On the afternoon of September 25, 2025, Zhilin Law Firm successfully held a "Mid Autumn Festival Salon and Labor Law Non Competition Special Lecture" at its Beijing office. The event brought together nearly twenty law firm partners, practicing lawyers, and invited guests to discuss legal practices and strategic responses to non compete issues in a harmonious festive atmosphere.

The salon is hosted by Lawyer Pan Shilin, founding partner and executive director of Zhilin. In his opening speech, Lawyer Xie Yang, Managing Partner of Zhilin, stated that non compete restrictions are a common difficulty in enterprise labor and personnel management. Balancing trade secret protection with reasonable talent flow has become a focus of attention for many enterprise managers and legal personnel. Zhilin's professional expertise in the field of labor law can provide clients with systematic solutions to address such complex challenges.

The theme sharing session will be hosted by Lawyer Liu Jian, Director of Zhilin Labor Law Professional Committee. Lawyer Liu Jian systematically explained the legal basis and judicial practice orientation of non compete agreements from the perspective of legislative purposes. He pointed out that the labor law sets non compete restrictions as a legal obligation, and its core is to protect employers' trade secrets by moderately restricting workers' right to choose employment. Therefore, relevant interpretations and applications should be based on the legislative purpose. He further compared the functional differences between labor law and civil law, emphasizing that labor law mainly realizes the will of the state, and understanding its mandatory norms is a prerequisite for enterprises to implement effective personnel management.

During the Mid Autumn Festival, the salon set up a free communication session in addition to professional discussions. The attendees enjoyed tea and exchanged practical experiences in a relaxed atmosphere, deepening professional consensus and enhancing emotional connections between each other. This event continues the practical orientation and interactive characteristics of Zhilin Law Salon, empowering talent growth with professional accumulation, and realizing the dual value of intellectual exchange and humanistic care.