Wei Sun

Practice Areas

Litigation & Arbitration, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Construction & Project Development

Professional Memberships

Panel Arbitrator of Arbitral Institutions

Overseas arbitral institution: American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA), Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC), Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM), International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC), among others

Domestic arbitral institution: China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC), Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC), Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA, Shenzhen Arbitration Commission), Guangzhou Arbitration Commission (GZAC), Nanjing Arbitration Commission (JICAC), Tianjin Arbitration Commission (TJAC), Shijiazhuang Arbitration Commission (SJZAC), among others

Position with International Organizations

Representative, China to UNCITRAL Working Group II

Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Board Member, Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)

Member, International Advisory Board, Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC)

Member, Supervisory Board, Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)

Member, Protem Committee for Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and the Committee for Revising AIAC Arbitration Rules 2021

Fellow, Charted Institute of Arbitration (FCIArb)

Position with Domestic Organizations

Convenor, Construction Dispute Expert Group of CIETAC

Member, Expert Advisory Committee of Hainan International Arbitration Court (HIAC)

Member, Expert Advisory Committee of Shijiazhuang Arbitration Commission (SJZAC)

Member, Expert Advisory Committee of Xian Arbitration Commission

Adjunct Professor of Law, China University of Political Science and Law

Member, the 12th All-China Youth Federation

Secretary-General, Permanent Forum of China Construction Law (PFCCL)

Other Affiliations

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

Senior Fellow, International Academy of Construction Lawyers

Personal

Dr. Sun has extensive experience in international arbitration, cross-border litigation, domestic litigation and arbitration, as well as international and domestic civil enforcement, specializing in sectors including construction and infrastructure, energy, corporate equity, finance, etc. Dr. Sun has a strong track record of success in representing clients before domestic and international arbitral institutions and Chinese courts at all levels including the Supreme People's Court. He has represented clients in many significant and complicated commercial dispute cases, such as representing ED&F Man in applying for the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award rendered by the Sugar Association of London—a landmark case in China's judicial review of arbitral awards on public policy grounds; sitting as the emergency arbitrator in the first emergency arbitration procedure in the Chinese Mainland; successfully revoking an ICC arbitral award before the Singapore High Court and Singapore Court of Appeal; representing a Shanghai construction enterprise in successfully securing the suspension of payment before the Shanghai Financial Court under multiple independent guarantees issued by the China Branch of a foreign bank, with an Indian company as the ultimate beneficiary; representing the subsidiary and branch of a petrochemical SOE in a mineral resource encroachment dispute and successfully achieving a complete dismissal of the plaintiff's claims, overturning the first-instance judgement of the Sichuan High People's Court, which had almost entirely upheld the plaintiff's claims.

Dr. Sun has handled cases covering more than thirty jurisdictions, including without limitation, the US, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Argentina, Algeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, etc. With in-depth research in relevant fields, Dr. Sun offers sharp insights and has accumulated extensive experience in international arbitration and cross-border litigation. He has published more than ten books in Chinese or English, including Arbitration in China: A Practitioner's Guide, Commercial Arbitration in China: Law and Practice, Equity Investment and Financing: Risk Prevention and Dispute Resolution, and Misrepresentation by Securities Service Agencies Liabilities and Risk Prevention.

Work Highlights

Domestic Dispute Resolution

Key Domestic Litigation Cases

• Represented a construction SOE in an overseas construction letter of guarantee dispute before Xinjiang High People's Court (first instance) and the Supreme People's Court (second instance)

• Represented a subsidiary and a branch of a state-owned petrochemical in a dispute relating to covered mineral resources before the Supreme People's Court (second instance)

• Represented a construction SOE in a construction dispute before the Supreme People's Court (second instance)

• Represented a construction SOE in defending the retrial case of construction contract filed by a bank before the Supreme People's Court. The amount in dispute was over CNY 100 million. The Supreme People's Court dismissed the application for retrial

• Represented a construction SOE in the disputes arising out of two EPC contracts before Sichuan High People's Court (second instance)

• Represented a Village Committee in applying for retrial against a real estate development company before the Supreme People's Court. The dispute arose out of a commissioned construction contract

• Represented a science and technology company in an equity transfer dispute before the Supreme People's Court (second instance)

• Represented a property investment company in Jiangsu in a share transfer dispute before the Supreme People's Court (second instance)

• Represented an asset management company in Shanghai in a share ownership confirmation dispute before the Liaoning High People's Court

• Represented a foreign-invested enterprise in a dispute over liability for harm to corporate interests before the Hebei High People's Court

• Represented an overseas company in a guarantee contract dispute against a Shandong entrepreneur before the Shandong High People's Court

• Represented a state-owned real estate development company in a land development dispute against a district government. The amount in dispute was over CNY 5 billion. Obtained a favorable judgment in the first instance before the Tianjin High People's Court, and the Supreme People's Court dismissed the opposing party's application for retrial

• Represented a SOE in electronics and information industry before the First Intermediate Court of Chongqing and the High Court of Chongqing for a dispute over sales contract between the client and a Hong Kong electronics company and secured a favorable judgment, recovering the loss of over CNY 50 million for the client

• Represented a SOE in oil and gas pipeline industry in defending the claims brought by a coal mining company in Longyan City, Fujian Province, over the compensation for damages caused by covered mine resources. The amount in dispute was CNY 126 million. The Intermediate People's Court of Longyan City, Fujian Province dismissed all claims of the counter-party at first instance and the judgment was upheld by the Fujian High People's Court

• Represented a state-owned construction company in an EPC contract dispute before Shanxi High People's Court (first instance)

• Represented a state-owned construction company in two disputes over construction contracts before Shandong High People's Court (first instance)

• Represented a consulting company in a jurisdictional challenge dispute on the validity of an arbitration agreement in an investment advisory contract before the Supreme People's Court (second instance)

• Represented a diary company in two disputes before the Supreme People's Court (retrial)

• Represented a Zhejiang investment partnership in a dispute over the equity of a listed company before Shandong High People's Court

• Represented the subsidiary of a state-owned petroleum company in a construction dispute before Hebei High People's Court

• Represented a listed state-owned construction company in its independent guarantee fraud dispute against a chemical engineering SOE before Shanxi High People's Court

• Represented a photovoltaic technology company in filing an appeal in a construction dispute before Inner Mongolia High People's Court

• Represented a natural person and a listed technology company in appealing and defending in their share transfer dispute against the shareholders of a new material company before Jiangsu High People's Court

• Represented a Taiwanese investor in a dispute arising out of share acquisition before Zhejiang High People's Court

• Represented a state-owned real estate development company as plaintiff in a loan dispute before Liaoning High People's Court

• Represented a state-owned real estate development company in a trust loan contract dispute before Beijing High People's Court

• Represented an investment company in appealing in an infringement dispute against an asset appraisal company before Hainan High People's Court

• Represented a state-owned investment company in a property restitution dispute before Shaanxi High People's Court (retrial)

• Represented a cultural and entertainment company in a share repurchase dispute against a foreign investor, successfully achieving a settlement that reduced the client's liability by over CNY 70 million

• Represented an investment company in a real estate investment dispute before the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court. The amount in dispute was over CNY 500 million

• Represented a private educational institution in an infringement liability dispute before the Taiyuan Intermediate People's Court

• Represented a municipal government in responding to an administrative lawsuit filed by a French company

• Represented a state-owned oil and gas pipeline engineering enterprise in defending the claims brought by a mining company over compensation for the exploration rights of covered lead-zinc polymetallic mines. The amount of dispute was CNY 280 million. After two court sessions, the plaintiff voluntarily withdrew its claims

Dr. Sun’s bio can be found here: https://en.zhonglun.com/team/sunwei.html

Languages Spoken

Chinese

English

Experience

Partner and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, February 2004 to present

Associate, Grandall Law Firm – Beijing, July 2001 - February 2004

Expert in these Jurisdictions

PRC Bar, 2003

New York State Bar, 2018