Li Xiaohua
Senior Partner and Director
Admitted 1993 · Practising Licence No. 13101199310434143
Education and Academic Appointments
- LL.M., Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
- Deputy Chair, Financial Law Research Committee, China Behaviour Law Association
- Vice President, Litigation Law Research Society, Shanghai Law Society
- Guest Research Fellow, Institute of Financial Criminal Law, Renmin University of China
- Certified Criminal Defence Specialist (first cohort), Shanghai Bar Association Professional Accreditation
Practice
Mr Li has more than thirty years’ experience in criminal defence, with particular emphasis on commercial and financial crime: duty-related offences, fraud and misappropriation, illegal fundraising, smuggling, and securities and tax-related allegations. He has acted as defence counsel and as counsel in retrial and petition proceedings, and has represented clients in foreign-related litigation and international commercial arbitration.
Representative Experience
- Defence in a cross-border trade finance matter involving allegations of letter-of-credit fraud
- Representation of a foreign-invested manufacturer in an environmental enforcement appeal
- Counsel in the recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award in a Shanghai court
- Advising a listed company’s audit committee on an internal investigation into procurement irregularities
Publications
Author of monographs and articles on financial crime, corporate compliance and cross-border enforcement, and a frequent speaker at academic and industry conferences.