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Li Guo

Li GuoLi Guo, Esq. is a highly respected scholar and attorney with probably the most law degrees from a few of the internationally renowned law schools both in the United States and overseas. Mr. Guo is not only a practicing attorney licesned in both the US and China, he is also an associate professor at the China’s top law school, Peking University, School of Law in Beijing and an of counsel with a respected Chinese law firm, Da Cheng Law Firm (Beijing) in China. Prof. Guo is admitted to practice law in the US (New York) and in China (nationwide) and has been our China law expert since August 2000 and a proud member of Yu, South & Associates since our founding in October 2006. He is a key member of our attorney team in areas involving security, international banking & financing, merger & acquisition, IPOs, joint ventures & overseas investment, and other international business related matters.

Prof. Guo’s impressive education includes the following:


1. LL.B. (Bachlor of Law), Peking University, P.R.China 1997

2. LL.M. (Master of Law in International Comparative Laws), Southern Methodist Universtiy, Dallas 2000

3. LL.D. (Doctorate of Law), Peking University, School of Law, Beijing 2003

4. LL.M. (Master of Law in International Banking & Financing Laws), Harvard Law School, Boston 2004


Dr. Guo’s Publications include the following:


*    A Legal Reflection on the Innovation and Development of Chinese Banking Industry, Peking University Press, 2006.

*    Private Placement in the U.S. Securities Law, Peking University Press, 2004.

*    Financial Holding Company or Universal Bank? - A Comparative Note on the Latest Amendment to China’s Commercial Bank Law Art. 43, Banking Law Journal, Vol. 121, No.10 (US), 2004.

*    Bloom or Doom? — Legal Approach and Int’l Perspectives on Contracting over Internet in China, International Business Lawyer, Vol. 31, No.3 (UK), 2003.