Recently, Lawyer Ren Chao, who possesses rich professional experience, officially joined Longan Guangzhou and became a partner of this firm. Meanwhile, with his solid professional skills, excellent business capabilities, and high sense of responsibility, Lawyers Wu Jianing, Yu Yao, and Peng Jinqiao have also been promoted to partner status at Longan Guangzhou.

Here, we extend a warm welcome to Lawyer Ren Chao, and offer congratulations to Lawyers Wu Jianing, Yu Yao, and Peng Jinqiao. We hope that these four lawyers will continue to strive on the broad platform at Longan Guangzhou, and further focus on areas such as dispute resolution, construction projects, criminal defense, intellectual property, and maritime affairs, to provide clients with more professional, efficient, and comprehensive legal services.

Profile of Partners

Lawyer Ren Chao

Lawyer Ren Chao obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of British Columbia in Canada. In 2008, he passed the bar exam and worked for many years at Sinopec Zhonghai Ship Fuel Supply Co., Ltd., where he served as the head of the Business Risk Department. Later, he started his own business and established companies in China, the United States, and Canada, focusing on cross-border e-commerce. In 2016, he joined Guangdong Geshi Law Firm, and now he is a partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm.

Since starting his legal career, Lawyer Ren Chao has focused on legal matters related to economic criminal cases, corporate and investment matters, and dispute resolution. He has represented several economic criminal cases and commercial dispute cases, achieving good legal results. He has served as legal advisor for organizations such as the Chinese Medical Equipment Association, a certain branch of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau, Sinopec Zhonghai Ship Fuel Supply Co., Ltd., and Shenzhou Digital Medical Co., Ltd. He has also assisted clients in several equity acquisitions, mergers, and investment projects.

Key Honors and Social Positions:

Lawyer in the Guangdong Foreign Lawyers Talent Pool

Member of the Council of the Intellectual Property Alliance of the Chinese Medical Equipment Association

Member of the Chinese Law Society

Commentator for the Southern Television program “City Special Search”

Third-place winner in the third National e-Commerce Lecturer Competition

Team Achievements:

Represented a local leader in Guangdong who was accused of a criminal case related to his position;

Represented Guo, who was accused of operating a gambling house, and the investigation was dropped;

Represented Zhao, who was accused of gambling, and the prosecution decided not to prosecute;

Represented Chen, who was accused of fraud and obtaining exit visas, and the prosecution also decided not to prosecute;

Represented Li, who was accused of operating a gambling house, and successfully changed the crime to “gambling” (a minor offense), and a suspended sentence was obtained;

Assisted a new media company in completing criminal compliance reviews and reforms;

Assisted a Hong Kong listed company in completing a corporate merger project;

Assisted a chain brand company in completing a corporate merger project;

Assisted clients in completing industrial park investment projects.

Lawyer Wu Jianing

Lawyer Wu Jianing has been practicing law for 8 years. He is the secretary-general of the Traffic Management and Transportation Law Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association. He provides legal services mainly in areas such as construction contract disputes and commercial contract disputes related to construction projects.

Typical Cases:

1. Construction Contract Disputes

  1. Represented a company in a construction contract dispute, successfully reaching a settlement between the parties and the contractor, thereby avoiding the client’s obligation to pay the project funds;

  2. Represented a company in a construction contract dispute with another company in Guangdong. The amount involved was 1.1 million yuan. The settlement ensured that the client received full compensation for the principal and penalty, as well as the litigation fees, preservation costs, lawyer fees, and guarantee fees already paid.

2. Commercial Contract Disputes

  1. Represented a company in several commercial contract disputes. The company recovered nearly 4 million yuan in payments;

  2. Represented a company in a commercial contract dispute with another company in Guangdong. The amount involved was over 2 million yuan.

3. Civil and Commercial Matters (Execution Stage)

  1. Represented a hotel company in several lease contract disputes with other parties. The hotel successfully recovered 1 million yuan in deposit and 1.6 million yuan in transfer fees;

  2. Represented a client in a lawsuit against the court. By filing an objection, the client was able to protect the property from being seized.

4. Criminal Defense

  1. Represented 23 people in a case related to illegal absorption of public deposits. Nearly 100,000 people participated in this case, involving over 4 billion yuan in illegal investments;

  2. Represented Peng in a case related to illegal absorption of public deposits. The case involved companies such as Shenzhen Huashang Cultural Development Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Industrial Group Co., Ltd. The number of participants was large, and the amount involved was significant.

Lawyer Yu Yao

Lawyer Yu Yao graduated from South China University of Technology. She has a dual degree in intellectual property and computer science. She has been practicing law for 3 years. Her areas of expertise include intellectual property, dispute resolution, and compliance.

Lawyer Yu Yao has handled many cases that have been recognized by the Supreme People’s Court as one of the 50 major intellectual property cases, by the China Court Annual Cases, by the Guangdong Higher People’s Court as one of the top ten intellectual property cases, by the Guangzhou Internet Court as one of the 15 major cases related to online games, by the Lingnan Intellectual Property Excellent Litigation Cases, and by the Guangdong Intellectual Property Protection Association as one of the annual intellectual property cases.

The clients she serves include Tencent, 37 Three Entertainment, Ganli Game, Lilith Game, Xinghui Entertainment, Shiyue Game, Yishi World Game, Xishanju Game, and many other leading game and internet companies, as well as well-known technology companies such as Microsoft, Chery Automobile, and Meizu Technology.

Typical Cases:

(1) She has handled over 100 cases, including intellectual property and civil and commercial cases.

(2) Overview of major cases:

First, she has represented clients in several game remake cases. The types of games include FPS, MOBA, RPG, card games, casual puzzle games, and simulation games. The total amount involved was over 800 million yuan.

Among these, she represented the first case in the game industry where the entire game was recognized as a compilation work, the first case involving the entire content of “King of War” in the game, the first case of a FPS game remake at the second-instance stage, and the first case where other intellectual achievements were protected as part of the game. All these cases resulted in satisfactory outcomes for the clients.

Additionally, she has represented clients in a card game remake case where the court dismissed some of the plaintiff’s claims.

Second, she has represented leading internet companies in several industry-related cases, including cloud gaming, account leasing, game peripherals, game cracking, game promotion, and traffic cheating on well-known platforms. The total amount involved was nearly 100 million yuan, and these cases were successfully resolved.

Lawyer Peng Jinqiao

Lawyer Peng Jinqiao graduated from Beijing Normal University in Zhuhai. In 2009, he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in law. After graduation, he worked for six years at the Chinese headquarters of Allianz in Germany. He served as the director of the brokerage channel and the general manager for the Guangdong Foshan region. In 2015, he passed the national bar exam and in 2017, he became a licensed lawyer. In 2018, he received the “Best New Lawyer of 2017” award. In 2021, he joined Longan Guangzhou as a partner. His team includes Senior Partner Chen Qiaodan, and team members include Lawyer Wen Qiuting, and interns Liu Yifan and Li Huizhi. Lawyer Peng also serves as a mediator for the Guangdong Province’s Consumer Protection Center in the banking and insurance industry.

Lawyer Peng’s main areas of practice include maritime cases, insurance cases, engineering cases, and general civil and commercial disputes. Some well-known companies he has served include Allianz Property Insurance (China) Co., Ltd., People’s Insurance Company of China, Ping An Property Insurance Co., Ltd., Zhonghui International Insurance Brokerage Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Branch, and Fengsheng Mechanical Engineering Co., Ltd.

In addition to his duties, Lawyer Peng also participates in various lectures at the firm. He has shared insights on maritime and maritime affairs with the firm. He has also been interviewed by Guangdong TV and Guangzhou TV regarding legal issues. In his free time, Lawyer Peng is also a magician with over 17 years of experience. He actively participates in cultural and entertainment activities organized by the firm and the law society.

Typical Cases:

Together with Senior Partner Chen Qiaodan, Lawyer Peng handled a series of cases related to workers’ wages at Z Construction Site in Zengcheng and X Construction Site in Qianhai. He negotiated with the subcontractor, the labor company, and the government officials. As a result, the wages of hundreds of workers were ensured, and the subcontractor’s right to recover from the labor company was also protected. This case received the 2023 Social Stability Award from the Guangzhou Lawyers Association.

In a case involving Zhuhai P Insurance Company, Zhuhai Y Shipping Co., Ltd., and Zhaoqing H Shipping Company, Lawyer Peng represented the insurance company and successfully recovered over 1.13 million yuan for the client. This case was selected by the Guangdong Higher People’s Court as a typical cross-border dispute case in the Greater Bay Area.

In a case involving four people, including Zhou, who was involved in a dispute over ship ownership with CJ Shipping Co., Ltd., Lawyer Peng helped the actual shipowner recover the ownership of four ships, with a total value of over 10 million yuan.

In the future, with more excellent partners joining and being promoted, Longan Guangzhou will be able to thrive once again. With its strong overall capabilities and professional spirit, it will be able to address legal challenges and provide comprehensive services to clients. Longan Guangzhou also hopes to attract more legal experts to join and explore new frontiers in law, thereby promoting legal progress. Here, personal growth and firm development go hand in hand. It is hoped that every lawyer can achieve professional growth on the firm’s platform and write their own glorious chapter.