Maggie Ma · Ma Xiuying
Licensed Chinese lawyer and the team's interface for international clients. Before entering law, Maggie spent over a decade running China operations for a U.S. corporation — she understands how foreign families and companies think, and explains every step of the Chinese criminal process in clear, plain English.
All consultations, case reports and strategic updates are delivered in English. You will never need to guess what is happening with your case.
Qu Xinxin
Ten years as a public prosecutor — including division chief and member of a district procuratorate's judicial committee — followed by five years in criminal defense. She has handled 1,000+ criminal cases across economic, duty-related and violent crime, and was awarded a national third-class commendation for prosecutorial work. She knows exactly how the other side builds a case — because she used to build them.
- Charge reduced: in a Jiangxi obscenity case, charge re-characterized, sentencing exposure cut from 10+ years to under 3
- Six defendants, all suspended sentences: serial VAT-invoice fraud case in Jiangxi; one client non-prosecuted
- Bail at investigation stage: 10+ clients released pending trial through jurisdictional defense
- Non-prosecution: RMB 2M fraud allegation resolved via restitution and criminal-intent defense
- Sentence cut to 8 months: multi-charge border-crossing case reduced to a single lesser charge
"Justice must not only be done — it must be seen to be done."
Gao Sishuang
Focuses on major, difficult criminal cases, with a decade of front-line practice. His casework is built on early intervention: bail applications at the arrest-review stage, evidence-driven charge challenges, and sentencing negotiation grounded in fund-flow analysis.
- No arrest, bail granted: fraud allegation involving RMB 40M+, released during investigation
- Case withdrawn: RMB 8M+ fraud case — bail at arrest review, police withdrew at prosecution stage
- Minimum term: RMB 20M illegal-business case — "organized crime" label and two charges removed, 5-year outcome
- Sentence halved: organized vice case, prosecution sought 7.5 years, final sentence 2 years
- 27 days to bail: workplace-safety offense, release secured within 27 days of detention
- Second-instance reversal: contract-fraud conviction sent back for retrial, then time-served outcome
Mu Guanyu
Committee member of the Nanjing Bar Association's criminal litigation committee. Handles only criminal cases, primarily economic crime. A defense lawyer who, in his own words, "fights the case to the last detail."
- Death sentence reversed: first-instance immediate execution reduced to suspended death sentence on appeal
- Sentence bracket lowered: RMB 100M+ illegal casino operation, substantial reduction through charge analysis
- Charge re-characterized: organizing prostitution reduced to assisting, with major sentence reduction
- Multiple non-prosecutions: including illegal fundraising, substandard-product sales, and citizen-information offenses
"The core of criminal law is defense, not punishment."
Gu Xi
Veteran of major criminal trials, several of which were recorded and broadcast by CCTV-12, China's national legal affairs channel. Known for rigorous evidence analysis and sentencing defense in serious felony cases, and for meticulous, visualized case reporting to families.
- CCTV-broadcast trials: multiple homicide and major fraud defenses aired on national television
- Sentence reductions in capital cases: death-sentence-with-reprieve reduced to life; homicide counts reduced to 3.5 and 11.5 years
- Bail in 30 days: release secured in a serious sexual-offense allegation within 30 days
- Non-prosecution: border-crossing case re-characterized, full non-prosecution secured
- Juvenile defense: repeated non-prosecution, bail and suspended-sentence outcomes for minors and students
"Justice must not only be done — it must be seen to be done."