Leon Li is a partner based in GLO Chengdu office. He specializes in cross-border M&A, general corporate, international trade, PE and capital markets.

With over a decade of practice in top international law firms, Leon Li has become a seasoned corporate attorney in advising both Chinese and international clients in their cross-border M&A, financing and international trade transactions.  Also, on the strength of his experience serving as the China legal head of Hyster-Yale and senior legal counsel in GE Healthcare China, Leon Li has also acquired extensive experience in advising multinational companies in various legal and compliance issues arising in their day-to-day domestic and international business operations.

Below are some representative matters advised by Leon Li:

• Advised a Beijing-based SOE in its proposed acquisition of a Chapter 11 helicopter manufacturer, Hawker Beechcraft.
• Advised a central-owned SOE in several outbound acquisition transactions, including an acquisition of 50% shareholdings in a private Canadian mining company, a going-private acquisition of a listed Canadian gold mining company and an acquisition of all equity interests in a private gold mining company in Kyrgyzstan.
• Advised a Beijing-based SOE in a proposed going-private co-acquisition of a NASDAQ listed semiconductor company by means of complex deal structures.
• Advised a Tianjin-based private company in its acquisition of certain assets located in Zambia.
• Advised Thyssen-Krupp in its investment/acquisition and operation in several automotive projects in China.
• Advised DT Capital in its investment in Taotao search Series B investment.
• Advised New Journey Hospital Group Ltd. in its sale of a majority stake in a private hospital to a hospital management fund.

Leon Li joined Global Law Office in 2025. Previously, Leon Li worked with Jun He LLP and Cleary Gottlieb in the areas of cross-border investment / M&A and capital market transactions.

Admitted in the PRC (2002)

Passed New York Bar (2007)

2006  New York University, L.L.M. (Company Law)

2001  Shanghai Institute for Foreign Trade, Master in Law (International Law)

1998  Shanghai Institute for Foreign Trade, Bachelor in Law (International Economic Law)