Practice areas

Unpaid debts, defects found after a purchase, a lease that cannot be resolved, or unfinished payment after the work is done—before any of these enter court, you need to confirm what the contract provides, what happened, and what the evidence can prove

Real estate and construction matters often involve large sums and may turn on the contract, payments, site records, photos, messages, or expert reports

We start from the materials you have, clarify rights and issues, then assess negotiation, mediation, a lawyer’s letter, or litigation

Labor disputes often move quickly

An employee may receive a dismissal notice or find wages or overtime in dispute; a company may face a complaint, mediation, or uncertainty about how to end a contract lawfully

What matters is not only who is “right,” but what the contract says, how work was actually done, what records exist, and what rights and duties the law assigns

Jing Yao assists both employees and employers with negotiation, labor mediation, and litigation as the matter requires

A sudden police call, a notice, or learning you have been criminally accused: the first reaction is usually “what happens next?”

From police interview and investigation to indictment and trial, each stage requires something different. How the facts arose, what evidence exists, your current status, and what has already been said can all affect what follows

If you have a notice from the police, prosecutors, or a court, keep it and related materials

The lawyer will explain the legal issues, likely next steps, and what to prepare at this stage

Deciding to divorce is only the beginning

Who cares for the children, how support is paid, how marital property is divided, and whether the two of you can talk these through, can become the next problem

Succession is similar. When family members disagree about the estate or how it should be divided, the legal issues are often bound up with long family history

We first confirm what you most need to address, then assess agreement, mediation, or litigation from legal rights, existing materials, and daily life

Can these terms be accepted? How should an employee issue be handled? Must a legal paper from the other side be answered at once? What risk might this commercial decision leave behind?

Companies often need a lawyer not when they are already in court, but in everyday decisions

Jing Yao provides ongoing corporate counsel—contracts, labor, operations, and commercial disputes—so there is someone to talk to when a decision must be made

If a dispute does arise, work can start faster because the company’s background and relationships are already known

What matters in a contract is often not the most complicated-looking language

How is payment set? When can the deal be ended? What if the other side does not perform? Who bears the loss if something goes wrong?

Those clauses are what take effect when the relationship changes

Jing Yao reviews, drafts, and revises Chinese and English contracts. We look not only at the wording, but at the purpose of the deal and how the parties actually work, including rights and duties, default, termination, and other clauses that may affect you

Before you sign, know what you have agreed, and which points are still worth discussing