The Chinese European Legal Association e.V. was founded between 03 July 2008 and 18 September 2008. The founding act took place at the offices of the Hamburg Bar Organisation in the presence of representatives of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and of the supporting Tönissteiner Group.

List of Members 
(in alphabetical order within the categories) 
10 Mai 2010

 Institutions (3)

1. Hamburg Bar Association (Founding Member)
2. Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (Founding Member)
3. CONSULEGIS EWIV/EEIG Zurich/Switzerland

Law Firms (21)

1. Amsterdam & Peroff, Toronto/Canada (Founding Member)
2. Beretta Godoy S.C., Buenos Aires/Argentina (Founding Member)
3. Brödermann & Jahn Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH,  Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
4. Clifford Chance Partnerschaftsgesellschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Wirtschaftsprüfern, Steuerberatern und Solicitors, Frankfurt/Germany (Founding Member)
5. CMS Hasche Sigle Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern, Berlin/Germany (Founding Member)
6. Daar & Newman Lawyers, Los Angeles/USA (Founding Member)
7. DLA Piper LLP, Hamburg/Germany  (Founding Member)
8. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London/United Kingdom (Founding Member)
9. Graf von Westphalen Rechtsanwälte Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater Partnerschaft, Essen/Germany (Founding Member)
10. Happ Luther und Partner Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Hamburg/Germany  (Founding Member)
11. Hengeler Mueller Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Berlin/Germany  (Founding Member)
12. HJM Asia Law & Co LLC, Guangdong/China  (Founding Member)
13. Kleiner Rechtsanwälte, Stuttgart/Germany  (Founding Member)
14. Lungerich & Lenz Rechtsanwälte, Cologne/Germany  (Founding Member)
15. Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg/Germany  (Founding Member)
16. Piergrossi Studio Legale, Milan/Italy (Founding Member)
17. Rechtsanwälte Schulz Noack Bärwinkel, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
18. Robertsons Solicitors, Hong Kong/China (Founding Member)
19. Römermann Rechtsanwälte, Hamburg/Germany
20. Weil & Associés, Paris/France (Founding Member)
21. Zhong Yin Law Firm, Beijing/China

Lawyers and Inhouse Counsel (58)

1. Dr. Ates Akinci, Istanbul/Turkey  (Founding Member)
2. Angelo Anglani, Ughi e Nunziante - Studio Legale, Rome/Italy (Founding Member)
3. Dr. Wolf-Rainer Bentzien, Bird & Bird, Düsseldorf/Germany (Founding Member)
4. Dr. Rainer M. Bierwagen, KRB Kemmler Rapp Böhlke, Brussels/Belgium
5. Dr. Jean-Bernard Bosquet-Denis, Nanjing/China
6. Dr. Christian Breitzke, Lebuhn & Puchta, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
7. Harvey Burton, Netanya/Israel  (Founding Member)
8. Martin Daun, In-house Counsel ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
9. Peter R. Day, Mercer Island Arbitration Chambers International, Mercer Island/USA
10. Hew R. Dundas, Edinburgh/London/United Kingdom  (Founding Member)
11. Stuart Dutson, Eversheds LLP, London/United Kingdom (Founding Member)  
12. Ike Ehiribe, Seven Stone Buildings, London/United Kingdom
13. Andreas Fankhauser, GBF Gerspacher Bühlmann Fankhauser, Zurich/Switzerland  (Founding Member)
14. Edward W. F.-Luke II, Luke& Associates, Garborone/Botswana
15. Jessica Jia Fei, Wong Partnership LLP, Shanghai/China
16. Xiaoquing Feng, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing/China
17. Paulo Fohlin, Advokatfirman Vinge, Hong Kong/China
18. Benchao Fu, Judge of Shandong High People’s Court, Shandong/China
19. Dr. Rolf Geffken, Kanzlei Rat & Tat, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
20. Jerry D. Goldstein, Vespie & Vazquez LLC, New Jersey/USA
21. Prof. Dr. Frank Hammel, Knauthe Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft, Berlin/Germany
22. Dr. Carsten Harms, FPS Fritze Paul Seelig, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
23. Hilary Heilbron, QC, Brick Court Chambers, London/United Kingdom  (Founding Member)
24. Jeffrey Robert Holt, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines/France
25. Dr. Johannes Juranek, CMS-Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Vienna/Austria
26. Bart Kasteleijn, Van Mens & Wisselink N.V., Amsterdam/Netherlands
27. Dr. Norbert Knittlmayer, Aderhold Gassner, Cologne/Germany  (Founding Member)
28. David Laurence Kreider, Vodafone New Zealand Ltd., Auckland/New Zealand (Founding Member)
29. Linna Li, Zhonglun W&D LLP, London/United Kingdom
30. James Luo, Xian Kun Law Firm, Beijing/China
31. Dr. Urs Lustenberger, Lustenberger Glaus & Partner, Zurich/Switzerland (Founding Member)
32. Charles Marquand, London/United Kingdom
33. José-Antonio Maurellet, Hong Kong/China
34. Malcolm S. McNeil, Carlsmith Ball LLC, Los Angeles/USA (Founding Member)
35. Dr. Volker Meinberg, Lovells LLP, Hamburg/Germany  (Founding Member)
36. Dr. Bernhard F. Meyer, Meyer Müller Eckert Partners, Zurich/Schwitzerland (Founding Member)
37. J.D. Karen Mills, Karim Syah Law Firm, Jakarta/Indonesia (Founding Member)

38. Patrick M. Norton, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington/USA

39. Martin Perlberger, Beverly Hills/USA

40. Dr. Cornelius Pöhner, FPS Fritze Paul Seelig, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)

41. Dr. Anders Ryssdal, Wiersholm, Mellbye & Bech, Oslo/Norway (Founding Member)

42. Dr. Peter C. Schaufelberger, SvH Schaufelberger & van Hoboken, Zurich/Switzerland

43. Sebastian Seelmann-Eggebert, Latham & Watkins LLP, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)

44. Stewart Shackleton, Eversheds LLP., London/United Kingdom  (Founding Member)

45. Helen H. Shi, Fangda Partners, Beijing/China

46. Dihuang Song, Commerce & Finance Law Office, Beijing/China

47. Edna Sussman, Hooguet Newman Regal & Kenney LLP, New York/USA

48. Michael Tselentis Q.C., London/United Kingdom

49. Ziedonis Udris, Skudra & Udris Attorneys at Law, Riga/Latvia (Founding Member)

50. Dr. Andreas von criegern, Esche Schümann Commichau, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)

51. Dr. Frank-Bernd Weigand, LL.M. (London), Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)

52. Bernhard Weinschütz, Hamburg/Germany

53. Dr. Guido Maria Wiesen, Bird & Bird, Düsseldorf/Germany (Founding Member)

54. Dr. Nils Wigginghaus, Brandi Rechtsanwälte, Gütersloh/Germany

55. Jane Willems, Willems Advocats, Paris/France

56. Hang Zhao, Commerce & Finance Law Offices, Beijing/China

57. Lanming Zhao, Transking Law Office, Beijing/China

58. Dr. Hildegard Ziemons, CMS Hasche Sigle, Frankfurt/Germany (Founding Member)

Academics (5)

1. Professor Dr. Fusun Sokullu Akinci, Istambul/Turkey (Founding Member)
2. Professor Dr. Reinhard Bork, Hamburg University, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
3. Professor Dr. Cunshan Gao, Shandong University, Jinan/China
4. Ilhyung Lee, University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia/USA
5. Professor Song Lu, Institute of International Law China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing/China (Founding Member)  

Businessmen and Business Entities (2)

1. Thies Goldberg, Goldberg Consulting GmbH, Hamburg/Germany  (Founding Member)
2. M.A. Huiwen Zhang-Dirks, HanseSinoContact, Hamburg/Germany  (Founding Member)

Young CEAC Lawyers and Academics (44)

1. Shouzhi An, Wang Jing & Co., Xiamen/China

2. Anurag Bana, New Delhi/India (Founding Member)
3. Anton Becker, Vienna/Austria (Founding Member)
4. Dr. Heiko Büsing, Rödl & Partner, Hamburg/Germany
5. Alexandra Diehl, Clifford Change, Düsseldorf/Germany (Founding Member)
6. Ms. Lifang Dong, Jacobacci, Sterpi, Francetti, Regoli, de Haas & Associati, Torino/Italy
7. Dr. Yiliang Dong, Brödermann & Jahn Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
8. Martin Eberl, Gray & Perkins Lawyers, Beijing/China
9. Kun Fan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong/China
10. Dr. Christian Finnern, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP Watson, Farley & Williams LLP, Hamburg/Germany
11. Cristina Florescu, Law Office Prof. Dr. Grigore Florescu, Bucharest/Romania (Founding Member)
12. Jie Gao, Deheng Law Offices, Jinan/China
13. Dr. Olaf Hartenstein, Dabelstein & Passehl, Hamburg/Germany
14. Florian Haugeneder, Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna/Austria (Founding Member)
15. Dr. Christine Heeg-Stelldinger, Brödermann & Jahn Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
16. Andreas Intelmann, Linklaters LLP, Frankfurt/Germany
17. Nathalie Jäger, DLA Piper LLP, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
18. Dr. Justus Jansen, Brödermann & Jahn Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg/Germany
19. Jie (Summer) Jiang, Shandong You Hua Law Firm, Qingdao/China
20. Jona C. Y. Kan, Houthoff Buruma N.V., Rotterdam/Netherlands
21. Dr. Katharina Klingel, Brödermann & Jahn Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg/Germany
22. Dr. Sabine Konrad, Dewey & Le Boeuf, Paris/France
23. Dr. Michael J.R. Kremer, LL.M., Clifford Chance Partnerschaftsgesellschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Düsseldorf/Germany (Founding Member)
24. Linford Liu, H. J. M. International Law Office, Guangzhou/China
25. Anne-Marie Loong, Lalive Avocats, Geneva/Switzerland
26. Weiwei Liu, Freiburg/Germany
27. João Otávio Pinheiro Olivério, Campos Mello, Pontes, Vinci & Schiller Advogados,
    São Paulo/Brazil
28. Dr. Knut B. Pißler, Max-Planck-Institute, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
29. Kevin Quennet, Norton Rose LLP, Frankfurt/Germany
30. Dr. Sebastian Rengshausen, Unverzagt von Have, Hamburg/Germany
31. Katja Riehemann, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, Cologne/Germany (Founding Member)
32. Matthias Schlingmann, CMS Hasche Sigle, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
33. Dr. Christoph Schröder, CMS Hasche Sigle, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
34. Dr. Ulrich G. Schroeter, University of Freiburg, Freiburg/Germany
35. Christina Cathey Schuetz, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Frankfurt/Germany
36. Anna G. Tevini, Shearman & Sterling LLP., Frankfurt am Main/Germany (Founding Member)
37. Janis Tiesnieks, Baltic International Arbitration Court, Riga/Latvia (Founding Member)
38. Dr. Changfeng Tu, Hengeler Mueller Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Düsseldorf/Germany (Founding Member)
39. Tobias Verlende, Brinkmann & Partner LLP, London/United Kingdom
40. Mei Wu, Munich/Germany

41. Limin Xie, Allen & Overy LLP, Frankfurt am Main/Germany

42. Zhao Yi, Heidelberg/Germany

43. Ning Zhang, CMS Hasche Sigle, Frankfurt am Main/Germany

44. Yifan Zhu, NÖRR Stiefenhofer Lutz, Frankfurt am Main/Germany

Young CEAC Further Supporters (32)

1. Christiane Albers, Doctoral Student (law), Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
2. Kai Althaus, Student, Schacht-Andorf/Germany
3. Stephanie Beer, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
4. Manuel Busch, Student, Düsseldorf/Germany
5. Claus Cammerer, Student, Euskirchen/Germany (Founding Member)
6. Hendrik Doobe, Tönissteiner Studentenforum, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
7. Rebecca Emory, Student, White Plains/USA
8. Arbër Gjunkshi, Student, Hamburg/Germany
9. Christian Groeger, Student, Shanghai/China
10. Nikoletta Kanellopoulou, Student (Law) Messinia/Greece
11. Martin Kilgus, Student, Hamburg/Germany
12. Fabian Klemme, Student (law), Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
13. Maite Marit Klingenfeld, Student (law), Hamburg/Germany
14. Stephan Kuntner, Student (law), Hamburg/Germany
15. Fuluk Liu, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
16. Jing Liu, Student, Jena/Germany
17. Benjamin Lotz, Trainee Lawyer, Hamburg/Germany
18. Christine Malisch, Graduate Student (law), Hamburg/Germany
19. Alice Meißner, Student (law), Hamburg/Germany
20. Gladys Ng, Trainee Solicitor, Clifford Chance, Singapore/Singapore
21. Henrik Nordling, Trainee Lawyer, Overisse/Belgium (Founding Member)
22. Christoph Oertel, Trainee Lawyer, Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
23. Junlei Peng, Student, Hong Kong/China
24. Zaneta Purvis, Student (finance/law), Woodbridge/USA (Founding Member)
25. Martin Sebastian Smagon, Student (law), Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
26. Pavel Usvatov, Student (law), Hamburg/Germany (Founding Member)
27. Konstanze von Schütz, Student, Hamburg/Germany
28. Anja K. Weirup, Student (law), Hamburg/Germany
29. Fang Xiao, Student (law), Beijing/China
30. Fang Xing, Student (law), Beijing/China
31. Xing Zou (Joy) Yan, Australia
32. Xiaotao Zhang, Student (Law), Beijing/China

Total number of members by 22 September 2009:  165