Xueqing Wan
Of Counsel
Xueqing is a tri-qualified disputes and deal lawyer with deep PRC and common law credentials.
Of Counsel
Xueqing is a tri-qualified disputes and deal lawyer with deep PRC and common law credentials.
Languages - Mandarin, English
Jurisdictions - PRC, State of New York, England and Wales
Xueqing is an Of Counsel at Wei Tu Law Firm. She helps clients navigate complex disputes and craft bespoke legal solutions in trade, technology, and finance. With dual grounding in PRC and common law systems, she brings rare versatility and depth to cross-border matters and advises clients across traditional industries and emerging digital markets.
She advises financial institutions, trading houses, shipowners, fintech companies, and digital trade infrastructure providers on legal aspects of deals, transactions, complex projects, technology adoption and evolving regulatory compliance. She is trusted in high-stakes disputes and arbitration (CIETAC, HKIAC, ICC, LMAA), and also skilled in structuring and negotiating PRC law and English law agreements, including shipbuilding, ship leasing, trade finance, collateral arrangements, financial derivatives, bespoke deal terms, and system interoperability frameworks. Her work bridges jurisdictions, legal systems, and technologies.
Xueqing draws on over a decade of top-tier experience in PRC law litigation, common law shipping and trade, and has a deep understanding of the legal infrastructure behind digital transformation. Clients value her clarity, precision, and ability to translate innovation into legally sound strategy. She supports clients at the frontier, with sophistication in legal design, drafting, and execution.
Digitalisation
Assisted an electronic bill of lading platform in drafting its user terms enabling the digitalization of paper bill of lading (this was done before the enactments of local law) and obtaining approval of the user terms from the International Group.
Ship Finance
Frequently instructed by top-ranked financial leasing companies to draft and negotiate their milestone shipping operating lease projects against international counterparties.
International Arbitration
Successfully assisted a financial institution in securing a full recovery award in an ICC Hong Kong arbitration against borrowers and guarantors in an outbound investment project.
A retail brand
Successfully assisted a global footwear brand claimant in negotiating confidential settlements with its distributors
Independent guarantee
Successfully represented a renowned international bank in PRC proceedings to lift payment injunctions on letters of credit involved in a series of L/C fraud cases.
OTC financial derivatives
Successfully represented top foreign-invested banks in CIETAC or SHIAC arbitrations
against defaulting counterparties under a number of OTC financial derivatives contracts.
Cross-border enforcement
Successfully represented a well-known international bank in PRC proceedings seeking recognition and enforcement of an HKIAC award of RMB 100 million.
Shipping disputes
Frequently instructed by international P&I Clubs to represent their member shipowners or charterers in cross-border shipping disputes governed by English or Hong Kong law.
Internet financial service
Advised an Internet financial service giant on the structure of its milestone service offerings.
Asset management
Represented well-known asset management companies in coordinated legal actions to recover outstanding payments exceeding RMB110 million under private placement bonds.
