Mr. Li and his team specialize in litigation and non-litigation legal services in the fields of mergers & acquisitions, construction engineering and real estate, and green finance (carbon emissions trading).
In the field of corporate, Mr. Li has provided and continues to provide legal support on daily operations, contract management, project investment, equity transfer, corporate deadlock resolution, commercial risk control, and dispute resolution for several well-known multinationals, large state-owned enterprises, listed companies and private enterprises.
In the field of mergers and acquisitions, Li has provided legal services on equity mergers & acquisitions, asset acquisitions, equity investment, debt investment and corporate financing (bond issuance, etc.) for many Chinese financial institutions, investment companies and entity companies. His services have included commercial environment research project judgment, due diligence, transaction structure design, legal opinion issuance, creditor's rights and debts arrangement, commercial negotiation, agreement drafting and review, procedure handling, and so on.
In the field of real estate & construction engineering, Li provided whole-process legal services on land/project bidding, demolition, project review, project financing, project disposal, construction engineering contracting, engineering visa claims, construction period default claims, project quality default claims, project transfer, property sales, and property leasing for a host of well-known real estate development enterprises and construction engineering companies.
In the field of green finance (carbon emissions field), as an early researcher and practitioner in this area domestically, Mr. Li focuses on legal services related to consulting and risk control for carbon emission trading (including carbon allowance trading, and the development and trading of China Certified Emission Reductions) and carbon finance (including the establishment, issuance, investment, and management of carbon investment funds, as well as carbon pledge financing).
2023 ALB (Asian Legal Business) Rising Lawyer for the Yangtze River Delta Region
The Legal 500, Recommended Lawyer for Corporate (M&A) - Country Comparative Guide 2023/2024
The Legal 500, Inaugural "China Elite" - Listed Lawyer in the Corporate and M&A category
A respondent once interviewed by the rating agency Asian Legal Business commented: “Mr. Li is a lawyer with solid legal expertise and excellent business acumen. Having cooperated with our company for many years, he has been providing strong legal support for our growth and development. Both Mr. Li and the team he leads are professional, diligent, efficient, and truly trustworthy legal partners.”
Off-campus course tutor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (the direction of legal practice)
External Career Mentor of the International Law School of East China University of Political Science and Law
Executive Director of the SGLA National State-Owned Assets Legal Services Committee
Member of the Inaugural Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Committee of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences (National Climate Strategy Center)
Member of the 11th Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association
Member of the 10th Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association
Qualified as an Independent Director for the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE)
Carbon Asset Management Professional Certified by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China
Mar.2022--Present SGLA Law Firm·Senior Partner
June.2015--Mar.2022 SG&CO Law Firm·Partner , Senior Partner
Aug.2013--June.2015 Rolmax Law Firm·Lawyer
Mar.2012--Aug.2013 Co-Effort Law Firm·Lawyer
- Assisted the Property Management Office of Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to complete the research on the subject of "Agreement on the Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights in Service Inventions," and assisted the Policies and Regulations Office in completing the investigation on external legal counsels of Shanghai municipal state-owned enterprises and the formulation of relevant systems.
- Assisted several subsidiaries of China Baowu Steel Group in implementing mixed ownership reform and asset restructuring and disposal projects;
- Assisted the Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., and Shanghai SE-VEN Science & Technology Engineering Ltd. all subordinate entities of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, with dozens of due diligence assignments concerning domestic and international suppliers and partners, provided specialized analysis opinions on specific matters, and represented them in risk management related to disputes;
- Assisted 24 farms and ranches affiliated to Hulun Buir State Farm Group in corporate restructuring, asset restructuring, mixed ownership reform, corporate bond issuance and other projects. Also participated in a series of special projects such as equity/asset restructuring, external mergers/investments, bankruptcy liquidation for its subsidiaries including Hailaer Land Reclamation Group, Greater Khingan Range Land Reclamation Group, Material and Petroleum Group, Food Group and other affiliated entities;
- Assisted Shanghai Aerospace Automobile Electromechanical Co., Ltd.（600151.SH）to participate in the equity reorganization and mixed ownership reform of photovoltaic power station project companies in Tongliao, Jiangxi, Shangrao, Yunnan and other regions., as well as equity disposal projects and asset reorganization projects of several wholly-owned or controlled subsidiaries; additionally, issued legal opinions for shareholders' meetings;
- Assisted Traceability Capital to set up a state-owned environmental protection industry investment fund, and to invest in a series of environmental protection industry companies and exit projects through convertible bonds;
- Assisted Hulun Buir State Farm Food Group in its acquisition of the 100% equity interest and state-owned exclusive capital reserve of COFCO Malt (a subsidiary of COFCO Corporation). This transaction was notable as the first in the public state-owned assets trading market to involve the simultaneous transfer of both equity and a state-owned exclusive capital reserve;
- Assisted Chuanli Energy in the acquisition of the largest DHC integrated smart energy company in East China, and introduced the State Power Investment Project;
- Assisted State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) in implementing the following series of projects: the integrated smart energy project in Yancheng Financial City, the 0.7MW distributed photovoltaic power generation project of Jiangsu Yaorun Copper Co., Ltd., the Low Carbon Application Demonstration Project of Yixing Academy of Environmental Sciences, EPC projects of Jiangsu Hesheng New Energy Co., Ltd.,and Yixinghe Innovative Energy Co., Ltd., Xushe 80MW "fishery-solar hybrid" photovoltaic power generation project, Xushe 150MW "agro-solar hybrid" photovoltaic power generation project, and the ZTE Corporation Nanjing Binjiang Integrated Smart Zero-Carbon Power Plant;
- Assisted Blue Town Real Estate to develop the residential real estate project located in "Xiaohe Jiangnan" in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province;
- Assisted Baowan Chancheng Development Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Nanshan Group, to implement a historical and cultural business block project in Jianggan District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province;
- Assisted Jiangsu Shihe Suifeng Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd. in implementing projects such as the reconstruction of the commercial block of the Yixing Factory No. 2 in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, and the investment promotion and operation of the Qinglongshan Park commercial complex;
- Represented Shanghai Longyu Construction Co., Ltd. to participate in the performance and subsequent risk treatment of the construction contract for the thermal pipeline network in Shenbei New District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province;
- Represented Shenzhen Worldunion Group Incorporated (002285.SZ) in matters relating to the performance and subsequent risk management of service contracts with Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., Centralcon Group, and Shanghai Urban Construction Group.
Guidelines on Ways and Operational Procedures of Equity Swap
Legal Risks and Prevention Suggestions during the Transition Period of Equity Transfer
Provisions Analysis and Practice Guidelines for the Judicial Interpretation of the Engineering Construction Contracts (II) (Volume I and Volume II)
Interpretation of <Administrative Measures on General Engineering Contracting > Series (1)-(6)
Carbon Emission Permit Trading Model and Carbon Financial Derivatives Analysis
Analysis on and Improvement Path of China's Carbon Market Trading Rules
Mr. Li and his team specialize in litigation and non-litigation legal services in the fields of mergers & acquisitions, construction engineering and real estate, and green finance (carbon emissions trading).
In the field of corporate, Mr. Li has provided and continues to provide legal support on daily operations, contract management, project investment, equity transfer, corporate deadlock resolution, commercial risk control, and dispute resolution for several well-known multinationals, large state-owned enterprises, listed companies and private enterprises.
In the field of mergers and acquisitions, Li has provided legal services on equity mergers & acquisitions, asset acquisitions, equity investment, debt investment and corporate financing (bond issuance, etc.) for many Chinese financial institutions, investment companies and entity companies. His services have included commercial environment research project judgment, due diligence, transaction structure design, legal opinion issuance, creditor's rights and debts arrangement, commercial negotiation, agreement drafting and review, procedure handling, and so on.
In the field of real estate & construction engineering, Li provided whole-process legal services on land/project bidding, demolition, project review, project financing, project disposal, construction engineering contracting, engineering visa claims, construction period default claims, project quality default claims, project transfer, property sales, and property leasing for a host of well-known real estate development enterprises and construction engineering companies.
In the field of green finance (carbon emissions field), as an early researcher and practitioner in this area domestically, Mr. Li focuses on legal services related to consulting and risk control for carbon emission trading (including carbon allowance trading, and the development and trading of China Certified Emission Reductions) and carbon finance (including the establishment, issuance, investment, and management of carbon investment funds, as well as carbon pledge financing).
Juris Master - School of Law, Fudan University
2023 ALB (Asian Legal Business) Rising Lawyer for the Yangtze River Delta Region
The Legal 500, Recommended Lawyer for Corporate (M&A) - Country Comparative Guide 2023/2024
The Legal 500, Inaugural "China Elite" - Listed Lawyer in the Corporate and M&A category
A respondent once interviewed by the rating agency Asian Legal Business commented: “Mr. Li is a lawyer with solid legal expertise and excellent business acumen. Having cooperated with our company for many years, he has been providing strong legal support for our growth and development. Both Mr. Li and the team he leads are professional, diligent, efficient, and truly trustworthy legal partners.”
Off-campus course tutor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (the direction of legal practice)
External Career Mentor of the International Law School of East China University of Political Science and Law
Executive Director of the SGLA National State-Owned Assets Legal Services Committee
Member of the Inaugural Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Committee of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences (National Climate Strategy Center)
Member of the 11th Mergers & Acquisitions and Restructuring Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association
Member of the 10th Commercial Dispute Resolution Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association
Qualified as an Independent Director for the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE)
Carbon Asset Management Professional Certified by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People’s Republic of China
Mar.2022--Present SGLA Law Firm·Senior Partner
June.2015--Mar.2022 SG&CO Law Firm·Partner , Senior Partner
Aug.2013--June.2015 Rolmax Law Firm·Lawyer
Mar.2012--Aug.2013 Co-Effort Law Firm·Lawyer
- Assisted the Property Management Office of Shanghai State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to complete the research on the subject of "Agreement on the Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights in Service Inventions," and assisted the Policies and Regulations Office in completing the investigation on external legal counsels of Shanghai municipal state-owned enterprises and the formulation of relevant systems.
- Assisted several subsidiaries of China Baowu Steel Group in implementing mixed ownership reform and asset restructuring and disposal projects;
- Assisted the Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, Shanghai Qiyao Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., and Shanghai SE-VEN Science & Technology Engineering Ltd. all subordinate entities of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited, with dozens of due diligence assignments concerning domestic and international suppliers and partners, provided specialized analysis opinions on specific matters, and represented them in risk management related to disputes;
- Assisted 24 farms and ranches affiliated to Hulun Buir State Farm Group in corporate restructuring, asset restructuring, mixed ownership reform, corporate bond issuance and other projects. Also participated in a series of special projects such as equity/asset restructuring, external mergers/investments, bankruptcy liquidation for its subsidiaries including Hailaer Land Reclamation Group, Greater Khingan Range Land Reclamation Group, Material and Petroleum Group, Food Group and other affiliated entities;
- Assisted Shanghai Aerospace Automobile Electromechanical Co., Ltd.（600151.SH）to participate in the equity reorganization and mixed ownership reform of photovoltaic power station project companies in Tongliao, Jiangxi, Shangrao, Yunnan and other regions., as well as equity disposal projects and asset reorganization projects of several wholly-owned or controlled subsidiaries; additionally, issued legal opinions for shareholders' meetings;
- Assisted Traceability Capital to set up a state-owned environmental protection industry investment fund, and to invest in a series of environmental protection industry companies and exit projects through convertible bonds;
- Assisted Hulun Buir State Farm Food Group in its acquisition of the 100% equity interest and state-owned exclusive capital reserve of COFCO Malt (a subsidiary of COFCO Corporation). This transaction was notable as the first in the public state-owned assets trading market to involve the simultaneous transfer of both equity and a state-owned exclusive capital reserve;
- Assisted Chuanli Energy in the acquisition of the largest DHC integrated smart energy company in East China, and introduced the State Power Investment Project;
- Assisted State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) in implementing the following series of projects: the integrated smart energy project in Yancheng Financial City, the 0.7MW distributed photovoltaic power generation project of Jiangsu Yaorun Copper Co., Ltd., the Low Carbon Application Demonstration Project of Yixing Academy of Environmental Sciences, EPC projects of Jiangsu Hesheng New Energy Co., Ltd.,and Yixinghe Innovative Energy Co., Ltd., Xushe 80MW "fishery-solar hybrid" photovoltaic power generation project, Xushe 150MW "agro-solar hybrid" photovoltaic power generation project, and the ZTE Corporation Nanjing Binjiang Integrated Smart Zero-Carbon Power Plant;
- Assisted Blue Town Real Estate to develop the residential real estate project located in "Xiaohe Jiangnan" in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province;
- Assisted Baowan Chancheng Development Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Nanshan Group, to implement a historical and cultural business block project in Jianggan District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province;
- Assisted Jiangsu Shihe Suifeng Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd. in implementing projects such as the reconstruction of the commercial block of the Yixing Factory No. 2 in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, and the investment promotion and operation of the Qinglongshan Park commercial complex;
- Represented Shanghai Longyu Construction Co., Ltd. to participate in the performance and subsequent risk treatment of the construction contract for the thermal pipeline network in Shenbei New District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province;
- Represented Shenzhen Worldunion Group Incorporated (002285.SZ) in matters relating to the performance and subsequent risk management of service contracts with Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., Centralcon Group, and Shanghai Urban Construction Group.
Guidelines on Ways and Operational Procedures of Equity Swap
Legal Risks and Prevention Suggestions during the Transition Period of Equity Transfer
Provisions Analysis and Practice Guidelines for the Judicial Interpretation of the Engineering Construction Contracts (II) (Volume I and Volume II)
Interpretation of
Carbon Emission Permit Trading Model and Carbon Financial Derivatives Analysis
Analysis on and Improvement Path of China's Carbon Market Trading Rules