Michelle Mi
Senior Partner
Shanghai office
Mandarin | English
+86 21-6836 1233
michelle.mi@sgla.com
7/21F, Foxconn Building, No.1366 Lujiazui Ring Road, Pudong, Shanghai, P.R. China
Lawyer Summary

Since commencing her legal practice in 2009, Attorney Mi Lingling has been deeply engaged in the core areas of corporate and commercial law, urban renewal and real estate, mergers and acquisitions & restructuring, and state-owned asset and enterprise operation and supervision. She boasts profound theoretical accomplishments and extensive practical experience, excelling in handling complex commercial dispute resolution, major non-litigation legal services, and administrative litigation cases. Attorney Mi has long provided full-process legal support to a diverse range of clients including central state-owned enterprises, local state-owned enterprises, listed companies, government authorities, and renowned universities. Her key clients include Shanghai Tobacco Group and its subsidiaries, Sinopec Sales Co., Ltd. Shanghai Petroleum Branch, Shanghai Jing'an Urban Development (Group) Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Shanghai Film Studio Co., Ltd., Shanghai Land Reserve Center, Jiading District Bureau of Justice of Shanghai, Pudong New Area Commission of Construction and Transportation of Shanghai, Pudong New Area Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources of Shanghai, Jing'an District Bureau of Justice of Shanghai, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, among other well-known institutions. With her professional and rigorous service capabilities, coupled with efficient and pragmatic solutions, she has earned widespread recognition and praise from both the legal industry and her clients.

Honorary Award

2025 LegalOne Pioneer in Practice Top 45 (45 Under 45): Construction & Real Estate

2025 LegalOne Client Trusted Lawyer (Blue Ribbon): Top 15 in State-owned Assets & State-owned Enterprises

2025 Lvxin Society: Top 20 Lawyers in Government Legal Services

2024 China’s Top Corporate Counsel–Recommended Outstanding Lawyers & Law Firms: Recommended Outstanding Lawyer in Energy & Transportation (selected by in-house counsel)

2021 Advanced Individual in Combating COVID-19, Shanghai Legal Profession

2013–2017 Outstanding Lawyer, Jiading District, Shanghai

2017 Outstanding Volunteer Lecturer, “Action Against Domestic Violence – Women Lawyers Take Action” project, Shanghai Women’s Federation

2015 Outstanding Lawyer in Legal Aid, Jiading District, Shanghai

2010 Outstanding Young Lawyer, Zhabei District, Shanghai

Social Activity

Member, State-owned Assets & State-owned Enterprise Business Research Committee, Shanghai Bar Association

Non-permanent Member, Administrative Reconsideration Committee, Jiading District, Shanghai

Mediator, North Bund Multi-Resolution Commercial Mediation Center

Mediator, Shanghai East-China International Commercial Mediation Center

Experience

2022 to date, SGLA Law Firm, Senior Partner

Case

(I) Legal Special Projects for State-owned Assets, State-owned Enterprises and Public Institutions

Oil depot and pipeline engineering project for an energy company

Sales pricing and anti-monopoly project for an energy company

Anti-unfair competition and trademark protection dynamic monitoring project for a group company

Technology transfer and commercialization project for a university

Corporate bond issuance project for a group company

Non-litigation special project for technology transfer and commercialization for a research institute, etc.

(II) Mergers & Acquisitions / Restructuring Projects

Merger and restructuring project of Jing’an Tobacco, Alcohol & Food Co., Ltd.

Merger by absorption of Shanghai Buyecheng Shiyuan Industrial Co., Ltd.

Merger and restructuring project of a subsidiary of Shanghai Jing’an Urban Development (Group) Co., Ltd.

Restructuring of Shanghai Jing’an Municipal Engineering Co., Ltd., and various other integration projects

Multiple Equity Transfer Projects of Investment Companies under Shanghai Rihuan Technology

(III) Urban Renewal, Old Town Reconstruction and Housing Expropriation Projects

Housing reconstruction project at No. 571 / 581 / 591 / 601 / 611 Baoshan Road and No. 490 Dongbaoxing Road (Building 1B)

Old housing reconstruction and renewal project in Pushan Residential Quarter

Land expropriation project for the Liujiefang plot

Land expropriation project for the Ankangyuan plot

Land expropriation project for Huaxing New Town

Land expropriation project for the North-South Passage

Land expropriation project for Baofengyuan Estate, and various other municipal construction and urban renewal projects

(IV) Petitions and Dispute Resolution

Special external legal counsel service project for the petition office of a district in Shanghai

Dispute resolution project for residential petitions in a district in Shanghai

Series of Administrative Litigation Cases against XX Real Estate Administration Bureau of Shanghai

Administrative litigation (first instance, second instance) involving an individual business operator suing an administrative organ of a district in Shanghai and the People’s Government of that district, concerning the suspension of retail monopoly business, rectification and administrative reconsideration

Series of litigation cases involving disputes over housing expropriation compensation agreements for a base

Warehousing contract dispute between large energy companies (first instance, second instance, retrial)

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Michelle Mi
Senior Partner
Shanghai office
Mandarin | English
Corporate & Commerce
Real estate and Construction Engineering
Regulatory compliance of Government and State-owned Assets
+86 21-6836 1233
michelle.mi@sgla.com
7/21F, Foxconn Building, No.1366 Lujiazui Ring Road, Pudong, Shanghai, P.R. China
Lawyer Summary

Since commencing her legal practice in 2009, Attorney Mi Lingling has been deeply engaged in the core areas of corporate and commercial law, urban renewal and real estate, mergers and acquisitions & restructuring, and state-owned asset and enterprise operation and supervision. She boasts profound theoretical accomplishments and extensive practical experience, excelling in handling complex commercial dispute resolution, major non-litigation legal services, and administrative litigation cases. Attorney Mi has long provided full-process legal support to a diverse range of clients including central state-owned enterprises, local state-owned enterprises, listed companies, government authorities, and renowned universities. Her key clients include Shanghai Tobacco Group and its subsidiaries, Sinopec Sales Co., Ltd. Shanghai Petroleum Branch, Shanghai Jing'an Urban Development (Group) Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries, Shanghai Film Studio Co., Ltd., Shanghai Land Reserve Center, Jiading District Bureau of Justice of Shanghai, Pudong New Area Commission of Construction and Transportation of Shanghai, Pudong New Area Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources of Shanghai, Jing'an District Bureau of Justice of Shanghai, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, among other well-known institutions. With her professional and rigorous service capabilities, coupled with efficient and pragmatic solutions, she has earned widespread recognition and praise from both the legal industry and her clients.

Honorary Award

2025 LegalOne Pioneer in Practice Top 45 (45 Under 45): Construction & Real Estate

2025 LegalOne Client Trusted Lawyer (Blue Ribbon): Top 15 in State-owned Assets & State-owned Enterprises

2025 Lvxin Society: Top 20 Lawyers in Government Legal Services

2024 China’s Top Corporate Counsel–Recommended Outstanding Lawyers & Law Firms: Recommended Outstanding Lawyer in Energy & Transportation (selected by in-house counsel)

2021 Advanced Individual in Combating COVID-19, Shanghai Legal Profession

2013–2017 Outstanding Lawyer, Jiading District, Shanghai

2017 Outstanding Volunteer Lecturer, “Action Against Domestic Violence – Women Lawyers Take Action” project, Shanghai Women’s Federation

2015 Outstanding Lawyer in Legal Aid, Jiading District, Shanghai

2010 Outstanding Young Lawyer, Zhabei District, Shanghai

Social Activity

Member, State-owned Assets & State-owned Enterprise Business Research Committee, Shanghai Bar Association

Non-permanent Member, Administrative Reconsideration Committee, Jiading District, Shanghai

Mediator, North Bund Multi-Resolution Commercial Mediation Center

Mediator, Shanghai East-China International Commercial Mediation Center

Experience

2022 to date, SGLA Law Firm, Senior Partner

Case

(I) Legal Special Projects for State-owned Assets, State-owned Enterprises and Public Institutions

Oil depot and pipeline engineering project for an energy company

Sales pricing and anti-monopoly project for an energy company

Anti-unfair competition and trademark protection dynamic monitoring project for a group company

Technology transfer and commercialization project for a university

Corporate bond issuance project for a group company

Non-litigation special project for technology transfer and commercialization for a research institute, etc.

(II) Mergers & Acquisitions / Restructuring Projects

Merger and restructuring project of Jing’an Tobacco, Alcohol & Food Co., Ltd.

Merger by absorption of Shanghai Buyecheng Shiyuan Industrial Co., Ltd.

Merger and restructuring project of a subsidiary of Shanghai Jing’an Urban Development (Group) Co., Ltd.

Restructuring of Shanghai Jing’an Municipal Engineering Co., Ltd., and various other integration projects

Multiple Equity Transfer Projects of Investment Companies under Shanghai Rihuan Technology

(III) Urban Renewal, Old Town Reconstruction and Housing Expropriation Projects

Housing reconstruction project at No. 571 / 581 / 591 / 601 / 611 Baoshan Road and No. 490 Dongbaoxing Road (Building 1B)

Old housing reconstruction and renewal project in Pushan Residential Quarter

Land expropriation project for the Liujiefang plot

Land expropriation project for the Ankangyuan plot

Land expropriation project for Huaxing New Town

Land expropriation project for the North-South Passage

Land expropriation project for Baofengyuan Estate, and various other municipal construction and urban renewal projects

(IV) Petitions and Dispute Resolution

Special external legal counsel service project for the petition office of a district in Shanghai

Dispute resolution project for residential petitions in a district in Shanghai

Series of Administrative Litigation Cases against XX Real Estate Administration Bureau of Shanghai

Administrative litigation (first instance, second instance) involving an individual business operator suing an administrative organ of a district in Shanghai and the People’s Government of that district, concerning the suspension of retail monopoly business, rectification and administrative reconsideration

Series of litigation cases involving disputes over housing expropriation compensation agreements for a base

Warehousing contract dispute between large energy companies (first instance, second instance, retrial)