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M.Juris.

• Degree awarded in 2004.
• Focus of studies: international law and British/European commercial law.

S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science)

• Degree awarded in 2003.
• Dissertation topic: U.S.-China Trade Relations: Law and Politics.

LL.M.

• Degree awarded in 2000.
• Focus of studies: corporate and securities law; regulation of international trade and investment (WTO).

MPhil in Laws

• Degree awarded in 1997.
• Focus of studies: international economic law and comparative commercial law.

LL.B.

• Degree awarded in 1994.

Professor of Law (with tenure); Director, Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law

• Teaching courses on company law, comparative law, international economic law, international financial law, advanced legal research methods, and Chinese law.
• Director, Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law (CCCL).

Associate Professor of Law (with tenure)

• Taught Law and Development in China, International Economic Law, International Law and International Relations, China, India, and International Law, Chinese Corporate and Securities Law, and Chinese Legal Traditions and Legal Chinese.
• Nominated for the Annual Faculty Teaching Excellence Award in 2011.
• Director, Asian Law Institute (2019).
• Deputy Director, Centre for Asian Legal Studies (2012-2016).

Associate Professor of Law

• On leave from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law.
• Taught International Economic and Trade Law, Chinese Company Law, Chinese Securities Regulation, and Chinese Legal System.
• Received the 2007 Young Researcher Award of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• Director for the MPhil/PhD Programme.

Assistant Professor of Law

• Taught International Trade Law, Chinese Law, securities regulation, and comparative legal traditions.

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

• Taught the intensive course Introduction to Chinese Legal System and Legal Tradition.

Of Counsel (part-time)

• Advised the firm on China-related business.
• Developed a China practice plan for the firm.

In-house Attorney

• Served as counsel for commercial and syndicate loans, international trade finance, and commercial litigation issues.
• Participated in and played leadership roles in business negotiations and projects including an online payment system with IBM and a financial information service programme with Reuters.
• Counseled the bank in establishing its first mutual funds operation.
• Led the Legal Department's task force studying e-banking legal issues.
• Represented the Bank before the Supreme Court and other courts in China.
• Appointed as an expert member of the Chinese delegation to the 30th session of UNCITRAL in 1998.

Adjunct Lecturer

• Taught International Trade Law and Contract Law to undergraduates.
• Designed the course structure of International Trade Law.

Adjunct Lecturer

• Taught International Trade Law to undergraduates and International Economic Law to an adult education programme.

Legal Assistant

• Advised domestic and foreign clients on Chinese law regarding direct investment, international trade, and corporate issues.
• Drafted corporate profiles and commercial contracts.

Editor in Chief

Joint Editor-in-Chief

Subject Editor, Asian Journal of Comparative Law

Executive Editor

Joint Editor-in-Chief

Trade Law Editor

State Bar of New York

Chinese Bar

Young Researcher Award 2007-08 granted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong

New Century Excellent Talents Award

• Awarded for services as a guest professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Law.

Chen An International Law Chair Professor

• Appointed by Xiamen University.

Best Author Award for 2015

Best Paper for Comparative Law in 2020

Guest Professor, National Institute for South China Sea Studies

Guest Professor

Overseas Distinguished Scholar Chair Professor

Guest Professor

Guest Professor

Guest Professor

Guest Professor

Guest Senior Researcher

Elected Member of the Governing Board

Elected Member of the Governing Board

Senior Fellow

Fellow

Fellow

Member of UNESCAP’s Expert Group Meeting, 2025

Member, Commercial Legal Expert Advisory Committee

Rule-of-law think-tank expert

Expert Adviser, Nanjing International Commercial Court

Expert Adviser, Changchun International Commercial Court

Arbitrator, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration

Arbitrator, Zunyi Arbitration Commission

Teaching interests

• International law.
• International economic law.
• Interdisciplinary areas of international law and international relations.
• Chinese and comparative corporate and securities law.
• Law and development in China.

Courses Taught at School of Law, City University of Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Company Law.
• Theory & Practice in Comparative Law.
• Chinese and Comparative Company Law.
• WTO Law.
• International Financial Law.
• Advanced Legal Writing and Research Methods.

Courses Taught at Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

• International Economic Law & International Relations (since 2009).
• China, India, and International Law (with M Sornarajah, since 2009).
• Chinese Corporate & Securities Law (since 2009).
• Chinese Legal Tradition & Legal Chinese (since 2009).
• Chinese Foreign Trade & Investment Law (2003-2006).
• Chinese Civil Law (2003-2006).
• World Trade Law (2003-2006).
• Comparative Legal Traditions (2003-2006).
• Securities Regulation (2003-2004).

Courses Taught at Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong (2006-2009)

• Chinese Company Law.
• Chinese Securities Regulation.
• World Trade Law.
• Chinese Law and Legal Methods.
• International Economic Law & Development.

Courses Taught at Other Institutions

• International Law and Global Governance (Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2010-2015).
• International Economic Law (Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2016-2018).
• Chinese Law and Legal Traditions (Griffith University, 2003-2009).
• International Law and China (Nanyang Technological University, 2019).
• State Capitalism and International Law (Xiamen University, 2014).

External Reviewer and Assessor Services

• External reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
• External reviewer, Routledge-Cavendish.
• External reviewer, Edward-Elgar Publishing Co.
• External reviewer, Hong Kong Research Grants Council.
• External reviewer, Hong Kong University Press.
• External reviewer, Cambridge University Press.
• External reviewer, Oxford University Press.
• External reviewer, Routledge.
• External examiner for two LLB and one LLM courses, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law.
• Specialist external examiner for one PhD and two MPhil dissertations, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law.
• External referee, Singapore Academy of Law Review.
• External referee, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies.
• External referee, Journal of Corporate Law Studies.
• External referee, Economic Inquiry.
• External referee, Australian Journal of Asian Law.
• External referee, Hong Kong Law Journal.
• External referee, China: An International Journal.
• External referee, Journal of Business Law.

Services to Faculty/University

• Director, Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law.
• Member, Staff Committee of the School of Law.
• Member, School Research Committee.

Services to Faculty/University

• Director, Asian Law Institute (ASLI) (2019-present).
• Founding Deputy Director, Centre for Asian Legal Studies (2012-2016).
• Member, Faculty Research Committee (2009-present).
• Faculty Curriculum Committee (2016-present).
• Member, Faculty Admission Committee (2012-2016).

Services to Faculty/University

• Director for Research Postgraduate Programmes (MPhil/PhD).
• Coordinator for China Outreach Activities.
• Research Seminar Coordinator (2006-2007).
• Member of the School Board (2006-2008).
• Member of the Undergraduate Committee and the Postgraduate Committee.
• Member, Graduate School Disciplinary Committee (2006-2008).
• Member, University Panel Against Sexual Harassment (2006-2009).
• Member, University General Education Committee (2006-2008).

Services to Faculty/University

• Member, Executive Committee for Graduate Studies (2004-2006).
• Member, Global Strategy Review Committee (2005).
• Member, Research Strategic Review Committee (2005).
• Member, Library Resource Panel on Acquisitions (2005-2006).
• Coordinator for several China outreach activities (2003-2006).

Services to Domestic and International Community

• Appointed by the Academic Degree Centre of the PRC Ministry of Education as an External Reviewer for the annual quality inspection of PhD theses in 2017.
• Appointed by the PRC Ministry of Commerce as a member of the PRC delegation to attend the WTO Regional Seminar on The WTO and Regional Trade Agreements (2007).
• Appointed by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong SAR to attend the 2008 Hong Kong Young Leaders' Training Camp at the China National School of Administration.
• Invited expert for training trade officials from developing countries for UNESCAP (December 2007).
• Appointed by the PRC Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation to serve as a member of the Chinese delegation to UNCITRAL in 1999.