On September 27, 2025, the General Election Meeting of the Constitutional Law Research Association of the Guangdong Law Society (GDSLS) was successfully convened in Guangzhou. The event was hosted by the School of Law and the Center for Hong Kong and Macao Studies at South China University of Technology.
During this session, the 8th Council of the association was officially elected. Mr. Minghong Liu, Executive Director and Senior Partner of Neo-Ark Law Firm, was honorably appointed as a Council Member of the 8th Council of the Constitutional Law Research Association of the Guangdong Law Society.
This appointment reflects the professional recognition of Neo-Ark’s leadership within the provincial legal academic and research community. As a member of the council, Mr. Liu will contribute his legal expertise to the advancement of constitutional research and the promotion of the rule of law within the region.
Recently, our firm’s Xiaofeng Liang and Yuting Yu were invited to deliver a legal seminar to representatives from numerous companies. The seminar focused on two key areas: legal risks associated with expanding into overseas markets and the prevention and control of labour and employment risks, with the aim of enhancing corporate managers’ legal awareness and compliance capabilities.
Themed "Legal Guide for Enterprises Expanding Overseas" , Ms Yuting Yu drew upon her own experience in providing cross-border legal services to explain common risk areas — such as intellectual property protection, employment regulations, data compliance and dispute resolution — across various forms of overseas expansion. Ms Yu also analysed legal issues and response strategies for popular overseas markets in Europe, the US and Southeast Asia, using real-life case studies to illuminate the legal path for enterprises venturing abroad.
Xiaofeng Liang delivered a lecture entitled ‘Risk Prevention and Control in Corporate Employment Practices in Light of the Latest Judicial Interpretation on Labour Disputes (II)’. Focusing on the‘ Interpretation (II) of the Supreme People’s Court on Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Labour Dispute Cases’ , which came into force on 1 September 2025, Ms Liang provided an in-depth analysis of its key provisions, including their implications for social security contributions and the payment of double wages. Furthermore, she outlined the legal risks faced by enterprises during the‘ recruitment and hiring’ process and offered detailed risk prevention and control measures to assist companies in establishing harmonious and stable labour relations.
On September 12, 2025, the“Legal Frontiers of Corporate Outbound Expansion” Seminar, hosted by the Guangzhou Lawyers Association (GZLA), was successfully held. Ms. Yuting Yu from NEO-ARK Law Firm was invited as a keynote speaker to present on the topic: "Research and Legal Responses to Generative Artificial Intelligence Generated Content(AIGC)."Focusing on the field of generative AI, Attorney Yu systematically analyzed the legal risks associated with the widespread application of AI, as well as data compliance and intellectual property risks in cross-border business scenarios, and provided practical and forward-looking legal advice.
The seminar attracted nearly 50 participants from the business and legal sectors, with active discussions and strong engagement throughout the session.Attendees widely noted that Attorney Yu’s presentation was comprehensive and insightful, closely aligned with the practical needs of companies expanding overseas, and provided valuable guidance on the legal challenges associated with current AI applications, making it highly practical and useful.
The public recruitment for the 2025 Guangzhou "Lady Lawyers" Volunteer Service Team recently concluded with significant success. We are honored to announce that 8 lawyers from Neo-Ark Law Firm have been officially selected to join this prestigious group, recognized for their professional expertise and dedication to public welfare.
List of Selected Lawyers (in no particular order):
Maggie Yang (杨慧辉)
Yuting Yu (余宇婷)
Xiaojun Xie (谢晓君)
YujiaFu (傅于佳)
Beibei Xu (续蓓蓓)
Lok SeeLau (刘乐诗)
Wanjun Li (李婉君)
HaominXiong (熊浩敏)
The Neo-Ark lawyers participating in the "Lady Lawyers" project remain steadfast in their original professional mission. By channeling their legal wisdom and service enthusiasm into volunteer initiatives, they represent the core strength of Neo-Ark’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
We stand united in our goal to contribute robust legal support to the development of public welfare in Guangzhou, moving forward with a shared vision of legal excellence and social impact.
Following a rigorous selection process — including formal application, qualification review, and multi-level screening — and with the final approval of the Board of Directors of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association (GZLA), Mr. Minghong Liu, Executive Director and Senior Partner of NEO-ARK Law Firm, has been officially appointed as a member of the 11th Tianhe District Lawyer Working Committee.
Looking ahead, Mr. Minghong Liu will leverage his extensive legal expertise to actively engage in industry-wide collaborations. He remains committed to exploring innovative pathways for the advancement of the profession, contributing practical insights and strategic efforts toward the continued specialization and standardization of the legal industry.
On June 16, 2025, the Guangzhou International Commercial Legal Service Center and the Guangzhou International Commercial Mediation Center officially announced their respective lists of appointed institutional members.Following a rigorous process of application, review, selection, and final deliberation, multiple lawyers from NEO-ARK Law Firm were successfully selected. Ms. Xiaofeng Liang and Ms. Yuting Yu were appointed as members of the Guangzhou International Commercial Legal Service Center. Meanwhile, Ms. Xiaofeng Liang, Ms. Huiyi Tan, and Ms. Wanjun Li were selected for key functional divisions of the Guangzhou International Commercial Mediation Center, including the External Affairs Department, Case Filing Department, and Training Department.
Guided by its core values of inclusiveness, respect, professionalism, and excellence, NEO-ARK Law Firm has long been dedicated to international civil and commercial dispute resolution, cross-border investment and financing, and infrastructure development projects. The firm has earned market recognition through its solid professional expertise and meticulous service. The four selected attorneys each have their own areas of expertise:
Ms. Xiaofeng Liang has extensive experience in international trade and maritime law, with a strong track record in cross-border civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. Notably, she has been selected for both the Guangzhou International Commercial Legal Service Center and the Guangzhou International Commercial Mediation Center.
Ms. Yuting Yu specializes in legal services for foreign-related matters, including legal counsel for enterprises with international operations, intellectual property protection, and corporate globalization, providing end-to-end legal support for cross-border business activities.
Ms. Huiyi Tan specializes in dispute resolution in the areas of infrastructure investment and financing, construction, and state-owned asset supervision, and has experience in handling complex civil and commercial disputes as well as non-litigation matters.
Ms. Wanjun Li combines an international perspective with deep professional expertise. In the fields of family law and wealth succession, corporate legal counsel, and civil and commercial dispute resolution, she has successfully resolved numerous complex disputes through her meticulous and thorough approach and extensive mediation experience. Furthermore, her in-depth research on cross-border issues — including the division of marital property in international marriages, cross-border wealth succession, and legal risk management in cross-border business operations — will bring cutting-edge professional insights and practical experience to the Mediation Center's training programs.
In the future, NEO-ARK Law Firm will further strengthen its team building and continue to recruit talent in the field of international commercial and trade law services in Guangzhou.
On 23rd May 2025, the internationally renowned legal media Asian Legal Business (ALB) announced the 2025 ALB China Regional Ranking: South China. Among them, NEO-ARK Law Firm’s senior partner Liang Xiaofeng was honoured as the ‘South China Client Choice’ for her outstanding professional performance and high quality reputation among clients.
Asia Law Bulletin (ALB), the cutting-edge legal magazine of Thomson Reuters, is one of the most influential legal media in the world, aiming to provide clients and readers with cutting-edge legal business information and professional ratings of law firms. The selection of the Rising Stars of attorneys in South China is based on a number of aspects such as major achievements, significant transactions or cases represented, major work in the past 12 months, the candidate's major clients, awards received by the candidate, client comments and colleague comments.
Guangdong NEO-ARK Law Firm is a comprehensive law firm located in the CBD Central Business District of Zhujiang New City, Tianhe District, Guangzhou. NEO-ARK Law Firm has established a perfect organisational structure as well as a management system, and has been rated as a standardised law firm in Guangzhou and an A-class unit of tax credit in Guangzhou. Based on its excellent performance and good reputation, NEO-ARK Law Firm has been shortlisted for the ALB Most Promising Law Firm Award in 2021, and for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024, NEO-ARK Law Firm has been shortlisted for the ALB Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year in South and Central China. The award of ‘Client's Preferred attorney in South China’ further highlights the outstanding performance and professionalism of NEO-ARK Law Firm's attorneys in the legal industry. In the future, attorney Liang Xiaofeng will continue to develop the legal field in South China with his professionalism and provide better legal services to clients.
On the morning of 9 April 2025, Yan Wenjing, Deputy Director of Zhuhai International Arbitration Court (ZIAAC), Tang Nan, Deputy Director of Zhuhai International Arbitration Court (ZIAAC), and Li Yaozu and Yang Dan, arbitration secretaries of ZIAAC, and their entourage visited Guangdong NEO-ARK Law Firm (NEO-ARK Law Firm) for exchanges and visits. attorney Huang Jianqiu, Director and Senior Partner of the firm, attorney Liu Minghong, Executive Director and Senior Partner of the firm, attorney Huang Ziran, Secretary of the Management Committee and Senior Partner of the firm, attorney Yao Qing, Partner of the firm, and attorney Yang Guoliang, Partner of the firm, warmly received them and participated in the discussion.
Yan Wenjing and Tang Nan, Associate Directors, shared and introduced Zhuhai International Arbitration Institute (ZIAI)'s development history, system innovation, young arbitration talents cultivation and institutional reform experience, and focused on ZIAI's cutting-edge explorations and reform experience in implementing the development of arbitration institutions.
Director Huang Jianqiu shared the professional team building and practical achievements of the Institute in the fields of foreign-related arbitration and construction engineering arbitration cases. Executive Director Liu Minghong gave a comprehensive introduction of the development overview, staff scale, professional advantages and service characteristics of the firm, and looked forward to both parties further strengthening exchanges and cooperation in the field of arbitration dispute resolution.
Through this sharing and exchange, Guangdong NEO-ARK Law Firm will continue to deepen the synergy and linkage with Zhuhai International Arbitration Court, improve the legal service level of arbitration business, and empower arbitration dispute resolution with professional legal services.
After the declaration, audit, selection and relevant deliberation procedures, Yu Yuting was formally selected as a member of the Foreign-related Legal Services Sub-committee of Guangzhou Lawyers Association. Our firm would like to express our sincere congratulations to Yu Yuting and look forward to her further success in her future work, which will add more colours to the development of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association and the firm!
The selection is not only the affirmation of Yu Yuting's personal professional ability, but also the recognition of our firm's strength in the field of foreign-related legal services. In the future, the firm will continue to uphold the ‘professional, efficient, honest and innovative’ service concept, and is committed to providing customers with more high-quality, comprehensive foreign-related legal services.
Recently, Guangdong NEO-ARK Law Firm has received a series of good news, which not only demonstrates the excellent ability and professionalism of our lawyers, but also further enhances the reputation and influence of our firm.
2024 ALB China Regional Market Legal Awards: South China & Central China Ceremony
On 6 December 2024, the 2024 ALB China Regional Market Legal Awards: South China & Central China Ceremony was held at the Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen. The ceremony brought together influential professionals such as top lawyers, corporate lawyers, investment bankers and company CEOs in China's legal market, and our senior partners Pan Wenjing and Liu Minghong were invited to attend the ceremony.
In the ‘2024 ALB China Regional Market Legal Awards: South China & Central China’, the firm was shortlisted for the ‘South and Central China Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year’ for the second consecutive year, and our director and senior partner, attorney Huang Jianqiu, was shortlisted for the ‘South and Central China Real Estate and Construction Law Firm of the Year’. attorney Huang Jianqiu, Director and Senior Partner of the firm, was shortlisted for the ‘South and Central China Managing Partner of the Year Award’.
Looking ahead, the firm will continue to strengthen its professional achievements and brand value, and provide solid legal support for its clients.
Foshan Metro Group Legal Services Library
According to the relevant provisions of the ‘Foshan Metro Group External Legal Service Institutions and Lawyers Management Measures’, Foshan Metro Group Co., Ltd. (Foshan Metro Group) selected 8 law firms and 8 lawyers as the first batch of law firms/lawyers to be included in the legal service pool of Foshan Metro Group in an open manner through the release of the announcement of the establishment of the pool, self-enrollment, and comprehensive assessment procedures. Legal services library of the first batch of law firms / lawyers. Our director and senior partner attorney Huang Jianqiu and senior partner attorney Tan Huiyi were selected as the first batch of law firms/lawyers to be included in the legal service pool of Foshan Metro Group.
Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce for Foreign Invested Enterprises 2024 Annual Meeting
In order to further gather strength, promote exchanges, better unite and serve the development of Hong Kong, Macao and foreign enterprises in Guangzhou, and build a better future for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area, the 2024 Annual Meeting of Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce for Foreign Invested Enterprises (GCCFIE) was successfully held on the evening of 6 December at the Four Seasons Hotel in Guangzhou. Our senior partners attorney Liang Xiaofeng and attorney Yu Yuting were invited to attend.
