
VP, General Counsel and adidas Sports (China) |
Sunny Yi obtained an LLB from Fudan University and an EMBA from Washington University in St. Louis. Yi is admitted to the PRC bar. Having over 20 years experience in private practice and corporate law, Yi held various positions in law firms and MNCs including partner, HR director, general counsel and compliance officer. Yi was awarded the Top 15 General Counsels Prize of China in 2018 and 2019. |
Winner |
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Legal Director |
Highly commended |
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Party Committee Member, General Counsel Datang International Power Generation |
Chief Legal Officer Shanghai Electric Group |
Chief Legal Counselor Shanghai Electric Power |
Qiao Yang
Tong Liping|
Li Zhaohui General Counsel The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) |
Winner |
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General Manager, Legal Affairs Department |
Highly commended |
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General Counsel and Hillhouse Capital |
Senior Counsel International Finance Corporation |
Meng Juan General Manager Bank of Communications |
Lin Feng|
PE General Counsel Ping An Trust |
Betty Xiang Yaqi has been working for PE legal service of Ping An for nearly 10 years. She is mainly responsible for PE investment project and fund formation, providing all-round legal supports throughout the investment life cycle, such as transaction structure design, risk control, and business negotiation. She assists the group in implementing major strategic investment projects, participates in M&A, post-investment management and capital operation. She advises on investments across multiple industries such as resources, healthcare and consumption, involving both domestic and overseas targets. In addition, she leads product design to launch a variety of products including domestic and overseas funds, trust plans, etc. |
Winner |
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Head of Legal, Greater China |
Aaron Shao
Highly commended |
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Assistant General Counsel, Corporate and APAC BeiGene |
General Counsel Tsinghua Tongfang |
Nian Qing
Winner |
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Sibyl Yang Global General Counsel and |
Highly commended |
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Legal Affairs Vice President Air Liquide (China) |
Vice General Manager and Secretary of the Board of Directors Shanghai Tofflon Science & Technology |
Legal Director TOTO |
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Sean Chen Vice President and Chief Counsel Asia Pacific Eaton (China) |
Winner |
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Song Zhe General Counsel |
Highly commended |
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General Counsel Tsinghua Tongfang
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General Legal Counsel China Literature
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Person in Charge of Litigation and Legal Research Alibaba Group YOUKU
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Li Ying|
Vice President KE.com (Beijing) Technology
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Chen Yan, the vice president and general counsel of KE.com, was a partner with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer prior to joining KE.com. He focuses on corporate, investment, financing and capital market. He is experienced in overseas listings as well as equity and debt financing and also has excelled at compliance, private equity and M&A transactions. Chen graduated from Renmin University of China and Cornell University. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern Law School of Lewis and Clark University and was awarded as a scholar receiving Dean’s list. Chen was ranked one of the best Chinese lawyers in 2017 by Asian Legal Business, one of China’s Elite 50 Lawyers (Foreign Firms) in 2018 by China Business Law Journal and a highly recommended lawyer in the capital market, corporate business, M&A and private equity investment in 2018 by Legal 500. |
Winner |
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Vice President, General Counsel Perfect World Investment and Holding Group |
Highly commended |
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Vice President, General Counsel 37 Interactive Entertainment |
Lai Qiqi is the vice president and general counsel of 37 Interactive Entertainment. Lai graduated from National University of Singapore and East China University of Political Science and Law. He has been committed to leading the legal department for gaming enterprises listed in China and the US for over 10 years, with rich experience across a wide range of legal practice areas, such as corporate governance, IP, cross-border law, M&A, dispute resolution and other fields. In recent years, he was also involved in investment in some strategic emerging industries and cross-border IP cooperation. |
Lai Qiqi|
Legal Director Shanghai Dong Fang Newspaper |
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Winner |
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General Manager, Legal Department |
Highly commended |
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General Manager RiseSun Real Estate |
General Manager, Compliance and China Life Capital |
Deputy CRO Fantasia Group (China)
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Managing Director, General Counsel – China
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Jiang Yong
Winner |
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Senior Legal Counsel |
Jason Shi
Highly commended |
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General Counsel, Board Secretary Sony Mobile China |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) |
Peter Zhang
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Legal Counsel Baidu |
Deputy General Manager, Legal Department Beijing Capital Group |
Legal Counsel Doublestar Group |
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Senior Legal Director Meituan Dianping |
PE General Counsel Ping An Trust |
Division Head Industrial and Commercial Bank of China |
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Senior Legal Counsel Qualcomm (China) |
Associate Director of Legal Affairs Greentown Shandong Investment |
Hong Bin Corporate Counsel Xiamen Airlines |
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Wang Ge General Counsel Bluefocus Communication Group |
Yu Qian
Zhang Xiaojuan
Liu Jian
Zhou Bo
