Watson & Band was ranked first with respect to IP services (in Shanghai) in 2009 and kept its leading position with respect to litigation and arbitration and corporate and commercial affairs such as bankruptcy and restructuring according to the comprehensive billboard for Shanghai-based lawfirms that was arranged by the non-profit ranking institution Lawfirm50; Watson & Band was ranked eighth overall in Shanghai. Lawfirm50 commented on Watson & Band's performance in 2009 as follows: "Watson & Band is a firm with distinctive features which has kept a leading edge in IP-related fields such as patents and trademarks; Watson & Band has also represented a lot of IP-related super cases in China and is therefore greatly recognized in the business. In addtion, Watson & Band has also made considerable achievements with respect to general corporate affairs and settlement of disputes."