Inaugural “Shanghai Brand” Boutique Law Firm (2024)

Advanced Collective of the Shanghai Judicial Administration System (2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011)

Advanced Collective of the Hongkou District Judicial Administration System (2009 and 2010)

Outstanding Law Firm for Integrity and Service in the Hongkou District Judicial Administration System (2013)

Civilized Unit of Hongkou District (2005–2006, 2017–2018 and 2019–2020)

Advanced Primary-Level Party Organization of Hongkou District (2007 and 2021)

Outstanding Pro Bono Case in China’s Legal Profession (2017–2020)

Advanced Collective of the Shanghai Legal Profession in the Fight Against COVID-19 (2021)

Law Firm Member of the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII)

Institutional Member of the Estate Administrator Expert Panels maintained by the Shanghai Zhangjiang, Xinhongqiao and Hongkou Notary Public Offices

Tier-1 Bankruptcy Administrator jointly designated by the Shanghai High People’s Court and the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice (first designated in 2022)

Brokerage Agency Accredited by Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange Co., Ltd.

Accredited Professional Service Provider for the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Equity Exchange

Accredited Professional Service Provider for the Share Transfer System of the Shanghai Equity Exchange

Member of the inaugural panel of corporate restructuring advisers at the North Bund Enterprise Out-of-Court Restructuring Center

Tier-1 Bankruptcy Administrator jointly redesignated by the Shanghai High People’s Court and the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice (2025)

Tier-2 Bankruptcy Administrator for Zhengzhou designated by the Henan High People’s Court (Zhengzhou Office; appointed in 2025)

Included in the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau’s Directory of Professional Service Providers for Estate Administration (Law Firms)

Chambers and Partners
2026: Ranked in Corporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms), Chambers Greater China Region 2026
2019: Ranked in Corporate/Commercial: Shanghai (PRC Firms), Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019

IFLR1000
2026: Ranked “Notable” for Restructuring and Insolvency in Shanghai

Asian Legal Business (ALB)
2026: Finalist in two categories at the ALB China Regional Law Awards 2026: East China:
Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year: East China – Local
Real Estate & Construction Law Firm of the Year: East China – Local
2025: Finalist, Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year: East China – Local
2024: Finalist, Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firm of the Year: East China – Local

LegalOne
2025: LegalOne Yangtze River Delta Special Awards – Outstanding Full-Service Law Firms

Lexpress
2026: Brand Influence Law Firm of the Year – Bankruptcy
2025: Brand Influence Law Firm – Corporate and Commercial (East China); Top 30 Rising Law Firm Brands; Outbound Legal Services Brand Law Firm; Outstanding Employer Brand Law Firm
2024: Top 100 Law Firms for Outstanding Brand Influence; Outstanding Social Responsibility Brand Law Firm; Brand Influence Law Firm – Dispute Resolution; Brand Influence Law Firm – Bankruptcy
2023: Top 100 Law Firms for Outstanding Brand Influence; Outstanding Employer Brand Law Firm; Outstanding Social Responsibility Brand Law Firm; Brand Law Firm – Employment Legal Services
2022: Listed in the Guide to Outstanding Brand Influence of Law Firms (2022); Cultural Brand Influence Award

WUPO
2025: WUPO Annual List for Reshaping the Value of Distressed Enterprises in China – Top 100 Outstanding Service Providers
2024: WUPO Top 100 Outstanding Service Providers for Reshaping the Value of Distressed Enterprises in China

China Business Law Journal
2025 Deals of the Year — two matters recognized in:
Liquidation, Bankruptcy and Restructuring & Domestic Dispute Resolution

Three cases selected for Selected Bankruptcy Practice Cases of the Shanghai Bankruptcy Court (2019–2024) (2025)

Lexpress Benchmark Cases of the Year
2025: Construction and Real Estate; Bankruptcy Law
2024: Dispute Resolution – Arbitration

Cases handled by Everbright were named among the Shanghai Bankruptcy Court’s Annual Top 10 Cases of Outstanding Administrator Performance for three consecutive years (2020–2022)

Four cases were selected as Annual Representative Cases by the Shanghai Bankruptcy Court, including one also selected as a Representative Case Marking the Court’s Third Anniversary (2021–2022)

Three cases were recognized by the Shanghai Association of Bankruptcy Administrators as Representative Cases in Bankruptcy Administrator Practice (2020 and 2023)

One matter was selected by the Supreme People's Court as one of the ten Influential Cases of Internet Judiciary in China. (2019)