On March 11, 2026, the internationally renowned legal ranking agency Legal 500 officially released its Legal 500 China Elite rankings. Three attorneys from the Beijing office of King&Capital Law Firm—Liu Ming, Huang Yajun, and Xiong Yanhua—were named to the “Beijing Elite: Intellectual Property” list. Attorney Chen Cai from the Chongqing office was named to the “Chongqing Elite: Commercial Disputes” list.
Beijing Elite
Intellectual Property
Liu Ming is a Senior Partner at Beijing King&Capital Law Firm, an adjunct professor, a supervisor for Master of Laws programs, a commercial arbitrator at the Beijing Arbitration Commission and other institutions, an independent director, and a Senior Data Compliance Officer. He serves as a member of the 13th Central Committee of the China Democratic League, Deputy Director of the Legal Affairs Committee of the China Democratic League Central Committee, and an expert at the Liaoning Democratic League Revitalization Think Tank. He served as a member of the Chaoyang District Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) for the 12th, 13th, and 14th terms; an inspector for the Supervisory Commission; a supervisor for the Political and Legal Affairs Commission; a member of the Administrative Reconsideration Committee; a director of the Law Society; Director of the Intellectual Property Committee of the National Cultural and Creative Zone; and Director of the Chaoyang District Intellectual Property Mediation Committee. As a representative of Beijing’s new social strata, he served in a deputy-division-level secondment at the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice (2013–2014). Special Commentator for CCTV’s Social and Legal Channel, and recipient of CCTV’s “Most Beautiful Commentator” honor. With over 20 years of legal practice, she has consistently served as legal counsel to the Ministry of Science and Technology, administrative agencies at all levels, listed companies, and large state-owned and private enterprises. She has represented clients in numerous litigation and arbitration cases involving complex and challenging issues with broad social impact. Cases she has handled have been featured in media reports such as the “Xinwen Lianbo” (News Broadcast) and have been selected as typical cases for university textbooks and classic court cases.
Huang Yajun, a senior partner at King&Capital Law Firm in Beijing, has dedicated over 30 years to the field of intellectual property, drawing on her extensive experience spanning intellectual property regulatory authorities, agencies, and law firms. She has established a professional framework in trademark practice that combines both depth and breadth. Attorney Huang Yajun excels particularly in resolving complex and challenging issues in the trademark field. While handling a re-examination case involving the rejection of a three-dimensional design trademark for a renowned conglomerate, she approached the matter from the perspectives of trademark distinctiveness, the company’s actual usage needs, and consumer perception habits, successfully reversing an unfavorable situation during the examination stage and securing critical trademark protection for the company’s new bottle design; In representing a construction company in a trademark opposition case, she leveraged the rights foundation of a Fortune 500 company’s well-known trademark and combined it with a final judgment from a prior infringement lawsuit to precisely identify the malicious patchwork nature of the opposed trademark, ultimately preventing its registration; when addressing a trademark dispute for a holding group, she organized evidence of long-term corresponding use between brands to reinforce the public’s perception of their association, effectively combating malicious squatting and safeguarding the company’s core brand. As Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of the Trademark Agency Branch of the China Trademark Association and a Specially Invited Mediator at the Intellectual Property Mediation Center of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Attorney Huang Yajun’s professional value extends beyond winning individual cases to improving industry regulations and efficiently resolving disputes. She participates in academic seminars on trademarks to provide guidance for industry practice standards and, in her capacity as a mediator, promotes the non-litigation resolution of trademark disputes to reduce the litigation burden on enterprises. Attorney Huang Yajun’s long-standing experience serving large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises and listed companies—including China State Construction Engineering Corporation, CR Snow Breweries, and JD Digital Technology—demonstrates her ability to tailor trademark services to meet the brand protection needs of diverse industries. By providing full-cycle support ranging from trademark strategy and risk monitoring to infringement response, she has further solidified her professional standing.
Xiong Yanhua, Partner at King&Capital Law Firm, Member of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, recipient of the “Top 100 Young Legal Talents” award from the Beijing Law Society, member of the Beijing Bar Association’s Foreign-Related Lawyers Talent Pool, and Secretary-General of the Beijing Bar Association’s Industry Rules Committee. Since beginning her practice, she has handled hundreds of complex dispute resolution cases. She has long specialized in intellectual property, commercial contracts, and corporate governance, achieving outstanding results in numerous landmark cases with significant industry impact. These include: a series of trademark and unfair competition disputes involving a well-known listed company; a case of malicious intellectual property litigation by an industrial enterprise and a cross-border OEM trademark infringement case; a major contract dispute involving a state-owned enterprise; and a complex arbitration case involving a performance-based agreement for a technology company (China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission). He has long served as a standing legal counsel to national ministries and commissions, administrative agencies, public institutions, central and state-owned enterprises, and industry-leading companies, with his practice spanning the pharmaceutical, technology, finance, real estate, and cultural media sectors.
Chongqing Elite
Commercial Disputes
Chen Cai is a Senior Partner at Beijing King&Capital (Chongqing) Law Firm. He possesses extensive professional expertise in corporate management, finance, accounting, and law, and is well-versed in all aspects of business operations. With a rigorous and pragmatic approach to practice, he excels at handling complex legal matters and emergencies. He provides tailored solutions to meet the diverse legal needs of clients, emphasizing the practicality and feasibility of legal service strategies. Attorney Chen Cai has been in full-time practice for ten years and has accumulated extensive practical experience in criminal defense, corporate governance, and financial litigation. Since beginning his career, he has served as legal counsel for China Communications Construction Second Navigation Bureau Second Engineering Co., Ltd., Chongqing Xiaokang Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Chongqing Gaoke Group Co., Ltd., Chongqing Haoqin Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd., Xuefu Times Education Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chongqing Hengtong Bus Co., Ltd., Chongqing Xiaokang Microfinance Co., Ltd., Chongqing Jurong Construction Group Co., Ltd., Chongqing Hualing Industrial Co., Ltd., Chongqing Shuntong Gas Co., Ltd., Ping An Life Insurance (China) Co., Ltd. Chongqing Branch, Ping An Health Insurance Co., Ltd. Chongqing Branch, China Pacific Property Insurance Co., Ltd. Chongqing Branch, and Industrial Bank, among many other well-known enterprises, handling numerous complex civil and commercial litigation cases as well as high-profile criminal cases.
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