Overview
Clients ranging from large scale state-owned enterprises and public companies to start-up companies in industries including automotive, battery, artificial intelligence, agriculture, food processing and packaging, infrastructure, IT and engineering services, and others, have come to depend on Dr. Xian’s concentrated experience when they require counsel and representation in matters involving US workforce, international business and trade. Dr. Xian has facilitated numerous expansions and dispute resolutions in China for US-based companies. He has also facilitated a sister city relationship between Hohhot, China and Lansing, Michigan. He maintains amicable relationships with governmental partners in China and the US.
Dr. Xian is a Senior Attorney practicing in Butzel’s Lansing office. During the course of his legal career, some of his work has been recognized and reported in The New York Times, China Daily, China News Service, and China Auto News. Dr. Xian is admitted to practice in Michigan and Georgia. Notably, he has been recognized several years in a row by leading Michigan and national legal publications for his experience in the areas of Business, Immigration, and Corporate Law.
Dr. Xian earned his juris doctor from Michigan State University College of Law and his Ph.D. in Information and Media from Michigan State University College of Communication. Dr. Xian also taught at Michigan State University, where his academic study focused on the sociology of stratification, perception, and related policy issues. Dr. Xian has published his works in peer-reviewed journals such as Research in Stratification and Social Mobility, Socius, and The Sociological Quarterly. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia and a certificate in Chinese Legal System from Peking University in Beijing, China.
Primary Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
Michigan State University College of Law, J.D.
Michigan State University College of Communication, Ph.D.
Peking University School of Law
University of Georgia, B.A.
Admissions
- Georgia
- Michigan
Memberships
- State Bar of Michigan, International Law Section
- State Bar of Georgia
- Midwest Sociological Society, Member - 2017 – present
- Southern Sociological Society , Member - 2016 – present
- Atlanta Chinese Writers Association, Executive Member – 2010-2011
Languages
- Chinese
Awards & Recognitions
Awards & Recognitions
Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Immigration - 2021-2023
Michigan Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, Business/Corp. - 2022-2024