Areas of practice
Li Pengfei specialises in real estate and infrastructure, new energy and traditional energy investment, financing and M&A, financing and debt restructuring of distressed real estate projects, and corporate compliance and risk management and control.
Mr. Li has been extensively involved in the real estate and infrastructure sectors, earning a solid reputation in the industry. Particularly, he excels in handling primary and secondary development and construction in real estate, financing, acquisition, and sales of commercial and residential real estate, industrial and warehouse real estate, cultural and tourism real estate, and elderly care real estate, distressed asset disposal and bankruptcy and reorganisation, transfer of rural collective-owned land, industrial land acquisition, urban renewal and redevelopment, listing and M&A of real estate investment trust (REIT) funds, financing, development, and operation of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) projects, as well as financing, investment, management of domestic and overseas real estate funds, and exit strategies for various types of real estate projects.
Mr. Li has provided legal services for large real estate companies, SOEs, multinationals, and well-known domestic and overseas real estate funds. He advises clients on domestic and overseas financing structuring, land investment, cooperative development, construction, M&A, legal due diligence, project negotiations, drafting of transaction documents, issuance of legal opinions, project delivery, and integrated operations. He is particularly experienced in industrial land acquisition, involving such industries as pharmaceuticals and medical devices, traditional energy and new energy, Internet, and culture and entertainment.
Mr. Li holds various social positions, including:
- Member of the 7th Pudong New Area CPPCC in Shanghai;
- Deputy Head of the Shanghai Urban Renewal and Urban Governance Service Team;
- Director of the Pudong New Area Legal Services Industry Association in Shanghai;
- Member of Standing Committee of the 8th Pudong New Area Youth Federation;
- Secretary-General (Legal Sector) of the 12th Shanghai Youth Federation;
- Distinguished Professor at the Lawyers Institute of the East China University of Political Science and Law;
- Expert of Jiangxi Province Modern Industrial Guidance Fund;
- Member of the 1st and 2nd Asset Securitisation Committee of the Insurance Asset Management Association of China; and
- Member of the Inaugural Zhangjiang Strategy & Development Committee.
Mr. Li was recognised as/among:
- National Leading Young Lawyers;
- Winner of the Shanghai Youth May Fourth Medal;
- Top 20 Leading Young Lawyers in Shanghai;
- Top 10 Outstanding Young Lawyers in Pudong New Area;
- ALB China Top 15 Rising Lawyers;
- China’s Elite Lawyer (Top 30); “Deals of the Year 2022” (China Business Law Journal);
- Recommended Lawyer in real estate for several years by Chambers and Partners; and
- Recommended Lawyer in real estate and construction in the Asia Pacific region by The Legal 500.
Work experience
Prior to joining King & Wood Mallesons in 2023, Mr. Li worked as a partner and the head of the relevant practice groups in two reputable Chinese law firms.
Mr. Li holds an LLM in Economic Law from East China University of Political Science and Law and Ruhr-Universität Bochum. He is a PRC licensed lawyer, and is also qualified as a securities practitioner and independent director for listed companies.
Mr. Li’s working languages are Chinese and English.
