LAWYER PROFILE

Yong Bai

Global 2026

Clifford Chance LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)

China

15 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

He specializes in antitrust and competition issues and has more than 15 years of experience advising Chinese and multinational corporations on business investment, regulatory matters and investigations across a range of industries.

Yong has worked in the London and Brussels offices, and prior to joining the firm, he worked for the PRC's Ministry of Commerce.

Career

Shanghai International Studies University (LLB) 2003

Obtained PRC legal professional qualification certificate (non-practising) 2006

Tsinghua University (LLM) 2007

Columbia University (LLM) 2010

Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2011

Partner since 2018

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Competition/Antitrust (International Firms) - China

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Bai Yong is the principal antitrust partner in the firm's Beijing office and advises Chinese and foreign clients on competition-related investigations and regulatory matters. He also plays a key role in regional and global merger filings as well as antitrust compliance.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

His unique blend of prior experience at MOFCOM and extensive expertise in navigating significant Chinese outbound investments allows him to provide exceptionally practical and actionable legal advice.
Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)Chambers Global Guide
Bai Yong has worked a lot with central SOEs and knows well the regulatory requirements and sensitivity of central SOEs overseas, both in internal and external compliance, and that is very rare to see.
Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)Chambers Global Guide