Colin Shi
- Direct +86 21 3135 8738
- Email colin.shi@llinkslaw.com
Profiles
Mr. Shi received his LL.B. degree from the School of International Law, East China University of Political Science and Law, and joined Llinks Law Offices in 2008.
Mr. Shi specializes in private equity/venture capital, fund formation, M&A, as well as corporate and foreign direct investment. He has extensive experience in advising complex deal structure design and capital re-organization benefited from his thorough understanding of relevant industry policies and field practice.
Mr. Shi has advised a wide array of clients, including domestic and international investment funds, multinational companies, listed companies, start-ups, and growth companies; which spread over a variety of industries, including hi-tech, consumption, healthcare, chemical engineering, education, media, telecom, the Internet, environmental protection, etc.
Achievements
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Llinks and Llinks Lawyers Achieved Recognition in the 2026 IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific Rankings
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Llinks Recommended by LEGALBAND ‘China Top Ranked Law Firms' and ‘China Top Ranked Lawyers' 2026
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Llinks was recognised in 7 practice areas with 16 individual lawyer rankings in the Chambers Global 2026 Guide
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Llinks Lawyers Recognized in China Business Law Journal's "The A-List 2025-26: Growth Drivers”
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Llinks Recognized in 11 Practice Areas with 25 Individual Mentions in Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2026
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Llinks Lawyers Selected for Lexology Index 2025-2026 Global, Chinese Mainland & Hong Kong/Macao Legal Expert Directories
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Llinks Honored with "GRCD China Law Firm of the Year 2025" Award; Multiple Lawyers Included in Industry Lawyer of the Year Guide
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64 Individual Recommendations from Llinks Law Offices were recognized across 17 Practice Areas in the 2026 The Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Greater China Rankings
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Llinks 20 Practice Areas/Industry Sectors and 8 Partners Ranked in asialaw Profiles
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Llinks Lawyer Colin Shi Named Among "2025 ALB Client Choice Lawyers"
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Llinks Lawyer Selected for the 2025 Legal Hall of Fame "Key Client Choice: Top Lawyers List”
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Llinks and Llinks Lawyers Achieved Recognition in the 2024 IFLR1000 Rankings
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Llinks Lawyer Colin Shi Named Among "2025 ALB China Top 15 Rising Lawyers"
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Llinks Partners Colin Shi and Candice Du Named in the "2025 GCP China Legal Elite 40" List
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Llinks Recommended by LEGALBAND ‘China Top Ranked Law Firms' and ‘China Top Ranked Lawyers' 2025
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Llinks Lawyers Named in ‘Best Lawyers Recommended by GCs 2025' Compiled by Legal Guru Club (Fa Lao Hui) and Legal Hall of Fame (Ming Lu Tang)
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Llinks Lawyers Selected for the Lexology Index 2024-2025 Global and Mainland China & Hong Kong & Macau Legal Expert Directory
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Llinks Recognized in 10 Practice Areas with 22 Individual Mentions in Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2025
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Llinks Lawyers Selected for "The A-list 2024-2025”presented by China Business Law Journal
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Llinks Receives Multiple Recommendations in The Legal 500 Greater China Guide 2025
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Llinks 20 Practice Areas/Industry Sectors and Eight Partners Ranked in asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2024
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Llinks and Llinks Lawyers Shine in 2024 IFLR1000 Rankings
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Llinks and Llinks Lawyers Awarded the ‘2024 Influential Law Firms in M&A' and ‘Top M&A Lawyer' by Legal Vision
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Llinks Recommended by LEGALBAND ‘China Top Ranked Law Firms' and ‘China Top Ranked Lawyers' 2024
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Llinks and Llinks Lawyers Named in ‘Best Lawyers and Law Firms Recommended by GCs 2024' Compiled by Legal Guru Club (Fa Lao Hui) and Legal Hall of Fame (Ming Lu Tang)
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Llinks Recommended in Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide 2024
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Llinks Lawyers David Yu, David Wu, Selena She and Colin Shi Named as Leading Practitioners in the Latest Who's Who Legal Global Expert Guides
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Llinks and Llinks Lawyers Named in ‘Best Lawyers and Law Firms Recommended by GCs' Compiled by Legal Guru Club (Fa Lao Hui) and Legal Hall of Fame (Ming Lu Tang)
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Llinks 16 Practice Areas and 29 Lawyers Recommended in The Legal 500 China Guide 2024
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Llinks 20 Practice Areas/Industry Sectors and Eight Partners Ranked in asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2023/24
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Llinks Sweeps Recommendations by IFLR1000 in All Nine Practice Areas for Eight Consecutive Years
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Llinks Lawyer Colin Shi Recognized as One of ‘2023 China Top 15 Lawyers – High-tech and Artificial Intelligence' by LEGALBAND
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Llinks Won ‘Equity Market Deal of the Year Award' at ALB China Law Awards 2023
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Llinks Recommended by LEGALBAND ‘China Top Ranked Law Firms' and ‘China Top Ranked Lawyers' 2023
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Llinks Shortlisted at ALB China Law Awards 2023
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Llinks Recommended by Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2023
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Llinks Listed in The Legal 500 China Guide 2023
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Llinks 20 Practice Areas/Industry Sectors and Six Partners Ranked in asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2023
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Llinks Lawyers David Wu, Selena She and Colin Shi Named as Leading Practitioners in the Latest Who's Who Legal Global Expert Guides
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Llinks Sweeps Recommendations by IFLR1000 in All Nine Practice Areas for Seven Consecutive Years
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Llinks Listed in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide 2022
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Llinks Recommended by Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2022
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Llinks Partners David Wu, David Pan, and Colin Shi Named as Leading Practitioners in the Latest Who's Who Legal Global Expert Guides
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Llinks 18 Practice/Industry Areas and 6 Partners recommended by Asialaw Profiles 2022
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Llinks Recommended by IFLR1000 and Full Listed in Nine Practice Areas for Six Consecutive Years
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Llinks Lawyer Colin Shi Awarded CLECSS 2021 "Top 10 Young Elite Lawyers”
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Llinks Lawyers Colin Shi and Chris Xia Named as Rising Stars 2021 TOP 40 by "China Business Law Journal”
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Llinks Listed in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide 2021
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Attorney Colin Shi Is Honored LEGALBAND 2020 Top 15 Practitioners in New Economy
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Llinks Six Lawyers Recommended as Leading Lawyers by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2021
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Llinks Listed in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide 2020
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Llinks Recommended by Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2020
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Llinks Six Lawyers Recommended as Leading Lawyers by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020
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Llinks listed in The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific Guide 2019
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Llinks Recommended by Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2019
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Llinks Recommended by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018
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Three Llinks Lawyers Listed in the Ranking of "LEGALBAND 2015 China 30 Under 30”
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Experience
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Represented Sinochem International, an A-share listed company, in its acquisition of Halcyon Agri Corporation Limited, an SGX-listed company
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Represented Unifrax, a global leader in high-temperature refractory materials, in acquiring control of Luyang Shares, an A-share listed company
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Represented the consortium of investors led by SummitView Capital in the acquisition and privatization of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company, and in its subsequent sale to Ingenic, an A-share listed company, through an issuance of shares to purchase assets
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Represented a principal investor in multiple rounds of investment in UNISOC
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Represented Muxi Integrated Circuit in multiple rounds of financing
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Represented Jieti Medical in multiple rounds of financing
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Represented CICC Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Matrix Partners China, CDH Investments, Shanghai Future Industry Fund, China Internet Investment Fund, SummitView Capital, CPIC Capital, China Life Equity, PICC Capital, Shanghai Integrated Circuit Fund, Alibaba Health, Ant Group, Henan Investment Group, Oriza and many other renowned investment institutions in their equity investments
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Represented SummitView Capital in establishing multiple buyout funds in China with aggregate fundraising exceeding RMB 10 billion
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Represented Laimeng Pengyuan Group, a nationwide real estate developer, in its Hong Kong listing
Intelligence
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Publications
The Impact of China's New Foreign Investment Law 2020-10
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Publications
A Brief Analysis of the Notice on Temporarily Deferring Withholding Tax on Profits Distributed to Foreign Investors Used for Direct Investment 2018-01
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New Security Review System for Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors 2015-01
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Individual Income Tax Collection and Administration, Turn Left, Turn Right? 2015-01