Tao Li is a senior partner and head of the litigation and dispute resolution and arbitration practice groups at Beijing Dacheng Law Offices. She has 17 years of experience as a judge and 14 years of experience as a full-time lawyer in the Beijing region. She is skilled at analysing and handling civil and commercial litigation and arbitration disputes and is well versed in the practical aspects of legal proceedings. Tao is an expert in practical litigation procedures and has served in numerous leadership positions in litigation courts.

In her practice as a full-time lawyer, Tao has focused on commercial arbitration. Her challenging and innovative thinking has earned her a high success rate in arbitration cases in the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission(CIETAC). She possesses a solid theoretical foundation as a referee and a wealth of experience as a practising lawyer, makes comprehensive, in-depth and thorough judgments regarding trial practice, and can profoundly comprehend the way referees think, giving her a thorough and accurate grasp of cases. By analysing the differences between the ways referees and lawyers think, Tao has gained unique insights.

When cooperating with clients, she gives them prompt and comprehensive advice on the various legal risks in their trading plans and provides effective legal solutions to help them rapidly achieve their goals.