Ning Fei

Investor-State Arbitration, Cross-Border Dispute Resolution, Commercial Dispute Resolution

2013-2019: HKIAC, Council Member

2022: new ICC Belt and Road Commission, Vice-Chair

January 2023: Arbitration Court of the Dubai International Arbitration Court (DIAC), Member

CAA International Arbitration Center, Member and Vice President

February 2023: International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), Governing Board Member

Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Court of Arbitration, Member

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Arbitrator

Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), Arbitrator

International Court of Arbitration of the ICC (ICC Court), Arbitrator

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Arbitrator

Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Arbitrator

Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), Arbitrator

2015-2017 Wang Shengchang and Fei Ning published reports in Global Arbitration Review (GAR) - Asia Pacific Arbitration Review 2015 China Chapter for 3 consecutive years.

2015-2020 Wang Shengchang, Fei Ning and Zhao Fang published articles in Getting the deal through (GTDT/Lexology) Arbitration China Chapter for six consecutive years and wrote an article introducing CIETAC.

2018-2021 Fei Ning, Wang Shengchang and Liu Jing published articles in Global Legal Sight (GLI) - International Arbitration - China Chapter for four consecutive years.

2020 Fei Ning and Wang Shengchang published an article in International Arbitration: When East Meets West Liber Amicorum Michael Moser: Chapter 17, “Slowly but Steadily, Mainland China Opens Door to Foreign Arbitration Institutions”, Ning Fei & Shengchang Wang. Edited by Neil Kaplan, Michael Pryles, Chiann Bao, Wolters Kluwer (2020).

2019 Fei Ning, Zhao Fang and Wang Shengchang published an article on interest issues under Chinese law presented at the IPBA Specialised Conference: “People’s Republic of China”, Ning Fei, Fang Zhao and Shengchang Wang.

2014 Fei Ning and HKIAC Joe Liu published an article in Australian Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Bulletin : Mediation Meets Arbitration — The Experience of Med-Arb in Mainland China and Hong Kong, Ning Fei and Joe Liu, Oct 2014.

2018-2020 Fei Ning, Jiang Hong, and Liu Jing co-authored the “Commercial Mediation” chapter (2018 & 2019 editions) and the “Commercial Arbitration” chapter (2020 edition) of the Annual Review on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China, compiled by the Beijing Arbitration Commission.

2021-2022 Fei Ning and Zhao Fang co-authored the “Commercial Arbitration” chapter (2021 edition) and the “Commercial Mediation” chapter (2022 edition) of the Annual Review on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China, compiled by the Beijing Arbitration Commission.

Mr. Fei is the managing partner of Hui Zhong Law Firm, a dispute resolution boutique with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Hong Kong. He has represented clients in hundreds of commercial arbitration and litigation cases before PRC courts at all levels, including the Supreme People's Court, and various international arbitral tribunals. He is one of the few Chinese lawyers with hands-on experience in investment arbitration and is currently representing multiple investors in ICSID proceedings. He has also provided expert opinions on Chinese law in Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK, and the US. Since 2006, he has been ranked as a Band 1 lawyer in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in China by Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific, which describes him as "a seasoned litigator" who "excels in providing efficient, sensible commercial advice." Mr. Fei serves as an arbitrator at major domestic and international institutions, including CIETAC, SCIA, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, and KCAB, and is a member of the SCIA Advisory Committee. From 2013 to 2019, he served as a Council Member of HKIAC—the first person from mainland China ever to hold that position.

International Investment Arbitration Disputes and International Commercial Arbitration Disputes

Represented a British investor in an international bilateral investment treaty arbitration against an Asian sovereign state, involving the expropriation issue due to the revocation of the British investor’s land use rights certificate. The case used UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and was conducted at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, with the amount in dispute exceeding US$ 300 million.

Represented a Chinese investor in submitting a negotiation request under a bilateral investment treaty to an Asian sovereign state. The amount in dispute exceeds US$ 300 million.

ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Arbitration

Represented a Chinese automobile manufacturing company in handling a dispute with an Egyptian company arising from a CKD project contract. The amount in dispute exceeds US$ 120 million.

HKIAC (Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre) Arbitration

Represented a large state-owned insurance company in initiating arbitration at HKIAC under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, requiring a globally renowned insurance company to assume reinsurance liability, with the amount in dispute reaching tens of millions of euros.

Represented a Chinese pharmaceutical enterprise in handling a dispute with another Chinese pharmaceutical enterprise arising from a drug distribution agreement, with the amount in dispute exceeding RMB 400 million.

Successfully represented a Chinese company in handling a dispute with a Japanese company arising from an international sale of goods contract, with the amount in dispute approximately RMB 240 million.

Represented a listed company and global leading pump manufacturer in handling a procurement contract dispute with a Chinese buyer, with the amount in dispute nearly RMB 100 million, obtaining a complete victory award.

Represented a technology and creative paper manufacturer in handling a dispute arising from a specialty paper production joint venture contract, with the amount in dispute RMB 170 million, ultimately helping the client obtain a complete victory award in the case.

SCC (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce) Arbitration

Represented a famous American natural gas power company and a famous American international investment company in handling a dispute with a power company in Hainan Province arising from a concession agreement for investment in a gas-fired power plant, with the amount in dispute US$ 110 million. Huizhong successfully achieved a settlement result highly satisfactory to the client before the case entered the arbitration proceedings.

CAS Sports Arbitration Disputes

Represented a Chinese world swimming champion in handling an arbitration case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland regarding a doping violation claimed by the World Anti-Doping Agency; cooperated with a Swiss lawyer team to successfully annul the previous unfavorable arbitral award made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport at the Swiss Federal Tribunal; subsequently achieved a revised judgment in the re-arbitration proceedings, shortening the suspension period by half.

CIETAC Arbitration

Represented a listed company as the equity transferee in handling a dispute nominally for equity transfer but actually for mining rights transaction, with the amount in dispute exceeding RMB 1 billion, currently under hearing.

Represented a former executive of a listed company in handling an equity dispute with the actual controller of the listed company, with the amount in dispute RMB 600 million, currently under hearing.

Represented a well-known real estate company in handling a land development dispute with a local enterprise, with the amount in dispute RMB 400 million, currently under hearing.

Represented a foreign enterprise in handling an iron ore sales dispute with a Chinese state-owned enterprise, with the amount in dispute exceeding RMB 100 million, currently under hearing.

Represented a large local state-owned enterprise in handling an equipment sales contract dispute with a central state-owned enterprise, with the amount in dispute exceeding RMB 500 million, concluded with a result satisfactory to the client.

Represented a local government in handling a highway concession contract dispute with a Hong Kong company regarding a project company established in the mainland, with the amount in dispute exceeding RMB 4.5 billion; after Huizhong represented the client in responding, the opposing party withdrew the lawsuit.

Represented a foreign investment fund in handling an equity transfer dispute with a high-end catering enterprise in China, including parallel handling of interim measures in Hong Kong and Singapore and CIETAC arbitration proceedings, with the amount in dispute nearly US$ 300 million, obtaining a complete victory.

Represented a large gas supply enterprise in handling a gas supply contract dispute with a gas user, with the amount in dispute nearly RMB 200 million, obtaining a complete victory.

Represented a Singaporean enterprise in handling an international trade dispute with a domestic Chinese company, with the amount in dispute RMB 120 million, obtaining a complete victory.

Represented an internet giant company in handling an equity transfer dispute with a well-known domestic liquor enterprise, with the amount in dispute RMB 2 billion, resolved through settlement with a result satisfactory to the client.

SHIAC Arbitration

Represented a Taiwan-funded enterprise in handling a dispute with the Yangzhou Municipal Government regarding land development and government subsidies under an investment framework agreement, with the amount in dispute exceeding US$ 110 million, resolved through settlement with a result satisfactory to the client.

SCIA Arbitration

Represented an institutional investor in handling a breach of asset management contract dispute with the asset management plan manager, with the amount in dispute exceeding RMB 160 million, achieving a preliminary victory and successfully holding the manager liable for compensation for investment losses due to failure to fulfill due diligence obligations.

Represented a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China of a well-known Japanese equipment manufacturer in handling two sales contract dispute cases, with the combined amount in dispute exceeding RMB 1.3 billion, obtaining a complete victory.

2019-2022 Peking University Arbitration Practice Seminar

University of London Graduate Program

University of International Business and Economics

LL.M.

Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology

LL.B.