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Lichun GAO
Equity Partner / Beijing
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Tel 86-10-5957-2067
Email gaolichun@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Construction & Project Development, Litigation & Arbitration, Corporate & Commercial Crime
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Industries
Real Estate, Urban Infrastructure, Transportation & Logistics, Tourism & Hospitality, Energy & Power, Mining & Natural Resources, Media-Sports & Entertainment
Lichun GAO
Tapping into his cross-disciplinary educational background in industrial and civil construction, road and bridge projects, as well as law, Mr. Gao managed various construction, investment, and financing disputes. By virtue of extensive experience in more than 1000 civil and commercial litigation and arbitration cases and dozens of administrative and criminal cases, he has been engaged as legal consultant for the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China and is a listed arbitrator for many arbitration institutions. Mr. Gao’s expertise in industries, technology, application of law, and evidentiary rules enables him to provide legal advice and resolve disputes for clients such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, CMG, China Railway, China National Nuclear Corporation, PowerChina, SINOPEC, and SINOCHEM GROUP.
Representative Matters
Represented an individual before the Supreme People's Court in an appeal for disputes arising from a construction contract
Represented the applicant in a CIETAC arbitration for disputes arising from a railway BT contract
Represented a state-owned company before the Supreme People's Court in an appeal case for disputes arising from a construction contract
Represented a private mining company before the Supreme People's Court in an appeal case for disputes arising from a mining right contract
Acted in disputes arising from a series of EPC contracts related to an olefin project in Qinghai
Represented the applicant in a BAC arbitration for disputes regarding contract of corporate right of control and had the arbitration award recognized and enforced before the Federal Court of Australia, which is the first case where a BAC arbitration award was recognized and enforced in Australia
Provided legal counsel for the construction project of CCTV new site, the renovation and expansion project of the Museum of China, the construction project of the National Stadium, the construction project of the Olympic Village, the Quanzhou EPC project of SINOCHEM GROUP, the process system integration project of CCTV, etc.
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar
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Education
Renmin University of China, 2006
Peking University, 1997
Beijing Construction and Engineering College, 1993 -
Professional Experience
Partner and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Partner and associate, Beijing Grandway Law Offices
Partner and associate, V&T Law Firm
Partner and associate, City Development (Beijing) Law Firm
Partner and associate, Beijing Yuecheng Law Firm
Partner and associate, Beijing Jingwei Law Firm
Technician, Quality Supervisor, Deputy Production Director, and Project Vice Manager, Chengjian Five Construction and Engineering Co., Ltd. -
Languages
Chinese
English