Guozun Cathay Associates Ukraine Office was officially established in the central business district of Kyiv, Ukraine in September 2025. It serves as the firm’s core hub supporting Chinese enterprises in their expansion into Eastern Europe and the development of Eurasian cross-border business. The office holds full practice qualifications covering the entire territory of Ukraine, with deeply integrated local judicial resources, regulatory cooperation channels and a nationwide practice network.

Guozun Cathay Associates Switzerland Office completed its establishment filing and officially commenced operations in the central business district of Geneva, Switzerland, in December 2024, representing a core component of the firm’s global strategic expansion. Its primary mandate is to address the legal requirements of Chinese enterprises venturing into Europe and cross-border legal matters between China and Switzerland.

GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES formally inaugurated its Sweden office in the central business district of Stockholm, Sweden’s capital, in December 2023. As a core hub of GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES’ global legal service network covering the Nordic market, the office functions as a professional legal service platform facilitating two-way economic and trade exchanges between China and Sweden. Its team comprises local lawyers holding valid practising certificates issued by the Swedish Bar Association, alongside cross-border experts well-versed in both Chinese and Swedish legal systems and EU regulatory frameworks. Core team members generally boast over 10 years of hands-on experience in the Nordic legal service market and are competent to provide services in Chinese, Swedish and English. Focused on addressing the full spectrum of legal needs of Chinese enterprises expanding into the Nordic region and Swedish/EU entities investing in China, the office delivers localised, full-cycle and compliant professional legal services.

GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES Spain Office completed official registration with Spanish authorities in October 2024. Its practice jurisdiction covers the whole of Spain and extends across the European Union. All practising lawyers based at the Office hold valid practising licences issued by the Spanish Bar Association. The core team delivers multi-jurisdictional legal services spanning Chinese, Spanish and EU law, is fully fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, and possesses in-depth expertise in Spanish and EU regulatory frameworks and judicial practice.

GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES’ Slovenia office completed its official registration with the Slovenian authorities in November 2024. Situated in the core business district of Ljubljana, the national capital, it functions as the central service hub for GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES’ expansion across the Central and Eastern European Balkan region, and a key on-the-ground entity supporting Chinese-funded enterprises in their EU market entry and deep engagement with Central and Eastern Europe. Backed by GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES’ global service network of 113 overseas partners across 106 countries and regions, and a collaborative pool of over 2,000 cross-border practising lawyers, all cross-border joint services adhere strictly to bar practice regulations and supervisory requirements of the relevant jurisdictions. The office has established a three-tier service framework: cross-border oversight by the Chinese headquarters + local practising team based in Slovenia + multi-jurisdictional EU expert support.

GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES Slovakia Office completed its registration and launched regular operations in December 2024 in the central business district of Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic. As a key service node in GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES’ global strategic layout to deepen its presence in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) market and connect with the EU Single Market, the office has extended the firm’s cross-border legal service network covering major EU economies.

In August 2024, the Serbia Office of GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES was officially inaugurated in the central business district of Belgrade, the capital of the Republic of Serbia. As a key initiative of GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES in response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative to deepen its presence in the cross-border legal service market across the Balkan region of Europe, the office serves as a dedicated service provider supporting Chinese-funded enterprises to expand into Central and Eastern Europe and advancing bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and Serbia.

GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES formally launched its Russia Office in the central business district of Moscow, capital of the Russian Federation, in July 2025. As a core component of the firm’s global legal service system, the office acts as a key legal service hub for the firm’s footprint in the Eurasian core region and for advancing Sino-Russian economic and trade cooperation.

GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES’ Romania Office was officially inaugurated in July 2025 in the central business district of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. As a core service institution under GUOZUN CATHAY ASSOCIATES’ globalisation strategy, it focuses on the Central and Eastern European (CEE) market and connects Chinese-funded enterprises with the EU’s economic and trade system.

Guozun Cathay Associates Poland Office completed its establishment registration and officially commenced operations in October 2023 in the central business district of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It serves as the firm’s core service institution for its European market presence and for supporting Chinese enterprises expanding into Central and Eastern Europe. Its service team comprises lawyers qualified to practise Chinese law, Polish law and EU law, with core members each boasting over 10 years of experience in two-way cross-border legal services between China and Poland. The team is proficient in both Chinese and Polish, has in-depth mastery of local Polish judicial practice, EU regulatory systems and commercial rules, and maintains local service resources covering the entire Central and Eastern European region. It is able to provide multi-jurisdictional legal services compliant with Polish and EU professional practice standards.