Chen Xiangyong
Senior Partner
In charge of the Admiralty Group
Practice Areas: Admiralty, Maritime, Insurance, International Trade
Office: Guangzhou
Tel.: 86 20-87600082
Academic qualifications:
1990 Dalian Maritime University (Maritime Law)
Professional qualifications:
1994 Licensed lawyer
Accolades:
2003 Asialaw Leading Lawyer (PRC; Shipping, Maritime & Aviation; Public law & Environment)
2004 Asialaw Leading Lawyer (Shipping, Maritime & Aviation)
2005 Asialaw Leading Lawyer (Shipping, Maritime & Aviation)
Languages:
Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese) and English
Experience:
From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Chen handled admiralty cases for COSCO Guangzhou as section chief of the Marine Safety Supervision Department. He joined Wang Jing & Co. in 1994, and is a senior partner of the Firm in charge of the Admiralty Group.
Mr. Chen is experienced in dealing with legal matters concerning collisions, ship-sourced pollution, arrest of ships, bills of lading, cargo claims, ship building and repair contracts, maritime fraud, liability limitation for maritime claims, maritime liens, personal casualties, and all cases relating to P&I matters. Mr. Chen has over the years handled hundreds of admiralty and maritime cases, particularly litigation and arbitration following ships collisions and marine pollution.
Mr. Chen is widely regarded as one of China's foremost experts in dealing with ship-sourced pollution and the shipment of concentrated ores. He has published a number of dissertations on these topics, and has presented at domestic and international seminars. He is also in charge of supervising large-scale collision cases handled by the Firm's other offices around China.
