Expertise

Practical experience in commercial disputes, cross-border contracts and arbitration in China.

Arbitration

Comprehensive representation in domestic and international commercial arbitration proceedings.

  • Arbitration strategy and representation
  • Evidence and interim protection
  • Recognition and enforcement of awards
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  • Legal consultation on arbitration cases
  • Written legal analysis and memoranda for arbitration matters
  • Full or co-representation with overseas law firms in domestic and international arbitration, including strategy development, drafting and filing all arbitration documents, evidence collection and preservation, and hearing attendance
  • Representation in preservation proceedings related to arbitration cases
  • Representation in mediation and other ADR procedures related to arbitration
  • Expert opinions on Chinese law in foreign-seated arbitrations
  • Representation in setting aside arbitral awards
  • Representation in enforcement / non-enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Representation in recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
  • Legal consultation on investor-state dispute cases

Supply Chain Disputes

End-to-end supply chain dispute resolution covering procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and international trade.

  • Supplier breaches and payment recovery
  • Product quality and delivery disputes
  • OEM / ODM manufacturing disputes
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  • International sale of goods disputes (product quality, delayed delivery, non-conforming specifications)
  • Supplier breach & recovery (deposit recovery, supplier disappearance, refusal to ship)
  • Cross-border logistics & freight forwarding disputes (cargo damage/shortage, freight disputes, B/L disputes)
  • OEM/ODM manufacturing disputes (IP ownership, quality standard disagreements)
  • International trade payment disputes (letters of credit, documentary collection, remittance disputes)
  • Trade compliance & sanctions (export controls, trade sanctions, customs disputes)
  • IP protection in supply chains (trade secrets, tooling ownership, technology transfer)
  • Cross-border e-commerce platform disputes (platform rule disputes, fund freezes, account suspensions)

Cross-border Dispute Resolution

Strategic dispute resolution across jurisdictions and legal systems.

  • Cross-border litigation and arbitration
  • Settlement negotiations
  • PRC law advice in international proceedings
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  • Domestic and international litigation
  • Domestic and international arbitration
  • Dispute settlement negotiations
  • Response to overseas administrative and judicial investigations
  • Trade remedies & WTO matters

Labor & Employment Disputes

Employment dispute resolution and workforce compliance services for foreign nationals and businesses in China.

  • Employment contracts and termination
  • Pay, benefits and non-compete disputes
  • Labor arbitration and litigation
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  • Foreign employee contract disputes (wrongful termination, severance, non-compete enforcement)
  • Wage & benefits disputes (salary arrears, bonus disputes, social insurance & housing fund)
  • Work injury & occupational disease claims
  • Labor arbitration & litigation representation
  • Employer compliance advisory (employment contract review, internal policy development)
  • Collective labor disputes & mass incident response
  • Work permits & visa compliance for foreign nationals in China
  • Equity incentive & non-compete disputes
  • Workforce reduction & redundancy program design

Selected matters

Legal advice and representation in practice.

PRC law advice for Hong Kong court proceedings

PRC law adviser

Issued a PRC law legal opinion in proceedings before the High Court of Hong Kong upon instruction from Wong Chung Wing & Co. Solicitors regarding outbound direct investment by natural persons and related tax matters

An M&A dispute across arbitration and court

Counsel in arbitration and litigation

Acted as counsel for China Electronics International Information Service Co., Ltd. in an equity transfer dispute arbitration before the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration involving additional tax payments arising after an M&A transaction initiated by a well-known private enterprise, and handled two parallel court proceedings arising from the same dispute (shareholder liability disputes for damage to company interests)

Bilingual contracts for cross-border R&D

Contract adviser and drafter

Advised PDNA PERFUME EQUIPMENT LLC (Dubai) on its R&D cooperation project with Guangdong Xinbao Electrical Appliances Holdings Co., Ltd., including drafting bilingual R&D agreements, cooperation agreements, and confidentiality agreements governed by English law

Further advisory and representation experience

Domestic disputes
  • Represented China Electronics International Information Service Co., Ltd. in proceedings for confirmation of the validity of an arbitration agreement
  • Provided pre-arbitration legal advice and negotiation services to Guangzhou Danxiao Information Technology Co., Ltd. in relation to an equity incentive dispute involving its U.S. executive Mr. Eddy Olivares
  • Handled a commercial lease dispute between Shenzhen Huaming Computer Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Zhonglian Industrial-City Operation Co., Ltd., with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 12 million
  • Handled a commercial lease dispute between China Electronics International Information Service Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Zhonglian Industrial-City Operation Co., Ltd., with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 15 million
  • Represented Su Jianbin in an arbitration concerning a commercial consultancy agreement dispute involving Zhongmin International Investment Development (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Tongxin Industrial Co., Ltd., and Guanshichun Taiziwan commercial premises
Contracts and advisory
  • Advised a Hong Kong-listed company on a cross-border acquisition of a 51% equity interest in a PRC energy storage enterprise, including drafting and reviewing the full set of transaction documents governed by Hong Kong law and participating in commercial negotiations
  • Issued a legal opinion for Runjia Property Services (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Xiamen Branch, regarding its cooperation structure with an insurance brokerage company
  • Issued a legal opinion for Shenzhen Runwen Cultural Development Co., Ltd. concerning a commissioned management agreement for a museum cooperation project with a well-known Swedish private art museum
  • Provided equity structure design services for Shenzhen Yanyanyao Technology Co., Ltd., and drafted transaction documents including capital increase agreements and cooperation agreements
  • Provided foreign-related legal advisory services to Desay SV Automotive Co., Ltd.
  • Provided legal advisory services to Shanghai Bahaluo Film Co., Ltd.
  • Provided legal advisory services to Suzhou Zhenwang Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.

Experience within CIETAC

Seven years at the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission provided firsthand experience of complex commercial proceedings. The matters below reflect case administration in that institutional role.

Case administration at CIETAC

Cross-border disputes
  • Administered an arbitration between a Spanish company and a Shenzhen insurance company concerning insurance indemnity claims, governed by Hong Kong law, involving English-language proceedings, foreign arbitrators, procedural orders, and court proceedings for confirmation of the validity of the arbitration agreement, with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 600 million
  • Administered an arbitration between a Chinese company and a Madagascar company concerning mining rights, governed by Madagascar law, involving local legal expert witnesses, bilingual arbitration proceedings, and procedural orders
  • Administered two arbitration cases between a listed company and a Hong Kong company concerning quality disputes over German precision instruments, involving expert consultation procedures; drafted two arbitral awards exceeding 60 pages upon request of the arbitral tribunal
  • Administered an arbitration involving a listed company and a Taiwan company concerning financing trade disputes with parallel criminal and civil elements; the arbitral tribunal rendered a final award dismissing all claims, with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 150 million
  • Administered an arbitration involving a Chinese subsidiary of a Japanese enterprise and a Hong Kong subsidiary of a well-known domestic enterprise concerning disputes arising from the development of new energy vehicle models, involving technical expert consultation procedures on development progress, with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 70 million
  • Administered a product quality dispute between a well-known Korean enterprise and a Dongguan enterprise concerning Korean machine tool equipment, involving product quality appraisal and on-site inspection, with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 30 million
  • Handled case filing procedures for an equity dispute involving an amount exceeding RMB 6 billion and a foreign-related case in which the respondent was a state-level health department authority
Domestic disputes
  • Administered a general contracting project settlement dispute involving a local government finance bureau as respondent, involving two appraisal procedures and multiple hearings and mediation sessions, with an amount in dispute exceeding RMB 2.6 billion
  • Administered more than 10 arbitration cases resolved through settlement awards concerning debt restructuring, confirmation of priority rights in construction projects, and loan disputes, each involving amounts exceeding RMB 100 million
  • Administered disputes between two domestic listed companies arising from an M&A transaction involving confirmation and registration of land ownership rights, with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 200 million
  • Administered a hydraulic engineering dispute between the Chinese subsidiary of a French enterprise and a well-known domestic enterprise involving four appraisal procedures concerning project cost and construction quality issues, with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 80 million
  • Administered a tax dispute arising from changes in tax policies relating to a general contracting project, involving tax expert consultation procedures with Big Four accounting firms, with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 50 million
  • Administered an arbitration between a listed company and a well-known domestic enterprise concerning obsolete inventory of new energy vehicle components; the arbitral tribunal issued an interim award, with an amount in dispute of approximately RMB 20 million
  • Administered more than 10 arbitration cases concerning equity repurchase disputes, each involving amounts exceeding RMB 10 million

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