In 2023, Chen was promoted to Partner at Huang & Huang. She has extensive experience in high-value and complex maritime, shipping, and aviation logistics cases, covering areas such as fires at sea, offshore engineering, ship collisions, cargo damage or shortage, delivery of goods without bills of lading, ship chartering, marine insurance, container leasing, and corporate bankruptcy restructuring.
Awarded the Guangzhou Lawyers Association Annual Achievement Award for her outstanding representation of a Hong Kong port company in a container leasing contract dispute;
A case she handled involving a contract for the carriage of goods by sea was selected among the “Top 10 Typical Cases of the Year 2021”;
Member of the 10th Maritime and Aviation Law Committee, Guangzhou Lawyers Association;
Member of the 11th Cross-border Dispute Resolution Committee, Guangzhou Lawyers Association;
Council Member, Shipping Law Research Institute, Guangdong Province Law Society;
Member, Guangzhou International Commercial Legal Service Center;
Mediator, Lawyer Mediation Office of Guangzhou Maritime Court;
Researcher, Haizhu District Foreign-related Rule of Law Research Center;
Admitted to the first batch of the “Leading Lawyers in Foreign-related Matters” Talent Pool by the Guangzhou Lawyers Association and the “Rising Stars in Foreign-related Matters” Talent Pool;
Selected as an Outstanding Young Lawyer in Guangzhou’s inaugural “Lingyun Program” and named Outstanding Young Lawyer of Haizhu District (first batch) by the Lawyers Industry Committee of the CPC Haizhu District Committee;
Awarded the “Stellar Accolade” in the insurance practice area from LegalOne; and
Named as the “2025 ALB South China Rising Lawyer” by Asian Legal Business.
1. Represented a Guangdong-based port holding company in a RMB425 million claim arising from a container leasing contract dispute. The case won the Guangzhou Lawyers Association Annual Achievement Award (2020), the Second Prize for Outstanding Legal Service Cases in the Greater Bay Area, and was listed in China Business Law Journal’s “Deals of the Year 2021”.
2. Represented the insurer of a Guangdong offshore wind power plant in a RMB250 million claim for facility damage.
3. Represented a shipper in a RMB730 million claim arising from a fire on board an ocean-going container carrier. The case was selected as a LegalOne Notable Deal/Case, listed among the Top 10 Typical Cases of the Year 2022 by Guangzhou Maritime Court, received the Guangzhou Lawyers Association Annual Achievement Award (2022), an Excellent Case Analysis Award from the Supreme People’s Court (2023), and was included in China Business Law Journal’s “Deals of the Year 2023” and the Guangdong High Court’s first batch of typical maritime trial cases.
4. Represented a stevedoring company and its insurer in a USD3.62 million claim for damage to high-end equipment. Achieved a complete victory in both first and second-instance proceedings; the case won the Guangzhou Lawyers Association Annual Achievement Award (2022) and was selected as a LegalOne Exemplary Deal/Case.
5. Represented a marine consultant in a USD2.5 million claim for negligence in bunker removal operations.
6. Represented an insurer in a dispute over anti-pollution and removal costs arising from a three-ship collision, with a claim amount of RMB9 million.
7. Represented an international shipping line in a RMB15 million claim for container demurrage and detention.
8. Represented the operator and insurers of a Guangdong airport in a RMB22 million claim for damage to an aircraft caused by a tractor.
9. Represented the interests of a Japan-registered chemical carrier in a RMB720,000 claim for damage to acetone cargo. Achieved a complete victory across first-instance, second-instance, and retrial proceedings; the case was selected among the Top 10 Typical Maritime Cases of the Year 2021 by Guangzhou Maritime Court.
10. Represented a foreign bulk carrier owner and its P&I Club in a RMB23 million claim arising from damage to DDGS cargo. The judgment was selected as an Outstanding Judicial Document by the Supreme People’s Court.
11. Represented an insurer in a RMB 11 million claim arising from a marine insurance contract dispute over the transportation of offshore wind power equipment. Secured a first-instance judgment absolving the insurer of any liability.
12. Represented a shipping company in a USD6.5 million claim arising from a dispute over a contract for the carriage of goods by sea. Secured a settlement for only RMB630,000 (1.4% of the claim amount). The case was selected as a LegalOne Exemplary Deal/Case and won China Business Law Journal’s “Deal of the Year 2024” award.
13. Represented a Vietnamese shipping company in a RMB25 million claim arising from a dispute over a contract for the carriage of goods by sea. Facilitated a mediated settlement at 47% of the claim amount.
14. Represented an insurer in a RMB220 million subrogation claim arising from a vessel colliding with an offshore wind power facility.
15. Represented an insurer in a RMB24 million claim arising from a marine insurance contract dispute following the capsizing of a vessel.