Mr Zhao Li > Commerce & Finance Law Offices > Beijing, China > Lawyer Profile

‘One of the most professional law firms in China‘, Commerce & Finance Law Offices‘s dispute resolution practice routinely acts for Chinese central and state-owned enterprises, listed companies and multinationals in major disputes. Among the firm’s several experienced practitioners, Hongji Li is a highly regarded litigation and arbitration specialist; Xiangyu Chen‘s experience includes hundreds of complex litigation and arbitration cases; and Qiang Cui, who is ‘the best choice for complex matters‘, handles cases concerning equity and debt investments, commercial real estate, international trade, IP and unfair competition. The team further strengthened its commercial litigation offering with the hire of Zhao Li who joined from Global Law Office in November 2023. Also key to the group, Fu Chen is an expert in commercial litigation, arbitration, and defence-side economic criminal cases; Mingtao Chen acts in IP disputes; Amin Li assists with cases concerning insider trading, illegal information disclosures and market manipulation; and Hao Yu acts for financial institutions, listed companies and private equity funds in relation to corporate takeover and investment-related disputes.

Completing ‘its assignments excellently‘, Commerce & Finance Law Offices‘ dispute resolution department routinely represents Chinese central and state-owned enterprises, listed companies and multinationals in major arbitrations, and the team’s extensive expertise includes emerging areas of law, such as e-commerce disputes. The principal practitioners are senior arbitrator Hongji Li, who hears approximately 100 commercial arbitration cases each year; commercial litigation and arbitration specialist Jialu Wang; and Qiang Cui, who ‘delivers action plans that have commercial value‘, and whose track record includes acting for financial institutions, multinational corporations and Chinese SOEs in over 400 proceedings before arbitral tribunals. The team expanded with the hire of Zhao Li and Jian Dong, both are recommended for commercial litigation and arbitration.