Yuling Li — Cross-Border M&A & International Arbitration Lawyer in Shanghai
PRC-Licensed Lawyer · Listed on ChinaLawList
About Yuling Li
Yuling Li is the Founding and Managing Partner of Shanghai Hansheng Law Offices, Director of the International Department, and Deputy Director of the IP Center. With 20 years of legal practice, she is one of Shanghai's most accomplished foreign-related legal practitioners, ranked by Chambers & Partners for Corporate/Commercial in Shanghai.
Yuling specializes in cross-border transactions and M&A, international litigation and arbitration, export controls and trade sanctions, internet security and personal data protection, compliance management systems, economic crimes, and intellectual property. She has deep industry knowledge in solar energy, aerospace, automotive, medical, semiconductor, and other high-tech sectors, enabling her to provide practical, industry-informed legal advice.
She is a member of the Foreign-Related Lawyer Library of the Shanghai Justice Bureau and serves as an arbitrator at multiple international institutions including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the German Arbitration Institute (DIS), the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC), and more than 10 other arbitration commissions across China.
Professional Recognition
- Chambers & Partners — Corporate/Commercial: Shanghai (Ranked)
- Legal 500 China — Tier 1 Dispute Resolution Lawyer (2025)
- ALB China Top 15 Female Lawyers (2024)
- Top 30 Female Leadership in Legal Profession — LEXPRESS (2024)
- The A-List Legal Elites — CBLJ (2023)
- Arbitrator at SIAC, DIS, SHIAC, and 10+ Chinese arbitration commissions
Education
- LL.B. in International Economic Law, Fudan University School of Law
- LL.M. in International Intellectual Property, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA (2012)
Languages: English (Fluent), Mandarin Chinese (Native)