Xianyue Simon BAI

Partner of Grandall Law Firm Tianjin Office
Education: Master of Law (M Jur) from University of Oxford;

Listed Arbitrator of the following arbitration institutions:

CIETAC, BAC/BIAC(Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center) HKIAC, CAS(Court of Arbitration for Sports), SHIAC (Shanghai International Arbitration Center) SCIA ( Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration),AIAC (Asia International Arbitration Center), ICDSO(International Commercial Dispute and Settlement Organization),Shanghai Arbitration Commission, HIAC(Hainan International Arbitration Court), GAC (Guangzhou Arbitration Commission),TAC (Tianjin Arbitration Commission) and other Chinese arbitration commissions Special Mediator of Singapore International Mediation Center Mediator of Benchmark International Mediation Center Vice Chair of Expert Consultation Committee of China Commission of Arbitration for Sports

Honors:
Chevening Scholar 2005-2006, University of Oxford;
IBA (International Bar Association)Scholar 2004;
From April 2001 to Dec 2001, selected to be one of the 15 participants of EU‐China Legal and Judicial Cooperation Program, sponsored by EU Commission to visit and receive legal training in EU law schools ,legal institutions and law firms;
Selected as one of the “China Leading Lawyers in Foreign-related Legal Services” by China
Bar Association in 2013;

Highlights of Professional Experience:
 Mr. BAI has been practicing as a Chinese lawyer for 25 years, servicing and advising a large number of domestic Chinese major State-owned, private companies, foreign-invested joint-ventures, as well as multinationals. He has been involved in various litigation and arbitration cases as counsel and in the capacity of arbitrator.
 Appointed as one of the six members of the Ad hoc Division of CAS(Court of Arbitration for Sports), for the 18th Asian Games held in Jakarta Indonesia in Aug-Sept 2018.
 Appointed as one of the 9 arbitrators of the Ad Hoc Division of Court of Arbitration for Sports during Beijing Winter Olympic Games in Jan-Feb 2022
 He has acted as sole, presiding arbitrator and counsel under the rules of the BAC, CIETAC, SHIAC, CAS, SCIA,HKIAC, SCC etc.
 Mr. BAI has published articles on a wide range of legal topics both in English and Chinese on various magazines.

 He frequently speaks in international conferences on Chinese law across the world.
 He often speaks on legal topics on CGTN (China Global Television Network) and China Radio
International, which are the only national English TV channel and English radio channel in
China.