Attorney Li Yimo is a mediator with the Guangzhou Mediation Association and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in the UK.

She graduated from Wuhan University with dual bachelor’s degrees in Law and French. During her undergraduate studies, she participated in an exchange program at Paris-Sud University (University of Paris XI), focusing on French law. She pursued her Master’s degree in International Business Law at the University of Macau, where she served as both a teaching assistant and a research assistant.

With nearly five years of experience in law firms, Attorney Li specializes in civil and commercial dispute resolution involving real estate and construction, finance and special assets, corporate and equity matters, with cases totaling nearly RMB 2 billion in value. Her working languages are Chinese, English, and French, and she provides ongoing legal counsel to dozens of foreign-invested and joint-venture enterprises, handling cross-border disputes.

During her tenure as a research assistant at the University of Macau Faculty of Law, she participated in a research project led by Professor Alexandr SVETLICINII and co-authored a paper titled "The Application Logic of EU Merger Control System in Overseas M&A Cases of Chinese SOEs—Identification of 'Single Economic Entity' under the 'Worst Case Scenario'," published in the International Business Research journal (a core journal listed by Peking University/CSSCI/CSTPCD).

Representative Cases:

1. Finance and Non-performing Assets: Represented a bank in a financial loan contract dispute involving over RMB 600 million, successfully sealing off the defendant's construction projects to secure the debt. Handled over 60 similar disputes for another bank, efficiently advancing litigation, arbitration, and enforcement stages to help the client recover debts swiftly.

2. Real Estate and Construction: Handled numerous disputes related to real estate development contracts, construction contracts, land lease agreements, and land contracting rights. In one construction contract dispute, despite initial unfavorable judgments, she re-examined the defense strategy, ultimately achieving a mediation agreement in the second instance that reduced losses by 20%.

3. Enforcement Cases: Successfully recovered over RMB 50 million in enforcement funds for a private lending dispute after persistent efforts. Also managed several cases involving enforcement appeals and objections.

4. Intellectual Property: Represented clients in copyright, trademark, and design patent disputes, including unfair competition cases for leading internet companies.

5. Contract Disputes: Handled various types of contract disputes, such as guarantees, leases, sales, and service contracts. In one private lending case, she argued for the inclusion of multiple related parties as debtors to ensure debt repayment, which was upheld by two court levels.

6. Labor Disputes: Represented multiple companies in labor disputes, including a labor arbitration case for a construction group that reduced losses by 78%. Managed over 20 labor disputes related to a well-known internet food delivery platform, covering traffic accidents, compensation claims, employment relationship confirmations, wrongful termination, and other labor/personnel disputes.

7. Foreign-related Matters: Provided annual or specialized legal advisory services and intellectual property services to dozens of foreign-invested and joint-venture enterprises.