8 LAWYER MONTHLY ADR AWARDS 2024 Best Arbitration Lawyer of the Year CHINA In your 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 back 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 were established at the municipal level. The leading arbitration institutions in Mainland China include China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Beijing International Arbitration Centre, and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration etc. 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 30 years of arbitration practice, not only acting as counsel in international arbitration cases, but also sitting as an international arbitrator, hearing and adjudicating cases alongside my global arbitration counterparts. I have represented and assisted Chinese clients in many complex and difficult cases overseas, with the value of the cases often amounting to hundreds of millions or even tens of billions of U.S. dollars. One of the cases is that I have once successfully represented Chinese clients in the US and Hong Kong in a mega international litigation and arbitration case with a value of over USD 15 billion. As an arbitrator, I have heard and decided over 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 handle international arbitration cases with ease and comfort in both English and Chinese, acting as counsel or arbitrator. Walter Chen has 30 years of experience in advising domestic and foreign clients on arbitration, litigation, and non-litigation matters. He is one of the very few leading international dispute resolution practitioners in China who can effectively handle cases in English as counsel and arbitrator. Q Q
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