Say the uncomfortable thing early
If a plan will not survive a regulator, a bank or a buyer, you hear it in the discovery call — not after the invoice.
About us
Two worlds, one team.
We have lived on both ends of the corridor — which is why our advice survives contact with reality.
Why Yalla Kaishi exists
I spent a decade watching good businesses lose a year — and a budget — to a filing order nobody had written down. Yalla Kaishi exists so that does not happen to you.
Before founding the firm, Omar spent ten years running cross-border operations between South China and the Gulf — first on the sourcing side for a GCC distributor, then building an in-house compliance desk for a Shenzhen exporter. He has personally filed, appealed and re-filed more regulatory dossiers than he cares to count.
About us
How we operate
We have lived on both ends of the corridor — which is why our advice survives contact with reality.
Deliverables, not decks
Every engagement ends with documents someone can act on: a checklist, a filing, a contract, a register with owners against dates.
Bilingual by default
Important words are verified in all three languages before they reach an authority — because the expensive mistakes are almost always translation mistakes.
Own the deadline
We track authority processing times and tell you when they slip — before you have to ask.
The people
The people
A compact senior team — you always speak to the person doing the work.
Lin Zhao
Head of China Operations
Entity setup, ICP filings, factory audits, customs
Mandarin · English
Fatima Nasser
Head of Gulf Markets
MISA / SAGIA licensing, PDPL readiness, Arabic filings
Arabic · English
Wei Chen
Regulatory Translation Lead
Legal & regulatory texts, terminology governance
Mandarin · English · Arabic
James Okonkwo
Due Diligence & Risk
Counterparty verification, sanctions screening, audits
English · Mandarin
A compact senior team — you always speak to the person doing the work.
Where we are
Where we are
Registered in Guangzhou, China · Serving clients worldwide
Guangzhou, China
Head office
Full team, filings, audits, translation desk
Gulf region (via partners)
Partner network
Licensed counsel, filing agents, inspectors
Remote-first across all three time zones
Delivery model
Scheduled on-site days when the work requires
Credentials & network
- Registered business services entity, Guangzhou
- Partner network of licensed law firms (CN / KSA / UAE)
- Certified translators for legal and regulatory texts
- Inspection and audit partners across the Pearl River Delta
Tell us the market. We map the path.
Two lines about your plan. Cost, timeline and risk back within 24 hours — no deck, no pressure.