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About
Provided by Lei Li
Practice Areas
Lei Li is the Managing Partner of Sidley's Shanghai and Beijing offices. He advises clients on a broad range of regulatory, compliance and government enforcement matters in China, with a particular focus on the life sciences industry. He is the co-head of Sidley’s nationally leading China Life Sciences practice.
Lei Li has extensive experience in all types of anti-corruption compliance and investigation matters in China. Representing both multinational companies and local Chinese companies, he has handled a large number of government anti-corruption inquiries and investigations, including those conducted by the U.S. regulators under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and those conducted by Chinese administrative enforcement authorities and criminal prosecution authorities. He also has worked extensively on internal anti-corruption risk assessments, audits and investigations, and anti-corruption due diligence reviews in M&A transactions.
Lei Li is an experienced antitrust lawyer, and has practiced antitrust law in China since the passage of China’s Anti-monopoly Law in 2008. He has focused his antitrust practice on regulatory compliance, internal investigations and government investigations. He has handled over a dozen of high-stake antitrust inquiries and investigations launched by the central and provincial antitrust authorities in China, primarily in the pharmaceutical and medical device sector.
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Li Lei is a managing partner who splits his time between the firm's Shanghai and Beijing offices. He maintains a busy practice that sees him advise pharmaceutical and medical device companies on transactional and regulatory matters.
Li Lei is managing partner of the firm's Beijing and Shanghai offices. He regularly advises foreign corporations in the life science sector on regulatory issues and internal investigations.
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Provided by Chambers
"Lei Li has profound industry insight with international experience."
"We are so impressed by his professionalism, depth and broadness of knowledge and deep understanding of our industry and the business and commercial operations of our company."
"He is an impressive, articulate attorney with a sound grasp of both Chinese and US anti-bribery and anti-corruption legislation as well as the regulatory and law enforcement-focused areas."
"Li Lei is a trusted partner to us. He demonstrates high-level professional knowledge, an understanding of the Chinese market, and a strong ability to drive and handle difficult dialogue."
"Lei Li has profound industry insight with international experience."
"We are so impressed by his professionalism, depth and broadness of knowledge and deep understanding of our industry and the business and commercial operations of our company."
"He is an impressive, articulate attorney with a sound grasp of both Chinese and US anti-bribery and anti-corruption legislation as well as the regulatory and law enforcement-focused areas."
"Li Lei is a trusted partner to us. He demonstrates high-level professional knowledge, an understanding of the Chinese market, and a strong ability to drive and handle difficult dialogue."
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