Press Release

On November 2, 2022, LEGALBAND, a well-known legal directory, published its 2022 Power List: Top 15 Arbitration Lawyers. The ranking celebrates 15 highly competitive arbitration lawyers in mainland China. Han Kun partner Xianglin Chen was named to the list.

Reasons for selection: In recent years, Mr. Chen and his team have acted for clients in a large number of influential and complicated commercial litigation and arbitration cases related to financial disputes, joint-venture disputes, real estate and construction disputes, product liability disputes, and public crisis management, among others, making remarkable achievements in international commercial arbitration, China foreign-related arbitration, and cross-border commercial dispute resolution. Mr. Chen's latest notable representations include: representing a large PRC-based private company in a dispute against a renowned Korean company before the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC); representing an asset management company under a large financial enterprise in a contract dispute against two companies, with the amount in dispute totaling RMB 1.4 billion; representing a renowned PRC e-commerce platform in a contract dispute against a French supplier before the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC). Mr. Chen has deeply impressed clients with his calm, well-organized performance in trials and arbitral hearings. "Mr. Chen has a high-standard work ethic and extensive experience in international arbitration, especially with an excellent grasp of procedural issues and dispute focus."

Lawyer's profile: Mr. Chen graduated from Peking University Law School and Harvard Law School. He focuses his practice on international commercial arbitration, foreign-related arbitration in China, 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, and product liability disputes and in handling public crisis management, etc.

Mr. Chen has represented domestic and foreign clients before various arbitral institutions including the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), and the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA). Mr. Chen is named to the arbitrator lists of multiple arbitral institutions including HKIAC, CIETAC and SCIA, and is a member of Professional Commercial Arbitration Law Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association. Mr. Chen also serves as an external mentor for LL.M. candidates at Peking University Law School.