Jiangfeng (Jenny) Li

Partner Litigation
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Shanghai +86 21 3857 6310

Jiangfeng (Jenny) Li

Overview

Jenny Li is a partner in Kirkland & Ellis’ Shanghai office. Her practice focuses on representing a variety of clients on sensitive enforcement matters that involve areas of anti-corruption, accounting and book-keeping standards, internal financial controls, economic sanctions, conflicts of interests, export controls and data privacy, among others. She has advised clients from a variety of industries including such as healthcare, manufacturing, energy, internet technology, mining, private equity, food and beverage. She advises multinational companies, private equity firms, portfolio companies on responding to government inquires, conducting internal investigations, designing compliance programs, performing compliance due diligence or assessment, and other compliance related matters.

Jenny also has very solid first-hand experience of leading corporate compliance program through serving as the Head of Ethics & Compliance for Asia Pacific and Greater China at a U.S.-based global medical technology corporation for over 5 years. She understands the pressure faced by companies and has the ability to help clients to navigate complex enforcement actions and design practical compliance solutions.

Jenny has also worked on complex cross-border litigations and arbitrations. She has represented several large companies in connection with significant civil disputes arising in the course of their business activities around the world.

Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Jenny was involved in the following matters:

  • Conducted numerous internal investigations on behalf of multinational companies (healthcare industry in particular), related to anti-corruption, embezzlement, sales data manipulation, self-dealing, sponsorships and grants, and third parties and distributors
  • Counseled multiple multinational companies in response to investigations by the Chinese regulators related to anticorruption allegations, antitrust allegations, and other issues
  • Represented special committees or audit committees in relation to allegations of insider trading or fraudulent accounting by senior executives
  • Advised multinational companies on compliance with Chinese state secret, cybersecurity and data privacy laws
  • Advised multinational companies in matters concerning U.S. export controls, economic embargoes and sanctions
  • Represented several Chinese companies in relation to complex cross-border litigations or arbitrations arising in the course of their business activities involving multiple jurisdictions

Baxter International Inc.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Thought Leadership

Publications

“Taxation and Expropriation in International Investment Arbitration,” University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, vol. 47, Issue 1, December 2025

“Taxation and Non-discrimination Standard in International Investment Law,” Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 35, forthcoming 2026

“Taxation and Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in International Investment Arbitration,” Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, vol. 46, forthcoming 2026

“Unequal Treaties (Extraterritorial Concession/Legal Imperialism),” in The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Exterritoriality and the Law, edited by Austen L. Parrish etc., forthcoming 2026

“Climate Change Litigation in China”, in Climate Change Litigation in the Asia Pacific edited by Jolene Lin& Douglas A. Kysar, Cambridge University Press, September 2020

“Climate Change Litigation: A Promising Pathway to Climate Justice in China?” Virginia Environmental Law Journal, vol. 37, Issue 44, May 2019

“Pollution Emission Trading: A Possible Solution to China’s Enforcement Obstacles in Fighting Against Air Pollution?” UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, vol. 34, Issue 1, 2016

“Equal or Unequal: Seeking A New Paradigm for the Misused Theory of ‘Unequal Treaties’ in Contemporary International Law,” Houston Journal of International Law, vol. 38, Issue 2, 2016

“Non-Performing Loans and Asset Management Companies in China: Legal and Regulatory Challenges for Achieving Effective Debt Resolution and Recovery,” Peking University Transnational Law Review, vol. 1, Issue 1, 2013

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2016, New York
  • 2010, People’s Republic of China (non-practicing)

Languages

  • English
  • Mandarin

Education

  • Yale Law SchoolJ.S.D.2024
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.M.2015
  • Peking University School of Transnational LawJ.D.2012
  • Peking University School of Transnational LawJ.M.2012
  • East China Normal UniversityB.A.2008