Prof. Dr. David N. W. Chen was a professor of law and former dean of the Law Department of Shanghai JiaoTong University and also headed the University's Center for Intellectual Property Study. From 1993 to 1994 he served as a senior visiting scholar at the Law School of the University of Washington and from 2001 to 2002 as a Fulbright scholar at the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is now a partner, senior lawyer of Shanghai Allbright Law Offices. Besides, he is also director of Chinese Science and Technology Law Institution, vice-chairman of the E-commerce Committee of Shanghai Bar Association, a listed expert of the Domain Dispute Settlement Center under CIETAC, a listed arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sports under the International Olympic Commission, a listed arbitrator for Shanghai Arbitration Commission and a specially invited researcher at the Intellectual Property Center of Shanghai Fudan University.

Mr. Chen's practicing areas encompass intellectual property, technology transfer, E-commerce and information technology protection, property restructuring, merger and acquisition, foreign investment, commercial contracting, civil litigation and arbitration, etc. He has handled more than 1000 cases of various types to date, based on which he has established rich theoretical and practical expertise, particularly in the field of intellectual property and enjoyed a high professional reputation thereof. Mr. Chen has successfully represented a large number of well-known multi-national companies and organizations in their investment, corporate reconstruction, contractual disputes and IP-related legal issues such as Microsoft, Adobe, American Film Association, Nike, American Western Bank, Themoset Co. Ltd., GE, Pepsi, Kuno Moser Co. Ltd., Taprogge Co. Ltd., Zwilling Ja Henckels Ltd., Jaguar, Philips, Hyundai Co. Ltd., Fusei Co. Ltd., Koreana Co. Ltd., Ashahi, NSK, Schafstall MBH, etc. Meanwhile he serves as a counselor for the Municipality of Shanghai Pudong New Area and also for quite a few Chinese and foreign enterprises.
So far Mr. Chen has published more than 100 articles and 10 academic books, mainly including “Corporate Law”, “Arbitration and Legislation of Science & Technology”, “Science and Technology Law Tutorial”, “Economic Law”, “Legal Guide to the Investment in Pudong New Area”, “Intellectual Economy and Intellectual Property”, “Legal Protection of Computer Software”, “Legal Protection of Interlocution of Enterprises and Innovation of Technology”, “Data Protection and Intellectual Property”, “Study on the Legal Protection of Know-how in China”, “Study on Trademark Infringement in Parallel Imports”, “Criminal Offence in International Trade and Its Prevention”, “Handbook of Corporate Practice”, “Environmental Law”, etc. Moreover, he frequently presents papers and gives speeches at various academic seminars held in the US, Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China mainland. Mr. Chen is also often invited to lecture at law schools and participate in the drafting and amending of some important Chinese laws and regulations, e.g., “Technology Advancement Law of PRC”, “Contract Law of PRC”, “Copyright Law of PRC”, etc.

Mr. Chen speaks fluent English.