On November 27, 2025, the Fourth Meeting of the First Member Assembly and the Seventh Meeting of the First Council of the Shanghai Sports Industry Association (SSIA) were successfully held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center. Llinks was honored to attend the conference as one of the first member units, represented by Llinks partner Mr. David Wu. The conference systematically summarized the Association's annual work and laid a solid foundation for the future development of Shanghai's sports industry through organizational optimization and the consolidation of collective wisdom.
The Shanghai Sports Industry Association is the first joint, non-profit social organization in Shanghai's history in the sports sector, composed of representatives from different enterprises across the upstream and downstream of the industry chain.
Llinks actively participates in various industry activities in the sports sector, deeply integrating its legal expertise with industry resources to explore and promote innovative development in the sports industry. In October 2025, Llinks lawyer Mr. Roy Chu, was also invited to attend major events organized by the SSIA, such as the "'Sports+' Reshaping the Integrated Development of Commerce, Culture, Sports, and Tourism in the City Seminar" and the "2025 Zunyi Sports, Culture, and Tourism (Shanghai) Promotion Event."
In recent years, the market entities in Shanghai's sports industry have continuously expanded. Leveraging its professional leading edge developed over years of dedicated work in sports law, Llinks has consistently provided high-quality legal services to numerous prominent sports organizations. Mr. David Wu has served as an external legal counsel for the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau for three consecutive terms. From 2016 to 2025, Mr. Wu has been continuously recognized for ten years on the LEGALBAND China Top Lawyers List for Sports & Entertainment. Mr. Wu will continue to lead the professional sports law team to contribute to the high-quality development of Shanghai's sports industry and assist the city in accelerating its transformation into a globally renowned sports city.
Introduction to Shanghai Sports Industry Association
The Shanghai Sports Industry Association (Shanghai Sports Industry Association, 'SSIA') is a joint, non-profit social corporate body voluntarily formed by individuals with significant influence or strong professional expertise in the sports industry, leading and representative enterprises across various segments of the city's sports industry, and professional service institutions and organizations that support sports industry development. It is a unit member of the Shanghai Federation of Sports Societies. Its purpose is to promote the development of the sports industry, assist in building Shanghai into a globally renowned sports city, and serve the overall economic and social development of the city.
