Mr Frank Cao’s main areas of practice are sea commerce and maritime affairs, financial leasing, insurance claims and international trade.Mr Cao has represented many shipowners' P&I associations, famous domestic and foreign shipping companies, insurance companies, financial leasing companies, shipyards, wharves and other various shipping organizations in many far-reaching cases, providing legal services including carriage of goods by sea, bill of lading, charter party, marine insurance, ship collision, fire, marine salvage, towing, removal and repair of wrecks at sea, common sea loss, ship construction and repair, Ship financing, ship sale and purchase, crew personal injury and death claims, ports, freight forwarding, international trade disputes and other legal services.
In the financial field, Mr Cao has provided legal services for many major corporation, mainly cooperating with the following companies: BOCOM Financial Leasing Company Limited, Jusin International Leasing Company Limited, Rheinland International Financial Leasing Company Limited, Ligen Financial Leasing (Shanghai) Company Limited, Shanghai Huarui Financial Leasing Company, and Coal Zhangze Financial Leasing (Shanghai) Company Limited.
Mr Cao is a senior partner of Jintiancheng Law Firm. Mr Cao's main practice areas are maritime, financial leasing, insurance claims and international trade. Mr Cao is the deputy director of Shanghai Lawyer Association's Maritime Business Research Committee, the tutor of Shanghai Maritime University's master's degree program, the tutor of East China University of Political Science and Law's master's degree program, the expert of Shanghai Municipal People's Procuratorate's civil administration, the arbitrator of Taizhou Arbitration Commission, the maritime mediator of China Maritime Arbitration Commission, the member of China Maritime Law Association, and the member of the Insurance Business Research Committee.
- International trade
- Maritime
- Litigation and arbitration
- Financial Institution
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- Logistics and Warehousing
- Sep. 1992 - Jul. 1996 Bachelor’s Degree in Maritime Law from Shanghai Maritime University
- Sep. 2004 - Jul. 2006 Master’s Degree of EMBA from Shanghai Maritime University