Xianglin Chen

Dispute Resolution

Mr. Chen Xianglin specializes in international commercial arbitration, domestic foreign-related arbitration, and cross-border commercial dispute resolution, with nearly twenty years of professional experience. He has significant experience in assisting foreign clients and multinational companies to resolve China-related commercial disputes, as well as in assisting domestic large-scale enterprises to deal with overseas commercial disputes. He has expertise in resolving investment and financing disputes, biopharmaceutical disputes, joint venture disputes, product liability disputes, and public crisis management, among others.

Prior to joining Han Kun, Mr. Chen practiced law for a decade, beginning in 2006, with King & Wood Mallesons' Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Mr. Chen has represented domestic and foreign clients before various arbitral institutions including the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), and the Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC). Mr. Chen has also represented multinational enterprises and large-scale state-owned enterprises in various court proceedings before the Supreme People's Court and local courts of various levels in China.

Mr. Chen is named to the arbitrator lists of multiple arbitral institutions including HKIAC, CIETAC, the China Maritime Arbitration Commission, and the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. He is also the HKIAC HK45 Committee's Regional Ambassador for China, is among the first lawyers to be elected into the National List of 1,000 Foreign-related Lawyers, released by the PRC Ministry of Justice, is a member of the Beijing Foreign-related Lawyers Camp held by the Beijing Lawyers Association, and is a member of Professional Commercial Arbitration Law Committee of Beijing Lawyers Association, a researcher of China Arbitration Law Research Association.

Mr. Chen serves as an external mentor for LL.M. candidates at Peking University Law School. He has been invited by Peking University Law School and Tsinghua University to lecture on international commercial arbitration and dispute resolution. He has been invited by multinational companies and domestic large-scale enterprises to give trainings and lectures on dispute resolution.

Member of the PRC Bar, Member of the New York State Bar

Harvard Law School

LL.M.

2016 - 2017

Peking University Law School

LL.M.

2003 - 2006

Law School of South China University of Technology

bachelor's degree

1997 - 2001

Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Chambers Global

2025

Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Chambers Greater China Region

2025

Litigation Star for International Arbitration

Benchmark Litigation China, 2022-2025

Listed to New Panel of Arbitrators

Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)

2025

Named to 2018 list of 1,000 foreign-related legal case experts

the PRC Ministry of Justice

2018

Client Choice: Top 15 Litigation Versatile Practitioners

Legalband

2022

Power list: Top 15 Arbitration Lawyers

Legalband

2022