Global Law Office

Kyle Xiao is an of counsel of Global Law office and specialized in civil and commercial dispute resolution (including litigation and domestic & international arbitration), especially corporate disputes and financial disputes.

Kyle Xiao represented many well-known domestic and foreign companies to deal with a large number of complex commercial litigations and arbitrations involving investment and merger disputes, equity transfer disputes, financial and asset management disputes and other fields. Kyle Xiao not only has rich experience in dealing with cases before China’s Supreme People’s Court, various provincial high courts, intermediate courts, financial and maritime courts, but also dealing with many complex commercial arbitration cases in China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC), Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SAC), Singapore Chambers of Maritime (SCMA) and other well-known arbitration commissions.

Typical cased dealt by Kyle Xiao includes,

• Represented the controlling shareholder of a listed company in its merger dispute with the controlling shareholder of another listed company in SHIAC, with the disputative amount of over RMB 300 million;
• Represented the former actual controller of a listed company in its equity transfer dispute with its current controlling shareholder in SAC, with the disputative amount of over RMB 150 million;
• Represented an aviation corporation in the second instance of the dispute over the guarantee contract in the China’s Supreme People's court. The Supreme People’s Court reversed the wrongful judgment and helped the client avoid the losses of nearly RMB 100 million.

2021-present  Global Law Office (Shanghai)

2017-2021   Zhong Lun Law Firm

2016 – 2017  Washington University in St. Louis, Master of Law

2012 – 2016  East China University of Political Science and Law, Bachelor of Law