Lijun Cao

With extensive experience in international arbitration and commercial litigation, Mr. Cao has represented clients in arbitrations in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, and other jurisdictions, as well as lawsuits before various people’s courts in the Chinese mainland. Mr. CAO also handles compliance and investigation matters for both domestic and foreign companies.

Since joining Zhong Lun, Mr. Cao has represented clients in over 200 arbitration cases in the areas of international sale of goods, Sino-foreign joint venture, equity transfer, energy, mining, construction, real estate, and intellectual property under the CIETAC Rules, the UNCITRAL Rules, the HKIAC Administered Rules, the ICC Rules, the SIAC Rules, the LCIA Rules, and the BAC Rules.

Mr. Cao also specializes on treaty arbitration. He was a key member of the legal team that successfully defended the PRC Government in an ICSID case.