Qualification:
Attorney-at-Law since 1993

Language:
Chinese and English

Education and Training:
LLB degree in Economic Law from Law School of Peking University in 1992

Worked as intern in the Paris Office of an American law firm in 1998

LLM degree from Law School of University of International Business and Economics in 2001

JSD in international commercial law from Law School of University of International Business and Economics in 2007

Professional Experience:
Corporate legal counsel, responsible for contract negotiations, writing legal papers and handling litigations from1992 to1993;

Worked in China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) from 1994 to 2009 as assistant to arbitrator, arbitrator (panelist), deputy director and director, During this period Ms. Zhang has handled more than 700 cases relating to Chinese and foreign equity and contractual joint ventures, transfer of equity capital, international and domestic sale of goods, securities, insurance, construction projects and real estate, financial leasing, intellectual property rights, etc. as assistant to arbitrator and arbitrator; She has also delivered speeches in a few international/domestic academic seminars and training courses on arbitration and published a number of articles on journals and magazines.

Joined CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office in 2010

Practice Area:
Ms. Zhang' practice focuses on contract, domain name, commercial arbitration, mediation and litigation.

Publication and Presentation:
1.Co-author of International Trade Disputes and Arbitration, wrote "Chapter 5: The Duration of Arbitration Procedure", "Chapter 6: Arbitral Awards", "Chapter 7：Setting Aside Arbitral Awards and Re-Arbitration", UIBE Press, October of 2002

2.Author of the section on finance and securities, Lawyers' New Business Guidebook, China Democracy and Legal System Press

3.Article: "Research on Preventing the Tendency of Litigation in Arbitration", published in Arbitration and Law, from Issues 111 to 115, 2009, China' Legal Press

4.Article :"On the Prevention of Delay and Disruption of Arbitration Procedure", published in Arbitration and Law, Issues 4 and 5, 2001, China' Legal Press

5.Article: "The Liabilities of One Contractual Party in Failing to Provide Capital Fund", published in China' Lawyers, Issue 4, 2001

6.Article:"Does It Breach the Contract if the Seller Asks the Consigner to Deliver Goods to a Third Party without Proper Documents", Reviews on Selected International Commercial Cases, UIBE Press, November of 2004

7.Participated in compiling Selected Arbitral Awards of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission 1989-1995 edition, 1995-2002 edition in three volumes on respectively investment disputes, disputes in sale of goods, disputes in finance, real estate and other areas, and 2003-2006 edition in two volumes, China' Legal Press

8.Presentations: Important points on the signing and performance of contracts and CIETAC' arbitral procedure, the inauguration of CIETAC Ningbo Office, Ningbo, China, May of 2007

9.Presentation: Avoiding risks in signing and implementing construction engineering contracts as viewed from the arbitration practices of CIETAC, seminar on management and avoiding risks in construction engineering projects and applications of FIDIC contract terms organized by China' Ministry of Construction, Beijing, September of 2007

10.Presentation: Avoiding risks in signing and implementing international commercial contracts, international business seminar by China Association of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Enterprises, Beijing, September of 2007

11.Presentation: Arbitral procedure of CIETAC, China-Sweden Arbitration Seminar, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, November of 2007

12.Presentation: CIETAC' Arbitral Procedure, seminar on resolving commercial disputes between China and the US, Washington DC, Dec. 4, 2007

13.Presentation: CIETAC' Arbitral Procedure and Practices, seminar on resolving commercial disputes in China, Columbus, USA, Dec. 6, 2007

14.Presentation: CIETAC' Arbitration in China, seminar on commercial arbitration, Toronto, Canada, Dec.11, 2007

15.Presentation: CIETAC' arbitral procedure and practices, international conference on commercial arbitration in Korea, China and Japan, Seoul, May 9, 2008

16.Presentation: Avoiding risks in signing and implementing construction engineering contracts as viewed from the arbitration practices of CIETAC, seminar on overseas project contracting organized by China Association for Business Internationalization, Beijing, May 25, 2008

17.Presentation: Avoiding risks in signing and implementing international business contracts and arbitration, training class on international trade knowledge organized by Beijing SME Association, Beijing, May 29, 2008

18.Presentation: Avoiding risks and arbitration in contracting international engineering projects, seminar on developing overseas investment projects, bidding skills and risk management organized by China Association of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Enterprises, Beijing, September 21, 2008

19.Presentation: The role of CIETAC in resolving disputes on construction engineering, seminar on dispute resolution in construction engineering and professional assessment mechanism organized jointly by CIETAC and China Construction Industry Association, Beijing, September 26, 2008

20.Presentation: Points of attention for arbitrators in handling arbitration cases, training course for CIETAC arbitrators, Beijing, October 31, 2008

21.Presentation: China international commercial arbitration and conciliation, training course on arbitration for commercial disputes in non-public sector, organized by All China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Beijing, November 19, 2008

22.Presentation: Avoiding risks in signing and implementing contracts and arbitration for dispute resolution, training session on certification, authentication and arbitration organized by CCPIT Guangdong Branch, Guangzhou and Qingyuan, China, December of 2008

23.Presentation: How to Propel Procedure and Organize Hearings by Presiding Arbitrators, training session for CIETAC presiding arbitrators, Beijing, May 27,2009

24.Speeches on revising the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules as member of Chinese government delegation to UNCITRAL conference, Vienna, Austria，September of 2007 and September of 2008

25.Participation as member of Chinese government delegation in UNCITRAL conference on revising Model Law of International Commercial Arbitration, Vienna, Austria, October of 2002

26.Participation in ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration) Conferences, New Delhi 2000, Beijing 2004, Montreal 2006

Professional Affiliation:
Arbitrator (panelist) of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)

Neutral of Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center of CIETAC

Conciliator of Conciliation Center of China Chamber of International Commerce

Counselor of Overseas Business Service Centre of Ministry of Commerce of the PRC

Arbitrator of Xiamen Arbitration Commission
Member of China Maritime Commercial Law Association

Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Member of Chinese Group of AIPPI