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LEI LI is the managing partner of Sidley's Beijing office. Since 2007, Lei has been advising companies on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, and government enforcement matters in China and international markets, with a particular focus in the high-tech and life sciences industries, and is one of the most respected legal practitioners in China in his areas of practice.
Lei is a seasoned antitrust lawyer, and has practiced antitrust law in China (i.e., the Anti-monopoly Law) since its inception in 2008. Lei has focused his antitrust practice on regulatory compliance, internal investigations and government investigations. Particularly, he has acted as the lead external counsel to his clients in several high-stake antitrust inquiries and investigations launched by the central and provincial antitrust authorities in China, all in the high-tech and life sciences industries.
Lei 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 investigations under both Chinese laws and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), including representing corporations in several high-stake civil and criminal investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He also has advised a large number of companies in setting up their anti-corruption compliance and internal control programs in China.