Xiao CHEN
Partner Tel：+86 10 5268 2596 / +1 212 608 6500
Email：chenxiao@dehenglaw.com
Working Language： Chinese/ English
Mr. Chen joined DeHeng in 2021 as a cross-border dispute resolution partner and became Global Partner of DeHeng in 2026. Mr. Chen focus on high-tech and complex commercial litigation and arbitration for a number of prestigious Chinese or multinational corporate clients for more than 15 years in commercial contract dispute, product liability and intellectual property (patent) disputes, corporate compliance, cross-border bankruptcy, global product recall and other international dispute resolution areas.
The technology areas he had practiced include but not limited to: New energy vehicles, commercial and passenger vehicle power batteries, human pharmaceuticals, pesticides, photovoltaic modules, civilian drones, consumer battery products, etc.
Mr. Chen is listed by Legal500 in its Asia Pacific List for the area of Dispute Resolution: Litigation in 2025. Mr. Chen is also listed by LegalOne as One of the Most Highly Recommended 15 Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Lawyers of China in 2025 (LegalOne Blue Ribbon 2025).
Mr. Chen has directly lead, handled or actively participated in lawsuits, mediations, negotiations, and/or transactions happened in below forums or locations: courts/arbitration centers in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nanjing, Xiamen and other cities in China; federal court in New Jersey of the United States, state courts in New York, California, Ohio of the United States; court in Calgary, Canada; high court in London, U.K.; the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne Australia, etc. His roles are leading counsel, first-chair of the advocate team, or China Law Expert, etc.
Representative Matters
- Successfully helped a Chinese and U.S. company won China-U.S. global patent disputes and reached global settlement with its major market competitor in 2026.
- Successfully helped a famous Chinese entrepreneur to fight and eventually reached a global settlement, successfully defended huge-assets related to assets in mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and California, U.S. in 2026.
- Successfully helped a prestigious green energy company won Motion to Quash and therefore no need to continue stay in a high-profile catastrophic dispute, a billions of USD mass tort action in California State Court in 2025.
- Successfully represented a prestigious Chinese commercial bank in protecting and enforcing its pledge right upon oil and gas realty assets in Canada through Receivership Proceeding for a loan with millions of USD value in 2025.
- Successfully helped a prestigious Chinese entrepreneur of a NASDAQ listed company won Dismiss With Prejudice in a complicated equity share dispute in federal court in New York in 2024.
- Successfully served and represented Team Canada (Canadian Olympic Committee and Paralympic Committee) in Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
- Provided core legal advice and direct negotiation services to a Chinese green energy battery manufacturing public listing company in its USD 2.6 billion joint-venture transaction with Cummins, Daimler Truck and PACCAR for their new factory in United States in 2023.
- Represented an new energy manufacturing company in its product liability lawsuit in state court of New York, together with New York team of DeHeng, successfully resolve this case with a great satisfaction from the client.
- Represented a Mexico leading manufacturing company to resolve its tariffs issue with Customs law enforcement agency.
- Represented a corporate client in its international sales contract dispute for imported sets of equipment.
- Represented a Chinese leading trust company in its investment contract dispute in China.
- Represented a Fortune 500 corporate client in its water processing engineering contract dispute in China.
- Represented a prestigious European motor vehicle manufacturer to enforce its contractual rights against a Chinese company, providing legal consultation services for a full cross-border dispute resolution plan
- Represented a Fortune 500 corporate client in China for global recall of its consumer products
- Represented a Chinese supplier in complex sales contract against U.S. corporate buyer in arbitration and follow up resolution proceedings
- Represented a prestigious I.T. corporate client for its sales and financing compliance issue
Education Background
- J.D., University of Houston, United States (2011)
- MLI, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States (2007)
- LL.B, East China University of Political Science and Law, China (2005)
Professional Qualifications
- Bar admission in P.R. China
- Bar admission in New York
- Bar admission in Arizona (Inactive)
- Bar admission in Federal District Court (Arizona)
Professional Background
- Before joining DeHeng, Mr. Chen associated with a U.S. law firm (Phoenix Office), two leading Chinese law firms (Shanghai Office and Beijing Office), and another prestigious Chinese law firm which has joint operation with an international law firm.
Recognitions and Affiliations
- Arbitrator, Xi'an Arbitration Commission (and its International Commercial Arbitration Court) in China
- Attorney Practice Mentor for Graduate Program Students, Renmin University of China Law School, Beijing, China
- Lawyer List of Handling Foreign-related Matters in Beijing Bar Association, for the practice areas of Civil and Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Finance and Capital Market, and International Trade
Selected Publications
- Articles:
- "Key Practice Points for Chinese Bankruptcy Proceeding to Obtain Acknowledgment by U.S. Court", ranked by PKULAW.COM as one of the Best Law Firm Article for the Year of 2015 (2015)
- Medical Devices & Consumer Health Products 2022, Chambers Global Practice Guides. (2022)
- Enforcement of Foreign Judgments – CHINA, LEXOLOGY Getting the Deal Through (2022, 2023)
- "Force Majeure Issue Analysis in the International Sales Contract under COVID-19", DeHeng Insights (May, 2022)
- "Investment on Laos - the Continental Connection Nation in ASEAN, after the China-Lao Railway Opens for Services", DeHeng Insights (May, 2022)
