Jia Wan

Wan Jia focuses her practice on insurance disputes, complex commercial litigation and arbitration.

Ms. Wan has successfully represented clients in a variety of contexts and industries, including insurance claims disputes, insurers’ subrogation disputes, project construction disputes, cross-border transactions disputes, complex breach of contract disputes, intellectual property disputes, etc.

Besides representing clients in domestic litigation matters before PRC courts, Ms. Wan has handled international arbitration matters under the major international arbitration rules (CIETAC, BAC, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC) in a number of jurisdictions around the world, including Singapore, United States, Hong Kong and Mainland China. She has gained vast experience in providing clients with strategic and case management advice for parallel proceedings involving multiple jurisdictions.

Representative Cases

Litigation

• Represented five large insurance companies including Hyundai Insurance (China) Co., Ltd regarding insurance claim and subrogation in the SK Hynix conflagration case before the Supreme People's Court.

• Represented Huatai Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. Business Department against Durr System Corp. Ltd. and Durr Painting System Engineering Corp. Ltd. in an insurance subrogation dispute before the Supreme People's Court.

• Represented China Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. against Taizhou Sanfu Marine Engineering Co., LTD in a ship construction insurance contract dispute before Shanghai High People's Court.

• Represented China Life Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. Wuhu Center Branch against Wuhu Changxin Technology Ltd. in a property insurance fire accident compensation dispute before Anhui High People’s Court.

• Represented Sichuan Trust Co., Ltd. against Hubei Bank Co., Ltd. in a trust loan contract dispute before Hubei High People's Court.

• Represented China Life Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. Guangdong Branch and Guangzhou Branch against People's Property & Casualty Insurance Company (Group) of China Guangdong Branch in a reinsurance contract dispute before Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court.

• Represented the Export-Import Bank of China against Hangzhou Hongjian Polyester Fibre Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Hongjian Group Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Kaishi Industry Co., Ltd., Zhu Lifeng and Zhou Fengjian in a financial loan contract dispute before Beijing No. 4 Intermediate People's Court.

• Represented Better Chance Investment Co., Ltd. and Capital Chain Holdings Ltd. against Dalian Yida Real Estate Co., Ltd. in a dispute to invalidate an arbitration agreement before Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court.

• Represented Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. against Shenzhen Chengyuan Aviation Oil Co., Ltd. in an aviation fuel sales contract dispute before Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court.

• Represented Active Century (Beijing) International Trade Co., Ltd. in an application for bankruptcy liquidation dispute before Beijing Dongcheng District People's Court.

• Represented Beijing AP BAIF Gases Industry Co., Ltd. against Beijing Beiyang Revitalization Gas Industry Tech. Development Co. Ltd. before Beijing Haidian District People’s Court.

• Represented China Texmatech Co., Ltd. against BOC Insurance Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch in a third-party revocation dispute before Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court.

Arbitration

• Represented a property insurance company against an energy company in a PV power plant solar index insurance contract dispute before China International Trade and Economic Arbitration Commission.

• Represented an insurance company against a branch of a bank in an assignment of receivables transfer agreement dispute before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

• Represented an insurance company against a textile company in an assignment of receivables transfer agreement dispute before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

• Represented a technology company against an India Carbon Black company in a carbon black oil sale contract dispute before Singapore International Arbitration Center.

• Represented an airline company and an investment company against a Korean airline company in an aircraft purchase contract dispute before ICC Arbitration Tribunal.

• Represented an airline company against a capital Management company in an equity transfer agreement dispute before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

• Represented a cultural investment company against an investment management company in an equity transfer agreement dispute before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

• Represented a music company, a technology company, a culture company in a framework contract dispute before China International Trade and Economic Arbitration Commission

• Represented an investment company and a capital investment company against a real estate company in joint venture contract dispute before China International Trade and Economic Arbitration Commission.

• Represented a food company against an investment company in a share transfer agreement dispute before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

• Represented a chemical investment company against a special steel company in a gas purchase contract dispute before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

• Represented a chemistry company against a material company in a gas supply contract dispute before China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

• Represented an electronics company against a technology company in a sales contract dispute before Beijing Arbitration Commission.

Honors & Recognition

Top 30 Lawyers in China’s Law Industry 2017 by LegalBand.

Publications

• “Insurance Litigation 2019 China Chapter”, Getting the Deal Through, 2018-2019

• “D&O Liability Insurance and Civil Liability of D&O under Chinese Laws”, WeChat Official Account “Fa Da Bao”,2018

• “Is the Arbitration Clause Binding on the Insurers When Exercising the Subrogation Right? - the Views and Attitudes of the People's Courts from Judicial Cases”, WeChat Official Account “Fa Da Bao”,2018

• “How Should the Trustee’s Duty of Care be Defined in a Channel Trust? AnJie Won a Case of Passive Management Trust in Hubei High Court”, WeChat Official Account “Fa Da Bao”,2018

• “Discussion on Calculation Standards of Indemnities of the Cars in Warehouse Damaged in ‘8•12 Tianjin Massive Explosion’”, China Insurance News, 2017

• “Does the Accessory Principle Apply to Surety Bonds?”, International Law Office, 2016

Working Experience

Partner, AnJie Broad Law Firm

Senior Associate, AnJie Law Firm

Qualifications

People’s Republic of China

State of New York, United States

United States District Court, Southern District of New York