Shouzhi AN Partner

Email: anshouzhi@anjielaw.com

Tel: +86 592 566 2878

Fax: +86 592 566 2911

Language: Chinese, English

Practice Areas: Dispute Resolution, International Trade, Shipping & Offshore, Cross-border Investment & M&A

Industries: Sports

Office: XIAMEN

Resume
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Representative Cases
Honors & Recognition
Professional Association
Publications
Working Experience
Education Background
Qualifications

Representative Cases

  • Legal service project for international trade compliance of a German valve manufacturer related to Russia and Ukraine sanctions; 
  • An Australian coal investment arbitration and bankruptcy case, acted for a coal group in Shaanxi, the first emergency arbitrator procedure of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission;  
  • Transgenic soybean heat damage case on MV Alpha Future, a major international trade dispute case after China joins WTO in 2001; 
  • The dispute case of an Italian international procurement contract, the first arbitration case after the establishment of the South China International Arbitration Center in 2012;
  • The parallel arbitration and litigation case of a company in Xiamen on the American sorghum sales contract, and the major trade dispute case under the Sino-US trade conflicts in 2018;  
  • The dispute case of letter of credit cease payment in Shaanxi, the first case of letter of credit cease payment in Xiamen Intermediate People's Court; 
  • Dispute over the cargo release without the original bill of lading for an enterprise in Fujian, and ten vessels were successfully arrested worldwide within one month;
  • The case of ship repair, arrest and bankruptcy dispute of Singapore Xihe Holdings Group Pte Ltd, the Chinese Court recognized the identity of the judicial manager of a Singapore shipping company for the first time;
  • MV Hyundai Advance oil pollution and limitation of liability for maritime claims, the largest ship oil pollution case in China by far;
  • MV MSC Ilona, Pingtan Island submarine cable damage case, successfully negotiated with military department and the release of the ship after arrest; 
  • The bankruptcy and reorganization cases of Anton Holdings and Ansheng Shipping, and successfully acted for client on preservation, litigation, bankruptcy and reorganization procedures;
  • Sino-Mexico Energy Fund and Drilling Platform Project with Petróleos Mexicanos, major energy projects of China Merchants Group; 
  • China Energy Group’s project of JAWA-7 power plant in Indonesia, a major project of the "the Belt and Road" initiative by China Development Bank; 
  • Legal Service Project for PipeChina Group’s takeover of China's major oil and gas pipeline assets, a major project of China's oil and gas reform program under the 13th Five-year Plan, and the case was selected into the "Deals of the Year 2020" by China Business Law Journal 2020;
  • Naturalization of an American ski athlete, a major event of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics;
  • Legal advisory services for Olympic Preparation Office of the Chinese Olympic Committee, the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games; 
  • Legal advisory services for Gymnasiade Jinjiang 2020. 


Honors & Recognition

  • Thousand Lawyers of Foreign Affairs by Ministry of Justice of China
  • The “Double Hundred Talent Plan” by Xiamen Municipal Government
  • Advisory Member on the Civil & Administrative Cases for the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China
  • Sports Industry Expert of Xiamen Municipal Sports Bureau
  • Project Expert of Xiamen Municipal Commerce Bureau
  • Qualified Independent Director for Public Companies of Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Shipping and Maritime

  • 2022, Leading Individual by the Legal 500: Shipping
  • 2021, Leading Individual by the Legal 500: Shipping
  • 2012 and 2013, Leading Lawyer in Asian-Pacific Region in Shipping & Maritime, by Asia Law & Practice in 2012 and 2013

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

  • 2022, Leading Individual by the Legal 500: Arbitration
  • 2021, Leading Individual by the Legal 500: Arbitration and Litigation
  • 2020, Leading Individual by the Legal 500: Arbitration


Professional Association

  • Arbitrator, The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Arbitrator, The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), UK
  • Arbitrator (Panel), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), China
  • Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), China
  • Arbitrator, The Arbitration Center Across The Straits (ACAS), China
  • Arbitrator, Shanghai International Arbitration Centre (SHIAC), China
  • Arbitrator, Xiamen Arbitration Commission (XMAC), China
  • Mediator (CCPIT), Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement
  • Mediator (CCPIT), Xiamen Maritime Silk Road Commercial and Maritime Mediation Center
  • Vice Director, Arbitration Committee of Fujian Provincial Bar Association, China
  • Standing Council Member, China Association for Sports Law
  • Standing Council Member, Xiamen Law Society
  • Adjunct Professor, ICD International Business School, France
  • Research Fellow, Arbitration Research Institute of China University of Political Science and Law
  • Distinguished Research Fellow, Shanghai University of Sports, China
  • Editor-in-Chief, Modern Law Research, USA
  • Editor, NMIMS Journal of Economics and Public Policy, India


Publications

  • Project Member, 2022 National Social Science Fund major Project: Translation, Research and Database Construction of Foreign Sports Laws and Regulations (in progress).
  • Project Leader, China (Fujian) Free Trade Zone Xiamen: Research on the Service Ecological Chain of the Belt and Road Investment Operation Headquarters in the Maritime Silk Road Legal Central District Pilot Zone (in progress), 2022;
  • Project Leader, Guidance on Chinese Lawyers Handling Maritime and Shipping Cases (2nd Edition), All China Lawyers Association, 2021;
  • Legislative Project Director, Regulations on the Registry of Marine Leisure Vessels and Boats of Xiamen Municipal, 2021;
  • Project Leader, Judicial Review Mechanism Research of International Sports Arbitration Award, 2020;
  • Legislative Project Director, Standard Documents on Chinese Lawyers Handling Maritime and Shipping Cases, All China Lawyers Association, 2017; 
  • Main Drafter, Guidance on Chinese Lawyers Handling Maritime and Shipping Cases, All China Lawyers Association, 2007;
  • Shouzhi An, Zhongxiu Shen, On the Identification of Carrier under Chinese Maritime Code, Chinese Journal of Maritime Law, Vol. 3, 2022, Dalian Maritime University Press, China;
  • Shouzhi An, Zhongxiu Shen, The Changes of the United States' FONOPs in South China Sea and Related International Law Issues, International Law Research, Vol. 3, 2022;
  • Shouzhi An, Weng Jianshan, On the Change of Ship Ownership in the Sale of Ships in Mainland China, Taichung Bar Journal, Vol. 5, 2015, Taipei, China;
  • Prof. Ulf Bernitz, Shouzhi An, Convergence or Parallel Paths? Comparison with Substantive Tests of Merger Control in EU and Chinese Competition Law, European Competition Law Review, Issue 6, 2010, Maxwell & Sweet, England;
  • Zhiwen Li, Shouzhi An, Necessity on Incorporating the Marine Environmental Tort into the Scope of Maritime Tort Law, Marine Environmental Science, Issue 4, 2006, Shandong Education Press, China;
  • Shouzhi An, Legal Issues and Practice in Oil Pollution Cases, Annual of China Maritime Trial, 2003, People's Communication Press, China;
  • Shouzhi An, On Shipowners' P&I and Direct Litigation, Annual of China Maritime Trial, 2005;
  • Shouzhi An, Yuan Li, Gong Zhang, On Possession and Lien of Vessels, Annual of China Maritime Law, 2002, Dalian Maritime University Press, China; 


Working Experience

  • 2022-Present, Partner at AnJie Broad Law Firm Xiamen Office
  • 2016-2021, Partner at Guantao Law Firm Xiamen Office
  • 2015-2016, Interned and worked in the Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations; Visiting Scholar, Columbia University in the New York City, USA
  • 2004-2014, Lawyer, Partner at Wang Jing & Co


Education Background

  • Visiting Scholar, Columbia University in the New York City, USA
  • PhD in International Law, Wuhan University, China
  • LLM of EU Law, Stockholm University, Sweden
  • LLM of Shipping Law, Dalian Maritime University, China


Qualifications

  • Chinese Bar Qualification