Li Xihao | An Important Operator for Chinese Enterprises to "Go Global" and Foreign Enterprises to "Bring in" South Korea | Enterprises | Foreign Enterprises
In February of this year, the Management Committee of Jinan International Medical Center welcomed the lawyer team from the South Korean Business Department of Beijing Jindu Law Firm Shanghai Branch. The two sides actively exchanged ideas on introducing innovative devices, leading technologies, and advanced operating models from South Korean hospitals, pharmaceutical, medical aesthetics, and other related enterprises.
The team is led by Li Xihao, the head of the Korean business department and lawyer at the Shanghai branch of King&Wood Law Firm. Having joined Jindu for 11 years, he has also worked and lived in Shanghai for 11 years. Not only has he accumulated rich business experience in the company, but he has also made important contributions to promoting the cultivation of legal professionals in China and South Korea.
Promote exchanges and exchanges between Chinese and Korean enterprises
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Li Xihao obtained dual degrees in law and Chinese during his university years, and later obtained a master's degree in tax law from Northwestern University in the United States. Currently, he is pursuing a doctoral degree in Economic Law at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In 2012, he began to be responsible for the South Korean business of the Shanghai branch of King&Wood Law Firm, involving multiple industries such as technology, education, healthcare, beauty, and film and television, contributing significantly to the development of related industries.
Li Xihao, who is proficient in Korean, Chinese, and English, is responsible for representing state-owned and private enterprises in China, covering areas such as mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, corporate governance, commercial contracts, and corporate legal consulting. He also has rich experience in acting as an agent for Chinese companies to acquire listed and non listed companies in South Korea, and continues to provide high-quality and efficient legal services for Chinese enterprises going out and foreign enterprises bringing in.
In promoting domestic enterprises to go global, he has successively assisted Shanghai New Nanyang Education in acquiring South Korean listed company "CHUNGDAHM Learning", assisted Changdu Dabo Tong Shang Medical Investment Management Co., Ltd. in conducting legal due diligence on a South Korean medical beauty company, assisted Suzhou Sutong Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. in investing in target enterprises, and promoted multiple Chinese enterprise investment projects in South Korea.
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In terms of "bringing in" foreign enterprises, he participated in and assisted many South Korean enterprises in investment projects in China, such as the relocation of Changzhou Modern Hydraulic Machinery Co., Ltd. He provided policy and legal advice, litigation plans, and other legal services for Chinese and South Korean enterprises, giving Chinese enterprises more confidence in "going out" and continuously improving satisfaction with "bringing in" foreign industries.
It is worth mentioning that in 2020, Ningbo Shanshan Co., Ltd. acquired LG Chemical's polarizer business. Li Xihao, together with other partners, represented Jindu Law Firm as the lead legal advisor for LG Chemical, providing legal services in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, securities business, and antitrust review. In the end, Shanshan Co., Ltd. acquired 70% equity of LG Chemical's newly established company in China for $770 million through a capital increase, and the overall transaction consideration for the related underlying assets reached $1.1 billion. This transaction also gained widespread attention in the international market that year.
Li Xihao also participated in and assisted 5G semiconductor company Senskomm in its project to enter the Chinese market. In addition, he also participates in and assists high value-added industries such as biotechnology, AI, robotics, and carbon emissions trading in entering the Chinese market. Due to outstanding performance, he has also been awarded the title of "Outstanding Partner" by King&Wood Law Firm multiple times.
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To attract, nurture, and retain talents for Shanghai
The law firm teams in both China and South Korea are eager for versatile legal talents who excel in cross-cultural communication. Li Xihao was aware of this trend, considering that Korean law students have a unique language advantage and a full understanding of the cultures of China and South Korea, and can play an important role in it.
Under his promotion, in 2018, the Shanghai branch of King&Wood Law Firm held the first "Shanghai Korean Law Student Law Firm Exchange Conference". The seminar invited partners from well-known law firms in the industry such as Jindu, Jintiancheng, Global, Junhe, Zhonglun, Horizon, and Pacific to attend, and had face-to-face exchanges with Korean law students studying at renowned universities in Shanghai such as Fudan University, East China University of Political Science and Law, and Jiaotong University.
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Thanks to this exchange opportunity, many students have obtained internships and retention opportunities from Jindu and major law firms. Famous law firms in Shanghai have also hired outstanding talents that match their business needs, enabling them to carry out related businesses more efficiently and smoothly. The successful holding of the first seminar not only laid the foundation for regular exchange activities held annually thereafter, but also contributed significantly to promoting Shanghai's "talent introduction, education, and retention".
Li Xihao himself has always emphasized the combination of theory and practice. Since coming to work in Shanghai, he has continuously studied Chinese law and effectively applied his personal knowledge to practical work. He has provided opinions and plans for enterprises to invest in China for governments at all levels, and has repeatedly expressed insightful opinions at business themed forums and seminars for foreign enterprises to help develop the industry.
Epidemic sentiment and righteousness demonstrate neighborhood friendship
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After the COVID-19 broke out in 2020, Li Xihao and his colleagues in the law firm immediately searched for channels and raised funds to purchase masks, goggles, protective clothing and other epidemic prevention materials urgently needed by medical staff and send them to Wuhan. When purchasing materials, due to the fact that most of the information required for bank funds to exchange Korean won is in Korean, there are difficulties in language communication. Li Xihao led his colleagues in the Korean business team to urgently translate the materials and transmit information in a timely manner, ensuring timely payment of funds and timely delivery of epidemic prevention materials to the front line of the fight against the epidemic.
During this time, Li Xihao, who was in South Korea, actively volunteered and drove with his colleagues several long distances to the local factory for inspection, making outstanding contributions to the timely delivery of epidemic prevention materials. King&Wood Law Firm was also awarded the "Outstanding Contribution Unit of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Donation" by the Red Cross Society of Hubei Province, and Li Xihao was rated by the law firm as "Outstanding Contribution Individual of COVID-19 Prevention and Control Donation". His repeated acts of kindness have further demonstrated his sincere "neighborhood friendship" and sense of social responsibility, and King&Wood Law Firm has therefore awarded him the honor of "2020 Anti Epidemic Public Welfare Partner".
During last year's epidemic, Li Xihao once again charged to the front line, serving as the "team leader" of the community, organizing group purchases, calculating needs, coordinating suppliers, coordinating logistics, arranging delivery, and providing daily necessities for Korean students who do not speak the same language, building a bridge of cross-border friendship between neighbors.
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