Translator：Xiong Yajie

Recently, Yu Zhuang, a Taiwan lawyer of Landing Law Offices, received the administrative approval decision of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice, and was allowed to practice law in the mainland, becoming the first Taiwanese resident lawyer in Shanghai Pudong New Area.

Lawyer Yu Zhuang applied to the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice for a lawyer's license on September 4 this year. Relevant departments opened a express lanes, and it took only dozens of days to complete the review of the application materials. On the 25th, lawyer Yu Zhuang officially received her lawyer's certificate.

After receiving her lawyer's certificate, lawyer Yu Zhuang said that the legal exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are getting closer and closer, and she hopes that while practicing law in Shanghai, she can promote further legal exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Lawyer Yu Zhuang is now a full-time lawyer in the international investment and dispute resolution team of Landing Law Offices. Led by team partner Bing Zhang, lawyer Yu Zhuang has performed outstandingly in foreign-related legal service projects such as the perennial legal counsel project of SAIC Group in India, the India project of Lvyue Hotel Group, and the overseas projects of Shuifa Group. Lawyer Yu Zhuang graduated from the University of Bath in the UK with a bachelor's degree in European languages and literature, a bachelor's degree in economics, and a master's degree in international management. She is proficient in English, French and Japanese as working languages.

Under the guidance of the principle of "strong internationalization", Landing Law      Offices has gathered a group of lawyers who, like Yu Zhuang, have the background of living and studying abroad, professional compound, and proficiency in foreign languages; In addition to holding a mainland practice certificate, there are many legal talents who also hold the California Bar qualification, the New York Bar qualification, and the Taiwan Bar qualification. Their active attitude in the legal industry is a vivid reflection of the high-quality, diversified and internationalized talent structure of Landing.

Looking forward to the future path of practice, Yu Zhuang said that in addition to continuing to participate in international investment and M&A projects, she also hopes to give full play to her own advantages and further develop the professional field of foreign-related dispute resolution (international commercial arbitration, international investment arbitration, international sports arbitration, etc.).