Party Committee (With Three Subordinate Party Branches)
Excerpt from Articles of Association
Article 5
In accordance with the Constitution of the Communist Party of China and the regulations of higher-level Party organizations, this office establishes a grassroots Party organization to carry out Party activities. The Party branch adheres to the Party Constitution as its fundamental guideline, comprehensively advancing the development of the Party branch and fully exercising its political leadership and organizational role in ensuring political direction, uniting and guiding lawyers, promoting professional development, fostering an advanced legal culture, and supporting talent. The Party branch of this office implements and enforces the Party's guidelines, policies, national laws and regulations while participating in major decision-making activities related to office management. This office provides necessary conditions for Party branch activities and incorporates the budget for Party-building efforts into its annual financial planning.
Partners' Meeting
Excerpt from Articles of Association
Article 15
The office establishes a Partners' Meeting as its highest authority, responsible for making decisions on all major matters concerning the office.
Article 16
The powers and functions of the Partners' Meeting include:
Determining the office’s medium and long-term development plans and business strategies;
Deciding on and amending the Partnership Agreement and Articles of Association;
Establishing and modifying the office's distribution system;
Determining the capital contributions of partners;
Reviewing and approving the office's annual work report;
Reviewing and approving the office's financial statements, profit distribution, and reward plans for the previous fiscal year;
Reviewing and approving the office's annual work plan, institutional development, and financial budget;
Deciding on the disposal of major tangible and intangible assets and significant financial expenditures;
Determining the compensation amount that a partner at fault must pay to other partners for civil liabilities incurred;
Admitting new partners, suspending or revoking partner qualifications, and approving the promotion or demotion of partners;
Appointing or removing the Managing Partner based on the nomination of the Management Committee;
Electing and removing non-ex officio members of the Management Committee based on the nomination of the Management Committee;
Electing and removing the Deputy Chairperson and other members of the Supervisory Committee based on the nomination of the Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee;
Deciding on the establishment, management, and dissolution of the office's branches;
Approving the office's merger or dissolution;
Deciding on any other matters deemed necessary by the Partners' Meeting.
Management Committee
Excerpt from Articles of Association
Article 26 – Establishment of the Management Committee
The office establishes a Management Committee (referred to as the "Committee") under the Partners' Meeting. The Committee serves as the office’s standing decision-making body and is accountable to the Partners' Meeting.
The Committee consists of seven members, including one Chairperson.
The Managing Partner, Chairperson of the Committee, Executive Director, and Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee are elected by the Committee. These four positions must be held by different members and cannot be concurrently assumed.
Article 29 – Powers and Functions of the Management Committee
The Committee exercises the following powers:
Proposing amendments to the Partnership Agreement and Articles of Association, as well as interpreting their provisions;
Nominating the Managing Partner;
Electing the Chairperson of the Committee, Executive Director, and Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee;
Implementing resolutions of the Partners' Meeting and reporting to it;
Determining the office's fee structure for legal services;
Formulating and interpreting policies on major financial expenditures, fund management, and fund utilization plans;
Deciding on non-major financial expenditures (within 5% of the annual budget for costs and expenses);
Establishing, interpreting, and overseeing key regulations related to business operations, finance, administration, human resources, rewards, benefits, and development, while supervising the work of the office’s administrative, financial, and business departments;
Formulating the office's medium- and long-term development plans and business strategies;
Preparing the office's annual financial budget and final accounts;
Developing the office's annual profit distribution and loss compensation plans;
Establishing internal management structures, business departments, and appointing or dismissing their heads;
Hiring or dismissing senior administrative personnel such as the administrative director, financial director, and human resources director, and determining their compensation;
Reviewing reports from the Managing Partner, Executive Director, administrative director, financial director, and heads of business departments and teams;
Nominating representatives of the office for recognition, awards, and honorary titles at various levels within Party organizations, government bodies, and industry associations;
Deciding on salaries, rewards, and disciplinary actions for lawyers, legal assistants, business department and administrative personnel, and expert consultants; establishing honorary titles such as Chief Partner and Honorary Managing Partner as needed;
Approving reports, evaluations, and summary materials submitted to Party organizations, government bodies, and industry associations;
Handling internal disputes among departments and personnel;
Determining the agenda of the Partners' Meeting;
Managing other matters that are not explicitly designated as the responsibility of the Partners' Meeting.
Supervisory Board
Excerpt from Articles of Association
Article 23
The office establishes a Supervisory Board, which is responsible for providing oversight recommendations or proposals on the work of the Management Committee. It supervises the performance of the Management Committee, its members, and executive bodies. The Supervisory Board is accountable to the Partners' Meeting.
The Supervisory Board consists of one Chairperson, who is elected by the Management Committee from among its members. Other members of the Supervisory Board are appointed or removed by the Partners' Meeting based on the nomination of the Chairperson. The qualifications and tenure of the Chairperson are consistent with those of the Chairperson of the Management Committee.
The duties and procedural rules of the Supervisory Board shall be formulated separately.
Departments
Finance Department
Administrative Department
Welfare Department
Disciplinary and Reward Department
Cultural and Public Relations Department
Education and Training Department
Women Lawyers' Affairs Department
Young Lawyers Development Department
Information Technology Development Department
Lawyer Mediation Office
Legal Aid Division
Public Welfare Juvenile Legal Aid Workstation
Legal Aid Workstation for the Protection of Migrant Workers' Rights
Business Departments
Local Legislation Research Center
Enterprise Development Research Center
"Dual Carbon" Legal Research Center
Rural Revitalization Institute
Government Legal Advisory Department
Risk Assessment Department
Criminal Law Department
Government Procurement and Bidding Department
Bankruptcy Liquidation and Mergers & Acquisitions Department
International and Maritime Law Department
Marriage, Family Law & Wealth Management Department
Dispute Resolution Department
Construction and Real Estate Law Department
Intellectual Property Law Department
Plant Variety Rights Department
Corporate Human Resources and Social Security Department
Corporate Compliance Department
Financial Law Department
Securities and Insurance Law Department
Environmental and Natural Resources Law Department
China-EU Cross-Border Legal Service Platform – Chinese Secretariat
Excerpt from Articles of Association
Article 34
The office establishes multiple business departments and teams responsible for professional training, learning, and organizing discussions and research on major cases in their respective fields. These teams also participate in external bidding, handle specialized cases, engage in industry association activities, and promote and expand legal services in their expertise areas. The selection of department and team leaders shall be regulated separately. Leaders are required to report regularly to the Management Committee for assessment. Those demonstrating outstanding performance will be rewarded, while underperforming leaders may be subject to adjustments. The Management Committee reserves the right to dissolve business departments and teams that fail to meet the necessary establishment criteria.
Article 35
The office has established a comprehensive internal management system, covering personnel management, professional training, year-end profit distribution, financial management, unified case acceptance and fee collection, professional ethics education, service quality supervision, collective deliberation on major cases, conflict of interest review, annual performance evaluations, liability for professional misconduct, and business file archiving.
Branch Offices
Jiangsu Boomstar (Zhenjiang) Law office
Jiangsu Boomstar (Suzhou) Law office
Jiangsu Boomstar (Taizhou) Law office
Excerpt from Articles of Association
Article 36
The office may establish branch offices as needed, subject to registration and approval by the relevant authorities. The office assumes legal responsibility for the business activities and liabilities of its branches.