Mr Yifeng Gao > Global Law Office > Beijing, China > Lawyer Profile

Global Law Office‘s track record includes successfully acting in several arbitrations on behalf of domestic and foreign clients before the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, China Maritime Arbitration Commission and Beijing Arbitration Commission. The firm also houses several lawyers who are listed on a range of arbitrators’ panels. Dispute resolution experts Jiuguang Zhao leads the practice, which features Yifeng Gao, a ‘senior statesman in international arbitration work‘; Xiusong Xing, who currently serves as vice-chair of the Arbitration and ADR Committee of ICC China; and Jingye Jiang, who acts for shipping companies, P&I clubs, insurance companies, import and export companies, project contractors and manufacturers in disputes. Also maintaining active arbitration practice are Heng Wang and Carine Dong and at of counsel level, Kyle Xiao specialises in domestic and international arbitration, particularly corporate and financial disputes.

Fielding ‘team members with extensive knowledge and solid legal foundations‘, Global Law Office acts for insurance and reinsurance companies, as well as sponsors, on insurance company establishments, asset management, investments and financings. Other notable areas of strength are trust and fund projects, restructurings, equity transfers, insurance payouts and coverage, and insurance disputes. The principal figures in Beijing are Yifeng Gao and Jingye Jiang, whose track records both include major insurance disputes, while Amy Dai is the key contact in Shanghai, and Chengdu-based Feng Sheng ‘proposes creative solutions‘. Also in Shanghai, Tim Yimin Liu routinely acts in insurance-related disputes.

Global Law Office adeptly handles contentious and non-contentious cases across the shipping industry, encompassing ship arrests and ship auctions, as well as foreign maritime arbitration and spill pollution litigation. The team is mainly known for its litigation and arbitration work, assisting large shipping companies, banks, logistics and trade companies, and P&I clubs with complex issues. The practice is co-led by Yifeng Gao, Jingye Jiang, Ting Lei, and Lei Niu. Gao predominantly assists international clients and Jiang is experienced in dispute resolution, while Lei advises on a wide range of shipping matters. Shanghai-based Niu focuses on arbitration for multi-national and international companies.

‘A firm that can be trusted by clients‘, Global Law Office’s litigators are active before all levels of China’s people’s courts, including the Supreme People’s Court and its circuit courts. Recent disputes experience for the team includes acting in several high-end litigation cases on behalf of Fortune Global 500 multinational corporations, as well as securities companies, major asset management groups, and commercial and investment banks. The group is led by Jiuguang Zhao, whose experience encompasses multiple complex commercial contract disputes. The team further includes international arbitration specialist Yifeng Gao; Jingye Jiang, who acts for shipping companies, P&I clubs, insurance companies, import/export businesses, project contractors and manufacturers in their disputes; and Weiwei Gu, an expert in government investigations, particularly in relation to anti-corruption and antitrust issues. At of counsel level, Lu Jiang‘s practice covers civil and commercial disputes. Former joint practice head Zhao Li departed in November 2023.