Robert Yuming Bao was admitted to practice law in China in 1996, California in 2004, and U.S. Supreme Court in 2008, also the VP/CLO and Independent Director of major public companies, and part-time instructor, professor and research fellow in US and China. He has extensive legal experience as partner of law firms and leading counsel for renowned MNCs based in Beijing, Tianjin, New York and Los Angeles, represented clients in a great number of major litigations and complex transactions, supported China's Belt and Road Initiative projects in over 70 countries, closely involved in business and strategic decision-making, and played key role in satisfactory resolution of major trade sanctions. He also possesses broad commercial and technical background, received BS and MBA in China, MCS in USA, and enrolled in DBA program jointly offered by HKU and PKU.
Mr. Bao was awarded High Level Talent certified by China's Education Ministry, State Certified Foreign Expert, Top 10 Chief Legal Officers, Top 10 General Counsels for two consecutive years, Councilor and Registered Expert of a number of professional and arbitration organizations, member of honor societies of PKP and UPE, honored listee of Marquis Who's Who, China Lawyer Delegate jointly elected by China and Hong Kong Bars. He joined legal organizations such as ABA, IBA, ACC, LAWASIA, ACLA, and founded ChinaLaw.org and ChinaUsLaw.com. He is a frequent speaker in professional conferences and seminars, and guest for media interview on international and legal issues, also author of popular legal blog with over million readers.
Mr. Bao's major practice areas cover corporate law, trade/investment, finance/securities, regulatory compliance, intellectual property rights, international construction, real estate, employment and immigration. His selected clients include News Corp, Cisco, ZTE, Motorola, AkzoNobel, Standard Chartered Bank, Oversea Chinese Bank, China Investment Bank, Hong Kong South China Group, Jereh Group, Sanyuan Foods, ExxonMobil, Rockefeller University, 21 Century Realty, ReMax Realty, Lucent Technology, Lehman Brothers, Connecticut Board of Education, and celebrities, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs. For more details please refer to Mr. Bao's Biography.
Unfortunately in 2020, Mr. Bao suffered unprecedented cyberbullying against US citizen in China triggered by false charge and fake news, hysterically attacked with numerous rumors such as being an US agent to bully Chinese. China's top authority eventually cleared him following harsh investigation exhausting national resources, and Central Party Secretary Wang Xiaohong's home visit expressing strongest political implications, nevertheless among distorted chaos coupled with deteriorated US-China relation, to appease the mass, derogate Americans and hinder him from seeking remedies, he was deported under the guise of maintaining law license after becoming US citizen albeit his license was renewed with US passport, so he has to separate with old parents probably for life, interrupt successful career and doctoral study. For more about the case please visit ChinaLaw.org.
Mr. Bao reopened his law office after return to the US. The US government also investigated the alleged professional misconducts above, which completed after eight months with a conclusion that this matter does not warrant further action therefore is closed. Cleared in both countries, Mr. Bao continues to serve local and international clients with his profound legal and business experience while striving to redress grievances and uphold justice.
