CHINA Law and Practice Contributed by: Liu Cheng, Li Yumeng, Ye Hongtao and Jiang Hanxue, King & Wood
King & Wood is an international law firm headquar - tered in Asia. As a firm practising in key jurisdictions, including the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, the USA and Canada, King & Wood boasts considerable scale and advantageous legal resourc - es in the world’s most dynamic economic regions. Adhering to a development strategy of specialised division of labour and industry focus, as well as the spirit of teamwork, King & Wood provides clients with comprehensive, one-stop legal services in China and
across the globe to meet their diverse needs. In Chi - na, the firm delivers leading legal services across a full spectrum of practice areas and is home to preem - inent practitioners in all these fields. King & Wood has extensive expertise across a wide range of indus - tries, such as financial services, fintech, international funds, private equity investment, energy, resources and infrastructure, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, entertainment, media and hi-tech, the internet and artificial intelligence. sectors including hi-tech, the internet, pharmaceuticals, automotive, energy, finance and manufacturing. Ye Hongtao is an associate at King & Wood. His practice focuses on antitrust and competition law and M&A transactions. He assists clients in submitting merger filings to the SAMR within the PRC and across jurisdictions, including a number of multinational companies, domestic and overseas listed companies, domestic SOEs and private enterprises in the real estate, chemical and automobile industries. He also assists clients in responding to antitrust investigations, provides antitrust compliance training and compliance counselling, and advises clients on relevant arrangements in the context of daily operations and business co-operation.
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Liu Cheng is a partner in the corporate group at King & Wood. His main areas of practice include antitrust and competition law, cross- border M&A and corporate investment, and international trade.
Mr Liu regularly advises clients on Chinese antitrust and competition matters, and provides advice on antitrust compliance. He also advises clients on dealing with antitrust investigations. Mr Liu was ranked as a leading lawyer in competition/antitrust by the Chambers Greater China Region guide in 2026. Mr Liu also served as the competition law expert at Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation and Hubei Province Administration for Market Regulation.
Li Yumeng (Audrey) is a partner in the corporate group at King & Wood. Her main areas of practice include antitrust and competition law, national security review and other government regulatory matters. Audrey regularly
Jiang Hanxue is an associate at King & Wood. Her main areas of practice are competition law, M&A
advises multinational and Chinese clients on antitrust and anti-unfair competition matters. She represents clients in merger filings before regulatory authorities in China, and assists with obtaining approvals in the EU, the USA and other Asian countries. Audrey has represented clients in high- profile antitrust investigations and litigation and was ranked as an up-and-coming individual in competition/antitrust by the Chambers Greater China Region guide in 2026. Her clients span
transactions and general corporate matters. She has been involved in multiple projects, assisting leading companies in the automobile, real estate, renewable energy, machinery, consumer product, pharmaceutical, and private equity industries in their antitrust matters, including merger filings for both domestic and foreign transactions.
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