Changzhou City, a total of 20 law firms selected by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Justice announced the province's first batch of foreign-related legal services focus on the cultivation of the target list, including a number of well-known local law firms and a number of domestic firms in Changzhou branch, the specific list is as follows:
Jiangsu Su Zheng Law Firm
Jiangsu Changyu Law Firm
Jiangsu Lotte Law Firm
Jiangsu Yao Dian Law Firm
Jiangsu Hongyin Law Firm
Jiangsu Ruijiang Law Firm
Jiangsu Bergin Law Firm
Jiangsu Dongsheng Law Firm
Jiangsu Pinchuan Law Firm
Jiangsu Rui Hong Law Firm
Jiangsu Wen Yan Yu Law Firm
Jiangsu Zhengqi Haoran Law Firm
Jiangsu Peting Law Firm
Jiangsu Riyutai Law Firm
Beijing Huicheng (Changzhou) Law Firm
Beijing Dacheng (Changzhou) Law Firm (Dentons Changzhou Branch)
Beijing Zhonglun Wende (Changzhou) Law Firm
Beijing Deheng (Changzhou) Law Firm
Beijing Yingke (Changzhou) Law Firm
Jiangsu Zhongshan Mingjing (Changzhou) Law Firm
The main business directions of these selected law firms cover various fields of international commercial and civil legal services, and on the whole reflect strong foreign-related legal service capacity and professional characteristics. For example, many of the firms focus on cross-border investment, international trade and overseas mergers and acquisitions, providing legal support for local enterprises in Changzhou to go global and assisting foreign-funded enterprises to invest and operate in Changzhou. Some law firms are experienced in international commercial dispute resolution, specializing in foreign-related litigation, arbitration and mediation, and providing professional legal solutions for foreign-related contractual disputes and maritime and commercial disputes. In addition, intellectual property rights and international finance are also the strengths of many of the selected firms. Many of the firms are equipped with a team of lawyers who are proficient in multiple languages and have overseas study or working backgrounds, and are able to provide Chinese and foreign clients with multilingual and efficient legal services. Overall, these 20 law firms cover key areas of foreign-related legal services, including foreign investment, cross-border transaction compliance, international engineering projects, foreign-related intellectual property rights protection and cross-border dispute resolution, and are able to meet the growing demand for international legal services in Changzhou.
The criteria for the selection of the first batch of incubatees focused on the firm's professional strength and performance in the field of foreign-related legal services. The Provincial Department of Justice focused on the number and quality of foreign-related legal affairs handled by the firms in the past, the internationalization of their teams and the degree of specialization of their services. For example, having a specialized foreign-related legal service team, lawyers with overseas education or practice experience, and the ability to conduct business in English and other foreign languages are important considerations for selection. At the same time, the firm's contribution to the construction of the "Belt and Road", cross-border economic and trade activities, as well as cooperation with legal service organizations in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, or overseas, were also taken into account in the evaluation. The above law firms have been selected for the incubation list due to their outstanding foreign-related business capabilities and professional standards. After being selected, these firms will receive policy and industry support to further improve their foreign-related legal service product system through training and resources, and continuously improve their practical capabilities to better serve Changzhou's high-quality development and high-level opening-up to the outside world.
Combined with the current development of Changzhou's legal service industry, the publication of the above list is not only a full affirmation of Changzhou's strength in foreign-related legal services, but will also further promote the internationalization of local legal services. In recent years, Changzhou has attached great importance to the capacity building of foreign-related legal services, and the judicial department has issued the "Implementation Plan for Building a Pilot Zone for High-Quality Development of Foreign-Related Legal Services", promoted the establishment of overseas legal service centers, encouraged local law firms to partner with Hong Kong and Macao firms, and continuously expanded the field of foreign-related legal services. At present, Changzhou has three overseas legal service centers in Angola, Kenya and Thailand, and is actively preparing for the establishment of overseas service centers in Vietnam and Japan. A number of Changzhou law firms have taken the initiative to integrate into these platforms, and have excelled in international commercial arbitration and cross-border investment and financing legal services in new energy and other advantageous industries. The selection of 20 law firms for provincial-level cultivation is another milestone in Changzhou's efforts to build a highland for foreign-related legal services, which will strongly optimize the city's rule of law and international business environment. Through the provincial and municipal joint cultivation, these law firms will be supported in talent cultivation, business innovation, etc., which will further enhance their service capacity and provide more solid rule of law protection for the development of Changzhou's export-oriented economy. In conclusion, Changzhou legal service industry is taking the opportunity of this selection to consolidate the foundation of foreign-related legal services, and help the city to move steadily in a higher level of opening up.