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On 27 April 2026, Leonid Zubarev, Partner at the renowned Russian law firm SL Legal; George Danelia, Partner and Head of Asian Operations; and Ekaterina Khalina, Legal Assistant, visited the Beijing headquarters of JAVY Law Firm (“JAVY Law”). They were warmly received by Ms Yang Siping, Secretary-General of JAVY Law’s Intellectual Property Committee. The two parties exchanged views on providing intellectual property and comprehensive legal services to clients in China and Russia, and engaged in in-depth discussions regarding potential opportunities for cooperation.

SL Legal has been operating in Russia and the CIS countries since 1992. Members of the SL Legal team have over 30 years of experience in Russia, having previously formed part of the Russian office of the international law firm CMS. Today, SL Legal has evolved into a robust and well-structured legal team, providing a comprehensive range of legal services to both international and local Russian clients.

Established in 1998, JAVY Law Firm is a large, comprehensive general partnership law firm. Supported by advanced technology and characterised by standardised management, it is dedicated to providing professional and outstanding legal services, as well as practical legal advice, to clients worldwide. After years of development, it has become one of the finest law firms in China and indeed across Asia. Jiawei Law Firm possesses extensive experience in comprehensive legal services, intellectual property and cross-border legal services, providing all-round comprehensive legal services to international and domestic clients, including state-owned enterprises, high-tech companies and innovation entities, covering areas such as intellectual property, civil and commercial law, criminal law and dispute resolution.

Drawing on her nearly two decades of experience serving numerous renowned domestic and international clients, as well as her long-standing tenure in internationally recognised industry organisations, Ms Yang Siping provided an overview of Jia Law Firm, detailed the team’s practice in protecting the intellectual property rights of domestic and international clients, and highlighted the firm’s outstanding achievements in the field of intellectual property legal services, demonstrating JAVY’s strengths in intellectual property, commercial and financial legal services.

The two parties engaged in in-depth discussions regarding opportunities for cooperation in providing intellectual property and comprehensive legal services to clients in China and Russia. This exchange laid a solid foundation for cooperation between Jia Law Firm and SL Legal, with both parties expressing their commitment to further strengthening communication and collaboration to provide professional and high-quality legal services to enterprises from both countries in China and Russia.