Jacky Li

Introduction

Jacky Li is a partner at Global Law Office, holding multiple legal qualifications and certifications in various jurisdictions. He is an attorney-at-law in the PRC and California, US, a US ACFE-certified fraud examiner, and a contributing expert for the UK’s The Law Reviews. He primarily focuses on regulatory compliance, corporate and government investigations, dispute resolution and litigation, healthcare and life sciences.

Li is an expert member of the National Corporation Compliance Committee of CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade); the Compliance Management Committee of CPIA (China Pharmaceutical Industry Association); and the Shanghai Elite Legal Professional Experts Pool. He also serves as Deputy Chief of the Corporate Compliance Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association, and acts as a visiting mentor, lecturing legal and compliance-related courses to postgraduate students at Fudan University and other top universities.

With a background in law enforcement and over 15 years of legal expertise, Li has amassed extensive experience in legal fields such as anti-corruption (including US FCPA), antitrust, anti-money laundering, white-collar crime, corporate crimes, data protection, and cybersecurity and smuggling. He is adept at handling government enforcement actions and corporate investigations, offering comprehensive and specialised legal and compliance services to multinational companies, state-owned enterprises, and large private companies. Li has also represented companies in interacting with government agencies across legal jurisdictions, and has contributed to legislation and industry standard development.

Li is widely recognised in global legal rankings and has received numerous awards. He has been consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in “Regulatory Compliance” and “Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption” by renowned legal ranking institutions such as Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. He has also received honours including “Top 15 Recommended China Compliance Lawyers” and “Top 15 Recommended China Criminal Compliance Lawyers”. In 2025, he was honored as “The Pride of Shanghai – Huangpu Talents”, in recognition of his outstanding professional performance and remarkable contributions. Li has authored and edited over 10 books and more than 70 articles in leading domestic and international legal publications, significantly contributing to books such as Corporate Compliance Officer Textbook, and Pharmaceutical Industry Corporate Compliance Officer Textbook, thereby fostering talent development in China’s compliance legal field.