On January 13, 2023, Chambers and Partners, an international authoritative legal rating agency, released the "Chambers Greater China Region 2023". Anli was highly recommended in the field of corporate/commercial (Beijing) business. At the same time, partner Catherine Guo was highly recommended in the field of dispute resolution: litigation.

This is the fourth consecutive year that Anli has been honored in the Chambers, and it is the full recognition of Anli by clients and the industry. Partner of Anli, Catherine Guo, is ranked in the Dispute Resolution - Litigation field for the fourth year due to her excellent performance and good reputation among clients. In the future, Anli will continue to optimize its business layout, continue to promote the vertical cultivation and horizontal extension of legal services, and strive to bring more "all-round, in-depth and forward-looking" legal services to clients.

Ranked Area

corporate/commercial (Beijing)

Headquartered in Beijing, Anli Partners has offices in China’s major cities and Tokyo. The law firm has a team of experienced lawyers who have demonstrated tremendous strength in the fields of real estate, litigation and arbitration cases, and commercial dispute resolution. The team is increasingly active in cross-border investments and corporate compliance issues for domestic and multinational corporations.

Ranked lawyer

Catherine Guo

Dispute Resolution-Litigation

LL.B. from Beijing Foreign Studies University and LL.M. from Renmin University of China. Participator of The Lord Chancellor’s Training Scheme for Young Chinese Lawyers. She specializes in civil and commercial dispute resolution, international dispute resolution, and interlocked penal and civil cases.

Ms. Catherine Guo had worked as a journalist for the Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television (CCTV) for 10 years. After becoming a professional lawyer, she has served as a legal consultant for intergovernmental international organizations and many Fortune 500 multinational companies and has undertaken a large number of complex civil and commercial litigation cases. Catherine’s superb trial skills, excellent negotiation skills, and powerful methods of persuasion help her gain widespread recognition from clients. Catherine has outstanding achievements in the field of civil and commercial dispute resolution and foreign criminal litigation. Many cases she represented, such as “the world's first case of driver’s death caused by automatic driving”, have cutting-edge reference value in the industry.

In addition to being listed in Chambers Global and Chambers Asia Pacific for four consecutive years, Catherine also won the Asian Legal Business (ALB)’s Top 15 Litigators of The Year 2022 and was ranked in LEGALBAND’s Top 15 Litigators of The Year 2021.

Chambers, established in London in 1990, is an international leading legal rating agency. Its research could cover the legal service markets in nearly 200 countries around the world. Through a rigorous research and evaluation system, Chambers identifies and rates world-renowned law firms and top lawyers in various legal fields. The table is one of the most reliable and authoritative references for clients seeking high-end legal services in the world and is widely regarded as the benchmark of the industry.

About Anli

As one of the “National Outstanding Law Firms” (awarded by the Ministry of Justice of China), Anli Partners continues to thrive in recent years. Anli has been recognized as “Beijing Outstanding Law Firm” by the Beijing Lawyers Association for seven consecutive years (2012-2018), shortlisted as “Beijing Law Firm of the Year” by Asian Legal Business (ALB) for two consecutive years (2021-2022), ranked among “ALB China's Fastest Growing Firms” for two consecutive years (2018-2019), rated as “2021 LEGALBAND Special Recognition: Top 20 Most Attractive Law Firms”, and honored as "2020 Notable Achievers" by China Business Law Journal (CBLJ). Over these years, Anli has been highly recommended by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, Asialaw, and Benchmark in the fields of dispute resolution, real estate, cyber security and data protection, construction engineering, infrastructure and project financing, labor and employment, media and entertainment, finance and corporate, energy and natural resources, bankruptcy and restructuring, antitrust and competition law. 

Furthermore, Anli Partners is not only committed to professionalizing the firm and improving its service system but also dedicated to taking its corporate social responsibility. Anli has been awarded the honor of “2021 Pro-Bono Achievers” by CBLJ, shortlisted for “2021 Pro Bono, CSR, Diversity, Transformation and Economic Empowerment Award of the Year” by China Law & Practice and “2022 Asian Pro Bono Initiative of the Year” by The Asian Lawyer.