ZHU, Yan

Since the commencement of her legal practice, Attorney Zhu Yan has successfully represented a large number of civil and commercial litigation and non-litigation cases through her distinctive legal thinking, legal strategy and skills. She specializes in environmental, resources, and energy law, corporate and enterprise legal affairs, and commercial disputes. The attorney has long served as the legal advisor to Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Provincial, Guangzhou Municipal Ecological and Environment Bureau, long-term legal services for public institutions, a number of large Chinese and foreign companies, and its district branches. The attorney has spearheaded numerous projects including project compliance reviews, legality Assessment of environmental law enforcement, environmental legal risk management of green supply chains, and the transfer of mining rights in the environmental and resource sectors. The national and provincial key projects she has served include: Environmental Impact Assessment of the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High-speed Railway, Environmental Impact Assessment of the Dongguan Haixinsha Comprehensive Utilization Center, and Environmental Impact Assessment of the Shiziyang Channel Project.

Education background

• 1995-1999 Graduated from Northeast University majoring in International Economic Law

Social functions

• Director of Energy and Dual-Carbon Law Professional Committee of Guangzhou Lawyers Association
• Member of Environment and Resources Law Professional Committee of Guangdong Lawyers Association
• 17th People's Congresses of Haizhu District, Guangzhou, and a member of the Legal Supervision Committee of the Standing Committee of the Haizhu District People's Congress;
• Professional expert of the compliance third-party supervision and evaluation mechanism of the companies involved in Guangzhou;
• A member of Guangzhou Haizhu District Political and Legal Committee Case Assessment Expert Database；
• Data compliance consultant of Guangzhou Data Exchange