Gao Peng&Partners(hereinafter referred to as"Gao Peng")announced that Xie Xiaoming will join Gao Peng in December 2009 as a senior partner in charge of the company and foreign-related businesses.Lawyer Xie will provide legal services for domestic and foreign enterprises in areas such as cross-border mergers and acquisitions and strategic investment restructuring.Before joining Gaopeng,Mr.Xie was a senior lawyer at the Beijing Representative Office of DLA Piper,a British law firm.

Lawyer Xie Xiaoming has served in the Legal Department of the General Administration of Customs of China,the World Trade Office,and Beijing Customs for 13 years.He has been engaged in customs dispute resolution related to import and export trade for many years.He is an expert in Chinese customs affairs,customs supervision,customs valuation,classification,dispute resolution,and international trade.Lawyer Xie once participated in the preparation of WTO trade facilitation negotiation documents by the General Administration of Customs,participated in all major customs administrative reconsideration cases of Beijing Customs from 1996 to 2002 as a trial participant,and repeatedly represented Beijing Customs in court to answer multiple customs administrative litigation cases involving import and export trade.

In 2005,Mr.Xie joined the Beijing Representative Office of Gotham Brothers Law Firm in the United States,and in 2006,he joined the Beijing Representative Office of Ouhua Law Firm in the United Kingdom as a senior lawyer,responsible for participating in corporate business,government affairs,corporate compliance,dispute resolution,international trade,and other fields.Lawyer Xie has extremely rich experience in cross-border investment,mergers and acquisitions,corporate restructuring,foreign enterprise investment in China,and listing.He has represented many well-known large enterprises or multinational companies in this field,representing clients including Boeing,LundefinedOreal,Tesco,Marriott,and others;In terms of franchising,Lawyer Xie has participated in the entire process of franchising related legislation presided over by the Ministry of Commerce,and has acted as an agent for many well-known foreign large enterprises in commercial franchising projects in China;In the field of international trade,customs,and anti-dumping,Lawyer Xie handles a large number of foreign companies'trade and customs related matters in China,representing clients including LG,Christieu ndefinites,etc;In the field of investigation into the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(FCPA),Lawyer Xie has advised numerous U.S.companies(including multiple listed companies)on FCPA and Chinese anti-corruption legal issues related to their joint ventures and sole proprietorships in China,and has conducted investigations on the business operations of such companies.In addition,in the fields of real estate,energy,antitrust,aviation,transportation and logistics,entertainment and blogging,dispute resolution,corporate bankruptcy liquidation,advertising,high-tech and software,and anti-dumping,Mr.Xie has also handled a large number of legal matters on behalf of Chinese and foreign enterprises.Lawyer Xie has also established extensive government public relations with important central and local government departments in China,such as the Ministry of Commerce,the General Administration of Customs,and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

Lawyer Wang Lei,chairman of the Gaopeng Partners'Meeting,said,"The addition of Lawyer Xie Xiaoming has added new impetus and strength to Gaopeng.Lawyer Xie's arrival has been welcomed by all partners of Gaopeng,and I believe he will definitely become a part of the future success of Gaopeng and its clients."

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