Recently, Jin Li, a senior partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm, obtained a license to practice as a foreign lawyer in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, becoming a new member of the Lao Lawyers Association. The acquisition of this license helps to work more effectively with local Lao lawyers to provide professional and efficient legal services to Chinese and foreign investors in Laos.
License to Practice as a Lao Foreign Lawyer
In June 2023, in response to the needs of international business, Lawyer Jin Li established Laos GuoZhi Law Firm Sole Co.,Ltd (hereinafter “Laos Office”) in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, with the approval of the Lao Ministry of Justice. The professional team of the Laos Office consists of experienced Lao lawyers and Chinese lawyers familiar with Lao law, focusing on providing legal support for Chinese investment enterprises under the “Belt and Road” initiative. Their main areas of service include cross-border investment and mergers & acquisitions, minerals and energy, real estate and construction projects, international trade and logistics, project financing, cross-border intellectual property protection, cross-border e-commerce, and corporate compliance. As part of Longan’s foreign law service system, the Laos Office enables domestic and foreign law firms to cooperate effectively. It has provided comprehensive and high-quality legal support for many clients’ investment projects in Laos through Longan Guangzhou.
The fact that Lawyer Jin Li has obtained the license to practice as a Lao foreign lawyer and became a new member of the Lao Lawyers Association not only promotes Longan’s expansion in the international legal service market, but also enhances Longan’s professional capabilities in enterprise expansion services. This enables Longan lawyers to serve Lao clients better and improve their competitiveness in the Southeast Asian legal service market.
Profile of the Lawyer
Lawyer Jin Li
Lawyer Jin Li graduated from Sun Yat-sen University for her undergraduate degree and from North China Water & Power University for her postgraduate degree. She is currently a senior partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm, Director of the Longan Bay ASEAN Law Research Center, member of the Longan Guangzhou Company Committee, founder of Laos GuoZhi Law Firm Sole Co.,Ltd, a member of the Guangdong Province’s emerging foreign lawyer talent pool, a member of the Guangdong Province Bankruptcy Administrator Association’s small enterprise restructuring committee, a member of the Guangzhou City’s leading foreign lawyer talent pool, and a lawyer in the 2022 Yangcheng Law and Governance Volunteer Team (public service). Lawyer Jin Li worked in large state-owned enterprises for nearly 10 years and served as a director for several subsidiaries of the group, giving her extensive knowledge of corporate governance. She is skilled in areas such as corporate equity and corporate governance structures, marriage and inheritance disputes, construction contract disputes, foreign legal matters (cross-border investment/mergers & acquisitions, equity investment, minerals and energy investments, etc.), and civil and commercial litigation/arbitration (including foreign-related cases).
Since starting her practice, Lawyer Jin Li has provided long-term legal services to many state-owned and private enterprises in China. In terms of foreign legal services, she operates from Laos and extends her services to ASEAN countries, especially maintaining close cooperation with lawyers in Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, thereby providing clients with diverse and efficient foreign legal services.