Hylands Law Firm

Dispute Resolution，International Trade，Asset Management

Partner

2020.05-till now | Beijing Hylands Law Firm | Partner 2009.11-2020.05 | Another Chinese Law Firm | Consultant partner 2004.02-2008.12 | KPMG Beijing and Canberra Office | Financial Advisory

Professional Background Shen Qian is the lead partner for international dispute resolution at Beijing Haotian Law Firm. She holds qualifications as a Chinese practicing lawyer, a Chinese Certified Public Accountant, and a Chartered Accountant (UK). Ms. Shen specializes in international construction, arbitration, and international trade. She provides professional services to clients in foreign-related disputes before major domestic and international arbitration institutions, including the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Beijing International Arbitration Centre, and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. She has advised clients on international construction and disputes involving Kuwait, the United States, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Cambodia, Pakistan, and other countries. Attorney Shen Qian concurrently serves as an arbitrator for arbitration commissions in Shanghai, Tianjin, Changzhou, Shenyang, Taizhou, Puyang, Rizhao, Liuzhou, and Huizhou; is listed in the Ministry of Commerce's lawyer database; is an expert for the National Enterprise Compliance Committee of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT); serves as Deputy Secretary-General of the International Economic Law Research Association of the Beijing Law Society; is an expert for the Economic and Trade Friction Expert Committee of CCPIT; is a member of the Compliance Committee of the Beijing Lawyers Association; Legal Advisor to the Qionghai Municipal Government of Hainan Province; and Master's Supervisor at China University of Political Science and Law.

Attorney Shen Qian has been consecutively listed for three years in Chambers Global as a “Highly Recommended Lawyer” in the “International Trade/WTO: Defenders” practice area. She was included in China Business Law Journal's “The A-List Legal Elite: 2023 China Business Law Elite” ranking; Listed in LEGALBAND's 2024 Top Lawyers in “International Trade and Customs Law”; Included in LEGAL GURU CLUB's 2024 “Outstanding Lawyers & Firms Recommended by China's Leading Corporate General Counsel”; Featured in Minglvtang's 2025 “China Lawyers Recommended by General Counsel” as a Preferred Lawyer for Cross-Border Dispute Resolution; Included in LEGALBAND's 2025 Top 15 Client-Preferred Foreign Lawyers; Included in LEGALBAND's 2025 Top Chinese Lawyers in International Trade and Customs Law.

Representative Achievements:

Provided legal and contractual analysis for a central state-owned enterprise regarding overall performance of its Middle East PPP hospital EPC construction contract (litigation before a Kuwaiti court);

Managed a series of disputes between a central state-owned enterprise and the owner/subcontractors regarding its Middle East PPP hospital EPC construction contract (litigation before a Kuwaiti court);

Provided specialized legal services and issued legal opinions for a central state-owned enterprise concerning the extension and stop payment of a performance bond for its Southeast Asian CEP project;

Provided legal services to a central state-owned enterprise regarding construction contract disputes and claims with a Singaporean owner concerning its Southeast Asian commercial complex project;

Represented a central state-owned enterprise in handling Hong Kong creditor claims related to a U.S. construction contract dispute and represented the enterprise in the associated Hong Kong arbitration case;

Represented a central state-owned enterprise in a contract misrepresentation dispute exceeding US$2 billion in value (Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre arbitration);

Provided legal services to a state-owned construction company in a tax dispute with a Middle Eastern tax authority (involving over US$100 million);

Represented a listed company in a sales contract dispute (involving approximately RMB 30 million) (arbitration at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre);

Represented a private enterprise in a construction contract dispute (involving over RMB 11 million) (arbitration at the Beijing Arbitration Commission);

Provided legal services to the headquarters of a major state-owned bank in responding to an investigation initiated by the European Commission under the Foreign Subsidy Regulation (FSR);

Conducted performance analysis for a local construction enterprise in a contract dispute over an international construction project in the Pacific Islands;

Provided legal services for an arbitration case and Hong Kong liquidation creditor claim filing involving a construction project dispute (involving approximately USD 35 million) for a subsidiary of a central state-owned enterprise;

Provided legal services for a state-owned enterprise in a protest procedure against a construction project dispute with a contractor in Tibet (value exceeding RMB 160 million);

Represented a state-owned enterprise in an equity dispute (value exceeding USD 2 billion) (arbitration at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre);

Represented a state-owned enterprise in a dividend distribution dispute (value exceeding USD 160 million) (arbitration at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre);

Represented a central state-owned enterprise in a debt dispute case (involving nearly RMB 1.6 billion) at the Beijing Arbitration Commission;

Prepared a compliance report for a state-owned enterprise's Hong Kong investment company regarding investment losses (over RMB 1.7 billion);

Provided legal services for a state-owned enterprise in a geological dispute over a hydropower station in Latin America;

Represented a well-known photovoltaic enterprise in a sales contract dispute (arbitration at the Beijing Arbitration Commission);

Represented a construction subcontractor in a construction contract dispute with a state-owned enterprise (arbitration at the Beijing Arbitration Commission);

Chinese English

2013.11 | Chinese lawyer qualification certificate 2010.12.10 | Certificate of Certified Public Accountant (CICPA) 2006.08 | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants（ACCA）

Professional Affiliations Arbitrator, Arbitration Commissions of Shanghai, Tianjin, Changzhou, Shenyang, Taizhou, Puyang, Rizhao, Liuzhou, Huizhou, etc. Attorney, Ministry of Commerce of China Attorney Database Expert, National Enterprise Compliance Committee, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Deputy Secretary-General, Beijing Society for International Economic Law Expert, Expert Committee on Trade Frictions, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Member, Compliance Committee, Beijing Lawyers Association

2005-2006 | Australian National University | Master 1997-2001 | Wuhan University | Bachelor