IPBA 2021

Leanne (Yanli) Zheng

Partner
JunHe LLP
Singapore

Ms. Zheng specializes in dealing with a wide variety of complex civil and commercial disputes and white-collar crimes in China.  Ms. Zheng is Dispute Resolution Partner at Jun He LLP. Prior to that, she worked in the Beijing Office of Jones Day for 7 years at Jones Day Beijing Office and served in the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court for 9 years as civil and commercial judge. Ms. Zheng has also shadowed several English Judges as a representative of a PRC Judge at the Royal Courts of Justice in London and worked in the London Office of Eversheds Law Firm in 2005. Ms. Zheng is Arbitrator at CIETAC, HKIAC and Shenyang Arbitration Commission, Part-time professor and graduate student instructor at Law School and Lawyer School of Renmin University, and Steering Group Member of ABA China Committee, Section of International Law; and IBA Officer of Anti-Corruption Committee.  Ms. Zheng was named ALB China 2017 Top 15 Litigators, the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 Recommended Dispute Resolution Lawyer and 2021 Benchmark Litigation star for Commercial disputes.

Ms. Zheng received an LL.B. Degree from China University of Political Science and Law and an LL.M. Degree and Ph.D. Degree in Civil and Commercial Law from Peking University. Ms. Zheng also received an M.A. Degree with distinction in International Comparative Law from the University of London in 2005.