Education

1996-2000 Shenzhen University, Bachelor of Laws in International Economic Law

2001 Montpellier III University (Université Paul-Valéry), French

2001-2002 Montpellier I University, Administration Management （AGE）

Ｗorking Experiences

CHE Yanmei (Michelle), is a Partner of Dacheng Law Firm and based in Shenzhen Office, she

is a Leading International lawyer of Shenzhen and Guangdong province, Special legal expert

of China Going Global Thinktank(CGGT). Michelle has over 15 years of foreign-related legal

work experiences, and currently acts as an arbitrator and mediator in the commercial

arbitration and mediation institutions.

Michelle specializes in foreign investment, International trade, Corporate compliance governance,

Finance & Tax, M&A, Civil & Commercial Litigation and Arbitration. Her experience includes

advising Chinese companies for oversea investment, advising companies and foreign investors

from the United States, Europe, Africa, South America, Middle-East, Southeast Asia, Hongkong

and Taiwan on the establishment of WOFE and Joint-Venture company, drafted and reviewe

JV agreements, internal and external licensing agreements, international trade agreements,

technical cooperation agreements, corporate compliance agreements, platform agreements

(platform dispute resolution), labor contracts, staff manual, etc. She has performed due

diligence and drafted corporate transaction agreements in corporate mergers and acquisitions,

including acquisition assets involving land, plant, intellectual property rights, equity, etc.

Michelle has good track records on numerous litigation and arbitration cases such as Joint

venture and shareholder disputes, contract disputes, partnership disputes, franchise contract

disputes, property disputes, international trade and logistic disputes, construction and tenancy

agreement disputes, debt recovery, labor disputes, equity incentive disputes, infringement of

trade secrets, confidentiality and non-competition restrictions disputes, as well as complex

international commercial disputes and enforcement disputes.

Michelle is appointed as co-arbitrator or sole arbitrator in the disputes over sales agreements,

contract cooperation agreements, loan agreements in the commercial arbitration commissions.

Michelle also acted as an expert witness of Chinese legal opinions in the High Court of Hong

Kong and issued expert opinions on Chinese law in the foreign-funded enterprise’s equity

transfer dispute.

Qualifications

Leading lawyer of foreign affairs of Guangdong province and Shenzhen

Arbitrator, Thai-Chinese International Arbitration and Medication Center,

Arbitrator, Chongqing Arbitration Commission, Xiangyang Arbitration Commission, Huizhou

Arbitration Commission, Zhaoqing Arbitration Commission, Zibo Arbitration Commission,

Member of expert working group of Zibo International Arbitration Service Center.

Lawyer, Legal Cooperation Centre of ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

International Professional Dispute Resolution Advocate of HONG KONG Joint Mediation Centre.

Securities practice qualification certificate, National Registered Qualification Certificate of

Enterprise Legal Adviser, Independent director qualification of listed company; French

Certificate of Professional Titles of Technical Personnel (A Grade - Senior Title)

Practice Areas 

Dispute Resolution（Litigation & Arbitration）/International Trade/ Foreign

Investment /Commercial/ Mergers & Acquisitions /Company Compliance

Working Language

English, French, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hakka dialect)

Publications

The article "The Era of Great Compliance: The Challenges and Compliance Countermeasures

of Enterprises" was published by legal database websites in 2023 such as Going Global Think

Tank (CGGT), LexisNexis, Wolters Kluwer, etc.

The article "The Value Principles of International Commercial System Construction from the

Perspective of ICC International Arbitration Rules" was published by legal database websites

in 2023 such as China Legal Perspective, International Arbitration Cloud Chain, China Council

for the promotion of international trade, etc.

Essay of “Conflict and Remedy for Jurisdiction on Foreign-related Commercial Litigation and

litigation of Confirmation of the Validity of Arbitration Agreement” was awarded the second

prize of essay activities regarding legal system construction of Guangdong-Hong

Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area held by Shenzhen Qianhai Administration and Shenzhen

Lawyer’s Association in 2019, and this essay was published by Law Press.

Essay of “Suggestions on improving the mediation service mechanism for foreign-related

civil and commercial disputes in the Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao Greater Bay Area ”was

published by Shenzhen Foreign related leading talents and reserved talents lawyers’ volume

of essays in 2019.

Essay of “Feasibility Research on Applicable Verification Collection of Individual Income

Taxes regarding Law Firm’s lawyer” was awarded the third prize of“2017 China Tax Law

Forum and the sixth China Tax Lawyers and Tax Accountant Forum”.