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By King & Wood Mallesons

The Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), one of the most authoritative media in the world’s intellectual property (IP) sector, recently announced its 2017 patent and trademark firm rankings, in which, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) was consecutively recognized as a Tier 1 firm in patent prosecution, patent contentious, trade mark prosecution and trade mark contentious in China based on the firm’s comprehensive leading strength in such areas. This result makes KWM again the only Chinese firm ranked as Tier 1 in the four categories since 2016.
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作者：金杜律师事务所

近日，全球知识产权领域最具权威性的媒体《知识产权管理》（MIP）发布了其2017年最新的全球专利和商标领域排名榜单，金杜律师事务所以在专利和商标领域全面的领先实力蝉联了包括专利申请、专利争议解决、商标申请及商标争议解决四个领域的中国市场第一等事务所排名成绩。这也是继2016年之后金杜再次成为唯一在这四个领域均位列第一等级排名的中国事务所。
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作者：金杜律师事务所

在金杜律师事务所协助下，中国国际金融股份有限公司（简称“中金公司”）通过向中央汇金投资有限责任公司（简称“中央汇金”）发行内资股的方式成功收购中国中投证券有限责任公司（简称“中投证券”）全部股权，交易对价高达167亿元。本次交易是中金公司继2015年成功在香港联交所主板上市后，把握市场机遇、提升行业地位完成的又一重大举措和战略拓展，将助推其长远发展，加速实现打造世界级一流投资银行的目标。
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作者：金杜律师事务所

2017年3月22日，由北京市知识产权局主办的首都知识产权服务机构工作会在京召开。金杜律师事务所以多年来在专利领域的突出执业表现和出众的团队实力获得“4A级专利代理机构”称号的表彰。国家知识产权局规划发展司刘菊芳副司长、北京市知识产权局汪洪局长、北京市知识产权局李钟副局长、北京市知识产权局专利管理处王德道处长、北京市知识产权局专利管理处党建新副处长、首都知识产权服务业协会李强会长、北京市专利代理人协会崔晓光会长等领导出席，首都知识产权服务业机构代表参加会议。崔晓光会长宣布了2016年度北京市优秀专利代理机构、优秀专利代理人名单和首批通过《专利代理机构等级评定规范》机构名单。金杜合伙人王茂华律师代表参会并领取荣誉证书。
Continue Reading 金杜获评“4A级专利代理机构”荣誉称号

作者：金杜律师事务所

2017年3月20日，广东粤财投资控股有限公司（以下简称“粤财控股”）、广东明阳风电产业集团有限公司（以下简称“明阳风电”）和中国铁路通信信号股份有限公司（以下简称“中国通号”）在广州召开广东粤财金融租赁股份有限公司（以下简称“粤财金租”）创立大会。粤财控股、明阳风电和中国通号在金杜律师事务所的协助下，成功获得中国银监会批复（银监复[2016]449号），同意其在南沙自贸区筹建粤财金租，注册资本10亿元人民币。至此，粤财金租成为广东四家金融租赁公司之一。
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By King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised  Xinhu (BVI) Holding Company Limited as its US and PRC counsel on its US$700 million 6.00% guaranteed senior notes issuance due 2020, which is guaranteed by Xinhu Zhongbao Co., Ltd (Xinhu Zhongbao). The transaction marks the largest initial issuance of a high yield bond by a PRC company since January 2013, according to the Bloomberg database.
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作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons2017年2月，金杜律师事务所宣布2017年新晋升一批合伙人和顾问。这些新合伙人和顾问的业务覆盖了银行与融资、证券、公司并购、资本市场、私募基金、知识产权、知识产权诉讼、商事诉讼、跨境争议解决、破产重组、劳动法等各个领域。随着金杜在人才培养和晋升等方面制度的不断优化，更多的优秀年轻律师加入到合伙人队伍中，他们不仅将进一步加强金杜的整体业务实力，还将成为金杜持续创新和探索新时代优质法律服务模式的有生力量。

February 2017, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) announced the newly promoted 20 outstanding lawyers  and counsel in China office. The new partners and counsels are from a broad range of practice areas, including banking and finance, securities, corporate and M&A, capital markets, PE & funds, IP, IP litigation, commercial disputes, cross-border dispute resolutions, restructuring & insolvency and employment. With the continuous optimization of the talent cultivation and promotion systems, KWM continues to have more excellent young lawyers joining its partnership. It is expected that the new partners will not only strengthen KWM’s overall business, but also help drive KWM to innovate and explore high quality service models in the new era.Continue Reading 2017开年晋升新合伙人，金杜中国团队实力持续稳步增强 King & Wood Mallesons continues to enhance its strength in China with new partner promotions announced at the beginning of 2017

作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

2017年3月3日，在《国际金融法律评论》2017年度亚洲颁奖典礼上，金杜律师事务所蝉联亚洲地区 “年度区域最佳律师事务所”大奖。除此之外，金杜还凭借在两项重大交易中提供的创新法律服务一举夺得另外两个重要奖项：“年度杰出股权交易奖—邮储银行香港IPO”和“年度杰出结构性融资及资产证券化交易奖—中国银行发行资产担保绿色债券”。邮储银行香港IPO项目由金杜合伙人周宁、柳思佳和苏峥负责，担任承销商中国法律顾问。中国银行发行资产担保绿色债券由金杜香港合伙人马绍基和金杜中国合伙人王军，栾剑琦共同负责，担任信托人的法律顾问。作为亚太地区知名法律媒体，《国际金融法律评论》亚洲大奖以突出的创新性和法律贡献为标志，每年评选出过去一年该区域最具创新性的法律团队以及交易。
Continue Reading 金杜蝉联《国际金融法律评论》 “年度区域最佳律师事务所” 大奖

作者：金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

2017年2月24日，在《商法》今天公布的2016年度卓越律所大奖榜单中，金杜律师事务所连续第四年蝉联卓越律所（中国）和卓越综合实力律所（中国所）两项大奖。除了该奖项之外，金杜还凭借在竞争及反垄断、反腐败及合规、银行及金融、争议解决、能源及自然资源、房地产投资及REIT基金、破产及重组、结构性融资及资产证券化、税务领域的卓越表现和积极的客户反馈，将这九个领域“卓越律所”大奖也全部收入囊中。

On 24 February 2017, China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) announced that King & Wood Mallesons (KWM)  won the Law Firm of the Year (China) and Best Overall PRC Law Firms awards for the 4th consecutive year. Additionally, KWM has been recognized for its market leading capability and expertise as the winner in nine categories, namely, competition & antitrust, anti-bribery & compliance, banking & finance, dispute resolution, energy & natural resources, real estate & REIT, restructuring & insolvency, structured finance & securitization, and taxation. 
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By King & Wood Mallesons

On 22 February 2017, Jack Wang, Head of Finance & Capital Markets at King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) won the title of Finance Lawyer of the Year at the fourth annual Asia Legal Awards Ceremony, hosted by The Asian Lawyer in association with China Law & Practice, The American Lawyer and Legal Week. Advised the joint lead managers by KWM, Geely’s $400M green bond, the Chinese auto industry’s first ever offshore green bonds issuance, was also named the Securities Deal of the Year: Debt, at the ceremony. As one of Asia’s most renowned ceremony for the legal elite, the Asia Legal Awards honor the best work in the region. Across its coverage of practice areas and disciplines, the Awards intend to identify the biggest and most important commercial legal matters that involved lawyers and law firms in Asia.
Continue Reading King & Wood Mallesons’ Partner Jack Wang wins Finance Lawyer of the Year by at Asia Legal Awards