Professor Kun Fan
Professional Qualifications
- Admitted to the New York Bar in 2008
- Accredited Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Associate Limited
- Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC")?
- Arbitrator, Beijing Arbitration Commission?
- Arbitrator, Hainan International Arbitration Court
- Arbitrator, Mediator and APEC Neutral for eBRAM?
- Arbitrator,?Zhuhai Arbitration Commission International Arbitration Court?
- Arbitrator, Nanjing Arbitration Commission
- Domain Names Panelist, CIETAC Online Dispute Resolution Center, since 2021.?
- Domain Names Panelist, Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (“HKIAC”) and Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (“ADNDRC”)
- Member of the International Law Association?
- Member of the American Bar Association?
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Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D., summa cum laude, University of Geneva, Switzerland?
- D.U. in International Dispute Resolution, University of Paris XII, France?
- LL.M. in Corporate Law, New York University School of Law, U.S.A.?
- LL.B., China Foreign Affairs University, China
Kun Fan is Professor of Law at 91色情片 Law and Justice and an acting co-director of the China International Business and Economic Law Centre (CIBEL). Her research focuses primarily on international dispute resolution and China’s engagement with the international legal order. She has held visiting appointments at leading institutions, including as Scholar-in-Residence at WilmerHale, Visiting Scholar at Harvard Yenching Institute, University Paris Panthéon-Assas, and Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy. Prior to moving to Sydney, she has worked at the Faculty of Law, McGill University and the Faculty of Law, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Author of the book?Arbitration in China: A Legal and Cultural Analysis?(Hart Publishing), she has published extensively in the field of ADR and has received numerous awards in recognition of her academic contribution, including?Norton Rose Faculty Scholar?in Arbitration & Commercial Law?2017-2020,?Best Research Outputs for Arbitration Theory?in 2015 by China Arbitration Research Institute,?Support for High-impact Scholarship?2013-2014 by the Committee on Focused Innovations Scheme, and?Best Thesis in International Studies?by the Swiss Network for International Studies Award in 2011.?
Professor Fan combines academic expertise with extensive ADR practice experience. She has acted as counsel, legal expert, arbitrator, tribunal secretary, and domain names panelist in numerous international arbitration and domain names proceedings. During her time as Deputy Counsel at the ICC International Court of Arbitration, she oversaw more than 100 international arbitrations. She is admitted to the New York Bar, an arbitrator with a number of arbitration institutions, including China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), International Online Dispute Resolution Center (eBRAM), Haihan Arbitration Commission, Zhuhai Arbitration Commission, Nanjing Arbitration Commission. She is also an accredited mediator of the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL), Panel of Mediators and the Panel of Neutrals under the eBRAM APEC Rules, Expert Consultant to the International Mediation Research Centre at East China University of Political Science and Law, and a domain names panelist for CIETAC, Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), and the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC). ?
Having worked across China, Singapore, the United States, Switzerland, France, Hong Kong, Canada, and Australia, Professor Fan brings extensive experience working across diverse legal and cultural environments and familiarity with both common law and civil law principles in cross-border proceedings. Fluent in Chinese, English, and French, she is accustomed to navigating complex cross-border disputes involving parties from different legal traditions and commercial backgrounds.
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- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
“”, Australian Government’s Australian Research Council (ARC) 2022 Discovery Projects scheme 2022-2025 (with Heng Wang, Jonathan Bonnitcha, Ross Buckley, Matthew Erie and Wei Shen)?
“Investment Arbitration and Sustainable Development”, funded by Bird & Bird, 2021-2024?
“”, Co-Investigator, Economic and Social Science Research Council (ESRC) and the University of Leicester, 2020-2025 (led by Tony Cole)
“Chinese Corporations’ Attitudes on International Arbitration”, Principal Investigator, Hong Kong Arbitration Charity Ball, 2015-2017(in collaboration with?Professor Loukas Mistelis, the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University).?
“Access to Justice: A Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Study on Judicial Mediation in China”, Principal Investigator, The Research Grants Council Early Career Scheme, 2013-2016?
“Promoting International Commercial Arbitration in Japan and China: Reforms and Prospects”,?Principal Investigator, The SUMITOMO Foundation Fiscal 2011 Grant For Japan-related Research Projects, 2013 –?2015?
“Harmonization of Law and Divergence of Culture__A Comparative Study of Arbitration in Asia”,?Principal Investigator,?Harvard-Yenching Institute, 08/2012 –?05/2013?
“Improving the Efficiency of Dispute Resolution: Is the Chinese Concept and Practice of Combining Mediation with Arbitration Exportable to the West?”?Principal Investigator, RGC Research Grant 2009/2010-Direct Allocation 2090004, 04/2010 –?03/2011.?
“The People’s Mediation with Chinese Characteristics” under National Social Science Key Research Projects, directed by Professor Xu Xin. Co-investigator in sub-project on the Reform of the People’s Mediation System and Legislation, 04/2010-04/2011.?
- Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholarships in Arbitration and Commercial Law (2017-2020)
- The Best Research Outputs for Arbitration Theory in 2015 awarded by China Arbitration Research Institute
- Focused Innovations Scheme: Support for High-impact Scholarship 2013-14 ?
- The SNIS Award 2011 for the Best Thesis in International Studies
- Summa cum laude for Ph.D. thesis