Chen Yang

Practice Areas

Chen YANG is the Managing Partner and Director of Jincheng Tongda & Neal (JT&N). Prior to commencing his legal practice in 2001, Mr. Yang worked in the PRC national ministries.

Mr. Yang has specialized in handling major commercial disputes and has led teams in numerous high-profile domestic and international cases involving immense sums of money and exerting significant social influence. He has represented both domestic and international companies in arbitration or mediation proceedings before several renowned arbitration institutions, including the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA). His areas of expertise encompass construction engineering, real estate development, investment cooperation, international trade, and healthcare, among others.

Mr. Yang has frequently served as lead counsel in assembling cross-border legal teams to participate in litigation or investigation cases related to international trade, cross-border investment, product quality, antitrust, and intellectual property in foreign courts or quasi-judicial institutions. He is well-versed in common law practice such as evidence disclosure, expert witness, large-scale litigation and class action procedures. He was among the first Chinese lawyers to represent Chinese enterprises in foreign antitrust and class action cases. His work spans various areas including but not limited to international trade, antitrust, product liability, taxation, and intellectual property, with involvement in jurisdictions such as the United States, the European Union, India, Brazil, Malaysia, and more.

Mr. Yang has frequently served as lead counsel in assembling cross-border legal teams to participate in litigation or investigation cases related to international trade, cross-border investment, product quality, antitrust, and intellectual property in foreign courts or quasi-judicial institutions. He is well-versed in common law practice such as evidence disclosure, expert witness, large-scale litigation and class action procedures. He was among the first Chinese lawyers to represent Chinese enterprises in foreign antitrust and class action cases. His work spans various areas including but not limited to international trade, antitrust, product liability, taxation, and intellectual property, with involvement in jurisdictions such as the United States, the European Union, India, Brazil, Malaysia, and more.

Cases represented by Mr. Yang have been selected as “Top Ten Events/People in the Chinese Legal Industry” by the Ministry of Justice and the All China Lawyers Association three times. His team has also been ranked “Band 1” International Trade and WTO practice by Chambers and Partners as well as Legal 500 for 14 consecutive years, and has been awarded the “China International Trade Law Firm of the Year” by well-known organizations such as the Asian Legal Business and the China Business Law Journal.

Professional Memberships

· LAWASIA, Director

· One Belt One Road Subcommittee of LAWASIA, Committee

· Foreign Legal Service Commission of All China Lawyers Association, Deputy Director

· Finance Commission of The Belt and Road International Lawyers Association, Secretary General

· Beijing Lawyers Association, Vice President

· Beijing International Commercial Dispute Resolution Center, Director

· Legal Advisory Committee on Economic and Trade Frictions of CCPIT, Expert Committee

· International Trade Dispute Settlement and Coordination Committee of CFIE, Expert Committee

· International Trade Friction Working Group of Zhejiang Province, Panelist

· International Trade Friction Committee of Fujian Province, Legal Consultant

· WTO Center of Shenzhen, Distinguished Legal Expert

· Thinktank of Foreign-related Commercial Legal Services in Taizhou, Member

· Third-Party Supervision and Evaluation Mechanism for the Compliance of Enterprises Involved in Cases of Beijing, First Batch of Professionals

· Cases of Beijing, First Batch of Professionals

· Expert Committee of CCCMC, Committee

· Legal Service Branch of China Association of Social Welfare and Senior Service, Vice President CNECC, Director

· CNECC, Director

· Renmin University of China, LLM Practice Tutor

· Hong Kong International Arbitration Center, China International Economic and Trade · Arbitration Commission, Shenzhen International Arbitration Court, Shanghai International Arbitration Center, Shanghai Arbitration Commission, and Hainan International Arbitration Court, etc., Arbitrator

Career

Position

Managing Partner/Director

Qualifications and Admissions

· Licensed Attorney in China

· Singapore International Commercial Court, Registered Foreign Lawyer, Full Registration

Publications

· GAR Know How Litigation-China, Global Arbitration Review, 2024

· GAR Know How Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards, Global Arbitration Review, 2024

· Complex Litigation China Chapter, Author, published in Lexology GTDT, 2022

· Supply of Goods in China: Overview, Author, published in Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2020/2021/2022

· “Never Compromise: A Chronicle of International Trade and Economic Friction Cases Involving Chinese Enterprise”, Editor-in-Chief, CITIC Press, 2021

· “Country Reports on the Legal Environment of Belt and Road Countries”, Peking University Press, one of the Translators and Coordinators, authored by the All China Lawyers Association, 2018

· “A Comparative Study of Chinese and English Arbitration Laws”, included in “Special Edition on Dispute Resolution in the Belt and Road Initiative”, Editor, Law Press China, 2018

Work Highlights

· Assisted the Chinese government in dozens of cases/projects in the field of trade and investment, including but not limited to WTO dispute settlement, negotiation for bilateral and multilateral investment agreement, and major project transactions.

· Represented China Poly Group Corporation Ltd., SUNAC China Holdings Limited, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, and China Light Industry Group Co., Ltd. in multiple commercial dispute or administrative litigation cases involving real estate, construction engineering, investment and taxation, with the amount involved exceeding RMB10 billion.

· Represented Shenzhen Hongtao Group Co., Ltd., a listed company, in a dispute with a South Korean company over the cooperative development of the Phnom Penh Gold Tower 42 Project in Cambodia, in which Mr. Yang secured a favorable arbitration award at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). This arbitration involved claims and counterclaims totaling over US$200 million, and successfully resulted in the client receiving nearly $60 million in compensation.

· Successfully assisted a subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise in reaching a comprehensive and favorable settlement with a well-known European trading company, effectively concluding eight legal proceedings across four major jurisdictions. These proceedings included a court injunction in Brazil, an anti-suit injunction in the UK, an emergency arbitration procedure at the CIETAC, two arbitration recognition procedures at the Beijing No.4 Intermediate People's Court, two CIETAC foreign-related arbitration procedures, and a lawsuit at the High Court of Singapore. This case is considered a model for multiple parallel litigations/arbitrations.

· Successfully assisted the client in achieving a favorable comprehensive settlement, securing compensation for defective goods. This case involved goods valued at approximately US$22 million. The contract stipulated that English law governed the dispute, which was resolved through arbitration under the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), with proceedings conducted in English.

Languages Spoken

· Mandarin

· English

Awards

Education