Xinyan Li

Partner

  • Email

    lixinyan@zlwd.com

  • Tel

    13246734901

  • Office

    Qianhai

Lawyer Li Xinyan focuses on legal services in the fields of maritime and shipping, air and general aviation transportation, cross-border logistics and trade, compliance of e-commerce logistics platforms and overseas warehouses, civil and commercial dispute resolution, and cross-border investment and financing. He has provided high-quality legal services to numerous shipping companies, logistics companies, freight forwarding companies, cross-border e-commerce enterprises and import and export enterprises at home and abroad.

His team is familiar with industry operation procedures and international practices. Over the years, it has handled hundreds of disputes related to cross-border cargo transportation, with rich practical experience and many successful cases. Among them, a multimodal transport contract dispute case represented by the team was rated as one of the Top 10 Typical Cases of 2022 by Guangzhou Maritime Court, providing predictable legal risk guidance for the foreign trade of specific goods.

Since 2020, the team has successfully organized 5 sessions of the "Freight Forwarding Risk Seminar" and the first National Tour Lecture on Freight Forwarding Risk Consulting for 5 consecutive years. It has attracted more than 1,500 enterprises, over 2,000 participants and tens of thousands of views, making outstanding contributions to the compliant operation and risk prevention of the industry and gaining wide recognition and support from the industry.


Working Experience

  • Director of the Cross-Border Logistics Legal Service Center, Qianhai Legal Work Committee, Shenzhen Bar Association
  • Deputy Director of the Neutral Legal Service Station, First Circuit Court of the Supreme People's Court
  • Secretary-General of the Maritime and Shipping Professional Committee, Zhonglun Wende Law Firm
  • Member of the Logistics Law Professional Committees of the Guangdong Provincial Bar Association and Shenzhen Bar Association
  • Associate Researcher of the Macau International Arbitration Institute
  • Professional Commercial Mediator of the International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Association
  • Mediator of the Beihai International Arbitration Court
  • Mediator of the Pinghu Commercial Mediation Institute of Pingshan District, Shenzhen
  • Supervisor of Shenzhen Service Trade Association, Member of the Explorer Club
  • Part-Time Tutor for Master of Laws Postgraduate Programs at Sun Yat-sen University and Beijing Normal University

Achievements

1. Top 10 Typical Cases of 2022 by Guangzhou Maritime Court;

2. Represented a Dongguan-based network technology company in a multimodal transport contract dispute case;

3. Represented a Shenzhen-based freight forwarding company in an FOB ocean cargo transportation contract dispute case;

4. Represented Shenzhen Guangrui Development Co., Ltd. in handling the non-delivery of goods without bill of lading dispute in the ocean cargo transportation contract with a Shanghai-based express logistics co., ltd.;

5. Represented Shenzhen Fuhaitong International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. in handling the arbitration case of the maritime freight forwarding contract dispute with a Hunan-based supply chain management co., ltd.;

6. Represented the U.S. enterprise Simple Forwarding Inc. in handling the international air cargo transportation contract dispute with a Shenzhen-based logistics co., ltd.;

7. Represented China-Europe Link International Logistics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. in handling the international railway transportation contract dispute with a Shenzhen-based industrial co., ltd. and Wu Mou;

8. Represented the Russian enterprises DANAFLEX-NANO / DANAFLEX-ALABUGA in handling the illegal detention of goods and railway transportation contract dispute with a Tianjin-based maritime-railway international freight forwarding co., ltd.;
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Honors



  • Top 20 Recommended Lawyers by Clients (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao) in 2025, as Recognized by LX News
  • 2025 "Clients' Choice Lawyers in South China" by Asian Legal Business (ALB)
  • 2024 "Top 40 Elite Lawyers (Under 40)" Special Recommendation by LX News
  • Selected into Shenzhen's Foreign-related Lawyers Leading Talent Pool in 2025
  • Appointed as a Member of the Professional Committee of the 12th Guangdong Provincial Bar Association in 2024
  • Selected into the 5th Batch of Guangdong Provincial Foreign-related Lawyers Emerging Talent Pool in 2024
  • The case handled by the firm was adopted by the Third Trial Committee of Guangzhou Maritime Court in 2023 and selected as the 10th case in the Top 10 Typical Cases of 2022.
  • Selected into the 5th Batch of Shenzhen's Foreign-related Lawyers Emerging Talent Pool in 2022



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Education

Guangdong Ocean University

Professional Qualifications

PRC Lawyer’s Practicing Qualification

Languages

Chinese and English