The China-based research team ofthe international legal rating agency LEGALBAND had spent more than half a year carefully studying the application materials submitted by various law firms andlawyers, and making a deep investigation into the feedback provided by theirclients, peers and other research materials, combining with its long-term observation and insight into the Chinese legal market, and therefore announced the 2017 LEGALBAND China Top Law Firm Rankings on April 18, 2017.

Cathay Associates Kejie was recognizedas the 2017 LEGALBAND Top Tier Chinese Law Firm (M&A, Outbound Investment,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 its branches in London, which is the only professional legal rating agency whichhas research teams based in China.