Press Release

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 Highlights Cooley

January 27, 2022

Beijing and Shanghai – January 27, 2022 – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 has recognized Cooley practices across China, highlighting the firm’s investment funds, life sciences and healthcare, and private equity practices as leading practice groups. Partner Christina Zhang was recommended as a leading individual, while Jingyi Xu was highlighted as a next generation partner.


The following Cooley practices and lawyers were ranked in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022:

Leading Practice Groups

Investment Funds: Foreign Firms – China
Healthcare and Life Sciences: Foreign Firms – China
Private Equity: Foreign Firms – China

Leading Individual

Christina Zhang – China

Next Generation Partner

Jingyi Xu – China


Cooley represents a growing number of Asia’s most innovative and dynamic tech and life sciences companies, advising at all stages of their life cycle, from formation through financings and exits. Among all international law firms practicing in China, Cooley has one of the largest offshore fund formation teams resident in mainland China, offering the deepest experience and greatest reach and depth for China venture capital fund formation – especially VC firms focused on early and growth stages. Cooley’s Asia team frequently works with emerging companies prior to company formation and through the full evolution of a startup’s life. Their in-depth subject matter knowledge and transactional prowess enables the firm to handle a raft of corporate, finance, licensing, M&A and capital markets work for international and Asia-based life sciences entities engaged in inbound and outbound services.

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