Practice areas

Review of legal compliance for import and export trade；Solution to commodity tariff classification dispute; Customs inspection & administrative penalties; Criminal defense of economic crimes

Introduction

Mr. Lixin Xu is senior partner and chief executive partner of China Commercial Law Firm Guangdong. Lixin Xu graduated from East China University of Political Science and Law in 1988 and obtained the on-the-job master’s degree of world economics of Peking University in 1996. From 1988 to 1991, he served as an instructor in the training center of Guangdong Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and simultaneously served as an arbitrator in the bureau. From 1991 to 1998, he successively served as supervisor of case reconsideration of Shenzhen Huanggang Customs, chief assistant and deputy chief of the section of investigation and handling of smuggling cases, inspection section, supervision section, inspection section. From 1998 to 2004, he successively served as the principal of the examination department of smuggling cases in the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of Shenzhen Customs, chief of the pre-trial investigation section and assistant director of the legal affairs department. He has practiced law as a professional lawyer in China Commercial Law Firm Guangdong since June 2004 and now he is senior partner and chief executive partner of the firm. At the same time he has been the director of customs legal affairs department of the firm for years. Lixin Xu is a member of economic crime defense committee of Guangdong Lawyers Association, member of International & Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan work committee of Shenzhen Lawyers Association and Shenzhen Lawyers’ Union Committee as well director of Finance Department. Lixin Xu has profound theoretical knowledge and experienced expertise, and his legal services cover a wide range of litigation and non-litigation fields, including customs legal affairs, criminal defense of economic crimes, foreign investment, cross-border e-commerce, the supply chain and so on. Lixin Xu has remarkable insight into customs legal affairs, economic crimes and business environment. Besides because of his experience in arbitration and defense, Lixin Xu has provided huge amount of clients with professional, accurate and feasible legal solutions over the years. Lixin Xu’s high standard and professional services have been widely recognized by clients and professionals in various fields.

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