Shouzhi An
AnJie Broad Law FirmBoasting a range of cargo and hull experts, AnJie Broad Law Firm has been growing its shipping and admiralty practice with the additions of arbitration specialist and co-head Shouzhi An in May 2022 from Guantao Law Firm and Dongyang Yang in January 2023 from Wang Jing & Co, who is adept at handling maritime matters. The team addresses custom law issues for Chinese-based insurance companies and has recently been expanding into offshore project insurance work, resolving disputes concerning major offshore wind farm construction accidents. It also handles collisions, charterparty disputes, and ship repair contracts for shipowners. Bing Yan, Lei Chen, Shengmiao Qi, and Yong Wang all jointly lead the practice alongside An with their combined shipping and maritime expertise.
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‘Collaborating with us, Anjie Broad Law Firm acted for multiple Korean freight forwarders and Korean cargo underwriters in pursuing subrogated cargo claims against Chinese carriers. Anjie Broad Law Firm is very responsive and always thinks of its clients' best interests.’
‘Anjie's maritime team has outstanding strength in dealing with ship sales, ship financing, ship leasing, and ship collisions. It has been highly praised by domestic and foreign insurers and shipowners' mutual insurance associations. At the same time, they also focus on new offshore energy and it has achieved impressive results in areas such as investment, port construction, and supply chain finance.’
‘The shipping teams in Shanghai and Xiamen are energetic and dynamic.'
- 'Shouzhi An is very approachable and likeable. He puts clients at ease with his demeanour and his confidence. He works hard for his clients.’
‘Anjie is very efficient, fast, and professional.’
‘Bing Yan is professional, efficient, and familiar with Chinese judicial practice.’
'Bing Yan’s legal team specialises in foreign-related legal affairs, such as maritime trade and shipping trade. It is very professional in handling water-related insurance matters, such as ship collisions and contracts, cargo insurance recovery, etc.'
'Anjie’s maritime legal team has strong professional capabilities and considerate customer service. It is one of the important choices for our legal service team in the maritime field.'
Key clients
- PICC Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- China Pacific Life Insurance Co.
- Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- Hua Tai Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- China Life Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- China Continent Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- China Taiping Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- China United Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- Boc Insurance Co.
- Tianan Property Insurance Co.
- Generali China Insurance Co.
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Co.
- Sunshine Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- AXA Tianping Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
- China Shipowners Mutual Assurance Association
- Fuyang Yinghuai Rural Commercial Bank Co.
- M+R Freight Forwarding Group
- Ael-berkman Forwarding (HK)
- Guangdong Hongchuan Smart Co.
- Neptune Supply Chain Technology
- Shanghai Huayang International Logistics Co.
- Dragon Crown Group
- Huaneng Power International
- Milkyway Chemical Supply Chain Service Co.
- Neptune Supply Chain Technology
- Jiangsu ETERN Co.
- AVIC International Mineral Resources Co.
- Jiangsu Hantong Group
- ZF Offshore Co.
- Nantong Ocean Water Conservancy Engineering Co.
- Tianjin Dorian Ocean Engineering Co.
- Rajah & Tann LLP
- Cho & Lee
- WongPartnership LLP
- Ince & Co.
- Joint Rainbow Shipping
- Lotus Ocean Transportation
- Decent Shipping Company
- Hudong-Zhonghua Ship Building (Group) Co.
- Xiamen Shipbuliding Industry Co.
- COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry Co.
- Xin Bo Shipping and Xihe Holdings
- Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co.
- Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding Co.
- Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Co.
- Combined Rich Company
Work highlights
- Advised the H&M insurer Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company Of China and reinsurer Convex Insurance UK on an CNY1bn claim against the insured in the largest offshore wind power construction accident in China.
- Advised COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co. and its insurance company on an over CNY300m claim against ZPMC.
- Advised Xiamen Shipbuliding Industry Co., Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, and Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding on an $90m shipbuilding contract dispute arising from three large domestic state-owned shipyards.
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Bing Yan, Lei Chen, Shengmiao Qi, Shouzhi An, Yong Wang