Dr. Guang Li, LL.M. (Cornell / Freiburg)

Guang is a genuine cross-border lawyer: With qualifications and admissions in China, Germany, UK and USA, he efficiently advises companies on contract, labour and corporate law as well as in dispute resolution - primarily in business activities in connection with China.

His language skills are a great advantage as he can advise in German, Chinese and/or English as required. In the event of dispute resolution, he conducts out-of-court negotiations and represents his clients' rights in international arbitration proceedings and national disputes. In the manufacturing and industrial sectors, he advises clients in arbitration proceedings under CIETAC, DIS, HKIAC, ICC, SHIAC, VIAC rules and before civil courts. Guang has professional experience as a parliamentary official of the city of Beijing and as a lawyer in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Germany.

In addition, he serves as an arbitrator for China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).

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CV

Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

Education

2021 Arbitrator, CIETAC

2019 Lawyer, Germany

2016 Solicitor, England & Wales, U.K.

Publications

China: Aktualisierter Arbeitsrechtsreport | Künftige Stärkung der Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer:innen an der Unternehmensführung, in: WKO, 03/2024

Interview: Was sollten Unternehmen in China nach Inkrafttreten des neuen Zivilgesetzbuches Anfang 2021 beachten, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 06/2021

6. Chapter: Labor Law, in “Chinese Civil and Economic Law, Volume 2”, R&W, 2016, p. 507-539

Chapter 9: Employment Relationship and Labor Disputes, in Chinese Business Law, C.H. Beck, 2010, p. 269-310

Chapter 7: Remuneration, Benefits, Social Insurance – in “Employment Law & Practice in China”, Sweet & Maxwell, 2014, p. 115-140

Memberships & Associations

German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
China International Economic Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
Law Society of England & Wales
Munich Bar Association
New York Bar

Additional languages

Awards

China Business Law Awards 2024

Featured

Lexology Client Choice Award 2022

Experience

Advising the Paulaner Group on Chinese labour & employment law matters

Advising the Paulaner Group on various labour & employment law matters in China.

Dr. Guang Li, LL.M. (Cornell / Freiburg)

Advising FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GmbH on labor & employment law issues in China

Advising the Austrian FRONIUS INTERNATIONAL GmbH on Chinese labor law matters

Dr. Guang Li, LL.M. (Cornell / Freiburg)

Representing the German HST Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG in two CIETAC arbitration proceedings

Representing the German HST Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG in two CIETAC arbitration proceedings against one of its licensees and one of its customers in China respectively for alleged late deliveries. Both proceedings were respectively subject to German law and Chinese law (including the UN Sales Convention) and were conducted in Chinese language in Beijing and Shanghai, China, respectively. Both proceedings were concluded in favor of the German party (including the successful enforcement of an arbitral award in China).

Dr. Guang Li, LL.M. (Cornell / Freiburg)

Representing the KARL MAYER Group in a CIETAC arbitration in Shanghai

Representation of the KARL MAYER Group in a CIETAC arbitration due to a sales issue with Chinese customers. The arbitration proceedings were conducted in Shanghai, China in Chinese under Chinese law (including the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods).

Dr. Guang Li, LL.M. (Cornell / Freiburg)

Advising STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. on labor law matters

Advising STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. on labor & employment law issues in China

Dr. Guang Li, LL.M. (Cornell / Freiburg)

Advising the German Zeppelin Systems GmbH on alternative dispute resolution in China

Advising Zeppelin Systems GmbH from Germany on negotiations with one of its Chinese customers regarding contractual disputes due to default of payment.

Dr. Guang Li, LL.M. (Cornell / Freiburg)