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Lei Li

Lei Li

Greater China Region 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Life Sciences (International Firms)

China

10 years ranked

Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)

China

7 years ranked

About

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Greater China Region

Practice Areas

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. In the life sciences field, for over a decade, Lei has advised multinational and local Chinese pharmaceutical and medical device companies on all types of matters across the full spectrum of the industry and has handled some of the largest and most representative matters in the industry in China. Lei is also a seasoned antitrust lawyer and has acted as the lead external counsel in several high-stake antitrust government investigations authorities in China.

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Chambers Greater China Region

Life Sciences (International Firms) - China

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Li Lei is a managing partner of the firm's Beijing offices. He maintains a busy practice that sees him advise pharmaceutical and medical device companies on transactional and regulatory matters.

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Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) - China

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Li Lei is the managing partner of the firm's Beijing office. He regularly assists foreign corporations in the sector on regulatory issues and internal investigations in GCR.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Li is a trustworthy and excellent lawyer. When facing cutting-edge or extremely complex issues in the industry he can provide high-quality and solution-oriented advice to his clients.

    Life Sciences (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

  • Li Lei knows the life science industry practices so well and provides practical solutions for clients.

    Life Sciences (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

  • His insights are practical, and his commitment to us makes him highly reliable for complex legal challenges.

    Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

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