Rajah & Tann’s Excellence Recognised in the China Business Law Awards 2025

Two of Rajah & Tann’s leading lawyers have been recognised by China Business Law Journal: The A-List 2022 as elites in China’s legal market.

This year, Mark Cheng, Co-Head of China-Related Investment Dispute Resolution at Rajah & Tann Singapore, joins Linda Qiao, Head of the Shanghai Representative Office to be recognised as two of China’s Top 100 Lawyers (foreign lawyers). Their expertise and experience in advising on complex matters, offering unique insights, and defending clients’ rights and interests are what led them to achieve this recognition.

We are proud to be recognised in the China Business Law Awards 2025, presented by China Business Law Journal, for our outstanding work in:

  • Cross-border Arbitration
  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Media, Entertainment & Sports
  • Shipping

We are the only Southeast Asian law firm to be recognised across these categories. This also marks the second consecutive year we are highly recognised as an international firm in both the Construction & Infrastructure and Shipping categories.

Setting precedents in our expertise are two standout cases:

  •  Successfully obtained an emergency arbitration award from the SIAC in an ongoing complex disputes concerning a US$500 million coal-fired power project in Indonesia. This case, involving co-ordinated legal teams across China, Singapore and Indonesia, has become a model case for handling shareholder disputes in “Belt and Road” energy projects.
  •  Successfully represented the first oil and gas venture undertaken by a Chinese contractor in Vietnam, marking a significant breakthrough in China’s overseas energy engineering sector.

Our client from PowerChina Resources praised us for being “Masters of case strategy… exceptional execution capability… nearly all their case advancement strategies have been completed on schedule with high quality, fully demonstrating their rich experience in cross-border arbitration and precise execution capabilities.”

These recognitions are a testament to our capabilities to support multi-jurisdictional work and our dedication to working closely with our network firms across Rajah & Tann Asia.

The China Business Law Awards recognise outstanding firms in various practices and sectors through months of research and evaluation of law firm submissions as well as gathering of industry feedback.

Click to view the full awards list: https://law.asia/top-firms-china-2025/

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