On November 19, 2025, The Legal 500, a globally renowned legal ratings guide, released its Asia Pacific: China 2026. Zhong Yin Law Firm has been listed in the practice area of “WTO/international trade: PRC firms” and recognized as one of the “Regional coverage: Other notable firms in Beijing”, reflecting the firm’s comprehensive strength and outstanding performance across key legal disciplines.

Practice Area

WTO/international trade
Zhong Yin Law Firm stands among China’s earliest law firms to offer international legal services. The firm possesses deep expertise and substantial practical experience across multiple domains, including international trade, trade remedies and WTO affairs, Korea-related legal matters, international energy and engineering, cross-border investment and M&A, international finance, foreign-related litigation and arbitration, international intellectual property, and maritime law. Zhong Yin lawyers are proficient in multiple foreign languages, enabling them to provide comprehensive legal support to a global clientele.

The firm’s Trade Remedy and WTO Legal Service Center brings together a team of lawyers and accountants with extensive theoretical knowledge and proven practical experience, supported by a strong record of successful case outcomes. Their practice covers anti-dumping, countervailing duties, safeguard measures, WTO negotiations and dispute settlement, trade barrier investigations, trade-related investment measures, trade in services, and customs law. Zhong Yin offers end-to-end assistance across all phases of anti-dumping proceedings, including response and petition in original investigations, various types of administrative reviews, judicial review, and matters related to duty imposition and refunds. Since 2004, the team has assisted more than 300 Chinese exporters in nearly 200 foreign anti-dumping and countervailing investigations involving China, achieving favourable outcomes such as duty-free status or the lowest national duty rates in multiple cases. The mission of Zhong Yin’s Trade Remedy and WTO Service Center is to leverage domestic laws and WTO rules to safeguard the free trade rights of China and Chinese enterprises, protect clients’ legitimate interests, prioritize clients’ needs, and build a world-class trade remedy and WTO legal service brand.

This year, Zhong Yin Law Firm is represented by Senior Partner Jia Zheng, lawyer Chen Yao and lawyer Zhao Ruixuan.

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“Zhong Yin Law Firm stands out for its exceptional responsiveness, deep domain knowledge, and meticulous approach for handling trade remedy investigations.”

“Jia Zheng distinguishes himself through sharp legal insight, strategic acumen, and unparalleled responsiveness. His clarity, depth of understanding, and hands-on involvement make a tangible difference.”

Regional coverage: Other notable firms in Beijing

Zhong Yin Law Firm, established in January 1993, is among the earliest partnership law firms approved in China. It is headquartered in Beijing and currently has branch offices in 42 cities of the Chinese Mainland including Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Xi’an (including the branches established and such in preparation), and established its association law firm with Hong Kong and Macao law firms, ZLF Law Office, which is China’s first, as well as its Qianhai branch. It has over 4,000 lawyers and staff members, including more than 3,000 lawyers.

Zhong Yin lawyers always uphold the service philosophy of “client first, specialized & cooperative, diligent and responsible, quality and high efficiency”. With the client needs as its core, the law firm may synthesize the resources of all lawyers and departments of all branches leveraging the strength of Zhong Yin’s global legal service system to provide superior legal services while inform the clients with commercial information to facilitate the business cooperation among themselves. So far, Zhong Yin Law Firm has provided various high-quality legal services to tens of thousands of domestic and foreign enterprises and government agencies, and received favorable comments and praise.

Lawyers highlighted in the research include Senior Partners Liu Xiaoyu, Gao Jinghe, Harvey Yan, and Yang Baoquan.

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“The team at Zhong Yin Law Firm demonstrates impressive depth and breadth. For instance, Yang Baoquan, with his profound understanding of labor law theory and extensive practical experience, analyzes issues through extensive referencing and case studies, clearly outlining the advantages, disadvantages, and risks of solutions. Leveraging his profound theoretical knowledge in labor law and extensive practical experience, he provides comprehensive and professional legal services to both companies and employees.”

“Zhong Yin Law Firm exhibits notable strengths in addressing emerging legal needs of technology companies, such as trade secret protection, artificial intelligence, data compliance, and overseas expansion. Its legal solutions are forward-looking, and its deliverables consistently exceed expectations.”