The Harvard Law School China Law Association (student organization) presents:

2025 China Law Symposium

Vision for Tomorrow: Law, Technology, and Prosperity for a Thriving Global Community

Monday, February 10 – Wednesday, February 12

Location: Harvard Law School, WCC classrooms

Event details on the HLS China Law Association website (will open in a new tab)

RSVP form (will open in a new tab)

This three-day event will feature six engaging panels (with lunch/dinner provided), and conclude with a festive Lantern Festival Social.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

12:15 – 1:30 PM Navigating Disputes: Global Commerce and Dispute Resolution

Location: WCC 2012

Speakers:
Shaoyi Che, Managing Partner, YoungZeal LLP
Huawei Sun, Senior Counsel, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Bob Tseng, Managing Partner, TWL Law Group
Moderator: Katniss Li, S.J.D. Candidate

6:00 – 7:15 PM Chinese Americans and the Law

Location: WCC 1015

Speakers:
William Lee, Partner, WilmerHale
Ji Li, John S. and Marilyn Long Professor of US-China Business and Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Patrick Toomey, Deputy Director, ACLU National Security Project
Moderator: Michael Tian, J.D. Candidate ‘25

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

12:15 – 1:30 PM Divorce, Domestic Violence, and Gender Inequality in China

Location: WCC B010

Speakers:
Xin He, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong
Ke Li, Associate Professor of Political Science, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Moderator: Selina Chu, J.D. Candidate ‘26

6:00 – 7:15 PM AI, Technology, and Cybersecurity

Location: WCC 1015

Speakers:
Gilad Abiri, Associate Professor of Law, Peking University School of Transnational Law
David Pan, Partner, Llinks Law Offices LLP
Dongsheng Zang, Associate Professor of Law, University of Washington
Moderator: Kevin Wei, J.D. Candidate ‘26

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

12:15 – 1:30 PM Antitrust and Innovation in China’s Economy

Location: WCC B010

Speakers:
Carol Xianxiao Liu, Counsel, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Daniel Sokol, Carolyn Craig Franklin Chair in Law and Professor of Law and Business, USC Gould School of Law and Marshall School of Business
Wentong Zheng, Professor of Law, University of Florida, Levin College of Law
Moderator: Tiffany Chu, J.D. Candidate ‘26

6:00 – 7:15 PM Future of the Chinese Economy

Location: WCC 1015

Speakers:
William Alford, Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Yasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation Professor of Global Economics and Management at MIT Sloan School of Management
Bing Xiang, Founding Dean, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Moderator: Michael Tian, J.D. Candidate ‘25

7:20 – 9:30 PM Lantern Festival Social

Location: WCC 1015

Sponsored by the HLS China Law Association. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies, the Center for International Development, Harvard Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, HLS Lambda, Harvard Association for Real Estate and Law, and HL.ai.