Dehehantong and the renowned British Law firm Belgravia Law jointly discuss a new chapter of cross-border legal collaboration

On November 4, 2025, Dehehantong Law Offices and the renowned British liferfprises going global and cooperation in overseas

legal services. Two experts from Belgravia Law - partner Benjamin Wells[1] lawyer, Ceyda Ilgen[2] lawyer, founding partner Jiang Chun of Dehehantong, partner Nie Menghui of the Shanghai Office and co-director of the Foreign Business Committee of Dehe Shanghai, Partner Sun Hong of the Shanghai office Lawyers Liu Chunyu and Duan Yijing from the Shanghai office attended this meetiaw firm Belgravia Law jointly held an online exchange meeting. The two sides conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as Chinese entcng together. The participants had a fruitful exchange on the current complex international situation, the upsurge of Chinese enterprises going global, and the legal challenges and collaboration models faced by foreign enterprises in the process of investing in China.

01. Opening Remarks

Lawyer Jiang Chun, founding partner of Dehehantong, expressed his gratitude to his colleagues in the UK for their attention. He pointed out that with the deepening of the globalization process and the high-quality development of China's economy, the demand for professional, refined and cross-jurisdictional overseas legal services in the Chinese market is becoming increasingly urgent. This exchange with Belgravia Law of the UK, which enjoys a high reputation in the international legal field, aims to build a platform for knowledge sharing and mutual learning of experience, and jointly explore how to provide more solid and seamless legal protection for enterprises.

Lawyer Benjamin Wells expressed his gratitude for the sincere communication with Dehehantong. He mentioned that the British legal market has undergone a long period of international development and has formed a mature and efficient model in serving global clients. British law firms are particularly adept at handling complex cases and projects involving multiple jurisdictions, and are capable of precisely resolving legal conflicts and procedural differences among various jurisdictions. This multi-domain coordination professional capability, combined with Dehehantong's profound understanding of the Chinese market, will provide mutual clients with truly seamless, solid and reliable cross-border legal solutions, which is precisely the value cornerstone of the future cooperation between the two sides.

02. Exchange and speech

Four lawyers from Dehehantong and Ceyda Ilgen from Belgravia Law conducted a detailed and thought-provoking exchange respectively from different dimensions such as the regulatory environment, market demand, case evidence and service challenges.

Lawyer Nie Menghui: Navigating the complex Regulatory environment in China

Lawyer Nie Menghui, partner of the Shanghai Office of Dehehantong and co-director of the Foreign Business Committee of Dehe Shanghai, delivered a speech titled "Navigating China's Complex Regulatory Environment" The latest legislative developments and law enforcement trends in China in areas such as market access, anti-monopoly, and financial regulation have been analyzed. Lawyer Nie pointed out that for international partners who intend to cooperate with Chinese enterprises or enter the Chinese market, it is crucial to have a profound understanding of China's unique and rapidly evolving regulatory logic. He also believes that hiring a professional Chinese legal advisor is no longer an "option", but a "must" to ensure the success of any business activities related to China. His sharing provided British colleagues with insights into the legal ecosystem of Chinese business.

Lawyer Liu Chunyu: Interpreting the Overseas Legal Service Demands of Chinese Enterprises Going Global

Lawyer Liu Chunyu from The Shanghai Office of Dehua Hantong presented under the title "The Demand for Overseas Legal Services in the Outbound Investment of Chinese Enterprises" The discussion was carried out from both macro trends and micro demands. Lawyer Liu believes that the demand for overseas legal services from Chinese enterprises is growing at a rapid pace. At this time, the cross-border legal service market is a blue ocean that requires both domestic and foreign lawyers to collaborate and jointly explore. He mentioned that the future cooperation model should no longer be a simple business referral, but rather a full-cycle in-depth collaboration between Chinese and British law firms, from front-end due diligence, transaction structure design to post-investment management.

Lawyer Sun Hong: In-depth Analysis of the Practical Significance of the "MTCC Xuhui Agreement"

Lawyer Sun Hong, a partner at the Shanghai office of Dehehantong, focused his speech on specific innovative practices. Under the title of "An Analysis of the MTCC Xuhui Agreement", he gave a professional interpretation of the "MTCC Xuhui Agreement", a landmark cooperation agreement. Lawyer Sun elaborated in detail on the signing background and core terms of the "MTCC Xuhui Agreement", as well as its pioneering role in promoting the clustering and digitalization of international legal services. He expounded that this agreement is not only a result of the construction of a regional business environment under the rule of law, but also explores a new model of coordinated development among law firms, the government and industrial parks. This introduction aroused great interest among the participants. The British lawyer made in-depth inquiries about the specific implementation details of the agreement and potential cooperation opportunities.

Lawyer Ceyda Ilgen: New Opportunities for Legal Compliance and Cross-border Cooperation in the Wave of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Ceyda Ilgen, a lawyer from Belgravia Law, shared the legal and compliance challenges in the context of the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology. She pointed out that the regulatory framework for AI on a global scale is accelerating its formation. She looked forward to the prospects of long-term cooperation between the two sides in areas such as AI legal research and participation in international rule dialogues. She believed that the professional advantage of Dehehantong's in-depth understanding of the Chinese market, combined with Belgravia Law's rich experience in Anglo-American law and EU regulation, would provide customers with more forward-looking and practical legal protection.

Lawyer Duan Yijing: Facing the Challenges of Enterprises Seeking Overseas Legal Services

Lawyer Duan Yijing from the Shanghai office of Dehehantong delivered a presentation titled "Challenges for Enterprises in Sourcing Overseas Legal Services", addressing the pain points in current legal cooperation from the perspective of clients. She candidly pointed out several major difficulties that Chinese enterprises face when choosing overseas law firms: Information asymmetry makes it difficult to accurately identify suitable service providers; Cultural differences and language barriers affect communication efficiency. The inadaptability of Chinese enterprises to the charging structure and service model of international law firms, etc. Lawyer Duan's sharing provided an improvement direction for both parties present on how to optimize service connection and enhance customer experience. She called for domestic and foreign law firms to establish a more transparent information sharing mechanism, more flexible charging plans, and at the same time enhance the integration of judicial backgrounds among teams and communication among personnel, truly becoming reliable "one-stop" legal partners for clients.

Lawyers from both sides engaged in a constructive discussion around the topic of their speeches. Lawyers Benjamin Wells and Ceyda Ilgen expressed high appreciation for the professional depth and candid sharing of the lawyers in our firm.

03. Summary and Overview

Lawyers Jiang Chun and Benjamin Wells, founding partners of Dehehantong, unanimously believe that the exploration and discussion of cross-border legal practice are of great practical significance. The collision of professional perspectives under different legal systems provides beneficial inspirations for the development of the industry. This not only deepens their consensus on the logic of cross-border legal services, It further demonstrates the collaborative value of professional forces in the context of globalization.

Although this online exchange meeting was held across the ocean, it sparked intellectual sparks in the cloud. This was not only a sharing of professional knowledge but also a joint construction of confidence in cooperation. In the face of the growing demand for cross-border legal services, it is an inevitable choice for both sides to establish a long-term, stable and mutually trusting strategic cooperative relationship for a win-win future. In the future, Dehehantong will continue to uphold the concept of "diligence, craftsmanship and excellence", join hands with Belgravia Law of the UK, aim at continuously expanding the depth and breadth of international cooperation, and contribute to the international development of the legal industry.

Footnote

[1].Benjamin Wells, a lawyer, has worked for top international law firms such as Fullerd and Nianlida. He specializes in complex commercial arbitration and litigation with cross-border elements, and has extensive experience in handling commercial contracts, joint venture disputes, international civil fraud and asset tracking, while also serving as an arbitrator.

[2]. Lawyer Ceyda Ilgen is an expert specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) law and regulation, providing cutting-edge insights for enterprises in AI compliance and ethics, and also has profound expertise in UK immigration law practice.