Long'an News | Xu Jiali, Founding Partner of Long'an, Takes Charge of the Director Position of the Football Association’s Discipline and Ethics Committee — Empowering Football Industry Governance with Legal Expertise

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On December 28, 2025, the website of the Chinese Football Association announced: After being approved by the Executive Committee of the Chinese Football Association, a Discipline and Ethics Committee was established within the Chinese Football Association. This committee carries out the same functions as the former Discipline Committee and the former Ethics and Fair Competition Committee of the Chinese Football Association. Xu Jiali, the founder of Longan Law Firm, serves as the director of this Discipline and Ethics Committee.

The Discipline and Ethics Committee operates in accordance with the Charter of the Chinese Football Association, as well as the regulations of FIFA, AFC, and the Chinese Football Association. The former Discipline Committee and the former Ethics and Fair Competition Committee have been dissolved, and they no longer carry out their functions (the above information is from the official website of the Chinese Football Association).

As the founder of Longan Law Firm, Xu Jiali has spent decades in the legal field. He is not only a seasoned legal expert in China, but also has extensive expertise in rule formulation, compliance supervision, and cross-sector governance. His appointment to the Discipline and Ethics Committee of the Football Association is a key step in extending his legal expertise to sports industry governance.

When the “rules and standards” of the football industry meet the “rule-based thinking” of legal expertise, and when Longan’s professional capabilities meet the practical needs of sports governance, Xu Jiali’s new position represents both an extension of his professional value and a showcase of Longan Law Firm’s professional brand in the industry. In the future, as the Discipline and Ethics Committee carries out its duties, this practice of “legal empowerment in sports governance” may bring clearer rules and more rigorous supervision for the industry — and this is precisely the value that professional expertise brings to the industry.

Profile of the Lawyer

Xu Jiali, Director

Founder of Longan Law Firm

Vice President of the Chinese Society of Science and Technology Law

Vice President of the Internet and Information Research Society of the Chinese Law Society

Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Law Research Society of the Chinese Law Society

Executive Director of the World Trade Organization Law Research Society of the Chinese Law Society

Executive Director of the Case Law Research Society of the Chinese Law Society

Executive Director of the Legal Language Research Society of the Chinese Behavior Law Society

Expert in national intellectual property strategy evaluation

Special professor at the Intellectual Property Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Doctoral supervisor at China University of Political Science and Law

Vice Chairman of the Information Network and High-Tech Committee of the National Lawyers Association

Vice President of the Beijing Intellectual Property Law Research Society

Vice President of the Beijing Intellectual Property Research Society