On February 12th, Chambers, a renowned international legal rating agency, released the "Chambers Global Guide 2026". Jingdu Law Firm was selected for the list in the fields of "Dispute Resolution" and "Competition and Antitrust". Meanwhile, three lawyers, Liang Yali, Zhang Libin, and Jin Yi, were listed on the individual list.
Dispute Resolution
This field has been listed in the Chambers Global Guide for six consecutive years.
Business Advantages: Jingdu Law Firm is a widely recognized dispute resolution team, boasting a large and experienced team of consultants and litigators. This team specializes in handling various types of disputes, ranging from equity transfers and misappropriation of funds to product liability issues. Jingdu Law Firm is highly regarded for its expertise in handling major commercial, civil, and criminal defense cases involving corporate and individual clients. Its clients include the China Electronic Commerce Association and BeiGene.
Competition and Antitrust
This field has been listed in the Chambers Global Guide for the first time.
Business Advantages: The antitrust team at Jingdu Law Firm is renowned for its expertise in operator concentration filings and intellectual property matters, frequently handling infringement cases. The team frequently collaborates with its corporate department to enhance its one-stop service offering. The team provides services to clients in antitrust administrative investigations and litigation, with clients including both domestic and international companies.
Listed lawyer Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Liang Yali
Liang Yali is a senior partner at Jingdu Law Firm, director of the Jingdu Criminal Defense Research Center, vice president of the Criminal Defense Research Institute of Northwest University of Political Science and Law, executive director of the third council of the China Criminal Law Society, director of the third council of the China Criminal Procedure Law Society, and director of the third council of the China Anti-Corruption and Rule of Law Society. With nearly three decades of practice, she has successfully handled numerous significant and influential criminal cases as well as complex civil and commercial cases, which have been reported by multiple domestic media outlets. She is particularly skilled in the intersection of criminal and civil-commercial fields, as well as criminal and administrative fields. She is dedicated to researching legal prevention and control of corporate risks and has provided outstanding legal advisory services to numerous large enterprises, government departments, public institutions, and foreign-invested enterprises. She has accumulated rich practical experience in legal prevention and control of corporate risks, corporate restructuring, and asset reorganization. She was named the 2014 Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year by "Fangyuan Law & Politics", the 2017 Financial Risk Prevention Contributor by "China Enterprise News", the 2019 "Annual Model Figure in Commercial Law Construction" by "China Business Daily", the 2020 Special Contribution Award for Commercial Law Construction by "China Business Daily", one of the top 15 in criminal compliance on the 2021 LEGALBAND China Lawyers Special Recommendation List, a leading lawyer in dispute resolution in the Greater China region by Chambers Asia Pacific in 2022, a model lawyer for brand influence and social responsibility fulfillment, one of the top 15 in commercial crime and criminal compliance on the 2022 LEGALBAND China Lawyers Special Recommendation List, a leading lawyer in dispute resolution in the Greater China region by Chambers Asia Pacific from 2023 to 2024, one of the top 15 in commercial crime by "The A-List" Legal Elite: China Business Insight Leaders in 2024, one of the top 15 outstanding female lawyers (North China) by LegalOne Customer Trusted Lawyers in 2024, one of the annual benchmark cases in commercial crime by LX Law in 2024, one of the top 30 female leaders in the legal industry by LX Law in 2024, the GRCD-China Female Lawyer of the Year in 2025, and one of the top 15 litigation lawyers in ALB China in 2025.
Energy & Natural Resources Zhang Libin
Zhang Libin, a senior partner at Jingdu Law Firm, holds a J.D. from the University of Texas and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of International Business and Economics. He possesses qualifications to practice law in both China and the United States. With over three decades of experience in the field of international dispute resolution, he possesses both an international perspective and local wisdom. He previously worked as a lawyer at Paul, Weiss, LLP in New York, served as a partner at Baker Botts' Beijing office, served as the chief legal officer for Siemens' Asia mergers and acquisitions, and served as the general counsel for ENN Group. After joining Jingdu in 2022, he has continued to promote the professionalization and internationalization of international legal services. Zhang Libin has long focused on cross-border investments and international commercial arbitration in the energy sector. He serves as an arbitrator for multiple arbitration institutions such as CIETAC, HKIAC, and BAC, and has repeatedly presided over major energy and engineering disputes as the chief arbitrator. He has written and reviewed the annual energy dispute resolution observations of BAC. Additionally, he serves as the convener of the energy arbitrator panel of CIETAC and the director of the Energy and Engineering Expert Committee of the Dalian International Arbitration Court, enjoying widespread influence in the industry. He has represented multiple international arbitration cases such as ICC, LCIA, and SIAC, achieving excellent results. He has long provided comprehensive overseas legal support to large energy enterprises such as Power Construction Corporation of China and State Power Investment Corporation. Beyond practical experience, Zhang Libin has also made outstanding achievements in academic and industry development. He is the author of monographs and legal articles such as "American Contract Law" and has co-translated "American Energy Law". He has participated in the formulation and implementation of ISO compliance standards and has been invited to teach at universities such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, China University of Political Science and Law, and University of International Business and Economics. Zhang Libin has recently taught the course "Comparison of Arbitration Rules of Major International Arbitration Institutions" at China University of Political Science and Law for two consecutive years, receiving positive feedback from students. With his rich practical experience, international perspective, and industry influence, Zhang Libin has established a trustworthy professional benchmark in the field of international dispute resolution.
Competition/Antitrust Jin Yi, the managing partner of the Antitrust Department at King & Wood Mallesons. Jin Yi is skilled in antitrust, anti-unfair competition, and intellectual property matters, representing clients in cases involving antitrust litigation, investigations, concentration notifications, and corporate compliance. As early as 2008, before the Anti-Monopoly Law came into effect, Jin Yi began handling foreign mergers and acquisitions notifications in accordance with the Provisions on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors with the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Since then, he has handled nearly 200 concentration notifications, most of which are transactions involving well-known multinational enterprises across various industries such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, shipping, energy, automotive, food, publishing, media, education, and sports. Jin Yi also represented Beijing Qihoo Technology Co., Ltd. in its lawsuit against Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd. for abuse of market dominance, which was selected as a guiding case by the Supreme People's Court in 2017. From 2021 to 2025, Jin Yi was selected as a recommended lawyer for "Competition and Antitrust" by Chambers and Partners for five consecutive years. From 2022 to 2025, he was continuously selected as a recommended lawyer for "Competition Law and Antitrust" by The Legal 500. In 2024, Jin Yi was selected for the "LEGALBAND Client's Choice: Top 15 Competition Lawyers" list. In 2025, Jin Yi was selected for the "GRCD China Client's Choice Top 15 Competition/Antitrust Lawyers" list.
Chambers is an internationally renowned legal rating agency that selects globally renowned law firms and top-tier lawyers in various legal fields through rigorous research and evaluation systems. The "Chambers Global Legal Guide" ranks relevant lawyers and law firms based on their business capabilities in handling cross-border cases, with a research scope covering the global judicial market. It serves as an important reference for international clients seeking high-end legal services.
