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  • Lichun GAO

    Equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel 86-10-5957-2067

    Email gaolichun@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Construction & Project Development, Litigation & Arbitration, Corporate & Commercial Crime

  • Industries

    Real Estate, Urban Infrastructure, Transportation & Logistics, Tourism & Hospitality, Energy & Power, Mining & Natural Resources, Media-Sports & Entertainment

CV

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.

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar

  • 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