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Peter(Yongxi) Shen
Position: Senior Partner
E-mail:yongxi.shen@dentons.cn
Office location:Beijing
Phone:86-10-5793 1294

Peter Shen, a senior partner of the Beijing Office, has 28 years of extensive experiences in legal practice, mainly in the area of dispute resolution.


Dispute Resolution:

(1)Foreign: international arbitration, cross-border litigation and recognition & enforcement of foreign judgments in China;

(2)Domestic: major and sophisticated commercial dispute, commercial arbitration and administrative proceedings;

Before becoming a lawyer Peter had worked as a judge in a commercial court of a provincial high court. The accumulated experience of handling cases for years vests Mr. Shen the ability of agile judgment of the hinge of the legal disputes and precise projection of the legal consequences. With a profound knowledge of views and ideas of Chinese judicial institutions in handling diversified cases as well as the whole set of judicial procedures such as case filing, litigation preservation, trial, and enforcement, Mr. Shen provides clients the overall legal services in litigation with high efficiency and feasibility due to his proficiency in design of litigation schemes from the perspective of both judges and lawyers, and in the probe into evidence, particularly with respect to the disputes arising from the equity and control rights of the corporation, including investment and financing.

Mr. Shen is specialized in handling sophisticated cases with high value and deep influence. Since he joined Dentons, his annual combined case value has surpassed 100,000,000 RMB every year. Furthermore, Mr. Shen has prevailed in every sophisticated commercial case above 100,000,000 RMB in value so far, acquiring favorable legal and commercial effects with diligence, high responsibility and a solid legal foundation.

Before joining Dentons Mr. Shen worked in King & Wood Mallesons and was also specialized in dispute resolution, including and not limited to sophisticated commercial litigation, cross-border litigation and international arbitration. He was also dispatched to multiple international law firms for legal training and practices in international dispute resolution.

Mr. Shen is now a partner in Dentons Singapore office.


Educational Background:

Graduation from the China University of Political Science and Law with a master’s degree in economic law in 1993.


Professional Qualification

Tianbao International Logistics Group Co., Ltd. v. Tianjin Jinpeng Investment Co., Ltd., Tianjin North Investment Co., Ltd.– international trade disputes.

Chinatex Oil Co. Ltd. v. Zhongsheng grain & Oil Industry Co. Ltd. (Tianjin) – compulsory execution disputes.

CITIC Bank Co. Ltd. Tianjin v. Branch of the Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd, Hebei Baoshuo Co., Ltd. – maximum amount of guarantee contract dispute

Advised on Italy Beirui group's acquisition of Angel Cable Group Co. Ltd.

Provided special legal services to an EPC Chinese contractor for a hydropower station project in Malaysia

Lawyer in China

Foreign lawyer in Singapore


Language

Fluency in Chinese and English


Social Service

Deputy Director, Beijing Chaoyang District Lawyers Association International Practice  Department

General Secretary, Beijing Lawyers Association V.C. and P.E. Professional Committee

Adjunct Professor, China Foreign Affairs University

Partner in Dentons Singapore office