Li’s extensive legal expertise covers disputes in investment and finance, IP licenses, construction and general commercial and corporate matters, particularly complicated international disputes and cross-border deals.

Li has represented or advised hundreds of world renowned domestic and foreign companies in cases worth tens of billions of US dollars in aggregate. The arbitration cases he has handled involve major international arbitration institutions around the globe, including the ICC International Court of Arbitration, HKIAC, SIAC, CIETAC, and BAC. His litigation experience covers high and intermediate courts all over China as well as the Supreme Court of China. He has also been invited to serve as expert witness before Chinese courts.

Li was acclaimed as a “Recognized Arbitration Practitioner” by Chambers I 2019, and “a superb arbitration strategist” by Legal 500. He is one of the few Chinese lawyers who are competent to serve as lead counsel in international arbitration proceedings conducted in English.

Publications

1. International Standby Practices ISP98
2. Incoterms 2000
3. Supplement to UCP for the Presentation of Electronic Documents
4. Collection of Opinions of the ICC Banking Commission (ICC pub. 632)
5. International Standard Banking Practices
6. ICC Uniform Rules on Collection（URC522）
7. ICC Commentary on Uniform Rules on Collection（URC550）
8. ICC Model Form Contract for Agency
9. ICC Uniform Rules on Demand Guarantee（URDG 458）
10. ICC Uniform Rules for Reimbursements under Documentary Letter of Credits（URR 525）
11. ICC Model Form Contract for Distributorship
12. ICC Guide to Uniform Rules for Contract Bonds
13. Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits（UCP 600）
14. International Standard Banking Practices (ISBP Amended)

Representative Works

• Supervised the legal aspects of Chemchina's acquisition of Syngenta, involving financing worth of USD49 bn.
• Supervised the legal aspects of A-share Sanonda's acquisition of the Israeli company Adama by way of back-door listing.
• Represented Sichuan Guodong Construction in a dispute with a Finnish company under a plant purchase contract at ICC arbitration. Claim amount over 80 million USD.
• Represented an American gas conglomerate in a dispute with an Italian company under a gas supply contract at CIETAC arbitration. Claim amount over 10 million USD.
• Represented two Hong Kong investors in their disputes under investment agreements with over USD60m at stake. BAC arbitration and Hong Kong enforcement proceedings involved. First emergency arbitrator case in China.
• Represented a Japanese company in an ICC arbitration against sellers under an equity transfer agreement. Amount at stake over 20M USD.
• Represented a French medical conglomerate in a CIETAC arbitration against a Chinese insurance company under property insurance policy. First of its kind in China. Claim amount over 10m USD.