Qi Zhou
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Eminent Practitioners : Dispute Resolution: Litigation (PRC Firms)
Eminent Practitioners
About
Provided by Qi Zhou
Languages Spoken
Chinese, English
Experience
Since obtaining his law license in 1987, Qi Zhou has been deeply involved in the legal industry for over 30 years. In 1995, he took the helm in establishing the East & Concord Partners. As the Director of the law firm’s Management Committee, Qi Zhou handles the legal matters while being accountable for the administration and delegation of vital issues.
Qi Zhou has honed his legal expertise in the domain of commercial arbitration, focusing on a diverse range of investment and corporate disputes, as well as financial and parallel financial disputes.
In addition to his role as a lawyer, Qi Zhou has been invited to serve as an arbitrator for esteemed organizations such as the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, the China Maritime Arbitration Commission, the Arbitration Center Across the Strait, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, the Hainan International Arbitration Court, and the Qingdao Arbitration Commission. As a senior arbitrator, he has successfully resolved hundreds of diverse arbitration cases and is widely respected and renowned in the industry.
In addition to his dispute resolution practice,Qi Zhou has also achieved remarkable results in non-litigation areas. He has provided legal services for the establishment and operation of several foreign-invested enterprises, including but not limited to Pingshuo No.1 Coal Co., Ltd., Beijing Jeep Co., Ltd., Mcdonald’s Foodstuff Co., Ltd., Philips (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Nestle (China) Ltd., and Beijing Matsushita Color CRT Co., Ltd.
Notably,Qi Zhou has been invited to share his vast knowledge as a part-time professor at both the Law School of China University of Political Science and Law and the Wuhan University School of Law, where he has lent his expertise to guide and instruct students in coursework and practical application.
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Qi Zhou has consistently focused on the area of dispute resolution for over 30 years. Zhou has taken a large number of important and complex commercial litigation and arbitration cases as a lawyer; Moreover, as a senior arbitrator of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Zhou has involved in hundreds of arbitration cases of various types.
Zhou has provided legal services for lots of companies, including ConocoPhilips, Microsoft, BHP, Tishman Speyer, Standard Chartered Bank, Lafarge, CITIC Group, China Resources, State Development and Investment, Sinosteel, China National Agricultural Development Group, and COSCO Shipping, and gained widely recognition.
Career
1995-Present East & Concord Partners Director of the Management Committee
1986-1995 Beijing Foreign Economic Law Firm Lawyer
Professional Memberships
Zhou served as an Adjunct Professor at the Law School of China University of Political Science and Law as well as the Law School of Wuhan University.
Education
China University of Political Science and Law
LL.B.
1982 - 1986
Awards
recommended as Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) from 2021 to 2023
The Legal 500
rated as a Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution from 2015 to 2018
Asialaw
rated as one of the Top 15 Litigators in China 2016
ALB
rated as A-list one of the 100 Outstanding Lawyers in China in 2019
China Business Law Journal
rated as the Band 1 Lawyer in Dispute Resolution from 2016 to 2023
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