Recently, the Guangzhou Lawyers Association officially released the second batch of the “Lingyun Program” for outstanding young lawyers in Guangzhou. Lawyers Xie Xin, a senior partner at Longan Guangzhou, and Yu Yao, a partner, Liang Xinyuan, and Chen Huan were selected due to their solid professional skills, good ethical standards, and outstanding professional abilities. This demonstrates the strong capabilities and industry recognition of young lawyers from Longan Guangzhou.
The four young lawyers selected from Longan Guangzhou have performed excellently in their respective professional fields, including civil law, foreign-related matters, intellectual property, companies, and finance. Throughout their practice, they have always adhered to the belief in the rule of law, following the principle of “making excellence a habit and service a belief”. They take every case and service seriously, and through their sharp legal thinking, efficient execution abilities, and rigorous work style, they have earned wide praise from clients and high recognition in the industry.

The selection of several young lawyers from Longan Guangzhou as part of the “Lingyun Program” is a high acknowledgment of the professional abilities and overall qualities of these lawyers by the Guangzhou Lawyers Association. It also reflects the full recognition of the efforts made in cultivating young lawyers from Longan Guangzhou.
In the future, Longan Guangzhou will continue to strengthen the cultivation of young lawyers, improve the training mechanisms, and broaden their growth paths. It aims to nurture more professional and excellent young lawyers, thereby contributing to the construction of a law-based Guangzhou and the high-quality development of legal services in the Greater Bay Area!
Profile of Lawyers
Lawyer Xie Xin
Lawyer Xie Xin is a senior partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm. She serves as a member of the Network and E-commerce Law Research Group of the Guangdong Law Society, a member of the Guangdong Lawyers Association’s Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong-Macao Working Committee, and a member of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association’s Greater Bay Area and Free Trade Zone Professional Committee. She is also an expert advisor at the Longan Bay-ASEAN Legal Research Center and serves as an arbitrator for several arbitration institutions. Over her career, she has focused on corporate governance, cross-border investment, e-commerce and logistics, and commercial litigation. Her practice covers Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and other ASEAN countries, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. She has extensive negotiation experience and good communication skills, and is skilled in protecting client interests through various dispute resolution methods. Her clients include provincial government departments, state-owned banks, large central enterprises, and state-owned financial institutions.
Lawyer Yu Yao
Lawyer Yu Yao is a partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm and a member of the Anti-monopoly and Anti-unfair Competition Law Professional Committee of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association. She has extensive experience in online games, computer software, copyrights, trademarks, and internet unfair competition. She has handled legal and compliance matters for hundreds of internet companies, including Tencent, Lilith, Microsoft, and Unity. She has participated in nearly 10 industry-first cases and has handled many complex disputes, such as injunction orders. Her cases have won the Guangzhou Lawyers Association’s Business Achievement Award for many years, and she has also received recognition from the Supreme People’s Court, higher courts, and various associations.
Lawyer Liang Xinyuan
Lawyer Liang Xinyuan has a high level of English proficiency. She is the deputy director of the Longan Bay-ASEAN Legal Research Center. She graduated from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies with a degree in International Economics Law. She is a leading talent in foreign-related lawyers in Guangdong, one of the first group of leading foreign-related lawyers in Guangzhou. She is also a member of the Guangdong Cross-border Dispute Resolution Law Professional Committee, a mediator at the Guangzhou International Trade and Commerce Mediation Center, and a member of the Guangzhou International Trade and Commerce Legal Service Center. She is also a senior legal advisor at Ricky Tan & Co in Malaysia.
Lawyer Liang specializes in complex civil and commercial disputes. She has extensive experience in financial investment, contract trade, and intellectual property. She has a high level of legal theory and skilled handling of cases. She has handled nearly 1,000 cases, with a high success rate and settlement rate. She is particularly skilled in foreign-related cases. For many years, she has provided professional legal services for major national foreign-related projects. Her cases and clients include the United States, Germany, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Israel.
Lawyer Chen Huan
Lawyer Chen Huan is a senior advisor at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm, the director of the Longan Bay Artificial Intelligence Law Research Center, the deputy director of the Longan National Compliance Committee, and the head of the Digital Economy Department in Guangzhou. She is the author of “Guide to the Application of ChatGPT by Lawyers” and “Essential AI Skills for Lawyers”. She is also a part-time researcher at the Law School of Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, a drafter of the group standard “Compliance Guide for the Application of Generative Artificial Intelligence Data” by the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center, and one of the leading foreign-related lawyers in Guangzhou.
