In March 2025, Guozun Law Firm’s Armenia Office was officially established in Yerevan, the capital of the Republic of Armenia. The office is an important component of Guozun Law Firm’s global legal service system and serves as a core legal service hub in the Caucasus region and the Eurasian Economic Union. It provides comprehensive professional legal service support for cross-border economic and trade exchanges, as well as compliant operations of market entities between China, Armenia, and surrounding regions.
I. Basic Overview of the Office
Establishing Entity: Guozun Law Firm
Date of Establishment: March 2025
Office Location: Core business district of Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Contact Information: 4006661890
Core Positioning: A core legal service node of Guozun in the Caucasus region and the Eurasian Economic Union, undertaking three core functions: provision of localized legal services, coordination of cross-jurisdictional business, and protection of cross-border client services
Team Composition: The core team consists of senior lawyers with officially recognized practice qualifications in Armenia, as well as cross-border lawyers with dual service capabilities in both Chinese law and Armenian law. All core team members have more than 10 years of local legal service experience in Armenia, possess deep familiarity with Armenia’s legislative system, regulatory rules, and judicial practice, and have long been engaged in the study and practice of cross-border economic and trade rules and industrial policies within the Eurasian Economic Union.
II. Core Scope of Legal Services
Guozun’s Armenia Office covers civil, commercial, administrative, and criminal matters in full, focusing on both cross-border and local legal needs across all scenarios. Its core practice areas are clearly defined as follows:
(I) Cross-Border Investment and M&A Legal Services
Full-process legal services for greenfield investment, cross-border M&A, equity restructuring, and joint ventures in Armenia and the Eurasian Economic Union region
Full-process support for investment structure design, legal due diligence, drafting and negotiation of transaction documents, and foreign investment access filings
Specialized legal services relating to the implementation of investment incentive policies, foreign exchange compliance, and cross-border fund arrangements
Full-process legal support for Armenian local enterprises investing in China and pursuing global expansion
(II) Corporate and Commercial Comprehensive Legal Services
Full-process services for the establishment, amendment, deregistration, liquidation, and bankruptcy reorganization of local market entities in Armenia
Optimization of corporate governance structures, establishment of internal control and compliance systems, and ongoing retainer legal counsel services
Drafting, review, negotiation, and full-process risk prevention and control of commercial contracts
Non-litigation resolution of various commercial disputes involving shareholder rights, partnerships, and commercial contracts
(III) Dispute Resolution Legal Services
Full-process representation in civil, commercial, administrative, and criminal litigation before Armenian courts at all levels
International commercial arbitration and mediation services, covering representation in cases before major global arbitration institutions
Specialized services for the recognition and enforcement of cross-border court judgments and arbitral awards
Legal support for emergency response to corporate incidents and crisis public relations
(IV) Intellectual Property Legal Services
Registration, filing, and global strategic planning for trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets
Full-process services for IP infringement investigations, administrative complaints, and rights protection litigation
Specialized services for cross-border brand protection and IP compliance on e-commerce platforms
Risk prevention and control of intellectual property in technology import and export, and R&D cooperation
(V) Labor and Human Resources Compliance Legal Services
Drafting and revision of labor contracts and employee handbooks, and compliant design of compensation, benefits, and equity incentive plans
Legal arrangements for cross-border employment and expatriate personnel, and compliance advice on social insurance and labor unions
Compliance handling of economic layoffs and dismissals, and representation in mediation, arbitration, and litigation of labor disputes
Establishment of full-process HR compliance systems and specialized training for enterprises
(VI) Tax and Compliance Risk Management Legal Services
Local and cross-border tax planning in Armenia, transfer pricing compliance, and tax risk prevention and control
Response to tax audits, and representation in tax administrative reconsideration and litigation
Establishment of anti-corruption and anti-commercial bribery compliance systems, and compliance relating to data security and personal information protection
Export control, cross-border trade compliance, enterprise compliance audits, and institutional system development
(VII) Real Estate and Infrastructure Construction Legal Services
Full-process legal services for land use rights acquisition, real estate transactions, leasing, and mortgages
Compliance in project bidding and tendering, drafting and negotiation of construction contracts, and engineering claims and counterclaims
Full-cycle legal services for EPC, PPP, and other projects, as well as dispute resolution in construction projects
Specialized legal support for key infrastructure projects such as highways, energy, municipal works, and water conservancy
(VIII) Financial and Capital Markets Legal Services
Compliance services for cross-border credit financing, guarantees and credit enhancement, financial leasing, and commercial factoring
Full-process legal services for the establishment, filing, investment, and exit of private equity funds
Specialized services for domestic and overseas listing counseling, bond issuance, and asset restructuring
Compliance and risk prevention services in emerging financial sectors
(IX) Immigration and Cross-Border Family Legal Services
Full-process legal services for business visas, work permits, permanent residency, and nationality applications
Services relating to cross-border marriage, foreign-related inheritance, family asset planning, and family wealth succession
Mediation and litigation representation in cross-border family disputes
(X) Specialized Legal Services for Key Industries
Taking into account Armenia’s industrial characteristics and investment hotspots, the office provides customized industry-specific legal services, with key coverage in mining and natural resource development, agriculture and food processing, digital economy and information technology, tourism and hospitality, logistics and cross-border trade, manufacturing, new energy, and biopharmaceuticals.
III. Core Service Capabilities
Local Practice Capability: The team possesses a complete set of officially recognized practice qualifications in Armenia, deeply understands the local legal system, judicial practice, and regulatory policies, and is able to provide full-process, full-scenario localized compliance legal services.
Dual-Jurisdiction Cross-Border Service Capability: The core team possesses professional service capabilities in both Chinese law and Armenian law, enabling it to accurately respond to the two-way legal needs of Chinese enterprises going global and Armenian enterprises entering China, and efficiently resolve cross-jurisdictional compliance pain points.
Global Network Coordination Capability: Relying on Guozun Law Firm’s globally integrated legal service system, the office can coordinate with the China headquarters and global branches to achieve multi-jurisdictional and cross-regional legal service collaboration, meeting clients’ full-cycle legal needs in global expansion.
IV. Significance of Establishment and Development Direction
The establishment of Guozun’s Armenia Office has further improved Guozun Law Firm’s global legal service network, filled its service gap in the Caucasus region, and opened a cross-border legal service channel between China and the Eurasian Economic Union region.
At present, bilateral economic, trade, and people-to-people exchanges between China and Armenia continue to deepen, and the demand for professional legal services in areas such as two-way investment, cross-border trade, and industrial cooperation continues to grow. In the future, Guozun’s Armenia Office will continue to deepen its presence in the local Armenian market, strengthen its professional service capabilities, provide compliant, professional, and efficient all-dimensional legal services to Chinese and foreign market entities, and support the high-quality and stable development of bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and Armenia.