Xiaoshan Chen > DLA Piper > Shanghai, China > Lawyer Profile

Demonstrating in-depth expertise in all aspects of dry shipping and marine casualty response, the DLA Piper team is described as ‘client-oriented’ by the shipowners and charterers it represents. The practice is well equipped to handle cross-border financings, complex shipping-related litigation, and the sale and purchase of ships, with the Shanghai-based head Xiaoshan Chen being an expert in commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. The firm also shows strength on the non-contentious side, routinely drafting insurance policies, and advising on both risk management and contingency planning.

DLA Piper‘s large team of ‘excellent strategists’ in mainland China covers a range of litigation specialisms, including commercial, banking, finance, employment, IP, construction, cyber fraud and shipping litigation, as well as insurance, shareholder and director disputes. The team also assists with regulatory investigations, private client disputes and judicial reviews; and it is regularly involved in international cases involving the UK, US, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Seychelles, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Heading up the firm’s international arbitration offering for China from Shanghai, Xiaoshan Chen is experienced in construction, joint venture, energy, shipping and shipbuilding disputes. Over in Hong Kong, Harris Chan is ‘a trusted dispute resolution lawyer’, while Kevin Chan is a highly-regarded commercial and cross-border disputes specialist.