
Han Kun Law Offices
China
Lawyers
Xianglin Chen
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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.