Five lawyers from Dehehantong were selected for The first "The Legal 500 China Elite 2026" list

On November 19, 2025, The Legal 500, an internationally renowned Legal rating agency, released The 2026 The Legal 500 China Elite list. This list focuses on the individual ranking of lawyers, aiming to discover top lawyers in China's major economic centers. This selection mainly covers the two major cities of Beijing and Shanghai, concentrating on two core business areas: dispute resolution, corporate and mergers and acquisitions. Five lawyers from Dehehantong have made it to the list.

Lawyers Jiang Chun and Zhang Hengtong, founding partners of Dehehantong, and Lawyer Hou Jie, managing partner of The Shanghai office, were selected for the 2026 The Legal 500 China Elite Lawyers Dispute Resolution Lawyers List in Shanghai region. Lawyer Qiu Wenyu, The director of the Shanghai Management Committee of Dehehantong, and Lawyer Guo Xianhao, the managing partner of the Shanghai Office, were selected for the 2026 The Legal 500 China Elite Lawyers Shanghai Region Corporate and M&A Lawyers List.

Dispute resolution

Jiang Chun

Jiang Chun, the founding partner of Dehehantong, holds a master's degree in law from the Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. With over 20 years of practice, he has extensive experience in dispute resolution. The clients served include well-known large enterprise groups at home and abroad, covering industries such as finance, investment, real estate, hotels, manufacturing and higher education institutions. Appointed as an arbitrator by the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center), the Shanghai Arbitration Commission, the Central Asia International Court of Arbitration (CACIA), and over 40 arbitration institutions in Chongqing, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Shenyang, Nantong, Suzhou and other places Has received honors such as the ranking list of Chinese lawyers by Asialaw Profiles: Renowned Lawyer, and one of the top 100 practice elites in the field of dispute resolution by LegalOne.

Zhang Hengtong

Lawyer Zhang Hengtong, founding partner of Dehehantong, is an innovation scholar at Yale University. With over 15 years of legal service experience, he excels in commercial dispute resolution, government legal affairs, criminal legal risk prevention and relief, and serves as legal advisor for numerous government agencies, banks, state-owned enterprises, and listed companies. He is the legal advisor of the Xuhui District People's Government, a member of the 15th Xuhui District Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a legal expert of the Xuhui District Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Expert Think Tank, a special supervisor of the Xuhui District Urban Management Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau, the executive deputy director of the Social Construction Special Committee of the Xuhui District Association of Intellectuals, a top-notch talent of Xuhui District, Shanghai from 2018 to 2020, a Xuhui Guangqi Talent from 2022 to 2023, and a member of the National Development and Reform Commission of China Member of the expert Advisory Board of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, member of the 12th Council of the Shanghai Bar Association, case led by LegalOne Merits Remarkable (excellent).

Hou Jie

Lawyer Hou Jie, the managing partner of the Shanghai office of Dehehantong, has been practicing law for 30 years. He holds qualifications such as securities lawyer, bidding lawyer, independent director of listed companies, and fund industry qualification. He has provided legal support for dispute resolution to many large central and state-owned enterprises. He served as a representative of the 15th, 16th and 17th People's Congresses of Xuhui District, a member of the Xuhui District Government Legal Advisory Group, an enforcement supervisor of the Xuhui District Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and a specially invited supervisor of the Xuhui District People's Court. He was included in the Xuhui District Government's top-notch talent cultivation plan and was awarded the title of Advanced Individual in the Xuhui District Judicial Administrative System and one of the top 15 LegalOne client trusted lawyers. Honors such as government and public affairs, hosted cases rated by LegalOne Merits Exemplary (model).

Companies and mergers and acquisitions

Qiu Wenyu

Lawyer Qiu Wenyu, the director of the Shanghai Management Committee of Dehehantong, graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. With over 20 years of practice experience, he has been providing legal services to large enterprises and financial institutions for many years. Has been selected for The annual THE A-list Legal elite list of the international authoritative legal rating agency "China Business Law" for many times. Has been awarded as one of the TOP30 outstanding managers in the legal industry by LawNew Society, included in the list of the top 30 outstanding leading figures in the bankruptcy and special assets industry in China, and included in the list of lawyers in the bankruptcy reorganization field in Shanghai region of IFLR1000 China region The two cases hosted were respectively rated as LegalOne Merits Exemplary (Exemplary) and LegalOne Merits Remarkable (excellent).

Guo Xianhao

Lawyer Guo Xianhao, the managing partner of the Shanghai office of Dehehantong, graduated from East China University of Political Science and Law with a master's degree in law. He holds legal professional qualifications, securities investment advisory qualifications, and securities practice qualifications. Has rich project experience in the fields of securities and capital markets, investment and mergers and acquisitions, and commercial dispute resolution. Selected for the 2024-2025 Xuhui District Guangqi Talent Program, received honors such as the Brand Star in the Capital Market field of LawNewsociety: Craftsman Lawyer, and two cases led by him/her were rated as "outstanding" by LegalOne Merits Remarkable.

Field Introduction

The field of dispute resolution is an area where Dehehantong has a core competitive edge. The legal team not only has a profound legal foundation but also possesses multi-disciplinary knowledge. They can accurately grasp the business goals of clients, provide high-quality legal solutions, and help clients move forward steadily in complex business environments. They were once selected for the 2025 ALB China Dispute Resolution Business Ranking. List of Law New Society's "Premium Legal Service Brand Guide (2024) : Dispute Resolution Field" : Law Firms with Brand Influence in the Dispute Resolution Field in 2024; 2022 ALB East China International Trade Law Firm Awards - Local, etc., and several cases have been rated by LegalOne Merits.

Corporate and M&A fields are one of the core areas of Dehehantong. The team possesses rich professional knowledge and practical experience, capable of providing clients with personalized, comprehensive and precise legal services. It can also offer solutions to clients with forward-looking business insight and innovative thinking as its driving force. The main legal service scope and achievements cover non-litigation fields such as asset mergers and acquisitions, equity mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, investment, management and exit of equity investment funds, Series A/B/C investment and financing, IPO securities listing, as well as litigation fields such as investment and merger and acquisition disputes.

This award is both an affirmation and an encouragement for Dehehantong to adhere to its professional mission and continuously improve its business capabilities in the legal service market of dispute resolution, corporate and M&A fields. In the future, Dehehantong will continue to uphold the philosophy of "diligence, craftsmanship, and excellence", optimize service processes, and enhance service efficiency. With more refined professional expertise, more innovative service models, and a more rigorous professional attitude, it will meet the diverse and individualized legal needs of clients, adding impetus to the legal service industry.

The Legal 500 is an internationally renowned legal rating agency headquartered in the UK. Since its establishment in 1988, it has ranked and recommended law firms and lawyers in more than 150 jurisdictions around the world every year. Its selection takes into account multiple dimensions such as feedback from 300,000 global clients, application materials from law firms, interviews with general legal officers, and market observations by research teams. The rating results have a wide market influence in the industry. They not only provide important references for enterprises and individuals in choosing legal service providers but also continuously motivate law firms and lawyers to enhance their professional standards and service quality.