Mr. Lai specializes in commercial dispute resolution and frequently represents clients in arbitration and litigation proceedings. Mr. Lai's experience includes handling disputes relating to joint venture, international sale of goods, OEM agreements, service contracts, construction projects, shareholder and corporate governing issues.
Mr. Lai acts for well-known multinational corporations before various levels of courts across China in commercial disputes. Mr. Lai has also extensive experience in handling arbitration cases administered by CIETAC, BAC, SCIA, Guangzhou Arbitration Commission, HKIAC, SIAC, SCC and arbitration cases under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Mr. Lai represented the first case applying the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules at Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), and the case he represented for the recognition and enforcement of a Hong Kong arbitral award by mainland courts was listed as a typical case by the Supreme People's Court.
Mr. Lai is an arbitrator of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration Jiangmen (Jiangmen Arbitration Commission) and a mediator of the Qianhai International Commercial Mediation Center. Mr. Lai serves as a member of the 11th International Investment Law Professional Committee of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association and has been selected into the cross-border lawyer talent pool of the Guangdong Lawyers Association. Mr. Lai was recognized as one of the top 30 most outstanding rising stars by LEGALBAND and listed in the "Rising Star" list by China Business Law Journal. Mr. Lai was also ranked in the Top Lawyer Ranking by LEGALBAND in 2024 in the category of "Dispute Resolution: Arbitration" and recognized by the Legal 500 as “Recommended Lawyer” in “Dispute Resolution: Litigation”.
