Shan Cao

Practice Areas

Lawyer Shan Cao, a senior partner of Deheng Law Office, specializes in dispute resolution and non-litigation legal services in infrastructure and public utilities, construction engineering and real estate, energy and environmental protection.

Career

Lawyer Shan Cao worked in a large construction enterprise for ten years as a project manager, and later obtained a legal professional qualification certificate to become a lawyer.

Professional Memberships

Senior Partner of Deheng Law Office

Deputy Director of the Construction Engineering and Real Estate Committee of the All China Lawyers Association

Legal Advisor to the Market Supervision Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development

Vice Chairman of the Legal Service Working Committee of China Construction Industry Association

Vice President of the Construction Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Legal Advisor to the Military Facilities Construction Bureau of the Central Military Commission

Member of the Construction Industry Transformation and Upgrading Professional Committee of the Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development

Expert of the "Civil and Administrative Procuratorial Expert Information Network" of the Supreme People's Procuratorate

Legal Advisor to Huangpu District Government of Shanghai, Non permanent Member of Huangpu District Administrative Reconsideration Committee of Shanghai, Legal Advisor to Xinghua Municipal Finance Bureau

Arbitrator of Shenzhen International Arbitration Court, Wuhan Arbitration Commission, Nanjing Arbitration Commission, Tangshan Arbitration Commission, Zhuhai Arbitration Commission, Ganjiang New Area International Arbitration Court, Wuxi Arbitration Commission, member of Tangshan Arbitration Commission Expert Advisory Committee, expert in construction project dispute review of Beijing Arbitration Commission

Expert of the Construction Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, mediator/expert of the Legal Service Working Committee of the China Construction Industry Association, mediator of the Engineering Cost Dispute Mediation Center of the China Construction Engineering Cost Management Association, member of the 7th Engineering Law Professional Committee of the Construction Economics Branch of the China Architecture Society, expert in the Training Center Expert Pool of the China International Engineering Consulting Association, member of the Public Private Cooperation Research Professional Committee of the China Finance Society, visiting professor at the National Mayor Training Institute (Cadre College of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development), expert in Shanghai Municipal Government Procurement Evaluation (Construction Engineering, Urban Infrastructure, PPP), vice chairman and editorial board member of the Council of China Survey and Design Magazine, expert committee member of the Academic Committee of China Tendering Magazine

Visiting Professor at East China University of Political Science and Law, Southeast University, and Harbin Institute of Technology

Senior expert reviewer in the economic category for infrastructure construction project bidding and evaluation at the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Construction.

Publications

Example of Contract Preparation for Civil Engineering Subcontract of Construction Projects, published by China Construction Engineering Press;

Practical Operation of Engineering General Contracting Projects, published by Law Press;

Practice and Legal Risk Prevention in the Whole Process of Infrastructure Investment and Construction Projects, published by China Legal Publishing House;

Integrated Viewpoints on Court Trial of Construction Engineering Cases (Third Edition), published by China Legal Publishing House;

Rules for Adjudication of Construction Contract Disputes (III),published by The People's Court Press;

Guidelines for the Use of Construction Project Engineering General Contract (Model Text) (GF-2020-0216), published by China Construction Engineering Press;

Guidelines for the Application of General Contracting Contracts for Construction Projects (Model Text) (GF-2020-0216), published by Law Press;

Guidelines for the Application of the Management Measures for the Identification and Investigation of Illegal Acts in Construction Contracting and Outsourcing, published by Law Press;

Understanding and Application of the Management Measures for General Contracting of Housing Construction and Municipal Infrastructure Projects,s, published by Law Press;

Judicial Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Construction Contracts for Construction Projects (II) Understanding, Application and Practice Guidelines，published by Law Press;

Interpretation of Key Difficulties and Typical Cases in PPP Operation，published by Law Press;

Integration of Perspectives on Court Trial of Construction Engineering Cases, published by China Legal Publishing House;

Collection of viewpoints on court trial of real estate cases, published by China Legal Publishing House;

Legal Practice of Government Private Partnership (PPP) Projects，published by Law Press;

Compilation of Policies, Regulations, and Model Texts on Government Private Partnership (PPP)，published by Law Press;

Practical Operation and Case Trial Research on Military Land Cooperative Development，published by Law Press;

Guidelines for the Use of Construction Engineering Contract (Model Text) (GF-2013-0201)，published by China Construction Engineering Press;

Legal Practice of Military Real Estate and Construction Engineering，published by Law Press.

Personal

Lawyer Shan Cao has over 20 years of legal practice experience, specializing in construction projects, infrastructure, government investment, PPP, new and renewable sources of energy and other related businesses.She has served as a long-term legal advisor to multiple state-owned enterprises,and be skilled in handling difficult and complex dispute resolution cases in construction projects.She has represented the Supreme People's Court and various provincial high courts in major subject matter cases, also handled legal affairs related to investment, construction, operation, and maintenance of power energy projects, ecological protection and restoration projects, green and low-carbon projects under franchise and PPP models.

Lawyer Shan Cao holds the titles of Senior Civil Engineer, National First Class Civil Project Manager, National First Class Civil Constructor, National Civil Cost Engineer, IPMP International Engineering Senior (B) Project Manager, Royal Chartered Surveyor, and Senior Lawyer.

Education

Clients

State Power Investment Corporation Limited (SPIC)；China Everbright Environment Group Limited；CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION；China Railway Group Limited；Shanghai Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd；Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd；Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd；Fujian Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd；Guangxi Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd；China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd；Beijing Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd；Shanghai BioGerm Medical Technology Co., Ltd. ；Shanghai Weimob yunshuang Economic Development Co., Ltd etc.

Awards