Practice Areas

Lei Niu's practice focuses on dispute resolution, intellectual property, compliance & risk control, debt restructuring & corporate liquidation/bankruptcy, shipping and real estate & construction.

Work Experience

Partner, Global Law Office (Shanghai)

Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm

Partner, Global Law Office (Shanghai)

Deputy Secretary-General, China Maritime Arbitration Commission, Shanghai Sub-Commission

Case Manager, China Maritime Arbitration Commission

Case Manager, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Admission

Admitted in the PRC

Education

China CEO Advanced Seminar on Private Equity Financing and Investment, ANTAI Economics Management College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Master of Common Law, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong

Master of Law, Faculty of Law, University of International Business and Economics

LL.B., China University of Political Science and Law

Awards
  • Chambers: Listed lawyer in Litigation and Arbitration (Global Guide, Greater China Region Guide) for many years in a row
  • The Legal 500: Private Practice Powerlist Arbitration China, Key lawyer in "Dispute Resolution: Arbitration" "Dispute Resolution: Litigation" "Maritime" and “Bankruptcy rehabilitation”
  • Asian Legal Business (ALB): 2022 ALB China Top 15 Litigators, 2024 ALB Dispute Resolution Lawyer in Aisa
  • Benchmark Litigation (China): Dispute Resolution Star in "Commercial Disputes" and "Maritime" for 2025 and 2026
  • Legal Hall of Fame: Outstanding Lawyer in "Dispute Resolution" Recommended by General Counsels in the Manufacturing Industry for 2025 and 2026 
  • HURUN LEGAL: "Outstanding Recommended Lawyer" in the Greater China Region for 2026 in Cross-border Dispute Resolution
Publications
  • International Business Arbitration, (Co-author, Compiled by Shanghai Bar Association, Law Press)
  • A Comparative Study of London Maritime Arbitration System and China Maritime Arbitration System, 13 (3), 2006 of Journal of International Economic Law
  • Introduction to the 2004 Rules of CMAC, July 2005 of Asian Dispute Review
Languages
Chinese,English