Watson & Band Again Leads Legal 500 Tier 1 Law Firm Billboard in IP Services Field
On November 9th, 2016, the world-renowned legal rankings institute The Legal 500 published the Asia-Pacific Regional Billboard for the year 2017. Watson & Band again appeared as a Tier 1 Law Firm in the IP services field. Due to its high recognition within the legal industry, this listing not only represents an honor, but also serves as an authoritative and reliable reference for clients seeking high-end legal services.
Founded in 1995, Watson & Band is a special featured Chinese partner law firm with a high-quality legal team providing extensive legal services. With offices in Beijing, Wuxi, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Harbin and Hong Kong, we are able to provide clients with direct and distinctive high-quality legal services. We provide legal services in various fields including intellectual property; corporate affairs and investment; contracts; finance; taxation; foreign trade; civil, criminal and administrative litigation and enforcement, and other fields. Among these services, intellectual property remains Watson & Band’s core service field. Our professionalism in the IP field has always been widely recognized among our clients and among foreign professional legal ranking institutes. Over the years Watson & Band has acted as a pacesetter in the intellectual property field, as confirmed by rankings issued by various professional legal magazines including Chambers, The Legal 500, Asialaw Profiles, WTR 1000 and IAM 1000.
Watson & Band’s professionalism is also well-known in the domestic market. In March 2016, following the award of the title “Outstanding National Law Firm for 2005-2007” in 2008, we were once again named “Outstanding National Law Firm for 2011-2014” by the All-China Lawyers Association (the “ACLA”), the highest honor for a Chinese law firm. In 2015, Watson & Band stood out from the 1,400 plus Shanghai law firms to win the honor “Outstanding Shanghai Law Firm for 2011-2015”.
The Legal 500, one of the world’s largest commonly recognized independent legal ranking institutes, is celebrating its 29th anniversary this year. The Legal 500 ranking, updated on an annual basis, provides objective assessments and forecasts for legal markets in various judicial regions, and it bases its rankings on extensive surveys within each of the judicial regions. The surveys cover various law firms and collect feedback opinions from 280,000 clients. Its rigorous ranking standard ensures that the recommended law firms and lawyers are stronger performers within the industry.