On July 23, 2025, the well-known legal media China Business Law Journal announced the China Business Law Awards 2025 for outstanding law firms. Gaopeng Law Firm has been listed for the first time in the fields of "domestic litigation" and "government and public affairs" with its profound legal expertise, professional and efficient service team, and good industry reputation. It is worth mentioning that in the field of international trade, Gao Peng has been listed in the Commercial Law for many years, demonstrating his solid advantages and profound foundation in this field. And this year's first appearance on the list in the fields of "domestic litigation" and "government and public affairs" is a powerful proof that Gaopeng is making great strides towards business diversification and comprehensive services, demonstrating its strength and determination to continuously explore and strive for excellence in different legal sectors.

Gaopeng Law Firm makes its debut in the "Business Law" 2025 Outstanding Law Firm Award in both fields

Gaopeng's listed fields

Domestic Litigation

Government and Public Policy

Domestic litigation (in the field of civil and commercial dispute resolution) has always been Gaopeng's core advantage business. Gaopeng has the ability to handle cutting-edge, complex, and significant civil and commercial disputes, and can provide professional, efficient, and pragmatic dispute resolution solutions for domestic and international clients. The members of the dispute resolution team have graduated from well-known law schools both domestically and internationally, possessing a solid theoretical foundation and mature experience in representing cases in Chinese courts at all levels, domestic and international arbitration institutions. They are also adept at effectively integrating resources and achieving complementary advantages. Gaopeng has unique insights in safeguarding customer rights and achieving customer goals. In addition, Gaopeng has maintained close contact with international law firms for a long time, and can coordinate and cooperate with them to jointly represent relevant legal procedures. Its legal services cover disputes related to companies, securities, insurance, bills, real estate, construction and installation project contracting disputes, various investment disputes, various financial loan disputes, and many other aspects.

Government and administrative legal services have always been an important business of Gaopeng. Gaopeng has a professional team that has accumulated rich knowledge and practical experience in party and government agencies such as the People's Government, taxation, public security, commerce, education, and ecological environment. Gaopeng is not only familiar with domestic and foreign laws, regulations, and policies, but also has sufficient understanding of government decision-making and operational mechanisms. He can quickly understand and actively respond to needs, providing clients with comprehensive, high-quality, efficient, one-stop, and personalized professional legal services. Gaopeng has handled a large number of complex and difficult issues such as communication and negotiation between government departments and administrative counterparts such as natural persons and enterprises, major event disputes, etc., and enjoys a high-quality reputation both inside and outside the industry. With unique experience and advantages in this field, Gaopeng has accumulated numerous clients, including the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and other party and government agencies, institutions, and state-owned enterprises at all levels from the national to the local level. The services cover various aspects such as long-term/special legal advisors, tax administration, legislative research, drafting, review and argumentation for party and government agencies and institutions.

Gaopeng Law Firm

Gaopeng&Partners is a comprehensive law firm founded in Beijing, rooted throughout the country, and serving both domestic and international clients with core competitiveness and reputation. Gaopeng was founded in March 1998 and has been a "long-distance runner" for 27 years. Gaopeng currently has over 600 people, including more than 500 registered practicing lawyers. At present, there are branches in Shanghai, Tianjin, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Mount Huangshan, Shenzhen, Zhengzhou, Miyun, Qingdao, Kunming and other places.

Gaopeng regards the quality and level of legal services as the foundation of its establishment, and has a unique internal management and risk control system, which has enabled Gaopeng to maintain a record of "zero effective complaints" since its establishment. At the same time, Gaopeng people must have a profound understanding and knowledge of customers and the industry, and be the "most knowledgeable people in the industry, the most knowledgeable people in the legal field". They are excellent cross-border experts in solving complex problems and needs for customers, and every Gaopeng person adheres to the training of "integrity and professionalism".

Gaopeng is always seeking breakthroughs and has a wide range of professional service areas, including company and investment, WTO and trade remedies, civil and commercial dispute resolution, capital markets, intellectual property, criminal law, and more than 30 legal fields. The industry covers 20 sectors including petrochemicals, new energy, film and entertainment, government and public affairs, real estate, healthcare, education, and plants. We provide high-quality legal services to well-known enterprises, government departments, business/associations, and celebrities, among others, both domestically and internationally, and enjoy a high reputation both domestically and internationally.

Commercial Law

China Business Law Journal is a leading bilingual legal multimedia platform in the international market, dedicated to providing practical legal advice and in-depth analysis for decision-makers, corporate legal professionals, and Chinese and foreign lawyers engaged in cross-border investment in China. In order to select the law firms with the most outstanding performance in 2025, based on the principles of independence, objectivity, and impartiality, the Commercial Law Journal publicly solicited application materials from domestic and foreign law firms, conducted months of research and evaluation, and finally collected hundreds of candidate materials and thousands of evaluation opinions from corporate executives, legal professionals, and senior lawyers. In this selection, in order to truthfully reflect market recognition, the internal nominations of our firm by the law firm are considered invalid. The sources of nominations are also diverse, including government agencies, the judicial system, and academia in addition to the industry.