Wallace Li

Introduction

Wallace Li graduated from the School of Intellectual Property of Shanghai University and Emory University School of Law and obtained a master’s degree in law in China and the United States, respectively. Li is currently an equity partner of Dacheng Shanghai office and the co-head of Dacheng IP and Technology Innovation Practice Group. At the same time, Li is the head of TMT Sector Team, Dacheng Shanghai.

Li’s professional scope covers intellectual property litigation/arbitration, intellectual property transactions/licensing, the Internet and unfair competition, culture media and entertainment, network security and data compliance, etc. Li has represented many intellectual property litigation or non-litigation cases that have significant influence domestically and internationally.

His long-term practice in intellectual property has earned Li high recognition from clients and the industry. Li’s accolades include:

• Named by Legalband as a China 30 under 30 Lawyer for 2015.
• Specially recommended by CLECSS as a China Top 10 under 40 Lawyer for 2017.
• Listed by IPLEAD as one of the China Excellent IP Lawyers for 2019.
• Ranked by China Power-Nation IPR Forum as an Annual Top 10 Trademark Lawyer for 2020.
• Awarded The 8th Pudong New Area Top Ten Outstanding Rising Young Lawyers in 2020.
• Recommended Intellectual Property Lawyer in the Asia-Pacific region by The Legal 500 in 2023 and 2024.
• Awarded Rising Star in Business Law in 2023.
• Named by Legalband among Top 15 Entertainment Lawyers in China in 2023.
• Awarded Who’s Who Legal’s Global Intellectual Property Law Expert in the Copyright Field in 2023.
• Awarded Lexology Client Choice Award for the Global Client Preferred Lawyer in the Copyright Field in 2024.

In addition to the excellent legal practice, Li currently serves as a researcher/part-time lecturer, etc., at multiple universities, including:

• Special researcher at the Institute of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Global governance researcher at Northwestern Polytechnical University
• Deputy director of the Film and Television Law Research Centre, Shanghai University Law School
• External mentor at Shanghai University Law School
• Part-time master’s supervisor at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law