CHAI, Michael

Mr. Chai is a senior partner at AllBright Law Offices in Shanghai.

Mr. Chai is a recommended lawyer in Corporate/Commercial (Shanghai) by Chambers Greater China Region Guide (2023) and in Real Estate and Construction (PRC) by Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Mr. Chai is an expert in the field of cross-border dispute resolution, admitted as an International Accredited Professional Mediator (IAPM) of the International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI).

Mr. Chai has extensive experience in handling commercial disputes and representing multinational clients in commercial litigations and arbitrations. He has notable expertise in handling foreign-related commercial disputes, media and entertainment disputes, and construction disputes.

Mr. Chai is also a registered construction professional. He is particularly experienced in handling complex, high value disputes and projects, and he has provided full legal service for a number of large multinational companies and Chinese enterprises in their commercial residential real estate developments, custom construction projects, construction works, real estate marketing management, and commercial project operations.

Mr. Chai is highly praised by his clients for the meticulous consideration and professional skills he exhibits in handling legal cases. He advises clients in a variety of business fields, ranging from real estate, construction, entertainment, warehousing logistics, top sport brand, semiconductor, medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, automobile, high-technology, education, luxury goods, theme parks, luxury hotels, chain restaurants, to bike share programs.

Prior to joining AllBright, Mr. Chai worked for another top global law firm as a member of their global cross-border construction projects team.

In addition to his native Mandarin language, Mr. Chai is also fluent in English.