About Us

Over 30 Years of Professional Legal Service

About Longan

Longan was established in 1992, one of China's earliest partnership law firms. In 2017, it successfully restructured as a special general partnership law firm. Currently, Longan has over 550 partners, 2,600 practicing lawyers, and approximately 3,100 employees.

Longan operates 39 offices across 38 cities in China and has established extensive cross-border partnerships with foreign law firms. Our lawyers graduated from prestigious law schools both in China and abroad, with some having practiced for years in the US, UK, and Japan.

Over the past three decades, Longan has provided legal services in M&A, finance, foreign direct investment, intellectual property, and major projects for numerous large and medium-sized enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies. Longan has been repeatedly recognized as one of China's top law firms and has been named among China's Top 10 Growth Law Firms.

Longan Guangzhou office

Longan Guangzhou

Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm was established in 2009. It is a large law firm with more than 60 partners and over 240 lawyers, many of whom graduated from leading law schools in China and abroad and bring solid professional foundations and extensive practice experience.

2009
Guangzhou Office Founded
60+
Partners
240+
Lawyers
3,500+ sqm
Office Space

Values and Culture

"Make excellence a habit and make service a belief" is the core value consistently upheld by Longan Guangzhou.

The office fosters a collaborative culture built on self-improvement, mutual achievement, and warmth among colleagues.

Longan Guangzhou follows the principle of "service first, operations as the foundation", with integrated front-office and back-office operations that support dedicated, specialized, and coordinated legal services.

Office Environment

Longan Guangzhou is located on floors 45 to 47 of Tower A, Victory Plaza, a super Grade A office building in Tianhe CBD, with approximately 3,500 square meters of office space.

The office includes multifunctional meeting rooms, negotiation rooms, a party-building activity room, coffee lounge, reading area, professional fitness facilities, and intelligent access control.

Guangzhou Response

Located in Tianhe CBD, the office provides timely and stable local legal support for clients in South China.

National Collaboration

Longan’s network of 39 offices in 38 Chinese cities supports cross-regional projects and coordinated service delivery.

Cross-Border Support

Together with Bay Area offices and international cooperation resources, the team supports outbound investment, M&A, and cross-border disputes.

Longan South China Institute of Law

Longan’s Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Hong Kong, and Xiamen offices bring together complementary advantages in practice depth, talent scale, and regional coverage. The institute integrates professional resources across South China offices to strengthen internal legal capabilities and external brand influence.

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Why Longan Guangzhou

Effective legal service depends not only on specialist knowledge, but also on understanding the client’s business, local resources, and project rhythm. Longan Guangzhou combines local response with nationwide collaboration to provide practical legal solutions.

Dedicated Operations

Clear role allocation, workflow management, and operational support allow lawyers to focus more deeply on legal service delivery.

Specialized Practices

The office continues to build capability in criminal defense, IP, corporate and commercial, family wealth, AI, and outbound services.

Integrated Collaboration

Local response in Guangzhou is combined with Longan’s national network and South China research resources for practical solutions.

Professional Development and Culture

Longan Guangzhou focuses not only on individual matters, but also on the professional platform, operating mechanism, and team culture required for sustained legal service.

Professional Exchange

Legal salons, dialogue programs, and young lawyer initiatives support continuous professional development.

Operational Platform

An open, shared, and collaborative platform helps lawyers and teams organize professional activities, client service, and content initiatives.

Culture and Growth

A warm, inclusive, equal, and harmonious culture provides a stable environment for long-term talent growth and teamwork.

Our History

1992

Longan Law Firm established in Beijing

2000

Began national expansion with branch offices

2009

Guangzhou office officially established

2017

Restructured as special general partnership

2025

Guangzhou office recognized for regional legal service excellence

Honors & Recognitions

Longan and its nationwide offices have been recognized by legal ranking institutions and industry publications across law firm scale, regional market presence, IP, corporate and commercial work, finance, employment, and dispute-related practices.

Longan honors and recognitions overview

Asian Legal Business

  • China Top 30 Largest Law Firms
  • Asia Top 50 Largest Law Firms
  • Rankings for M&A, intellectual property, and China regional markets

Chambers Asia-Pacific

  • Recognitions in corporate/commercial and IP litigation rankings
  • China firm and regional market rankings

The American Lawyer / The Legal 500

  • The American Lawyer Global 100 listing
  • The Legal 500 rankings for banking and finance, Asia Pacific, and restructuring/insolvency

China Business Law Journal and regional awards

  • Awards and recognitions in banking and finance, employment and labor, and intellectual property
  • Regional law award nominations in East China, South/Central China, and coastal regions