
The firm was established in Xiamen, China in May 2020 by a team of senior lawyers with many years of experience in China–ASEAN cross-border legal matters. We have also brought on board professionals from law firms and accounting firms in ASEAN countries as our ASEAN legal and tax advisors, enabling us to provide Chinese enterprises with systematic legal services for their cross-border M&A, investment and trade activities in Southeast Asian countries.
Attorney Johnny Cui has long focused on legal matters relating to cross-border M&A, investment and trade between Chinese and ASEAN enterprises. He holds an LL.B. from Nanjing University and an MBA from the Swiss Management Institute. He has over fifteen years of experience in legal practice and extensive hands-on expertise in cross-border M&A, investment and trade between enterprises in China and ASEAN countries. In addition to his legal practice, he is frequently invited to serve as a commentator or special guest for various media outlets, including Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao and Xiamen TV, and he teaches courses on ASEAN legal practice at the School of Law of Xiamen University. Since 2017, Attorney Johnny Cui has served as China legal counsel to the ASEAN Entrepreneurs Association headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, providing legal services for a wide range of commercial projects undertaken by ASEAN enterprises in China. In the same year, he was granted the “Belt and Road · ASEAN Young Leader Award” by the organizing committee of the inaugural ASEAN Forum of the China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT).