The China-based research team of the international legal rating agency LEGALBAND hadspent more than half a year carefully studying the application materials submitted by various law firms and lawyers, and making a deep investigation into their clients and legal peers through many ways including but not limitedto telephone, combining with its long-term observation and insight into theChinese legal market, and therefore announced the 2018 LEGALBAND China Top LawFirm Rankings in May 9, 2018.

Cathay Associates Kejie wasrecognized as the 2018 LEGALBAND Top Tier Chinese Law Firm (M&A, OutboundInvestment, Investment Fund, PE and VC).

LEGALBAND is an international legal rating agency belonging to an international media company Accurate Media Group, with its headquarter located in Hong Kong and itsbranches in London, which is the only professional legal rating agency which has research teams based in China.