2020年4月8日，《商法》杂志（China Business Law Journal）公布了2020年卓越律所大奖名单，并介绍了各业务领域获奖律所的出色表现。
以下为反贿赂及反腐败、企业合规和隐私及数据保护领域获奖榜单（节选自《商法》杂志）。
反贿赂及反腐败
安理律师事务所刑民交叉团队负责人郑传锴，专注于为客户提供以刑事业务为核心的综合法律服务，曾为众多国有企业、外资企业、上市公司提供反贿赂及反腐败咨询。安理所曾协助其客户发现和梳理其项目负责人实施腐败行为的犯罪线索并成功报案。
汇业律师事务所去年为世界500强企业、大型跨国集团、知名外资企业、大型国有集团以及在行业内领先的民营企业提供反贿赂和反腐败方面的法律服务，完成多件大型合规项目。汇业所在世界各地新设立了八个办公室，积极引进人才组成专业团队，重点推进大型零售、新能源汽车、医疗器械等专业领域的服务。
在中国，金杜律师事务所是为数不多的拥有专门致力于公司调查和反腐败团队的的律所之一。金杜所与跨国和国内客户合作，处理民事和刑事反贿赂案件和内部调查。2019年，它代表不同客户处理《美国反海外腐败法》所指控的违法行为以及多项反贿赂执法。
奋迅贝克·麦坚时律师事务所在青岛市市北区人民法院一审涉及预订服务合同纠纷的诉讼案中，代表被告（一家领先的在线住宿服务平台提供商）进行民事诉讼，使得原告最终撤回了申诉，这是奋迅贝克·麦坚时代表该公司在中国法院成功处理的第二起案件。
招商局工业集团总经理室法律顾问段明仁表示：奋迅贝克·麦坚时“能将国际的实践与中国企业实情结合起来，为中国企业提供高效的专业服务，在较短的时间内提高了企业的合规能力。”
高博金律师事务所团队由前美国司法部检察官Wade Weems领导，常为含有外资并需应对美国政府调查的中国公司提供服务。例如，世界银行针对中国最大的国有企业之一中国机械工业建设集团在价值三亿美元的山东节能工程项目中的欺诈行为进行处罚，实行四年禁令。高博金为该企业建设执行禁令后独立合规监控提供法律建议。
Zheng Chuankai, the head for criminal and civil cases at Anli Partners, focuses on providing clients with comprehensive legal services on criminal cases. Zheng has provided anti-bribery and anti-corruption advice to many state-owned enterprises (SOEs), foreign-funded enterprises and listed companies. For example, Anli assisted a client in discovering and sorting out the criminal evidence of corruption acts committed by one of its project leaders, and successfully filed the case with the authorities.
Hui Ye Law Firm assisted Fortune 500 companies, foreign enterprises, large state-owned groups and leading private enterprises on anti-bribery and anti-corruption issues last year, among which nine were major compliance projects.
The firm set up eight new offices around the world last year, and is focusing on promoting services in industries such as large-scale retail, new-energy vehicles and medical devices.
King & Wood Mallesons is one of the few law firms in China with a team devoted specifically to corporate investigation and anti-corruption practice, according to the firm’s information. The firm has worked with multinational and domestic clients in civil and criminal anti-bribery cases and internal investigations. In 2019, it represented various clients to deal with alleged violations under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and multiple anti-bribery enforcements.
Baker McKenzie FenXun represented a leading online accommodation services provider as defendant in a litigation case in connection with disputes over booking service contracts before the Qingdao Shibei Court, and the plaintiff finally withdrew their complaint. This is the second case that Baker McKenzie FenXun has successfully handled on behalf of the company before China courts.
Baker McKenzie FenXun “can combine international practices with the realities of Chinese companies, provide efficient and professional services for Chinese enterprises and improve their corporate compliance in a short period of time,” says Duan Mingren, a legal counsel from the managing director’s office at China Merchants Industrial Holding.
Kobre & Kim’s team, led by former US Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor, Wade Weems, often advises Chinese companies with foreign interests, or that are involved in US government inquiries and enforcement actions. For example, the firm advised China Machinery, one of the largest SOEs, on the implementation of independent compliance monitoring after the World Bank imposed a four-year ban on the company for fraudulent practices in the US$300 million Shandong energy efficiency project.
原本律师事务所目前在企业合规领域为超过100 家的中外知名企业提供法律服务，客户包括：上海电气（集团）总公司、上海华谊（集团）公司、上海电缆研究所、上海虹桥国际机场公司等。原本所在2019年代表上海腾瑞制药集团，成功收购全球领先的医药集团勃林格殷格翰位于美国弗吉尼亚州的制药基地，组织境外尽职调查并协助完成美国海外投资国家安全审查。
中伦律师事务所的合规业务优势明显。尤其值得注意的是，该所在2019年为内蒙古国合电力搭建合规管理体系。该公司拟充分利用 “一带一路”相关政策支持，参与境外电力及相关能源项目投资、经营与管理。
该企业的法务表示：“[中伦所]在充分考量我公司机构设置和组织体系的基础上，真正实现了‘量体裁衣’，协助我公司打造符合公司业务实际和开拓境外市场需求的‘海外经营合规管理体系’。”
该公司还推荐中伦律师事务所的张国勋律师：“张律师在合规领域具有丰富的经验，在项目进行的过程中能与我公司保持紧密的联系，按照公司的实际需求，提供有针对性的合规法律服务。”
世强律师事务所的国际监管合规实践遍布全球，其中包括：出口控制、经济制裁、反洗钱、反腐败、移民和美国海外投资国家安全审查。世强所在中国的大部分资源被用于亚洲的反腐败和监管法律工作，包括合规咨询、交易协助和调查，以帮助企业应对中国复杂的监管和政治环境。
中国一家大型基金公司推荐了世强所的Ed Krauland和Brian Egan，表示他们“在经济制裁和出口管制领域经验丰富，在分析问题时思路清晰，能够结合实践给出中肯的建议”。而北京办公室的Susan Munro“熟悉金融机构的业务，能够和客户很好地沟通”。
通过2018年底合伙人Steve Grimes的调入以及2019年6月律师梁纯婷的加入，温斯顿律师事务所进一步巩固了其合规领域的专业实力。这一年，该所在中国处理了许多敏感的合规事务，其律师协助客户进行合规风险审计、制定全球和本地合规计划，以及对亚洲的公司交易和项目进行尽职调查分析。
Young-Ben Law Firm provided legal services to more than 100 well-known Chinese and foreign companies on corporate compliance. Its clients include Shanghai Electric, Shanghai Huayi, Shanghai Cable Research Institute, and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Company. Young-Ben advised Shanghai Tengrui Pharmaceutical Group in 2019 in its acquisition of Boehringer Ingelheim’s pharmaceutical base in the US. The firm conducted overseas due diligence and assisted in completing the US national security review of foreign investment.
Zhong Lun Law Firm has a strong compliance practice. Most notably, the firm built a compliance management system last year for Inner Mongolia Guohe Power, which aims to be a player in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects.
“Based on a thorough understanding of our company’s organizational structure and system, Zhong Lun assisted us to build a tailored overseas operation compliance management system that meets our requirements and the needs of developing overseas markets,” said an in-house counsel of a state-owned power company.
The client also recommends Zhang Guoxun of Zhong Lun. “Zhang has rich experience on compliance and can maintain close communication with our company during a project. He can also provide targeted legal services on compliance based on our actual needs.”
Steptoe & Johnson’s global international regulatory compliance practice includes export controls, economic sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, immigration, and Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) reviews. A significant part of Steptoe’s resources in China is dedicated to anti-corruption and regulatory legal work in Asia, including compliance counselling, transactional assistance and investigations. The firm helps companies to navigate the complex regulatory and political environment in China.
An executive from a large fund in China recommends Ed Krauland and Brian Egan of Steptoe & Johnson, who “have extensive experience in economic sanctions and export control, and have a clear mind when analyzing problems, and can give practical advice in combination with practice”. Clients also praised Susan Munro in the Beijing office, who “is familiar with the business of financial institutions and can communicate well with the clients”.
Winston & Strawn bolstered and further consolidated its compliance expertise following the relocation of partner Steve Grimes in late 2018, and the addition of associate Christy Leung in June 2019. The year saw the firm working on many sensitive compliance matters in China, with its lawyers assisting clients in conducting compliance risk audits, developing global and local compliance programmes, and due diligence analysis for corporate transactions and projects in Asia.
天达共和律师事务所为多家国际机构和企业提供了有关数据保护和隐私的法律服务，涉及人脸识别、个人信用和数据传输等问题。在一起罕见的商业秘密盗用刑事执行案件中，该所协助一家国际高科技工程集团组织了针对上海侵权者的突击搜查，没收了侵权材料和数以百计的侵权图纸。本案涉及金额一千万人民币。
元达律师事务所由于其提供的网络安全和数据合规性方面的针对性法律建议，受到了不同行业和法域客户的高度认可。2019年，元达所代表了一家国际顶级审计公司，参与了一宗有关中美贸易战和出口管制的案件，其中涉及了大量敏感数据，且该案件没有可以根据中国法律强制执行的先例。
鸿鹄律师事务所在2019年继续被客户委以重要的数据保护任务，特别是受《网络安全法》和去年发布的相关国家标准和法规影响的客户。该所还接到了大量就欧盟《通用数据保护条例》相关事项提出建议的项目。
该所近期为一家领先的香港航空公司提供有关其数据保护合规性计划的服务，并为一个发展迅速的在线旅行预订平台将业务扩展到香港和中国内地提供有关建议，其中涉及数据本地化、本地数据保护要求和数据传输问题。
斐石律师事务所在2019年继续为多家公司提供数据合规方面的法律服务。一位客户表示：“斐石所的律师……熟悉中国数据保护相关法律法规及国外（尤其是欧盟）数据保护相关法律法规。”
在斐石为厦门航空提供服务时，该所获得了厦航规划财务部涉外法务组主管陈鹭玲的赞赏：“斐石的律师团队，一方面在中国法和GDPR上都是专家，同时另一方面，他们也懂得我们航空行业，是将专业领域和行业的专业化结合的典范。”
East & Concord Partners has provided international organizations and enterprises with legal services on data protection and privacy, covering matters like face recognition, personal credit and data transfer. In a rare criminal enforcement case on the basis of trade secret misappropriation with an amount of RMB10 million, the firm assisted a high-tech and global engineering group by organizing raids against the infringer in Shanghai, which resulted in the seizure of infringing material as well as hundreds of infringing drawings.
MWE China maintains high recognition for its targeted legal advice and customized services regarding cybersecurity and data compliance to clients from various industries and jurisdictions. In 2019, MWE China represented a top international auditing firm in a high-profile Sino-US trade war and export control-related case, where a great deal of sensitive data was involved, and the case had no precedent for enforcement under China laws.
Bird & Bird continued to win significant data protection mandates in 2019, particularly for clients that were affected by the Cybersecurity Law and related national standards and regulations released last year. The firm also saw an increase in significant instructions advising implications of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Recently, the firm advised a leading airline in Hong Kong in relation to its data protection compliance programme, and a fast-growing online travel booking platform on business expansion into Hong Kong and China, relating to data localization, local data protection requirements and data transfer issues.
Fieldfisher provided legal services on data compliance to various companies in 2019. “Fieldfisher’s lawyers are familiar with data protection laws and regulations in China, as well as those of other countries, especially the EU,” says one client.
Chen Luling, who belongs to the legal team on cross-border affairs at Xiamen Airlines, one of Fieldfisher’s clients, says: “Fieldfisher is the expert in Chinese law, GDPR [the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation] and the aviation industry, they can combine practice areas and industries professionally.”
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