Hangtian Xin Law Firm was awarded the title of "China Legal Profession 2017-2020 Public Welfare Innovation Organization"

On May 30, 2021, the 5th China Legal Profession Public Interest Legal Service Summit Forum and the 2017-2020 China Legal Profession Public Interest Excellent Case Release Conference, jointly hosted by the K.Y. Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Lixin Society, were successfully held. This event, hailed as the "Oscar" of the legal profession's public interest work, showcased numerous star projects in China's legal profession's public interest work.

The forum released the "Development Report on Public Interest Legal Services in China's Legal Profession (2021)" and the "Guide to Public Interest Legal Services in China's Legal Profession (2021)". The report expounds on the current situation and trends of public interest legal services in China's legal profession and includes many advanced examples; the guide mainly presents the providers of high-quality public interest legal services across China, providing guidance for convenient public inquiry.

In the process of soliciting and reviewing excellent cases of public interest legal services, more than 100 law firms participated in the selection, collecting more than 200 excellent cases of public interest legal services, accumulating more than 500,000 votes and more than 2 million clicks. Based on online voting and expert review, the forum announced the "China Legal Profession 2017-2020 Public Interest Influence Organization", "China Legal Profession 2017-2020 Public Interest Innovation Organization", "China Legal Profession 2017-2020 Public Interest Pioneer", "China Legal Profession 2017-2020 Excellent Public Interest Cases", and "China Legal Profession 2017-2020 Public Interest Love Award".

Hangtianxin Law Firm won the "China Legal Profession 2017-2020 Public Interest Innovation Organization" award. Yao Bingrong, deputy secretary-general of Hangtianxin Public Welfare Center, represented the law firm at the award ceremony. Shi Kai, a member of the expert review panel, executive vice president of the Shanghai Legal Research Association, and former deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee, presented the award to Hangtianxin Law Firm.

The "China Legal Profession 2017-2020 Public Interest Innovation Organization" award aims to encourage various social organizations to actively participate in social public welfare undertakings, continuously explore innovative models of public welfare services, and jointly promote the innovative development of public welfare projects with multiple resources.

As an effective supplement to public legal services, public interest legal services are showing vigorous vitality, and institutions and individuals providing public interest legal services have great potential. The successful holding of this forum will effectively help more people enjoy equitable and inclusive public interest legal services.