"Joint Office of Chinese and Foreign Law Firms in Guangdong Province Settles in Shenzhen" Participates in the competition for the "Top Ten Rule of Law Events" in Shenzhen in 2024

On the afternoon of March 9, 2025, the 2024 Shenzhen "Top Ten Rule of Law Events" jury event sponsored by the Shenzhen Municipal Political and Legal Committee, the Municipal Law Office of the Municipal Party Committee, and the Municipal Law Society was successfully held on the steps of the South District of the Central City Store of Shenzhen Bookstore. The jury will select 20 events from the 50 shortlisted events to enter the online voting session.

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Lan Caiming, director of Zhiheng Qianhai Management Committee, made a presentation on behalf of the joint office of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Justice, Qianhai Administration, Guangdong

and the American Sleibo Law Firm (Qianhai), recommending "the joint office of Chinese and foreign law firms in Guangdong Province settled in Shenzhen" as the "Top Ten Rule of Law Events" in Shenzhen in 2024.

On-site statement by Director Lan Caiming, former director of Zhiheng Marine Management Committee

Director Lan Caiming introduced the background of the establishment of the joint office of Guangdong

and the American Sleibo Law Firm (Qianhai), and focused on sharing the far-reaching significance of "the joint office of Chinese and foreign law firms in Guangdong Province settled in Shenzhen".

Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the Joint Office of Chinese and Foreign Law Firms in Guangdong Province

First, the establishment of the joint office of Chinese and foreign law firms in Guangdong Province in Shenzhen will bring greater influence to Shenzhen's foreign-related legal service industry. Since the reform and opening up, Guangdong Province has been a vanguard in the economic field. Although Shenzhen has made great achievements in the field of legal services, its scale and influence need to be further enhanced.

Under the guidance of the central government's policy of vigorously developing foreign-related legal service industries, in the context of large-scale Chinese enterprises going overseas, Guangdong Province, especially Shenzhen's legal service industry, has ushered in new development opportunities. Today, enterprises still need to go global through Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Shenzhen remains a bridgehead for a new round of reform and opening up.

In 2024, law firms across the country will establish more than 50 new branches in Shenzhen, and law firms across the country will regard Shenzhen as an important base for the development of foreign-related legal services. Therefore, the establishment of joint offices of Chinese and foreign law firms in Guangdong Province in Shenzhen will bring greater influence to Shenzhen's foreign-related legal services industry.

On-site statement by Director Lan Caiming, former director of Zhiheng Marine Management Committee

Second, broaden the target audience of mainland law firms. In the past, mainland law firms could only carry out Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao partnership joint ventures with law firms in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region. After the launch of the joint venture pilot program of Chinese and foreign law firms, it means that mainland law firms can implement joint ventures with foreign law firms in Qianhai. This new model broadens the target audience of joint ventures and helps to build the foreign-related legal service industry in Guangdong Province.

On-site statement by Director Lan Caiming, former director of Zhiheng Marine Management Committee

Third, enrich the ways in which Chinese enterprises and residents can obtain overseas legal services. After the pilot joint venture of Chinese and foreign law firms is launched, Chinese enterprises and residents can directly entrust the joint venture office of Chinese and foreign law firms, and the mainland law firms and foreign law firms will provide legal services to clients within their respective approved scope of practice.

This form of joint venture solves the three major issues of "trust, professionalism and access" in the field of legal services, which is of great significance.

Fourth, accelerate the training and growth of foreign-related legal service talents. By conducting joint ventures between Chinese and foreign law firms, we can attract and gather more outstanding overseas legal talents for deep development, accelerate the construction of Shenzhen's foreign-related legal service industry highland, and at the same time, through exchanges and cooperation with outstanding overseas legal service talents, we can broaden the international vision of foreign-related lawyers in mainland law firms, enhance their foreign-related business capabilities, and promote their rapid growth.

On-site statement by Director Lan Caiming, former director of Zhiheng Marine Management Committee

The establishment of the joint office of Chinese and foreign law firms in Guangdong Province in Shenzhen is of great significance for expanding Shenzhen's influence in the field of foreign-related legal services, cultivating Shenzhen foreign-related legal service institutions and talents for Chinese enterprises to go overseas, and promoting the construction of Qianhai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Legal Zone.

Previously, the joint office of Chinese and foreign law firms in Guangdong Province has been selected as "one of the ten major events in the Shenzhen legal industry in 2024". This participation further highlights the unique advantages of

in the field of foreign-related legal services. Zhiheng will adhere to the development concept of "knowledge and action, constant long-term", inject new vitality into the foreign-related legal service industry in Guangdong Province, and promote its development to a higher level.