Nicole Yuan Partner
Beijing
010-58137799
meng.yuan@dentons.cn
  • Cross-Border Investment and Trade
  • Criminal Law
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Compliance and Risk Management
  • Working Language:
  • Chinese
  • English

Introduction

Nicole is both qualified in China and England (as a solicitor). Nicole has rich experience in international and domestic commercial arbitration. Nicole was listed in Legal 500 "Recommended Lawyers: Arbitration" and Legalband "Top 20 Dispute Resolution Lawyer". Nicole specializes in international trade and investment, and has advised clients in such area as international trade, infrastructure, foreign investment, real estate, entertainment etc.. Nicole has acted as lead counsel in dozens of large and complicated commercial disputes with the value reaching billions of RMB. Clients represented by Nicole are from Germany, France, US, UK, Japan, Korea, Poland, Hungary, Ghana etc. Nicole has represented dozens of clients from abroad against Chinese entities, and Chinese clients against foreign entities before various arbitral tribunals and courts. With experience in the business operation, transaction, litigation and arbitration, Nicole can help clients with risk control and case analysis, and solve their problems in an accurate, effective and cost-efficient manner. Nicole awarded Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS) jointly developed by LIBF and ICC Nicole was invited by the Bar Council of England and Wales to give keynote speech on “Emergency arbitrator development in China” on the 1st China-UK Arbitration Summit held in London in 2019, and spoke on the 2nd China-UK Arbitration Summit (on-line) regarding “recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral award in China” in 2021. Nicole was also invited to act as arbitrator in Moot Shanghai in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and was invited to act as arbitrator in FDI Moot Shenzhen 2022.

Admissions and Qualifications

  • Solicitor of England and Wales
  • Apprentice Lawyer Certificate
  • Other Qualifications
  • PRC Licensed Lawyer

Honors and Awards

  • Top 20 Dispute Resolution Lawyer (U40)(2023), Legalband
  • Recommended Lawyer: Arbitration(2024), Legal 500
  • A-List:Rising Star(2024), Commercial Business Law Journal

Representative Projects/Matters

Representing CGGC in defending a claim for share transfer under a SPA; representing CGGC defending claims for CNY 200 million concerning a BOT construction project and recovered losses of 150 million

Proving legal services for A state government in an enforcement case regarding an ICSID award with 6 billion dollars in value together with legal teams from branch offices in the UK, Europe and US

Representing a subsidiary of a leading global diary powerhouse in its claim against an American company for damages for non-conforming delivery in international sales of goods

Representing Goss (Japan) in a dispute over international sales of goods

Representing Hungarian State Opera (Hungary) in its claim for service fee against a Chinese company

Representing Bioton (Poland) and Scigen (Singapore) concerning an investment dispute (CNY 55 million in dispute)

Representing a shareholder of a target company defending a claim of CNY 600 million by a listed company under a SPA concerning value adjustment dispute

Representing Autobot (Korea) in a dispute over international trade against a Chinese company

Activities and Affiliations

  • Committee of International Legal Service, Beijing Bar Asscociation , Committee Member

Academic Achievements

  • Commercial Dispute Resolution in China: An Annual Review and Preview (2024) (as co-author)

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