On February 12, 2026, Chambers and Partners, the internationally renowned legal research and ranking organization, officially released the Chambers Global Guide 2026. Leveraging its outstanding professional performance in core practice areas, Kingland Partners was ranked in both Corporate/M&A and Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment, fully demonstrating the firm’s comprehensive strength and depth of expertise. At the same time, Partners Lin Huawei and Daniel Mao were individually recognized, with Founding Partner Lin Huawei once again being named an Eminent Practitioner for his long-standing excellence and broad market influence in the Corporate/M&A field.
Kingland Partners has consistently adhered to a client-centric development philosophy. Through a highly agile organizational structure and a lean, pragmatic operating model, the firm responds precisely to corporate clients’ evolving demands for efficiency, certainty, and professional quality in today’s complex economic environment. By building a highly collaborative, organically integrated team and breaking down traditional hierarchical barriers, the firm enables its lawyers to engage more directly with the market and work in close coordination. This approach enhances overall service efficiency while maintaining robust risk control and service quality. Guided by the principles of “professional density” and “collaborative efficiency,” Kingland Partners has rapidly established a strong presence across its core practice areas and continues to earn positive feedback and long-term trust from clients.
Recognized Practice Areas
Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)
Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment (PRC Firms)
Recognized Lawyers
Huawei LIN, Founding Partner
Corporate/M&A（PRC Firms）
Eminent Practitioners
Lin Huawei has over 30 years of distinguished legal experience and has long focused on investment, mergers and acquisitions, and complex transactions, having led and participated in numerous landmark deals with significant industry impact. His comprehensive capabilities in transaction structuring, commercial judgment, and risk management have consistently received high recognition from clients and the market, and he has been recommended and honored by multiple leading international legal rankings for many consecutive years.
Daniel Mao, Founding Partner
Corporate/M&A（PRC Firms）
Daniel Mao has extensive experience in M&A, fund formation, equity investment, and asset management, and has long represented leading domestic and international investment institutions and industrial capital in complex transactions across a wide range of sectors, including life sciences, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, real estate, eldercare, and consumer industries. His professional judgment and execution capabilities are widely acknowledged by the market.
Chambers and Partners is a globally leading legal research and analysis organization headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Since 1969, it has been identifying and ranking leading law firms and legal professionals across various practice areas worldwide. Renowned for its rigorous research methodology and impartial evaluation system, Chambers has become one of the most trusted references for clients seeking high-end legal services and is widely regarded as a benchmark within the legal profession.
