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CONTRACT ON RETAINING LEGAL COUNSEL Party A: Address: Telephone: Fax: Party B: Address: Telephone: Fax: Party A would like to retain Party B as its legal counsel, according to Law on Legal Counsel of the Peoples Republic of China The two parties through consultation hereby agree upon, and shall be bound by, the following terms: Article Ⅰ Party A will designate 【 】, as the lawyer employed by B, to work as As legal counsel. 【 】 will provide legal assistance and protect As interests vested by law. Article Ⅱ Party B’s scope of responsibility ⅰ.Answer questions on legal issues from Client and give opinions or any advice on such issues; ⅱ. Upon the client’s request, Party B shall participate in commercial negotiations, in which Client is a party, and be concerned with drafting, modification, reviewing and examination of the legal documents such as contracts and agreements or preparing legal documents that is needed in the negotiations; ⅲ. Provide economic and legal information pertain to the business operation of the client; ⅳ. Represent the client in the litigation of criminal, civil, economic and administrative cases; offer strategic legal advice in litigation and arbitration as a legal advisor, preventing or negating legal risk； ⅴ. Help to set up and organize files of legal documents and alarm any legal risk; ⅵ.Render legal consultancy for business operation and management of client; ⅶ. Participate in important economic activities of client, offering all follow up services if necessary; ⅷ. Provide legal documents such as legal opinion, lawyer’s advice, lawyer’s testimony and lawyer’s letter etc; ⅸ. Credibility investigation upon request: investigation on the entity qualification, business registration, legal status, true identity, background, status quo of business operation and management and assets status of the cooperation partners and clients of client; ⅹ．Upon Client’s request, Party B should research, gather and explain any relate