CV of Mr. Simon Xianyue BAI

Managing partner of Grandall Law Firm Office Education： Master of Law (M Jur) from University of Oxford; LLM in EU Law from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium; Practice Areas：general commercial law, dispute resolution,M & A, sports law,

Affiliation： Arbitrator of CIETAC Arbitrator of HKIAC ( International Arbitration Center) Arbitrator of CAS(Court of Arbitration for Sports) Arbitrator of SHIAC ( International Arbitration Center) Arbitrator of SCIA ( Court of International Arbitration) Arbitrator of AIAC (Asia International Arbitration Center) Special Mediator of Singapore International Mediation Center Mediator of Benchmark International Mediation Center Member of Arbitration Committee of Basketball Association Chair of External Affairs Committee of Tianjin Bar Association（2015-2019）; Vice Chair of Tianjin Arbitration Committee of Tianjin Bar Association（2015-2019）; Chairman of Chevening Scholar Association Tianjin Chapter; Member of Executive Committee and Representative of Asia Pacific Region of LAW ( Associated Worldwide)(2009-2013);

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;

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Professional Experience：

 Mr. BAI has been practicing as a Chinese for 20 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.  April-December 2001 Participated in EU-China Legal and Judicial Cooperation Program , received training at various EU legal institutions and law schools and did legal placement with law firms in EU  Oct.-November 2001 LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene &MaCrae LLP, legal placement  July 2003-March 2005 FLI Law Office in Brussels China Law Counsel  In 2013 awarded “Leading Lawyers of Foreign-related Legal Service of China” by China Bar Association and received legal training in various European legal institutions and law firms  Legal placement with Noerr LLP in Frankfurt office in Nov-Dec 2013

Representative Cases and Projects

 2007-2008 represented Tianjin Municipal Government in negotiations with Milken Institute from US with regard to collaboration in financial innovation and was involved in the research and establishment of the first ever carbon-trading exchange in China at the time

 Representing Hematology Institute of China Academy of Medical Science in the collaboration project on stem cell research with SANOFI-AVENTIS in relation to the establishment of “Sino-US Research Lab”

 Advised a major China Bank in relation to several syndicate-loan projects in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Hong Kong；

 2009-2013 served as Executive Committee of LAW（LAWYERS ASSOCIATED WORLDWIDE -an international association of law firms around the world）and representative of Asia-Pacific Region

 Representing China Academy of Science in the negotiation with several investment fund overseas in relation to setting up a major private equity fund.

 2010-2011, member of working team for the research and setting-up Tianjin International Maritime Exchange

 2010-2011, advised Ms TONG Wen, who is Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion at Court of Arbitration for Sports and landed a victory for the first time ever for a Chinese athlete which overturned the sanction against the athlete.Thanks to the

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victory, She was reinstated and participated London Olympic Games in 2012 and won a bronze medal.

 In 2012,provided expert opinion on Chinese law in a major arbitration case at SIAC between an Australian company and a major State-owned company

 In 2014 ,Represented a major State-owned chemical company in a Joint venture dispute with a Fortune 500 company.

 In 2015, represented a European Fortune 500 company in a construction arbitration case with an Australian company

 Being an arbitrator of CAS ( Court of Arbitration for Sports), Mr. BAI was appointed as one of the six members of the Ad hoc Division of CAS for the 18th Asian Games(in accordance with agreement between Olympic Council of Asia and CAS) held in Jakarta Indonesia between August-September 2018 during which he was co-arbitrator and President of three cases filed before the Ad hoc Division of CAS.

 In 2019,Representing a State-owned company in an arbitration case at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)

 Legal counsel to China Olympic Games Preparatory Office (2020-2022)

 Legal counsel to an US multinational company in the restructuring following the take-over of the China-based entities of a major European company in 2020

 Legal counsel to an offshore company which is a subsidiary of a major China-based group in a financing deal with a major investment fund

 Issued legal opinion under Chinese law for Hong Kong branch of a major China bank in relation to a financing deal involving a major China-based state-owned company.

 Arbitrator and counsel in many domestic and foreign-related cases at several arbitration institutions over the years

Publications and Guest speaker

 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 International Channel of China Central Television and China Radio International, which are the only national English TV channel and English radio channel in China.

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