Li LI obtained a Ph. D of Law from Ren Min University Law School, a Master Degree of Law from Fu Dan University Law School and a LL.B from Ji Lin University Law School. She was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School for one year when she studied for Ph.D. Ms. Li has more than ten years of experience as a lawyer. She focuses on cross-border dispute resolution and cross-border compliance, and has represented Chinese and foreign companies in the complex commercial litigation and international arbitration cases. Ms. Li also has extensive experience in cross-border compliance, such as sanctions, export controls, international trade compliance, and multilateral bank investigations.

Represented a company based in South Africa in filing a CIETAC arbitration case on disputes over Ore Agent Sales Agreement

Represented a company based in Kuwait in filing a CIETAC arbitration case on disputes over exclusive distributorship contract (the arbitration language is English)

Represented a German company in filing a CEITAC arbitration case on disputes over the contract of international sale of goods (the CISG is applicable law)

Represented a Chinese private equity in filing a CIETAC arbitration case on disputes over equity investment (multi-proceedings, including arbitration, civil litigation and criminal proceedings)

Acted for a large state enterprise in an arbitration case before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre in connection with EJV and IP disputes, with the other party being a BVI Company

Provided Chinese legal expert opinion for a case before the High Court in London

Acted for Nanyang Technological University of Singapore before the Chinese court

Acted for a Chinese commercial bank for searching its debtors’ property in Australia

Provided US sanctions compliance services to a state-owned bank relating to letter of credit business

Provided compliance services for several overseas construction projects of a large central state-owned enterprise, including World Bank and multilateral banks compliance services

provided the U.S. sanctions compliance service to a trade company located in Xinjiang

Advised a large state-owned insurance company on OFAC sanctions compliance

provided the U. S. export control compliance services to a high-tech company located at Zhong Guancun Science and Technology Park in Beijing

provided compliance services related to the U. S. export control to a well-known Chinese university

provided compliance services to a large state-owned enterprise in connection with a potential transaction between such enterprise and a wholly-owned subsidiary of a company sanctioned by the United States

Provided compliance service under Austrian law on bank guarantee to a Chinese company

Assisting a company from South America with the recognition and enforcement of an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitration award in China