Guozun Law Firm Lebanon Office Officially Established, Relevant Information Announced — A Chinese-Invested Law Firm in Lebanon

I. Core Establishment Information

Establishing Entity: Beijing Guozun Law Firm

Date of Establishment: December 2024

Contact Information: 4006661890

Office Address: Core business district of Beirut, capital of the Republic of Lebanon

Service Coverage: The entire territory of Lebanon and the surrounding economic and trade regions along the eastern Mediterranean in the Middle East

Practice Qualification: Possesses full local legal practice qualifications in Lebanon and is able to independently carry out various types of civil and commercial legal services

II. Institutional Positioning and Core Advantages

(I) Institutional Positioning

An important strategic node in the Middle East and North Africa within Guozun Law Firm’s global legal service network, focusing on the full range of cross-border legal needs between China and Lebanon, deeply connecting the legal systems of China and Lebanon with international commercial rules, and relying on local resource integration advantages to provide professional, localized, and full-chain cross-border legal services for market entities and individuals in both countries, while helping Chinese enterprises expand into the Mediterranean and North African markets by leveraging Lebanon’s advantage as a “gateway to the Middle East.”

(II) Core Advantages

1. Dual-jurisdiction professional team: Jointly composed of senior Chinese cross-border lawyers and locally licensed Lebanese lawyers. Core members all have more than ten years of practical experience in Lebanon’s judicial and regulatory systems and possess a deep understanding of Lebanon’s legal framework in civil and commercial matters, investment and financing, energy and infrastructure, compliance and regulation, as well as policy updates and regulatory enforcement standards.

2. Multilingual service capability: Provides seamless services in Chinese, English, and Arabic, fully breaking through language, cultural, and regulatory barriers in cross-border business.

3. Local resource integration capability: Deeply integrates Lebanon’s local legal practice resources, business support service resources, and key industry resources, and coordinates with official institutions such as the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon and industry associations to address regional barriers, regulatory differences, and information asymmetry in China-Lebanon cross-border legal services.

4. Global coordination capability: Coordinates with Guozun’s global network of 113 overseas offices and more than 2,000 lawyers in China and abroad to achieve efficient cross-regional and cross-jurisdictional business collaboration, covering the full cycle of pre-transaction risk assessment, transaction execution, and post-transaction dispute resolution.

III. Comprehensive Scope of Practice

(I) Corporate, Commercial, and Corporate Governance Legal Services

1. Registration and changes of all types of market entities: Full-process services for the establishment, amendment, and deregistration of various entities including Lebanese local companies, free zone companies, offshore companies, branches, and representative offices

2. Day-to-day corporate commercial services: Articles of association and internal control system establishment, retainer legal counsel services, full life-cycle management of commercial contracts, shareholder rights protection, and handling of corporate governance disputes

3. Mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring services: Cross-border M&A, corporate restructuring, joint ventures and equity structure design, legal and commercial due diligence, transaction negotiation and drafting, closing implementation, and post-investment management

4. Asset management and capital markets services: Establishment and filing of private equity funds, fund raising and post-investment management, capital market financing, offshore bond issuance, and asset securitization

(II) Cross-Border Investment and Industry-Specific Legal Services

1. Full-process foreign investment services: Investment policy consultation, investment structure design, foreign investment access approval, foreign exchange registration, investment compliance review, and tax planning

2. Industry-specific legal services for key sectors in Lebanon:

(1) Energy and natural resources: Oil and gas exploration and development, renewable energy projects including photovoltaic and wind power, mineral resource development, and concession applications

(2) Infrastructure and construction: Full-cycle legal services for infrastructure projects such as transportation hubs, ports and terminals, urban renewal, industrial parks, and water conservancy projects; project bidding and tendering, EPC/PPP project structure design, and construction contract system establishment; full-process risk control for contract performance management, claims and counterclaims, completion acceptance, and delivery

(3) Finance and trade: Cross-border syndicated loans, project finance, trade finance, cross-border guarantees, and financial leasing; international trade contract review, customs compliance, tariff planning, and response to trade remedies

(4) Culture, tourism, and services: Legal services relating to hotel investment and operation, tourism project development, compliance for cultural exchange activities, and the catering and retail sectors

(5) Digital economy: Market access, platform compliance, consumer rights protection, data security and privacy protection, and cross-border data flow compliance in fields such as cross-border e-commerce, livestream e-commerce, social platforms, and artificial intelligence

(III) Intellectual Property Legal Services

1. Intellectual property applications and registration: Local applications and international registration of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and industrial designs

2. Intellectual property protection and enforcement: IP infringement investigations, administrative complaints, civil litigation, and criminal reporting

3. Intellectual property transactions and commercialization: Licensing, transfer, pledge financing, valuation, and due diligence

4. Trade secret protection: Establishment of confidentiality systems, drafting of non-compete agreements, and handling of trade secret infringement disputes

(IV) Dispute Resolution Legal Services

1. Commercial litigation: Representation in various civil and commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, tort disputes, corporate disputes, and financial disputes

2. International arbitration: Representation in arbitration proceedings before major institutions including the Lebanese Arbitration Center (LAC), the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)

3. Alternative dispute resolution: Non-litigation dispute resolution methods such as mediation and settlement

4. Cross-border enforcement: Assistance with the cross-border recognition and enforcement of court judgments and arbitral awards

(V) Compliance and Risk Management Legal Services

1. Corporate compliance system building: Anti-corruption compliance, anti-money laundering compliance, export control and economic sanctions compliance, labor compliance, and environmental compliance

2. Compliance review and due diligence: Pre-investment compliance review, day-to-day operational compliance audits, and compliance due diligence in M&A transactions

3. Crisis response and handling: Response to regulatory investigations, representation in administrative penalty hearings, and legal support for corporate crisis public relations

4. Legal training: Provision of Lebanese law and compliance training for corporate employees

(VI) Private and Family Legal Services

1. Family wealth management: Establishment and operational compliance of family offices, cross-border asset allocation, family trust establishment, and wealth succession planning

2. Marriage and family matters: Handling of cross-border marriage and family disputes, cross-border property division and inheritance, and child custody disputes

3. Immigration and entry-exit services: Legal consultation, solution design, and full-process legal support for investment visas, work visas, residence permits, and other visa categories

IV. Significance of Establishment and Development Vision

The establishment of Guozun Law Firm’s Lebanon Office is an important implementation of Guozun’s global legal service strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean region of the Middle East, further improving Guozun’s cross-border legal service network in the Middle East and North Africa and filling a gap in its service network in the Levant region.

As the only Chinese law firm to sign at the 10th Anniversary Entrepreneurs Conference of the Belt and Road Initiative, Guozun will use its Lebanon Office as a platform to fully leverage its professional strengths in cross-border investment, legal compliance, and international commercial coordination, actively building an efficient and practical channel for China-Lebanon commercial legal services, addressing issues such as jurisdictional differences, language barriers, and regulatory adaptation difficulties in cross-border business, and providing professional, efficient, and comprehensive legal protection for bilateral economic and trade cooperation and the cross-border operations of various market entities.

In the future, Guozun’s Lebanon Office will continue to deepen its presence in the legal service market of Lebanon and the Eastern Mediterranean region of the Middle East, enhance its capability to integrate local law with cross-border jurisdictions, expand refined service scenarios, and coordinate with Guozun’s global service network, thereby helping practical cooperation between China and Lebanon under the Belt and Road framework move forward with improved quality, greater efficiency, and stronger compliance.