In the morning of February 20, 2019, Yoshihiro Uetani, the Director of Higashimachi LPC in Japan led a team to visit Yingdong. They were warmly welcomed by Managing Partner Zhou Zihong, Lawyer Wang Wen and Lawyer Zhang Renjie during the office visit.

Director Uetani visited Yingdong’s office

Higashimachi LPC is a law firm headquartered in Kobe, with offices in Tokyo and Imabari, and nearly 100 years of history. The lawyer team has a wide range of expertise and rich experience. It is the largest law firm in the Kobe area of Hyogo Prefecture. Team members such as Mr. Mai Zhiming, the legal counsel of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Osaka, and Seiichi Nishikawa, who studied and worked in law firms in China are able to provide high-quality legal services to Chinese and Japanese companies and individuals.

To start, Director Zhou Zihong introduced Yingdong Law Firm and the development model of Yinghe - Yingdong. Director Uetani highly praised the ecosystem of Yinghe, which inspired his thoughts of innovating Higashimachi LPC.

The seminar

Zhou Zihong, Managing Partner of Yingdong 

Lawyer Wang Wen, Yingdong

Lawyer Zhang Renjie, Yingdong

Afterwards, Director Uetani and Chu Xiang, Associate Professor of East China University of Political Science and Law introduced Higashimachi LPC and its lawyer team, and expressed the wish to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Yingdong, which can contribute to the development of Chinese and Japanese enterprises, as well as cooperation between the two countries in the law sector.

Director Yoshihiro Uetani, Higashimachi LPC

Chu Xiang, Associate Professor of East China University of Political Science and Law

 Lawyer Seiichi Nishikawa, Higashimachi LPC

This exchange with Higashimachi LPC further strengthened Yingdong’s international presence to provide international, high-level and integrated legal services for enterprises around the globe. It also enhanced Yingdong’s increasing international reputation.