Portrait of Yuan Chen

Senior Counsel

Yuan Chen

Practice focus

Corporate business, project financing, data protection and network security, insurance law

Biography

PRC Lawyer and Attorney admitted in California, USA

Ms. Chen graduated from Wuhan University with an LL.B. in International Law in 2000, obtained an LL.M. in Maritime Law from Shanghai Maritime University in 2003, and obtained an LL.M. in Admiralty Law from Tulane University in the United States in 2007.

Ms. Chen has many years of experience in domestic and international law firms and in-house legal departments. She has led legal affairs for the China operations of several Fortune 500 companies, represented companies in commercial and contract negotiations for major and complex projects including airports, data centres and offshore oil exploration and development, coordinated dispute resolution, and planned and delivered data and business compliance reviews and training.

Principal practice areas: corporate and commercial law, maritime and admiralty law, telecommunications, data protection and cybersecurity.

Languages
Chinese and English

Insights & Updates

Government COVID-19 Restrictions and the Application of Force Majeure Clauses: Lessons from a UK Case

On June 24, 2022, in the case of N KD Maritime Limited v. Bart Maritime (No 2) Inc (Shagang Giant) [2022] EWHC 1615 (Comm), the Commercial Tribunal of the High Court of England and Wales (hereinafter referred to as the Court) ruled on the "force majeure clause" stipulated in the contract...