Research Student
Working toward a PhD in Law, expected 2025
Patrick Yuan is a part-time PhD student at CUHK while he is also a partner at JunZeJun Law Office. His main practice areas include cross-border investment and technology transfer, legal compliance, major civil and commercial litigation and arbitration.
Thesis Topic
Legal obstacles and Changes in the protection of China’s overseas investment, co-supervised by Professors Fernando DIAS SIMÕES and Christopher ROBERTS.
Research Interests and Aims
I am interested in International Investment Law and International Arbitration. With my thesis, I hope to exam China’s overseas investment legal obstacles and provide practical suggestions for the future legislations in this field.
Working Papers and Publications
The New Development of Foreign Arbitration Institution and Ad Hoc Arbitration in Free Trade Zones in China, Shanghai International Arbitration Review 75-87 (2018).
Education and Awards
- LLM, Université Paris X, France, 2011.
- LLB, Sichuan University, China, 2007.