Event

Shanghai Lixiaohua Law Firm hosted a frontier exchange on cross-border legal services, bringing together Chinese and American practitioners to discuss new trends and the practical difficulties that arise when a matter crosses both legal systems.

The U.S. delegation included Mr Patrick Suter, Legal Adviser at the U.S. Embassy in China, and Ms Cassie Gianni, then Consul General, together with consular legal staff. Discussion covered cross-border investigation and evidence, compliance expectations for foreign-invested enterprises, and the protection of foreign nationals’ procedural rights in Chinese criminal proceedings.

Significance

The exchange is part of the firm’s long-standing work with the U.S. consular community in Shanghai, which has recommended the firm as a provider of legal services to American citizens and companies in China.