Today,DHHT struck the first blow at the summit of Puxi.

July 9th, 2026, Shanghai.

At 9:58 a.m., on the 11th floor of Building B of Xujiahui Center Phase III. This place is still a space waiting to be transformed - bare walls, marked partitions, an emptiness so quiet that one can hear one's own breathing. But at this moment, the employees of DHHT Law Firm are standing here, with a strange sense of certainty on their faces.

Zhang Hongchang, a lawyer serving as a member of the DHHT Law Firm Supervisory Committee in Shanghai, began his speech, and his voice was particularly clear in the empty floor. Outside the floor-to-ceiling window behind him, was Shanghai, visible only from a height of 370 meters - the clouds were low, the buildings were tall, and this city had never stopped growing upwards.

This is the site of the groundbreaking ceremony for the renovation of the new office building of DHHT Law Firm in Shanghai.

"DHHT Law Firm was established in 2006 and its headquarters is located in Shanghai. It has offices in 17 cities across the country, with a total staff of over 1,000 people nationwide." Lawyer Zhang Hongchang's opening remarks were brief, but behind each number lies the journey of a group of people over the past two decades. From the 24th floor of Guangqi City to the 11th floor of Xujiahui Center B, the relocation of geographical coordinates is never just a physical displacement.

Project Manager Mr. Liu stepped forward. His opening remarks were as simple as a brick - safety, quality, and progress. He didn't say much, but his words carried great weight. Constructing a law firm is different from decorating an office. What this place will soon bear is the trust entrusted by countless clients, and the commitment of "creating value for clients through law".

When Qiu Wenyu, the director of the Shanghai Management Committee of DHHT Law Firm, delivered his speech, he mentioned, "We are committed to building ourselves into a legal service institution with warmth and influence." This is not just a slogan hung on the wall; it is the common vision of the DHHT Law Firm people. In the culture of DHHT Law Firm, there is such a line: "The DHHT Law Firm people who love the law and believe in the rule of law, in the warm DHHT Law Firm family, work diligently, live happily, and achieve each other's success." The warmth of a law firm often lies in those unseen places: a cup of hot tea handed to a colleague after working late at night, a fist bump in the meeting room after solving a complex case, and a partner's words of encouragement to a new young lawyer before they make their first appearance in court, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

At 10:15, the auspicious time has arrived.

Zhang Hengtong, the founding partner of DHHT Law Firm, received the hammer. The hammer was very heavy and he held it firmly. When the law firm was established in 2006, he probably held something similar - but then it was an ideal, while today he is hammering down on the future.

“Bang!”

The first hammer fell. Breaking through the ground to start anew. At this moment, those four words took on a voice. In the empty floor, the echo lingered for a long time.

Next came the champagne tower ceremony. Lawyer Zhang Hengtong, a founding partner of DHHT Law Firm, Lawyer Qiu Wenyu, the director of the Shanghai Management Committee, and Lawyer Ma Xinli, a member of the Shanghai Supervisory Committee, jointly broke the bottle. The golden liquid cascaded down from the top, flowing through each layer of cups and finally converging at the bottom - just like the past two decades of Dehehan Tong: starting from Shanghai, it reached Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Kunming, Hefei, Lanzhou, Chongqing, Xi'an, Xining, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Hengqin, Qingdao, Wuxi, Taizhou, Changzhou, and Wuhu. Each city was like a layer of cups, and each layer of cups accumulated the previous experience and replenished strength for the next stage.

The symbolism of the champagne tower is quite ingenious - the project is progressing smoothly and in the future, we will raise our glasses to celebrate the completion. But what truly moves people is the scene itself: three people are gathered around a tower, carefully pouring the liquid from the top down. There is an almost devout solemnity in this action - as if what they are pouring is not wine but time.

The final ribbon and cannon salute celebration ceremony brought everyone together. Colorful ribbons flew out of their hands, tracing arcs in the air and landing on shoulders, hair, and the ground. At the moment the shutter was pressed, some people laughed loudly, while others quietly tidied their clothes. In this group photo, there was no exquisite set-up, no perfect lighting. There was only a group of people in an unformed space, firmly believing in the future.

When leaving, someone glanced back at the empty office.

A few months later, there will be offices, workstations, meeting rooms, coffee machines, and lights that remain on even in the middle of the night. There will be lawyers working diligently at their desks, clients waiting for their meetings on the sofas, and young people watching the city light up as the night falls.

But today, all that can be heard here is the echo of a hammer, the residual warmth of a champagne tower, and the shining light in the eyes of a group of people.

The people of DHHT Law Firm always say that they aim to become a "legal service institution with warmth and influence". Where does the warmth come from? From Guangqi Cheng to Xujiahui Center, from 2006 to 2026, from a dozen people to a thousand people - warmth is never something that just appears out of thin air. It is hammered out one strike at a time, poured out one cup at a time, and created one day at a time.

Today, DHHT Law Firm struck the first blow at the summit of Puxi.

This city will continue to grow upwards. And so will DHHT Law Firm.