27 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS CHINA • 亚洲法律杂志-中国版 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM/CHINA MANAGING PARTNER ROUNDTABLE ALB: Can you tell us about your firm’s presence in the GBA at the moment? How would you describe your development strategy for the region? Yang Lin, founding partner and director at Guangdong Zhuo Jian Law Firm: The GBA is the focus and the foundation of Zhuo Jian Law Firm. At present, we have branches in Shenzhen including Longgang, Longhua, Guangming, Pingshan and Shenzhen-Shantou special cooperation zone, as well as branches in Dongguan, Guangzhou, Zhongshan and Zhanjiang. By 2027, we will basically cover the whole GBA market, including offices that are under construction in Zhuhai, GuangdongMacao In-Depth Cooperation Zone, Foshan, Maoming, Zhaoqing, Huizhou and Qingyuan. In addition, we will also set up Shenzhen Qianhai and Lok Ma Chau Loop mainland China-Hong Kong joint venture. Zhuo Jian’s GBA development strategy is based on the principle of one center and three aspects. One center is GBA becoming the pivot for the firm’s national and international layout. The three aspects refer to enhancing Zhuo Jian’s branding and convergence in GBA, strengthening the firm’s leading position and influence on the national and international layout, as well as improving our leading position across the region. Huang Yuanbing, director at Tahota (Shenzhen) Law Firm: The GBA owns the most dynamic market, and the most complete industrial chain and is a perfect place that links to the global market. It is one of the most economically dynamic regions in the world, as well as a new pivot of the domestic and international economic development pattern. Tahota has been focusing on the GBA and has set up offices in Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Guangzhou. This completely covers the legal service market in the GBA. Based on the layout of the GBA, Tahota will expand its global network. Chen Yaoquan, head at TianTong Law Firm Shenzhen Office: With the deepening integration of business, trade, finance and other fields in GBA and the increasing number of cross-border civil and commercial disputes between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the market demand for legal services is increasing. Promoting the development of legal services in the GBA is also a hot topic for many peers in the legal industry. Yang Jie, director at Wang Jing & GH Law Firm: Wang Jing & GH Law Firm is based in the GBA, with offices in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. We are also preparing to launch a Hong Kong office. We are very optimistic about the potential of the GBA market, as it includes first-tier cities with developed economies such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen, while it is adjacent to special administrative regions such as Hong Kong and Macau. With its advantages, Guan Wang Jing & GH Law Firm has launched a development strategy of “based on the GBA, collaborating with Hong Kong and Macao and facing the global market”. In recent years, the firm has been actively following the strategy. In addition to Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Wang Jing & GH Law Firm has set up offices in Bangkok, Los Angeles, Sydney, and Turkey, and our Tokyo office will be established at the end of December. In addition, our offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Rome are also under preparation. ALB: What industries in the GBA does your firm focus on? What kind of capabilities and strengths have you built up to better cater to these industries? Yang Lin: In addition to traditional legal services, Zhuo Jian Law Firm will improve legal services by closely following GBA’s industrial layout and Shenzhen’s 14th Five-Year Plan to serve the development of the economy and society. We continue to invest in high-tech, smart manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), informatization, digitalization, ocean economy, new energy, intellectual property rights, and foreign-related areas, and cultivate legal service talents. Currently, we have laid a solid foundation in the fields of intelligent manufacturing, data compliance, intellectual property rights, and foreign-related matters. We plan to continue to strengthen the hiring and training of talents to improve our service capability. Huang: As a global manufacturing center, Guangdong, GBA has a strong industrial foundation and a complete industrial chain. So far, GBA has formed industrial clusters covering the communication and electronic information industry, new energy automobile industry, drones and robotics. It is an important carrier for China to build a world-class urban agglomeration and participate in global competition. We focus on advanced manufacturing (high-end equipment manufacturing and new materials), emerging industries (semiconductors and integrated circuits, high-end equipment manufacturing, intelligent robots, blockchain, quantum information and biotechnology), modern services (finance, education, health, culture and entertainment, commerce, information services), and the maritime economy (new marine energy such as gas hydrates and wind power, marine biomedicine,
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