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Yong Bai

Yong Bai

Partner

Partner
Yong Bai

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

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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 2: Competition/Antitrust (International Firms)
    by Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2025
  • According to a satisfied client, "Bai Yong has excellent knowledge and skill. He is highly responsive."
    Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2025
  • Next Generation Partner in Antitrust and Competition: Foreign Firms in China
    by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025