Recently, the "Seminar on International Practices and Theories of Commercial Arbitration Institutions" was successfully held in the Foreign-related Legal Services Zone of Qingdao Central Legal District. The event was jointly organized by the Foreign-related Dispute Resolution Professional Committee of the Shandong Lawyers Association, the Qingdao Lawyers Association, the International Trade Arbitration Court of the Qingdao Arbitration Commission (Qingdao International Arbitration Center), and the Dingsong Commercial Dispute Resolution Support Platform. Zhang Meiping, Director of Beijing DHH(Qingdao) Law Firm, presided over the event. Zhao Xinchen, Senior Partner at DHH, Liang Yanchen, a partner at DHH, and team members Zhang Chengcheng and Zhou Zixuan from the foreign-related business team were invited to participate throughout the event.DHH has consistently focused on high-quality development in the field of foreign-related legal services, actively establishing industry exchange platforms and gathering professional expertise. The successful hosting of this event not only provided diverse perspectives and intellectual support for arbitration and legal professionals from both domestic and international circles, facilitating the international development of arbitration institutions, but also accumulated valuable experience for DHH to further delve into foreign-related commercial arbitration services and enhance its professional capabilities in foreign-related legal services. Looking ahead, DHH will continue to leverage its professional strengths, actively collaborate with industry resources, and contribute more professional expertise to enhancing the international competitiveness of Qingdao's foreign-related legal services and the construction of the "Belt and Road" Initiative.

DHH Lawyers Participate in the "Seminar on International Practices and Theories of Commercial Arbitration Institutions"

On January 16, 2026, all personnel from the directly managed and operated institutions of Beijing DHH Law Firm in Qingdao Region held a grand 2025 annual summary conference. Representatives from outstanding business departments took the lead in sharing, introducing their teams' core achievements in 2025, typical cases of overcoming challenges, and the accumulation of valuable experience. Subsequently, outstanding lawyer representatives drawing on their own professional practices, they shared their in-depth achievements and growth insights in their respective fields of expertise, providing profound inspiration for their fellow attendees. In the session on observations and outlooks for business areas, representatives from four major business sectors—integrated circuits, customs, bankruptcy, and intellectual property—spoke in sequence. They conducted in-depth analyses of industry development trends, challenges in business expansion, and future directions for business growth, offering valuable ideas for the regional business layout and development. Following that, award-winning representatives from the AI Competition and the Legal Service Product Competition presented their achievements, sharing the development process of their products and the effectiveness of practical applications. This fully showcased the breakthroughs and accomplishments of the Qingdao Region in the integration of legal technology and the innovation of service products. Newly promoted partners and representatives of newly admitted lawyers for the year successively took the stage for self-introductions, sharing their professional backgrounds, business expertise, and career aspirations. This injected vibrant energy into the Qingdao Office and allowed colleagues present to gain a deeper understanding of the new forces within the law firm. Subsequently, Yang Peiyin, the Headquarters’ Managing Director of the Management Committee, provided a comprehensive summary and effectiveness analysis of the overall work of the Qingdao Region in 2025. He systematically reviewed the various achievements made, objectively analyzed the current shortcomings, and expressed heartfelt gratitude to all lawyers and staff for their hard work. Li Changjun, a member of the Executive Committee of the Management Committee of the Headquarter and the newly appointed Director of the Qingdao Region, delivered a speech themed "Gathering Strength and Empowering a New Journey, Working Together for a Win-Win Future." He looked ahead to the law firm's work in the new year, clarified the work objectives and implementation paths for 2026, and pointed the way for the high-quality development of the law firm. Finally, Director Li Xuxiu, representing the leaders of the Management Committee, delivered a speech. He highly commended the achievements made by the Qingdao Region in 2025. At the same time, based on industry development trends and the strategic deployment of the law firm's development, he proposed the vision of "remaining confident, forging ahead with determination, and reaching new heights in the legal profession," expressing deep hopes for the law firm's development in the new year and injecting belief and strength into all colleagues for their journey ahead.

The 2025 Year-End Summary Meeting and New Year's Gala of DH&DHH Qingdao Region were successfully held

<div style="text-align: justify;">From January 10 to 11, 2026, the General Election Assembly for the management positions (first batch) of the&nbsp;Equity Partners&#39;&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Conference of DHH&amp;DH was smoothly convened. A total of 268 partners from the headquarters gathered to listen to the campaign speeches of 20 candidates and voted to elect&nbsp;the&nbsp;Partners&#39; Meeting Chairman&nbsp;and the members of the&nbsp;management committee, which involves a total of 9 management positions.The election assembly was conducted in an open and transparent manner, with democratic supervision throughout. The most advanced electronic voting devices were used for voting, and the entire process was notarized on-site by a notary office. &nbsp;<img align="" alt="" border="0" src="https://deheheng.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/file/202601/faee673c623f095897eb88ff645dedf0.jpg" width="700" /> To ensure the fair, transparent, and smooth conduct of this general election assembly, the Nominating and Election Committee of the Partners&#39; Conference formulated the &quot;2026 General Election Rules for Management Positions of DHH&amp;DH&quot; in accordance with the &quot;DHH&amp;DH Headquarters Equity Partners&#39; Agreement,&quot; which was revised and approved on December 20, 2025. Through rigorous preliminary and secondary selection procedures,20 candidates ultimately advanced to the final selection stage. They delivered public campaign speeches at the Equity Partners&#39;&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Conference of the headquarters, where on-site voting and&nbsp;counting were conducted. The entire election process was audio and video recorded. The final results showed that all elected candidates received more than two-thirds of the votes. Notaries from the Qilu Notary Office supervised the entire election assembly and declared the election results to be fair and valid. &nbsp; The positions contested in this general election assembly included: Partners&#39; Meeting Chairman, Director of the Management Committee, Executive Director of the Management Committee, Managing&nbsp;Director of the Management Committee, Head of the Beijing Office, Head of the Shanghai Office, Head of the Qingdao Office, Head of the Jinan Office, and Head of the Shenzhen Office. The candidates elaborated on their governance objectives and visions from multiple perspectives, including the law firm&#39;s development strategy, business development, market expansion, brand building, law firm culture, branch office construction, and how to provide excellent services. After two days of&nbsp;intensive procedures, the General Election Assembly for the management positions (first batch) of the&nbsp;Equity Partners&#39;&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Conference of DHH&amp;DH elected a new management team. &nbsp; The nine newly elected members of the management team, together with the incumbent Directors Liu Kejiang, Li Xuxiu, and Supervisory Board Chairman Zhang Bing, will form the new management team for 2026. It is believed that the new management team of DHH&amp;DH will, with more refined professional capabilities and a more pragmatic service philosophy, safeguard the construction of the rule of law, empower industry progress, lead the lawyers and staff of DHH&amp;DH to unite and forge ahead.</div><img align="" alt="" border="0" src="https://deheheng.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/file/202601/0042e18ef3c5f54dd1ab213fdc1d75f6.png" width="700" />

The General Election Assembly for the Management Positions (First Batch) of DHH& DH was Successfully Held, with the New Management Team Taking Office

On the afternoon of December 29, 2025, the special lecture themed "Review and Insights on Spanish Arbitration Cases" was successfully held on the 50th floor of Wanbang Center in Qingdao. The event was jointly sponsored by the Foreign-Related Dispute Resolution Committee of Shandong Provincial Lawyers Association, the Business Development and Innovation Committee of Shandong Provincial Lawyers Association, the International Trade Arbitration Court of Qingdao Arbitration Commission, and the Foreign-Related Dispute Resolution Committee of Qingdao Lawyers Association, and was organized by Beijing DHH (Qingdao) Law Firm. The lecture specially invited Li Zhuying, a partner at the Nanjing office of Hylands Law Firm, an arbitrator with the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, a leading foreign-related legal talent recognized by the All China Lawyers Association, and a member of the Ministry of Justice's pool of one thousand foreign-related lawyers, as the keynote speaker. The event drew the participation of numerous lawyers, university students, and relevant professionals. The lecture centered on a recent overseas arbitration case handled by Lawyer Li Zhuying at the Arbitration Court of the Castellón Chamber of Commerce in the Valencian Community, Spain. Lawyer Li skillfully employed Socratic questioning to guide the audience step by step into the heart of the case, facilitating an interactive review. Starting from contract formation, he progressed layer by layer through key aspects such as the emergence of the dispute, the initiation of arbitration, the applicable law, the focal points of contention, and courtroom strategies. By integrating Chinese law, Spanish law, CISG, and international commercial practices relevant to the case, he stimulated the participants to contemplate practical strategies for resolving cross-border disputes. Lawyer Zhang Meiping, the Director of the Foreign-Related Dispute Resolution Committee of the Shandong Provincial Lawyers Association, Vice President of the Qingdao Lawyers Association, President of the International Trade Arbitration Court of the Qingdao Arbitration Commission, and Director of Beijing DHH (Qingdao) Law Firm, attended the event. She pointed out that the law firm would continue to leverage its global network and professional resources, focusing on establishing a learning and practice platform for young lawyers. Through various methods such as case discussions, international exchanges, and practical training, the firm aims to help them broaden their international perspectives, enhance their professional capabilities, and cultivate talent for the reserve in foreign-related legal services. Lawyer Mou Lei, the Executive Director of the law firm, and Lawyer Liang Yanchen, a partner, also participated throughout the event. They stated that this lecture served as an important platform for the exchange and cultivation of foreign-related legal talent in Shandong Province, encouraging young lawyers and students to actively engage in the construction of foreign-related legal systems and enhance their international practice capabilities. <img src="https://deheheng.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/file/202601/41044aef7bf1b2cd0c9ca58599acfb13.jpg" alt="" data-href="" style="">

The lecture titled "Review and Insights on Spanish Arbitration Cases" was successfully held

To help Qingdao enterprises avoid intellectual property risks and achieve high-quality development during their global expansion, the &quot;Breaking Barriers: The Era of Going Global&quot; practical lecture on foreign-related intellectual property risk prevention was successfully held on November 25, 2025. The event was hosted by the Qingdao Public Service Center for Small and Medium Enterprises and co-organized by Beijing DHH (Qingdao) Law Firm and Qingdao Enterprise Service Group Co., Ltd., attracting over 2,800 enterprise representatives to participate online and offline.
　　The lecture featured Yang Tao, a lawyer from Beijing DHH (Qingdao) Law Firm, as the keynote speaker. Under the theme &quot;Foreign-Related Intellectual Property Protection&mdash;High-Quality Global Expansion and Implementation,&quot; he delivered an in-depth sharing session covering topics such as the types of intellectual property risks faced by enterprises going global, interpretation and application of international intellectual property rules, and comparisons of intellectual property protection mechanisms in typical countries/regions.
　　Drawing on years of practical experience in foreign-related intellectual property, Lawyer Yang Tao analyzed real-world cases of trademark squatting and patent infringement encountered by enterprises during global expansion. He detailed practical strategies for overseas exhibitions and market expansion and provided targeted recommendations to help enterprises clarify the &quot;blind spots&quot; and &quot;challenges&quot; in intellectual property protection during their global journey.
　　&quot;I used to think intellectual property protection was &#39;a slow remedy that couldn&#39;t address urgent needs,&#39; but after attending the lecture, I realized that early planning can help enterprises avoid many pitfalls,&quot; said one enterprise representative. The sharing session provided enterprises with a clearer understanding of intellectual property risk prevention in global expansion, and many expressed plans to improve their compliance systems based on their specific business needs.
　　This lecture is an important part of the &quot;Empowering Enterprises, Boosting Development&quot; series organized by the Qingdao Public Service Center for Small and Medium Enterprises. It aims to provide professional legal guidance and build a &quot;safe harbor&quot; for enterprises going global. Future events will focus on topics such as cross-border compliance and overseas market expansion, offering more practical insights for enterprises.

"Breaking Barriers: The Era of Going Global" Practical Lecture on Foreign-Related Intellectual Property Risk Prevention for Enterprises Successfully Held

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