January 2022-December 2022          Osgoode Hall Law School, York University 

                                                             L.L.M. in Canadian Common Law

                                                             Cum Laude (Straight A’s on all courses)

September 2000– September 2001 Department of Law, Essex University, England    

                                                            L.L.M in International Trade Law 

September 1995 – July 1999            Law School, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China    

                                                            L.L.B in Economic Law. 

May 2024-Present North America Office, Anli Partners

Position: Chief Representative

May 2023-April 2024 Cox & Palmer, Charlottetown Office

Position: Articling Clerk (Principal Mr. Steven Forbes) 

October 2016-May 2023 Beijing Golddu Law Firm

Position: Co-Founding Partner and Head of International Legal Services

                (remotely during COVID period)

Job Duties:                                   

Dedicating in providing high-quality legal service and supports to multi-national conglomerates and domestic pioneers in industries such as high-tech, e-Commerce, medical service, entertainment, pharmacy as well as fast moving consumer goods with a team of young and talented attorneys. 

January 2015-September 2016 China Hui Yuan Juice Group Limited (HK Listed)

Position: Head of Legal and Special Legal Counsel to the Board

Job Duties:                                   

• Headed the Legal Department of the Group to provide legal supports to the headquarter, all subsidiaries and branches across the country and worldwide;

• Specifically focused on overseas projects to provide solid and on-time legal supports for M&A plans in Switzerland, France and Italy as well as some of the countries in Southeast Asia;

• Worked closely with the competent business units in designing the legal framework of business entities, organizational structure as well as business models; 

• Built an effective pre-emptive mechanism to evade and avoid legal risks and barriers in various jurisdiction;

• Acted as a special counsel to the Board of Directors in all important projects both in China and abroad; 

• Led all legal proceedings involving litigations, arbitration and other disputes. 

February 2010-December 2014 Li Ning (China) Sports Goods Co., Ltd. (HK Listed)

Position: Head of Legal Department 

Job Duties:                                   

• Designed and completed a global legal network consisting of legal professionals and prestigious overseas law firms to provide instant legal supports to the development strategy of the Group; 

• Built and managed the legal team at its entirety to ensure the availability and productivity of furnishing effective legal services to all pertinent business units; 

• Headed the risk evasion and compliance team to ensure that all business operations are in compliance with the regulatory requirements and the Listing Rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange;

• Compiled a global intellectual property right protection strategy for the Group to protect its IPRs worldwide; 

• Seamless cooperated with foreign law firms and legal service providers in various countries to facilitate the successful achievement of business goals; 

• Revised and drafted contracts and agreements in both English and Chinese to ensure all legal rights and interests are well protected. 

July 2008-February 2010 Caterpillar (China) Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.

Position: Legal Consultant 

Job Duties: • Managed company’s legal accounts;

                    • Drafted legal documents in both Chinese and English;

                    • Reviewed and revising various contracts and agreements;

                    • Provided legal trainings on Chinese law and practices; and

                    • Legal research, translation and legal training. 

January 2003 – June 2008 Commercial Section, U.S. Embassy Beijing 

Position: Commercial Specialist (Level-10)

Job Duties:                                   

• Worked as a legal specialist for the International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department of Commerce of the United States (USDOC) and Foreign Commercial Section of the U.S. Embassy in China on foreign trade policy, trade remedy issues and intellectual property right issues;

• Provided legal analysis and advice to the U.S. Government and U.S. corporations on Chinese legislations in order to promote and facilitate the development of trade and IPR protection;

• Worked and coordinated with Chinese government agencies (such as MOFCOM, NDRC, SIPO,CSRC and MOF, etc.) and other local governments/organizations at various levels on economic and trade issues;

• Drafted legal documents and statements and participating in public hearings on behalf of the U.S. Government;

• Wrote articles to “U.S. Embassy IPR Toolkit”, a web-based database for U.S. enterprises and individuals regarding IPR issues. (http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/ipr.html)

October 2001–December 2002 International Trade Section, Chai & Fu Law Firm, China.

                                                     (Jointly operating with V.B.B Law Firm, Belgium) 

Position: Legal Consultant 

Job Duties: • Provided legal services to domestic enterprises and joint venture companies in China on various trade issues;

                    • Focused on antidumping, countervailing and safeguard cases with great achievements;

                    • Provided global IPR protection strategy to Chinese corporations which have overseas businesses; 

                    • Provided official law text translations for Chinese governmental agencies, etc. 

November 1998–June 2000 Beijing 2nd Intermediate People’s Law Courts, China.

Position: Judge Assistant and Clerk

                Assisted judges in dealing with various appeal cases, writing legal

                reports and participating in on-the-spot verifications.