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The Tongfang Criminal Law Practice Team is an elite group of lawyers who are highly skilled and rich in practical experience. Led by a Doctor of Law, the team boasts both profound theoretical knowledge and solid practical expertise. The team’s criminal legal services focus on core areas including criminal defense, criminal prosecution, prevention of official misconduct, corporate criminal risk management, and civil representation in criminal proceedings. Our services comprehensively cover the entire criminal process—from investigation and review-prosecution stages through trial defense—and also address critical aspects such as handling assets involved in criminal cases, managing criminal-civil crossover matters, and responding to criminal crises with emergency measures. As a key, core business team within our firm, we consistently adhere to the service principles of “upholding justice, maintaining professional rigor, and demonstrating diligence and responsibility.” We specialize in handling major, complex, and challenging criminal cases, and are committed to providing clients with comprehensive, meticulous, and high-quality criminal legal services.

 

The team has been deeply engaged in the field of criminal law for many years, accumulating profound professional expertise and a wealth of exemplary success stories. We not only provide ongoing criminal legal risk consultations and preventive advice to individuals and enterprises, but also focus intently on addressing major criminal cases, wholeheartedly striving to secure the legitimate rights and interests of those involved. The team has successfully handled numerous high-profile criminal cases at the provincial and even national levels, covering areas such as official misconduct, economic crimes, and corporate-related offenses. With solid professional capabilities and highly effective defense strategies, we have genuinely safeguarded the lawful rights and interests of our clients. Thanks to our outstanding case-handling performance and excellent industry reputation, we hold a leading position in the field of criminal defense in Liaoning Province and enjoy broad industry influence and credibility.

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End-to-end criminal defense services

We provide comprehensive legal services covering all stages—from investigation and prosecution review to trial and retrial appeals. For various types of criminal cases, including official misconduct, economic crimes, and enterprise-related offenses, we develop tailored defense strategies that encompass meeting with clients, applying for bail pending trial, reviewing case files and challenging evidence, and delivering courtroom defenses—all aimed at fully safeguarding our clients’ legitimate rights and interests.

Criminal Prosecution Representation Services

We provide end-to-end support for criminal complaints filed on behalf of victims or businesses, assisting in the clarification of case facts, securing key evidence, drafting complaint documents, liaising with judicial authorities to facilitate case filing, and pursuing the criminal liability of infringers or suspects in accordance with the law.

Corporate Criminal Risk Prevention and Control Services

Based on the specific business characteristics of the enterprise and industry attributes, identify criminal risk points in areas such as production and operations, financial management, and contract signing. Provide a risk assessment report, develop targeted prevention and control plans, and conduct regular risk alerts and compliance guidance.

Specialized Service for the Prevention of Official Crime

For managers in government agencies, public institutions, state-owned enterprises, and private enterprises, we provide lectures on laws and regulations governing official crimes, analyze typical case studies, and assist in establishing internal supervision mechanisms to prevent, at the source, official crimes such as corruption, bribery, dereliction of duty, and infringement upon rights.

Criminal Civil-Related Representation Services

In criminal cases, we act as agents in ancillary civil lawsuits, assisting victims or their families in claiming civil compensation for expenses such as medical costs, lost wages, and property damage. We carefully review the legal basis for compensation, participate in mediation negotiations and courtroom debates, and ensure that criminal accountability and civil rights protection are pursued simultaneously.

Specialized Services for Criminal-Civil Overlapping Cases

For criminal-civil crossover cases involving economic disputes, property rights, and other related issues, we provide professional legal analysis to clarify the nature of the case and the appropriate course of action. We develop tailored solutions, coordinate the handling of key issues such as the disposition of assets involved in the case and the settlement of creditor-debtor relationships, and resolve complex legal disputes.

Representative performance

I provided a not-guilty defense in the case involving Li Moumou, who was accused of contract fraud. In the first-instance trial, he was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. The second-instance court remanded the case for retrial. After the retrial, the original court again sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment. Following an appeal, the second-instance court reversed the conviction and ordered acquittal. After filing a petition for review, a certain intermediate court conducted a retrial and ultimately overturned the conviction, ruling him not guilty. As a result, he was awarded state compensation exceeding 300,000 yuan.

I provided a not-guilty defense in the case involving Feng Moumou, who was accused of contract fraud. In the first trial, he was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment; however, the second trial overturned the verdict and sent the case back for retrial. After the retrial, the original court again sentenced him to ten years’ imprisonment. Following an appeal, the second trial directly reversed the verdict and found him not guilty, entitling him to state compensation exceeding 300,000 yuan.

In a case involving an alleged infringement of trade secrets by a subsidiary and its employees of a central state-owned enterprise, after nearly three weeks of court proceedings, the procuratorate withdrew the indictment and issued a decision not to prosecute.

I provided a not-guilty defense for Li, a senior executive at a commercial bank, in a case involving alleged illegal loan issuance and improper issuance of financial instruments. The prosecution had recommended sentences of 9 to 10 years and 8 to 9 years respectively for the two charges. Ultimately, the court accepted my defense arguments, found only the charge of illegal loan issuance established, and sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment.

In the case involving alleged embezzlement of official duties by agent Cai Moumou, the procuratorate directly decided not to prosecute.

In the case involving defendant Zhu Moumou, who is accused of illegally absorbing public deposits and misappropriating funds, the court adopted the defense’s arguments and ruled that the charge of misappropriating funds did not hold up.

In the case involving defendant Zhu Moumou, who was accused of illegally absorbing public deposits, all the funds involved—amounting to 149 million yuan—were fully refunded. The court adopted the defense’s arguments and sentenced the defendant to three years’ imprisonment with a three-year suspended sentence. This case has been widely promoted on the official WeChat accounts of both the provincial and municipal courts as an exemplary case demonstrating outstanding legal and social outcomes.

The director of a certain law firm, Mr. Zhao, was suspected of actively participating in an organized crime group, fraud, and false litigation. The procuratorate did not prosecute him for the fraud case and reclassified his involvement in the organized crime group from “active participation” to “general participation.” Ultimately, the court sentenced him to three years’ imprisonment for the crimes of participating in an organized crime group and filing a false lawsuit.

Representing Ye Moumou, director of a certain law firm, in a case involving alleged false litigation, we mounted a not-guilty defense. Despite Ye Moumou’s refusal to plead guilty, the court issued a judgment convicting him but exempting him from punishment.

In the tax evasion case involving agent Jiang Moumou, we defended against the substantial property confiscation ordered in the first-instance judgment. Ultimately, after the case was remanded for retrial, the court made a lawful ruling to confiscate the large amount of property that had been seized and impounded, thereby protecting the property rights of both the defendant and third parties not involved in the case.

In the case involving defendant Dou Moumou, who is accused of accepting bribes as a non-state employee, the first-instance court sentenced him to six years’ imprisonment, but the second-instance court reversed the verdict and reduced the sentence to four years.

In the case involving alleged fraud committed by agent Wang Moumou, the procuratorate has decided not to approve the arrest.

Regarding the alleged fraud case involving agent Dong, the procuratorate has decided not to approve his arrest.

In the case involving alleged fraud committed by agent Wang Moumou, the procuratorate has decided not to approve the arrest.

The procuratorate has decided not to approve the arrest of the defendant Du in connection with a case involving embezzlement and misappropriation of funds.

In the case involving alleged contract fraud committed by agent Ji Moumou, the procuratorate decided not to approve the arrest.