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Senior Partner,Lawyer
Zhao Yuelin

Capt. ZHAO Yuelin is a qualified lawyer in P.R.China and joined Tytop Law Firm as a senior partner lawyer since early of 2011. He graduated from Dalian Maritime University with both B.Sc. degree and M.Sc. degree in nautical science and Ph.D. Degree in Maritime Law. As from 1991 till now, he has been lecturing on Collision Law, Maritime Law,Ship Maneuvering and Ship Safety Management in DMU while practicing law since 2001 in P.R.China. Capt. Zhao was engaged as a professor of DMU in navigation technology and maritime law from 2007. He has finished 20 books including A Comprehensive Study on Legal System of Compulsory Wreck Removal, Watchkeeping and Collision Avoidance, Ship Handling, Admiralty Law as editor or one of co-editors as well as more than 70 academic articles. He is also a qualified captain with the first-class competency certificate and had worked on board the vessel as officers and captain in shipping companies domestic and abroad. As a lawyer with profound theoretical knowledge and practical experience, he has been involved and dealt with many heavy marine casualties and cases, such as collision, stranding, sinking and oil pollution. Capt. Zhao also has the qualifications for the marine judicial appraiser and marine investigator within P.R.China. In the 2012, 2013 and 2014, he was consecutively rated by Chambers and Partners as “Leading Individual” in Shipping sector in northern China area and was rated by LEGALBAND as a “Leading Individual” in Shipping sector in China in the 2015.


Specialized in admiralty, shipping, insurance and relevant litigation and arbitration

Working languages: Chinese and English

Email: zhaoyuelin@tytoplaw.com