Awards
Hylands Ranked in the ‘IFLR1000 China’ List
On August 13, 2020, IFLR1000 released the ‘IFLR1000 China’ list for the first time, to recognize leading law firms and attorneys in the financial and corporate fields. The list is prepared based on investigations of law firms in banking, capital market, fund investment, corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity, project financing, bankruptcy, and reorganization in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangdong, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Tianjin, and Zhejiang, aiming to demonstrate the differences in the legal market of various parts of China. With outstanding performance in the commercial field and high-quality legal services, Hylands is ranked in the list as the third-tier law firm.
Hylands is founded in 1997. Headquartered in Beijing, it runs Hylands Intellectual Property Agency and has offices in 20 cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Guiyang, Changsha, Jinan, Hefei, Nanning, Yinchuan, Wenzhou, Jiangyin, Haikou, Qingdao, Wuhan, and Hong Kong. It now has more than 400 partners and consultants, and nearly 1,000 attorneys and professionals.
Hylands is one of the most outstanding, large-scale, comprehensive, and high-end commercial law firms in China. It is in a leading position in banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment funds, bankruptcy reorganization, and special asset disposal. In 2019, Hylands represented Zhuhai Gree Group in its transfer of state-owned equity in Gree Electric Appliances to Hillhouse Capital and represented Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of 100% equity in Suzhou Novartis Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. The firm has provided clients with systematic, professional, and efficient legal services in several equity M&A transactions, and is highly regarded by the clients.
Founded in 1990, IFLR1000 is an internationally renowned legal media in the financial field. It surveys and ranks law firms and attorneys in more than 120 jurisdictions around the world every year. IFLR1000 has extensive influence in the industry and aims to provide clients with rankings of law firms and pioneering analysis of market trends and business environments.