康达律师事务所

ESTABLISHED IN 1988

Director: Qiao Jiaping
Number of partners: 186
Number of associates: 1080

Firm Overview

Kangda Law Firm is a large full-service law firm headquartered in Beijing, China. It was founded in 1988 and is among the first private partnership law firms approved by the Ministry of Justice of China. At present, Kangda has 20 branch offices with more than 1,200 legal practitioners, including outstanding representatives of the first batch of legal practitioners after the restoration of the lawyer system in China. The firm’s staff also includes former core personnel from the public security organs, procuratorates, and people’s courts, as well as young and seasoned elite lawyers who graduated from well-known law schools at home and abroad.

As a full-service law firm, Kangda has maintained its traditional competitiveness in criminal defence and civil and commercial dispute resolution, which it prides itself on, and has also been ranked among the top firms in capital market legal services for the past decade.

By adhering to the cultural and spiritual inheritance of openness, inclusiveness, modesty and solidarity, Kangda has developed into a large-scale, specialised and branded law firm providing full services after more than 30 years of effort, forming a modern legal service system through cross-regional and multicultural integration and exchange, as well as service expansion and co-operation in various fields.

Our Honours

• Ranked in Dispute Resolution, Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial at Chambers and Partners

• Ranked in Capital Markets and Regional Coverage: Notable Firms in Beijing at The Legal500

• Ranked in Capital Markets at asialaw Profiles

• Ranked in Commercial Disputes, Construction and Real Estate, Government and Regulatory at Benchmark Litigation China

• Ranked in Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation, Restructuring & insolvency at IFLR1000

• Ranked in ALB China Regional Ranking: Non-local Firms in South China (South China Practice), China IP Rankings: Trademarks/Copyright and M&A Rankings

• The winner of China Business Law Awards and Deals of the year winner at China Business Law Journal

Key Practice Areas

Civil and commercial dispute resolution; Securities and capital markets; Criminal law and defence; Government and administrative legal affairs; Bankruptcy, insolvency & reorganisation; Labour law/labour arbitration; Intellectual property; Tax law; Corporate legal affairs; Maritime legal affairs; Foreign-related legal affairs; Corporate compliance.

Industrial Sectors

Banking and finance; Insurance; Real estate and construction; Environment, energy and natural resources; Healthcare and life sciences; Technology, media & telecommunications; Entertainment and media; Mass consumption; Family office.