Siyuan Li earned his Master of Laws degree from the Communication University of China, developing specialized expertise at the intersection of media, technology, and commercial law. Since joining Watson & Band, he has cultivated a sophisticated practice focused on technology and media transactions, consumer and retail operations, intellectual property protection, advertising compliance, and data privacy frameworks. Mr. Li provides comprehensive legal support to multinational corporations with fluency in both Chinese and English, enabling seamless navigation of cross-border legal matters.
Mr. Li serves as trusted external legal counsel to several distinguished corporate clients, including one of America's largest women's apparel retail chains, the Chinese subsidiary of a globally recognized bicycle component manufacturer, and the Chinese operations of one of Japan's three largest integrated paper producers. His transactional practice encompasses drafting and negotiating complex marketing cooperation agreements with internationally acclaimed animation studios and celebrities, structuring live-streaming e-commerce arrangements, developing designer co-branding initiatives, and establishing e-commerce platform partnerships. Additionally, he conducts comprehensive advertising content reviews, provides strategic compliance guidance for sports event activations, and delivers specialized employee training on relevant regulatory frameworks.
Beyond his transactional practice, Mr. Li has contributed to numerous multifaceted legal research and review projects spanning corporate formation, constitutional document amendments, shareholder governance, employment law, intellectual property protection, personal information safeguards, privacy policy development, algorithm regulatory filings, open-source software implementation, artificial intelligence model development, content regulation compliance, futures trading frameworks, and insurance matters. His diverse litigation and arbitration experience includes:
- Successfully resolving multiple complex disputes concerning payment obligations and security deposits in commercial sales agreements
- Representing clients in quality-related disputes involving supplied goods across various industries
- Handling sophisticated labor contract controversies including wrongful termination claims and non-compete enforcement matters
- Litigating intellectual property infringement cases across multiple protection regimes
- Managing reputation-related disputes involving defamation, portrait rights, and privacy violations
- Representing clients in complex futures trading disputes and related financial matters
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