康达律师事务所

ESTABLISHED IN 1988

Director: Qiao Jiaping
Number of partners: 208
Number of associates: 1,384

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. The firm has won many honors, including “National Outstanding Law Firm” and “Beijing Outstanding Law Firm” several times. At present, Kangda has 22 branch offices with more than 1,500 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 graduating from well-known law schools at home and abroad.

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

Our Honours

• Ranked in Dispute Resolution, Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial at Chambers and Partners
• Ranked in Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and insolvency, Real estate and construction, Shipping and Regional Coverage: Notable Firms in Beijing at The Legal500
• Ranked in Capital Markets at asialaw Profiles
• Ranked in Commercial and Transactions, Construction and Real Estate, Government and Regulatory at Benchmark Litigation
• 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
• A winner of China Business Law Awards and Deals of the Year awards at China Business Law Journal
• Top ranked law firms in Capital Markets, Corporate mergers and acquisitions, Commercial Crime and Criminal Compliance, Government and Public Affairs at Legalband

Key Practice Areas

Civil and commercial dispute resolution; Securities and capital markets; Criminal law and defence; Government and administrative legal affairs; Bankruptcy, insolvency and 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 and telecommunications; Entertainment and media; Mass consumption; Family office.

Independent intelligence on this law firm

The following information is sourced directly from China Business Law Journal and/or Law.asia and is not part of the directory listing provided by the law firm.

Testimonials

"As a partner of our hospital for many years, Kangda's professionalism is admirable," says an executive at Beijing Cancer Hospital. "In many medical disputes, Kangda successfully helped reduce our economic losses. Also, regarding co-operation among medical institutions, their understanding of relevant laws and regulations for the hospital has helped us avoid risks."

China Business Law Awards 2020

Notable Deals

Recognised by China Business Law Journal as Deals of the Year