Mr. Guanbin Xie is director of Lifang & Partners. Mr. Xie once worked for the State Science and Technology Commission and the State Council Intellectual Property Conference Office, where he participated in the drafting and revision of state intellectual property and technology legislation and policies. He participated in bilateral IP negotiations with the US, Japan, and the EU. From 1999 to 2002, he was the Director of Huake Judicial Examination Centre for Intellectual Property, an appraisal institution established with the approval of the Ministry of Justice. Mr. Xie is currently a member of the Expert Consultation Committee (Beijing) of the IP Case Guidance and Study Base of the Supreme People's Court, legal counsel to the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, an arbitrator for WIPO and many other arbitration institutions.