Colin Y F Yang (Yang Yunfu) is the chairman of board of directors, managing and senior partner of Yang & Lin Co. Law Firm. He has handled more than 2000 cases of maritime, admiralty, foreign-related affairs, insurance and other disputes in over 28 years of his engagement in the practice of law since 1994, most of the cases achieved favorable results and received acknowledging and applauding from the clients. He has won many cases in the Supreme Court, different Maritime Courts and relevant High Courts. With his great professional skill and rich experience in practice, he is a top experienced lawyer in the fields of maritime and insurance in China.

Colin Y F Yang is a member of the research group for the modification of Maritime Code of the P. R. China. This group has 96 members across the country, among which there are 6 lawyers.

Colin Y F Yang now serves as the consultant expert of civil administrative affairs for the supreme people's procuratorate. He has been employed as an expert of maritime and admiralty affairs by the Supreme People’s Court for many times.

He also served as the director of the Maritime Committee of All China Lawyers Association, vice director of the Maritime Committee of China Maritime Law Association, vice director of the Marine Transportation Regulations Research Council of China Institute of China Institute of Navigation (the only lawyer representative out of 9 vice directors), executive member of China Maritime Law Association, commissioner of the Marine Insurance Committee of China Maritime Law Association, standing executive member of the Yangtze River Maritime Law Society, vice director of the Guangzhou International Shipping Judicial Research Association, vice director of the Shipping Law Research Association of the Guangdong Law Society, standing executive member of the Guangzhou Shipping Law Research Association, vice director of the First Session of Legal Profession Committee of Guangdong’s Association for Promotion of Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong & Macao, director of the Maritime Logistics Law Committee of Guangdong Lawyers Association, standing executive member of Guangdong Institute of Navigation, vice chairman of Guangzhou Alumni Association of Dalian Maritime University, Guangdong expert lawyer of maritime, maritime expert of Hainan MSA, practice tutor for master of law of Dalian Maritime University, visiting researcher of the Institute of Marine Insurance Law of Dalian Maritime University, off-campus supervisor for the Law School of Shanghai Maritime University, senior consultant of the Maritime Professional Construction Committee and visiting professor of the Institute of Maritime Law of Guangzhou Maritime University, researcher of the International Shipping Law and Policy Research Center of South China Normal University, researcher of the Institute of International Private Law of Fuzhou University, arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, arbitrator of China Maritime Arbitration Commission, arbitrator of Guangzhou Arbitration Commission, arbitrator of South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, and arbitrator of Wuhan Arbitration Commission.

In May 2016, Colin Y F Yang was recommended as one of 26 “Excellent Lawyers from 2012-2015” by Guangzhou Lawyers Association out of about 10 thousand lawyers in Guangzhou.

Colin Y F Yang was awarded as“Excellent Director of Year 2022” and “Excellent Director of Year 2017” by Guangdong Lawyers Association.

Yang & Lin Co. Law Firm led by Mr. Yang is one of the most competitive law firms dealing with admiralty, maritime and insurance cases in China, a leading law firm in the legal community of admiralty, maritime, and insurance across the country, and a role model of specialized and branded law firm for such communities nationwide.

Yang & Lin was elected as the "National Excellent Law Firm from 2011 to 2014" by All China Lawyers Association in Feb 2016, the only law firm elected as professional law firm handling maritime and insurance cases nationwide.

Mr. Yang has published more than 10 academic articles in well-known magazines such as Annual of China Maritime Law, Newsletter of Maritime Law Association, Comment on the Law of the Sea, Guangdong Navigation etc. and has given lectures at the international seminars of Maritime Law or acted as a host of such seminars many times. 

 Mr. Yang is good at handling maritime, admiralty, insurance, and foreign-related affairs.

Academic Qualifications：

Jul 1988, graduated from Dalian Maritime University with a major in navigation, obtained the degree of B.S.;

Sep 1991–Feb 1992, participated in English training in Shanghai Maritime University;

1999–2001, studied maritime law for Master’s degree in Dalian Maritime University (in service);

2002–2004, studied law for Master’s degree (half in service) and obtained Master’s degree of law in Sun Yat-sen University.

Nov to Dec 2018, selected as the first leading talent in Guangdong and was dispatched to London for training of international arbitration.

Professional Qualifications：

1993, passed the National Lawyers’ Qualification Test and gained the Lawyers’ Qualification Certificate;

1998, passed the first National Taxation Specialist Qualification Test and gained the Taxation Specialist Qualification Certificate;

2000, passed the first National Surveyors’ Qualification Test and gained the Surveyors’ Qualification Certificate;

2002–now, served as a director of China Maritime Law Association;

2003–now, served as a commissioner of the Maritime Committee of All China Lawyers Association;

May 2005– now, served as an arbitrator of China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC);

Mar 2011–now, served as an arbitrator of Guangzhou Arbitration Commission;

Jul 2011–now, served as a vice director of the Marine Transportation Regulations Research Council of China Institute of Navigation (the only lawyer representative among all 9 vice directors);

Sep 2012–now, served as commissioner of the Marine Insurance Committee of China Maritime Law Association (only 6 lawyers in the whole nation are commissioners);

May 2012, elected as the delegate of the 8th Guangzhou Lawyer Congress. The term is four years, from May 2012 to April 2016;

Nov 2012, elected as the delegate of the 10th Guangdong Lawyer's Congress. The term is four years, from Nov 2012 to Oct 2016;

Apr 2013–now, served as director of Maritime Law Committee of Guangdong Lawyers Association;

Oct 2013–now, served as visiting researcher of Institute of Marine Insurance Law of Dalian Maritime University;

Apr 2014–now, served as vice director of the Maritime Law Committee of All China Lawyers Association;

May 2014–2016, served as an arbitrator of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission;

June 2014-now, served as researcher of Institute of International Law of Fuzhou University;

Nov 2014–now, served as arbitrator of Wuhan Arbitration Commission;

Nov 2014, elected as maritime lawyer expert of Guangdong Maritime Lawyers;

June 2015 – now, served as visiting professor of the Institute of Maritime Law of Guangzhou Maritime University;

Sep 2015 – now, served as maritime expert of Hainan Maritime Safety Administration;

Dec 2015 – now, served as arbitrator of South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration);

Apr 2016 – now, served as vice director of the Maritime Committee of China Maritime Law Association;

May 2016 – now, served as managing director of the Guangdong Institute of Navigation;

2016– now, served as vice chairman of Guangzhou Alumni Association of Dalian Maritime University;

Nov 2016 – now, served as senior consultant of the International Shipping Law and Policy Research Center of South China Normal University;

Nov 2016 – now, served as managing director of Shipping Law Research Institute of Guangzhou Law Society

May 2017 – now, served as expert consultant of Maritime Law Development Committee of Guangzhou Maritime University;

May 2018, served as vice chairman of Shipping Law Research Institute of Guangdong Province Law Society;

July 2018, served as standing executive member of the Yangtze River Maritime Law Society;

Dec 2018 – now, served as vice director of the Guangzhou International Shipping Judicial Research Association,

Oct 2019, served as vice director of the First Session of Legal Profession Committee of Guangdong’s Association for Promotion of Cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong & Macao;

Sep 2020, employed as maritime expert by Guangdong MSA;

Dec 2020, employed as practice tutor for master of law of Dalian Maritime University;

Dec 2020, employed as off-campus supervisor for the Law School of Shanghai Maritime University.

March 2021, he was hired by the Supreme People's Procuratorate as a civil administrative consulting expert.

In April 2022, he was elected as the director of the Insurance Law Professional Committee of Guangdong Lawyers Association.

Sept 2022, he was elected as the director of the Maritime Committee of All China Lawyers Association.

Working Languages：

Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka) and English.

Working Experiences

Aug.1988 – Dec.1990, worked aboard the ship, whilst acted as the second officer for about one and a half years;

Jan.1991 – 1997, served in Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) engaging in marine accidents investigation and disputes settling;

1994 – 1997, worked as a part-time lawyer in Guangdong Maritime Law Office;

1997 – Feb. 2001, worked as a full-time lawyer in Guangdong Maritime Law Office; established Huang & Yang Maritime Law Office and was the managing partner of Huang & Yang Maritime Law Office;

Mar. 2001, founded Huang & Yang Co. Law Firm;

Mar. 2001 – Mar. 2006, served as the managing partner and full-time lawyer of Huang & Yang Co. Law Firm;

Apr. 2006, founded Yang & Lin Co. Law Firm;

Apr. 2006 – 2021, serving as the director, managing partner and full-time lawyer of Yang & Lin Co. Law Firm.

May 2021– now, serving as the chairman of board of directors, managing and senior partner of Yang & Lin Co. Law Firm.

Mr. Colin Y F Yang is one of top leading maritime lawyers in China. He has rich experience in dealing with maritime cases. Owing to the long time engagement in maritime investigation and works involving law, he has not only accumulated rich experience in shipping practice, but also acquired accomplishment to deal with legal affairs. Meanwhile, he has been keeping strong relations with many maritime safety administrations, port authorities and shipping companies.

From 2009 to Dec 2022, Mr. Yang has given training lessons or lectures more than 80 times to units such as China COSCO Shipping Group and its subsidiaries, China Institute of Navigation, China Shipowners' Association, legal department, claim department and cargo department of PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd (PICC), shipping insurance department of China Pacific Insurance(group) Co. Ltd (CPIC), claim department of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd, claim department of China Continent Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd, claim department of China United Property Insurance Co., Ltd, Insurance Association of China, as well as part of provincial companies and branches companies of the PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd (PICC), China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd, Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, China Continent Property & Casualty Insurance Company Ltd, China United Property Insurance Co., Ltd and BOC Insurance, Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration (MSA), Shenzhen MSA, Guangzhou MSA, Law School of Dalian Maritime University and Guangzhou Maritime Institute. Mr. Yang’s teaching was highly appraised by the above units.

At about 1830 hrs on 20 March 2012 and at about 1915 hrs on 23 March 2012, the journalists of China Central TV (CCTV) news center interviewed Director Colin Y F Yang of our law firm twice about the case of the sinking of South Korean vessel “KENOS ATHENA” in Shanwei Guangdong which is handled by our law firm. CCTV-13 Channel respectively reported the above-mentioned two interviews on the Live News at 1418 hrs on 21 March 2012, on the News 30 Minutes at noon of 24 March 2012 and on the Live News at 1728 hrs on 24 March 2012. Guangdong Satellite TV also reported the second interview of Mr. Yang by the journalists of CCTV news center on Guangdong News Broadcast on 24 March 2012.

In May 2012, the second issue of Hakka QN magazine has published the interview with Director Colin Yang from Yang & Lin Co. Law Firm. It was named Boundless Walker, the Hakka Lawyer Colin Yang, in which Colin Yang's outstanding achievements are highly commended. The Hakka QN is a magazine published worldwide.

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