Mr Xianglin CHEN > Han Kun Law Offices > Beijing, China > Lawyer Profile

Han Kun Law Offices
9/F, OFFICE TOWER C1, ORIENTAL PLAZA
NO. 1 EAST CHANG AN AVE.
BEIJING 100738
China

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Chen focuses his practice on international commercial arbitration, domestic
foreign-related arbitration and cross-border commercial dispute resolution. He has
significant experience in assisting foreign clients and multinational companies to
resolve China-related commercial disputes, as well as in assisting domestic large-scale
enterprises to deal with overseas commercial disputes. He has expertise in resolving
joint-venture disputes, financial disputes, real estate and construction disputes, product
liability disputes, and in handling public crisis management, etc.
Prior to joining Han Kun, Mr. Chen worked for a decade, beginning in 2006, with King
& Wood Mallesons’ Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Mr. Chen
has represented domestic and foreign clients at the China International Economic and
Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC) and
Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC). He has also represented Chinese
clients before the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), Hong Kong
International Arbitration Center (HKIAC) and American Arbitration Association
(AAA).
Mr. Chen has represented domestic and foreign clients in the second instance and retrial
proceedings before the Supreme People’s Court. He has also advised on dozens of
second instance cases before Beijing High Court, High Court of Liaoning Province,
High Court of Zhejiang Province and High Court of Shandong Province. In addition,
Mr. Chen has also represented a large number of multinational enterprises and largescale state-owned enterprises to participate in litigations initiated before the
intermediate courts and basic courts (including detached tribunals) in Beijing,
Changchun, Shenyang, Dalian, Hohhot, Bayannaoer, Jinan, Dezhou, Jining, Xian,
Xianyang, Hangzhou and Changzhou.
Mr. Chen has been invited by Peking University Law School to lecture on international
commercial arbitration to graduate students majoring in dispute resolution. He has
also been invited by a number of multinational companies and domestic large-scale
enterprises to give trainings and lectures on dispute resolution. A number of his books
and articles have been published.

Languages

Chinese (native) and English (fluent)

Memberships

Member of the PRC Bar
Member of the New York State Bar

Education

Mr. Chen received a bachelor’s degree in law from South China University of
Technology in 2001. He graduated from Peking University with a Master of Law
degree in 2006, and later graduated from Harvard Law School in 2017 with an LL.M.
Degree.

Lawyer Rankings

China > Dispute resolution: Litigation: PRC firms

A leading law firm in China‘, Han Kun Law Offices‘ sizeable commercial dispute resolution practice has a strong reputation in the market for company, corporate, equity and securities disputes, along with litigation over private equity and financial management conflicts. Other key areas of expertise range from disputes involving service contracts, finance, real estate and construction, to unfair competition, bankruptcies and administrative litigation, including cross-border cases. The group is jointly led by corporate control dispute specialist Eric Liu; Yang You, who focuses on asset management-related litigation; Vincent Sun, a commercial disputes expert who joined the practice following the firm’s merger with Shanghai Young-Ben Law Firm (where he was founding partner); ‘outstanding dispute resolution lawyerYaxing Zhang, who acts in disputes over investments, financings, loans, guarantees, and domestic and international trade; and Qiunan Sun, who represents large group companies, financial institutions, and central and state-owned enterprises. Other active litigators are Xianglin Chen and Feng Ye.

China > Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms

Fielding a team that ‘really digs into the facts of cases‘, Han Kun Law Offices has longstanding experience in arbitration in significant cross-border and domestic disputes. The firm also houses several arbitrators, who handle CIETAC cases, as well as matters before the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Commercial arbitration specialists Denning Jin, Vincent Sun and Xianglin Chen co-lead the practice, which further showcases Yaxing Zhang, an expert in disputes over domestic and international trade, investments and financing, and Chunyao Lin and associate Bing San, who focus on commercial dispute resolution.