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Eminent Practitioners

Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)

China

14 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Charles Li

Global

Practice Areas

Specializes in public and private financings (equity and debt), mergers and acquisitions, incorporation and corporate restructuring, foreign direct investment, and intellectual property and technology law.

Career

Partner of Han Kun. Founder and general counsel of Bookoo. Over 4 years’ experience with an international firm, and over 3 years with an esteemed PRC firm. Also gained valuable corporate governance experience through being a board director of two publicly traded companies in the USA. Mr. Li is knowledgeable of PRC industry policies, corporate structure, capital operation, financial planning, and investment and project management.

Professional Memberships

Member of the PRC Bar

Publications

Has written numerous academic and professional articles widely published internationally and in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Education

Peking University

B.S. in Mathematics & LL.B.

1996

Peking University

LL.M.

1999

University of Ottawa

LL.M.

2003

Awards

Eminent Practitioner in TMT: Equity Financing & Healthcare

Chambers Greater China Region

2023

Eminent Practitioner in TMT

Chambers Greater China Region

2022

Eminent Practitioner in Corporate/M&A, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment

Chambers Greater China Region, 2022-2023

Eminent Practitioner in Corporate/M&A

Chambers Global, 2020-2023

Eminent Practitioner in Corporate/M&A

Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2020-2021

Leading individual in Private equity, 2018-2024; Leading individual in TMT, 2019-2014; Leading individual in Capital markets, 2021-2014; Leading individual in Corporate and M&A, 2022-2014

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Best Lawyer

IFLR Asia, 2020-2022

Market Leader in Private Equity and M&A

IFLR1000, 2019-2023

Market Leader in Private Equity and M&A, 2023; Leading lawyer in Private Equity and M&A, 2022

IFLR1000 China

Elite practitioner in Corporate/M&A and Private Equity, 2022-2023; Elite practitioner in Technology and telecommunications, 2023; Corporate and M&A Lawyer of the Year, 2023; Outstanding Practitioner of China, 2019

Asialaw

Dealmaker of Asia, 2020-2022; Dealmaker of the Year - China, 2020-2022 and Power List of Top 10 Lawyers, 2015-2016

ALB

China Dealmaker of the Year

China Law and Practice, 2018 & 2021

The A-List: Visionaries, 2023; The A-List China’s Elite Lawyers, 2022; The A-List China’s Top 100 Lawyers, 2016-2018 & 2020

China Business Law Journal

Top 1,000 lawyers specializing in foreign-related legal practices

the PRC Ministry of Justice

2018

Chambers Review

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Global

Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) - China
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Eminent Practitioners

Charles Li is a highly regarded transactional lawyer who is famed in the market, with broad expertise in mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity investment matters and capital markets issuances.

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Charles Li

Global Practice Guide
Charles Li
Vivian He
Kaiying Wu
Authored by
Charles Li, Vivian He, Kaiying Wu
Article • Oct 2023

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