Areas of Practice
With over 30 years of experience in litigation, Mr. Shi has been an advocate before Chinese courts over disputes concerning trademark, trade name, domain name, patent, copyright, right to reputation, business defamation, trade secret, anti-unfair competition and anti-trust. His cases have included not only civil actions for infringement of intellectual property rights, but also administrative lawsuits over the grant, invalidation or cancellation of patent or trademark rights. Mr. Shi has represented clients in multiple influential litigations concerning intellectual property rights, which received wide social attention. He has served many world-renowned multinational companies and his clients are from a diverse range of industries, including medical/pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, machinery, energy, electronics, telecommunications, publication, food and catering, etc.
Mr. Shi has been regularly ranked as one of the leading lawyers in IP dispute resolution in China by respected guides to the legal community such as Chambers & Partners, World Trademark Review and Managing IP:
For the three consecutive years from 2022 to 2024, Mr. Shi has been ranked as an “Eminent Practitioner” in the category of intellectual property litigation by Chambers Greater China Region Guide. For the three consecutive years from 2019 to 2021, Mr. Shi has been ranked as a “Leading Lawyer” in the category of intellectual property litigation by Chambers Asia Pacific Guide.
For the eight consecutive years from 2017 to 2024, Mr. Shi has been ranked as a “Leading Lawyer” in China for Trademark Enforcement and Litigation in the WTR 1000 rankings by the global authoritative media in the area of IP rights, the World Trademark Review.
For the nine consecutive years from 2016 to 2024, Mr. Shi has been named as an “IP Star”/ “Trade Mark Star” and “Patent Star” by the global authoritative comprehensive guide in the area of IP rights Managing Intellectual Property.
In 2018, Mr. Shi was listed as a “Recommended Lawyer” in the areas of patent and trademark by World IP Review.
In 2017, Mr. Shi was listed as a “Recommended Lawyer” in the Asia-Pacific region by The Legal 500.
Work Experience
Mr. Shi joined King & Wood Mallesons in 1994. Prior to joining King & Wood Mallesons, he worked at the Foreign Economic Law Office of Jilin Province and, also, at W. K. To & Co. in Hong Kong from 1993 to 1994.
Mr. Shi obtained his LL.B. from the China University of Political Science and Law in 1987, and was admitted to practice law in China in 1991.
Mr. Shi's working languages are Chinese and English.
