East Asia - China

3

Shipping: PRC firms

Global Law Office

More informationMore information

Global Law Office adeptly handles contentious and non-contentious cases across the shipping industry, encompassing ship arrests and ship auctions, as well as foreign maritime arbitration and spill pollution litigation. The team is mainly known for its litigation and arbitration work, assisting large shipping companies, banks, logistics and trade companies, and P&I clubs with complex issues. The practice is co-led by Yifeng Gao, Jingye Jiang, Ting Lei, and Lei Niu. Gao predominantly assists international clients and Jiang is experienced in dispute resolution, while Lei advises on a wide range of shipping matters. Shanghai-based Niu focuses on arbitration for multi-national and international companies.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'The firm has internationally recognised, highly professional lawyers. Some of these lawyers have decades of experience in dealing with international trade disputes and marine shipping claims. They possess sound legal knowledge, they pay attention to details, and they provide prompt and accurate legal advice.'
  • 'Yifeng Gao is an outstanding lawyer. He has proved to be one of the best marine shipping lawyers in China. He has more than 40 years of experience in dealing with international marine shipping disputes and claims. He is very responsive, paying to details, always try to be accurate and comprehensive when providing advice to his clients.'
  • 'Lei Niu is well aware of the practices in the maritime field and can provide clients with pragmatic and practical legal advice.'

Key clients

  • China Electronics Import and Export Co.
  • Runxing Financial Leasing Co.
  • China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission
  • China Maritime Arbitration Commission
  • Beijing Arbitration Commission
  • Dalian Qinghong Technology Co.

Work highlights

  • Assisting a shipping manufacturing client with resolving disputes related to its foreign customer regarding the supply of construction materials for a project of farming greenhouses in an African country.
  • Representing China Credit Trust Co. in a bankruptcy reorganisation procedure, declaring the creditor's rights of the debtors Ganghai (Tianjin) Construction Co., Tianjin Ganghai Shipping Co. and Tianjin Shunhang Shipping Co. which owe their ship rental fee.
  • Assisting a client with a South African arbitration case with legal opinions in relation to bonded warehousing of cargoes and ocean transportation under the PRC law.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Yifeng Gao

Global Law Office

Mr. Yifeng Gao is a partner of Global Law Office. His practice areas include International Trade, Commercial Contracts, Shipping, Transportation and logistics, Insurance, Real Estate Matters, FDI and Corporate Matters, Litigation and Arbitration, etc.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yifeng Gao, Jingye Jiang, Ting Lei, Lei Niu

© 2024 Legalease Ltd. All rights reserved

Registered company in England & Wales No. 2423756 VAT 324572722

Registered address: 188 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2AG