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Professor Jinkang Gao

PRC Attorney

Professor Jinkang Gao is a PRC Attorney at Ginkgo Bridge Law, admitted to practice law in the People's Republic of China, and serves as Dean of the School of Law at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. With decades of distinguished service in both academia and legal practice, he is one of China's foremost authorities in economic law, commercial law, and legal economics, and he has shaped legal education and research through his leadership, teaching, and publications.

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Professor Gao's expertise is widely recognized in the academic and legal communities, as reflected in his inclusion in the Ministry of Education's New Century Excellent Talents Support Program and his receipt of numerous honors, including the Sichuan Province Outstanding Young and Middle-Aged Jurist award. His deep involvement in government legal advisory work and educational initiatives places him at the forefront of China's legal landscape.

Recognitions and Leadership

Recognitions and Honors

  • Recipient of the 2022 National May 1st Labor Medal
  • Sichuan Province Outstanding Young and Middle-Aged Jurist
  • First Prize for Bestselling Books, 7th National University Press Awards
  • Sichuan Province Award for Excellence in Teaching Reform (First and Second Prize)
  • Leading Academic and Technical Expert in Sichuan Province
  • Recipient of the State Council Government Special Allowance

Memberships and Community Involvement

  • Member, Teaching Steering Committee for Law Disciplines, Ministry of Education

  • Vice President, China Tax Law Education Research Association

  • Executive Director, China Commercial Law Research Association

  • Executive Director, China Securities Law Research Association

  • Director, China Legal Education Research Association

  • Visiting Professor, Peking University, National Judges College (Sichuan Branch), and Southwest University for Nationalities

  • Arbitrator, Chengdu Arbitration Commission

  • Expert Advisor, Sichuan Provincial People's Procuratorate

Publications

  • Author or editor of more than ten books, including General Theory of Economic Law (part of the 11th Five-Year National Planning Textbook Series) and The Frontiers of Financial Law Series.

  • Author of more than 70 articles in leading journals, including China Legal Science, Journal of Comparative Law, and Journal of Modern Law, with many works reprinted in People's Daily (Overseas Edition), Xinhua Digest, and Legal Daily.

Professor Gao is admitted to practice law only in the People's Republic of China and is not admitted to practice law in any U.S. jurisdiction.

AT A GLANCE

PRACTICE AREAS

Economic Law; Commercial Law; Legal Economics

EDUCATION

Southwest University of Political Science and Law, J.D.; M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics

CURRENT POSITION

Dean, School of Law, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

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