Recently, Asian Legal Business (ALB), an internationally authoritative legal publication, officially announced the shortlist for the 2026 China Law Awards. Owing to its outstanding performance in global expansion and cross-border legal services, Beijing Guozun Law Firm was nominated for the Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year award.
ALB is a globally influential legal ranking publication under Thomson Reuters. Its annual rankings, based on rigorous research and professional evaluation, are regarded as one of the most authoritative rankings in the Asian legal industry. The ALB China Law Awards are dedicated to recognizing leading law firms, outstanding in-house legal teams, exceptional legal professionals, and benchmark transactions of the year, inspiring legal professionals to continue breaking new ground. This year’s awards attracted nearly 278 law firms and in-house legal teams competing across more than 50 practice areas, with over 1,800 nominations received, making the competition particularly intense.
The Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year award is intended to recognize law firms that have demonstrated excellence in areas such as cross-border legal services, overseas investment, and international dispute resolution. Guozun Law Firm was shortlisted for this award by virtue of its office network covering major global economies, its deeply rooted professional service capabilities, and its extensive experience in providing full-cycle legal support for Chinese enterprises going global.
Guozun is a globally leading full-service law firm with deep expertise in a full range of legal services, including cross-border investment and M&A, commercial dispute resolution, and full-chain intellectual property services, and is committed to providing clients with professional, efficient, and practical legal services. The firm has built a global legal service network, with offices established in China and major overseas economies, providing in-depth support for Chinese enterprises in cross-border investment and global operations.
Guozun’s strengths in foreign-related legal services are particularly outstanding, covering core areas such as cross-border investment and financing, international intellectual property, international arbitration, foreign-related criminal matters, and cross-border dispute resolution. Its clients include many internationally renowned companies, such as YTO Express, Google, Oracle, and Boeing. With legal technology as an important driver, Guozun has independently developed its own AI large model, creating an intelligent legal service system integrating AI-driven solutions, legal protection, and business empowerment. Adhering to a service philosophy that combines global vision with deep local expertise, the firm is able to coordinate local professional resources in various countries and provide enterprises with tailor-made localized compliance and implementation solutions. It has established a full-process, cross-regional, and integrated closed-loop service system ranging from initial consultation and coordination to follow-up maintenance, enabling it to meet the diverse legal needs of enterprises in global operations on a customized basis.
This nomination for the ALB China Law Awards is a strong recognition of Guozun Law Firm’s achievements in global expansion and its professional service capabilities. In the future, Guozun Law Firm will continue to deepen its presence in overseas legal services markets, continuously expand its global legal service network, strengthen its local practice capabilities and forward-looking advantages in international compliance, provide Chinese enterprises going global with more professional, efficient, and practical legal support, and help Chinese enterprises achieve steady development in global markets.