Cross-border private client matters
Inheritance, family matters, multi-jurisdictional assets and foreign identity documents, including coordination of notarisation, authentication, service, registration and asset disposition.
BEIJING, CHINA
Dispute resolution and Chinese legal counsel for international clients
Advising international and Chinese companies, institutions and private clients on complex disputes and cross-border matters under Chinese law, with a disciplined focus on facts, evidence, procedure and commercial objectives.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Cross-border inheritance and family matters, civil and commercial disputes, contracts and receivables, shareholder and partnership disputes, banking and finance, financial leasing, employment, compliance, and corporate counsel
Xiaoqin Zhong holds an LL.M. from China University of Political Science and Law. Before entering private practice, she worked in the disciplinary inspection function of a large central state-owned enterprise, gaining practical insight into governance, internal process and compliance risk.
Her dispute resolution experience spans more than one hundred litigation, arbitration and enforcement matters involving contracts, finance, leasing, corporate equity, employment, and cross-border family and private client issues.
She has acted for or advised Hong Kong and Singapore businesses, central and state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, foreign-invested companies and major platform businesses through litigation, special projects and standing counsel arrangements.
“Find the decisive issue in complex facts, and preserve momentum across jurisdictions.”
XIAOQIN ZHONG'S APPROACH
INTERNATIONAL & CROSS-BORDER
Coordinating identity, evidence, procedure and commercial objectives under Chinese law
Cross-border matters rarely present a single legal question. They may involve facts in several jurisdictions, foreign documents, evidentiary conversion, jurisdiction and service, asset control and enforcement timing. Xiaoqin Zhong helps clients turn dispersed information into an executable sequence of action centred on Chinese law.
Inheritance guide
International commercial disputes
Contracts, receivables, shareholder and partnership disputes, banking, finance and financial leasing, assessed against litigation viability, preservation and enforcement prospects.
Corporate and institutional counsel
Contracting, employment, internal governance, focused compliance projects and major disputes for foreign-invested companies, SOEs, financial institutions and technology platforms.
China-law implementation
Chinese law analysis, localisation of documents and evidence, negotiation support and procedural coordination for international clients and their external advisers.
HONG KONG PROGRAMME 2026
Eleven days of focused foreign-related legal training in Beijing and Hong Kong
From 23 June to 3 July 2026, Xiaoqin Zhong attended the All China Lawyers Association Foreign-Related Lawyers Hong Kong Training Programme. The Beijing phase was taught at Peking University Law School; the Hong Kong phase combined specialist sessions, institutional visits, a mock arbitration and practical exchange.
Cross-border procedure
Jurisdiction, service and evidence abroad, ascertainment of foreign law, notarisation and authentication, and the recognition and enforcement of judgments and awards.
Arbitration, mediation and negotiation
Arbitration clauses, procedural rules, interim measures, hearing advocacy, commercial mediation and enforcement strategy, reinforced through a mock arbitration exercise.
Cross-border compliance risk
Economic sanctions, long-arm jurisdiction, export controls, personal data and data compliance, anti-corruption and integrity governance.
SELECTED CREDENTIALS
Professional background and representative experience
Education & Practice
LL.M., China University of Political Science and Law. Practising lawyer at Beijing Highking Law Firm. Working languages: Chinese and English.
Recognition
Selected as one of Beijing's 100 Young Legal Talents and included in Beijing's foreign-related lawyers talent pool. Special mediator for Chaoyang Court and Yizhuang Arbitration Commission.
Training & Professional Roles
2026 ACLA Foreign-Related Lawyers Hong Kong Programme; member of Beijing and Chaoyang lawyers association committees focused on Hong Kong, Macao, overseas Chinese affairs and international cooperation.
SELECTED MATTERS
From cross-border private client work to complex commercial disputes
The descriptions below are limited to broad matter types and omit identities and details protected by client confidentiality.
Inheritance & Family
Advised on statutory inheritance involving a US national of Chinese heritage and assets in China, as well as a family matter involving a Taiwan resident.
100+ Dispute Matters
Litigation, arbitration and enforcement work involving contracts, finance, financial leasing, corporate equity, employment and related commercial issues.
International Businesses
Project and standing counsel support for a Hong Kong property group, a Singapore company, SOEs, foreign-invested companies, financial institutions and technology platforms.
Governance & Compliance
Government and corporate counsel work informed by prior experience in the disciplinary inspection function of a large central state-owned enterprise.
XIAOQIN ZHONG
Enquiries
Email zhongxiaoqin@highking.com.cn
Call +86 180 0120 8813
Beijing Highking Law Firm