On November 6, 2025, Lexpress officially released its “Lexpress 2025 Power List: Top 20 Tax Lawyers.” Wang Daoping, Senior Counsel of Landing Law Offices and Deputy Director of the Customs, Finance, Tax and Government Affairs Department, was honored on the list in recognition of his profound expertise and broad influence in the field of tax legal services.

A thriving tax legal services market is not only a sign of healthy economic development, but also an important reflection of social progress, civility, and the rule of law. As a key bridge between the tax system and market participants, tax lawyers are playing an increasingly important role.

As the VAT Law is about to formally take effect, amendments to the Tax Collection and Administration Law continue to advance, and Golden Tax Phase IV is being fully implemented, tax regulation is moving from a “tax-by-invoice” model to a new stage of “tax-by-data” governance. At the same time, deep economic restructuring, active cross-border investment, and the emergence of new business models are making the challenges faced by enterprises in tax compliance, policy application, and dispute response ever more complex and diverse. Against this backdrop, the role of tax lawyers has evolved from that of traditional advisers into that of strategic partners: they must master not only tax law and administrative law, but also integrate finance, business, and international rules in order to deliver forward-looking, systematic, and high-value legal solutions for enterprises.

The “Lexpress 2025 Power List: Top 20 Tax Lawyers” was compiled through multidimensional evaluation, including application review, expert assessment, peer research, and client satisfaction surveys. It is designed to showcase the professional strength and service quality of outstanding lawyers in the tax field and to establish benchmark figures for the profession.

Selection Rationale

Attorney Wang Daoping is Senior Counsel of Landing Law Offices and Deputy Director of the Customs, Finance, Tax and Government Affairs Department. He holds professional qualifications including Certified Tax Agent and Accountant, was among the first group of legal talents cultivated within Shanghai’s tax system, and has nearly two decades of cross-sector experience spanning the tax authorities, a top-tier real estate group, and a well-known tax advisory firm. This distinctive “both sides of taxation” perspective gives him a deep understanding of both tax policy and business practice. As a principal contributor to the widely followed “Finance & Tax Commentary” public account, which has attracted millions of views, he has continuously shaped professional discourse while refining his sharp judgment and practical capabilities through nearly a thousand dispute matters. He has been invited many times by tax bureaus, bar associations, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Tongji University, Shanghai Trust, Industrial Securities, Minsheng Securities, Bank of Ningbo, Yonyou Group, Taikang Life, financing and investment associations, listed company associations, and hundreds of enterprises and institutions to deliver specialized training, and has published a large number of practical and commentary articles in media including China Tax News. In client work, Wang Daoping has demonstrated outstanding capability in tax planning and dispute resolution. His client base includes numerous listed companies and multinational enterprises, and he enjoys strong market recognition backed by several representative matters. These include securing tax incentives worth tens of millions of RMB for the restructuring and transfer of real estate assets under a listed company; assisting a foreign-invested enterprise in completing a transaction involving the indirect transfer of equity in a Chinese resident enterprise and successfully obtaining non-taxable treatment for a deal worth several hundred million RMB; and helping multiple enterprises respond to investigations concerning suspected acceptance of falsely issued VAT invoices, where precise policy analysis and professional communication enabled clients to maximize their interests and effectively mitigate legal risks. Characterized by an integrated “law + tax + finance” service model, Wang Daoping focuses on solutions that are commercially workable and implementation-ready, specializing in comprehensive services for complex tax matters. Among high-end clients, he has built a distinctive reputation for being professional, reliable, and exceptionally capable in difficult cases.