On March 4, 2026, China Business Law Journal, a renowned international legal media, officially announced the winners of its 2025 Outstanding Deals Awards.
BZW Law Firm has been awarded in the field of cross-border dispute resolution for its professional strength, innovation and excellent services in major commercial transactions, which once again demonstrates BZW’s leading position and market recognition in high-end commercial legal services.
Award-Winning Transaction Review
Introduction to the Legal Team
Beijing Office Partner & Director Wu Ge
Attorney Wu Ge is a Member of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Executive Vice President of the Case Law Research Association of the China Law Society, Member of the 3rd Council of the China Criminal Law Society, Supervisor of the 5th Council of the China Disabled Persons’ Welfare Foundation, and Standing Director of the 5th Council of the China Overseas Friendship Association.
He is a Juris Master supervisor at Peking University, Tsinghua University and Renmin University of China Law Schools, and was awarded the title of the first session of “National Outstanding Lawyer”.
As the initiator of the Influential Litigation Selection, he advocates promoting the rule of law through individual cases and actively participates in various social rule-of-law activities.
Practice Areas: Corporate law, finance, administrative litigation, etc.
Beijing Office Partner & Chairman of the Executive Committee Bai Xiao
Attorney Bai Xiao has an interdisciplinary academic background. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Tsinghua University, she successively obtained her Juris Doctor and Master of Laws in International Arbitration from Chicago-Kent College of Law and the University of Chicago Law School.
Admitted to the Illinois State Bar in 2009, she previously worked as a trial lawyer in patent litigation at Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Chicago.
With her engineering background, she provides advice on various transactions involving technology transfer, licensing and other strategic developments.
She has rich experience in resolving foreign-related disputes and integrates the legal knowledge of civil law and common law systems. She is proficient in litigation and arbitration, and excels in formulating precise and effective solutions for clients through mediation, negotiation and other means to maximize their interests.
She has long focused on cross-border commercial legal services, with a good command of international legal rules and procedures. She can coordinate legal differences among different countries and provide seamless cross-border legal services.
She serves as perennial legal counsel for many large enterprises, providing comprehensive legal support for international clients entering the Chinese market and Chinese clients expanding overseas.
Shenzhen Office Partner Wang Zhiwei
Attorney Wang Zhiwei is currently Director of the Securities and Capital Markets Committee of BZW Law Firm and Director of the Capital Markets Committee of BZW Shenzhen Office.
He has led the IPO projects of Jingce Electronics (300567), Haoshanghao (001298) and many other enterprises, as well as a number of special legal service projects including M&A and restructuring (cross-border included) for state-owned enterprise groups, listed and unlisted companies.
Beijing Office Practicing Lawyer Wu Zedong
Attorney Wu Zedong is Secretary-General of the Capital Markets Dispute Resolution & Securities Compliance Research Center of BZW Law Firm. His practice focuses on M&A and restructuring, securities compliance, investment and financing.
As a signing or principal lawyer, he has represented listed companies and their senior executives in statements, pleadings and administrative reconsideration applications in several cases where they were penalized by the CSRC and its local agencies for illegal acts such as financial fraud and insider trading.
In M&A, restructuring and investment & financing, he was the principal lawyer for Yitai B-Share’s tender offer for ST Xinchao; he participated in multiple debt restructuring and asset restructuring projects of listed companies with a total value of over RMB 10 billion; he led a number of projects for China Development Bank including sanction compliance, comprehensive credit and debt restructuring, covering more than a dozen countries with a total value of over RMB 10 billion.
He graduated from Northwestern University (US) and Beijing Normal University Law School, and holds lawyer qualifications in China and New York State, USA.
Beijing Office Practicing Lawyer Huo Jiaorong
Attorney Huo Jiaorong graduated from the University of Southern California, focusing on international commercial arbitration, cross-border dispute resolution and corporate commercial matters.
She has rich experience in representing clients in major international arbitration institutions including HKIAC, ICC and CIETAC. She specializes in complex investment, financing and equity repurchase (bet-on agreement) disputes involving VIE structures, and has practical capabilities in handling international trade disputes and assisting clients in the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in overseas jurisdictions such as the United States.
She also has practical experience in cross-border M&A, sanction compliance, investment and financing (PE/VC/IPO) and corporate governance.
China Business Law Journal is a leading bilingual legal media in the international market, providing practical legal advice and in-depth analysis for decision-makers engaged in China’s cross-border investment, corporate legal counsels and Chinese and foreign lawyers.
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Beijing, BZW Law Firm is a large comprehensive law firm. Since its establishment, BZW has adhered to the spirit and cultural philosophy of “Impartiality & Excellence, Erudition & Insight”, the firm-running principles of “Talent, Democracy, Institution and Steady Progress”, and the “Four Modernizations” vision of digitalization, specialization, internationalization and scaling-up.
It has been ranked among ALB (Asian Legal Business) China’s Top 30 Largest Law Firms for eight consecutive years. Many of its lawyers and experts have been listed in Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Legalband and other rankings.
At present, BZW has set up 30 branches in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhengzhou, Haikou, Nanning, Jinan, Xi’an, Yinchuan, Hangzhou, Changsha, Tianjin, Wuhan, Hefei, Chongqing, Xiamen, Guiyang, Yantai, Kunming, Suzhou, Beijing Changping, Foshan, Taiyuan, Nanjing, Dongying, Urumqi, Beijing Shunyi, Shijiazhuang, Xinyang, Hong Kong and New Zealand. With more than 2,500 elite professionals, it provides legal services for many top 100 enterprises in China and the world.
