Lawyers

Vincent Mu

Vincent Mu

Work Department

Dispute Resolution Department

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Mu specializes in resolving foreign-related commercial disputes and is highly experienced in representing clients in both Chinese and overseas judicial proceedings. His clients range from multinationals and successful business leaders from the finance, investment, international hotel management, automotive, pharmaceutical, industrial gas, retail, new energy, and real estate industries.

Mr. Mu is also a seasoned expert in commercial arbitration. He currently serves as an arbitrator at the Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), China Maritime Arbitration Commission, Shanghai Arbitration Commission, and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. He is a director at the Arbitration Law Research Association of the Shanghai Law Society, a founding member of the Shanghai Arbitration Association, a member at the Arbitration Research Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association, one of the first admittees to the Shanghai International Arbitration Expert Database, and one of the first online dispute resolution neutrals of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Mr. Mu has published, on prominent law journals, including the China Business Law Journal and China Law & Practice, numerous commentaries on commercial arbitration, which have been widely recognized and cited within the legal community.

In 2023, a case involving the recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award handled by Mr. Mu was selected as a guiding case by the Supreme People's Court of China, becoming a case to which all levels of Chinese courts hearing similar cases should refer.

He has taken part in many high-profile domestic and foreign cases as an attorney or expert witness and is well-versed in supporting and coordinating the resolution of complex cross-border disputes.

Mr. Mu has been named one of the "Top 10 Outstanding Young Lawyers in Shanghai (2011 to 2013)"  and has been recommended by Chambers and Partners every year since 2014. He was recognized as a Top 15 Litigators by LEGALBAND in 2021 and among the ALB China Top 15 Litigators in 2022.

Languages

Mandarin and English

Education

Vincent Mu received his LL.B. degree from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; LL.M. degree and Ph.D. degree from Wuhan University.

Mentions

China

Dispute resolution: Arbitration: PRC firms