Dacheng’s Honors—Since its inception, Dacheng has consistently been at the forefront of the industry’s development. On January 1, 1994, the “China’s Legal Highlights” column in the *Rule of Law Daily* reported that Dacheng was the largest partnership law firm in China at the time; in 1998, Dacheng was recognized by the Ministry of Justice as one of the first batch of “Ministry-Level Model Law Firms” nationwide; and in 2005, it was named a “Nationally Outstanding Law Firm” in the first evaluation conducted by the All-China Lawyers Association. Since then, Dacheng has been repeatedly honored as a “Nationally Outstanding Law Firm” and a “Beijing Outstanding Law Firm,” among other accolades.

Dacheng’s branch offices across the country have consistently led the industry and achieved remarkable results. In 2021, Dacheng’s Kunming, Shenyang, and Nantong branch offices were awarded the title of “National Outstanding Law Firm” by the Ministry of Justice; Party organizations at several branch offices were successively honored as “Advanced Grassroots Party Organizations in the National Legal Profession” by the Party Committee of the National Legal Profession; and some branch offices received honors such as “National Civilized Unit” and “Advanced Collective in National Public Legal Services.”

Thanks to its advanced management structure, scientific institutional framework, and professional operational model, Dacheng has consistently improved its ranking and appearance rates in various ratings and awards by legal industry media and organizations. The firm ranks among the top in terms of both professional and industry recognition, reflecting the high regard in which the industry and clients hold Dacheng’s professional capabilities, service standards, and quality benchmarks. Over the past three years, Dacheng has had 53 practice areas and 510 individuals listed in the Chambers Guides, with 28 practice areas/regions and 589 individuals featured in the The Legal 500, while also receiving numerous awards in firm and practice area rankings, as well as individual lawyer selections, published by industry rating agencies such as Asian Legal Business, China Business Law Journal, LEGALBAND, IFLR1000, asialaw Profiles, Benchmark Litigation, China Law and Practice, Who’s Who Legal, reflecting the industry’s and clients’ high recognition of Dacheng’s professional capabilities, service standards, and quality.

Dacheng Law Firm—Dacheng now has a total staff of over 10,000, including more than 9,000 practicing attorneys.

Many of Dacheng’s attorneys are graduates of renowned law schools both in China and abroad; a significant number hold degrees from top-tier law schools in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, South Korea, and other countries, and have gained professional experience at internationally renowned law firms. A considerable number of attorneys also possess professional backgrounds in accounting, taxation, finance, international trade, construction engineering, business administration, and other fields.

In the area of cross-border legal services, Dacheng Law Firm not only offers the advantage of providing services in English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Mongolian, but its professional capabilities are also highly recognized within the industry. In the Ministry of Justice’s first batch of the “National Pool of 1,000 Foreign-Related Legal Professionals” in 2019, 57 lawyers from Dacheng were selected, making it the single law firm with the highest number of selections in the country. In the “Foreign-Related Legal Professionals Pool” announced by the Beijing Lawyers Association, 68 lawyers from Dacheng were also selected, ranking first among all law firms in Beijing.

Dacheng’s Practice Areas—As a large, full-service law firm, Dacheng’s legal services span a wide range of areas, including litigation and non-litigation matters. Specialization is the cornerstone of Dacheng’s continued leadership in the industry. Through years of specialization reforms, innovation, and practical experience, Dacheng’s division of labor and team-based approach have become more precise and pragmatic, effectively ensuring the high standards and quality of its services.

Whether in traditional legal services or emerging practice areas—such as corporate and M&A restructuring, compliance and risk management, government public policy and state-owned asset supervision, labor and human resources, cross-border investment and trade, bankruptcy reorganization and liquidation, dispute resolution, criminal law, real estate and energy, capital markets, finance, intellectual property, and technology innovation—Dacheng has consistently been one of the leading law firms at the forefront of these fields.

Dacheng Law Offices—Dacheng was one of the first law firms in China to adopt a strategy of large-scale development. In 2004, Dacheng launched its first five-year development plan; in 2007, it took the lead in initiating a strategy to build a global legal services network, becoming a pioneer and driving force behind the large-scale development of Chinese law firms.

Within China, in addition to covering provincial capitals, Dacheng has actively established branch offices in economically developed regions such as the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, as well as in coastal open cities, based on considerations including economic development, industry distribution, and legal needs. Currently, in addition to its Beijing headquarters, Dacheng operates more than 50 branch offices across China, making it the first law firm in the country to provide services covering all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government. This comprehensive network not only meets clients’ needs for multi-location coordination and efficient collaboration but also drives the development and enhancement of Dacheng’s service platform.

Internationally, as China’s economy continues to grow rapidly and Chinese companies expand globally, Dacheng has established a strategic partnership with Dentons, the world’s largest international law firm. Leveraging Dentons’ scale—with over 160 offices across more than 80 countries and regions—and its ability to deliver high-quality, localized services worldwide, we have truly realized the concept of “global resources, local wisdom.” We provide seamless, integrated global and localized legal services to support Chinese enterprises in their international expansion, while also offering comprehensive legal protection for the overseas interests of the Chinese government, enterprises, and citizens.

In addition, Dacheng is a member of the Nextlaw Referral Network, the world’s largest legal services referral network, which comprises over 350 high-quality law firms across more than 185 countries, covering over 90% of the world’s countries and jurisdictions. Building on Dacheng’s preferred partnership with Dentons and leveraging the Nextlaw Referral Network as a valuable supplement, Dacheng’s lawyers are able to provide domestic and international clients with convenient, efficient, and high-quality legal services worldwide.