Recently, Beijing Grandwin Law Firm and the Law School of the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) have added a new chapter to their university-enterprise cooperation. Dating back to 2019, Jian GUAN, currently the Managing Partner of Grandwin Law Firm, was appointed as an off-campus practice supervisor for Master of Laws students at UIBE Law School, leveraging his profound practical expertise in international trade and international investment. Now, as the founder and Managing Partner of Grandwin Law Firm, he is elevating his personal commitment to talent development into systematic cooperation at the firm level, driving Grandwin’s sustained efforts with this top-tier university in cultivating foreign-related legal talent.

During his tenure as an off-campus practice supervisor from 2019 to 2022, Managing Partner Jian GUAN built a bridge connecting theory and practice for LL.M. students, drawing on his first-hand practical experience in international trade compliance, cross-border investment structuring, and international commercial dispute resolution. After the formal establishment of Grandwin Law Firm, Managing Partner Guan led the team in continuing this educational mission, promoting the establishment of a regularized cooperation mechanism between the firm and UIBE Law School. On one hand, leveraging Grandwin’s strengths in international trade and international investment, the two parties jointly established a foreign-related legal practice base, providing students with practical opportunities such as analyzing real cross-border transaction cases and participating in mock arbitration tribunals. On the other hand, they jointly launched the “Foreign-Related Legal Practice Elite Program,” a two-way initiative featuring lectures by practicing lawyers from the firm and academic sessions by university experts, aiming to cultivate versatile legal talent with both an international perspective and practical capabilities.

“The evolution from serving as an off-campus supervisor personally to leading Grandwin in deepening cooperation with the university essentially represents the upgrading of the original aspiration to ‘cultivate foreign-related legal talent’ from an individual effort to a platform-empowered initiative,” said Managing Partner Jian GUAN. He noted that since its establishment, Grandwin Law Firm has positioned itself as a benchmark for professional foreign-related legal services. The cooperation with UIBE Law School is a crucial step in deeply integrating the firm’s practical resources with the university’s academic research. Students can gain exposure to cutting-edge cross-border legal practice scenarios during their studies, while the firm can further solidify its professional expertise by drawing on the university’s academic depth, ultimately creating a virtuous cycle of mutual enhancement and bidirectional empowerment.

This cooperation, spanning several years, not only reflects Managing Partner Jian GUAN’s continued dedication to professional excellence and talent development but also marks a significant breakthrough in Grandwin Law Firm’s commitment to fulfilling its social responsibility of empowering the legal profession and cultivating specialized talent. Looking ahead, Grandwin Law Firm aims to establish in-depth cooperation with more universities, continue to share its practical experience in foreign-related legal matters, and contribute to the supply of high-quality specialized talent for China’s foreign-related legal services industry, helping Chinese enterprises build a solid legal foundation amidst the wave of globalization.