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Si’en Bi
Bi Si'en Partner（Record Unfiled）
Dispute Resolution
Corporate and M&A
Cross-Border Investment and Trade
Finance
Detailed introduction
Mr. Sean affiliated with Dacheng Law Offices as a partner in March 2022. Prior to his association with Dacheng Law Offices, he spent nine years in the Shanghai Office of JunHe LLP. Boasting over twelve years of experience in the field of dispute resolution, Mr. Sean has established himself as a preeminent legal professional.
Mr. Sean’s expertise lies in handling complex and substantial dispute cases. He has an extensive track record of representing numerous prominent domestic and international corporate clients. Across various courts and arbitration institutions throughout the People’s Republic of China, he has successfully managed a diverse range of civil and commercial litigation and arbitration matters. These matters encompass a wide gamut of areas, including investment and financing transactions, conditional equity arrangements, loan and guarantee undertakings, real estate affairs, construction projects, international sale and purchase of goods, product distribution agreements, financial leasing arrangements, the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil, consumer rights protection, labor and personnel issues, product liability claims, unfair competition disputes, and intellectual property rights litigations. In each instance, his legal acumen and strategic approach have consistently achieved highly favorable legal and commercial outcomes.
In the domain of cross-border dispute resolution, Mr. Sean is a highly regarded authority. He has represented clients in diverse forms of cross-border litigation and arbitration, and has been actively involved in the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. He has participated in litigation and arbitration cases adjudicated by the High Court of the United Kingdom, the High Court of Hong Kong, and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Moreover, Mr. Sean has provided clients with comprehensive legal opinions on disputes arising from their overseas investments. He has effectively coordinated with overseas legal professionals, and has assisted investors and local governments in formulating legal opinions and devising comprehensive solutions for international investment arbitration disputes.
- Represented a world-renown crude oil manufacturer in CIETAC arbitration with its domestic buyer (in this case, more than 20 million yuan of asphalt was successfully sealed up and thereafter sold off in the property preservation stage).
- Represented a well-known Swiss chemical manufacturing company in a M&A related dispute in CIETAC arbitration.
- Advised a Chinese company in a loan and guarantee arbitration case with the actual controller of a Hong Kong listed company (the case involves the preservation of Hong Kong stocks).
- Advised a listed company in international sale of goods disputes with its upstream and downstream traders in SIAC arbitration and UK litigation proceedings.
- Represented a world-renown Malaysian company in a retrial procedure in the PRC Supreme People’s Court.
- Represented a German company in CIETAC arbitration and series lawsuits related to joint venture disputes.
- Represented a well-known British clothing company in a lease arbitration with Chinese domestic lessor.
- Represented a Hong Kong company in an administrative reconsideration proceeding with a local government in China (the case involves the transfer and development of a land).
LL.M. (International Business Law) National University of Singapore
LL.M. (Civil Procedural Law) East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai
LL.B. (International Economic Law) East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai
Law Exchange (International Law Elite Program) City University of Hong Kong
JunHe Law Offices Shanghai Branch (2013-2022)
PRC Lawyer License, 2010
Securities Practice Qualification Certificate, 2012
Qualification of enterprise compliance officer, 2022
Member of the All-China Bar Association
Member of the Shanghai Foreign Invested Enterprise Youth Talent Association
Director of the Youth Committee of the Longkou District Overseas Chinese Federation in Shanghai
- Comparative Study on the Legal Status of Arbitration Institutions in Various Countries - Also Discussing the Problems in the Establishment of Arbitration Institutions in China (Journal of Dacheng Shanghai Cross border Arbitration Research Center, April 2024, Issue 3).
- Commentary on Interim Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (published in Dacheng Public in July 2023).
- Risks and Regulation of the Application of Generative AI - A Brief Analysis of the Measures for the Administration of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (Draft) (published in Dacheng Public in May 2023 and forwarded in China Legal Insights).
- A Brief Analysis of the Legal Risks and Prospects of the Loan Suspension Incident (published in Dacheng Public in July 2022).
- The Latest Judicial Practice and Theoretical Development of the System of Piercing the Corporate Veil (published in October 2020 in Junhe Law Review).
- Breakthrough of Shanghai No.1 Central Court in Identifying “Foreign-related Factors” (published in December 2015 in Junhe Legal Review, this article has been forwarded by major websites, including People’s Court News, LexisNexis, Pkulaw, Wolters Kluwer, etc.).
- Research on the Application of China BIT to Hong Kong and Macao Investors under the Background of “One Country, Two Systems” (published in September 2015 in Junhe Special Research Report).
- Preliminary Framework for Building a Corporate Credit System in China (published in September 2014 in Junhe Special Research Report).
- The Impact of the Latest Effective Rules on Transparency on International Investment Arbitration (published in June 2014 in Junhe Research Brief).
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