Ling Li
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Energy & Natural Resources (International Firms)
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About
Provided by Ling Li
Practice Areas
Ling’s corporate practice has a strong emphasis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investment and capital markets.
She has particular experience in advising Chinese companies and investment funds on outbound transactions in a wide range of industries. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Ling acted as the general counsel of a Chinese energy enterprise that focuses on overseas investment. From 2003 to 2009, Ling worked with a top Wall Street law firm.
"Ling has been consistently ranked for Energy & Natural Resources by Chambers Asia Pacific in China”. In 2011, Ling was awarded In-house Legal Award in Asia Women in Business by China Law & Practice. She was also voted as one of China’s Ten Leading In-house Legal Counsels by Asian Legal Business in 2012. She speaks Mandarin and English.
Chambers Review
Global
Li Ling is the lead energy and natural resources lawyer in A&O Shearman's Beijing office, and leverages her experience as in-house counsel to Chinese SOEs to assist them with their investments. In particular, she advises on outbound acquisitions of mining and green energy assets.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Li Ling is very experienced and can grasp the overall picture within a very short time. At the same time, she is able to convey lengthy contract language in daily language which is very easy for everyone on the deal to understand."
"Li Ling is highly commercial and able to weigh in on commercial decisions."
"Li Ling is very experienced and can grasp the overall picture within a very short time. At the same time, she is able to convey lengthy contract language in daily language which is very easy for everyone on the deal to understand."
"Li Ling is highly commercial and able to weigh in on commercial decisions."