Walter Fayun Chen

Professional Experience/Areas of Expertise
Walter Chen has over 28 years of experience in advising clients domestic and foreign on litigation and non-litigation matters. His areas of practice include international arbitration and litigation, cross-border investment and M&As, international trade, corporate, maritime, construction, and other foreign-related legal matters. He is one of the very few leading international dispute resolution practitioners in China who can effectively handle cases in both English and Chinese language as counsel and arbitrator.
Walter Chen has extensive experiences and a proven track record for handling complex and high- profile legal matters such as the automobile joint venture project between Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile, which was rated as the “Best Deal of the Year 2012” by China Business Law Journal, Hong Kong; and the civil and commercial cases concerning disputes arising from cross- border investment, post-merger & acquisition disputes, joint venture contracts, international trade, guarantee and swap transactions, construction and Infrastructure projects, sale & purchase, shipping matter, insurance, agency agreement, letter of credit, banking, refund guarantee, shareholder disputes, product liability, construction contract dispute, as well as recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral award heard before Chinese courts at various levels, Hong Kong High Court, US Federal District Courts, CIETAC, SHIAC, and a variety of overseas arbitration institutions such as HKIAC, ICC, SIAC, LCIA, LMAA and WIPO, inter alia, by teaming up with an American law firm, he once successfully represented a well-known Chinese automobile enterprise in allegedly the largest case against Chinese business sued overseas with claimed sum of over USD 15 billion, which was transferred from a US federal district court and heard in HKIAC. He first represented a Chinese company in Hong Kong in 1995 in an arbitration of an international trade dispute against Samsung of Korea. He is now in the process of representing a Chinese client in Hong Kong against American Claimants in an ad hoc arbitration case with a claimed sum of over 10 billion RMB, and a nearly USD 400 million ad hoc arbitration case in Hong Kong.
Due to his excellence in legal practice, Walter Chen has over the years been awarded with honors such as “Top 10 Lawyers of the Belt and Road in China” (2018) ，“Top 10 Lawyers Engaged in Cross-Border Legal Affairs in Jiangsu Province” (2018) and “Man of the Year in China’s Legal Service” (2016) , “Outstanding Foreign Related Lawyer of Nanjing Bar Association” (2020-2022), The “Arbitration Lawyer of the Year (2022)”, the “ Best Arbitration Lawyer of the Year (2023)” of Lawyer Monthly, UK.

Arbitration Experience
Apart from being legal counsel representing clients in ad hoc cases or before a variety of international and domestic arbitration tribunals, Walter Chen has over the years (he was appointed as member of panel of arbitrators by a local arbitration commission in Jiangsu, China in November 2000), sat as sole arbitrators, party-appointed arbitrators and presiding arbitrators in nearly 100 commercial cases in CIETAC, CMAC, HKIAC, DIFC-LCIA, CIETAC Hong Kong Center, BIAC, SCIA etc., applying among others UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, HKIAC Rules, DIFC-LCIA Rules, CIETAC Rules, BIAC Rules, SCIA Rules and SHAC Rules.
Walter Chen is a regular speaker and moderator for numerous large legal conferences or seminars that involve CIETAC, HKIAC, ICC, SIAC, SCC, BIAC etc. Details please refer to the below Seminars / Talks Section.

Education

• University of Liverpool (LLM in international business law, 2000)
• Fudan University, China (LLB in International Business Law,1991)
• Anhui Normal University, China (B.A in English language and literature,1987)
• University of Hamburg, Training Program for Lawyers Dealing with Cross-Border M&As and interned at Hamburg Office, DLA Piper (Certificate, 2013)
• University of Maryland, Visiting Scholar and interned at Washington D.C Office, Jones Day (Certificate, 2007-2008)
• The Peking University-Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration Training Course of International Arbitration organized by the Law School of Peking University (Certificate, 2021)
• The Training Course for Arbitrators organized by the Law School of Tsinghua University jointly with Beijing International Arbitration Center (Certificate, 2020)
• Project “Sino- German Lawyer Exchange on the Subject: Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution” sponsored by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) (Hamburg, Germany, Certificate, 2017; Shanghai, China, Certificate 2018)
• “Advanced Seminar for Candidates for Arbitrator of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission” organized by the China University of Political Science and Law (Certificate, 2014)
• The Training Course of international arbitration organized by the All China Lawyers Association together with CIETAC (Certificate, 2012)

Professional Membership/Current Positions

• S.C (Senior Counsel), Partner of Grandall Law Firm (Nanjing)
• Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators（FHKIArb）
• Member of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
• Member of Arbitration and Lawyers Mediation Committee of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
• Committee Member of Beihai Asia International Arbitration Centre, Singapore
• Member of ICC China Arbitration Committee
• Member of the Leading Chinese Lawyers Dealing with Cross-Border Legal Affairs of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
• Member of Talent Pool of Lawyers Dealing with Cross-Border Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Justice, China
• Member of the “Leading Foreign Related Lawyers”, Ministry of Justice, China
• Expert Member of the International Commercial Expert Committee of the Nanjing International Commercial Court, China
• Vice President of the UK Sub-Association of Western Returned Scholars Association (Overseas-educated Scholars Association) of China
• Member of Steering Committee of China Academy of Arbitration Law (CAAL)
• Member of Advisory Panel for CCPIT as UNCITRAL Observer on Dispute Settlement
• Expert in the “Civil and Administrative Prosecution Expert Advisory Network” of the Sixth and Seventh Prosecutor’s Offices of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor’s Office, China
• Vice-Chairman of the Joint Meeting of the China Cooperation Mechanism for the Development of Commercial Mediation
• Member of Belt and Road Committee of the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific
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• Member of the Belt and Road International Lawyers Association (BRILA)
• Policy Making Advisory Expert to the Standing Committee of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress, China
• Vice President and General Secretary of Jiangsu Industry Overseas Development Association, China
• Mediator of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)/China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC)
• Vice President of Jiangsu Yangtze River International Commercial Mediation Center
• Adjunct Professor of Law or Research Fellow for a few universities in China such as Southwest University of Political Science & Law, Southeast University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, and Zhongnan University of Economics and law and Universita Di Roma.
• Research Fellow of China Arbitration Institute of China University of Political Science and Law

Accredited/ Nominated Panels of Arbitrators

• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
• Member of Panel of International Arbitrators of the KCAB INTERNATIONAL
• Member of the Distinguished Panel of Arbitrators of the Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of the Borneo International Center for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of the Vietnam-China International Trade Arbitration Center (VCITAC)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of DIFC-LCIA
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of the International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization (ICDPASO)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of the Arbitration Center Across the Straits, China
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Beijing International Arbitration Center (BIAC)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Chongqing Arbitration Commission
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Xian Arbitration Commission
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Guangzhou Arbitration Commission
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Hainan International Arbitration Court
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Nanjing Arbitration Commission
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Hefei Arbitration Commission
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Guiyang Arbitration Commission
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of Suqian Arbitration Commission
• Member of the Database of Arbitrators of London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
• Member of the Internal Database of Arbitrators and Mediators of MCCI Arbitration & Mediation Center (MARC)

Publications

• One of the three-member Editorial Board (with Stephen Jagusch Q.C, Colin Ong Q.C) in three consecutive years (2021-2023), and co-author for China Chapter of the “CDR Essential Intelligence – Belt and Road Initiative ” launched in London by the Global Legal Group, GLG；
• Co-author of the “Insights on the Ruling of the Shanghai Maritime Court Recognizing Judgments of the English Courts” published by Asian Dispute Review (2023), which is a quarterly by HKIAC, CIArb EAB, HKIArb and HKMC.
• Editor in Chief and contributor of the “Seventh Five-Year-Plan Nationwide Legal Education Campaign” Textbook titled “Laws and Risks Prevention for Non-State-Owned Enterprises” sponsored by National Office of Legal Education, the Ministry of Justice, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (Legal Press 2017).
• Editor in Chief and contributor of four consecutive years (2014-2018) of the “Chinese Lawyers in Action” series sponsored by All China Lawyers Association and published by Legal Press, China.
• Co-Edited the Selected Foreign-Related Cases published by the All-China Lawyers Association (Law Press, 2018), in which Walter Chen contributed the article titled “The Urgent Need to Prevent and Control Criminal Legal Risks for Enterprises Going Abroad – Starting from the Successful Termination of the Dutch Criminal Accusation Case by a Chinese Enterprise”.
• Author of Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions in China: Law and Practice (English, LexisNexis Hong Kong 2009).
• Editor in Chief of the Legal Guidance for Establishing Corporations in 40 Countries and Regions (bilingual, LexisNexis, and China CITIC Press, 2008).
• Executive Editor in Chief of a Practical Handbook of Laws and Regulations on China’s Enterprises Cross-Border Investment and Operation (Legal Press, 2007).
• Author, Dispute Resolution and the WTO, China Law & Practice, Dec2001/Jan 2002, Volume 15 No.10.
• Prolific in publishing Chinese and English legal theses on domestic and foreign professional journals such as the International Lawyer, China Law & Practice, European Law Review, Nankai Management Review, Academia Bimestrie and Chinese Lawyers.

Seminars / Talks

• Moderator and speaker, together with counsels from DLA Piper, Clyde & Co at the “Foreign-related Rule of Law Roundtable” – “Enterprises Going Global Overseas Litigation” Seminar sponsored by the Jiangsu Arbitration Center of CIETAC, August 2023.
• Evaluation expert, appointed by Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC), at the opening evaluation meeting of the SHAC Open Fund Project (Beijing), which was attended by the applicants from the China University of Political Science and Law, Peking University, and Renmin University of China, among others, July 2023.
• Expert in foreign-related arbitration attended the Weihai International Arbitration Court Unveiling Ceremony, which was attended by the Vice Mayor of Weihai Municipal Government and the Director of Weihai Arbitration Commission, July 2023.
• Representative of Outstanding Jurists attended the “Symposium for Representatives of Outstanding Jurists in the Province and the Sixth Commendation Ceremony for ‘Jiangsu Outstanding Young Jurists'” organized by the Law Society of Jiangsu Province, China, June 2023.
• Speaker, at the Seminar “Building Bridges between East and West” sponsored by the Asia House, a British think tank, together with Western Returned Scholars Association, and also visited the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford etc., June 2023.
• Researcher specially invited participated in the third Seminar on “Arbitration Credibility Assessment” organized by the Arbitration Research Institute of China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, June 2023.
• Speaker at the “Rule of Law Roundtable on Foreign-related Laws: Dialogue Between Young Lawyers and Arbitrators” organized by Nanjing Lawyers Association and Jiangsu Arbitration Center of CIETAC, April 2023.
• Appointed as an expert member of Nanjing Court International Commercial Expert Committee, Nanjing International Commercial Court inaugurated. The Nanjing International Commercial Court will have centralized jurisdiction over international commercial disputes with a litigation value of less than 5 billion RMB, April 2023.
• Speaker about the foreign dispute resolution topic at a “Closed-door Seminar on Sino- European Legal Services” jointly organized by the Association of Chinese Lawyers in Europe (ACLE) and Grandall Law Firm, February 2023.
• Moderator at the “ChatGPT Interdisciplinary Symposium: Foreseeing the Future”, organized by the Jiangsu Association, Western Returned Scholars Association, February 2023.
• Participant specially invited in the International Arbitration Symposium “Art of Arbitration, Arbitration for Art” organized by the International Court of Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, February 2023.
• Speaker at the “Cross-border Dispute Resolution” Section of the “Sino-European Economic Cooperation and Development Legal Services Exchange Conference” in Brussels, Belgium jointly organized by the Grandall Law Firm and the Association of Chinese Lawyers in Europe (ACLE). Mr. Peng Gang, Minister of the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the European Union, made an opening speech, December 2022.
• Moderator at the “Foreign Related Dispute Resolution and Foreign Related Lawyers to Enhance Their Professional Competence” Section of the third “Jinling Lawyers Forum” jointly organized by Nanjing Bar Association, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Jiangsu Arbitration Center, and the Hong Kong International Arbitration, December 2022.
• Speaker on “Disclosure of Information and Conflict of Interest of Arbitrators” at the 2022 Annual Conference of China Arbitration Law Research Society and the 15th China Arbitration and Judicial Forum held in Shanghai, November 2022.
• Appointed as an off-campus practice tutor for master’s degree students by the School of Law and Economics of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law together with SAPIENZA University Di Roma, 2022, and was invited to give a speech for the School with the theme of “Practical Thoughts and Skills in Representing Cross-border International Arbitration Cases”, November 2022.
• Lecturer on the topic of “Practical Skills and Experiences Sharing in Representing Cross-border International Arbitration Cases” for the training camp for foreign-related young lawyers of Jiangsu Provincial Lawyers Association’s “Star Fire Prairie Fire Program”, October 2022.
• Speaker on the topic of “Legal Risk Prevention and Dispute Handling for ‘Going Global’ Enterprises” at the “Rule of Law Roundtable”: Seminar on “Legal Risk Prevention for Overseas Investment of ‘Going Global’ Enterprises under the Situation of Russia and Ukraine” organized by Sub-UK Association of the Western Returned Scholars Association, May 2022.
• Delivered a speech as Vice President of the Sub-UK Association, Western Returned Scholars Association for the Seminar “Interpretation of Rules for Independent Directors of Listed Companies” sponsored by the Sub-UK Association, Western Returned Scholars Association, December 2021.
• Commentator for the “Annual Observations on Commercial Arbitration and Mediation in China (2021)” organized by the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC)/Beijing International Arbitration Center (BIAC) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), among others, in Beijing, November 2021.
• Speaker on “‘Going Global ’Enterprise Legal Risk Prevention and Control and Dispute Handling”, at the second “Legal Knowledge Lecture Hall” and public welfare legal service activity of Jiangsu Western Returned Scholars Association held in Zhenjiang City, October 2021.
• Guest speaker in the webinar organized by BAIAC (North Sea Asian International Arbitration Centre), Singapore, the Court of Justice of Thailand and the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI) on Where to Arbitrate? A Fireside Chat, 2021. Other speakers were Dr. Worrawong Atcharawongchai, Justice of the Office of the President of the Supreme Court of Thailand and Executive Director of the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI), Mr. Phuntsho Wangdi, Advisor to the Thai Arbitration Institute (TAI) and former Attorney General of the Kingdom of Bhutan, Mr. Steven Walker, QC, Six Pump Court Barristers’ Chambers, London, UK, and Mr. Sameer Shah, Partner, Trust Legal, India, and moderated by Prof. Steve Ngo, Chairman, BAIAC, August 2021.
• Moderator at the invitation of the Thailand Arbitration Commission (THAC), on virtual seminar “The effects and impacts of international sanctions on international arbitration proceedings and the enforcement of awards”, with Prof. Steve Ngo from Singapore, Mr. Steven Walker QC, Mr. Joseph England barrister, and Ms. Supajee Rungroj, Judge of Thailand, as speakers, July 2021.
• Lecturer for the “Training Course on Administration in accordance with Law for the Foreign Affairs System of the Province” organized by the Foreign Affairs Office and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Government, with the theme of “Prevention and Control of Legal Risks and Dispute Handling for Enterprises Going Global”, June 2021.
• Delivered a lecture entitled “Representation and Decision in Cross-Border International Arbitration Cases” to the postgraduate students of the Sino-Italian School of Law of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, June 2021.
• Speaker at a breakfast meeting on the theme of “Belt and Road Dispute Resolution: Empirical Research and China’s Response”, during the Morning Session of the 30th Annual Conference of the Pacific Rim Bar Association (“IPBA”), hosted by the Beijing International Arbitration Center (BIAC), April 2021.
• Moderator and Speaker at a series of arbitration webinars on “Differences and Similarities between Arbitration in Mainland China and Overseas Arbitration” jointly organized by Nanjing Lawyers’ Association, Beijing Chaoyang District Lawyers’ Association, Chongqing Lawyers’ Association, Guangzhou Lawyers’ Association, Chengdu Lawyers’ Association, Xi’an Lawyers’ Association, Xiamen Lawyers’ Association and Wuxi Lawyers’ Association, in conjunction with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, April-May 2021.
• Speaker on “How to Deal with International Arbitration and Overseas Litigation” at the “Lecture Hall of Legal Knowledge” held in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, jointly organized by Jiangsu Western Returned Scholars Association and local association, April 2021.
• Moderator and speaker at a webinar on “International Arbitration – The Road to Victory from Arbitration Clause Drafting to Trial”, jointly organized by the Sub-UK Association, Western Returned Scholars Association, Clyde & Co, UK, and Stevenson, Wong & Co. in Hong Kong, March 2021.
• Speaker at invitation of Xuzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission on “Legal Risk Prevention and Control and Dispute Handling of Enterprises Going Global” for the “Xuzhou Municipal ‘One Belt, One Road’ Going Global Risk Prevention Specialized Training Meeting”, December 2020.
• Speaker at invitation of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to participate in the launch of the Chinese version of the 2021 edition of the ICC Arbitration Rules of the ICC and on the topic of “The Pros and Cons of Virtual Hearings from the Perspective of an International Arbitrator”, December 2020.
• Lecturer at the invitation of Jiangsu Provincial Government, on a topic entitled “Legal Risk Prevention and Dispute Handling for the Introduction of Overseas High-level Talents” for the “Special Training Meeting for Talent Workers in Jiangsu Province”, December 2020.
• Moderator at invitation of Jiangsu Association for Friendship and International Exchanges（JAFIE）and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress on the seminar on “Protection of the Rights and Interests of Chinese Enterprises and Citizens Overseas (European Session)” of the Yangtze River International Forum, December 2020.
• Lecturer on “Legal Risk Prevention and Control and Dispute Handling for Enterprises Going Global” for the 2020 Training Course Series of Jiangsu Enterprises Going Global organized by the Department of Commerce of Jiangsu Province (the first phase), November 2020.
• Lecturer on “Prevention and Control of Legal Risks and Dispute Handling of Enterprises Going Global” for the “Advanced Seminar on ‘One Belt, One Road’ of Kunshan City” held in Wuxi, November 2020.
• Interview Examiner at the invitation of Chengdu Lawyers Association to preside over and participate in the selection of lawyers for Chengdu’s foreign-related legal service leading talents and reserve talents pool, October 2020.
• Expert Commentator at the invitation of CIETAC Jiangsu Center, for the “Seminar on Building Business Environment for Private Enterprises in Jiangsu under the Rule of Law”, which was held in Nanjing during the 2020 China Arbitration Week, September 2020.
• Speaker at invitation by the Institute of International Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences at the “Seminar on the Development of Commercial Mediation in China after the Entry into Force of the Singapore Convention on Mediation and the Round Table Meeting of the Eighth Social Science Arbitration Week”, Beijing, September 2020.
• Moderator and speaker at a webinar on “International Arbitration – Tactics, Strategies and Cultural Implications”, jointly organized by the Sub-UK Association, Western Returned Scholars Association and Clyde & Co., September 2020.
• Moderator at invitation of Jiangsu Association for Friendship and International Exchanges (JAFIE) on “Yangzi River International Forum 2020 Seminar on Protecting the Rights and Interests of Chinese Enterprises and Citizens Overseas (North America Session)”, August 2020.
• Speaker at the invitation of the Law School of Nanjing Normal University, for a social practice course entitled “Talking about Representation and Adjudication in Cross-border International Arbitration Cases” held virtually for nearly 100 graduating college students of the School, May 2020.
• Organized and led the “Public Welfare Forum of Leading Foreign Related Lawyers” for All China Lawyers Association (ACLA), into Fudan University, to deliver lectures on foreign law practice for the teachers and students of the Law School, among which, Walter Chen gave a speech on the topic of “Practical Skills of Chinese Lawyers in Acting as Counsel in Cross-border Litigation or Arbitration Cases”, November 2019.
• Speaker on “Practical Skills of Chinese Lawyers in Representing Cross-border Litigation or Arbitration Cases” to foreign related lawyers in Chongqing in All China Lawyers Association’s “Lecture Hall on Foreign-related Legal Services” (Chongqing Station) held in Chongqing, November 2019.
• Appointed as a part-time researcher of the Applied Law Research Base of the Supreme People’s Court, and gave a presentation entitled “Practical Skills of Chinese Lawyers in Representing Cross-border Litigation or Arbitration Cases” for the School of Artificial Intelligence (School of Applied Law and China Arbitration Academy), Southwest University of Political Science and Law, November 2019.
• Speaker on “Practical Skills of Chinese Lawyers in Representing Cross-border Litigation or Arbitration Cases” to foreign related lawyers in Anhui in All China Lawyers Association’s “Lecture Hall on Foreign-related Legal Services” (Anhui Station) held in Hefei, September 2019.
• As a member of panel of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), Walter Chen was invited by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the Ministry of Justice of Singapore to attend the Signing Ceremony of the United Nations Convention on Mediation in Singapore, which was held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, August 2019.
• Speaker on “This Mediation is Not That Mediation: Differences and Convergences in Mediation in International Arbitration” at the “Seminar on Innovation in International Commercial Arbitration” organized by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce of Sweden (SCC) and the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) in Nanjing, China, June 2023.
• Organized and led the “Public Welfare Forum of Leading Talents of Foreign-Related Lawyers” for All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) into the Law School of Wuhan University, and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, and held lectures on the subject of foreign-related legal practice for foreign-related lawyers and students of colleges and universities in Hubei Province, among which, Walter Chen lectured on the subject of the Status and Role of Chinese Lawyers in Cross-Border Litigation or Arbitration，May 2019.
• Speaker at invitation of the Southwest University of Political Science and Law and the Applied Law Research Base of the Supreme People’s Court of Southwest University of Political Science and Law on a lecture entitled “Legal Risk Management and Dispute Resolution of Chinese Enterprises’ Outbound Investments” for the “Rule of Law Lecture Forum for Chinese Enterprises”, April 2019.
• Organized and led the “Public Welfare Forum of Leading Talents of Foreign-Related Lawyers” for All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) into the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Sichuan International Studies University, and held lectures on the subject of foreign-related legal practice for foreign-related lawyers and students, among which, Walter Chen lectured on the subject of the Status and Role of Chinese Lawyers in Cross-Border Litigation or Arbitration，May 2019.
• Moderator of the seminar on “Protecting the Overseas Rights and Interests of Chinese Enterprises Going Global” sponsored by Jiangsu Western Returned Scholars Association, Jianye District Government of Nanjing, in conjunction with the International Chamber of Commerce of Jiangsu Province, the Jiangsu Province Overseas Industry Development and Planning Association and Nanjing Lawyers’ Association, and was attended by renowned partners and attorneys from the Clyde & Co, Jones Day, Hong Kong’s Stevenson Wong, and Singapore, April 2019.
• Keynote speaker on a speech entitled “Resolving Disputes and Protecting the Core Interests of Enterprises Going Global” for the “2019 Chinese Enterprises Going Global Risk Conference” held in Beijing, with more than 2,000 Chinese and foreign guests, government officials, and enterprise representatives attending the conference, March 2019.
• Moderator and speaker at the invitation of the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC) of the “Singapore International Arbitration Practice Seminar” held in Nanjing, and delivered a speech on “How Chinese Lawyers Engage in International Arbitration Practice”, February 2019.
• Lecturer at the invitation of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Lawyers’ Association, on the topic of “The Status and Role of Chinese Lawyers in Cross-Border Arbitration” for the Training Course on Lawyers’ Practice in Foreign-related Laws organized by the Guangxi Lawyers’ Association in Nanning, November 2018.
• Keynote speaker at the invitation of the Chairman of the Arbitration Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), on a speech on “Whether Arbitral Institutions Have Potential Bias in the Appointment of Common Law or Civil Law Arbitrators, and Whether This Has an Impact on the Parties to the Arbitration” at the Sub-forum of the International Symposium of the “IPBA-THAC Arbitration Day”, November 2018.
• Speaker at the”2018 Annual Meeting of the Leading Foreign Related Lawyers of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) in Chengdu and China Sichuan ‘Belt and Road’ Legal Service Forum”, and at the Meeting, released a new book funded by ACLA and edited by Walter Chen, entitled “Foreign Related Lawyers in Action: Special Issue on Dispute Resolution of the ‘Belt and Road’”, October 2018.
• Arbitrator and Commentator for the English Moot on “Hearing Models of the Two Legal Systems in International Arbitration: Similarities, Differences and Integration”, in conjunction with arbitrators from France and Singapore, during the First CIETAC Global Conference of Arbitrators, September 2018.
• As a member of the CIETAC delegation led by the Secretary General of CIETAC, visited the United Arab Emirates, Kenya and South Africa, where Walter Chen exchanged views on international arbitration and international dispute resolution with local international arbitration institutions and universities, and delivered speeches at a number of seminars on the prevention of legal risks of “One Belt, One Road” for Chinese enterprises going global, May 2018.
• As an arbitrator, participated in the “International Commercial Arbitration Demonstration” Mock Tribunal organized by the International Court of Arbitration of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Nanjing, moderated by the retired judge of the High Court of Hong Kong, Professor Anselmo Reyes of the University of Hong Kong, March 2018.
• Head of Six-Member Delegation of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) to participate in the Project “Sino- German Lawyer Exchange on the Subject: Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution” sponsored by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) in Shanghai, March 2018.
• Speaker at invitation of Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce Overseas Enterprises Legal Affairs Consultation Service Center and Hunan Provincial Law Association on “Challenges and Thoughts of Enterprises Responding to Cross-border Disputes under the Situation of Belt and Road” for the training course for enterprises “Going Global” and lawyers involved in foreign related affairs in Hunan Province, December 2017.
• One of Six-Member Delegation of All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) to participate in the Project “Sino- German Lawyer Exchange on the Subject: Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution” sponsored by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) in Hamburg, Germany, November 2017.
• Lecturer at invitation of the Department of Commerce of Jiangsu Province on “Legal Risk Prevention, Control and Dispute Handling for Enterprises Going Global” for the training course on “Going Global” organized by the Department of Commerce of Jiangsu Province, October 2017.
• Lecturer at invitation of Zhejiang Lawyers Association for Zhejiang Lawyers Association’s “Belt and Road Legal Affairs Training Course” senior foreign related lawyers on how Chinese lawyers engaged in cross-border arbitration and litigation practice, October 2017.
• Moderator for the “Foreign-related Arbitration Jiangsu Tour: International Commercial Arbitration Practice Seminar and Mock Trial” organized by Jiangsu Lawyers’ Association and co-organized by ICC International Court of Arbitration, Singapore International Arbitration Center, Hong Kong International Arbitration Center, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Hong Kong Arbitration Center, and Shanghai Sub-committee etc., and acted as an arbitrator to participate in the ICC Arbitration Court Mock Trial, October 2017.
• Presiding arbitrator at invitation of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Hebei Provincial Bar Association and Hebei Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade (HBCPIT), for the “Lawyers’ Arbitration Training and Mock Arbitration Sessions Observation” the 2017 China Arbitration Week in Hebei, and gave a speech on the topic of “The Status and Role of Chinese Lawyers in Cross-Border Arbitration and Litigation”, September 2017.
• Lecturer at invitation of the Jiangsu Federation of Industry and Commerce of Jiangsu Province on the topic of “Prevention and Control of Legal Risks and Dispute Handling of Enterprises Going Global” for the “Law and Enterprise Companion: Provincial Non- Publicly Owned Enterprises’ Advanced Training Course on Ruling Enterprises in accordance with Law” organized by the Federation of Industry and Commerce of Jiangsu Province, August 2017.
• Moderated the sub-forum: “Changes and Developments in Recent Arbitration Practices of ICC & CIETAC” at the ” International Arbitration Without Frontiers – Best Management of Dispute Resolution for Belt and Road”, jointly organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the China International Economic & Trade Commission (CIETAC) in Shanghai, June 2017.
• Lecturer at invitation of Zhejiang Provincial Lawyers Association on a lecture entitled “The Status and Role of Chinese Lawyers in Cross-Border Litigation and Arbitration” for the Sixth Training Camp for Young Lawyers in Zhejiang Province, June 2017.
• Speaker at invitation of Tianjin Law Association on ” The Status and Role of Chinese Lawyers in Cross-Border Litigation and Arbitration ” for the seminar on “Cross-border Dispute Resolution Under the Belt and Road” jointly organized by Tianjin Lawyers Association’s International Investment and Trade Committee, Arbitration Committee, and Tianjin Arbitration Center of China International Economic and Trade Commission, June 2017.
• Lecturer at the invitation of Jiangsu Federation of Industry and Commerce on “Addressing Legal Issues of Foreign Companies Doing Business in China” for the Australian Entrepreneurs’ Delegation to China, May 2017.
• Lecturer at the invitation of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association on “The Position and Role of Chinese Lawyers in Cross-Border Litigation and Arbitration” to foreign related lawyers in Guangzhou, April 2017.
• Speaker at the “First Centrally Owned Enterprises Belt and Road Legal Risk Forum” jointly organized by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the State Administration of Foreign Affairs, and the international law Institute, US in Shenzhen, on the topic of the legal risks and prevention of Chinese enterprises going global, April 2017.
• Moderator and arbitrator for “International Commercial Arbitration Demonstration ” Moot Trial and “Getting to Know International Arbitration Institutions” Moot Trial for Jiangsu foreign related lawyers training courses organized by the International Court of Arbitration of ICC and Jiangsu Lawyers Association in Nanjing, March 2017.
• Representative of Jiangsu lawyers attended the “Sino-British Rule of Law Roundtable” organized by the China Law Society in Beijing and delivered the paper “Analyzing How to Solve the Dilemma of Inter-District Parallel Litigation in Mainland China and Hong Kong”, which was included in the Collection of Works of the conference, November 2016.
• Moderated the sub-forum of the “China Corporate Governance Summit Forum and the Fifth Annual Meeting of China Corporate Law”: “Forum on Prevention of Legal Risks for Enterprises in the Belt and Road”, which was co-organized by Legal Daily and Jiangsu Lawyers Association, October 2016.
• Speaker at the invitation of the Jiangsu Federation of Industry and Commerce on “Legal Concerns of Foreign Companies in China” to the delegation of Australian entrepreneurs visiting China, May 2016.
• Moderator and speaker for the legal practice seminar on “Foreign Arbitration in Jiangsu Tour: Understanding and Controlling International Arbitration Procedures” organized by Jiangsu Lawyers Association, in conjunction with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)in Nanjing, April 2016.
• Lecturer at the invitation of the Legal Department of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC), Fayun Chen for the “Legal Service Seminar of All- China Federation of Industry and Commerce and Training Course on Capacity Building of Legal Service” organized by the ACFIC in Beijing, with the topic of “Mergers and Acquisitions and Restructuring in the Transformation and Upgrading of Enterprises”, April 2016.
• Moderator and speaker for the large-scale legal seminar on “One Belt, One Road and Chinese Enterprises Going Global” organized by China’s leading foreign-related lawyers in Guangzhou and delivered a speech on “The Role of Chinese Lawyers in Cross-Border Litigation and Arbitration”, November 2015.
• Lecturer at the invitation of the Legal Department of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) for the “Training Course on the Protection and Application of Intellectual Property Rights of Chinese Private Enterprises” organized by the ACFIC in Guangzhou, with the topic of “International Intellectual Property Rights Dispute Game” for the participants, October 2015.
• Moderator and Speaker for the “Sino-Australian Investment and Law Seminar” organized by Jiangsu Lawyers Association, Australian Holding Redlich Law Firm in Nanjing etc., and Mr. Bob Hawke, former Prime Minister of Australia, delivered a passionate keynote speech at the conference, April,2014.
• For two consecutive years, Walter Chen was invited as a representative of the Chinese delegation to attend the 2010 and 2011 China-U.S. Rule of Law and Human Rights Dialogue organized by the State Council Information Office and co-organized by the China Foundation for the Development of Human Rights and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR), US, and to hold a dialogue on human rights and the rule of law with the U.S. delegation, 2010, 2011.
• Speaker on the “Dispute Resolution by Arbitration in China”, at the Spring Meeting of the Section of International Law and Practice, American Bar Association (ABA) held in Washington D.C April,2005.
• Speaker and Moderator on How Jiangsu Business Respond to Foreign Anti-Dumping Actions: Rules and Practices Seminar, sponsored by Jiangsu Lawyers Association, American Bar Association (ABA) and a number of other institutions, December 2004.
• Speaker at the ABA Annual Meeting round table discussion: “Doing Business in China: Hot Topics” moderated by the Chair of China Law Committee of the Section of International Law and Practice, American Bar Association (ABA) in Atlanta, on a topic Some Practical Issues Relating to Foreign Investors’ M & A of China’s Domestic Enterprises, August, 2004.
• The above list is not exhaustive. The conferences and seminars Walter Chen has been invited to attend or moderated include among others, the “WTO and Legal Practice” and the “22nd Session of the World Congress of Laws”, the “Perspectives on U.S. Intellectual Property Remedies – U.S. International Trade Commissioners, Litigation Experts on 337 Investigations and U.S. Federal Court Intellectual Property Litigation” (U.S. International Trade Commissioner was invited to deliver keynote speech at the conference), and the “China Jiangsu-US Georgia Investment Seminar” (the Mayor of Atlanta delivered a Keynote speech ).

Languages

• Mandarin Chinese (native)
• English (fluent)