The Tide of the Greater Bay Area is Surging, and the Future is Here | Grand Opening of Honour Chen (Guangzhou) Joint Law Firm!

March 31, 2023, 14:11:00

In the blooming spring, good news arrives with the rain! On March 29, Honour Chen (Guangzhou) Joint Law Firm held a grand opening ceremony in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou!

At the opening ceremony, more than 200 leaders, experts, industry peers, and media friends gathered to discuss the new prospects of the rule of law in the Greater Bay Area. Up to now, there are four Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao joint law firms in Guangzhou, and Honour Chen (Guangzhou) Joint Law Firm is the first Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao joint law firm in Yuexiu District!

The Greater Bay Area: A Promising Journey

Building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is a major national strategy personally planned, deployed, and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping. Creating a world-class bay area requires full legal protection. The rule of law is the best business environment, and Guangzhou's high-quality development needs high-level legal保障 and services. With the construction of the Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou welcomes new major opportunities.

The reform of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao joint law firms is an important part of expanding development space for Hong Kong and Macao, promoting cooperation and sharing of public services, and leading all-round cooperation among the three regions. Carrying out legal business exchanges and cooperation through the joint operation of law firms is a new path and measure explored by lawyers and government management departments in the three regions to solve the problems of "one country, two systems" and three legal jurisdictions. Joint law firms providing legal services to residents of the three regions are also the common long-cherished wish of Greater Bay Area residents and lawyers.

A Window for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Legal Services

As a window city for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao legal services, Guangzhou is at the forefront of the country. Approved by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Justice in 2022, Honour Chen (Guangzhou) Joint Law Firm is co-funded and co-managed by Guangdong Honour Law Firm and Hong Kong's Chen Peiyu Law Firm. Registered in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, it is the first Guangdong-Hong Kong joint law firm in Yuexiu District.

The grand opening of the joint firm on March 29, 2023, will provide one-stop, high-quality, and cost-effective legal services for residents and enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Background of the Joint Firm

- Guangdong Honour Law Firm (Mainland Partner): Established in 1997, the year of Hong Kong's return, it has long been committed to serving the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In 2020, it was approved by the Law Society of Hong Kong to establish the Hong Kong branch of Guangdong Honour Law Firm. With nearly 100 excellent legal service personnel and a standardized management system, it is an international and modern partnership law firm. Current partners including Lawyer Tong Jianhua, Lawyer Liang Minghui, Lawyer Tong Hongfei, Lawyer Xu Jianwen, Lawyer Zeng Fanxing, and Lawyer Wu Xueming are all lawyers with many years of practice and rich case experience.

- Chief Partner Lawyer Tong Jianhua: Born into a lawyer's family, with 30 years of practice, he serves as an arbitrator for multiple arbitration institutions and a consulting expert on judicial supervision for the Standing Committee of the 12th Guangdong Provincial People's Congress. In 1998, he handled the internationally renowned "9810 Zhang Ziqiang Gang Case" as the chief defense lawyer for Zhang Ziqiang, receiving an award from the All China Lawyers Association. He has also handled many cross-border cases involving Hong Kong, making him one of the first lawyers in China to participate in cross-border legal services.

- Chen Peiyu Law Firm (Hong Kong Partner): Founded in 2002, it is a comprehensive law firm that has handled nearly 10,000 litigation and non-litigation cases, covering real estate transactions, civil and commercial affairs, and criminal cases. The firm attaches great importance to social responsibility, often participates in social welfare work, and serves as a pro bono legal advisor for non-profit organizations.

Core Team of the Joint Firm

The joint firm has more than 20 lawyers and professional legal service personnel, including more than ten Hong Kong lawyers and barristers, most of whom have over 20 years of practice experience and hold practice qualifications in Hong Kong, the United States, Australia, or the UK. The main managers of the joint firm are Lawyer Chen Peiyu, Lawyer Su Wenjie, Lawyer Sun Bo, and Lawyer Tong Hongfei.

- Lawyer Chen Peiyu: A Hong Kong lawyer and a Greater Bay Area practicing lawyer, proficient in family law, criminal law, insolvency law, intellectual property law, property law, wills, and estate affairs. She provides various cross-border legal services for Hong Kong and Macao clients, is enthusiastic about public welfare, and is a lawyer of the Hong Kong Legal Aid Department, having received multiple social honors and awards.

- Lawyer Su Wenjie: Current Chairman of the Hong Kong Mediation and Arbitration Center, a leading figure in the field of mediation and arbitration. He is a visiting professor and lecturer at Peking University (Yuanpei Business School) and many Hong Kong and international renowned universities, as well as a fellow of multiple international academic institutions. His expertise lies in family wealth, corporate operations and governance, legal technology, commercial law, family trusts, and corporate listing.

- Lawyer Sun Bo: Serves as a mediator and arbitrator for multiple institutions, specializing in civil and commercial cases such as corporate law, construction law, competition disputes, trust finance, and tort liability disputes. He is good at handling cross-border litigation and enforcement business and has handled the轰动 Hong Kong medical malpractice and drug accident disputes involving "mucormycosis" at Queen Mary Hospital.

- Lawyer Tong Hongfei: Appointed as the Director of the Joint Law Firm, he is an arbitrator for multiple arbitration commissions including Guangzhou, Heyuan, and Zhanjiang. He is proficient in handling legal affairs related to asset mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, equity transactions, real estate development, construction, management, finance, and loan disputes.

Commitment to the Greater Bay Area

This is a land of hope where legends continue, and all miracles are possible! With many legal professionals and dedicated lawyers, the joint firm has a wide range of business scopes and the ability to provide legal services covering the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and other countries. Relying on the policies of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and leveraging innovative business models and new practice platforms, the joint firm is committed to supporting the high-quality development of the Greater Bay Area, optimizing the business environment of the Greater Bay Area, and providing one-stop, high-quality, efficient, and international legal services for domestic and foreign enterprises and those along the "Belt and Road".

At the same time, it sets a "Yuexiu model" for the country's strategy of "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao legal integration".