Jingtian & Gongcheng

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Partner

 Before founding the firm in 1992, he was an officer in the Civil Aviation Administration of China from 1986 to 1989 and an in-house counsel of CITIC from 1989 to 1992. He was once seconded as a visiting lawyer to Herbert Smith LLP, London.

Mr. Peng specializes in dispute resolution, particularly concerning Investment, Corporate, M&A, Banking & Finance, Securities, International Procurement and Technology Transfer, IP, Aviation and International Trade. He is the founder of the celebrated dispute resolution practice of the firm.

Mr. Peng has represented domestic and foreign clients in hundreds of arbitration and litigation proceedings, including many multiple-million and high-profile (and even bet-the-company) cases. Mr. Peng demonstrated sophisticated strategy planning and skilled advocacy in these cases, which are highly appreciated by clients from both public and private sectors.

In addition to his highly commended counsel work, Mr. Peng is also a senior arbitrator, of CIETAC. He has acted as arbitrator, often as chairman, in more than a hundred of domestic and international arbitrations.

Mr. Peng’s expertise in litigation and arbitration has been highly recognized by the market and the industry for a long time. He was listed by Who’s Who Legal as a “top litigator” in its directory; Asia Legal Business (ALB) ranked him as a leading individual in dispute resolution; Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide also highly recommended him as a leading lawyer in dispute resolution and in arbitration in China and sources described him as “an eminent litigator with a talent for large cases”.

In addition to his achievements in litigation and arbitration, Mr. Peng also has extensive experience and accomplishments in the area of corporate law and trade law.

Mr. Peng is a guest researcher at the Corporation and Company Law Research Centre of Peking University, and a joint-advisor in the Juris Master program of Tsinghua University Law School, and an executive director of the China Association of Business Law. He also served as an independent director in several listed companies.

Who’s Who Legal listed him as a “top litigator” in its directoryAsia Legal Business (ALB) ranked him as a leading individual in dispute resolution; Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide also highly recommended him as a leading lawyer in dispute resolution and in arbitration in China; and Sources described him as “an eminent litigator with a talent for large cases”.

Mandarin, English

Bachelor of Laws, Peking University Law SchoolMaster of Laws, Peking University Law School