Practice Experience
Lawyer Ren Li holds a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of International Business and Economics, an LLM degree from Temple University (USA), and a Master of Laws degree from the University of International Business and Economics. His main practice areas are dispute resolution and competition law.
In the field of competition law, Lawyer Ren Li has represented numerous cases involving responses to government investigations, including cartel cases and abuse of dominant market position cases, all of which have achieved favorable outcomes. He has also handled dozens of merger control filing cases.
In dispute resolution, his cases mainly focus on the energy and financial sectors, some of which have received extensive media coverage.
Representative Cases
Antitrust Practice
- A case involving an investigation by an antitrust law enforcement agency in an eastern province into a natural monopoly energy enterprise for abusing its dominant market position;
- A case involving an investigation by a municipal antitrust law enforcement agency into a professional sports league company for abusing its dominant market position;
- A case involving an investigation by an antitrust law enforcement agency in a southern province into a natural monopoly energy enterprise for abusing its dominant market position;
- A case involving an investigation by an antitrust law enforcement agency in a northwestern province into an insurance brokerage company for monopoly agreements and abuse of dominant market position;
- A case involving an investigation by a municipal antitrust law enforcement agency into monopoly agreements in the notary industry;
- A "choose one from two" dispute between a leading internet company and its competitor;
- A case where an electronic manufacturing group reported a leading U.S. technology enterprise for abusing its dominant market position;
- A case where a training institution reported a publishing house for resale price maintenance and abuse of dominant market position;
- Merger control filing case for the merger of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC);
- Merger control filing project for a newly established joint venture by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. in Wuhan;
- Filing case for PetroChina Kunlun Gas Co., Ltd.'s acquisition of equity in Taishan Gas;
- Case of a newly established joint venture between Baoji Petroleum Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. and Shaanxi Iron and Steel Group;
- Filing case for Shandong Energy Group's acquisition of equity in Taishan Geology and Prospecting;
- Merger control filing case for the establishment of an aviation maintenance enterprise by SF Express and ST Engineering Aerospace;
- Filing case for the establishment of a joint venture between Foxconn and a European automobile manufacturer;
- Filing case for the establishment of a joint venture between Itochu and Shandong Port Group;
- Merger control filing case for FAW Logistics' acquisition of equity in China World International.
Dispute Resolution
- Administrative compensation case where an energy company sued a local market supervision bureau for wrongful equity transfer;
- Dispute between a wind power company and an EPC general contractor over wind farm construction and power generation loss;
- Dispute over a gambling agreement on construction costs in the equity transfer of a hydropower station company;
- Dispute over false statements in bonds between a trust company and a securities company;
- Series of arbitration cases on contract disputes over asset-backed special plans between an asset management company and a holding company of a real estate group;
- Arbitration and enforcement case on loan disputes between a policy bank and a company;
- Factoring contract dispute case between a new energy company, a contractor, and a bank;
- Dissolution dispute of an energy company;
- Trust dispute between a trust company and a natural person;
- Arbitration case on cooperation contract disputes between a real estate company and Red Star Macalline Group.
Author
- Research on the Constitutive Standards of Predatory Pricing in the Context of Network Economy – Hebei Law Science, Issue 5, 2017
- On the Application of the Unfair High Price System in China's Anti-Monopoly Law – Hebei Law Science, Issue 4, 2017
- Practice of Merger Control Filings under China's Anti-Monopoly Law – Japanese Lexis Magazine, March 2010
- Relevant Market: A Concept that Can Directly Determine the Outcome of a Case – China Foreign Investment, May 2008
- Analysis of Horizontal Monopoly Agreements – China Foreign Investment, February 2008
- Does CNKI's Pricing Policy Constitute "Unfair High Price"? – WeChat Official Account IPR Power
- Research on the Regulation of Abuse of Dominant Market Position in the Platform Economy under the Anti-Monopoly Law
- Theoretical Justification for the Arbitrability of Anti-Monopoly Disputes in China – Arbitration and Law, Issue 148, 2023
Social Positions
- Secretary-General of the Competition and Antitrust Law Professional Committee of the Beijing Lawyers Association;
- Member of the Antitrust Expert Pool of the Beijing Municipal Market Supervision Bureau;
- Member of the Antitrust Expert Pool of the Inner Mongolia Market Supervision Bureau;
- Off-Campus Practical Tutor for Master of Laws students at the Law School of the University of International Business and Economics;
- Practical Tutor for Master of Laws students at the Law School of Renmin University of China;
- Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute of International Economic and Legal Studies of the University of International Business and Economics;
- Arbitrator of the Tianjin Arbitration Commission (2022-2025);
- Mediator of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Mediation Center (2023-2026).
Honors
- Selected as one of the "China's Top 100 Elite Lawyers" by Shangfa.com in 2018;
- Awarded "Chaoyang District International High-End Business Talent (Business Elite)" in 2018;
- Recommended Lawyer for Antitrust/Competition Law by Chambers;
- Recommended Lawyer for Antitrust/Competition Law by Legal 500;
- Recommended Lawyer for Competition and Antitrust by Legalband;
- Winner of China Business Law Journal Annual Competition and Antitrust Award.
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Case recommend
2025-05-07
Visa processing, green card application, and application for naturalization
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