Recently, Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm in Beijing has received great news. Senior partners Lawyer Jin Li and Lawyer Liu Min have officially joined Longan Guangzhou! Lawyer Jin Li specializes in foreign-related legal matters, corporate equity and corporate governance structures, marriage and inheritance disputes, construction project contract disputes, and civil and commercial litigation. Lawyer Liu Min has extensive experience in resolving disputes, compliance and risk management, and intellectual property matters in the internet industry. She is well-versed in the operational ecosystems and operational details of fields such as games, live streaming, social networking, esports, music, and e-commerce.

The joining of these two senior partners will further strengthen the talent team at Longan Guangzhou. It will also deepen the firm’s professional service areas, providing strong impetus for the development and growth of the firm!

Lawyer Jin Li

· Lawyer Jin Li ·

Lawyer Jin Li graduated from Sun Yat-sen University. She worked in a large state-owned enterprise for nearly 10 years and served as a director appointed by several subsidiaries of the group, making her familiar with corporate governance.

Personal Positions

Senior partner of Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm in Beijing, Director of Longan Bay-China-ASEAN Law Research Center, Member of the Corporate Committee of Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm, Founder of Laos GuoZhi Law Firm Sole Co., Ltd., Lawyer in the New Talent Pool of Foreign-related Lawyers in Guangdong Province, Member of the Professional Committee for Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Restructuring of the Guangdong Bankruptcy Administrator Association, Lawyer in the Leading Talent Pool of Foreign-related Lawyers in Guangzhou, Lawyer of the Yangcheng Law and Governance Women Volunteer Service Team in 2022 (public service).

Specialized Areas

Corporate equity and corporate governance structures, marriage and inheritance disputes, construction project contract disputes, foreign-related legal matters (cross-border investment/mergers and acquisitions, equity investment, investment in minerals and energy sectors, etc.), civil and commercial litigation/arbitration (including foreign-related) and other related fields.

Notable Cases (Some)

Employee equity incentive for a home appliance company in Guangdong Province, equity structure design for a technology company in Guangzhou; special mining investment services for a mining company in Laos, specialized legal services provided for a state-owned enterprise in China that established a subsidiary in Laos, and specialized legal services for a company in China regarding a target company to be acquired in Laos.

Since starting her practice, Lawyer Jin Li has provided permanent legal services for many state-owned and private enterprises in China. In foreign-related legal services, she operates from Laos and extends her services to ASEAN countries. In particular, she maintains close cooperation with lawyers from Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, providing diverse and efficient foreign-related legal services to clients.

Team Members

· Chen Kaiheng ·

Chen Kaiheng graduated from South China University of Technology. He is dedicated to researching and developing foreign-related legal matters such as data transaction compliance, cross-border investment and merger and acquisition, and investment in construction projects and energy/minerals sectors. He has rich experience in cross-border investment and, especially, in foreign-related legal matters related to Laos and Indonesia. He has provided specialized legal services for many well-known state-owned and private enterprises in the fields of construction projects, mining, telecommunications, and internet, including cross-border equity investment, financing loans, and liquidation and dissolution. He has also provided professional legal service solutions for the daily foreign-related affairs of many enterprises.

Lawyer Liu Min

· Lawyer Liu Min ·

Lawyer Liu Min is a member of the Intellectual Property Law Research Association of Guangdong Law Society and a member of the Intellectual Property Committee of Guangdong NanYue Law Research Center. She started working at the law firm after graduating with a master’s degree from the Law School of South China University of Technology (Intellectual Property College) in 2016, and began practicing law officially in 2018.

In the eight years since she started working, Lawyer Liu Min has focused on resolving disputes, compliance and risk management, and intellectual property matters in the internet industry. She is well-versed in the operational ecosystems and operational details of fields such as games, live streaming, social networking, esports, music, and e-commerce. She has represented over a thousand litigation cases and achieved favorable outcomes.

In addition to working at the law firm, Lawyer Liu has also served as a legal manager in the VIP.com Group, NetEase Group, and Qiwan Group. She has experience organizing and managing legal teams. She has rich experience in compliance across the entire process in industries such as voice social networking, esports, games, and music, especially in specialized consultations and practical implementation related to data compliance, data cross-border transfer, and personal information protection.

At the same time, Lawyer Liu is proficient in intellectual property law and has extensive experience in litigation and non-litigation matters, including the entire process of determining, using, and protecting intellectual property rights. She also possesses the working mindset and practical capabilities of both a lawyer and a legal affairs professional.

Some Clients She Has Serve

Qiwan Group, Deep Sea Software, Magic Light Entertainment, Wanjie Network, Guangdong Radio and Television Station, a real estate development company in Guangzhou, a pharmaceutical company in Guangdong, Qiangren Group, Huanlejia Group Co., Ltd., etc.

Cases She Has Handled

She has handled over a thousand intellectual property disputes related to industries such as games, live streaming, social networking, esports, music, and e-commerce, including unfair competition, copyrights, and trademark rights. There are also hundreds of civil and criminal dispute cases in the real estate, food manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and investment sectors. She has accumulated rich practical experience in disputes with major internet companies such as Tencent and Kugou:

  1. She represented a client in a Kugou infringement case and obtained the first pre-litigation behavior preservation order from an internet court, quickly stopping the infringement and protecting the client’s competitive advantage. In 2022, she also obtained a pre-litigation behavior preservation order from a court in Guangzhou. Given the rapid dissemination of information in the internet industry and the rapid expansion of damage caused by infringement, but the long litigation process, behavior preservation is a powerful measure to protect the rights holder’s rights.

  2. In a case where NetEase’s e-commerce platform was sued over its branding, she obtained strong evidence through expert arguments and market research, despite the unfavorable circumstances for our side. She conducted in-depth research on relevant legal principles and judicial precedents, and ultimately dismissed all the plaintiff’s claims. She also managed to have the court affirm that our business model was legal and innovative in the judgment.

Team Members

· Lawyer Dong Yun ·

Lawyer Dong Yun is a law graduate from South China University of Technology. With a dual background in law and science and engineering, she is a professional lawyer. She serves as a member of the New Talent Pool of Foreign-related Lawyers in Guangdong Province, an expert in the Intellectual Property Operation Center of Dongguan City, and a researcher at the Longan Bay Intellectual Property Research Center.

Lawyer Dong Yun has many years of work experience in public institutions and large foreign-funded enterprises. After starting her legal practice in 2018, she has focused on intellectual property and corporate legal matters. She serves as a permanent legal advisor and intellectual property advisor for many enterprises, with rich experience in litigation and legal advisory services. Lawyer Dong Yun has profound professional expertise and outstanding professional capabilities. She is one of the leading litigation lawyers in the fields of intellectual property and company law in Guangdong Province. She has extensive experience in representing complex and difficult intellectual property and company law cases, and can provide litigation and non-litigation legal services related to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, and franchiseing, including intellectual property and company law.

Notable Cases (Some)

  1. In a case involving the well-known trademark of China Construction Bank, the bank’s emblem trademark was recognized as a well-known trademark through judicial procedures in China.

  2. In a case involving disputes over patent infringement and invalidation between Guangdong Electric Appliance Technology Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Xibao Electric Appliance Co., Ltd., her efforts resulted in the invalidation of Xibao’s patents. Eventually, the Higher People’s Court of Guangdong Province overturned the original judgment, allowing the molds with a population of millions to be retained, and their products could be re-sold.

The joining of Lawyer Jin Li and Lawyer Liu Min will further enhance the firm’s professional strength and case-handling capabilities in foreign-related legal matters, corporate equity and corporate governance structures, marriage and inheritance disputes, construction project contract disputes, civil and commercial litigation, and the internet industry’s dispute resolution, compliance and risk management, and intellectual property matters.

In the future, Longan Guangzhou will always adhere to the philosophy of “service first, operation as the core.” It will continue to innovate and provide comprehensive support for lawyers, helping them overcome practical challenges and meet industry challenges, so that the firm and lawyers can achieve mutual success. At the same time, Longan Guangzhou also looks forward to more elite lawyers joining the firm to jointly create a brilliant future.