Personal bio
Jason Chun Jiang
Founder, Arbitrator, FCIArb
1.Practice Areas
Commercial Dispute Resolution
2.Professional Experience
Jason is the founding partner of Shanghai DHHT Law Firm.
With nearly 30 years of legal practice, Jason has accumulated extensive experience in handling commercial dispute resolution cases. He mainly deals with significant, complex, and difficult commercial litigation and arbitration cases, covering areas such as construction contract disputes, bulk commodity trading disputes, corporate equity disputes, commercial franchise disputes, real estate sale and lease disputes, and cross-border investment and M&A disputes.
His clients include well-known large domestic and international enterprise groups across industries such as finance, investment, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing, and higher education.
Jason has also been invited multiple times to serve as an expert witness in arbitration cases in China.
3.Honors and Awards
Jason has been recognized by several well-known domestic and international legal ranking organizations:
• The Legal 500: “China Elite 2026 – Dispute Resolution Lawyer (Shanghai)”
• Asialaw Profiles: “2025 China Rankings – Notable Practitioner”
• LegalOne: “Elite 100 – Dispute Resolution”
• LexPress: “2024 Brand Star in Dispute Resolution – Outstanding Lawyer” and “2025 Leading Lawyer in Commercial and Corporate (East China)”
He has also received the “Outstanding Alumni Siyuan Contribution Award” from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the “Zhengyi Contribution Award” from KoGuan School of Law, SJTU.
4.Education
LL.B., Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
LL.M., Shanghai Jiao Tong University
5.Arbitration Experience
Jason is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).
He has been appointed as an arbitrator by more than 40 arbitration institutions, including China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center, SHIAC), Shanghai Arbitration Commission, and numerous arbitration commissions across major cities in China.
He also serves as a review expert of the Tongling Arbitration Commission and has been awarded the title of “Outstanding Arbitrator.” His arbitral awards have been recognized as “Outstanding Arbitral Awards” by Quzhou and Tongling Arbitration Commissions.
6.Social Positions
Jason serves as a part-time postgraduate supervisor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai Normal University, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, and China University of Geosciences (Beijing). He is also a Senior Advisor to the China-Africa Exchange Center of Shanghai University Law School.
7.Professional Training
• International Commercial Arbitration Training, CIArb Singapore (2025)
• Arbitrator Training, Tsinghua University Law School (2022)
• International Arbitration Training, Peking University Law School (2021)
8.Academic Achievements
Jason has demonstrated outstanding academic research capabilities, publishing numerous academic papers and works:
• “Breaking the Finality of Commercial Arbitration and Exploring Substantive Appeal Mechanisms” (published in Shanghai Law Research)
• “The Legal Basis and Improvement of the ‘Pre-Award Notification’ System” (published in Legal Practice Journal)
• “On the Dilution of Well-Known Trademarks” (published in Intellectual Property)
• “On the Role of Directors and Conflict of Interest” (published in Administration and Law)
• “On the Dual Structure of Civil Society and Political State” (published in Theory Monthly)
• “Essential Legal Guide to Investment in Uganda” (Shanghai University Press)
• “Research on the Determination and Payment of Bankruptcy Administrators’ Remuneration” (Research project for Jiangxi Provincial Higher People's Court on modernization of bankruptcy adjudication systems, Wuyuan County People's Court Research Group)
9.Social Activities
Nominated by the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center), Jason participated as an observer representative in the 83rd session of UNCITRAL Working Group II (Dispute Settlement) held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in February 2026, where he delivered a statement.
Jason was invited by Tongling Arbitration Commission to participate in a seminar on the revision of the arbitration rules and gave his opinion on the "Tongling Arbitration Commission Arbitration Rules (2026 Edition)" (draft for comments) in March 2026.
Jason was invited by Taizhou Arbitration Commission to participate in a seminar on the revision of the arbitration rules and gave his opinion on the "Taizhou Arbitration Commission Arbitration Rules (2026 Edition)" (draft for comments) in July 2026.
10.Social Responsibility
Jason is committed to public welfare. He has established the “Jiang Chun – KoGuan Development Fund” at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and education development funds at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics and Linshui Middle School in Sichuan Province.
11.Founding the Law Firm
Jason co-founded Shanghai DHHT Law Firm with founding partners. Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm has established offices in Chongqing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Kunming, Wuxi, Taizhou, Ningbo, Wuhu, Changzhou, Hengqin, Hefei, Lanzhou, Xining, and Xi'an, with nearly 1,000 practicing attorneys. The firm has been honored with titles including "National Outstanding Law Firm" and "National Advanced Collective in Public Legal Services," and has received numerous legal awards from Chambers, Asian Legal Business, The Legal 500, China Business Law Journal, GRCD, Asialaw Profiles, LegalOne, and Hurun Intelligence Rankings.
12.Languages
Chinese, English