Christina Peng

Introduction

Christina Peng is a senior partner and co-head of the Cross-border Investment and Trade Department at the Guangzhou office of Dacheng Law Offices. She is a preeminent lawyer renowned for handling high-value, cross-jurisdictional, complex commercial disputes and transactions, distinguished by her exceptional strategic vision and a client-trusted practice style.

Peng’s primary practice areas are cross-border dispute resolution, cross-border investment and trade, and technology/internet-related matters. She has particular expertise in resolving complex project disputes involving cross-border investment co-operation, international engineering, international trade, technology, cross-border e-commerce, overseas distribution of online games and videos, among others. She also possesses extensive experience in cross-border asset and debt recovery, as well as responding to anti-dumping and countervailing investigations. She has a profound track record and outstanding achievements in representing clients across multiple jurisdictions – including China, Europe, the US, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America – in complex arbitration, litigation, investigation responses, and the execution of major projects.

Peng serves a vast number of Chinese enterprises and multinational corporations in sectors such as advanced manufacturing, technology, internet, artificial intelligence, chips & semiconductors, automotive, wholesale & retail, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy, and construction engineering. Client feedback consistently highlights her deep insight into client needs, sophisticated expertise, pragmatic solutions, and her role as a master co-ordinator of global legal resources. One client remarked: “Christina Peng possesses a profound understanding of the legal cultures and commercial practices across different countries and regions. She is not only professional, conscientious, responsible, and possesses strong problem-solving abilities, but is also highly approachable and skilled at achieving client objectives through negotiation. She assists clients in pursuing their commercial goals and is a trustworthy long-term partner.”

Peng is recognised as a Leading Cross-border Legal Service Expert in Guangdong province. She currently holds several prestigious appointments including: Civil and Administrative Case Consultation Expert for the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of PRC; Legislative Consultation Expert for the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress; and Director of the Nansha Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Co-operation Legal Research Centre under the Guangdong Lawyers Association. She also serves as an arbitrator for six arbitration institutions in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Qingdao, Weihai and Foshan, having presided over hundreds of foreign-related cases and developed mastery of arbitration rules. Her working languages are English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.