Biography
Ms. Li's practice focuses on (a) PRC lending and structured finance transactions and related regulatory advice in China, and (b) structured aircraft financing and leasing transactions.
She has rich experiences in working with international banks and other types of financial institution in relation to their general business operations in China. She also has extensive experiences in advising and acting for banks, leasing companies and airlines in aircraft related matters, including sale and purchase, financing and leasing, in PRC and other jurisdictions.
Representative Legal Matters
- Acting as retainer counsel of China Construction Bank head office for banking related advisory services / financial service.
- Acting as retainer counsel of Ping An Bank head office for banking related advisory services / financial service.
- Advised consortium of over 10 banks in the financing for CMOC Brasil Mineracao PXF project of a Brazilian mining company. This project was awarded the China Business Law Journal "2022 Deals of the Year".
- Advised for a chemical industry magnate in relation to the largest domestic project financing consortium project in recent years. It’s the NDRC’s national key project.
- Advised for international consortium led by Minsheng Bank to finance the expansion project of Trina Solar Vietnam factory. It is a complex structured finance completed by overseas banks led by domestic banks which rarely seen in the market.
- Advised for Citibank on the cross border loan project involving logistics warehouses in over ten cities in China.
- Represented China Construction Bank Asia in providing a USD loan to the China Electronics Co., Ltd. Hong Kong subsidiary for the acquisition of shares in Pactera and the repurchase of shares under the equity incentive plan.
- Advised for SPD Bank in relation to a merger and acquisition project of a European company. This project involving collateral from multiple European countries.
- Advised for Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Asia in providing a loan provided to Juneyao Airlines, which was used to acquire H-shares of a large company.
Professional Honors
Leading Lawyer (Aviation Finance, China)- Chambers Greater China Region (2022-2024)
Leading Lawyer (Aviation Finance, Asia Pacific Region)- Chambers Asia Pacific (2024)
Next Generation Partners (Banking and Finance) - Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
Rising Star - China Business Law Journal (2023)
Leading Lawyer (Aviation Finance, China) - Chambers Asia Pacific (2020-2021)
Best in Aviation - Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards (2020)
Top 15 Rising Star Lawyer in China - Asian Legal Business (2019)
Up and Coming ((International Firms), China) - Chambers Asia Pacific (2019)
Rising Star - Airfinance Journal (2017)
Admission
China
Education
University of Durham (Merit Degree) (LLM) (2005)
East China University of Politics and Law (LLB) (2004)
Languages
English
Mandarin