Hwuason was ranked first in the 2017 Legal 500 list in the practice area of "Tax".
Recently, the 2017 Legal 500 Asia-Pacific ranking, which has attracted much attention from the industry, has been released. The list covers 14 practice areas, including tax, antitrust/competition law, banking and finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution, labor law, intellectual property rights, private equity and venture capital, projects and energy, real estate and construction, maritime, TMT, WTO/international trade, and so on. The practice areas are as follows. Among them, in the field of "Taxation", China Tax, Junhe and King & Wood Mallesons are ranked as the first-class law firms.
The Legal 500 is recognized as one of the world's largest independent legal ratings organizations and has been in existence for 29 years. The Legal 500 rankings are conducted annually to provide objective evaluations and forecasts of the legal marketplace in each jurisdiction and are based on extensive research in each jurisdiction. The research covers law firms and collects feedback from 280,000 clients about their lawyers, and the rigorous rating criteria reflect the fact that the selected firms and lawyers are among the best in the field.
As the first specialized tax law firm in China, Hwuason Law Firm is a leader in China's tax law industry and has been invited as an expert representative to participate in the tax legislation work of the National People's Congress, the State Council, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation and other organs. The firm is unique in the industry for its in-depth work on tax law, outstanding professional ability, and the concept of win-win cooperation. Over the years, he has represented more than 1,200 difficult tax dispute cases and assisted taxpayers in maximizing their value.