Zhiheng Good News | Lawyer Xie Juan Selected to the List of Foreign Mediators of Shenzhen Commercial Mediation Association
Recently, the Shenzhen Commercial Mediation Association officially published the “List of International Mediators,” which includes 33 professionals with extensive experience in cross-border legal services.Attorney Xie Juan, Director of the All-China Foreign-Related Legal Affairs Committee of Zhiheng and Director of the Legal Affairs Center of Zhiheng HeadquartersThanks to its solid professional expertise and extensive practical experience in the field of international law, it has been ranked among the top.
Attorney Xie Juan
It is reported that this selection process aims to further strengthen the development of a pool of foreign-related mediation professionals within the Shenzhen Commercial Mediation Association, standardize the management of the roster of foreign-related mediators, and effectively enhance the quality and efficiency of foreign-related mediation services, thereby providing robust legal safeguards for Shenzhen’s high-level opening-up. The selection process is conducted strictly in accordance with the “Management Measures for the Roster of International Mediators of the Shenzhen Commercial Mediation Association.”
This measure was reviewed and approved at the third meeting of the first council of the Shenzhen Commercial Mediation Association, held on October 15, 2024.
The selection of Attorney Xie Juan marks the industry’s high recognition of
’s professional expertise in the field of international legal services.
has long been committed to cultivating a team of professional lawyers with a global perspective and expertise in cross-border dispute resolution. Moving forward, the firm will continue to support its attorneys in engaging in commercial mediation, thereby helping Shenzhen foster a world-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationally competitive.
Shenzhen Commercial Mediation Association
Shenzhen Commercial Mediation Association
The Shenzhen Commercial Mediation Association (SCMA) is the first specialized association in China dedicated to commercial mediation. It is a registered social organization approved by the Shenzhen Civil Affairs Bureau, with the Shenzhen Justice Bureau serving as its competent authority and the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court as its guiding body.
Xie Juan
Member of the Management Committee of
Senior Partner at
Director of the All-China Foreign-Related Practice Committee of Zhiheng
Director of the Center for Foreign-Related Legal Affairs, Zhiheng Headquarters
Foreign lawyer registered in England and Wales, United Kingdom
National Leading Talents in Foreign-related Legal Practice
The first batch of leading foreign-related lawyers in Guangdong Province
Leading Talents in Foreign-related Legal Practice in Shenzhen
Top 15 Foreign-related Legal Service Lawyers in the Greater Bay Area by LegalOne
Professional field:Corporate commercial dispute resolution, cross-border investment and M&A, and international legal matters
Attorney Xie Juan has been practicing law since 2006. She currently serves as an independent director of a Chinese main-board listed company, a legal advisor to the People’s Government of Futian District, Shenzhen (in the area of foreign-related matters), a legal expert for major administrative decision-making of the People’s Government of Futian District, Shenzhen, the Deputy Director of the Cross-Strait Legal Research Center of the Guangdong Lawyers Association, and a member of the Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Professional Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association, among other positions.
Attorney Xie has previously appeared in the High Court of Hong Kong as an expert witness on Chinese law, participating in the trial of a dispute over the transfer of equity interests in a Hong Kong company. Currently serves as an arbitrator at multiple domestic arbitration commissions and as a mediator with commercial mediation organizations.
Attorney Xie’s professional experience and representative cases have been included in the book “Outstanding Foreign-Related Lawyers of Guangdong,” published by Hong Kong Wenhui Press. In 2019, Attorney Xie was selected for the cross-border legal exchange program jointly organized by the Guangdong Lawyers Association and the Law Society of Singapore, and undertook a short-term internship and exchange at a law firm in Singapore.
Attorney Xie’s cross-border case was selected for inclusion in the “Compilation of Typical Cases of Foreign-related Legal Services in Guangdong Province (2014–2018).” The China–Hong Kong cross-border M&A matter he handled was awarded third prize in the “Outstanding Legal Service Cases in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (2019–2022)” competition. Furthermore, the U.S. supply-chain case involving Xinjiang that he represented was recognized as a “2023 Outstanding Foreign-related Legal Service Case” by Futian District, Shenzhen. Additionally, the cases involving a Chinese enterprise’s response to being placed on the U.S. SDN List and a cross-border M&A transaction between mainland China and Hong Kong were both named “2024 Practice Cases of Legal Services Going Global” by Xinhuanet and China University of Political Science and Law.The “Specialized Legal Services on Shareholder Disputes Involving German Listed Companies and Their Affiliated Entities in Mainland China and Hong Kong” undertaken by the firm was recognized as an “Outstanding Legal Service Case of Futian District, Shenzhen for the 2024–2025 Period.”
Attorney Xie and his team have handled numerous investment projects involving European and American companies in China, outbound investment projects by Chinese enterprises, and cross-border M&A transactions. They also provide compliance training and specialized advisory services to companies in China’s internet, electronics, manufacturing, and high-tech sectors on their cross-border operations.