LegalOne, a leading professional rating agency, recently announced its Top 15 Trusted Lawyers in three major fields. Three JunHe partners were named on the list:

• Bankruptcy and Restructuring: ZHAO, Min

• Investment and Financing Dispute Resolution: ZHAO, Huili (Vicky)

• Corporate Governance and Compliance: CAO, Xiang (Shawn)

Mr. ZHAO, Min: A Guiding Star in Bankruptcy and Restructuring

In the complex and intertwined field of bankruptcy and restructuring, Mr. Zhao Min has accumulated extensive practical experience and a leading industry reputation over more than 30 years. As one of only ten individuals listed in the personal administrator roster of the Shanghai High Court, Mr. Zhao was selected in 2022 and 2025 and topped the list in 2025. He has led over 150 bankruptcy cases as the administrator such as the substantive consolidation and restructuring of 38 companies including the Suning Appliance Group, which involved significant debt. In this case he analyzed the nature of the various financial claims and unified the standards for the claim declarations on behalf of the financial creditors. In the substantive consolidation and liquidation of Tomorrow Holdings, which involved 677 entities, Mr. Zhao represented several core financial institutions throughout the process, setting a new benchmark for judicial practice in the bankruptcy liquidation of large-scale financial holding groups. Due to his outstanding performance, Mr. Zhao has been rated repeatedly as an outstanding lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring by Chambers and he serves as a civil and administrative case consultant for the Supreme People's Procuratorate. His clients have praised him thus: "Mr. Zhao can precisely handle major bankruptcy liquidation cases, and his dedication and professionalism are favored by the market”.

Ms. ZHAO, Huili (Vicky): A Versatile Expert in Cross-border Disputes

“Ms. Zhao's precise control over international arbitration not only saves a lot of time, it also promotes efficient case resolution”. This client evaluation reflects Ms. Zhao Huili's 17 years of practical experience in cross-border investment, financing disputes and international arbitration.  She brings unique advantages by integrating Chinese law with common law through her cross-jurisdictional practice and her career spans international Magic Circle law firms. Ms. Zhao has worked at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and other top Chinese law firms, and she is adept at handling complex cross-border disputes involving offshore jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands (BVI). In a listed company control transaction dispute with a subject amount of RMB 368 million, and facing the dual challenges of arbitration, litigation and the validity of oral contracts, she meticulously sorted the evidence and conducted legal deductions to secure a comprehensive victory for her client. In another special debt investment contract dispute with a subject amount of RMB 945 million, Ms. Zhao adopted an innovative procedural separation strategy, helping the client to proceed with both enforcement and bankruptcy restructuring processes simultaneously, effectively accelerating debt recovery. From evidence sorting to strategy deduction, Ms. Zhao has consistently delivered results that far exceed expectations in every negotiation.

Mr. CAO, Xiang (Shawn): An Architect of Cross-border Transactions and Compliance Governance

In the field of corporate governance and compliance, Mr. Cao Xiang has leveraged 16 years of professional experience and cross-border legal perspective to build governance structures and transaction bridges for multinational giants and leading Chinese enterprises. A recipient of the annual Commercial Law Rising star award, Mr. Cao holds both Chinese and New York State legal qualifications. He lectures at Fudan University Law School and is a training lecturer at Multilaw. With solid industry credentials and keen business insight, Mr. Cao has demonstrated outstanding transaction structuring capabilities in recent projects such as a supply chain joint venture of a foreign-funded vehicle manufacturer. In this project, he designed a ‘purchase option’ structure, allowing the client to retain the option of full ownership while operating under a joint venture model. This ultimately enabled the client to exercise the right to meet the regulatory requirements. In a joint venture cooperation between a foreign-funded metal processing enterprise and a domestic listed company, Mr. Cao coordinated the design of multiple transaction structures including the equity subscription, asset acquisition and management services. This successfully promoted the strategic collaboration between the two companies in the electric vehicle industry. At the intersection of rules and commerce, Mr. Cao has calibrated the most reliable course for each cross-border implementation.