Leslie is the General Counsel and Vice- President of United Energy Group Limited, a Hong Kong listed company, and was a former director of the Project Management Section under the Legal Department of China National Offshore Oil Corporation. Leslie was involved in many global scale cross-board M&A transaction and was nominated by the SASAC as the “Cross-Border Transactions Export”, named by Legal 500 and Thomson Reuters ALB as one of the best general counsels in Asia Pacific for years. Leslie is a current board member of the International Petroleum Negotiator Association (AIPN) and a member of the Drafting Committee for AIPN, and also serves as visiting professor or lecturer in a number of universities including China University of Political Science and Law and Beijing Foreign Studies University, He is engaged as a professor and researcher in a number of research institution and appointed as the independent director of A-share listed companies. Leslie is currently listed on the panels of arbitrators of the BAC/BIAC, SHIAC and Wuhan Arbitration Commission (WHAC). Leslie has extensive experience in cross-border M&As / investments and the international oil and gas industry. Leslie is the author of many popular books including Cross-Board Mergers and Acquisitions – A Legal and Practical Guide, Mergers and Acquisitions: Great Era – The Capital Strategies for Growth, Ten Lessons to be Learned for Cross-Board M&A, Ten Advanced Lessons for Cross- Boarded M&A, Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the Oil and Gas Industry – A Legal and Practical Guide, and The Way to M&A Success, and co-authored 3 other English books on international oil and gas practices, including Joint Operating Agreements: Challenges and Concerns from Civil Law Jurisdictions, Understanding Joint Operating Agreements, and Local Content for the International Petroleum Industry.