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From 2010 to 2011, Mr. Qi participated in the Lord Chancellor’s Training Scheme for Young Chinese Lawyers. As a visiting lawyer, Mr. Qi studied at London University, School of Oriental M88 login African Studies, M88 login undertook a secondment at the London office of Addleshaw Goddard LLP M88 login at 39 Essex Street Barrister Chambers.

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Mr. Qi was awarded Rising Stars for 2020 M88 login A-List Lawyers (China's Elite Lawyers) for 2022 by China Business Law Journal, an internationally recognized business law periodical.