● Member of the Criminal Professional Committee of the All China Lawyers Association

●Adjunct Professor of the Law School of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, the Law School of South China University of Technology and the Law School of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.

Mr. Song was a procurator in Guangzhou, an honorary member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Guangzhou Committee, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of Baiyun District and the Director of the Legal Committee of China Zhi Gong Party Guangzhou Committee before. He has been focusing on research and practice in the field of criminal cases. He was awarded "ALB China Top 15 Litigators 2015” by Asian Legal Business.

“Not Guilty” cases include: case of contract fraud by He, case of contract fraud by Chen, case of taking bribes by Wu, case of taking bribes and illegal possession of firearms by Wen, case of bigamy by Chen, case of offering bribes to non-state personnel by Yang, case of taking bribes by non-state personnel by Wang, case of negligent arson by Jing.

 

Mr. Song is currently one of China’s most experienced lawyers in the field of foreign-related criminal defense and cross-border crimes defense, and he is also the first lawyer to handle extradition/repatriation cases in China. He published an essay titled "Brief Analysis on key Points and Strategies of Cross-Border Criminal Cases". The consulates of the United States, Germany, Japan, Australia, Colombia and other countries have either employed Mr. Song to serve as their criminal legal counsel, or recommended him as the defense lawyer for the country's nationals under prosecution in China. Representative cases handled by Mr. Song include: the well-known case of drug smuggling by Sakuragi Takuma (a former City Councilor of Japan), case concerning extraditing Schabert (the first extradition case between China and Germany), case of murder by a Japanese gang in Zhuhai, case of telecom fraud, etc.

 

Mr. Song innovatively proposes the concept of "criminal crisis management" and handles forthcoming criminal charges facing his clients. He published an essay titled “Prospective Study on Criminal Lawyer Service in the Field of Crisis Management”. Mr. Song has provided criminal crisis management plans to many well-known companies, executives, celebrities, and government personnel with successful results.

 

In the field of criminal non-litigation practices, Mr. Song is the first to lead his team to launch corporate anti-corruption compliance special legal services, and to conduct in-depth research and study on the subject. Mr. Song and his team have handled the first compliance non-litigation cases of Guangzhou, Qingyuan, Zhaoqing and other cities. These cases have finally passed the examination of the third-party organizations and the procuratorates and successfully won the non-litigation decision, which effectively safeguarded the compliant benign development of the involved enterprises.

 

Mr. Song was invited as a guest by the CCTV programs “Topics in Focus”, “Legal Report”, “I am a Lawyer”, and Guangzhou Broadcasting Network’s program “Lv Zheng Kai Jiang”.

● Wuhan University- Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Literature

● Wuhan University – Juris Master

● Director of Corporate Compliance Research Institute of Guangdong Law Association

● Director of the 11th Council of Guangzhou Lawyers Association

● Deputy Director of Young Lawyers Working Committee of Guangdong Lawyers Association

● Deputy Director of Economic Crime Criminal Law Committee of Guangzhou Lawyers Association

● “Best Debater” – the 4th Provincial-Level Debating Contest Between Public Prosecutors and Lawyers of Guangdong, the 2nd Municipal-Level Debating Contest of Guangzhou

 

Ms. Xiaoyue Li has been focusing on legal research and practices in criminal litigation throughout her professional career, with a solid theoretical foundation and rich experience in court trial. She has handled case of contract fraud by He, case of contract fraud by Chen, case of taking bribes by Wu, case of illegal possession of firearms by Wen, winning “Classic Case of Guangdong Lawyers 2019” , “Top 10 Classic Cases of Innocence Defense in China 2019”, “Grand Prize (First Place) – Guangdong Lawyers' 100 Outstanding Criminal Legal Documents” and “First Place – National Outstanding Criminal Defense Case”.

Ms. Li has handled several highly influential criminal cases in China, including:

● Case of illegal disclosure or non-disclosure of important information and securities market manipulation by Ma (Chairman of Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)

● Case of fraudulent stock issuance by Amethystum Storage Technology Co.,Ltd (The First Case of the Sci-Tech Innovation Board)

● Case of illegal fundraising by senior executives of Cedar Holdings

● Case of contract fraud by a listed company from Fujian (China's first M&A performance fraud case, RMB 1 billion involved, case withdrawn)

● Case of compliance non-prosecution by a technology company in Guangzhou (selected as a model case by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate)

● Case of taking bribes by Chen (Vice President of Head Office of China CITIC Bank)

● Case of taking bribes by Liang (former Executive Deputy Mayor of Dongguan)

● Case of taking bribes by Nie (former Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Jiangmen)

● Case of taking bribes and dereliction of duty by personnel of state-owned enterprises by Zhao (former General Manager of Yue Media)

● Case of fraud by Weicong Chen (formerly a famous TV host in Guangdong)

● Case of predatory lending by Zhang (the largest amount involved in China)

● Case of smuggling case of bezoar (ox gallstone) by He (the largest amount involved in China)

 

In the sphere of criminal compliance, Ms. Li takes a lead in providing corporate compliance non-prosecution legal services, and has successfully handled the first compliance non-prosecution cases in Guangzhou, Qingyuan and etc.. Ms. Li provides specialized criminal compliance legal services for several listed companies and well-known foreign companies in telecom industry, real estate industry, electronic industry, foods and pharmaceuticals industry, etc. She has helped clients to establish compliance system and prevented potential criminal risks. She also provides legal services to listed companies, related executives and intermediaries in a number of administrative and criminal cases of illegal operation of finance and securities.

 

In the sphere of foreign-related criminal defense, Ms. Li published an article “Brief Analysis on Key Points and Strategies of Cross-Boarder Criminal Cases”, receiving multiple awards on theoretical work given by the Guangzhou Lawyers Association and Guangdong Lawyers Association. Cases handled by Ms. Li with great international influence include drug smuggling case by Sakuragi Takuma (a former City Councilor of Japan), case concerning extraditing Schabert (the first extradition case between China and Germany), case of murder and telecom fraud by a Japanese gang in Zhuhai.

● Representative of 16th Guangzhou Baiyun District People’s Congress

● Member of Guangzhou Baiyun District National Supervisory Commission and Judiciary Committee

● Legal Counsel of the Standing Committee of Guangzhou Baiyun District People’s Congress

 

Fujian Song has engaged in the legal profession for more than ten years. With rich case-handling experiences, Mr. Song is especially good at handling criminal crisis management and criminal compliance projects. Mr. Song is familiar with investigation, evidence collection, negotiation, and layout of litigation strategies. He serves as the legal counsel of multiple listed companies and state-owned enterprises.

 

Fujian Song’s representative cases and projects mainly include:

● Case of taking bribes by Wei (former Executive Vice Mayor of Shanwei)

● Case of taking bribes by He (former Deputy Mayor of Zhongshan)

● Case of illegal disclosure or non-disclosure of important information by Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

● Special legal counsel for a well-known listed company in a 70-billion-yuan new energy battery project

● Case of illegal fund raising (30 billion yuan) by a group in Zhejiang where a Zhaoqing company was involved

● Case of environment pollution by a shipyard in Nansha District, Guangzhou

● Case of embezzlement and misappropriation (263 million yuan) of funds by Li (a well-known Guangzhou company's chairman)

● Case of “Fake Loans” by an evil gang leading by Lv in Heyuan

● Case of rape (to death) by a senior executive of a company in Foshan

● Case of offering bribes by an executive of a well-known listed company 【Crisis Management】

● Case of taking bribes by non-state functionary by an executive of a well-known listed company in Foshan etc.

 

In the sphere of crisis management, Mr. Song has published an article “The Foresight of Criminal Lawyers' business in the Perspective of Crisis Management”. He combines his investigative and defense experiences, with the assistance of judicial audit and accounting specialists, forensic experts, media journalists and other professionals, to provide special legal services to defuse criminal crises.    

 

Mr. Song provides special legal services of criminal compliance for a number of listed companies and well-known enterprises, to help establish a sophisticated compliance system for each one.

● South China Normal University - Bachelor of Laws

● Jilin University - Master of Laws

 

Jiandong Lai has a solid theoretical foundation in law and is meticulous in logical thinking. Having been focusing on the defense and research of criminal cases, Mr. Lai has personally published the monographs Thorough Defense: Thinking Guides & Case-Handling Skills, Comprehensive Cross-Examination: Thinking Guides & Case-Handling Skills, and co-authored I am a Defense Lawyer. Besides, he has published more than twenty papers in Nomocracy Forum, Guangdong Lawyers, Guangzhou Lawyers, Shenzhen Lawyers, etc.

 

Some of the representative cases Mr. Lai handled:

● The first batch of compliance non-prosecution cases in Guangzhou

● The anti-corruption compliance special service project for technology company in Guangdong

● Case of Securities Fraud by Kangmei Pharmaceutical (administrative hearings, the first case of special representative proceedings, criminal defense)

● Case of organizing or leading pyramid selling activities by Ming Huang (founder of Yun Lian Hui)

● The 3.07 Special Case supervised by the National Anti-gang Office

● The 5.18 Extraordinary Smuggling Special Case in Yunnan

 

Some of the “Not Guilty” cases Mr. Lai handled:

case of rape by Cheng, case of offering bribes by Li, case of contract fraud by He, case of contract fraud by Zhong, case of environmental pollution by Qiu, case of misappropriation of funds by Ma, case of illegal trade in explosives by Lv, case of organizing or leading pyramid selling activities by Zhang, case of taking bribes and illegal possession of firearms by Wen, case of selling commodities bearing counterfeit registered trademarks by Yang, Case of bigamy by Chen, case of negligent arson by Jing, Case of offering bribes to non-state personnel by Yang, case of theft by Bai, case of organizing prostitution by Chen, case of aiding cybercriminal activities by Bao.

 

Some of the awards Mr. Lai received:

● Theoretical Achievement Award & Practice Achievement Award, issued by Guangzhou Lawyers Association, 2017

● Theoretical Achievement Award & Practice Achievement Award, issued by Guangzhou Lawyers Association, 2018

● Top 10 Cases of Guangdong Lawyers, 2018 (Case of offering bribes to non-state personnel by Yang)

● Top 10 Cases of Guangdong Lawyers, 2018 (Case of contract fraud by William)

● Theoretical Achievement Award, issued by Guangzhou Lawyers Association, 2019

● Theoretical Achievement Award & Practice Achievement Award, issued by Guangzhou Lawyers Association, 2020

● Practice Achievement Award, issued by Guangzhou Lawyers Association, 2021

 

In foreign-related criminal defense, Mr. Lai has handled cases such as the case of contract fraud by Colombian citizen William and the case of misappropriation of funds by a German citizen. Besides, case of contract fraud by William was selected as Top 10 Cases of Guangdong Lawyers of 2018 by Guangdong Lawyers Association.

 

In terms of crisis management, Mr. Lai is familiar with the proceedings of various criminal cases, related laws and regulations. Mr. Lai has rich knowledge and experience in investigation, defense, etc. He provides effective legal services for clients to deal with criminal crises, and has helped clients resolve criminal crisis for many times.

● Central South University - Bachelor of Laws

● Sun Yat-sen University - Master of Criminal Law

 

Jenny Wang has been focusing on the sphere of criminal law. Since practicing as a lawyer, Jenny has handled more than 100 criminal cases. She is advantageous in occupational crimes, fraud crimes, smuggling crimes, latest Internet crimes, gang-related crimes and cases of chasing fugitives and illicit money/goods abroad. She has won the Theoretical Achievement Awards and Business Achievement Awards issued by Guangzhou Lawyers Association for many times.

 

In terms of criminal reporting, Jenny Wang is familiar with the procedures of investigation, collection of evidence, standards of proof and the involved assets’ disposal proceedings. Jenny has rich experience in filing criminal charges of financial crimes and IP crimes on behalf of Victims and protecting the legal rights of Stakeholders, with a high success rate of case-filing and loss recovery.

 

Some representative cases handled by Jenny are as follows:

● Case of taking bribes by He (former Deputy Mayor of Zhongshan),

● Case of taking bribes by Bai (former Deputy General Manager of Guangri Group) (illegal evidence exclusion, acquitted of some accused facts)

● Case of contract fraud and offering bribes by Zheng (Yue Media case series) (illegal evidence exclusion, acquitted of the contract fraud crime)

● Second-Trial Case of taking bribes by Zeng (former director of a division of Guangzhou Industrial and Commercial Bureau)(Voluntary Surrender established, original sentence modified to Probation)

● Case of securities fraud by Kangmei Pharmaceutical

● “Not Guilty” Case of intentional injury by Huang

● “Not Guilty” Case of rape by Ye (a Chinese American)

● Case of organizing or leading pyramid selling activities by Guan (financial director of Yun Lian Hui, whose membership number exceeded 8.9 million)

● Case of illegally taking deposits from the general public by Zhang (the legal advisor of “CloudPay”) (the amount involved was nearly 700 billion yuan)

● Case of smuggling ordinary goods and solid waste by a Yunnan company (the amount of tax evasion was over 200 million yuan)

● Case of gang-related “Fake Loans” fraud by Zhang (1.3 billion yuan involved, acquitted of gang relation)

● Case of Panasonic Guangzhou against its employee for misappropriation (recovered stolen money)

● Case of a Taiwan-invested enterprise against its employee for misappropriation (recovered stolen money)

● Case of complaint by a state-owned enterprise about illegal seizure of assets  

 

Jenny has provided high-quality corporate compliance services to a number of listed companies and well-known companies in the real estate and science technology sectors. After the launch of compliance non-prosecution system, she took the lead in representing the first compliance non-prosecution cases in Guangzhou and Qingyuan, and assisted the companies to successfully pass the compliance verification.

 

Jenny’s representative criminal compliance cases and compliance non-prosecution cases mainly include:

● Case of compliance non-prosecution of a science and technology limited company in Guangzhou

● Case of compliance non-prosecution of a shipping company in Guangzhou

● Case of compliance non-prosecution of a renewable resource development limited company in Qingyuan

● Case of compliance non-prosecution of an international shipping agency limited company in Guangzhou 

● Guangdong University of Finance and Economics - Bachelor of Laws

● Member of Guangdong New Talent Pool of lawyers specially handling foreign-related matters

 

Chloe Zhou has working experience at a US law firm. She is proficient in legal English. Chloe is familiar with the handling of various criminal cases, and specializes in the research and defense of foreign-related criminal cases, including cases concerning extradition, repatriation and criminal transfer, and she has rich experience in handling cases in cross-border drug crimes, smuggling crimes, fraud crimes, intellectual property crimes and other fields. What’s more, she has represented and won a number of death penalty cases.

 

Chloe is familiar with cross-border evidence collection and criminal judicial coordination. Chloe has acted for many multinational companies and victims overseas to file criminal charges within China and to recover economic losses, winning profound recognition.

 

Chloe’s representative foreign-related criminal cases mainly include:

● The first extradition case between China and Germany – Case of extradition and criminal transfer concerning German engineer Schabert

● Case of drug smuggling by Wu (Canadian citizen, and member of a transnational drug manufacturing group)

● Case of transnational money laundering by a Chinese American (9 billion yuan involved)

● Case of smuggling e-liquid by Ma (US citizen)(300 million yuan involved)

● Case of providing shelter for other persons to take drugs by P (Canadian citizen)(sentenced to Deportation only)

● Case of transporting drugs by J (Lebanese citizen) (dismissed at the investigation stage)

● Case of telecom fraud involving a French multinational company (3 million euros involved)

 

In terms of domestic criminal cases, Chloe has rich case-handling experience. She is especially good at handling major, difficult and complex cases like economic crime, occupational crime, internet financial crime cases, to accurately provide clients with practical solutions.

 

Especially in the sphere of criminal compliance and compliance non-prosecution, Chloe has participated in criminal compliance projects of several listed companies and well-known foreign companies, including the first compliance non-prosecution case in Guangzhou (case of compliance non-prosecution of a science and technology limited company in Guangzhou) and case of compliance non-prosecution of a renewable resource development limited company in Qingyuan.

 

Chloe’s representative domestic criminal cases mainly include:

● Case of financial fraud and securities market manipulation by Kangmei Pharmaceutical

● Case of organizing or leading pyramid selling activities by Yun Lian Hui

● Case of opening a casino by a well-known Internet listed company (100 million yuan involved)

● Case of entity offering bribes by President of a real estate company in Foshan (5 million yuan involved, 6-month probation)

● Case of illegal absorption of public deposits by Lu (150 million involved, sentencing recommendation: 3.5 years)

● Case of false issuance of VAT invoices by a stainless steel enterprise in Foshan (40 million yuan involved)

● Case of illegal disposal of solid waste causing environmental pollution by a large shipyard in Guangzhou (non-prosecution)

● Case of destroying inflammable and explosive equipments by personnel of a well-known listed company (non-prosecution)

● Case of negligence of duty by a prison policeman (non-prosecution)

 

Chole is currently the legal counsel of the Consulate General of Colombia in Guangzhou, and she provides criminal legal advisory services for consulates general of multiple countries in Guangzhou.

 

● Australian National University - Bachelor of International Relations

● China University of Political Science and Law - Juris Master

● Member of Guangdong New Talent Pool of Lawyers Specially Handling Foreign-Related Matters

● Leading Foreign-Related Legal Talent of Guangzhou

● “Superior Debater” – the 5th Municipal-Level Lawyer Debating Contest of Guangzhou

Amanda specializes in criminal litigation, with a particular expertise in handling traditional economic crime cases and the latest cross-border Internet financial crime cases. Amanda has also appeared for the defense in many high-profile cases including certain lengthy and complex corruption cases and cross-border crime cases. Her professional research and court trial performance have produced fruitful results, which won her the Practice Achievement Awards of 2020 and 2021 issued by the Guangzhou Bar Association.

 

Amanda’s representative cases include:

● Case of taking bribes by Wei (former Executive Deputy Mayor of Shanwei)

● Case of illegal disclosure or non-disclosure of important information and securities market manipulation by Kangmei Pharmaceutical (administrative hearings, the first case of special representative proceedings, criminal defense)

● One of the first corporate compliance non-prosecution cases in Guangzhou (representing the General Manager)

● The No.1 gang-related “Fake Loans” case in China (1.3 billion yuan involved, acquitted of gang nature and multiple accused facts)

● Case of graft and embezzlement by Xiao (acquitted of embezzlement (changed to position encroachment) in retrial)

● Case of entity offering bribes by Fu, an Executive of a listed company (Non-Prosecution)

● Case of cross-border London Gold investment fraud (HK & Mainland China) (dismissed the appeal by the procuratorate, acquitted of fraud, changed to illegal operation)

● Case of cross-border foreign exchange and oil investment fraud (Australia, Abu Dhabi & China) (established Voluntary Surrender, acquitted of fraud, changed to illegal operation)

● Case of graft, taking bribes, collusive bidding by Zhang, department head of a university (established Voluntary Surrender, acquitted of multiple collusive bidding facts)

● Case of fraud by Xiong, an Executive of a health care product company (bailed, granted probation)

 

Amanda has received systemic academic training in Australia. She is proficient in English and overseas legal proceedings, and possess a comprehensive knowledge structure that combines law and social sciences. Amanda has the ability to conduct in-depth interdisciplinary research on complex cases and cross-border crime cases. By obtaining critical evidence through efficient investigation, she has successfully won multiple favorable judgments

 

Amanda is familiar with the proceedings of various criminal cases, related laws and regulations. Amanda has rich knowledge and experience in investigation and defense, as well as talents in communicating and counseling. With extensive experience in crisis management, she has helped clients resolve criminal crises for many times. 

●  Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Bachelor of Laws

●  Renmin University of China, Juris Master (Area of study: Criminal Procedure Law)

Cathy is familiar with the handling of various criminal cases. In particular, Cathy focuses on the research of administrative-criminal cross cases and criminal-civil cross cases. Cathy is especially experienced in handling cases of falsely issuing exclusive VAT invoices, smuggling ordinary goods, fraud, contract fraud and etc.

 

Cathy’s representative cases mainly include:

●  Case of contract fraud by Wei and Zhou

●  Case of fraud by Xiong

●  Case of illegal business operations by Cheng

●  Case of smuggling ordinary goods by He

●  Case of manufacturing or selling fake or shoddy products by Liu

 

In the field of criminal compliance, Cathy has participated in a number of corporate compliance non-prosecution cases, involving enterprises in Guangzhou, Zhaoqing and Qingyuan, etc., all of which have achieved good results, including non-prosecution decisions or lenient punishment for the enterprise and its actual controller. Cathy also assists in providing specialized criminal compliance legal services for a number of well-known companies, such as a listed game company, a large-scale state-owned enterprise, an oil trading company and etc..

 

Cathy’s representative compliance cases include:

●  Case of compliance non-prosecution of a renewable resource development limited company in Qingyuan (the first compliance non-prosecution case in Qingyuan, suspected crimes: falsely issuing exclusive VAT invoices, smuggling waste, smuggling ordinary goods and articles)

●  Case of compliance non-prosecution of an international shipping agency limited company in Guangzhou (suspected crimes: smuggling ordinary goods and articles, evading commodity inspection)

●  Case of compliance non-prosecution of a passenger and cargo transportation limited company in Sihui (suspected crimes: offering bribes by an entity, the first compliance non-prosecution case to apply remote third-party supervision and evaluation mechanism in Zhaoqing)

 

With respect to the research of property involved in criminal cases, Cathy is the author of the paper "The Functional Orientation and Structural Remodeling of Order for Return and Compensation". This paper exhibits her insightful views on the disposal of property involved in the crime of illegal absorption of deposits from the general public and the crime of loan fraud, which provides professional advice for persons involved. 

● Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Bachelor of Laws

● Wuhan University, Master of Criminal Law

● Chicago-Kent College of Law, International Student (Sponsored by China Scholarship Council)

 

Lin Yang graduated from the School of Law of Wuhan University and obtained a Master degree of Criminal Law. With the experience of studying as an exchange student at Chicago-Kent College of Law in the U.S., Lin Yang is proficient in legal English, and was awarded “Best Defense Counsel” in the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (ICCMCC) in 2019.

 

Lin Yang has a solid theoretical foundation in criminal law. She specializes in the study of financial crimes and the crimes related to social order disruption, and has published paper The Introspection and Optimization of the "Four-Characteristic" Standard of the Crime of Illegal Absorbing Public Deposits on Journal of Jiangxi Police Institute. Also, Lin Yang’s Master Dissertation was awarded Excellent Dissertation by Wuhan University.

 

Lin Yang has been continuously improving her skill of applying criminal law theories to the practice. Lin Yang is advantageous in sorting out complicated evidence and accurately grasping the details of cases in order to achieve the best effect of criminal defense. Since joining Song Law Firm, Lin Yang assists in providing legal advisory services for foreign consulates general. Lin Yang also handles various kinds of criminal cases, such as drug crimes, fraud crimes, financial crimes, smuggling crimes, etc. and participates in compliance non-prosecution projects, through which Lin has accumulated a wealth of experience in both criminal defense and corporate compliance non-prosecution.

 

Lin’s representative cases mainly include:

● Case of drug trafficking by He

● Case of illegally taking deposits from the general public and fraud by Liang

● Case of smuggling ordinary goods and articles by Guo

● Case of tax evasion by Wu

● Case of theft by Chen

● Case of offering bribes by an entity by Ma

● Case of compliance non-prosecution of an international shipping agency limited company in Guangzhou (suspected crimes: smuggling ordinary goods and articles, evading commodity inspection)

● Cases of mortgage contract and financial loan contract disputes between a bank and an investment holding limited company, Ma and Xu

● Legal consultant for the Consulate General of the Republic of Colombia in Guangzhou