In April 2016, international legal ranking agency LEGALBAND released its 2016 LEGALBAND China Leading Individuals list. 15 Dentons China Region lawyers were ranked in nine practice areas. These practices areas included employment law, energy and natural resources, investment funds, outbound investment, real estate and construction, securities and capital markets, securitization and derivatives, shipping, and wealth management and private client.
 
LEGALBAND is an international legal ranking agency owned by international media company Accurate Media. It is the only such agency with locally based research teams in China. The agency ranks law firms and individuals from more than 30 Asia Pacific countries and regions. The list of top Chinese lawyers was based on client feedback, peer evaluation, and in-depth research and categorized and assessed lawyers in more than 20 practice areas according to international conventions. The list carried authority and worldwide influence.

Lawyers ranked by LEGALBAND are:
Employment Law:
Zhang Lijie (Band 3)
Energy and Natural Resources:
Li Xiao Feng, Yang Guisheng (Band 3)
Investment Funds:
Li Shoushuang (Band 1)
Yuan Yuan (Band 2)
Outbound Investment:
Yang Guisheng (Band 3)
Real Estate and Construction:
Chen Ling (Band 2)
Yuan Huazhi (Band 3)
Securities and Capital Markets:
Wang Hanqi (Band 2)
Lin Jing (Band 3)
Securitization and Derivatives:
Guo Qing, Liu Haiping (Band 2)
Shipping:
Chen Weidong, Li Yingchun (Band 3)
Wealth Management and Private Client:
Wang Fang (Band 1)