Our Hong Kong branch has officially completed the merger with its associated Hong Kong law firm - Chungs Lawyers to become a local law firm. Upon the merger, the local law firm has changed its name to DeHeng Law Offices (Hong Kong) LLP

In DeHeng, maritime legal service is one of the main practice areas with rapid development. The members of DeHeng's maritime legal service team have rich practical experience, and are familiar with the maritime laws of China and other major maritime shipping markets as well as relevant international treaties. The team has sufficient ability to provide clients with both litigation and non-litigation legal services involving various maritime business and international trade by using multiple languages.

In accordance with the Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China and the Rules for the Appointment of Arbitrators of CIETAC, and after being reviewed and approved by the CIETAC Chairman's Meeting, a new panel of CIETAC arbitrators was put into effect from May 1, 2021, with a term of five years.

Recently, DeHeng's Shanghai Office was joined by a number of new partners, namely, Deng Xueping, Ma Hongtao, Yang Min, Yu Yunbo, Zhao Zhidong, and Wu Yanan.

On the morning of October 18, 2020, the inauguration ceremony of DeHeng Law Offices (Xixian New Area) was held in the Law Building of the Legal Service Innovation Industrial Park, Xixian New Area (Free Trade Zone), Shaanxi Province. The ceremony attracted the presence of senior officials of Xixian New Area, including the Political and Legal Affairs Department director Zhang Lijun, deputy director Ma Ning of the Investment Promotion Bureau, and Justice Bureau's deputy director Zhang Hongbo. On the DeHeng side, Dr. Wang Li, Party Secretary, Director and Chief Global Partner of DeHeng Law Offices, Deputy Director Li Guifang, Executive Director Sun Ganghong, Deputy Director Xu Jianjun, heads and partner representatives of branch offices were present. Director Yan Yuxin of the Xixian New Area Office, together with its management committee, partners and lawyers, extended warm welcome to the guests.

On September 15, 2020, the 4th National Intellectual Property Expert Advisory Committee was established in Beijing. Mr. Tao Xinliang, partner of DeHeng Shanghai Office, was re-appointed as a committee member. Mr. Tao has been the members of the First, Second and Third National Intellectual Property Expert Advisory Committees, and has actively contributed to the activities thereof since 2010.