Angell Xi

Introduction

Angell Xi has spent nearly 30 years in both legal and business management fields, with a solid combination of private practice and 12 years of in-house experience, including as Asia-Pacific general counsel for GE Intelligent Platforms and Ashland, chief compliance officer for Kering Asia and counsel for Michelin China. Xi came from a dual educational background in law and English language and literature, and was a selected member of the delegation for the EU-China Legal and Judicial Co-operation Programme in 2002.

Xi is a recognised expert in art and culture, luxury and fashion, IP licensing, private client and family office professional services, as well as outbound investment and cross-border transactions.

Beyond her professional calling, Xi has devoted herself to social activities with passion, spanning law, art, IP licensing, education and other fields, in China and abroad. With her professional acumen, she speaks out forcefully for China, fuels and promotes industries’ development and lends her earnest efforts to nurturing talent. Xi was the co-chair of the art, cultural institution and heritage law committee of the International Bar Association, a board member of Licensing International and the chief of Shanghai Law Society’s art law committee. She has been lecturing at KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Wuhan University Law School and Tongji University for years and has also lectured at the Christie’s Institute of Art, China Academy of Fine Art, East China University of Political Science and Law for years. Xi is a contributor for The Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2024, a co-author of The Art Collecting Legal Handbook, The Practice of Media and Entertainment Law, The Art Law, The Art Law Review, The Luxury and Fashion Law, and The Private Client Law, among others. She is one of the first lawyers who advised on AI, non-fungible tokens, Web 3.0 projects in respect of the art, culture, luxury and fashion industries, as well as in the field of philanthropy. Xi is also a frequent award winner in the fields of art law, entertainment law, IP, digital economy, as well as private and family wealth management.

As a leader in her field of practice, Xi is proficient in advising global and local clients with solutions, for example, in the field of art, including but not limited to art creation, transaction, operation, collection, art wealth management, art finance, art for philanthropy, as well as protection, use, inheritance and innovation of cultural heritage. She also advises on structuring, establishment, governance and management of family trusts, special-purpose vehicles, foundations and other non-profit organisations to support the sustainability of art and culture, as well as family wealth transfer and legacy inheritance, to guide and safeguard clients in achieving their objectives and needs, with rights and interests well protected, in a sustainable way.