On February 17, 2025, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) announced its newly updated Panel of Arbitrators, effective from February 21, 2025. Five Han Kun partners, Mr. Xianglin Chen, Mr. Baofu Li, Mr. Jianhui Li, Mr. Wei Sun, and Ms. Ping Xu (in alphabetical order by surname), were appointed as arbitrators of the SCIA for the new term.
Xianglin Chen
Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Contract Law, Product Quality Law, Foreign Investment
Profile: Mr. Chen Xianglin specializes in commercial arbitration and cross-border commercial dispute resolution, with nearly twenty years of professional experience. He has extensive experience representing foreign clients and multinational companies in commercial disputes related to China, as well as representing large domestic companies in international commercial disputes. The major cases Mr. Chen handles involve areas such as investment and financing disputes, joint venture disputes, biopharmaceutical disputes, product liability disputes, and public crisis management. Mr. Chen is an accredited/recommended arbitrator with several well-known domestic and international arbitration institutions, including HKIAC, CIETAC, SCIA, and CMAC. He has served as a chief arbitrator and sole arbitrator in a large number of cases.
Baofu Li
Practice Areas: Engineering Construction, Commodity Housing Sale & Purchase, Corporate Law, Financial Leasing
Profile: Mr. Li Baofu is an expert in handling civil and commercial litigation matters. In his practice, Mr. Li focuses on issues related to property law, contract law, guaranty law, company law, civil procedure law and various hot topics in civil and commercial trials, and is knowledgeable of a variety of civil and commercial contract dispute resolution methods. Mr. Li previously worked for more than 30 years at a provincial high people's court and intermediate people's courts. Before joining Han Kun, Mr. Li served as general counsel for a well-known Fortune Global 500 energy group company. He currently also serves as an arbitrator at the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC), a member of the Expert Advisory Committee and arbitrator at Zhengzhou Arbitration Commission, a mediator at the Beijing Association for Alternative Dispute Resolution, and a guest expert at the Henan Zhongyuan Industrial Economic Development Strategy Research Institute.
Jianhui Li
Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Equity Dispute, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions
Profile: Mr. Li's practice focuses on onshore and offshore capital markets, venture capital and private equity investment, mergers and acquisitions, as well as dispute resolution in related areas. Mr. Li has represented and provided legal services to numerous PE/VC investment funds, multinational companies, state-owned and private enterprises, public companies, and research institutions in relation to their various PRC legal matters, covering industries such as semiconductor, manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare, TMT, consumer goods and retail, new energy and new materials, fin-tech and financial services, real estate and infrastructure, transportation and logistics, and education. Mr. Li also undertakes social duties such as serving as an arbitrator at the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (also known as the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay International Arbitration Center, or the Shenzhen Arbitration Commission), Guangzhou Arbitration Commission, and Beijing Arbitration Commission, as well as a mediator at the Shenzhen Securities and Futures Dispute Resolution Center.
Wei Sun
Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Equity Dispute, Securities, Fund
Profile: Mr. Sun Wei specializes in commercial litigation and arbitration, cross-border dispute resolution, and banking and finance. With extensive experience in commercial litigation and arbitration, he has handled numerous high-stakes, complex, and influential cases over the years, including financial disputes, equity investment disputes, private fund disputes, and international commercial disputes. He provides domestic and cross-border dispute resolution support to financial institutions, private funds, multinational corporations, and domestic enterprises. Mr. Sun also serves as an arbitrator and mediator for several prominent arbitration institutions, such as the Shanghai International Arbitration Center, Shanghai Arbitration Commission, and China Sports Arbitration Commission. He has presided over or acted as sole arbitrator in arbitration cases involving financial disputes, corporate governance disputes, private fund conflicts, investment disagreements, and cross-border issues. Additionally, Mr. Sun has advised institutional clients on matters related to domestic and international investments, financial institution governance, private funds, syndicated loans, and cross-border financing.
Ping Xu
Practice Areas: Equity Dispute, Securities, Insurance, Mergers and Acquisitions
Profile: Ms. Xu focuses on securities, mergers and acquisitions, asset restructurings, and overseas financings. She has advised dozens of PRC companies on their listing and financing deals both domestically and overseas. She has also represented multiple domestic and overseas clients in their acquisition, joint venture, and restructuring transactions. With extensive experience in investments and financings, M&A and restructurings, and onshore and offshore listings, Ms. Xu has acted as lead counsel in landmark capital market deals across industries such as healthcare, food, chemical engineering, finance, logistics, and energy.
About Shenzhen International Arbitration Court (SCIA):
Founded in 1983, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (also known as the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "SCIA") is the first arbitration institution established in China after the country's reform and opening-up and is also the first arbitration institution in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao region. In 2021, in line with central government directives, the SCIA added "GBA International Arbitration Center" as one of its official names to deepen the cooperation with Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR, so as to together develop into an international arbitration hub.
Arbitrators on the SCIA Panel of Arbitrators will also be listed in the panel of recommended arbitrators of the Hong Kong-based South China International Arbitration Center (HK) (SCIAHK). Upon appointment by the parties or SCIAHK, they may handle cases submitted for arbitration at SCIAHK.
