Attorney Zhao Hongwei

Beijing Strategy (Shenzhen) Law Firm

The event is organized by Attorney Zhao Hongwei The moderator stated that, as the rule-of-law framework continues to advance, criminal defense is facing increasingly stringent requirements regarding evidence review and procedural compliance. Lawyers must continuously enhance their professional competence and practical skills. This exchange meeting aims to provide a platform for peers to interact, focusing on specific issues and sharing case-handling experiences, thereby promoting the standardized development of criminal defense practice.

Attorney Juying Bo

Executive Director of Beijing Strategy Law Firm

Attorney Juying Bo In her welcoming remarks, she explained the origins of this event as well as the backgrounds and inspiring journeys of the three keynote speakers. She noted that the event has brought together outstanding criminal defense lawyers from law firms across various cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, vividly demonstrating the synergy between cross-regional collaboration and professional expertise. She extended a warm welcome to all the guests and colleagues in attendance and expressed her hope for continued deepening of industry exchanges and diversified partnerships in the future.

Attorney Wang Jun

Director of Beijing Xinglai Law Firm

Member of the Criminal Procedure Law Specialized Committee of the 12th Beijing Lawyers Association

LEGALBAND Client Choice: Top 15 Chinese Female Lawyers

Top 40 GCP China Legal Talents

GRCD China’s Annual Female Lawyer

Attorney Wang Jun She delivered a special presentation on “The Application of Electronic Data in Criminal Defense.” Grounded in emerging trends in judicial practice in the digital era, she systematically reviewed the legal attributes, forms of presentation, and key review points of electronic data. Attorney Wang emphasized that, against the backdrop of increasingly stringent evidentiary rules, criminal defense lawyers should proactively embrace technological changes, strengthen their professional judgment on the integrity, authenticity, and relevance of electronic data, and—by standardizing evidence-gathering procedures, identifying data defects, and making effective use of technological tools—transform electronic data from an advantage held by the prosecution into a powerful support for the defense. Her presentation highlights the inevitable shift in criminal defense—from experience-driven practices toward technology-integrated approaches, providing practical guidance for enhancing the quality and effectiveness of defense strategies.

Attorney Lu Fang

Partner at Shanghai Zhonglian (Shenzhen) Law Firm

Deputy Director of the Criminal Procedure Law Specialized Committee of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association

Tutor for the Leading Criminal Talent Class of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association

Member of the Criminal Law Professional Committee of the Guangdong Lawyers Association

Attorney Lu Fang He elaborated on the topic “The Philosophy, System, and Techniques of Procedural Defense in Criminal Cases.” From a practical perspective, he summarized fourteen “standard procedures” for procedural defense—such as raising objections to jurisdiction, applying to exclude illegally obtained evidence, requesting the production of evidence, and requesting changes to coercive measures—and thoroughly analyzed the strategies and effectiveness of procedural defense by drawing on numerous successful cases he had handled. Attorney Lu pointed out that procedural defense serves three distinct functions: elementary, intermediate, and advanced. Beyond its traditional role in influencing substantive findings, procedural defense also safeguards the litigant’s procedural rights and helps regulate the pace of litigation. The independent value of procedural defense lies precisely in upholding procedural justice to ensure that every litigant enjoys the right to a fair trial. He called upon frontline criminal defense attorneys to master and skillfully apply procedural rules, persistently pursuing justice in each case, and using professionalism to drive forward the development of China’s criminal defense system. Finally, he looked ahead to the direction of legislative improvements regarding the jurisdiction system during the fourth amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law, and quoted the insightful remark by Professor Morikazu Taguchi of Waseda University in Japan—that “the history of criminal procedure is the history of the expansion of the right to defense”—to encourage his colleagues.

Attorney Li Yabing

Partner at Guangdong Zhuojian Law Firm

Head of the Doumu Criminal Team

Member of the 11th Session of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association’s Committee on Defense of Commercial Crimes

Leading Foreign-Related Talent in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province

Attorney Li Yabing Sharing on the theme of “Procedures and Experience in Criminal Defense.” He analyzed deep-seated issues such as the rules governing criminal proceedings, the boundaries of exercising the right to defense, and conflicts arising from professional ethics. He emphasized that the system of procedural deadlines serves as an important safeguard for limiting public power and protecting the rights of the parties involved. Faced with critical choices—such as pleading guilty and accepting punishment versus asserting innocence—lawyers should take the interests of their clients as their fundamental goal, rely on professional judgment, guide rational decision-making, and firmly uphold the bottom line of the rule of law. His argument highlights the strategic importance of procedural awareness, rights-based thinking, and ethical consciousness within an effective defense system.

This exchange meeting attracted active participation from numerous criminal defense lawyers and practitioners. Participants generally agreed that, against the backdrop of the ongoing improvement of the criminal justice system, deepening the understanding and application of electronic data examination, procedural rights protection, and comprehensive defense strategies throughout the entire process is the key path to enhancing the quality and effectiveness of criminal defense.

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