Guanbin Xie is the founding partners of the Lifang & Partners, holding doctor degree of law from Peking University Law School and marster and bachelor degrees from Wuhan University. Listed as Top 10 IP lawyers of Beijing by Beijing Lawyers Association and Band 1 IP Lawyer on Chambers Asia Pacific and winner of National Sci-Tech Law Academy Award, Xie is especially experienced in trademark, patent, copyright and other complicated Intellectual Property related cases and also has tremendous experience in the area of antitrust and competition law. Clients have found him “very strategic, experienced and responsive” and praised him for his “standout presentation, attention to details and sound advocacy skills.” As an arbitrator, he sits on the panel of arbitrators of Arbitration Commissions in Beijing, Wuhan, Nanjing and Chongqing, as well as listed Expert of the Domain Name Disputes Resolution Center for CIETAC and arbitrator for World Intellectual Property Organization.