As an important platform for international trade and commerce exchanges, the 136th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) will be held in Guangzhou from October 15 to November 4, 2024. During the Canton Fair, Lawyer Huang Qingfeng, a senior partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm and a representative arbitrator of the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission (referred to as “Guangzhong”), will co-occupy the “Foreign-related Legal Consultation Port” with arbiters from the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission in the UK, Hong Kong, and Macau from October 16 to 17. With high professional expertise and a enthusiastic service attitude, he provided various professional legal services, including arbitration legal advice and mediation, to exhibitors from around the world, earning widespread praise.

The “Foreign-related Legal Consultation Port” was established under the careful guidance of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Justice and the Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce. It was set up by the Guangzhou Justice Bureau in collaboration with the Guangzhou Lawyers Association, the Guangzhou Notary Association, the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission, and the “Belt and Road” Area Law (Guangzhou) Inquiry Center. It has provided comprehensive, multi-level, and one-stop professional legal services to exhibitors at the Canton Fair for three consecutive sessions.

On October 17, Comrade Xiao Haiyun, Director of the Legal Construction Department of the Guangdong Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Committee, and Comrade Wang Liping, Director of the Law Management Department of the Guangzhou Justice Bureau, visited the “Foreign-related Legal Consultation Port” under the accompaniment of Comrade Zou Yanjue, Deputy Director of the Development Department of Guangzhong. They highly praised the professional expertise and service quality demonstrated by the Guangzhong team led by Lawyer Huang Qingfeng during the Canton Fair.

Canton Fair

In addition, the AI robot “Yun Xiaozhong” developed by Guangzhong has attracted attention during the Canton Fair. This robot can provide real-time legal consultations and case filing services, and can introduce the ODR model and other features of the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission to exhibitors via voice online. Lawyer Huang Qingfeng actively assisted foreign businesses in experiencing the functions of “Yun Xiaozhong” and took photos with them at the service window.

During the 136th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), Lawyer Huang Qingfeng, with his rich experience in commercial arbitration and professional legal knowledge, provided professional, efficient, and considerate services to help foreign businesses better understand the business environment and laws and regulations in Guangzhou. He actively contributed to building a market-oriented, legalized, and international first-class business environment with Longan.

Profile of the Lawyer

Lawyer Huang Qingfeng

Huang Qingfeng is a senior partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm, Deputy Director of the Longan National Commercial Arbitration Committee, and Deputy Director and Secretary-General of the Longan Bay Commercial Arbitration Research Center.

Areas of expertise: commercial arbitration research, real estate and construction projects, financial and capital market disputes.

Social positions: member of the Chinese Arbitration Law Research Association; arbitrator of the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission; arbitrator in Beihai, Zhaoqing, and Heyuan; member of the Arbitration Law Professional Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association (Outstanding Member for 2023).