Professional Memberships
Member, SIAC Court of Arbitration
Member, CRCICA Advisory Committee
Vice Chair, Arbitration and ADR Committee of ICC China
Vice Chair, Arbitration and Lawyer Mediation Committee of All China Lawyers Association
Member, HKIAC Asian Dispute Review Editorial Advisory Board
Member, Qingdao Arbitration Commission
Former Member, ICCA's Task Force on Standards of Practice (2018-2021)
Former Co-chair, IBA Subcommittee on International Commercial Arbitration Case Law (2019-2021)
Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
Arbitrator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Arbitrator, Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Arbitrator, Asian International Arbitration Centre
Arbitrator, International Center for Dispute Resolution
Arbitrator, World Intellectual Property Organization
Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board INTERNATIONAL
Arbitrator, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Arbitrator, Mediator and APEC Neutral, Electronic Business Related Arbitration and Mediation (eBRAM)
Arbitrator, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration
Arbitrator, China Maritime Arbitration Commission
Arbitrator, The Arbitration Center Across the Straits
Recommended Mainland Arbitrator, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei
Arbitrator, International Arbitration Chamber of Paris
Arbitrator, Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Arbitrator for International Investment Arbitration, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
Arbitrator for International Investment Arbitration, Beijing Arbitration Commission
Arbitrator, Qingdao Arbitration Commission
Arbitrator, Xiamen Arbitration Commission
Arbitrator, Chongqing Arbitration Commission
Arbitrator, Guiyang Arbitration Commission
Personal
With extensive experience in international arbitration and commercial litigation, Mr. Cao has represented clients in arbitrations in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, and other jurisdictions, as well as lawsuits before various people's courts in the Chinese mainland. Mr. CAO also handles compliance and investigation matters for both domestic and foreign companies.
Since joining Zhong Lun, Mr. Cao has represented clients in over 200 arbitration cases in the areas of international sale of goods, Sino-foreign joint venture, equity transfer, energy, mining, construction, real estate, and intellectual property under the CIETAC Rules, the UNCITRAL Rules, the HKIAC Administered Rules, the ICC Rules, the SIAC Rules, the LCIA Rules, and the BAC Rules.
Mr. Cao also specializes on treaty arbitration. He was a key member of the legal team that successfully defended the PRC Government in an ICSID case.
