From November 16th to 17th, 2024, the 19th East China Lawyers Forum was held in Hefei, Anhui Province. With the theme of "Coordinating the Development of New - Quality Productivity and High - Level Legal Services to Boost Chinese - Style Modernization", the forum was jointly sponsored by the Fujian Lawyers Association, Zhejiang Lawyers Association, Shandong Lawyers Association, Jiangxi Lawyers Association, Shanghai Lawyers Association, Jiangsu Lawyers Association, and Anhui Lawyers Association, and was undertaken by the Anhui Lawyers Association. More than 160 representatives, including presidents, vice - presidents, secretaries - general, deputy secretaries - general of the lawyers associations from the six provinces and one municipality in East China, participated in the forum. Cai Hua, the vice - president of the All China Lawyers Association, Hu Kongsheng, a member of the Party Committee, vice - director, first - class inspector of the Anhui Provincial Department of Justice, and the secretary of the Party Committee of the Anhui Provincial Lawyers Industry, and Yin Bangding, the president of the Anhui Provincial Lawyers Association, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Xie Size, the director of the Lawyers' Affairs Department of the Anhui Provincial Department of Justice and a first - class researcher, attended the opening ceremony. Dai Jinxuan, the vice - president of the Anhui Provincial Lawyers Association, presided over the opening ceremony. Zhang Xiaojian, the vice - president of the Anhui Provincial Lawyers Association, presided over the keynote speeches.
Led by Xu Zongxin, the vice - president, and Pan Yu, the deputy secretary - general, the Shanghai Lawyers Association sent a delegation of 19 lawyers to participate in the event. Attorney Wang Yong from Shanghai Lingyun Yongran Law Firm, as the author of a paper, was invited to attend the event together.
At this forum, 105 papers were compiled into a volume. Four sub - forums were set up, namely the sub - forum on new - quality productivity and the innovation of the legal profession, the sub - forum on the development and breakthrough of the legal profession in the new era, the sub - forum on foreign - related legal services under the background of high - level opening - up, and the sub - forum on the institutional reform and implementation of the new "Company Law". A total of 43 papers were selected for the sub - forums. The paper "The Legal Status and Effective Protection of Minority Shareholders under the New Company Law" written by Attorney Wang Yong won the third prize for outstanding papers.
This paper focuses on the group of minor shareholders under the new Company Law. Given the gaps in the new Company Law and its judicial interpretations in this area, Attorney Wang Yong delved deep into the application of relevant legal provisions, expounded on the legal status of minor shareholders, including rights protection and legal responsibilities. He analyzed the legal paths for minors to become shareholders, such as inheritance, donation, purchase, and family co - ownership, and put forward protective measures like the guardian supervision mechanism and rights protection agreements. The theme of Attorney Wang Yong's paper attracted attention and discussion, making everyone aware of the importance and urgency of protecting the rights and interests of minor shareholders. Attorney Wang Yong stated that winning the award was an encouragement. He will continue to conduct in - depth exploration in the professional field, continuously improve his professional level, and contribute to promoting the improvement of laws and the construction of the rule of law.
