On November 28, 2025, the two-day “Rising Legal Star Boot Camp (Fourth Session)” specifically designed for corporate legal professionals concluded successfully at Hongqiao Zhenghan’s Shanghai office. Since its recruitment launch, the response from enterprises far exceeded expectations, with registrations quickly surpassing one hundred participants, including state-owned enterprises from the Fortune Global 500 and local governments, leading IT companies, well-known multinational corporations, and large private enterprises. To ensure high-density interactive quality and teaching effectiveness, over 70 elite legal professionals from renowned enterprises across various industries were ultimately selected to gather together, jointly exploring the advanced path of commercial dispute resolution.
This session’s curriculum underwent significant upgrades and iterations based on Hongqiao Zhenghan’s core dispute resolution practical content, which had been highly popular in the past. It substantially expanded to include two cutting-edge modules: “International Dispute Resolution” and “AI & Artificial Intelligence.” This aims to actively respond to the era’s demands for corporate globalization and the trend of legal technology transformation, assisting legal colleagues in mastering more forward-looking practical capabilities within an increasingly complex globalized and digitalized context.
DAY 1: Strategy Reigns, A Global Perspective
On November 27th, the event officially commenced. Lawyer Wang Zheng, Partner at Shanghai Hongqiao Zhenghan Law Firm, delivered the opening address, warmly welcoming the legal professionals who stood out among numerous applicants. He elaborated on the初衷 and vision behind this session’s curriculum iteration, emphasizing that legal professionals should not merely engage in superficial business management or act as messengers. Instead, they must enhance their own legal professional skills to handle legal affairs from a higher dimension.
Following this, Lawyer Yao Huiyun, Partner at Hongqiao Zhenghan, presented the boot camp’s “foundational course” — “Developing Complex Dispute Resolution Strategies.” Lawyer Yao likened litigation strategy to the strategic deployment of a military campaign, pointing out that strategy is a systematic project. Drawing on the “Nine-Step Method for Essential Elements Trial,” she深入剖析了 how to meticulously dissect complex case facts and find solutions through “starting with the end in mind” reverse thinking. The course focused on explaining how to突破 the limitations of claim bases and flexibly utilize advanced techniques such as “alternative claims” and “consolidation of actions,” building a solid strategic thinking model for the participants.
The afternoon’s课程 shifted its focus to the broader stage of dispute resolution. Mr. Xu Zhihe, Director of the Research Department at the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center), delivered a lecture titled “Arbitration Procedure Management and Adjudication Practice for Complex Commercial Disputes.” He provided a detailed interpretation of the philosophy and system of the latest arbitration rules, emphasizing the key points for using procedural tools such as “Single Arbitration Application for Multiple Contracts” and “Emergency Arbitrator.” By analyzing热点案例 like “VAM Repurchase,” he剖析了 the arbitral tribunal’s adjudicative thinking in balancing private rights and public interest, offering practical guidance for enterprises resolving disputes through arbitration.
Immediately after, Barrister William Wong from Temple Chambers, Hong Kong, delivered a精彩分享 on “Key Points in International Disputes.” Using vivid模拟情景, Barrister Wong深入解析了 the application strategies and risks associated with a key利器 under Hong Kong’s legal environment — the Mareva Injunction (asset freezing order). He detailed trial procedures unique to the common law system, such as discovery and witness cross-examination, and clarified the division of labor and cooperation model between solicitors and barristers in Hong Kong,极大地拓宽了 the participants’视野 on cross-border dispute resolution.
That evening, a轻松愉悦的冷餐会 concluded the first day’s activities. Participants and lecturers engaged in热烈的探讨 around热点话题 such as “international matters, arbitration, practical skills, and AI.” Sparks of thought碰撞 in the交流, bringing everyone closer together.
DAY 2: Skill Enhancement, AI Empowerment
On November 28th, the精彩 continued. Lawyer Zhang Wen, Partner at Hongqiao Zhenghan, first presented the course “Litigation Visualization: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words.” Lawyer Zhang emphasized that the essence of visualization is “making thinking graphical,” and that maximizing the unification of logical starting points is the foundation of persuasion. Through numerous实战案例, he demonstrated how to use timelines, relationship diagrams, and flowcharts to “降噪” complex legal facts. He pointed out that the core of visualization lies in梳理与重构逻辑, and that precise charts enabling judges to quickly understand a case are a key means of enhancing persuasiveness.
In the afternoon, Ms. Zheng Lanxi, General Manager of the Legal Department at C&D Group, was invited to share insights on “The Role of Legal Counsel in Major Litigation and Major Investments.” Stepping跳出传统的法律视角, she proposed that legal professionals should possess “bilingual competency in law and business.” Combining specific cases such as a procurement fraud case and a cross-border M&A case, Ms. Zheng深入探讨了 how legal counsel can发挥 “灵敏嗅觉” to介入风险 early in major projects and如何像 “全科医生”一样管理 external lawyer resources, providing extremely valuable职业进阶指南 for the legal同行 present.
The压轴登场 segment was the全新亮点 of this boot camp — “AI and the Law.”
First, Lawyer An Da delivered the分享 “The AI Era: Re-Understanding Legal Work.” From a实操角度, Lawyer An现场演示了 efficient interaction techniques with AI such as Markdown prompt writing and Lazy Prompting. He showcased how to use tools like Tongyi Farui and Tencent Yuanbao for案件材料梳理, legal research, and document drafting. He重点强调了 data security and document脱敏 issues during AI usage,手把手教大家 how to make AI a得力助手.
Subsequently, Lawyer Ni Wei, Partner at Hongqiao Zhenghan, presented the深度思考 “The Truth of Intelligence: Re-Understanding Ourselves in the AI Era.” Citing the Turing Test and the Ladder of Causation theory, Lawyer Ni pointed out that current AI is essentially a “master of correlation” rather than an “expert in causal reasoning.” He emphasized that while AI possesses强大算力, it lacks the capability for “counterfactual reasoning” and an intrinsic “survival” motive. Therefore, in legal work, AI should be the “navigator” rather than the “driver.” The core value of lawyers will回归到 the深度理解与融会贯通 of causal relationships.
During the final交流与总结环节, participants expressed that this session’s课程体系 was科学紧凑,延续了 Hongqiao Zhenghan’s一贯的高水准专业输出, with极高内容密度 and满满干货. Particularly, the newly added涉外视角 and AI实操,紧贴实务痛点与行业未来, were极具启发性.
Group Photo and Participant Feedback
The “Rising Legal Star Boot Camp” is a品牌系列课程 by Hongqiao Zhenghan designed to help enterprises build first-class legal teams. The proactive transformation of this session reflects Hongqiao Zhenghan’s敏锐洞察 into changes in the legal services market. In the future, Hongqiao Zhenghan will continue to uphold a精益求精的专业态度, constantly upgrading the “Dispute Resolution Series Practical Courses” and the “Rising Legal Star Boot Camp.” With扎实的商事争议解决能力 and前瞻性的行业视野, it will accompany corporate legal teams in共同成长,共迎挑战!