On June 29, 2025, the “2024-2025 Legal Service Innovation Product Forum & 2nd Legal Service Innovation Product Release Conference” was held in Beijing, hosted by the Lawyer Studies Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law and co-organized by the Yong Jiang Special Fund of the China Legal Exchange Foundation, among others. The event focused on innovative legal service products, aiming to drive the legal industry’s advancement and foster deeper exchange and collaboration between legal practitioners and academia. Xiaoqin Liu, a partner at Zhonglun W&D Law Firm, was invited to attend the ceremony and engaged in discussions with leading legal professionals on cutting-edge topics in legal service innovation.

Ruiyu Huang, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee of China University of Political Science and Law; Guoqing Zhang, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Legal Daily; and Suofei Zhang, Chairman of the China Legal Exchange Foundation, delivered speeches at the conference. Jinxi Wang, Director and Professor of the Lawyer Studies Research Center at China University of Political Science and Law, provided an overview of the case selection process for the 2nd Legal Service Innovation Product Awards. During the submission period, the organizing committee received over 600 entries from judicial and administrative authorities, bar associations, law firms, corporate and in-house counsel teams, individual lawyers, legal tech companies, and other legal service platforms across 24 provinces and municipalities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. After preliminary review, secondary review, and expert evaluation, the event ultimately recognized outstanding legal service innovation products across 10 practice areas, including Civil Law, Commercial & Financial, Criminal Law, Government & Rule of Law, Intellectual Property, Compliance, Driving New Quality Productive Forces, Foreign-related Legal Services, Lawyer & Law Firm Empowerment, and Comprehensive Services. Additionally, three special categories were awarded: Cases of Special Honor, Prize for Outstanding Organization, and Cases of Innovative Experimental Achievement.

Following rigorous evaluation, Zhonglun W&D Law Firm’s “One-Stop Comprehensive Legal Service Product for Major Clients” stood out and was recognized as a Comprehensive Legal Service Innovation Product in the 2nd Legal Service Innovation Product Awards. The service team behind this product includes the teams of Senior Partners Yuqin Xia, Gaochong Hu, and Bingling Zhao, as well as Partner Xiaoqin Liu.    

This product integrates the professional expertise of Zhonglun W&D Law Firm across multiple practice areas. Drawing on the team’s extensive experience in servicing landmark major projects—such as cross-border M&A, disputes over control of listed companies, the execution of major foreign-invested projects, complex cross-border commercial disputes, and bankruptcy proceedings—the team has meticulously designed this legal service offering. It focuses on complex, high-value transactions for corporate clients, with senior partners leading a cross-disciplinary team of top-tier lawyers to provide end-to-end, full-lifecycle legal services, including land development, construction, transaction structuring, antitrust filings, antitrust compliance, overseas investment and financing, acquisitions of listed companies, post-acquisition integration, and compliance services. By breaking down traditional practice silos, the product enables efficient resource allocation and precise demand response, seamlessly facilitating collaboration among top-tier lawyers across multiple fields to truly meet clients’ high-stakes requirements for complex, high-value projects.

Zhonglun W&D Law Firm remains committed to its client-first philosophy, continuously innovating and refining its legal offerings to deliver higher-quality services. This award reaffirms the firm’s commitment to its core principles of “client-centric service and innovation-driven development”, while further elevating the specialization, sophistication, and global competitiveness of its legal offerings. Moving forward, the firm will continue to deliver exceptional value to clients and contribute meaningfully to the progress of the rule of law in society.