Dacheng's multi-jurisdictional cross-border investment and trade department covers the full range of foreign investment, cross-border investment, and cross-border trades. The practice is led by the highly capable quartet of George Wang, Darong Wang, Kai Wu, and Jingjing Wu. Arbitrator of the China Maritime Arbitration Commission, G. Wang has over three decades of experience in international trade, shipping and international logistics, while D. Wang holds a position as director of the China Region Cross-border Investment and Trade Group, and specialises in bill of lading and charterparty disputes, marine insurance, and P&I defence. J. Wu is noted for ship financing projects, and K. Wu is an expert in international litigation and arbitration, frequently acting for P&I clubs, shipping, and insurance companies.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Highly professional and familiar with associations and shipowners. Excellent service quality.'
- ‘Dacheng Guangzhou Maritime and Commercial team has strong business capabilities and can expertly handle various major and difficult maritime and commercial cases.'
- 'Dacheng's efficiency is particularly outstanding. Whether we require urgent legal advice or in-depth legal advice, Dacheng responds quickly and provides helpful insights.'
- ‘Kai Wu has been practising for nearly 20 years. With his solid legal knowledge and rich experience in case handling, he can maximise the protection of clients' interests from a professional perspective.'
- 'Darong Wang has extensive experience in commercial litigation, particularly advocating for maritime-related contentious matters. We believe that he flexibly leveraged his legal and business perspectives and experience to provide us with a tailored litigation strategy. Wang is also highly skilled in identifying the key issues in the case and understanding our needs, enabling him to deliver a high-quality, practical, and responsive solution in a timely manner.'
Work highlights
Acted for the shipowner in a case where a ship collided with fishermen's breeding areas and worked to substantially reduce the client's actual final losses in respect of infringement claims of fishermen by defending against the fishermen and claiming against the insurance company.
Represented Wuxi Zhonghuan Applied Materials Co., Ltd. in a dispute over liability for property damage caused by a fire on the vessel Zhonghua Fuqiang, and successfully reduced the client's compensation significantly.
Assisted a Shipyard with successfully handling a shipbuilding contract dispute.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Kai Wu; Jingjing Wu; Darong Wang; George Wang