In Residence
Robin Hui HUANG is Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law Chinese University of Hong Kong (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, ‘经天学者’ 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 scholars at Harvard Law School, Michigan Law School, Oxford Law School and Cambridge Law School. He received two bachelor degrees – in mechanical engineering and in law – and a Masters degree in law, from Tsinghua University in Beijing China, graduating first in his class, and a PhD from the Faculty of Law, UNSW.
Professor Huang is a leading 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 written extensively 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 (some of his work is available for download at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=365831) . These include leading comparative law journals such as the American Journal of Comparative Law (US), leading international arbitration journals such as Arbitration International (UK), leading specialist journals in various jurisdictions such as the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (US), Securities Regulation Law Journal (US), Journal of Corporate Law Studies (UK), Journal of Business Law (UK), Company and Securities Law Journal (Australia), Australian Journal of Corporate Law (Australia), Banking and Finance Law Review (Canada), European Business Organization Law Review (Germany); and well-regarded generalist journals such as University of New South Wales Law Journal (Australia), Theoretical Inquiries in Law (Israel), Hong Kong Law Journal, Chinese Journal of Law [法学研究], China Legal Science [中国法学], Peking University Law Journal [中外法学]，Tsinghua Law Review [清华法学]. He has also published numerous books and book chapters with reputable publishers such as the Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Kluwer Law International, Routledge, Peking University Press and Tsinghua University Press, including Securities and Capital Markets Law in China (Oxford University Press, 2014) and Comparative Corporate Law: International Experiences and Suggestions for China (Tsinghua University Press, 2011).
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, and US District Court–Southern District of New York) as well as regulatory and legislative activities. He is an specially invited expert of the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC, China Banking Law Society, and an elected member of the Executive Council of China Commercial Law Society. He has been invited to deliver internal seminars to the National People’s Congress of the PRC, regulators and couts (e.g, Qianhai Free Trade Zone Court), as well as public lectures, presentations and keynote speeches at regional and international venues. He has received many awards in recognition of his excellence of research, as well as support by various research grant bodies such as Australian Research Council and Hong Kong Research Grant Council. He also serves on the editorial board of reputable law journals such as Asian Journal of Comparative Law, Asian Journal of Law and Society.
Professor Huang is a qualified Chinese lawyer and has served as an expert consultant to international organizations (e.g. the World Bank), government agencies (e.g. Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission), and professional bodies (e.g. Hong Kong Securities Institute). He has also been engaged as expert witness in local and international litigations, arbitrations and regulatory enforcement actions. Professor Huang is a designated arbitrator for the 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 China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited, which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.