(Source: CCTV-12 2025-12-04)
On the occasion of the 12th "National Constitution Day", the special program of the "Spirit of the Constitution, Power of the Rule of Law - 2025 Rule of Law Figures" jointly sponsored by the Central Office of Law-based Governance, the Ministry of Justice, the National Legal Education Office and China Central Radio and Television was broadcast on the CCTV Comprehensive Channel and the Society and Law Channel on December 4.Lawyer Huang Tao, a 1996 alumnus of w88 casino’s law w88 casino majoring in international economic law, senior partner of King & Wood Mallesons, managing partner of the Dispute Resolution Department, and leader of the Partner Council, was elected as "China's 2025 Rule of Law Figure".
Alumnus Huang Tao is a well-known lawyer in the field of cross-border dispute resolution in my country. With a career spanning more than 30 years, he has focused on the overall situation and handled more than 300 litigation and arbitration cases. He has actively explored the highlands of international legal services for Chinese lawyers and made a vivid footnote to tell the story of China's foreign-related rule of law in the new era. He has also witnessed the entire process of Chinese lawyers from the initial "going out" to "standing firm" and finally "winning".
Going abroad, clients involved in more than 30 countries and regions on five continents. Lawyer Huang Tao has fully demonstrated his ability and level in core business aspects such as fact investigation, evidence collection, legal research, and arbitration document drafting in foreign-related cases, and he has won the case with his profound expertise. He has persevered in the cross-border game that lasted for more than 10 years, proposed dispute resolution solutions with pioneering methods, and successfully turned law into a solid shield to protect national interests. This is a vivid portrayal of Chinese lawyers' "going global" in the new era.
When the mission transcends individual cases, lawyer Huang Tao’s battlefield also extends to the stage of serving the implementation of major national strategies. He has successively served as the main person in charge of the legal advisory working group of the Organizing Committee of the 29th Olympic Games, and the legal theme statement of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Bid Committee, etc., and has contributed to the successful hosting of the Olympic Games. He is also actively engaged in work related to high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. Huang Tao is full of passion for entrepreneurship and serving the country, and has always integrated his own growth into national development, breaking barriers for companies to go overseas, and serving national strategies.
At the launch ceremony, lawyer Huang Tao said, "I remember 30 years ago, when I first became a lawyer, there were basically no lawyers on the international stage. Look at today, whether it is cross-border mergers and acquisitions, international arbitration, treaty negotiations, or the WTO Chinese lawyers are everywhere in dispute resolution. What is the answer? The strength of the country and the progress of the rule of law are our greatest confidence in this era. Only by being more professional and responsible can we live up to our mission and live up to this great era."
In the lawyer alumni Huang Tao and all foreign-related lawyers, we can see the patriotism, belief in justice and professional ethics of Chinese lawyers. Not long ago, this lawyer alumnus who went abroad returned to his alma mater. At the "Me and Alumni Face to Face" event held by the law w88 casino, he gave a lecture on the theme of "Lawyer Career Planning" for graduate students, encouraging students to integrate their personal wisdom and beliefs into the national artery, and show the world the outstanding style of China's legal workers in the new era with deep feelings for home and country and excellent professional qualities.
The "2025 Rule of Law Figures" are representatives of advanced figures in my country's rule of law construction. They have long worked hard at the grassroots level of rule of law work in legislation, law enforcement, judiciary, legal education, legal services and legal education. They are firm believers, active disseminators and model practitioners of Xi Jinping’s thought on the rule of law.
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