Yali Zhao

Partner

  • Email

    zhaoyali@zlwd.com

  • Tel

    +86 10 8567 3688

  • Office

    Beijing

Zhao Yali,Senior Partner at Zhonglun Wende Law Firm.Ms. Zhao Yali holds a Master’s degree in Civil and Commercial Economic Law from China University of Political Science and Law,and serves as a Graduate Practice Supervisor at Beijing Technology and Business University.

Lawyer Zhao Yali has been appointed as an arbitrator by more than 30 arbitration institutions, including the Beihai International Court of Arbitration, Hulunbuir Arbitration Commission, and Yueyang Arbitration Commission. She also serves as a member of the Expert Advisory Committee of Hulunbuir Arbitration Commission and a member of the Expert Advisory Committee of Zigong Arbitration Commission, with extensive experience in the field of commercial arbitration.

With nearly 20 years of legal practice, Ms. Zhao has rich experience in both litigation and arbitration. Her core practice areas focus on commercial litigation and arbitration, particularly in construction engineering disputes and contract disputes.

Relying on her profound professional knowledge and rigorous practice philosophy, she has long provided legal services for central state-owned enterprises, local state-owned enterprises, and listed companies.

In academic and professional research, Ms. Zhao has deeply participated in compiling a series of judicial practice works:

Deputy Director of the Editorial Board of Compilation of Gist of Judgments in Guided Cases of People’s Courts (12 volumes), China Legal Publishing House;

Deputy Director of the Editorial Board of General Refinement of Judgments in China’s Guided and Reference Cases (16 volumes), Law Press China;

Member of the Editorial Board of Series of Selected China Trial Guidance Cases and Their Application (4 volumes including Selected Cases and Application of Sales Contract Disputes), People’s Court Press;

Contributor to Case Interpretation of the General Principles of the Civil Law, Law Press China;

Member of the Editorial Board of Selected Cases and Application of Sales Contract Disputes, People’s Court Press;

Member of the Editorial Board of Selected Cases and Application of Tort Liability Disputes, People’s Court Press;

Member of the Editorial Board of Selected Cases and Application of Housing Demolition and Land Disputes, People’s Court Press.

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Honors

  • Has been repeatedly recognized as a "Recommended Lawyer" in China’s labor law practice area by Legal 500 - The Asia Pacific.
  • Was listed in the TOP 15 of LEGALBAND Client’s Choice Labor Law Lawyers for the period 2022–2025.
  • Once secured a place on the Benchmark Litigation China Dispute Resolution Ranking.
  • Has been frequently named to "The A-List: China’s Top Lawyers" by China Business Law Journal.
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Education

China University of Political Science and Law
Master of Laws in Civil, Commercial and Economic Law

Professional Qualifications

PRC Lawyer’s Practicing Qualification

Languages

Chinese and English