Guantao partners Li Hongjiang and Lyu Yi named by CBLJ to “The A-List 2025-26: Growth Drivers”

On 12 January, 2026, the internationally renowned legal media China Business Law Journal (CBLJ) unveiled "The A-List 2025-26: Growth Drivers". Guantao partners Li Hongjiang and Lyu Yi were named to the list for their exceptional market performance.

Intellectual property

Li Hongjiang

Executive Partner, Guantao Beijing Office
Email: lihj@guantao.com

Mr. Li serves as Director of Guantao’s Intellectual Property Practice Committee. He is both a licensed lawyer and a patent attorney, and has been recognized as a National Leading Young Lawyer by the All China Lawyers Association. He currently serves as a part-time LL.M. supervisor at Peking University, China University of Political Science and Law, and Renmin University of China. He is also a legal advisory expert for Legal Daily, a member of the National Anti-Counterfeiting Expert Pool, and a former expert of the Supreme People’s Court Intellectual Property Case Guidance (Beijing) Base. Mr. Li studied at China University of Petroleum, Peking University Law School, and Chicago-Kent College of Law (United States), and previously worked at the China National Intellectual Property Administration. He has served as legal counsel to the 19th Asian Games and the World Internet Conference. In 2023, he was recognized as an Outstanding CPC Lawyer in Beijing. He currently serves as Vice Director of the Patent Law Committee of the 12th Beijing Lawyers Association and Director of the Intellectual Property Research Committee of the 4th Beijing Xicheng District Lawyers Association. Widely regarded as an intellectual property problem-solving expert, Mr. Li has extensive experience in disputes relating to patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, and technology contracts. In 2024, he was named one of ALB’s “Top 15 Intellectual Property Litigators in China.” He has also received multiple honors, including recognition as an Outstanding Public Service Lawyer in Beijing’s Xicheng District (2019–2022), Outstanding CPC Lawyer at both district and municipal levels (2021–2023), and one of China’s “Top 10 Patent Lawyers” and later “Top 10 IP Litigation Lawyers” by the Strong Nation Intellectual Property Forum. In 2017, he provided expert advisory opinions to the General Office of the State Council on combating infringement and counterfeiting. He has been recommended by major international legal directories including Chambers, ALB, China Business Law Journal, The Legal 500, and Managing IP.

Dispute resolution (Domestic)

Lyu Yi

Partner, Guantao Shanghai Office

Email：lvyi@guantao.com

Mr. Lyu serves as a part-time legal advisor to the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization. He is a Standing Committee Member of the 14th and 15th Hongkou District Committees of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He is also a visiting professor for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Tongji University School of Economics and Management, a postgraduate supervisor at East China University of Political Science and Law, and an arbitrator at the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. Mr. Lyu focuses primarily on dispute resolution in major commercial and administrative matters. With more than 20 years of practice experience, he has consistently provided high-quality and efficient legal services to clients. He has been recognized as a Third Oriental Great Lawyer and ranked as a “Senior Statesperson” in Dispute Resolution: Litigation in the Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2025 (ranked for four consecutive years). He has also been named among ALB’s “Top 15 Litigators in China.” Mr. Lyu has handled more than 1,000 cases. His clients include numerous Fortune Global 500 companies, such as ZF Group, Siemens, H&M, Accor Group, Asia Pulp & Paper, DSM, China National Petroleum Corporation, State Grid Corporation of China, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, China Baowu Steel Group, Sinochem International, Shanghai Tobacco Group, and Sino-French Water.

China Business Law Journal conducts extensive market research to identify the most recommended private-practice lawyers in China’s legal market. The “Growth Drivers” list highlights lawyers who demonstrate strong professional performance within their respective practice and industry sectors, recognizing leading practitioners from both domestic and international law firms who are highly regarded by clients and peers for their leadership and market contribution.