In September 2022, the International Financial Law Review (IFLR 1000) released the rankings for its 32nd Edition (2022-23). King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) continues to be ranked as a Tier 1 firm in Banking and finance, Capital markets: Equity, Capital markets: Debt, M&A, Investment funds, Private equity, Restructuring and insolvency, and Project development. Fifty-seven partners and counsels were recognised as "Market leaders", "Highly regarded", "Rising star partners" or "Rising stars".
KWM was ranked as a “Tier 1” law firm in:
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Equity
- Capital markets: Debt
- M&A
- Investment funds
- Private equity
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Project development
In addition, KWM was ranked as a Tier 2 law firm in Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation.
Two partners were honoured as “Market leaders”:
- Banking and finance: Wang Ling
- Project development, M&A: Zhang Xiaolian
22 Lawyers honoured as “Highly regarded”：
- Competition Law: Susan Ning, Liu Cheng
- M&A: Xu Ping, Harry Du, Alan Du, Huang Ling, Handel Lee, Meng Sheng, Xiong Jin
- Capital Market (Creditor's Rights): Zhou Jie, Wang Jianxue
- Capital Market (Structural Financing and Securitisation): Wen Jianli
- Capital Market (Derivatives): Liu Zhigang
- Banks: Liu Zhigang, Stanley Zhou, Shaun Lee, Molly Su, Allen Zhong
- Project Finance: Harry Du, Molly Su
- Private Equity: Zhang Yi, Gong Mulong, Huang Ling, Handel Lee
- Investment Funds: Gong Mulong, Alan Du, Wang Zhaoyan
- Restructuring & Insolvency: Wang Fuxiang, Liu Yanling
- Project Development: Handel Lee, Xiong Jin
- Energy and Infrastructure: Handel Lee
21 Lawyers honoured as “Notable practitioner”：
- M&A: Chen Bing, Chen Qingdong, Liu Dongya, Liu Sijia, Song Rachel, Su Zheng, Wang Peng, Mark Schaub, Xue Han, Zhang Mingyuan, Zhang Yunwei, Zhao Yueyao, Zhao Zhen, Zhou Ning
- Capital markets: Equity: Tang Lizi, Zhang Mingyuan, Zhou Ning, Su Zheng, Liu Dongya, Gao Yimin, Rachel Song, Shen Chengmin
- Capital markets: Debt: Tang Yingmao
- Banking: Lv Yinghao, Yang Xiaoquan
- Banking and Financing: Eddie Hu
- Project finance: Yang Xiaoquan
- Private Equity: Liu Dongya, Zhang Yunwei
- Asset finance: Yang Xiaoquan
“Rising star partners” are:
- M&A: Guo Huan, Owen Wang
- Capital markets: Equity: Huang Xiaoxue
- Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation: Chen Fushen
- Banking and finance: Chen Jie, Simon Xu
- Restructuring and insolvency: Li Kai, Wang Xin
- Project development: Chen Hua, Qi Yuan
“Rising Stars” are：
- Capital markets: Equity: Lu Shunxiang
- Capital markets: Structured finance and securitisation: Li Quan
The IFLR 1000 is a legal directory that ranks law firms and lawyers in finance, corporate and other practices. The organisation first published a ranking covering 235 jurisdictions in 1990. It publishes rankings of representative law firms and individual practitioners annually, mainly based on its research on the key deals and innovations in each jurisdiction over the previous year.
