Recently, the 4th International Conference of the International Advocacy Training Council (“IATC”) was successfully held in Hong Kong, attracting over 100 judges and advocacy lawyers from Mainland China, Hong Kong China, Malaysia, South Africa, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland, and Scotland.
Lawyer Liu Fengchang, Partner of Zhenghan Law Firm, was invited to deliver a special speech on “Arbitration Opportunities in Mainland China”. He discussed the latest developments in cross-border international advocacy and arbitration, and provided an in-depth introduction to the Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC) and the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SAC), the differences between applying for property preservation in arbitration proceedings in Mainland China and the common law system, as well as the domestic and cross-border enforcement of arbitration awards in Mainland China.
Distinguished speakers at the conference included The Honourable Mr Justice Andrew Cheung Kui-nung, Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); Mr Paul Lam Ting-kwok, Secretary for Justice of the HKSAR; The Honourable Mr Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, former Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of the HKSAR; Mr Anthony Neoh SC, former Chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong; and Mr Derek Chan Tak-kwong SC, Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, along with judges and senior advocacy lawyers from multiple jurisdictions.
Zhenghan Law Firm has long maintained interactions and cooperation with the overseas legal community, continuously providing new perspectives and opportunities for mainland enterprises in the field of international litigation and arbitration. Through in-depth legal and cultural exchanges and the sharing of practical experience, the firm aims to build a more professional and comprehensive global legal service platform for mainland enterprises:
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Zhenghan Law Firm is nationally renowned for its leading dispute resolution practice. It has long represented clients in a large number of complex and high-stakes commercial cases, providing professional dispute resolution services to major financial institutions, listed companies, government authorities and renowned enterprises. The firm has consecutively been awarded titles such as National Excellent Law Firm, Shanghai Top Ten Law Firm, and Chambers Band 1 in Corporate/Commercial. It has also received prestigious awards including China Business Law Journal’s “Outstanding Law Firm” in the fields of “Cross-Border Dispute Resolution” and “Banking & Finance”. Adopting a LockStep partnership model, Zhenghan Law Firm has built an integrated, professionally divided legal team to meet and exceed client service requirements.
Brief Profile of Lawyer Liu Fengchang
