Jiamu Sun
Jiamu Sun focuses her practice on representing foreign companies and individuals in cross-border dispute resolution proceedings, white-collar defense proceedings, administrative defense cases, collection and enforcement of secured interest rights, internal ethics investigations, and general commercial litigation. She has particular experience in data privacy and security issues, national security, e-commerce, media law and regulatory compliance. Jiamu often provides legal support for foreign news organizations and journalists in China in security and regulatory matters, as well as defending claims of libel/defamation and invasion of privacy.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2014
Experience
- Loeb & Loeb LLP (2024 - Present)
- Perkins Coie LLP (2018 - 2024)
- Sheppard Mullin LLP (2014 - 2018)
Membership
- AmCham China
Qualifications
- MBA (2024)
- LL.M. (2013)
- Master of Laws (2012)
- Bachelor of Arts (English) + Bachelor of Laws (2010)
Education
- Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (2024)
- Georgetown University Law Center (2013)
- Renmin University Law School (2012)
- Minzu University Law School (2010)
2 Contributions by Jiamu Sun
PRACTICE NOTES
Ad hoc arbitration in China: validity, choice of law and seat, arbitrator selection, FTZ and maritime exceptions, enforcement, and the 2025 Arbitration Law revision effective 1 March 2026
This Practice Note examines ad hoc arbitration in China within the framework of Chinese law. China International Commercial Court. For a broader overview of ad hoc arbitration, see Practice Note: Ad hoc arbitration—an introduction to the key features of ad hoc arbitration.
Requirement to provide an administering institution
Arbitration in China falls under the Arbitration Law (promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on 31 August 1994, effective from 1 September 1995, and amended in 2009, 2017 and 2025) (the Arbitration Law). Article 16 of the Arbitration Law mandates that parties to an arbitration agreement designate an institution in their agreement to administer the proceedings. This has been read as invalidating awards rendered in ad hoc arbitrations—i.e., proceedings conducted without institutional administration. Note that Chinese courts do not recognise precedent, and therefore there is no binding case law on this issue. Nonetheless, the stipulation that an arbitral institution must manage the process has not been applied strictly in practice in China. Importantly, the revised Arbitration Law, taking effect on 1 March 2026, conditionally recognises ad hoc arbitration for defined categories of disputes, signalling a notable shift in China’s arbitration framework...
Arbitration
PRACTICE NOTES
Mainland China (PRC) recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards: statutory framework, New York Convention practice, refusal grounds (public interest), free trade zone reforms, and judicial barriers and trends.
This Practice Note examines the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in the People’s Republic of China (PRC; China). Note: Chinese court judgments are not reported by LexisNexis® UK.
Requirement to comply with the arbitral award under Chinese law
Under Chinese law, parties to arbitration are obliged by the Arbitration Law to carry out the award (Arbitration Law, art 62, Civil Procedure Law, arts 248 (domestic arbitration) and 287 (foreign related arbitration)). Where no time limit is stipulated for execution, compliance must be immediate (Arbitration Law, arts 57 and 62). If the losing party declines to honour the award, including sums due or the transfer of property, the successful party may apply to the people’s courts for enforcement (Arbitration Law, art 62 and Civil Procedure Law, art 248).
Grounds for refusal of enforcement by Chinese court
An arbitral award is final, and the court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a dispute that has been properly resolved through arbitration (Arbitration Law, art 9). However, under the Civil Procedure Law (domestic) and the Arbitration Law (foreign), the court will not issue a judgment enforcing...
Arbitration
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