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Sophie Dong

Sophie Dong

Senior Partner

86-21-80127725
sophie.dong@cilslaw.com

Practice Areas

Ms. Dong Xiaotao focuses her practice on corporate governance and management, compliance and investment matters for foreign-invested enterprises, as well as international commercial arbitration and dispute resolution. She has more than ten years of legal practice experience and regularly provides comprehensive legal services to multinational corporations.

Ms. Dong has served as external legal counsel to a number of international companies, advising on the legal affairs of their subsidiaries and branches in China. She provides legal support on matters relating to investment in China, international financing, trade, day-to-day operations, and risk management. Her experience covers a broad range of industries, including agriculture, commodities, medical devices, automotive, apparel, internet, and manufacturing.

In the area of dispute resolution, Ms. Dong has represented clients in over one hundred civil and commercial cases before courts at various levels in China and several international arbitration institutions, and has accumulated extensive experience in complex commercial litigation and arbitration.

Work Experience

  • Before 2015, Schrier Shayne Koenig Samberg & Ryne PC Paralegal
  • 2015-2020 Shanghai CILS Law Firm Associate
  • 2020-2025 Shanghai CILS Law Firm Senior Partner
  • 2025-2026 China Commercial (Shanghai) Law Firm Senior Partner
  • 2026-Now Shanghai CILS Law Firm Senior Partner

Education

  • Ms. Dong received Master of Laws from Tongji University
  • Minor Degree of International Relations and Sustainability from UNEP-Tongji University
  • LL.M Degree from Pace University in NY