Gary Gao

Introduction

Gary Gao is a partner and head of the compliance and regulatory department of Zhong Lun Law Firm. He is an experienced and skilled litigator and arbitrator with more than 30 years of experience handling complex, cross-border arbitration, litigation and sophisticated commercial disputes.

Gao is experienced in dispute resolution strategic planning in multiple jurisdictions, application of the law (especially that relating to the application of the common law), the collection, screening and presentation of cross-border evidence, and is especially good at dealing with disputes involving finance and trusts, corporate equity, partnership private equity investment, procurement contracts, cross-border M&A, international trade, and insurance claims, among others. He also often acts as an expert witness on Chinese law in foreign litigation or arbitration legal proceedings. He provides legal advice on Chinese substantive and procedural law to clients or foreign lawyers.

Gao is also a co-chair of World Law Group’s environmental, social and governance committee (responsible for the Asia-Pacific region), a member of the International Chamber of Commerce’s arbitration and alternative dispute resolution committee, the deputy editor of the International Bar Association Dispute Resolution International, an arbitrator for the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, as well as an arbitrator or mediator for various other authoritative domestic and foreign institutions.