The legal team of Xiaomi Corporation's smartphone business consists of 12 experienced legal and compliance professionals, focused on providing end-to-end legal services for the design, research and development of software and hardware, global supply chains, product compliance management, and risk control for Xiaomi’s self-developed products such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, wearables, automotive electronics, TVs and chips. The team is committed to safeguarding Xiaomi's mission of “Let everyone in the world enjoy a better life through innovative technology”, ensuring that the company's business progresses steadily within its compliance framework, and facilitating the smooth implementation of its global high-end strategy.

As the Xiaomi “Human × Car × Home” ecosystem undergoes strategic deepening and AI increasingly empowers multi-device collaboration, AI compliance is facing new challenges from single point protection to systematic governance. Xiaomi’s legal team strictly controls AI software and hardware compliance throughout the entire process, ensuring zero-risk product launches, while actively participating in legislation and standard-setting, and promoting the co-development of the industry ecosystem.

The AgiBot legal team is responsible for the company's global legal and compliance affairs. Facing rapid changes and the significant complexity in the frontier field of embodied artificial intelligence, the team is committed to establishing a legal and compliance management system that sets the industry standard. It provides comprehensive, high-standard legal support for the group's investment and financing projects, cross-border business expansion, IP matters, data compliance, labour and employment issues, dispute resolution and daily operations, thereby ensuring the group's steady and sustainable progress in global competition.

All members of the team are graduates of renowned law schools, both domestically and internationally, and possess extensive hands-on experience gained from leading law firms, financial institutions and large multinational corporations. They combine strong professional competence with keen risk-identification capabilities, effective problem-solving skills and outstanding cross-departmental co-ordination and collaboration abilities.

In an environment characterised by intensifying competition and rapidly evolving technological pathways in the embodied AI industry, the team consistently upholds the philosophy of being talent-driven, pragmatic and efficient, and committed to excellence. By leveraging its professional expertise, the team continues to support the company's high-speed business growth and safeguard its globalisation journey in the embodied AI sector.

The legal team of Insilico Medicine, led by Joanna Wang, general counsel, board secretary and vice president, comprises seasoned attorneys specialising in capital markets, intellectual property, cross-border investment and licensing, and legal affairs across the Americas and Europe. The team steered the company’s landmark 2025 HKEX Main Board IPO and three financing rounds, while structuring global business development partnerships with potential value surpassing USD5 billion alongside Eli Lilly, Sanofi and Exelixis. Operating at the intersection of generative AI and life sciences, the team manages a global IP portfolio of more than 700 patents, navigates multi-jurisdictional regulatory pathways for more than 30 clinical-stage programmes, and has established enterprise-wide compliance frameworks covering human genetic resources, cross-border data flows, and post-listing governance. Over the past year, the team successfully executed the largest biotech IPO in Hong Kong in 2025 and multiple transformative transactions, enabling full-cycle value creation from preclinical discovery through to global commercialisation.

Amid shifts in the global semiconductor industry, SMIC’s legal department has provided essential support as a collaborative and strategic partner through precise compliance risk control and strategic foresight. The team has ensured compliance in the operation of multiple integrated circuit fabrication lines and provided strong support in complex corporate governance matters. In a challenging external environment, it has identified export control risks across the industry chain and established a comprehensive compliance review mechanism. The department has also supported technological innovation, successfully defending the company's intellectual property rights through a global patent strategy and a robust trade secret protection system. With a global outlook and a professional approach, the team turns regulatory risks into opportunities for growth and continuous to support the company's high-quality development.

Operating under a business partner model, the legal team of UBtech Robotics provides proactive legal support and compliance solutions across business lines. The team has actively participated in the company's refinancing and major acquisition projects, providing comprehensive support for capital operations. It has established a standardised contract management system with templates and digital workflows. The team has supported nearly RMB1.4 billion (USD206.48 million) in humanoid robot orders and designed legal frameworks for innovative business models.

For consumer-facing intelligent robots and hardware, it has developed a comprehensive legal and compliance system covering product design, marketing, sales and after-sales services. Internationally, the team has effectively handled overseas litigation and trade investigations while supporting refinancing and major acquisitions.

Xizhi Technology is a global leader in hybrid optoelectronic computing. With pioneering capabilities in integrated photonics and a world-class integrated circuit R&D team, the company is committed to delivering next-generation computing solutions amid surging demand for computing power, helping customers build a smarter and more sustainable world.

Led by its general counsel, Zhang Jianan, the legal team at Xizhi Technology operates with a strong emphasis on professionalism and efficiency. The team oversees compliance and risk management across all business operations, technology exports and investment activities. It has established a robust trade compliance framework, provides dedicated legal support to the capital markets team, and safeguards product R&D and business expansion. The team also played a pivotal role in the company’s successful IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2026.

The legal team at Yuanli Technology Group specialises in AI and education technology, providing comprehensive legal support encompassing global compliance, risk management, intellectual property protection, litigation and arbitration, data governance, corporate financing and labour dispute resolution across more than 350 domestic and international entities. Its practice spans the education technology, AI, new consumer goods and healthcare sectors.

Over the past year, the team has processed more than 18,000 contracts, resolved major disputes delivering substantial cost savings, and established proactive risk controls while advancing AI-powered legal tools and intelligent contract review systems. Professional, rational and resilient, the team navigates challenges with composure, providing the company with unwavering security while embracing a long-term vision. By having a deep understanding of business needs and actively shaping strategic decisions, it serves not only as a guardian against legal risks but also as a driving force behind the group's new technology strategy and continued innovation.

The legal department of Noah Holdings comprises approximately 20 professionals, all graduates of leading law schools in China and internationally, including the prestigious “five institutes and four departments”. As a strategically integrated partner, the team is deeply involved in business operations, participating in project structuring and compliance assessments at an early stage. It has developed systematic capabilities in cross-border arrangements, regulatory co-ordination, and complex transaction support, and has established a multi-jurisdictional compliance and risk control framework. The team also fosters an open, collaborative and supportive culture, creating an efficient and welcoming working environment while safeguarding client and institutional value with professionalism and care.

Autoliv is the worldwide leader in automotive passive safety systems, developing and manufacturing airbags, seat belts and steering wheels for major automotive manufacturers, and providing mobility safety solutions.

As an important functional department within the company, the legal team has a clear understanding of Autoliv’s long-term strategy, objectives and overall business operations. It possesses a strong ability to identify risks and solve problems and is skilled at cross-functional communication and collaboration, serving as a crucial link in the company's business and strategic development landscape.

The team has provided professional and effective legal support to Autoliv China. In addition to handling the company’s daily legal affairs, it has fully supported major strategic initiatives and had been deeply involved in all business expansion projects, supporting the company's expansion efforts and providing structural optimisation solutions for business decisions. The team also safeguards the company's steady operation and development and has effectively resolved several complex disputes, including labour disputes and other civil and commercial matters. It has received high recognition from Autoliv’s management and business units, making it an indispensable business partner in the company’s ongoing development.

Mann+Hummel China’s legal team is lean yet fully equipped with comprehensive capabilities. It oversees contract management, compliance governance, intellectual property protection and ad-hoc legal support, covering the entire spectrum of corporate legal services. With compliance as its safeguard and value enablement as its focus, it serves as a critical legal pillar supporting the group’s global business growth and technological innovation.

The team efficiently handles IP infringement disputes relating to the group’s core technologies to protect its legitimate rights and interests. In major projects, it conducts risk assessments to ensure smooth business execution. For long-standing disputes, it steers the direction of resolution and drives positive outcomes.

By integrating legal risk control with business needs, the team proactively participates in strategic planning at an early stage and collaborates closely with business units, the supply chain, and other functions. It not only supports the effective implementation of corporate strategy but also builds a solid legal framework to safeguard core technological innovation.

The risk management department (legal compliance department) of China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry Group has continuously strengthened its capabilities in legal risk management and cross-border dispute resolution across the aviation, shipping and logistics sectors. Over the past year, the team has played a key role in negotiations and contract reviews for newbuilding, offshore engineering and high-end vessel projects, improving risk allocation, claims management and dispute resolution mechanisms.

The team has also centrally managed a number of major cross-border commercial and maritime disputes, achieving favourable judgments, settlements and substantial recoveries. It has also enhanced sanctions and export control compliance screening, strengthened insurance claims management, and resolved historical risk issues, providing solid legal support for the group’s international business expansion and stable operations.

Shipping leasing is one of the strategic business sectors of CMB Financial Leasing. Its business primarily covers Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. It has established business platforms in PRC domestic bonded zones (Tianjin and Hainan), Hong Kong, Singapore and Ireland, and conducts operations in line with customers’ financing requirements. The company has maintained long-term, strong co-operation with clients, including world-class shipping companies and independent shipowners.

As of the end of 2025, it owned 240 vessels of various types, with a total asset value of more than RMB77.6 billion (USD11.46 billion) and an aggregate shipping capacity of more than 17.19 million deadweight tonnes (excluding vessels under construction). Its fleet comprises three major types of transport vessels: gas carriers, cruise vessels and other specialised vessels.

Throughout 2025, the legal team of the shipping leasing department provided timely and valuable support to the commercial team across all aspects of legal matters and a wide range of transactions. These included shipbuilding, the sale and purchase of second-hand vessels, sale and leaseback arrangements, as well as asset transfers, the exercise of options, and amendments to lease documentation. The team uses its best endeavours to manage uncertainties and complexities in the ordinary course of business with its expertise.

Centering on logistics compliance development, Huolala Group’s legal team adheres to the service philosophy of “law as the foundation, business as the guide, and trust as the bond”, underpinning the group’s steady global growth in its internet logistics business. The team delivers precise, efficient, end-to-end legal services across multiple areas, including investment, M&A, capital markets, business compliance, dispute resolution, as well as policy and regulatory research. Since 2025, the team has participated in more than 15 legislative projects relating to new regulations in the internet logistics sector, with more than 20 of its proposals adopted by regulators. The team supports the group's business growth through compliance, reduces compliance costs through rule optimisation, and removes legal barriers to the group's overseas expansion, achieving a win-win outcome in both risk control and operational effectiveness.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia)’s compliance and legal department has 10 legal professionals, consisting of one department head, six Hong Kong lawyers and three mainland China lawyers. The department oversees the bank's legal risks, providing comprehensive legal services and support to the branches. The department head supervises two legal teams––the Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific legal team and the mainland China legal team.

The department also provides legal advice on the bank’s services and related business matters, handles litigation and arbitration cases, participates in key projects, conducts legal reviews of major transactions and projects across various jurisdictions and delivers professional legal opinions.

The in-house legal team of Dah Sing Financial Group comprises nine lawyers based in Hong Kong and mainland China, providing a full spectrum of legal services across the group, supported by diverse cross-border expertise spanning Hong Kong, mainland China and Macau.

As a trusted legal partner and backbone of the organisation, the team delivers timely, pragmatic, and commercially focused legal advice and solutions. It supports the group’s strategic initiatives and business decisions in the banking and financial sector, while ensuring compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

With a strong emphasis on governance and risk management, the team is committed to safeguarding the best interests of the group and its customers, and enabling sustainable growth.

The legal and compliance department of MUCFC is a team of experts with outstanding professionalism and a commitment to keeping abreast of the times. Anchored in the online consumer finance industry, the team acts as both the guardian of the company’s prudent operations and the enabler of its innovative growth. Adhering to the company philosophy of “precisely grasping policy orientations amid a complex and ever-changing regulatory environment, and attaining the optimal balance between innovative businesses and compliance”, it specialises in compliance management throughout the entire business lifecycle, interpretation and implementation of regulatory policies, product compliance review and data compliance governance. Boasting interdisciplinary expertise that integrate financial compliance and data compliance, the team has achieved a transformation from post hoc remediation to pre-emptive early warning. Having done so, it has fully leveraged the strategic value of legal and compliance work, forging a robust cornerstone for the sustainable development of the company’s business.

As a leading global pharmaceutical company, Takeda has maintained a long-standing and deep-rooted presence in the Chinese market for many years. Since its official establishment, Takeda China’s legal department has evolved into a core pillar supporting the stable and sustainable development of the company’s business in China. Composed of highly experienced legal professionals, the team has developed a working system characterised by specialised expertise and efficient responsiveness, delivering comprehensive legal support across the entire business chain, including production, commercialisation and supply chain management.

Guided by the mission of risk prevention and value creation, the department has achieved notable results: it has handled a substantial volume of legal matters over the years and supported the rapid approval and launch of multiple innovative medicines in China. In dispute resolution, the team has successfully resolved numerous labour and commercial disputes in recent years, effectively avoiding economic losses for the company. Amid the wave of digital transformation, the department has optimised contract review procedures, clarified responsibilities at each stage, and established standardised review guidelines to shorten approval cycles. These practices have been recognised as a benchmark for legal innovation among multinational enterprises in East China.

Duality Biologics is a leading innovative Chinese biotech company focusing on next-generation antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for cancer and autoimmune diseases. It has secured more than USD6 billion in overseas licensing deals and has won numerous prestigious international ADC industry awards. The company completed its Hong Kong IPO in 2025, ranking as the largest Chapter 18A listing at that time.

Its legal and compliance department is responsible for legal affairs, compliance and corporate secretarial work. The team supported the Hong Kong IPO and is advancing the dual-listing application in the capital markets. It plays a vital role in licensing, co-development and commercial co-operation deals, accelerating the globalisation and commercialisation of innovative drugs, and underpinning the company’s steady global growth with solid legal and compliance support.

Everest Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercialising innovative pharmaceutical products, covering therapeutic areas includIng autoimmune diseases, ophthalmology, critical care and CKM (cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic) diseases. Its legal and compliance team is an elite group of 10 seasoned lawyers and compliance professionals with international vision. Led by Tan Xinyao, general counsel and chief compliance officer, the team delivers end-to-end legal and compliance support for the company’s global strategy, covering innovative drug R&D, clinical trials, cross-border licensing transactions, IP protection and commercial compliance.

The team supports the registration and commercialisation of core products, completes major cross-border asset acquisitions and licensing collaborations, optimises its global patent portfolio, addresses patent challenges and establishes an integrated compliance system for key markets worldwide.

Founded in 1994, Fosun Pharma is an innovation-driven global pharmaceutical and healthcare group. With the mission of “Better health for families worldwide”, the company focuses on developing innovative medicines, medical technologies and diagnostics, as well as delivering healthcare services. Through its business partner Sinopharm Group, it has established a pharmaceutical distribution network and built a comprehensive pharmaceutical and healthcare ecosystem.

The company’s legal and compliance department supported the completion of more than 60 complex transactions in the past year, encompassing M&A, licensing (license-in/out), equity financing, fund formation and management, asset and equity divestitures, IPOs and other transaction types. These include a licensing collaboration between Fosun Pharma’s subsidiary Yao Pharma and Pfizer, with a deal value of more than USD2 billion. The team is also responsible for legal and compliance matters across the entire industry chain, covering R&D, clinical development, regulatory registration, manufacturing and commercialisation, providing robust legal assurance and professional empowerment for the company’s business expansion worldwide.

Sansure Biotech focuses on gene technology and delivers integrated diagnosis and treatment solutions. Covering infectious disease prevention and maternal and child health, its business serves more than 160 countries and regions globally.

The company’s 16-member legal and compliance team adheres to professionalism, rigour, efficiency and empowerment. Driven by legal risk control and IP value exploitation, it oversees the company’s overall legal management.

In 2025, the team settled 13 cases, recovering RMB33.9 million (USD4.9m) and mitigating losses of RMB20.7m. It has strengthened overseas compliance frameworks and led multiple cross-border investment and joint-venture projects across Europe, North America and Southeast Asia, supporting the company’s global strategy.

Shifting from passive compliance to proactive governance, the team underpins Sansure’s sustained high-quality development with solid legal and compliance safeguards.

The legal and risk management department of China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), established in 1982, has more than 40 years of experience in providing legal services in the field of construction and infrastructure. Upholding the principle of creating value through legal expertise and safeguarding CMEC’s rights and interests, the department povides legal advice and resolves disputes across the full lifecycle of all construction and infrastructure projects undertaken by CMEC in more than 150 countries and territories.

As a materials company with a global reach and listed on the HKEX, China National Building Material is a global leader in basic building materials, glass fibre, gypsum board, wind power blades, cement technology equipment and engineering services. The company’s legal and compliance department upholds the principle of operating in accordance with laws and regulations, promotes the integration of the legal and business functions, and has established a closed-loop compliance supervision and management system. From 2023 to 2025, it has continuously passed the effectiveness surveillance examination for ISO 37301/GB 35770 compliance management system certification, thereby consolidating the foundation for development. Over the past year, the team has achieved full coverage of legal and compliance review and risk control for contracts, internal regulations, information disclosure and major decision-making, while also playing a key role in domestic and overseas projects. It has completed multiple complex legal assignments involving M&A, restructuring and cross-border dispute resolution, amounting to a total investment of more than RMB20 billion (USD2.95bn), and has helped the company optimise its industrial layout and ensure the steady and sustainable progress of its global operations.

Miniso’s legal department is a global team with more than 20 legal professionals based at its China headquarters. The department provides comprehensive legal support and risk management for the company’s global development, covering daily operations, intellectual property, investment and financing, legal compliance and other legal matters.

In 2025, the department created significant economic value for the company through its efforts in litigation, IP protection, capital operations and overseas acquisitions. It has also promoted internal knowledge sharing and professional learning to cultivate legal talent from an international perspective.

Guided by the mission “to identify and manage legal risks to help the company create greater commercial value”, the department continuously strives toward its vision of “becoming an international and professional legal team that empowers business growth”.

The APM Monaco Group legal department, led by group legal director Ring Cheng, comprises eight professionals, including three IP specialists and four general counsel, and provides comprehensive legal support across 51 entities and at least 400 boutiques in more than 20 countries.

In the consumer and retail space, the team has built a robust global compliance framework for a luxury fashion jewellery brand undergoing rapid international expansion. Key achievements include establishing Saudi Arabia’s retail market entry in 2025, building a franchise and distribution network across Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq and the wider Middle East, and designing regional cross-border e-commerce legal structures for the Middle East and APAC hubs. The team also provided legal support for the overseas factory setup and regional supply chain centre project.

Further accomplishments include restructuring the group’s franchise system, architecting a global brand ambassador agreement suite, and managing PRC trade compliance for precious metal and gemstone import processing trade. The team consistently embeds commercial thinking into legal practice, delivering measurable value for the group’s global retail operations.

The legal department of H&H Group (China), based in Guangzhou, is led by Gao Haidi, general counsel for the China region. The team includes Feng Jian, Zhong Xiaoting, Zhai Yanbin, Wei Chenlin, Yang Yingkun and Guo Nanfei.

Supporting the group's portfolio of brands, including Biostime, Swisse and Solid Gold, the team provides full lifecycle legal support across three core segments: baby nutrition and care, adult nutrition and care, and pet nutrition and care. With a global perspective, it delivers end-to-end legal support for the group's multi-brand, cross-jurisdictional operations.

Guided by the philosophy of "legal empowerment of business," the team serves as the group's risk control hub, compliance partner and strategic adviser, and is deeply embedded in business decision-making and operational processes. Covering contract management, compliance governance, dispute resolution, M&A transactions and strategic planning, the team is committed to standardising and systematising legal risk prevention, thereby continuously supporting the group's global growth.

Luk Fook Group principally engages in the sourcing, design, wholesaling, trademark licensing and retailing of a wide range of gold, platinum and gem-set jewellery products, with more than 2,900 points of sale worldwide.

Its legal affairs department is led by Irene Cheung, senior legal counsel. The team has offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Wuhan, and is responsible for the group’s legal affairs across all business expansion areas. Comprising 30 members, the team delivers robust legal support for the group’s global expansion, underpinned by solid professional expertise​ and extensive practical experience.

The team has received several “In-house Counsel Awards” from China Business Law Journal consecutively from 2020 to 2026, including “Winner – Consumer & Retail”, “In-house Innovation Award”, and “In-house Impact Award”, as well as the “2024 ALB China GBA In-house Teams Award” presented by Asian Legal Business, reflecting strong recognition of its professional capabilities.

Proya is a leading listed domestic beauty company, with a multi-brand portfolio covering mass-market and premium skincare, high-performance skincare, cosmetics and hair care. The company’s legal department, guided by the core principle of “compliance driving business”, has established a comprehensive legal framework encompassing e-commerce compliance, civil and commercial law, investment and financing, and IP. This framework supports strategic decision-making, capital operations, business management and risk prevention across the company.

Leveraging its extensive practical experience in integrating legal and business expertise, Proya’s legal department has consistently supported the company's A+H share listing process and has comprehensively incorporated ESG (environmental, social and governance) management into corporate governance. It has completed industrial investments and M&A integrations for multiple projects, including the Flowers Know brand. In the areas of trademark infringement and anti-unfair competition, it has initiated litigation to safeguard the company’s rights and achieved outstanding results. It has also ensured compliance in cosmetics marketing, brand protection and global operations, setting a new industry benchmark for regulatory standards.

The legal team at Yuanli Technology Group specialises in AI and education technology, providing comprehensive legal support encompassing global compliance, risk management, intellectual property protection, litigation and arbitration, data governance, corporate financing and labour dispute resolution across more than 350 domestic and international entities. Its practice spans the education technology, AI, new consumer goods and healthcare sectors.

Over the past year, the team has processed more than 18,000 contracts, resolved major disputes delivering substantial cost savings, and established proactive risk controls while advancing AI-powered legal tools and intelligent contract review systems. Professional, rational and resilient, the team navigates challenges with composure, providing the company with unwavering security while embracing a long-term vision. By having a deep understanding of business needs and actively shaping strategic decisions, it serves not only as a guardian against legal risks but also as a driving force behind the group's new technology strategy and continued innovation.

The five-member legal team of Education In Motion provides strategic legal and compliance support for the group’s global education business across China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The team plays a key role in school establishment and expansion projects, M&A transactions, operational governance, data compliance, intellectual property protection, employment matters and dispute resolution.

Over the past year, the team successfully led major compliance initiatives, including completing cross-border data transfer Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) filings and audits on minors’ personal information protection, while also advancing the standardisation of contract templates, contract management training and internal legal knowledge management. Working closely with business stakeholders, the team members position themselves not only as risk managers but also as strategic partners who enable sustainable growth and international expansion. Through a proactive, commercially minded and collaborative approach, the team continues to provide trusted legal support for the group’s long-term development in the global education sector.

Midea Group’s legal and compliance department has grown and evolved for more than 40 years to become a global legal professional team with at least 300 members and a diverse range of expertise. Over the past year, the department has achieved notable success in cross-border M&A, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and IP disputes and enforcement.

The department is committed to providing the company with efficient, pragmatic and professional legal support, helping to establish it as a global technology group while supporting business development and transformation.

Delixi Group, founded in 1984, is a large enterprise integrating industrial, brand and capital operations. It has been listed among China's top 500 enterprises for 24 consecutive years. While focusing on smart electricals, it has also expanded into strategic emerging industries such as national defense, precision manufacturing and environmental protection.

The group’s legal centre serves as the shared legal service centre and legal management hub for the entire group. Under the leadership of general manager Lyu Ling, it co-ordinates legal affairs covering key areas, including corporate governance, compliance, contract management, major project legal support, IP, dispute resolution and legal resource integration.

The centre consists of six in-house lawyers, most of whom have years of practice experience at well-known domestic and international law firms. Lyu has been deeply engaged in the Group's legal management for many years. He is on the panels of arbitrators and mediators at a number of institutions, such as the Shanghai International Arbitration Center, and serves as a board member of a listed company.

Over the past year, the legal centre has achieved notable successes in areas including IP, dispute resolution and M&A. It won the “Real vs Fake Delixi” trade name dispute case, which was selected as a Top Ten IP Protection case by the Shanghai courts. The team was dedicated to a full-process, closed-loop contract management tailored to manufacturing and has resolved a number of disputes in order to revitalise assets.

As an “in-house law firm” of the group, the centre not only provides full-chain legal empowerment and risk control, but also collaborates with authorities to foster a sound business environment, fulfilling the corporate mission: “Virtue benefits mankind, striving creates the future”.

The legal affairs department of Haier Group is a large-scale professional legal function with a broad range of service areas, a high level of internationalisation, and a well-established management system. It comprises the group platform and business partner legal teams across various business sectors. The department has more than 200 legal professionals, more than 60% of whom hold master's degrees.

The department has established both a legal compliance committee and an intellectual property compliance committee, which serve as a guide, a control mechanism, and a support function. Haier has strategically developed six major ecosystems and has eight listed companies under its umbrella. As a result, the business scenarios supported by the department are extensive.

The department continues to set industry benchmarks in three key areas: integrating empowerment and value addition, improving efficiency through digitalisation, and upholding the bottom line of compliance.

The legal and compliance department of China Yangtze Power International (Hong Kong) is a professional, efficient and innovative team. It provides support for the company’s energy investment, M&A, securitisation and listings, compliance management, foreign-related litigation and other work across multiple jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, mainland China and Peru.

In 2020, the team supported China Yangtze Power in the successful issuance of global depositary receipts. From 2019 to 2025, it led and completed major projects, including the acquisition of the Luz del Sur project in Peru, as well as the Arrow photovoltaic project, the Sapphire wind power project and the Coral wind power project in Peru, with a total transaction value of up to USD7.02 billion.

Since 2023, Peru’s antitrust authority, INDECOPI, has intensified its scrutiny, particularly of enterprises affiliated with central state-owned enterprises. The department presented rigorous arguments based on private international law, as well as Chinese laws and regulations governing listed company supervision, state-owned asset oversight and SOE reform. All three projects ultimately obtained antitrust approval, demonstrating China Yangtze Power’s strong capabilities in antitrust review.

The legal and compliance team of Greenland Financial Technology Group is centred on the company’s “ABC Strategy”, with a focus on industry, finance and technology. The team is highly experienced in both financial digitalisation and industrial digitalisation.

In the field of financial digitalisation, the team has provided legal support for the establishment of digital banks in Singapore, digital asset exchanges in Hong Kong, and digital brokerage licensing. It has also supported the development of full value chain services for virtual assets, covering certification, issuance, transaction circulation and intelligent services.

In industrial digitalisation, the team has provided comprehensive, commercially focused legal advisory services to support the development of “QuanYiBao (To A)”, “Green Gold Technology (B2B)”, and “GU Information Technology (B2C)”, meeting the demand for digital technology and financial services across the group’s 18 million middle- and high-net-worth clients, real estate assets valued in the trillions of renminbi, and 3.5 million industrial chain clients.

The Driscoll’s of Asia legal team plays a critical role in supporting the company’s operations across China and key APAC markets. Deeply integrated into the company’s agricultural breeding process, supply chain management, marketing and cross-border business activities, the team has established a robust legal framework centred on intellectual property protection and compliance governance.

Over the past year, the team has made significant progress in strengthening plant variety rights and trademark protection, enhancing the company’s IP enforcement capabilities in China and neighbouring markets. At the same time, the team has improved marketing compliance review processes and contract management systems, effectively mitigating risks in the food and beverage sector while supporting rapid business expansion.

The team has also led multiple cross-border restructuring and supply chain compliance initiatives across the region, improving operational efficiency and reducing legal exposure. Through proactive and business-oriented legal support, the team has become a key enabler of the company’s sustainable growth.

Nestlé’s legal and compliance team for the Greater China Region is a dynamic team with solid professional experience and diverse educational and industry backgrounds. As the legal guardian of Nestlé’s businesses, assets, culture and values, the team adopts a corporate mindset. It aims to help Nestlé’s businesses grow faster and more sustainably in the region through pragmatic and rigorous management of legal and compliance risks and opportunities, and by providing timely, sound, effective and value-adding Nestle-specific legal and business solutions. To adapt to the fast-evolving environment and support Nestlé China’s digital transformation, the team has also embarked on a journey to renovate and innovate, introducing new processes and digital tools to deliver services efficiently and effectively.

Established in 2014, the Marubeni Pharmaceuticals China legal team comprises six senior experts specialising in corporate affairs and IP. It is highly regarded for its professionalism and strong team synergy. Operating as a trusted strategic partner, the team delivers comprehensive legal support across all operations.

In product lifecycle legal affairs, the team oversees and strengthens contract review processes, internal policies and data compliance systems, providing integrated legal support from early-stage R&D through to full commercialisation. In strategic transactions and dispute resolution, it drives high-stakes business decisions, advising on negotiations, legal structuring and execution, while managing critical disputes, government relations and regulatory responses. In lifecycle IP management, the team has developed a robust corporate IP management framework, delivering end-to-end support from drug in-licensing through to market launch, thereby driving innovation and enhancing core competitiveness.

In the area of legal culture, the team actively promotes corporate legal awareness through tailored training and dedicated initiatives, fostering an innovation-driven environment.

Henkel North Asia’s legal group, comprising legal professionals from China, Japan and Korea, is responsible for legal and compliance matters across the region and is actively involved in cross-regional projects at group level. The team works closely with the business to balance legal compliance management and business development in a dynamic regulatory environment, providing practical and executable solutions for both day-to-day operations and strategic initiatives. It also strengthens the company’s compliance framework, providing a solid foundation for business growth.

For major transactions and strategic projects, the team leads or is deeply involved in cross-jurisdictional restructurings, divestments, cross-border M&A, bond issuances and joint ventures. It plays a key role in transaction structuring, negotiations, regulatory filings and closing. Representative projects in recent years include the acquisition of Shiseido’s APAC professional hair business, the acquisition of the Vidal Sassoon brand and its Greater China business, and Henkel’s Panda bond issuance.

In day-to-day operations, the team provides business-facing legal support and embeds intellectual property management into operational processes. It has established co-ordinated anti-counterfeiting mechanisms across functions, platforms and enforcement channels to address counterfeiting and grey market activities in a timely manner, helping to protect the company’s brand reputation and maintain market order.

Led by general counsel Kai Wang, the legal department of FuHua TongDa Chemical is a leading corporate legal team deeply integrated into corporate strategy and core value creation. Over the past year, the team has led landmark projects including listed company acquisitions, asset injection, non-core asset divestment and restructuring, and cross-border joint ventures, delivering professional legal frameworks to underpin industry-finance integration and industrial upgrading. It has innovatively resolved historical claims, major equity disputes and litigation enforcement matters, achieving efficient fund recovery and asset structure optimisation to significantly enhance corporate value. The team has implemented a legal business partner mechanism to deepen legal–business collaboration and co-ordinated cross-jurisdictional antitrust compliance, ensuring the smooth delivery of cross-border projects. With optimised functional centres, it has built a professional, modular and high-performing team that bolsters the group’s high-quality development and sets a benchmark for modern corporate legal teams.

Shenghong Holding Group’s legal team comprises 14 members. Adhering to a management model characterised by centralised oversight and flexible deployment, the team provides comprehensive legal services across the group’s entire industrial chain—encompassing oil refining and petrochemicals, fibre spinning, and high-end textile printing and dyeing. Over the past year, the team has provided specialised legal support for major initiatives—such as the Shenghong Integrated Refining and Petrochemical Complex—and efficiently resolved project settlement disputes. Focusing on crude oil trading, refining and polyester production and sales, the team has rigorously controlled legal risks associated with trade and contract performance, while utilising post-case reviews to drive the optimisation of internal controls. It has also established a standardised system for full-cycle labour management and conducted scenario-based compliance training, effectively reducing labour disputes. It has also provided end-to-end legal support for equity financing and major investment projects. Through precise risk management, efficient dispute resolution, and robust compliance management, the team serves as a steadfast legal safeguard for the realisation of the group's strategic objectives and its high-quality development.

China Post Life Insurance operates with the mission to “safeguard people’s good life” and is guided by its “7655” first-class insurance company strategic system. It steadfastly adheres to compliance culture philosophies such as “compliance before development”, “compliance ensures longevity” and “compliance creates value”, consistently elevating law-based corporate governance and compliance management to a strategic level. It continuously promotes the deep integration of intelligent compliance with business processes, striving to transform compliance management from “passive compliance” to proactive business empowerment while constantly exploring new pathways for the integration of technology and compliance.

As the second line of defence, the legal and compliance department takes the lead in co-ordinating the legal affairs, compliance management and anti-money laundering efforts of its headquarters and 22 provincial branches. It serves not only as the legal navigator for strategic implementation but also as the compliance safety barrier for business development. Composed of 16 core members, the team excels at integrating diverse legal and compliance resources to safeguard the company's steady and sustainable operations.

Internet and e-commerce are the core business segments of Sina Group, covering social platforms and closed-loop e-commerce. The legal team for internet and e-commerce consists of young, skilled professionals. It leverages AI to strengthen legal management, combining strategic vision with solid practical capabilities. Keeping pace with emerging industry trends, it focuses on AI compliance, covering regulatory interpretation, authority liaison, legal training and IP deployment, and has established systems for data security and personal information protection. It sets compliance standards for full e-commerce workflows and resolves legal disputes efficiently. The team also conducts in-depth research on AI and algorithm compliance to refine governance rules and mitigate legal risks. It integrates risk oversight with value delivery to support the group’s compliant innovation and sustainable development.

Anjuke’s legal department is a highly effective team committed to supporting business success. Its key contributions include establishing a trinity intelligent management system integrating “data, rules and processes” to safeguard cash flow. It has also developed a robust data asset protection framework, setting industry precedents through landmark litigation, and delivers efficient, standardised legal support across all regions through its integrated national structure. The department is a trusted strategic partner in the company's growth.

Be Friends Holding Limited is an innovative new retail industrial group driven by AI technologies. It has built an integrated business system featuring deep convergence of Content, E-commerce and AI. Its diversified portfolio includes proprietary product operations, integrated marketing, online mall management, SaaS supply chain services, professional training, outsourced brand management and AI technology offerings, enabling a full-value-chain, multi-dimensional industrial layout.

As the Group’s central department responsible for overall internal compliance governance and core business support, the Legal & Compliance Department consists of more than 30 professionals. Upholding professionalism and integrity, the team delivers comprehensive legal services via robust expertise, forward-looking planning, innovative compliance protocols and high-quality deliverables. Its practice covers livestreaming compliance, litigation, intellectual property protection, cross-border transaction structuring, global corporate governance and establishment of compliance frameworks, acting as an essential legal bulwark safeguarding the Group’s evolving business models and operational system.

The legal team of Huatai International consists of eight members, six of whom are lawyers qualified in Hong Kong or other jurisdictions, along with one paralegal and one company secretary. The team supports all business units, including asset management, private capital investment, debt/equity capital markets, equity derivatives, equities sales and trading, fintech and retail, fixed income, currencies and commodities, investment banking, private wealth management and digital finance, as well as middle and back offices.

Over the past year, the team played crucial roles in 22 successful Hong Kong IPO deals across a wide range of industries, with an aggregate deal size reaching approximately HKD65.5 billion (USD8.36bn). It has demonstrated solid expertise and made active contributions to several prominent transactions, including the landmark listings of Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls, Chery Automobile and others.

Founded in 1971, Delta Group is a global leader in switching power supplies and thermal management, leveraging core competence in four business categories: power electronics, mobility, automation and infrastructure. It is ranked among the top 300 global innovation companies.

The group’s legal division is composed of more than 120 professionals specialising in legal matters, intellectual property and compliance. The team is spread across offices in Taiwan, Chinese mainland, the US, the EU, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and India. More than 70% of the team hold a master’s degree or higher, more than half hold professional licenses, and the average work experience of team members exceeds 15 years, with outstanding international and professional capabilities. Internally, the legal division keeps strengthening the sound development of its organisation; externally, it focuses on cross-department communication to ensure trustworthy partnerships among all business groups, regions and functional departments.

The risk management department (legal compliance department) of China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry Group has continuously strengthened its risk management, internal control and audit co-ordination systems within the industrial manufacturing sector. Over the past year, the team has conducted comprehensive risk assessments, optimised the group’s risk monitoring indicator system and promoted its implementation across subsidiaries. It has also advanced a “build–inspect–rectify–govern” internal control model, carrying out targeted reviews and closed-loop rectification measures.

The team has further reinforced legal review and audit supervision over major investment projects, contracts and fund utilisation. Through institutional optimisation, process enhancement and hierarchical approval mechanisms, it has effectively improved the company’s ability to prevent and manage systemic risks, laying a solid legal and compliance foundation for stable operations and high-quality development.

Skechers, a global leader in comfort technology, has been deeply committed to the Chinese market for more than a decade under its philosophy of “In China, for China.” Alongside the brand’s continued growth in the country, Skechers China’s legal department has evolved into a highly professional, commercially minded and innovative in-house legal team. The 10-member team is organised into four specialised functions: IP protection, contract management, compliance and corporate affairs, covering key legal and regulatory needs of the consumer goods, retail, e-commerce and sportswear industries.

In 2025, the team further transformed from a traditional risk-control function into a strategic value creator for the business. By deeply integrating into the company’s operations and decision-making processes, it delivered industry-leading results across IP protection, dispute resolution, compliance governance and commercial legal support, providing strong legal safeguards for the company’s sustainable growth in a highly competitive market environment.

In IP protection and enforcement, the team established a comprehensive, multi-dimensional protection system integrating online and offline enforcement, administrative, civil and criminal actions, as well as brand governance strategies. In 2025, it spearheaded multiple high-impact cases, which were repeatedly recognised as landmark cases of the year by both industry bodies and media outlets. Through co-ordinated patent administrative actions, criminal enforcement and platform governance measures, the team significantly improved market order while transforming IP protection from a traditional defensive function into a strategic tool for brand capitalisation.

In dispute resolution and contract management, the team adopted a commercially driven and results-oriented approach. Through proactive risk control, structured negotiations and precise litigation strategies, it effectively handled a wide range of commercial disputes and complex contractual matters. Over the past year, the team not only prevented potential losses amounting to tens of millions of renminbi but also achieved substantial financial recoveries and value preservation for the company, further advancing the legal department’s transformation from a cost centre into a value-generating function.

In compliance management, the team established a full-cycle governance framework covering labour and employment, data security, retail operations and marketing activities. Through routine inspections, targeted audits and tailored compliance training, it has continuously strengthened compliance awareness and execution capabilities across business units while significantly reducing regulatory risks and ensuring operational stability.

The team further enhanced business ethics and anti-corruption governance through strengthened whistleblowing mechanisms, internal audits and compliance reviews in high-risk business areas, achieving zero major commercial corruption incidents throughout the year.

Over the past 12 months, the team has consistently demonstrated exceptional professionalism, commercial awareness and execution capability, successfully positioning itself as a strategic business partner while delivering industry-leading results in brand protection, risk governance and value creation.

The legal department of Li-Ning Group is fully responsible for all legal affairs, with functions covering compliance, intellectual property and all aspects of legal matters. It provides comprehensive, professional and efficient legal support to various departments, as well as for the development, design, production and sales of products.

Grounded in the group’s development strategy and business model, the team has established a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, multi-level and highly practical group-wide compliance system.

In the area of IP, the team strategically implements a global IP portfolio, builds a robust IP protection mechanism, and supports business development.

In response to changes in regulatory direction and the market environment, the team continuously enhances its professional capabilities, providing timely and efficient legal services and support for the group’s business decisions. It also integrates company resources and actively drives innovation, collaboration and digitalisation in the legal system’s working process.

The risk control team of CDF Capital comprises professionals who have graduated from top universities worldwide. As experienced, cross-disciplinary specialists with backgrounds in both law and finance, they have long been engaged in private equity investment. Adhering to an efficient and pragmatic philosophy, the team manages compliance throughout the entire lifecycle of fundraising, investment, portfolio management and exit.

The team has pioneered the establishment of an external risk control committee to support investment decision-making. Drawing on dual expertise in law and finance, it conducts comprehensive and in-depth risk analyses. The team has handled dozens of lawsuits and arbitrations, and has actively participated in the bankruptcy reorganisation of a listed company. It has recovered nearly RMB1 billion (USD147.48 million) in funds, creating substantial value for the firm.

China Grand Prosperity Investment is a pioneer, leader and advocate in China’s fund-of-funds and S-fund sectors. Leveraging its nationwide presence and professional investment capabilities rooted in regional and industry expertise, the company has built a diversified business portfolio. It advances new-quality productive forces through technological innovation, supports the high-quality development of the real economy, and strives to become a private equity investment firm with expertise in both management and exit strategies.

As the group’s integrated value centre for risk management, compliance and legal affairs, the risk management team continues to develop a full-cycle risk prevention and control system, enhances co-ordination, foresight and governance efficiency, supports the group’s strategy and business innovation, safeguards the stable operation of its RMB 100 billion (USD14.74bn) in assets under management, and promotes industry best practices.

The team has received awards including the 2025 ALB China Top 15 In-House Teams and the 2026 ALB China Law Awards.

SDIC Fund Management is a leading private equity investment firm in China with RMB100 billion (USD14.74bn) in assets under management, focusing on smart EVs, life sciences and biomanufacturing, information and communications technology, AI and integrated circuits. The firm’s legal and compliance department provides comprehensive legal support covering the full fund lifecycle and embeds compliance requirements into all operational procedures, enabling effective business–legal integration. The team excels at integrating commercial demands into legal solutions for intricate issues, and continuously offers actionable and forward-looking strategies to navigate sophisticated challenges. Rather than merely acting as gatekeepers who say “no”, the department is dedicated to finding feasible ways to say “yes”. The team prioritises individual professional growth and internal knowledge accumulation, empowering all members to evolve into versatile professionals with sharp business acumen and robust legal expertise. Beyond safeguarding the compliance baseline, the department serves as a co-builder of commercial value, providing all-around legal support for the company's business development.

As a core professional unit within a large-scale state-owned enterprise, the legal and compliance team of Guangzhou Pearl River Industrial Group oversees the group’s legal affairs, compliance management and risk control. The team provides comprehensive support across corporate governance, strategic investment, capital operations, intellectual property, dispute resolution and market expansion, delivering full-chain professional guidance for the group’s strategic layout and project development.

Comprised of professionals from prestigious universities with multidisciplinary backgrounds in law, engineering and finance, the team possesses extensive expertise in real estate, urban renewal and asset management. With deep technical proficiency and an acute ability to manage complex risks, it remains committed to compliance-driven development. Amid tightening industry regulations and rigorous state-owned asset oversight, the team consistently safeguards the group’s stable operations and high-quality growth, maintaining its position at the forefront of rule-of-law construction among municipal state-owned enterprises.

The Midea Real Estate legal sharing center is an integrated management team.It is mainly responsible for the legal work of Midea Real Estate Group and its subsidiaries.The headquarters of the legal sharing center coordinates and manages the all litigation cases,non litigation business such as investment and financing and employment of external lawyers, and guides the work of the legal teams of each subordinate unit.The legal sharing center has dispatched legal leaders and teams to 11 subordinate units and professional subsidiaries to coordinate and handle daily legal affairs, case handling, risk prevention and control, and other affairs. The legal sharing center is independent of other business departments,It reports directly to the group president and handles legal work independently and professionally . The legal sharing center covers 8 industries and legal fields, including real estate development, property management, business operations, tourism operations, industrial park management,smart home decoration, capital venture capital and intellectual property. This center currently has 44 persons. They are all senior legal employees.

Walmart is a people-oriented, technology-enabled omnichannel retailer. After nearly three decades of deep-rooted development in the China market, Walmart operates 280 Walmart stores and 67 Sam’s Club stores across more than 100 cities nationwide, supported by over 20 distribution centres. It has been recognised as a “China Best Employer” for several consecutive years. In 2025, Walmart China’s sales exceeded USD25 billion, further solidifying its position as China’s largest retailer and grocery supplier.

The Walmart China legal team, comprises 26 legal counsel, six of whom are dedicated to supporting the real estate development business. Led by Lee-Peng Chow, senior vice president and general counsel, the team provides comprehensive and effective legal support to Walmart China. Over the past year, the team has successfully supported the signing and opening of more than 10 new Sam’s Club stores and provided legal support for the expansion of Sam’s cloud warehouses. During Walmart’s transformation, the team played a pivotal role in supporting the expansion of new formats––including community stores––and the upgrading of existing Walmart stores. The team has also been fully involved in the redevelopment of supply chain real estate projects.

The legal team is committed to a high standard of professionalism, aiming to act as an engaged business partner to Walmart’s business teams while ensuring full compliance with company policies as Walmart continues with its rapid growth in China.

As a leading enterprise in the information and communications industry, China Mobile Communications Group fully implements the strategy of “strengthening the network foundation and driving full-stack innovation”. It focuses on three core business areas––communication services, computing power services and intelligent services––while accelerating the development of a world-class scientific and technological service enterprise and promoting the high-quality growth of the information and communications industry.

With the company’s expansion, the group’s legal team has been continuously strengthened, with the number of legal professionals exceeding 1,000. Under the leadership of Yu Mang, general manager of the legal and regulatory affairs department, the team has provided effective legal support in promoting the establishment of a world-class rule-of-law enterprise, cultivating and promoting a strong rule-of-law culture, supporting corporate reform and major investment initiatives, strengthening dispute management, advancing the implementation of the “compliance safeguard plan”, improving the contract management system, and conducting research on major industry regulatory and inter-network co-ordination matters.