Recently, Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm in Beijing was successfully selected into CITIC Bank Guangzhou Branch’s litigation law firm pool for 2026, thanks to its professional expertise and industry reputation. This inclusion indicates that Longan Guangzhou Law Firm’s professional capabilities in financial legal services have once again been recognized by the market. This further strengthens its position in the financial legal service sector in South China.
The team responsible for this inclusion is led by Liang Dong, a senior partner at Longan Guangzhou and head of the Non-performing Assets Department. With nearly 15 years of experience working at state-owned financial asset management companies, Liang Dong is skilled in managing non-performing assets, corporate restructuring, and bankruptcy proceedings. He has led projects with a total investment of over 40 billion yuan, and has extensive experience in the entire process of asset acquisition, management, and disposal.
The team also includes Huang Peng, Chen Li, and Li Huatao, who all have rich practical experience and outstanding performance in various fields such as finance, real estate, corporate mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy liquidation, and urban renewal. The team has long served various financial institutions and large enterprises, creating a highly efficient and complementary service model.
Currently, this team has been included in many well-known financial institutions, including CITIC Asset, CITIC Real Estate, CITIC Financial Assets, Yuecai Asset, China Merchants Ping An Asset, Guangzhou Asset, Zhejiang Business Asset, China Resources Asset, China Construction Bank, Ping An Bank, and Guangzhou Bank. This has helped establish a strong service network and professional brand in the fields of non-performing assets and financial legal services.
This inclusion by CITIC Bank, a national joint-stock commercial bank, further highlights Longan Guangzhou’s professional status in financial legal services, and enhances its brand influence in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Longan Guangzhou will use this inclusion as an opportunity to continuously improve its team structure, deepen its professional knowledge, and enhance its service efficiency. This will enable it to provide better and more efficient legal services to CITIC Bank Guangzhou Branch and other financial institution clients. It will also help financial institutions manage risks and maximize asset value, contributing to the development of a legal environment in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Lawyer Profile
Liang Dong Lawyer
Liang Dong is a senior partner at Longan Guangzhou, head of the Non-performing Assets Department, and deputy director of the Bay Area Enforcement Law Research Center. He is also a member of the Merger and Acquisition Committee of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association. He has worked at CITIC Asset’s Guangdong branch for nearly 15 years, serving as a business director or corporate lawyer. Liang Dong has extensive experience in non-performing assets, real estate, investment and financing, corporate mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy proceedings, and other areas. As of May 2025, through litigation and non-litigation methods, he has led projects with a total investment of 40.955 billion yuan.
Some of his notable projects include the bankruptcy restructuring of 34 companies of Jiaoyue Group (total investment: 3.665 billion yuan), the merger and restructuring project with Guangdong International Trust and Investment Company (total investment: 55.1 billion yuan), the restructuring and merger project of Guangzhou Guanhua Real Estate (1.5 billion yuan), the merger and restructuring project of Guangzhou Guancheng Building (1.3 billion yuan), the liquidation and revitalization project of Guangzhou Longjin Garden (1 billion yuan), the enforcement and collection project of Yuetai World Group (2.4 billion yuan), and the restructuring and litigation project of Zhanjiang Dingsheng Group (2 billion yuan).
Huang Peng Lawyer
Huang Peng is a member of the Financial Law Committee of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association. He is skilled in handling non-performing assets, corporate legal matters, bankruptcy proceedings, urban renewal, and non-litigation due diligence. He has been involved in several non-performing asset projects, including 112 assets of Guangdong Food and Vegetable Center Wholesale Co., Ltd. of CITIC Asset’s Guangdong branch, 319 assets of Huizhou Rural Enterprises Joint Company of Great Wall Asset’s Guangdong branch, 121 assets of Huizhou East Industrial Development Company of Yuecai Asset’s Huizhou branch, and 2 assets of Huizhou Property Development (Group) Company. The total amount of debt acquisition and disposal amounts to approximately 3 billion yuan.
Some of his major projects include the debt collection projects of CITIC Fusheng Phase I, II, and III (3.6 billion yuan), the debt collection project of CITIC Yuetai Group (2.4 billion yuan), the liquidation and revitalization project of Guangzhou Longjin Garden (1 billion yuan), and the debt collection project of Guangzhou Asset Baodan and Canbang (400 million yuan).
Chen Li Lawyer
Chen Li graduated from China University of Political Science and Law. She is skilled in non-litigation legal matters, including due diligence, corporate mergers and acquisitions, non-performing assets, and bankruptcy proceedings. She has worked at the Shenzhen Court for many years and has extensive judicial experience. She has handled many cases involving banks and asset management institutions.
Some of her major projects include the merger and restructuring project of Zhuhai Juxinghui Commercial Plaza (1.7 billion yuan), the restructuring and merger project of Guangzhou Guanhua Real Estate (1.5 billion yuan), the merger and restructuring project of Guangzhou Guancheng Building (1.3 billion yuan), the merger and restructuring project of Zhongxing Smart Park, and the merger and restructuring project of Huadu Yihua Villa.
Li Huatao Lawyer
Li Huatao graduated from South China Normal University. She is skilled in handling various civil and commercial cases, mainly in real estate, finance, non-performing assets, and bankruptcy proceedings. She has maintained close relationships with several real estate companies, financial institutions, and guarantee companies. She has long provided legal services to CITIC Asset, Guangzhou Asset, China Resources Asset, Zhejiang Business Asset, Ningbo Asset, China Merchants Ping An Asset, Lixun Real Estate, Guangdong Institute of Architecture and Technology, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
Some of her major projects include the debt collection project of CITIC Shengke (2 billion yuan), the debt collection project of CITIC Fusheng Phase I (1.8 billion yuan), the bankruptcy restructuring project of Taihu Real Estate (1.6 billion yuan), the acquisition project of Beijin Hydropower Station (480 million yuan), and the contract dispute case involving Guangzhou Company and Wu Qiyong (130 million yuan).