Professor Robin Hui Huang

Robin Hui HUANG is Professor in the CUHK LAW (at a senior band). Prior to joining CUHK, Professor Huang was a tenured staff member in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), where he now holds a position of Adjunct Professor. He is also Li Ka Shing Visiting Professor in McGill Law School, Honorary Professor at East China University of Political Science and Law, Guest Professor at China University of Political Science and Law, as well as visiting positions at many prestigious institutions such as Harvard Law School and Oxford Law School. He received two bachelor degrees – in mechanical engineering and in law – and a Masters degree in law, from Tsinghua University, graduating first in his class, and a PhD in law from UNSW.

Professor Huang is an internationally recognized expert in the field of corporate law, securities regulation, financial law, commercial dispute resolution, and foreign investment, with a particular focus on Chinese and comparative law issues. He has had more than 120 publications in his areas of expertise, with articles published in some of the top-rated journals in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and elsewhere, including American Journal of Comparative Law, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Journal of Corporate Law Studies, Journal of Business Law, Banking and Finance Law Review, European Business Organization Law Review as well as The British Accounting Review. He has also published more than 10 books and about 20 book chapters with reputable publishers such as the Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press.

Professor Huang’s research has high impact locally and internationally, having informed judicial decisions (e.g., cited with approval by the High Court of the Republic of Singapore, Delaware Chancery Court in the US, Southern District Court of New York) as well as regulatory and legislative activities. He is invited by the PRC Supreme People’s Court to serve as Research Fellow and Expert for Ascertainment of Foreign Law. He is also Expert Advisor to Shanghai Financial Court, Expert of China Banking Law Society, and an elected member of the Standing Committee of China Commercial Law Society. He has been invited to deliver seminars and/or training programs to the National People’s Congress of the PRC, regulators (e.g., People’s Bank of China, China Securities Regulatory Commission, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission) and courts. He also serves on the editorial board of reputable law journals such as Asian Journal of Comparative Law (CUP), Asian Journal of Law and Society (CUP).

Professor Huang has provided expert consultancy to international organizations, governmental bodies, regulatory agencies, stock exchanges and professional bodies. He also acts as expert witness in local and international litigations, arbitrations and regulatory enforcement actions. Professor Huang is a designated arbitrator of several international arbitration commissions, including Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center), South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration) and Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA). He also serves as Independent Non-executive Director of listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.