REN Li

Professional Experience

　　Attorney Ren Li holds a Doctor of Law from the University of International Business and Economics, an LL.M. degree from Temple University (USA), and a Master of Law from the University of International Business and Economics. His primary practice areas are dispute resolution and competition law. In the field of competition law, Mr. Ren has represented clients in numerous cases involving responses to government investigations, including cartel cases and abuse of market dominance cases, all of which achieved favorable outcomes. Mr. Ren has also represented clients in dozens of merger control notification cases. In the field of dispute resolution, the cases he has handled are primarily concentrated in the energy and finance sectors, with some cases receiving extensive media coverage.

Representative Cases

　　Antitrust Practice

　　• Representation in an abuse of market dominance investigation by the antitrust enforcement agency in an eastern province against a natural monopoly energy enterprise.

　　• Representation in an abuse of market dominance investigation by a municipal antitrust enforcement agency against a professional sports league company.

　　• Representation in an abuse of market dominance investigation by the antitrust enforcement agency in a southern province against a natural monopoly energy enterprise.

　　• Representation in an investigation by the antitrust enforcement agency in a northwestern province against an insurance brokerage company for alleged monopoly agreements and abuse of market dominance.

　　• Representation in an investigation by a municipal antitrust enforcement agency into alleged monopoly agreements in the notarization industry.

　　• Representation in a case involving an "exclusive dealing" dispute between a leading internet enterprise and its competitor.

　　• Representation for an electronics manufacturing group in reporting a leading US technology enterprise for alleged abuse of market dominance.

　　• Representation for a training institution in reporting a publishing house for alleged resale price maintenance and abuse of market dominance.

　　• Merger control notification for the consolidation of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC).

　　• Merger control notification project for the establishment of a new joint venture by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. in Wuhan.

　　• Notification case for the acquisition of equity in Taishan Gas Group by PetroChina Kunlun Gas Co., Ltd.

　　• Case involving the establishment of a new joint venture by Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe and Shaanxi Steel Group.

　　• Notification case for Shandong Energy's acquisition of an equity stake in Mount Taishan Geological Prospecting Group Co., Ltd.

　　• Merger control notification for the establishment of an aviation maintenance enterprise by SF Express and ST Aerospace.

　　• Notification case for the establishment of a joint venture by Foxconn and a European automobile manufacturer.

　　• Notification case for the establishment of a joint venture by ITOCHU Corporation and Shandong Port Group.

　　• Merger control notification for FAW Logistics' acquisition of an equity stake in CDC International Logistics.

　　Dispute Resolution

　　• Administrative compensation case where an energy company sued a local Market Supervision Administration for erroneously transferring equity.

　　• Dispute between a wind power company and an EPC contractor regarding wind farm construction and electricity loss.

　　• Dispute over a valuation adjustment mechanism (VAM) agreement related to construction costs in a share transfer case of a hydropower station company.

　　• Dispute over false statement in bonds between a trust company and a securities company.

　　• Series of arbitration cases regarding Asset-Backed Special Plan contracts between an asset management company and a real estate group's controlling company.

　　• Arbitration and enforcement case regarding a loan dispute between a policy bank and a company.

　　• Case involving factoring contract disputes among a new energy company, a contractor, and its bank.

　　• Case concerning the dissolution of an energy company.

　　• Trust dispute between a trust company and an individual.

　　• Arbitration case regarding a cooperation contract dispute between a real estate company and Red Star Macalline Group.

Publications

　　• "Research on the Constituent Standards of Predatory Pricing in the Network Economy"-Hebei Law Science, Issue 5, 2017

　　• "On the Legal Application of the Prohibition of Excessive Pricing in Anti-Monopoly Law"-Hebei Law Science, Issue 4, 2017

　　• "Practice Regarding Merger Control Notifications under China's Anti-Monopoly Law"-Japan Lexis Magazine, March 2010 Issue

　　• "Relevant Market: A Concept That Can Directly Determine the Outcome of a Case"-China Foreign Investment, May 2008 Issue

　　• "Analysis of Horizontal Monopoly Agreements"-China Foreign Investment, February 2008 Issue

　　• "Does the Pricing Policy of CNKI Products Constitute 'Excessive Pricing'?"-WeChat Official Account IP Lead

　　• "Research on the Anti-Monopoly Regulation of Abusing Market Dominance in the Platform Economy Sector"

　　• "Theoretical Justification for the Arbitrability of Anti-Monopoly Disputes in China"-Arbitration and Law, No. 148, 2023

Honors

　　• Recognized among "China's Top 100 Elite Lawyers" by China Business Law Journal, 2018

　　• Awarded "Chaoyang District International High-End Business Talent (Business Elite)", 2018

　　• Recommended Lawyer for Antitrust/Competition Law-Chambers and Partners

　　• Recommended Lawyer for Antitrust/Competition Law-The Legal 500

　　• Recommended Lawyer for Competition & Antitrust-LEGALBAND

　　• Annual Competition & Antitrust Award-China Business Law Journal

Social Activities

　　• Secretary-General, Competition and Anti-Monopoly Law Special Committee, Beijing Lawyers Association

　　• Member of the Antitrust Expert Pool, Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation

　　• Member of the Antitrust Expert Pool, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Administration for Market Regulation

　　• External Practice Supervisor for the Juris Master Program, Law School, University of International Business and Economics

　　• Practical Supervisor for the Juris Master Program, Law School, Renmin University of China

　　• Specially-appointed Researcher, Institute of Foreign-related Rule of Law, University of International Business and Economics

　　• Arbitrator, Tianjin Arbitration Commission (2022-2025)

　　• Mediator, Mediation Center of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) (2023-2026)