Good news | Zhiheng Dongguan foreign-related team's legal service products were selected for the "3rd Legal Service Innovative Product Case"
Case Studies of Innovative Legal Service Products—Third Edition
2026
On May 17, 2026, the 2025–2026 Legal Services Innovation Products Forum and the Third Legal Services Innovation Products Case Release Conference were solemnly held at China University of Political Science and Law. This event is hosted by the Center for Legal Studies at China University of Political Science and Law, with the theme “Quality Shapes New‑Generation Products, Innovation Fuels Development Momentum.” It focuses on the innovative upgrading of legal services, aiming to empower the industry’s high‑quality development.
Zeng Yuru, Director of the Foreign-Related Legal Affairs Department at Zhiheng in Dongguan
Leveraging profound professional expertise and outstanding innovation capabilities,Attorney Zeng Yuru, Director of the Foreign-Related Legal Affairs Department of Zhiheng in Dongguan, and Attorney Huang Shurui, a member of the department,The “Vietnam Cross-Border Investment/M&A Legal Services Product,” co-developed by Attorney Li Tian, a former member of the original team., successfully selected as an “Innovative Case of Legal Services for Foreign-related Matters”,It showcases Zhixiang Dongguan’s professional expertise and innovative leadership in the field of international legal services.
Legal Services Product for Cross-Border Investment/M&A in Vietnam
This legal service product addresses the legal issues and procedural requirements faced by Chinese enterprises in cross-border investment and M&A activities in Vietnam, offering a comprehensive, end-to-end legal service solution. The solution encompasses modules such as market access, investment/M&A, finance and taxation, human resources, business services, and ongoing/stand‑alone legal advisory services. It focuses on key areas including due diligence, tax matters, and foreign exchange, and presents deliverables in a checklist format. By providing a one‑stop service, it aims to meet the legal needs of Chinese investors undertaking cross‑border investment or M&A in Vietnam, while also serving as a practical, step‑by‑step guide for companies expanding overseas. This approach helps them enter the Vietnamese market efficiently, legally, and securely, and achieve compliant investment returns, demonstrating significant practical value and broad potential for wider adoption.
Being selected as a case study of innovative legal service products by China University of Political Science and Law represents the industry’s authoritative recognition of Zhiheng Dongguan’s professional competence, innovative capabilities, and service quality in foreign-related legal services. It also underscores the firm’s commitment to its team of international lawyers in deepening their expertise in the field of foreign-related rule of law and supporting the successful implementation of enterprises’ “going global” strategies.
Zhiheng Dongguan will continue to focus on the overseas expansion needs of local manufacturers, bringing together a team of experienced lawyers who combine international perspectives with deep local practical expertise. We are committed to continuously exploring innovative, standardized, and productized approaches to legal services, striving to provide professional legal support for companies expanding abroad. At the same time, leveraging Zhiheng’s nationwide integrated layout and global development network, we will deepen collaborative partnerships across regions, further expand our footprint in foreign-related legal services in Southeast Asia, and contribute Zhiheng’s expertise to the development of a rule-of-law framework for foreign-related matters in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area.
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Introduction
Attorney Zeng Yuru
Deputy Director of the Management Committee, Guangdong Zhiheng (Dongguan) Law Firm
Director of the Department of Foreign-Related Legal Affairs
Senior Equity Partner
84 926299866 (Vietnam)
iriszenglawyer@163.com
Working language:
Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese), English, Vietnamese
Professional field:
Cross-border investment, cross-border dispute resolution, FDI (foreign direct investment), overseas compliance management, maritime and shipping law, international trade
Social positions:
Vice Chairman of the ASEAN (Macao) Arbitration Association;
International Commercial Mediator and Arbitrator of the China International Mediation and Arbitration Institute
Visiting Researcher, Center for the Protection of Overseas Corporate Rights and Interests, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics
Leading Talents in Foreign-related Legal Practice in Guangdong Province
Member of the Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Professional Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Lawyers Association
Member of the Dongguan Municipal Association for Research on the Rule of Law in Foreign-related Affairs
Deputy Director of the Women Lawyers Working Committee of the Dongguan Lawyers Association
Secretary-General of the Administrative Law Professional Committee of the Dongguan Lawyers Association
Member of the Administrative Review Committee of the People’s Government of Dongguan City
Deputy Secretary-General of the Dongguan Private Enterprise Lawyers Service Group
Head of the Vietnam Specialized Group of the Dongguan Foreign-related Lawyers Service Team
Research findings:
Legal Services Product for Investment and M&A in Vietnam
A Study on the Integration of Chinese and Foreign Legal Cultures in Free Trade Ports (Zones)
Research on the Synergistic Path for Promoting the Rule of Law in the Business Environment and Future Community Development in Chang’an Town, Dongguan City
"Full-Process Legal Services for Foreign-Invested Enterprises in Vietnam"
Full-Process Legal Services for Foreign-Invested Enterprises in China
"One-Stop Cross-Border Legal Services for Compliance Operations in Vietnam"
New Developments, New Issues, and New Approaches in the Protection of Women’s Rights and Interests in the New Era
Case handled:
Legal Services for Chinese Enterprises’ M&A Activities in Vietnam
Legal services for the transfer of equity in a BVI parent company that is wholly owned by a Vietnamese company.
Legal services for Chinese plastic mold enterprises establishing joint ventures in Vietnam as EPEs.
Legal services for Chow Hong Kee, a well-known domestic jewelry brand, in its overseas investment in Malaysia.
Legal services for Chow Hong Kee, a well-known domestic jewelry brand, in its exclusive overseas licensing agreement in Thailand.
Legal services for software technology companies establishing trading entities in Vietnam
Legal services for toy companies establishing manufacturing entities in Vietnam
Legal Services for Vietnamese Direct Investment by Chemical Enterprises
Legal Risks in International Crude Oil Trade and Corresponding Legal Services
Legal Services for Establishing and Merging Shipbuilding Companies in Vietnam
Vietnam Dispute Resolution Legal Services
Legal Services for Chinese Enterprises Investing and Establishing Factories in Indonesia
Legal Services for Verifying Land Registration Information in Indonesian Investments by Chinese Enterprises Going Global
A case concerning a maritime cargo transportation contract between an automotive parts trading company and a certain consolidated shipping company in Shenzhen.
Cross-border inheritance cases between China and Vietnam
Payment dispute case involving the Vietnamese branch of a state-owned enterprise
Attorney Huang Shurui
Full-time lawyer at Guangdong Zhiheng (Dongguan) Law Firm
Deputy Secretary-General of the Labor and Human Resources Legal Affairs Department
Member of the Foreign-Related Legal Affairs Department
Working language:
Chinese, English, Korean
Professional field:
Civil and commercial litigation and arbitration (including cross-border matters), labor and personnel compliance (including cross-border matters), cross-border investment, international trade, corporate legal advisory services, etc.
Awards and honors:
Second Prize, First Legal Services Product Competition of the Dongguan Lawyers Association
Annual Outstanding Intern Lawyer of Guangdong
Outstanding Legal Service Product of Guangdong Zhiheng (Dongguan) Law Firm
Research findings:
Second Prize in the 2024 Dongguan Lawyers Association’s First Legal Services Product Competition: “Legal Services Product for Cross-Border Investment/M&A in Vietnam”
“The Investment Environment for Foreign-Invested Enterprises in Dongguan and the Path to Building a Law-Based Business Environment”
Assessment and Recommendations on the Legal Environment for Foreign Investment in Free Trade Ports (Zones)
Research: Tax Planning for Corporate Overseas Investments
Series on the Crime of Major Responsibility Accidents, Part 1: Elements of the Offense, Judicial Trends in Similar Cases Across Different Regions, and Relevant Laws and Regulations
Series on the Crime of Major Responsibility Accidents, Part II: Standards for Filing a Case and Criteria for Conviction and Sentencing
Series on the Crime of Major Responsibility Accidents, Part III: Scope and Calculation Methods for Compensation for Personal Injury Damages
Case handled:
1. Long-term legal counsel and specialized negotiation services for a Korean school.
2. Specialized Project on Corporate Commercial and HR Compliance for a Certain Group Company in Guangdong Province
3. Successful litigation case involving an infringement liability dispute concerning a luxury car brand’s “one refund, threefold compensation” policy (resulting in a reduction of losses for the automaker by RMB 4 million).
4. A successful case of a high-value private lending dispute (full victory, with the claimed debt amount approximately RMB 20 million).
5. Successfully reached a settlement and withdrew the lawsuit in the administrative reconsideration and administrative litigation stages on behalf of a certain company regarding a work-related injury determination case.
Zhiheng · Introduction