Clifford Chance
Yong Bai specializes in antitrust and competition issues and has more than 10 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
- Band 3: Competition/Antitrust (International Firms) - China
Chambers Asia Pacific 2019 – 2020
- Up and Coming
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2016 - 2018 - Associate to Watch
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2012 - 2015 - Competition – Rising Star
China Law and Practice 2014