AnJie Broad, a leading full-service law firm in China, has recently received accolades in the China Business Law Awards and the LEGALBAND Client Choice Awards.

Specializing in various legal areas, our firm excels in mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and competition law, intellectual property, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance. The firm has recently been honored with multiple awards, including the 2023 China Business Law Awards for outstanding transactions and numerous LEGALBAND accolades in 2024, highlighting our excellence in legal services.​

On July 24, 2024, the China Business Law Journal (CBLJ), a leading legal media, released the winners of the China Business Law Awards 2024. We are honored to announce that AnJie Broad Law Firm has been recognized in the areas of Competition and Antitrust, Data Protection and Privacy, Insurance and Reinsurance, and Shipping.

During the evaluation stage, and drawing on China Business Law Journal’s years of reporting and observation of China’s legal market, candidate firms were closely scrutinised – mainly through analysis of three information streams: their own submissions; endorsements from client referees; and valid nominations from the industry. Internal nominations were invalid. In addition to peer nominations, we received selections from government institutions, the judiciary and academia.

"AnJie Broad’s core business area is competition and antitrust. The firm represented Hitachi Metals (now Proterial) in winning China’s first monopoly case involving non-standard essential patents, overturning a first-instance court’s judgment that Hitachi Metals had abused its market dominance. The Supreme People’s Court selected this case as one of the top 100 cases in the five-year anniversary of the Intellectual Property Court." - law.asia states about the firm.

On July 25, 2024, the list of "2024 LEGALBAND Client Choice: Top 15 Competition Lawyers" was officially released. Song Ying, firm Partner, was listed in the list for her outstanding business performance in the field of competition law and for excellent client reputation.

Reasons for being on the list

For many years, Attorney Song Ying has specialized in antitrust and anti-unfair competition business, and her practice areas include antitrust litigation, antitrust investigation response, operator concentration declaration, and antitrust compliance consulting. Her performance in the fields of antitrust litigation, antitrust investigation and antitrust declaration is particularly outstanding.

She has represented Hitachi Metals Co., Ltd. (now known as Proterial) and four Ningbo rare earth enterprises in the antitrust litigation, Korean Air's acquisition of Asiana Airlines operator concentration antitrust declaration, Panasonic's response to the antitrust lawsuit filed by dealers, and several major antitrust investigation cases. These are highly influential and well-known antitrust cases in the industry, and her reputation among clients is outstanding. In the field of antitrust compliance, Song has also provided consulting, compliance training and other related legal services to well-known domestic and foreign companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Roche Pharmaceuticals, PepsiCo, and Huayou Cobalt, helping companies build and improve internal compliance systems and prevent the occurrence of potential compliance risks.

Customer Reviews

"I am deeply impressed by the professionalism and dedication of Attorney Song Ying, who has also received unanimous praise from the senior management of our company's headquarters. Attorney Song's overall view, meticulous attention to details, and quick response to various issues have successfully promoted our company's antitrust filing in China and demonstrated the image of an excellent lawyer at a leading law firm."

More about LEGALBAND and Client Choice Awards: Top 15 Competition Lawyers

The "2024 LEGALBAND Client Choice: Top 15 Competition Lawyers" list is based on intense research. During the research period, LEGALBAND has meticulously referenced recommendation materials from major law firms, self-recommendation materials from lawyers, and client feedback, combined with the long-term focus and insights of LEGALBAND's China-based research team in the field of antitrust and anti-unfair competition, ultimately selecting 15 of the most client-preferred competition lawyers in mainland China. (according to LEGALBAND website)

As the world's second-largest economy, China has always attached great importance to fair competition and order in the market. Following the first revision of the Anti-Monopoly Law, the revision of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law has also been put on the agenda this year. While increasing the supply of laws and policies and deepening institutional openness in the field of competition, domestic regulation and enforcement efforts in areas such as public utilities and pharmaceuticals are also being continuously strengthened.

Outstanding competition lawyers are active at the forefront of competition law practice, possessing both international vision and localized experience. They can keenly understand domestic and international regulatory trends and review standards, maintain efficient and smooth communication with relevant regulatory agencies, and provide precise and constructive legal solutions for domestic and foreign enterprise clients on matters such as merger notifications, antitrust and competition law compliance, antitrust investigations, and antitrust litigation. This enables clients to seize competitive advantages while safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests, thereby effectively promoting the achievement of their business goals.