Lei (Frank) Chen

Frank Chen has about 20 years experience as Chinese lawyer specialized in shipping, insurance, international trade and energy industry. Moreover, Frank Chen has good communication with relevant court, government and arbitration institution.

Shipping

• Reprsent the owner and the crew of MT Golden Blessing in a Somalia pirates hijacking matter
• Represent the cargo interests in the salvage and general average case arising from the collision between MT Maritime Maisie and MV Gravity Highway in Korean Water
• Represent to handle the fire accident of MV MOL Prosperity occured in Hong Kong water

International Trade

• Represent Korean Dongbu Group in a $30 million dispute arising from the Letter of Guarantee for releasing the cargo
• Represent ANZ Singapore Branch in a claim of more than $50 million arising from the mortgage.
• Represent Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group to apply for the injunction order for taking delivery of 160,000.00 ton of iron ore

Insurance and Reinsurance

• Reprsent PICC to handle the recovery claim for soy-bean damage against the owner of Captain P
• Represent P&I Club and the owner of MT Fenghai 32 to make the defense for off-specification of MEG
• Represent Huatai Insurnce Compnay to make the defense on the Property Insurance Policy

Dispute Resolution

• Reprsent Anhui Zhaoheng Group in the arbitration for the importation of iron ore before Singapore International Arbitration Center
• Represent Seamountain Shippping Company to handle the arbitration dispute arising from MV Sun Rising and MV Sun Shine before Hongkong International Arbitration Center
• Represent RIECK group to handle the share transfer diputes

• Dispute resolution

• Aviation and shipping
• Insurance

• PRC Bar

• Chairman of Shipping Commission, Shanghai Bar Association
• Arbitrator of China Maritime Arbitration Center
• Professor of Shanghai Maritime University
• Professor of Shanghai University of Political Science and law
• Mediator of Shanghai Commercial Mediation Center
• Counselor of Supreme Procuratorate of China on Civil and Administrative Matter