YAXIANG SUN

Counsel·Guangzhou

YAXIANG SUN

Counsel·Guangzhou

YAXIANG SUN

Counsel·Guangzhou

PROFILE REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES OTHER INFORMATION Further Reading

MR. SUN FOCUSES ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION, INCLUDING PRC LITIGATION AND CROSS-BORDER ARBITRATION, WITH PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE IN SHAREHOLDER OPPRESSION CLAIMS, ENERGY AND TECH PROJECT DISPUTES, FINANCIAL LITIGATION, AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION CONFLICTS. HE REGULARLY COUNSELS CLIENTS ON CORPORATE CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND PRE-DISPUTE RESOLUTION STRATEGIES.

Education

Southwest University of Political Science & Law, LL.B. (2013)

China University of Political science and Law, Master of Civil & Commercial Law (2017)

Professional Qualification

Admitted to practice in the PRC

Work Language

Mandarin

Cantonese

English

Professional Background

Mr. Sun joined Fangda Partners in 2020. Before joining Fangda, he practiced cross-border dispute resolution at another top-tier PRC law firm.

PROFILE

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS AND CASES

  • International Arbitration

  • Corporate, Joint Venture and Investment Disputes

  • Energy Disputes

  • Financial & Technology Disputes

  • Corporate Crisis Management & Administrative Disputes

  • Represented a prominent Hong Kong supply chain enterprise in securing a comprehensive victory before the Guangdong High Court in parallel PRC court litigation involving consolidated SIAC arbitration of approximately 200 cross-border sales contracts
  • Advised a PRC engineering contractor in obtaining a successful settlement in SIAC arbitration against an overseas project owner in a USD 10 billion construction dispute
  • Provided founding shareholders with end-to-end services covering emergency arbitration to award enforcement in HKIAC arbitration proceedings in a post-M&A dispute with a Cayman Islands company and co-shareholders
  • Represented a cross-border supply chain enterprise in five parallel cases in PRC court and SCIA arbitration addressing diverse claims arising from a corporate control contest valued at CNY 2 billion
  • Secured a favorable award for a major trust company in a CNY 1.2 billion dispute in SCIA arbitration against a property developer over a real estate development and equity transfer deal
  • Acted for a Hong Kong-listed company in cross-border commercial arbitration against 10 domestic entities concerning equity disputes worth CNY 500 million involving legal, commercial, and IT technical issues
  • Represented a leading e-commerce platform in litigation to prevent significant asset dissipation in corporate control disputes, included company seal recovery and property damage claims
  • Represented a Hong Kong-listed energy company in CIETAC arbitration concerning coal supply contracts and Sino-foreign joint venture disputes valued at over CNY 300 million and involving complex technical and legal issues
  • Achieved a settlement for a Guangdong-listed energy company in steam supply contract disputes against 14 paper manufacturers, involved complex technical disputes, administrative investigations, and parallel negotiations
  • Represented a Zhejiang private enterprise in retrial proceedings before the Supreme People’s Court in a CNY 1 billion guarantee dispute with a domestic trust company
  • Represented a Guangdong-listed company in eight multijurisdictional bill recourse actions involving aggregated claims of CNY 100 million and retrial proceedings addressing commercial bank tort liability, bill fraud, and criminal-civil case strategy
  • Acted for a fintech company in lawsuits against banks, guarantors, and borrowers over loan and guarantee contracts
  • Acted for a domestic Bitcoin technology company in BAC arbitration against a server management firm in a dispute over a colocation service agreement, with issues involving Bitcoin regulatory compliance and multijurisdictional property preservation and award enforcement
  • Defended a prominent real estate developer in administrative reconsideration and litigation in a CNY 100 million tax recovery action brought by local tax authorities arguing controversial tax law theories
  • Advised an energy producer on crisis response during administrative penalty proceedings initiated by the local SAMR
  • Defended a renowned private school against compliance investigations, regulatory inspections, and judicial procedures involving public security authorities
  • Advised a Hong Kong-funded enterprise and its executives on crisis response during proceedings initiated by the SAMR, the Public Security Bureau, the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and court enforcement departments

OTHER INFORMATION

  • Professional Affiliations

  • Adjunct Lecturer at Sun Yat-sen University (2021–Present) in international dispute resolution program, instructing on cross-border litigation and arbitration and receiving top-tier student evaluations.