Zhou Xiangyu

Corporate Business,Litigation & Arbitration,Foreign-related Legal Affairs

Yongding Law Firm was established in 2000, with a development goal of "high-level, elite, and specialized." The firm specializes in corporate law, civil, commercial, and criminal matters, intellectual property services, defense-related legal work, and international practice, earning it a solid reputation and high visibility within the industry. In 2008, the firm was approved by the China National Intellectual Property Administration to obtain patent agency qualifications. In 2013, it became one of the first law firms authorized by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to provide trademark agency services. In 2024, Yongding Law Firm Zhejiang set up its branch office—Zhejiang Yongding (Deqing) Law Firm—in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

Yongding boasts a professional, versatile, and elite legal services team comprising nearly 100 members, each equipped with outstanding academic qualifications and extensive practical experience. Team members at Yongding have previously held or currently serve in various significant roles, including court mediators, administrative law enforcement supervisors, experts at rights protection assistance centers, technology project review specialists, directors of industry associations, and practical mentors at university law schools—as well as visiting scholars at renowned overseas law schools and research institutions. Many of our lawyers have previously worked at financial institutions, judicial bodies, or major corporations, while several others are currently serving as faculty members at universities, bringing a uniquely multifaceted professional background to the team. Notably, two of our attorneys have been selected for the Ministry of Justice’s prestigious roster of 1,000 foreign-related legal professionals.

Unlike traditional law firms, Yongding Lawyers primarily focuses on specialized legal service areas, ensuring high-quality service and aligning with the industry’s trend toward professionalization. At the same time, Yongding upholds a team-based and highly specialized service philosophy, emphasizing the development of expert legal teams and collaborative division of labor. Lawyers from various practice areas can come together to form comprehensive legal service teams, delivering cross-disciplinary, professional, and efficient legal solutions through teamwork and internal collaboration. Yongding Lawyers boasts strong expertise in areas such as corporate affairs, civil and commercial litigation & arbitration, criminal defense, capital and wealth management, finance and internet law, as well as matrimonial and family law.

Compared to traditional law firms, Yongding boasts comprehensive, specialized intellectual property services, built around a multidisciplinary team of professionals who combine legal expertise with technical and scientific backgrounds. This unique blend of talents enables the firm to cover all key IP areas, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Yongding has successfully handled numerous high-profile cases involving these critical intellectual property rights, delivering tailored, end-to-end IP solutions to its clients. Notably, most of Yongding’s patent attorneys and team members hold dual qualifications in both science/engineering fields and law, with expertise spanning diverse sectors such as mechanical engineering, electronics, computer software and communications, physics, chemical engineering, biopharmaceuticals, and materials science. By adopting a balanced approach that equally emphasizes both securing IP rights and resolving IP infringement disputes, Yongding continuously enhances its overall IP service capabilities, offering innovative entities a seamless, one-stop IP solution. In addition, Yongding’s IP team has established extensive and deep-rooted collaborations with peers worldwide, leveraging its exceptional international expertise to provide clients with specialized services such as cross-border IP strategy development and sophisticated dispute resolution for overseas IP infringements.