Clifford Chance
He specializes in antitrust and competition issues and has more than 12 years of experience advising Chinese and multinational corporations on business investment, regulatory matters and investigations across a range of industries.
Yong has worked in the London and Brussels offices, and prior to joining the firm, he worked for the PRC's Ministry of Commerce.
- Pfizer on its USD 160 billion merger with Allergan. The transaction was the world's largest ever merger in terms of value to date.
- GE on its USD 32 billion merger of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes International.
- The Coca-Cola Company on its restructuring of its bottling business in China through a series of inter-related transactions with its partners, Swire Beverages Holdings Limited and COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages limited
- COFCO Corporation on its acquisition of Noble Agri and Nidera – coordinating antitrust and foreign investment filings in 15 jurisdictions in total, including China, the EU and the US
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Beijing
- +86 10 6535 2286
- Email me
- Speaks Mandarin and English
- Practice area Antitrust, EU & trade, M&A corporate
Career and qualifications
- Shanghai International Studies University (LLB) 2003
- Obtained PRC legal professional qualification certificate (non-practising) 2006
- Tsinghua University (LLM) 2007
- Columbia University (LLM) 2010
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2011
- Partner since 2018
Professional bodies
- New York Bar Association
Awards and citations
- Next Generation Partners
Legal 500 - China Antitrust and competition: foreign firms - 2024 - Band 3: Competition/Antitrust (International Firms) - China
Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024 - According to a satisfied client, "Bai Yong has very decent business acumen, which makes his advice practical and constructive to the client, and it also makes a lot of technical sense before the antitrust authorities."
Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024 - Next Generation Partner and Practice Head in Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms in China
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024