On November 15, The Legal 500, a world-renowned legal rating agency, released its 2024 The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific – Greater China Region Rankings. Watson & Band’s professional ability and outstanding performance in the field of intellectual property has been recognized again in this year's rankings – Tier 3 in both “Intellectual Property: Litigation” and “Intellectual Property: Non-litigation” at the same time, and thus Watson & Band has been in the forefront of the intellectual property area on The Legal 500 rankings for many years.

The Legal 500 is a well-known legal rating agency headquartered in the United Kingdom. Its annual Asia-Pacific Rankings ranks and recommends law firms and lawyers in 25 jurisdictions in the region, and provides guidance for the highly competitive legal services market with its objective and authentic data. It is one of the authoritative references for clients seeking high-end legal services. The Legal 500's Asia Pacific research is based on client feedback, submissions by law firms, interviews with corporate counsels and lawyers, and market research and analysis conducted by the research team.