John Dong

Introduction

John Dong is a senior partner at Baohua Law Firm and a dual-qualified lawyer in China and the US. He boasts extensive professional practice experience in labour law, commercial litigation, dispute resolution, corporate system design, and enterprise training.

With a long-standing commitment to labour law practice and academic research, Dong has provided bilingual legal services, including consultation, document drafting, collective bargaining, litigation and training to many multinational corporations and state-owned enterprises such as BASF, LVMH, Carrefour, General Motors, General Electric, Bank of Communications, and Johnson & Johnson. He specialises in assisting enterprises with international commercial disputes involving labour matters. The total number of employees who retain Dong as their labour law consultant exceeds one million. He and his team handle more than 200 labour disputes annually nationwide.

Dong has been repeatedly recognised as a “Leading Lawyer in Labour Law (Asia Pacific/China)” by Chambers and Partners. He has also received prestigious honours such as “A-List” lawyer, “Rising Star”, “Asia Leading Labour Lawyer”, “Outstanding Lawyer”, “Top 100 Emerging Lawyers”, and “2024 GRCD China Client’s Preferred Labour Compliance Lawyer” from renowned rating institutions and media outlets, including China Business Law Journal, Benchmark Litigation, China Legal Education & Career Seminar Series, Jiemian News, China Law and Practice, and Asia Pacific Media Foundation. As a team leader at Baohua, he has consistently secured top-tier rankings for the firm, such as “Tier 1” in labour law (China/Asia-Pacific) by Chambers and Partners, “Best Law Firm” in labour law and employment by China Business Law Journal, “Outstanding Law Firm” in labour law (Asia-Pacific) by AsiaLaw Profiles, and “Top Tier” in labour law (Asia Pacific) by Benchmark Litigation.

Beyond legal practice, Dong places great importance on theoretical research in labour law. He has published articles in several law journals, including core journals such as Hebei Law Science. He has also authored or co-authored well-received books and publications such as The Latest Labour Contract Law Case Interpretations (Chinese & English Editions), The 2012 China Labour Law Yearbook (Chinese & English Editions), and HR Full-Cycle Legal Counsel.

Dong has also led his team in developing a range of AI-based online legal service products, including the HRLC Database, HRLC Calculator, HRLC Legal Document Library, and HRLC Assistant.