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A leading commercial dispute practitioner, Gaochong Hu of Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm, represents clients such as Xiaomi, Meituan, and CDB Securities. Hu is noted for handling high-stakes cases involving SOEs, foreign entities, and internet companies, with particular strength in labour and employment alongside finance and insurance-related disputes.
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Labor and Human Resources Committee
Position
Deputy Director, Senior Partner, and Chair of the Labor and Human Resources Committee, Zhonglun W&D Law Firm
Career
July 2008 – December 2014, served as Judge Assistant / Judge at A certain People's Court of Beijing.
January 2015 – June 2016, served as Trainee Lawyer at Beijing DaHui Law Firm.
July 2016 – September 2019, served as Lawyer at Beijing Global Law Office.
October 2019 – Present, serving as Deputy Director and Senior Partner at Beijing Zhonglun W&D Law Firm.
June 2024, Selected as a Member of the 12th Labor and Social Security Law Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association.
November 2024, Appointed as Executive Director of Council of the Financial Legal Behavior Research Committee, China Behavior Law Association.
April 2025, Appointed as Arbitrator at Pu’er Arbitration Commission (Lancang-Mekong International Arbitration Court).
August 2025, Appointed as Arbitrator at Jiujiang Arbitration Commission.
Languages
English: CET-6; IELTS 7.0
Memberships
May 17–18, 2025 – Delivered a keynote training course on “Comprehensive Risk Prevention and Dispute Resolution in Labor and Employment” in Wuxi.
June 2025 – Served as Speaker at the Wolters Kluwer “High-Level Forum on Corporate Governance and Legal Practices in the New Economy”, presenting on “The Art and Strategy of Maintaining the Competitive Advantage of the Enterprise.”
Served as Lecturer for several well-known legal education platforms, including IGET, iCourt, ZHI10.com, and WuSong, delivering multiple courses that attracted more than ten thousand listeners.
Education
September 2001 - July 2005, attended Beijing Jiaotong University Law school, and obtained a bachelor's degree in law.
September 2005- July 2008, attended China Foreign Affairs University’s Department of International Law, and obtained a Master's degree in Law.
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Key clients
- Xiaomi Corporation
- Meituan
- CDB Securities Co., Ltd.
- GFK Group
- Beijing Calorie Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- CINDA SECURITIES CO., LTD.
- China People's Insurance Group
- China Securities Journal Co., Ltd.
- Biotronik (Beijing) Medical Device Ltd.