Announcement on the Official Establishment of Guozun Law Firm’s Uzbekistan Office — A Chinese-Invested Law Firm in Uzbekistan

I. Core Establishment Information

Establishing Entity: Guozun Law Firm

Date of Establishment: November 2023

Office Location: Core business district of Tashkent, capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Contact Information: 4006661890

Institutional Nature: A direct cross-border legal service branch of Guozun Law Firm

Core Strategic Positioning: A core strategic node of Guozun’s global legal service network in Central Asia, a professional cross-border legal service platform along the Belt and Road, and a localized legal support institution serving two-way economic and trade cooperation between China and Uzbekistan

II. Basic Overview of the Office

Guozun’s Uzbekistan Office is a core base through which Guozun Law Firm is deeply engaged in the Central Asian legal services market, and it possesses full local practice qualifications and full-process cross-border service capabilities.

1. Professional Team Structure: The office has established a dedicated legal team deeply integrating localization and internationalization. The core practitioners all have more than 10 years of local legal service experience in Uzbekistan and are highly familiar with Uzbekistan’s legal system, judicial practice, commercial customs, and industrial policy orientation. The team is able to work proficiently in Chinese, Uzbek, Russian, and English, fully eliminating language and regulatory barriers in cross-border legal services.

2. Core Service Capability: With “Chinese commercial perspective + local implementation + global network coordination” as its core model, the office can seamlessly connect with the two-way legal service needs of Chinese enterprises going global and Uzbek enterprises entering China, and can provide various market entities with one-stop legal services throughout their full life cycle, from early-stage strategic planning and implementation to long-term compliance management and risk response.

III. Full-Spectrum Core Areas of Practice

(I) Cross-Border Investment and M&A Legal Services

1. Cross-border investment structure design, tax planning, and compliance analysis

2. Full-process legal services for greenfield investment, cross-border M&A, equity restructuring, and joint venture cooperation

3. Legal and commercial due diligence on investment targets

4. Full-process handling and follow-up for foreign investment filing and administrative approvals

5. Implementation of investment incentive policies in Uzbekistan’s free economic zones and special economic zones

6. Full-process support for drafting transaction documents, negotiation, and closing

7. Post-investment compliance management and cross-border investment risk prevention

(II) Corporate and Commercial Comprehensive Legal Services

1. Full-process services for the establishment, amendment, deregistration, and liquidation of market entities such as limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, representative offices, and branch offices

2. Optimization of corporate governance structures, protection of shareholder rights, and establishment of internal compliance systems

3. Drafting, review, negotiation, and performance management of all types of commercial contracts

4. Retainer legal counsel services covering legal issues arising in all day-to-day business scenarios

5. Compliance design and risk control for business models such as franchising and supply chain cooperation

(III) Energy and Natural Resources Legal Services

1. Full-process compliance services for the exploration, development, production, and transfer of oil, natural gas, and various mineral resources

2. Specialized legal services for the application, acquisition, transfer, and protection of mining rights

3. Full-cycle legal support for the investment and financing, construction, and operation of energy and mining projects

4. Specialized compliance review and risk prevention for production safety and environmental protection

5. Full-process services for the project approval, permitting, construction, and grid connection of new energy projects such as solar, wind, and hydropower

6. Dispute resolution in the field of energy and natural resources

(IV) Infrastructure and Construction Legal Services

1. Full-cycle legal services for all types of projects such as highways, railways, municipal works, water conservancy, industrial plants, and urban renewal

2. Compliance review of project bidding and tendering and preparation of supporting documents

3. Contract system design and risk control for various project models including EPC, DB, BOT, and PPP

4. Specialized services for project performance management and claims relating to project schedule and cost

5. Full-process handling of project completion acceptance, settlement, and related disputes

(V) International Trade and Customs Compliance Legal Services

1. Full-process legal support and risk prevention for international sale of goods

2. Review of legal documents relating to cross-border settlement, letters of credit, and cargo insurance, and handling of related disputes

3. Establishment of customs compliance systems, tariff planning, and compliance review of import and export declarations

4. Response to customs inspections and resolution of trade disputes

5. Specialized compliance services for new trade models such as cross-border e-commerce

6. Response services for trade remedy investigations such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy

(VI) Labor and Human Resources Legal Services

1. Design, drafting, and compliance review of localized labor contract systems

2. Full-process compliance management for employee recruitment, hiring, and termination

3. Specialized compliance services relating to compensation and benefits, social insurance, confidentiality, and non-compete obligations

4. Full-process support for obtaining work permits and residence visas for foreign employees

5. Compliance review and improvement of internal company policies and rules

6. Full-process representation in labor dispute mediation, arbitration, and litigation

(VII) Taxation and Compliance Risk Control Legal Services

1. Full-cycle corporate tax planning and day-to-day tax compliance management

2. Transfer pricing compliance and cross-border tax risk prevention

3. Response to tax audits and representation in tax dispute reconsideration and litigation

4. Establishment of compliance systems for anti-corruption, anti-commercial bribery, and export control

5. Specialized services for data security and personal information protection compliance

6. Establishment of corporate compliance management systems, internal compliance investigations, and crisis response

(VIII) Intellectual Property Legal Services

1. Registration, recordation, and renewal services for trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights

2. Cross-border IP strategy and protection plan design

3. Drafting of documents and commercial negotiations relating to intellectual property licensing and transfer

4. Monitoring of intellectual property infringement, rights enforcement, and dispute handling

5. Specialized IP compliance services in technology cooperation and R&D cooperation

(IX) Dispute Resolution Legal Services

1. Full-process representation in civil, commercial, administrative, and criminal litigation before courts at all levels in Uzbekistan

2. Full-process representation and enforcement in domestic and international commercial arbitration cases

3. Cross-border debt recovery and cross-border recognition and enforcement of effective legal instruments

4. Non-litigation dispute resolution services such as commercial mediation and settlement

5. Legal support for handling sudden corporate compliance crises and public opinion incidents

(X) Industry-Specific Legal Services

For Uzbekistan’s key industries, the office provides tailored legal services in subdivided sectors, covering agriculture and food processing, textiles and garments, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, digital economy, fintech, cross-border finance, tourism, hospitality, and related industries, accurately matching sector-specific regulatory requirements and personalized legal needs.

IV. Value of the Establishment and Service Mission

The establishment of Guozun’s Uzbekistan Office has further improved Guozun Law Firm’s global legal service network across countries along the Belt and Road.

The office will continue to deepen its presence in Uzbekistan and the broader Central Asian market. Relying on the resource advantages of Guozun’s global legal service system and combining localized professional capabilities with industry insight, it will provide stable and efficient legal support for two-way economic and trade cooperation between China and Uzbekistan and for the cross-border operations of various market entities, in accordance with professional, rigorous, and compliant service standards, thereby contributing to the high-quality development of economic and trade cooperation along the Belt and Road.