Greater China Region
Practice Areas
MR. JI’S PRACTICE AREAS INCLUDE COMMERCIAL LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION, BANKRUPTCY AND RESTRUCTURING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE, AND PUBLIC INCIDENTS AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT. HE HAS BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A PROMINENT PRACTITIONER IN CHINA IN THESE PRACTICE AREAS.
Mr. Ji has been deeply engaged in various practice areas and has been recognized by international rating agencies such as Chambers, the Legal 500 and Asialaw Profiles as Leading Individual, Eminent Practitioner, and Hall of Fame Lawyer in bankruptcy and restructuring, dispute resolution, and construction and real estate.
Understanding the importance of combining practice and theory, Mr. Ji is committed to promoting the development of the rule of law in China through comparative legal research. He has participated in a large number of research projects and legislative drafting and consulting work.
Mr. Ji is “held in high regard for his expertise in litigation and arbitration, offering advice on construction disputes and insolvency matters”. One client praised him for his “insight into issues and issue-solving approaches”. A market commentator describes him as “no doubt the most experienced lawyer”. --- Chambers Greater China/Asia Pacific Legal Guide.
Career
-From 1992 to 1995, Legal Department, Foreign Trade Department of Beijing Coking Chemical Plant
-From 1998 to 2001, attorney of Shanghai Jianwei Law Firm
-From 2001 to 2003, partner of Beijing Tongda Law Firm Shanghai Branch
-From 2003 to 2005, founding partner, director of Shanghai HHP Attorneys-at-Law
-From 2005 till now, partner of Fangda Partners
Professional Memberships
-President of the Shanghai Bar Association
-Deputy Director of the Bankruptcy Law Study Commission of Shanghai Law Society
-Member of Administrative Review Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Government
-Legal Advisor of Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation
-Legal Advisor of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
-Arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
-Arbitrator of Shanghai International Arbitration Center
-Arbitrator of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration
Publications
-Participates in various academic research entrusted by legislatures, governments, courts and law societies, including study groups on “Research on Civil Trail Reform”, “Judicial Reform – Research on Judicial Management in Common Law and Civil Law Jurisdictions”, “Civil Trail System with Chinese Characteristics”, “The Government’s Role in China’s Market Economy”, “Perfecting Property Legislation”, and “Research on Director’s Personal Liabilities under Bankruptcy Law”
-Member of Drafting Panel for the “Compulsory Execution Law”
-Drafter of “Sample Draft for Construction Project”
-Hosts lectures for undergraduate and graduate students on a regular basis; invited as guest speaker in many international and domestic academic symposiums and forums
