Qi Shi

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Attorney Shi Qi is a partner at the Xi’an Office of JunHe Law Firm. With years of practical trial experience, she is well-versed in the judicial logic and litigation procedures of commercial cases. She has solid professional expertise and remarkable track record in handling disputes over corporate control and equity, investment and financing disputes, mineral and energy disputes, unfair competition disputes, among other areas.

In the field of complex commercial dispute resolution, particularly in representing clients in second-instance and retrial cases, Attorney Shi demonstrates outstanding professional competence, incisive litigation thinking and excellent communication skills. With precise judgment, she is often able to penetrate the commercial context, identify the core conflicts between parties, break free from the factual constraints of earlier court proceedings, restructure legal relationships, and present a distinct version of case facts to secure a favorable turnaround for the case.

In 2025, Attorney Shi successfully represented clients in dozens of highly influential cases. Notably, in the retrial case regarding a contract dispute between Xinjiang Energy (Group) Co., Ltd. and Yan’an Tengtian Petroleum Drilling Engineering Technology Service Co., Ltd., which had been adjudicated by two levels of courts—the Urumqi Intermediate People’s Court and the Higher People’s Court of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region—Attorney Shi led her team to conduct an in-depth review of case materials, re-examine the facts and redefine the legal relationships. Her efforts ultimately led the Supreme People’s Court to rule to retry the case and reverse the original judgment, reducing the client’s losses by nearly 100 million yuan.

Attorney Shi approaches every case with the utmost dedication. With profound female empathy, she connects with clients on a personal level—she not only assesses risks from a legal perspective but also understands clients’ dilemmas through empathy, addressing dispute resolution at a level beyond mere litigation. Since commencing her practice, in numerous complex, high-stakes commercial disputes, she has comprehensively considered the commercial positions of both her clients and opposing parties, coordinated multi-party resources, and adopted a "combined strategy" approach to achieve satisfactory settlements of disputes, earning deep trust and high praise from clients.

Since 2018, Attorney Shi has built an impressive track record in commercial dispute resolution in Northwest China while expanding her practice nationwide. She has also achieved exceptional results in representing cases in other provinces and cities across the country.

Career

Lawyer's practice license of the People's Republic of China

Xi’an Arbitration Commission Arbitrator

Yulin Arbitration Commission Arbitrator

Tongchuan Arbitration Commission Arbitrator

Languages Spoken

Mandarin Chinese

Professional Memberships

Director of the Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Professional Committee of Xi’an Lawyers Association

Executive Director of the Health Law Research Institute of Shaanxi Law Society

Publications

2010 Implementing Professional Collegial Panels to Improve Judges’ Judicial Competence (co-authored), published in People’s Court Daily.

2010 Research on the Operation Mechanism of Adjudication Power from the Perspective of Intellectual Property (co-authored),

awarded the Third Prize in the 22nd National Academic Symposium of the Court System.

Project Leader, Research Report on Investment and Financing Disputes Involving Mining Industry in Northern Shaanxi

Project Leader, Research Report on Litigation Cases Involving New Energy Power Generation Projects

Project Leader, Legal Analysis of Common Disputes in Energy Litigation and Dispute Resolution Solutions

Personal

Adjunct Professor, School of International Law, Northwest University of Political Science and Law

External Graduate Supervisor, School of Law, Xi’an University of Finance and Economics

External Graduate Supervisor, School of Law, Northwest University

Clients

Within Shaanxi Province:

· Shaanxi Investment Group Co., Ltd.

· Changqing Oilfield Branch, PetroChina Company Limited

· Huadian Shaanxi Energy Co., Ltd.

· Shaanxi 186 Coalfield Geology Co., Ltd.

· Shaanxi Coalfield Geology Group Co., Ltd.

· Xi’an Xizheng Printing Co., Ltd.

· Xi’an Sunresin New Materials Co., Ltd.

· Shaanxi Nonferrous Metals Holding Group Co., Ltd.

· Kaiyuan Securities Co., Ltd.

· Western Securities Co., Ltd.

· Chang’an International Trust Co., Ltd.

· Shenmu Financial Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Outside Shaanxi Province:

· China Railway Tunnel Stock Co., Ltd.

· Beijing Hengjia International Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.

· Huarong Securities Co., Ltd.

· Sino-German Securities Co., Ltd.

· Hangjin International Trading Co., Ltd.

· Tunghsu Group Co., Ltd.

· Zhongjingxin (Shanghai) Tourism Development Group Co., Ltd.

· Beijing Zhongguancun Kejin Technology Co., Ltd.

· Conch (Shaanxi) Holding Co., Ltd.

Work Highlights

1.Retrial Case of Contract Dispute between Xinjiang Energy (Group) Petroleum & Natural Gas Co., Ltd. and a Yan’an Petroleum Drilling Engineering Technology Service Co., Ltd.

After two rounds of trials by the Urumqi Intermediate People’s Court and the Higher People’s Court of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and when the client’s mining right was subject to auction proceedings, our team conducted an in-depth review of case materials, re-examined the case facts and redefined the legal relationships. These efforts ultimately led the Supreme People’s Court to rule to retry the case and reverse the original judgment, reducing the client’s losses by nearly 100 million yuan.

2.Dispute over Shareholder Capital Contribution between Shaanxi Yonglong Investment Co., Ltd. and Baoji Xingshengda Engineering Construction Co., Ltd., et al.

The core disputes in this case centered on whether the registration of mining rights and the equity registration arising from exploration right contributions constitute separate legal relationships, as well as the identification of relevant parties in the event of conflicts between them. The case also involved a number of complex legal issues, including the justiciability of capital reduction and the possibility of succession relationships between existing legal persons.

We sorted out in detail the changes in coal exploration policies and mining rights registration administration systems over historical periods, as well as the restructuring and joint venture backgrounds of state-owned enterprises during specific historical stages. We also collected a series of related case files from the Supreme People's Court, Xi'an Intermediate People's Court and other judicial authorities. Ultimately, we achieved a complete victory whereby all claims of the opposing party were dismissed.

3.Retrial Case of Contract Dispute between Shaanxi Henghe Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and Hu Mou

The dispute fundamentally arose from adjustments to national education policies, which resulted in the uniform conversion of supporting kindergartens in commercial real estate from private operation to public welfare kindergartens. The business model of investing in and operating supporting kindergartens under the original education policy became unsustainable, triggering a series of civil litigation disputes between developers and kindergarten operators. This case is of typical significance in Shaanxi Province. The essence of the breach of contract dispute lies in how to assess and allocate commercial risks caused by policy changes, and it serves as a valuable reference for the handling of numerous similar cases.

Following our retention as counsel for the retrial, we successfully petitioned the Shaanxi Higher People's Court to retry the case despite unfavorable judgments in both the first and second instance proceedings.

4.Retrial Case of Contract Dispute between Baoxin International Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. and Jiangyou City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

The telemedicine cases involved hundreds of local hospitals and dozens of financial leasing institutions across more than a dozen provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The total amount in dispute in the series of cases exceeded 10 billion yuan. Higher people's courts in various regions issued inconsistent rulings, including dismissing the claims, suspending proceedings, and upholding the claims of financial leasing companies. Hospitals and financial leasing companies from all over the country successively filed applications for retrial with the Supreme People's Court, making these cases highly influential.

We represented Jiangyou City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in filing an application for retrial with the Supreme People's Court. After deliberation by the Professional Committee for Civil and Administrative Trials, the Supreme People's Court issued a ruling ordering the Shaanxi Higher People's Court to retry the case.

5.Retrial Case of Administrative Registration Dispute between Miao Chengliang, Shenmu Municipal Administration for Market Regulation and the Sixth Villager Group of Lijiapan Village, Shenmu City

The focus of the dispute in this case was the legality of the administrative act regarding the appointment and removal of the person-in-charge of the coal mine, which in fact involved a dispute over the control of the coal mine. In both the first-instance and second-instance judgments, the court held that the coal mine was a partnership enterprise and revoked the registration alteration act of the administrative authority. As the legal representative for the Villager Group, we filed an application for retrial as a third party and obtained the order of retrial by the Shaanxi Higher People's Court.

Experience

In handling every case, Attorney Shi Qi demonstrates profound empathy as a female professional and the utmost dedication. She carefully examines the unique context of each case, conducts meticulous analysis to reconstruct the facts, and deeply understands the litigation objectives behind every dispute. She strives to minimize clients’ economic losses and maximize their commercial interests to the fullest extent, and her outstanding representation has earned high recognition from clients. Throughout her practice, she has exhibited excellent professional competence, sophisticated litigation thinking, and strong communication skills, fostering a tacit understanding and deep trust in her cooperation with clients.

Education

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