近日，广东天商律师事务所国际涉外法律服务中心律师陈依，凭借其在涉外法律服务领域的持续深耕与专业积累，成功加入两大国际权威法律组织——国际律师协会（International Bar Association，简称 IBA）与环太平洋律师协会（Inter-Pacific Bar Association，简称 IPBA）。
此次加入，标志着本所在国际法律专业网络建设及涉外法律服务能力方面取得新的积极进展。
陈依律师已正式成为国际律师协会（IBA）的个人会员，并同时加入其亚太区域论坛（Asia Pacific Regional Forum）及女性律师委员会（Women Lawyers’ Committee），积极参与亚太区域法律事务及国际法律职业发展的专业交流。
与此同时，陈依律师亦加入环太平洋律师协会（IPBA），并成为以下五个专业委员会成员：APEC委员会、跨境投资委员会、能源与自然资源委员会、法律发展与培训委员会、女性商业律师委员会。
国际律师协会（IBA）与环太平洋律师协会（IPBA）均为汇聚全球法律专业人士的重要国际组织，在推动跨法域法律交流、促进国际法律合作及行业发展方面具有广泛影响力。
此次加入，使陈依律师在亚太区域法律事务、跨境投资、能源与自然资源、法律职业发展以及女性律师领导力等多个领域，进一步建立起与国际前沿直接对话的专业平台。
这不仅是对陈依律师个人专业能力与国际化视野的认可，也将有助于其在未来为客户应对日益复杂的跨境交易、合规及争议解决需求，提供更具前瞻性与系统性的法律支持。
作为持续推进国际化与专业化发展的综合性律师事务所，广东天商律师事务所始终高度重视涉外法律人才培养与国际法律资源整合。未来，本所将依托“天商国际”法律服务平台，持续深化与国际法律组织及专业网络的交流与合作，为中国企业“走出去”及境外客户进入中国市场，提供更加高效、专业、可信赖的法律服务。
World Commercial Law Firm News | Lawyer Echo Chen Joins IBA and IPBA, Strengthening Global Legal Connectivity
Recently, Lawyer Echo Chen from the International Legal Service Center of World Commercial Law Firm has been admitted as a member of two leading international legal organizations—the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA). This achievement represents a meaningful step forward in the Firm’s efforts to expand its global professional network and enhance its foreign-related legal services.
Lawyer Echo Chen has officially become an individual member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and has joined both its Asia Pacific Regional Forum and Women Lawyers’ Committee, actively participating in professional dialogue on Asia-Pacific legal affairs and international legal practice.
In addition, she has joined the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and currently serves as a member of the following five specialist committees: APEC Committee, Cross-border Investment Committee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Legal Development and Training Committee, Women Business Lawyers Committee
Both the IBA and IPBA are internationally recognized organizations that bring together leading legal professionals across jurisdictions and play an important role in promoting cross-border legal exchange and cooperation.
Through this membership, Lawyer Echo Chen has further strengthened direct engagement with international legal communities in key practice areas, including Asia-Pacific legal affairs, cross-border investment, energy and natural resources, legal profession development, and women’s leadership in law.
This recognition not only reflects her professional expertise and international perspective, but also enhances her ability to support clients in addressing increasingly complex cross-border transactions, compliance matters, and dispute resolution.
As a full-service law firm committed to internationalization and professional excellence, World Commercial Law Firm places strong emphasis on the development of foreign-related legal talent and the integration of global legal resources. Through its International Legal Service Center, the Firm will continue to deepen engagement with international legal organizations and professional networks, providing practical, forward-looking, and reliable legal solutions for Chinese enterprises expanding overseas and for international clients investing or operating in China.
陈依（Echo Chen）律师是一名中国执业律师，专注于涉外与跨境法律服务，主要为外国投资者在华投资与运营以及中国企业对外投资与全球化布局提供法律支持。同时，她亦长期为国有企业提供合规服务，并为建筑企业提供建设工程相关法律服务。
她持有英国格拉斯哥大学法学硕士学位，现为国际律师协会（IBA）及英国皇家特许仲裁员协会（CIArb）成员，获评广东省涉外法律服务“新锐人才”，并持有高级企业合规师认证。她常驻广州，可使用中英文工作。
Echo Chen is a PRC-qualified lawyer focusing on foreign-related and cross-border legal services. She advises foreign investors on their investments and operations in China and assists Chinese enterprises with outbound investment and global expansion. She also has extensive experience in advising state-owned enterprises on compliance matters and serving construction companies on construction-related legal issues.
She holds an LL.M. from the University of Glasgow and is a member of the IBA and CIArb, a Guangdong provincial “Rising Star” in foreign-related legal practice, and a certified Senior Enterprise Compliance Officer. She is based in Guangzhou and works in both English and Mandarin.
