Dr. Lifeng SUN is a senior consultant of V&T Law Firm. He studied law in China and Germany, and has successfully accomplished his post-doctor research under the subject of project management & engineering in Tianjing University. Dr.Sun is also an active arbitrator of CIETAC and Shanghai Arbitration Commission.

 

Before joining in V&T, he has worked for China Ministry of Railway and Chinese national Railway Group Corporation, as well as Zhong Lun Law Firm. Dr. Sun has rich experience in overseas infrastructure projects. During his employment in China Railway, he led legal work of major ‘Belt and Road’ railway projects including Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project (Indonesia), Boten-Vientiane railway project (Laos), Budapest-Belgrade railway project (Hungary & Serbia), Thailand railway project, Lahore Orange Metro Transit System (Pakistan), etc.

 

He also provided legal consulting services for China National Nuclear Corporation's acquisition of the Roxin uranium mine in Namibia and the Simandou railway infrastructure project in Guinea. He led and accomplished multiple research projects on equity cooperation and risk prevention for China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. and China Railway Design Group Co., Ltd. Dr. Sun has published one monograph in German and docents of articles on legal and economic issues in English and Chinese.

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Education

2019-2024 Post-doc research, Tianjin University
2005-2009 Doctorate of Law, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
2003-2005 LL. M., Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
1996-2000 Bachelor of Law, Northwest University of Law and Political Science, China

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Practice Area

■ Energy and Infrastructure
■ International Engineering & Transportation
■ Corporate Legal Affairs
■ Dispute Resolution

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Representative Clients

China National Railway Administration
China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
China Energy Investment Co., Ltd.
China Railway Design Group Co., Ltd.
China Railway International Co., Ltd.
China Railway Construction Management Co., Ltd.
China Railway Container Transport Co., Ltd.
China United International Rail Containers Co., Ltd.
China Railway International Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd.
CR International Trade & Industrial Co., Ltd.
Gulun Xuanlin Rail Technology Co., Ltd.

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Language Skills

Chinese, English, German

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Social Activities and Honors

Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
Mediator, Dispute Mediation Center of China International Contractors Association
Arbitrator, Shanghai Arbitration Commission
Arbitrator, Luohe Arbitration Commission
Legal Expert of the National Railway Administration
Expert of China International Engineering Consulting Corporation

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