Yong Zhe LI (CHINA)
외국변호사
T. 02-3477-8695
F. 02-3477-8694
E. yzli@law-lin.com
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Mr. Yong Zhe (Steven) Li is an attorney qualified in China, with working proficiency in Chinese, Korean, and English. His practice focuses on legal matters involving China and Korea, particularly in the areas of foreign direct investment, cross-border transactions, and mergers and acquisitions.
He has advised clients on a broad range of cross-border legal matters, including investment structuring, regulatory compliance, and transactional documentation. With more than 10 years of experience, he has worked at leading full-service law firms in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as at a boutique law firm in Seoul, where he advised both domestic and international clients across various industries on inbound and outbound transactions.
His cross-cultural background and multilingual capabilities enable him to communicate effectively with clients and counterparties across different countries and to facilitate collaboration between legal and business teams across jurisdictions.
He has advised clients on a broad range of cross-border legal matters, including investment structuring, regulatory compliance, and transactional documentation. With more than 10 years of experience, he has worked at leading full-service law firms in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as at a boutique law firm in Seoul, where he advised both domestic and international clients across various industries on inbound and outbound transactions.
His cross-cultural background and multilingual capabilities enable him to communicate effectively with clients and counterparties across different countries and to facilitate collaboration between legal and business teams across jurisdictions.
Profile
Experience
- Current) LIN
- Past) Partner, Hiways Law Firm, Shanghai
- Past) Senior Foreign Attorney, Law Firm Orne Haneul, Seoul
- Past) Attorney, AnJie Broad Law Firm, Beijing
- Past) Attorney, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Beijing
Representative Matters
[M&A, Cross-border Investments]
•Advised a Korean optical lens manufacturing company on its acquisition of shares in a Chinese foreign-invested company
•Advised a Korean used car trading company on its acquisition of shares in a Chinese company
•Advised a Chinese listed company on capital increase and shares acquisition of a Chinese subsidiary of a Korean semiconductor company
•Advised a Korean cosmetics company on transfer of shares in a joint venture in China
•Advised on share swap and technology license agreement between a Korean media company and a Chinese BVI company
•Advised a Korean e-commerce company on its business expansion in China (VIE)
•Advised a construction company affiliated with a Korean automotive group on its investment in China
•Advised a Korean food group on the establishment of a holding company in China
•Advised a Korean e-commerce company on its joint venture in China
•Advised a Korean semiconductor company on its joint venture in China
•Advised a Korean hair product company on its joint venture in China
•Advised a Korean plastic surgery hospital on its joint venture in China
•Advised a Korean airship company on the issuance of new shares for a listed company in China
•Advised a Korean S/W development company on the issuance of new shares for a Chinse private equity fund
•Advised a Korean engineering company on its EPC project in Indonesia
•Advised a Japanese digital marketing group on its acquisition of shares in a Korean advertising company
•Advised numerous Chinese companies on their business expansion in Korea
[General Corporate Matters]
•Advised numerous Korean companies, public institutions, and foreign-invested companies in China
•Conducted due diligence and provided legal advice for Korean subsidiaries relating to paid-in capital increase of numerous Chinese listed companies
•Advised numerous Korean dairy companies and restaurant franchise companies on trademark applications, trademark acquisitions, trademark cancellations, and conducting franchise business in China
•Advised on bankruptcy and liquidation of foreign-invested companies in China
•Advised on general legal matters for a Chinese subsidiary of a Korean construction company, which include reviewing legality for general contracts and subcontract, upgrading licenses, reviewing various types of agreements
•Advised an affiliate of a Korean automobile group on global supply agreements and conducting business in China
•Advised a Korean telecommunications company on general legal matters relating to conducting value-added telecommunications business in China
•Advised a Korean e-commerce company on general legal matters relating to conducting business in China, which include obtaining licenses and permits, drafting bylaws, reviewing contracts.
[International Dispute Resolution] ㅁ
•Advised on litigation regarding copyright infringement of broadcast program formats between a Korean media group and a Chinese broadcasting company
•Advised on litigation regarding a supply agreement between a Korean trading company and a Chinese construction company
•Advised on sales agreement disputes between a Korean cosmetics company and a Chinese and Hong Kong e-commerce companies
•Advised on logistics agreement disputes between a Singaporean e-commerce company and a Chinese logistics company
•Advised on sales agreement disputes between a Chinese seafood processing company and a Korean supplier
•Advised on investment agreement disputes between a Chinese investor and a Korean media company
[Employment]
•Advised numerous foreign-invested companies in China on drafting and reviewing contracts, and handling disputes over contracts
•Advised a German logistics system company on its employment rules and personal information protection policy in Korea
•Advised a Japanese PR company on employment rules and retirement agreements for its branch office in Korea
•Advised on severance pay and labor agreement for a US manufacturing company’s office in Korea
•Advised a Chinese trading company on the personnel management of its branch office in Korea
Education
•University of International Business and Economics, School of Law (LL.M.)
•Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, School of Law (LL. B.)
Qualifications
•Attorney at Law (China)
Practice Areas
•China
•International agreements and transactions
•M&A
•General corporate matters
•Foreign investments (In-Bound/Out-Bound)
•Overseas projects
•Arbitration & International Dispute Resolution
Languages
•Korean
•Chinese
•English