19 LAWYER MONTHLY ADR AWARDS 2023 Best Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Partner Grandall Law Firm CHINA Walter (Fayun) Chen, S.C. “I have accumulated a wealth of practical experience in international arbitration, and I can handle international arbitration cases with ease and comfort in both English and Chinese.” In your nearly 30 years of arbitration experience, how have you seen the arbitration sector develop in China? With the rapid development of the Chinese economy, together with promulgation of the Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China in 1994, arbitration has become the most preferred vehicle to resolve international commercial disputes in China. Over the years, more than 270 local arbitration institutions in China have been established at the municipal level. The leading arbitration institutions in Mainland China include the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, the Beijing International Arbitration Centre and the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. Q What has been your most memorable achievement during this time? Since I represented Chinese client in my first international arbitration case in Hong Kong in the 1990s, I have grown into a veteran of arbitration after nearly 30 years of arbitration practice, not only acting as counsel in international arbitration cases, but also as an international arbitrator, hearing and adjudicating cases alongside my global arbitration counterparts. I have successfully represented Chinese client in the US and Hong Kong in a mega international arbitration case with a value of over RMB100 billion, and am representing Chinese client in Hong Kong in an international arbitration case with a value of over RMB10 billion. As an arbitrator, I have heard and decided nearly a hundred commercial arbitration cases. Therefore, my greatest achievement is that I have accumulated a wealth of practical experience in international arbitration, and I can, as counsel or arbitrator, handle international arbitration cases with ease and comfort in both English and Chinese. Q Walter (Fayun) Chen, S.C Partner, Grandall Law Firm Grandall Law Firm (Nanjing), 8F, Block B, 309# Hanzhongmen Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. Tel: +86-25-89660918 Email: walterchen@139.com | chenfayun@grandall.com.cn www.linkedin.com/in/walter-fayun-chen-80bb9959/ www.grandall.com.cn
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