Tahe Celebrates: Deepening Multidimensional Expertise, Leading the Family Law Sector — Attorney Li Xiuhua Honored as “Brand Star in Family Law for 2026: Leading Lawyer” by Lvxin Society.

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On July 18, 2026, Lexin Media proudly unveiled the “Premium Legal Services Brand Guide (2026).” Attorney Li Xiuhua, Director of the Family Law and Wealth Succession Practice Committee at Taihe Law Firm, was honored as the “Lexin Media 2026 Brand Star in Family Law: Leading Lawyer,” recognized for her outstanding professional expertise and influential standing in the industry. This award not only celebrates Attorney Li’s distinguished career but also serves as an authoritative endorsement of Taihe Law Firm’s comprehensive strength in the fields of family law and wealth succession. As Director of the Family Law and Wealth Succession Management Committee at Taihe Law Firm, Co‑Chair of the Center for Family Law and Wealth Succession Management at Renmin University of China, a legislative expert on the marriage and family chapter of the Civil Code under the China Law Society, a United Nations expert on gender and law, an Executive Council Member of the Chinese Society of Family Law, a Visiting Researcher at the Center for Family Law and Women’s Rights at East China University of Political Science and Law, and a specially appointed professor at numerous prestigious universities as well as a contracted family law expert‑consultant to several law firms, Attorney Li Xiuhua is a leading multifaceted figure in China who seamlessly integrates the roles of legislative expert, academic scholar, practicing attorney, and public‑interest advocate. She has built a holistic ecosystem of family law services around six core dimensions, working alongside colleagues to consistently drive high‑quality advancements in both the theoretical and practical aspects of family law.

I. Abundant Achievements—Decades of dedicated, multi‑pronged efforts in academia, practice, and legislation have established an industry benchmark.

Attorney Li Xiuhua has long been dedicated to cutting-edge research in the field of matrimonial and family law, having published over one hundred academic papers and authored, co-authored, edited, or contributed to dozens of books. She has put forward numerous groundbreaking insights of both theoretical and practical significance in areas such as crisis management and intervention in marital and family relationships, the development of systems for assessing and repairing spousal relationships, the design of coaching‑based planning and models in the matrimonial and family law domain, the formulation of risk‑prevention mechanisms for marital property regimes, and the multidimensional management of matrimonial and family matters, emotional well‑being, and asset protection for high‑net‑worth clients.

In the practical field, we handle a large volume of significant, challenging, and complex matrimonial and family law matters, encompassing multifaceted divorce disputes, multidimensional regulation of spousal personal and property relations, restructuring of child custody and visitation arrangements, optimization of risk‑management frameworks for corporate and family‑business assets, valuation and division of equity interests, international matrimonial issues, as well as refined models for statutory guardianship and estate administration. Drawing on a robust theoretical foundation to inform practice and leveraging extensive case experience to validate theory, we have developed a distinctive, integrated “research–teaching–practice” professional paradigm.

II. Deep Engagement in Legislation—Shaping the Future of Family Law Practice at the Rulemaking Level

As a legislative expert on the marriage and family section of the Civil Code for the China Law Society, Attorney Li Xiuhua has played a pivotal role in the landmark codification of China’s marriage and family legal framework. She seamlessly integrates cutting-edge concepts and the underlying logic of institutional design from legislative deliberations into her legal practice, ensuring that every client benefits from legal protection informed by the “legislator’s perspective.”

At the same time, she serves as an executive director of the Marriage Law Research Association of the China Law Society and a leading expert on the marriage and family provisions of the Civil Code. She has participated numerous times in expert consultations on legislation related to marriage and family matters, continuously contributing her expertise to the development of a rule-of-law framework for family law in China.

III. Breaking the Impasse in Major and Complex Cases—Resolving Complicated Family Law Dilemmas Through Legislative Ingenuity

In high‑stakes, complex cases involving the division of equity in listed companies, cross‑border family trust disputes, sophisticated asset concealment and recovery, and multiple legal conflicts in international matrimonial matters, Attorney Li Xiuhua has demonstrated exceptional problem‑solving prowess.

She places particular emphasis on the logical coherence of typical cases in family law matters: identifying the issue—precisely pinpointing the core legal points at stake and the gaps in the evidentiary chain; ensuring normative alignment—skillfully applying the Marriage and Family section of the Civil Code and relevant judicial interpretations to establish a solid basis for claims; overcoming evidentiary challenges—leveraging composite tools such as trusts, insurance, and tax mechanisms to address the concealment of assets; and assessing the impact of judgments—some of her cases have been recognized as provincial-level model cases and practical reference examples. She excels at striking the optimal balance between law and equity amid intricate webs of competing interests, combining the broad‑scale perspective of a legislator with the meticulous, pragmatic approach of a seasoned practitioner.

IV. End-to-End Support — Comprehensive Lifecycle Protection from Risk Prevention to Dispute Resolution

Attorney Li Xiuhua champions the “full‑life‑cycle family law services” approach, offering clients a seamless, end‑to‑end advisory and support system that spans premarital asset planning, in‑marriage risk management, corporate governance framework design for family businesses, dispute resolution in divorce and inheritance matters, and the implementation of post‑mortem wealth‑transfer strategies. For high‑net‑worth individuals and family enterprises, she leads her team in delivering comprehensive, integrated solutions—including the drafting of marital property agreements, trust structuring, and cross‑border family‑law service planning—providing legal protection that truly extends “from cradle to legacy.”

V. Mediation and Negotiation: Resolving Family Conflicts through the Integration of Emotion, Reason, and Law

Family and matrimonial lawyers do not merely handle cases; they address the lives of others and the destinies of entire families. The unique nature of family‑law disputes means that adversarial litigation is far from the optimal solution. Attorney Li Xiuhua has a profound understanding of the art of mediation and negotiation, using the law as her guiding principle, emotional connections as her bridge, and the balancing of interests as her goal. Through countless family‑law matters, she has helped parties reach amicable resolutions, particularly in areas such as emotional‑psychological assessment, property division, and child custody. Moreover, she demonstrates deep humanistic concern and exceptional mediation skills in safeguarding the personal safety of domestic‑violence victims, protecting the best interests of minor children, and addressing issues of elder care and estate planning.

VI. Empowering with Smart Technology—Driving the Digital and Intelligent Transformation of Family Law Services

In the face of the digital wave, Attorney Li Xiuhua has actively promoted the deep integration of legal technology into the family law field, establishing a comprehensive digital‑intelligence service ecosystem that includes an intelligent asset due‑diligence system, a big‑data analytics platform for matrimonial property, and a visualized family wealth‑succession planning system. This approach has standardized case‑handling workflows, rendered solutions both visual and scientifically grounded, strengthened privacy protections, and infused humanistic values, thereby significantly enhancing the efficiency of handling complex family law matters and improving client experience.

This recognition on the “Brand Star: Leading Lawyers” list marks not only a milestone in Attorney Li Xiuhua’s decades of theoretical research, legislative advocacy, and professional expertise, but also a fresh starting point for Taihe Law Firm as it continues to lead in the field of family law.

As a core driving force behind the high-quality development of China’s matrimonial and family law services, Taihe Lawyers will continue to deepen its expertise in the fields of family law and wealth management. With a more forward-looking legal perspective, more systematic service capabilities, and a warmer professional ethos, we will not only provide high‑quality solutions to the general public but also deliver strategically valuable legal frameworks for high‑net‑worth clients and family businesses, thereby comprehensively safeguarding the secure transfer of wealth and continuously advancing the high‑quality growth of the matrimonial and family law sector.

Attorney Li Xiuhua

Li Xiuhua is a professor of marriage, family, and inheritance law at the third level, a matrimonial and family lawyer, and holds a doctoral degree. She serves as the Chairperson of the Center for Marriage, Family, and Wealth Management & Succession at the Law School of Renmin University of China, an Executive Director of the Marriage and Family Law Research Association of the China Law Society, a Director of the China Marriage and Family Research Association, a Standing Committee Member of the Clinic Education Professional Committee of the China Law Society, and a legislative expert on the marriage and family chapter of the Civil Code within the Marriage Law Research Association of the China Law Society. She also provides private matrimonial and family legal counsel to numerous family businesses and high-net-worth clients, and acts as a matrimonial and family law expert advisor to multiple law firms. Director of the Family Law Practice Committee at Taihe Law Firm, Chief Marriage and Family Expert Advisor at the Family Wealth Succession and Management Center, and co-founder of the Global Confucian Businessmen and Overseas Chinese Family Office. 18921909846

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