Fei Mu

Practice Areas

Litigation & Arbitration, Equity Disputes, Corporate Governance, Banking & Finance

Career

• 2009 – 2015: Judge, Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court

• 2015 – 2021: Senior Partner, Beijing DHH Law Firm

• 2021 – Present: Senior Partner, Beijing Hylands Law Firm

Professional Memberships

• Deputy Director, Committee for Serving the Construction of "Two Zones", Beijing Chaoyang Lawyers Association

• Deputy Director, Arbitration and Mediation Research Committee, Beijing Chaoyang Lawyers Association

• Member, China Academy of Arbitration Law

• Vice President, Beijing Shandong Enterprise Chamber of Commerce

• Council Member, Beijing Banking Law Society

• External Expert for Credit Approval, Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd.

Publications

• Book: Principles and Practice of Chinese Family Trusts

• Article: "Judicial Determination of 'Materiality' in Securities Misrepresentation: Perspectives from the New Several Provisions"

• Article: "Judicial Determination of Fiduciary Duties of Trustees in Asset Management Disputes"

• Article: "Application and Boundaries of 'Look-through Adjudicative Thinking' in Financial Asset Management Disputes"

Personal

Ms. Mu graduated from China University of Political Science and Law and the National School of Development at Peking University. She previously served in the civil and commercial trial division of the Beijing Intermediate People's Court, where she presided over or participated in cases covering finance, securities, investment and financing, real estate, equity, financial leasing, commercial sales, and judicial review of arbitration. Since transitioning to private practice, Ms. Mu has focused on dispute resolution in major commercial cases, with particular expertise in handling complex and challenging disputes involving financial asset management, corporate equity, and guarantees. Her client base includes banks, trust companies, financial leasing companies, asset management companies, fund investment companies, and guarantee companies. Leveraging her profound experience and mastery of judicial practices, she excels at objectively analyzing litigation risks, accurately predicting case trajectories, and resolving intricate legal issues to provide clients with effective dispute resolution strategies. Over the past three years, the total value of cases she has represented has exceeded RMB 10 billion.

Clients

• CITIC Group & Core Affiliates：CITIC Group Corporation；CITIC Guoan Group Co., Ltd.

• Trust & Asset Management：China Chengxin Trust Co., Ltd.；CITIC Trust Co., Ltd.；Huarong International Trust Co., Ltd.；Zhongrong International Trust Co., Ltd.；Guomin Trust Co., Ltd.；Xinhua Asset Management Co., Ltd.；PICC Asset Management Co., Ltd.

• Banking & Financial Institutions：China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.；Bank of Beijing Co., Ltd.；CITIC Bank Corporation Limited；Evergrowing Bank Co., Ltd.；Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Qingdao Branch；Bank of China Limited, Qingdao Branch

• Insurance & Pension Funds：China Life Pension Company Limited；Taiping General Insurance Co., Ltd.

• Financial Leasing & Investment：Tibet Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.；Great Wall Guoxing Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.；Dingleader Capital Group；

Experience

Ms. Mu has over 15 years of legal experience, including 6 years of judicial experience as a judge in the Beijing Intermediate People's Court. She has handled high-stakes commercial disputes with a total value exceeding RMB 10 billion over the past three years.

Industry Sector Expertise

Ms. Mu specializes in dispute resolution for major commercial cases, with particular expertise in handling complex and challenging matters involving financial asset management, corporate equity, and guarantees.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

China（mainland）

Languages Spoken

Native Mandarin, Fluent English

Education

Awards