Join us at the Harvard Law School China Law Association’s annual China Law Symposium, “Vision for Tomorrow: Law, Technology, and Prosperity for a Thriving Global Community,” in celebration of the Lantern Festival. This three-day event features six engaging panels with lunch/dinner provided, and concludes 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