Dacheng Shortlisted for Nine Awards at IFLR1000 China Awards 2025

On November 6, 2025, IFLR1000, the preeminent international financial law publication, released the shortlist for the (6th) IFLR1000 China Awards 2025. Dacheng Law Offices has been honored with 9 prestigious nominations for its exceptional performance in the regional legal services market (listed below in order of shortlisting).

 

At Dacheng Law Offices, we are sincerely grateful to our clients for their long-standing trust and support, as well as to the media and industry peers for their recognition of our legal service capabilities. Moving forward, we will be motivated by this honor, translating our responsibilities into tangible actions. We will continue to leverage the strengths of Dacheng's global legal service network to provide clients with professional, comprehensive, timely, high-quality, and efficient legal services.

 

Regional Impact DealsNomination

 

Beijing - Restructuring and Insolvency

 

• Substantive consolidation bankruptcy and insolvency case involving 16 entities, including Chongqing Energy Investment Group

 

Lead lawyers: Dacheng Senior PartnersZhibin Zheng(Beijing) andMeili Gao(Beijing)

 

Firm of the YearNomination (Dacheng received the Firm of the Year nomination in the following regions)

 

• Guangdong
• Shanghai
• Sichuan
• Zhejiang

 

Lawyer of the YearNomination

 

Beijing - Restructuring and Insolvency

 

• Meili Gao

Senior Partner, Dacheng Beijing

 

Ms. Meili Gao, a Senior Partner at Dacheng Law Offices, currently serves as a Member of the Dacheng Advisory Committee, Dacheng Board Member, Head of the Dacheng Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group, and Leader of the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Team at Dacheng Beijing. She is also a member of the International Bankruptcy Law Association and a supervisor of the Beijing Bankruptcy Law Society. Previously, Gao served as a member of the 11th Committee of the Beijing Youth Federation and a member of the 6th Standing Committee of the Dongcheng District Youth Federation Committee in Beijing. She holds an independent director qualification. In 2021, she authored Judgement Rules for Bankruptcy Litigation and Legal Practices of Administrators, followed by Guidelines for the Application of Laws in the Reorganization of Listed Companies in 2024. Additionally, she contributed to the Annual Report on Merger and Reorganization of Public Companies 2024 — Reorganization Chapter published by the China Association for Public Companies.

 

Recognized for her outstanding achievements in bankruptcy reorganization and liquidation, she has been honored with the following accolades: one of the ALB Top 15 Female Lawyers; an A-List Elite Lawyer in China's legal market by China Business Law Journal, a Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific for antitrust and competition, corporate and M&A, and restructuring and insolvency, and tax; one of the LEGALBAND's China Top 15 Lawyers – Debt Restructuring; Beijing Bankruptcy Administrator Association's Award for Excellent Restructuring Business of the Year; Lawyer Monthly Women In Law Award; Notable Practitioner in China's legal market by asialaw Profiles; and a highly Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific for restructuring and insolvency. Her landmark insolvency and restructuring cases have been distinguished with awards, including the LegalOne Merits (Distinguished) for her work on the Chongqing Energy Investment Group bankruptcy reorganization; the LegalOne Merits (Exemplary) for her work on the Henan Yinge Industrial Investment bankruptcy reorganization; and the LegalOne Merits (Exemplary) for her work on the Beijing Huayi Jiaxin Integrated Marketing Consulting Group reorganization. She has also been recognized as one of the A-List Visionaries by China Business Law Journal and ranked among the Chambers and Partners Bankruptcy/Restructuring list and the LegalOne Clients' Trusted Lawyers (Blue Ribbon) – Top 15 in bankruptcy reorganization. Her additional awards include: Brand Star: Leading Lawyer in Bankruptcy (2024) by Lexpress; one of the Top 15 Recommended Lawyers in China for bankruptcy and restructuring by LEGALBAND; listed among LEGALBAND Top Ranked Lawyers; IFLR1000 China Awards: Lawyer of the Year; The Legal 500 China Awards: Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year; Leading Lawyer in Restructuring & Insolvency by asialaw Profiles; one of the Top 15 Outstanding Female Lawyers in the Legal Pioneers Ranking by Legal Hall of Fame; one of the Top 30 Women Leaders in the Legal Profession; ranked in Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2025; ALB China Top 15 Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers 2025; and listed on the IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific ranking 2025: Highly Regarded.

 

Guangdong - Finance and Corporate

 

• Liang Zhou

Senior Partner, Dacheng Guangzhou

 

Mr. Liang Zhou serves as a Senior Partner at Dacheng Law Offices, Director of the International Financial Law Research Center under the firm's Banking & Finance Practice Group, and Chairman of the Cross-border Finance and Capital Markets Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association. With extensive experience in banking, finance, and cross-border legal matters, Zhou has been consistently recommended by leading legal directories, including Chambers Greater China Region Legal Guide, The Legal 500, and IFLR1000, where he has been recognized as a Top Ranked Lawyer and Best Finance and Corporate Lawyer. His practice focuses on banking & finance, cross-border investments & financing, data compliance, capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, and cross-border dispute resolution. He specializes in complex cross-border transactions, financial product compliance structuring, and high-value dispute resolution. Chambers and Partners noted his "outstanding expertise in cross-border deals," while Asian Legal Business (ALB) described him as "modest, diligent and full of business wisdom." His clients include over 70 global financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Zhou has contributed articles to professional publications such as CHINA FOREX and co-authored special reports on the Belt and Road Initiative with chairpersons of major state-owned banks. He is internationally recognized for his work in RMB internationalization and cross-border finance.

 

 

Team of the YearNomination

 

• Team of Restructuring and Insolvency

 

Clients' Choice of the YearNomination

 

• Dacheng Law Offices

 

IFLR1000, the internationally renowned legal publication established in 1990, conducts annual research and rankings of law firms and lawyers across more than 120 jurisdictions worldwide, publishing financial and corporate law rankings. The IFLR1000 China Awards celebrate the most innovative deals and the best performing firms and lawyers in China across 2024 and highlight where firms and lawyers performed exceptionally both provincially and nationally. The winners will be announced on November 13, 2025.