Jodie Guo Jie – Trusted Legal Expert with 20 Yrs of Insight
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Ms. Jodie Guo Jie has over 20 years of legal experience, including an extensive international practice, advising Chinese and international clients on a wide range of legal matters, including corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and cross-border dispute resolution. Professor Jodie Guo Jie has extensive experience in cross-border legal services, particularly in the UK and Europe, where she has worked with IT companies in the environmental and energy sectors. Her expertise includes trade secrets, non-competition, intellectual property protection, and sports law, and she has been recognized for her strategic planning and practical advice, serving clients in a variety of industries, including finance, real estate, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, and luxury goods.
Specialties and Practices:
Ms. Jodie Guo Jie has expertise in these areas:
- Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
- Intellectual Property
- Cross-Border Dispute Resolution
- International Trade
- Sports Law
Projects Ms. Jodie Guo Jie has worked on recently:
- Advising Louis Vuitton on investments and operations in Beijing.
- Representing Walmart in legal matters related to real estate projects and trademarks.
- Assisting Japan’s Mitsui Corporation in its Tianjin Teda project.
- Advising numerous foreign clients on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property matters.
- Representing US property owners in real estate disputes against Zhubang Real Estate Development Company in Beijing.
- Managing copyright disputes in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
- Representing VOLVO Trademark Holding AB in a trademark infringement case in Shanghai.
- Protecting trademarks of international companies such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Burberry, Gucci, and Prada in China, achieving recognition as one of the most influential intellectual property protection cases in 2006 by the Beijing Supreme Court.
- Assisting a French jewelry brand with intellectual property strategy, enforcement, and compensation negotiations in China.
- Supporting Guangxi Guangui Sugar Co., Ltd. in a technology transfer project with Chempolis Oy (Finland).
- Advising Scottish and Southern Energy PLC (UK) on information protection issues.
- Representing Sonoco USA in patent invalidation cases before the Patent Reexamination Board in China.
Education:
- LLM, University of London (2002)
- Lord Chancellor’s Training Scheme for Young Chinese Lawyers (1999-2000)
- Legal English Training Program for Chinese Lawyers (1997-1998)
- Bachelor’s Degree, Business College of Beijing (1988)
Languages:
- English
