Patrick Zheng

Patrick Zheng

Biography

Patrick Zheng has been a prominent figure in the international arbitration community for over 25 years, establishing himself as one of China's most renowned and respected international dispute lawyers. Before joining Llinks Law Offices in March 2018, he served as a senior consultant at Herbert Smith Beijing office, a partner of Clifford Chance and the managing partner of Clyde & Co Beijing office.

Patrick has represented more than 400 China and foreign-seated international cases as counsel, including approximately one hundred transnational and foreign-related cases. He has extensive experience with CIETAC, LCIA, HKIAC, SIAC, ICC and SCC arbitrations, as well as court litigations in Mainland China, Hongkong, London and the United States. Some of his representative cases include representing ZTE for US investigation on its alleged violation of sanctions against Iran, representing PetroChina for its arbitration case in SIAC and representing the Government of Yemen against Beijing Urban Construction Group on an ICSID case.