Hylands Law Firm

Dispute Resolution, International Trade, Dual Carbon and ESG Law

Partner

2025–Present | Beijing Hylands Law Firm | Senior Partner 2021–2025 | Beijing Jincheng Tongda Law Firm | Senior Partner 2018–2021 | Beijing DeHeng Law Offices | Senior Partner 2000–2017 | Anti-Smuggling Bureau, General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China

Professional Background

Peng Yong, Senior Partner at Beijing Haotian Law Firm, graduated from the China People's Public Security University and Peking University. He spent nearly 20 years engaged in investigation and legal affairs at the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of Customs. Since practicing law, Peng has served as Environmental Enforcement Advisor to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 2021, Public Interest Lawyer for the General Administration of Customs, Senior Advisor to the China Ports Association, and Legal Counsel to the China Meat Association. Since 2021, he has been recognized as a Leading Global Lawyer by Chambers and Partners, the authoritative global legal ranking institution. He was named a Leading Lawyer in International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Sanctions for Asia Pacific in 2021, and a Leading Lawyer in International Trade: Customs, Export Controls and Sanctions for Greater China in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Attorney Peng Yong has represented numerous criminal defense cases, several of which have had significant nationwide impact. He serves as long-term legal counsel for multiple prominent enterprises, frequently addressing corporate criminal compliance and operational risk management to provide insightful and effective legal support for stable, compliant business operations.

Representative Cases:

1. Smuggling of solid waste case involving a Fortune Global 500 company 2. Smuggling of electronic equipment case involving a multinational corporation 3. Smuggling of ordinary goods case involving a large state-owned aquatic products enterprise 4. Smuggling of crushed mineral pellets case involving a listed supply chain enterprise 5. Case involving fraudulent issuance of VAT invoices and export tax refund fraud by executives of a conglomerate

6. Illegal business operations case involving a private entrepreneur

7. Embezzlement and bribery case involving a deputy mayor and public security bureau chief of a prefecture-level city

8. Criminal compliance case concerning imported mineral products for a cross-border mining enterprise

9. Mineral product import classification dispute resolution for a Fortune 500 mining and energy leader

10. Import quality inspection licensing matters for pork imports of a Fortune 500 enterprise

Chinese | English

2017｜Chinese Lawyer License

Professional Affiliations 2024–Present | China Port Agreement | Senior Expert 2019–Present | United Nations Development Programme | Environmental Enforcement Advisor 2018–Present | China Meat Agreement | Legal Counsel

2006–2008 | Peking University | Master of Public Administration 1996–2000 | China People's Public Security University | Bachelor of Laws