Member Profile

Mr. Chen has broad experience in the resolution of complex international disputes through arbitration, litigation, mediation and negotiation. He has significant experience in project construction disputes, disputes arising under long-term purchase agreements, complex commercial, share and asset acquisition, and joint venture disputes, and disputes involving insurance and insolvency proceedings. In recent years, he has represented clients in a large number of disputes involving assets management contracts and PE investment contracts. Mr. Chen has helped foreign clients in the enforcement proceedings of foreign arbitral awards in Chinese courts under the New York Convention. Mr. Chen has been on the CIETAC panel as an arbitrator since 1989. Over the years, he has heard a large number of disputes of a varied nature. He has represented clients in arbitration proceedings before the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (KHIAC) ，the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He is also on the panels of arbitrators of KHIAC and SIAC.

Mr. Chen has extensive experience in representing multinational companies in their investment projects in China on such matters as the establishment of joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, and strategic alliances; real estate, venture capital, private equity, and securities transactions; and intellectual property protection. His experience covers a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, retail, IT, entertainment, technology, chemicals, construction, and transportation. Mr. Chen also has extensive experience in energy projects, including power plants, natural gas pipelines, and wastewater treatment facilities. Mr. Chen advises Chinese companies on outbound investment projects in foreign jurisdictions. He has represented a PRC private company in acquiring a bauxite in Jamaica.

Mr. Chen is familiar with US law and litigation rules, and was a member of the defense team involved in the criminal investigation by the US Ministry of Justice on illegal trading of US treasury bonds by an employee of Daiwa Bank. He participated in the whole proceedings of document production in response to a subpoena by the US Ministry of Justice, and in the criminal defense proceedings of the bank employee in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Chen is based in the JunHe Shanghai office. Before that, Mr. Chen was a partner at Jones Day, and was associated with Debevoise & Plimpton and O’Melveny & Myers in the US.

“Legal Hurdles (for Chinese companies involved in overseas investment projects)”, July 11, 2005, China Daily; “PRC Laws on Foreign Investment”, Beijing Globalization Forum, May 17, 2000; “Some Reflections on International Commercial Arbitration in China”, 13 Journal of International Arbitration 2, 1996 “Law and Practice in Enforcing a Foreign Judgment in a Chinese Court,” 2012 IBA Annual Litigation Conference.

“Avoid Pitfalls by Doing Due Diligence - Minimizing Risks by Investigation in Advance”, Mergers & Acquisitions China 2005, June 16, 2005, Beijing; “WTO and Its Impact on China's Legal System”, speech to the Dallas trade delegation to China, May 31, 2002 “Privilege and Confidentiality in Evidence Rules in China,” 2013 IBA Annual Conference; “Cross-border Discovery in China: Confidentiality with Chinese Characteristics,” 2014 IBA Annual Litigation Conference.

Mr. Chen is on the list of arbitrators of CIETAC, SHIAC and SCIA. He is also on the panels of arbitrators of HKIAC, SIAC, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) and the Vietnam International arbitration Centre (VIAC). He serves as the deputy director of international trade law committee of the Shanghai Bar Association. Mr. Chen is a member of the All-China Bar Association. He is also a member of New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Mr. Chen is ranked as a leading lawyer in Chamber’s Asia-Pacific (Arbitration) and Who’s Who Legal (Litigation). He was selected as one of the “Top 20 client most-favored Lawyers” by ALB.