Angell Xi

Ms. Angell Xi has 25 years’ rich experiences in legal practice and business management, as a recognized expert in Art, IP Licensing, Luxury and Fashion, and Private Client.

Prior to JTGC, Ms. Xi was in house for 12 years, including as Asia Pacific General Counsel for GEIP and Ashland, Asia Leading Compliance for Kering and Michelin China Counsel, which equipped her with sophisticated corporate management skills and solid leadership.

Ms. Xi is Senior Vice Chair of IBA Art Law Committee, Board Member of Licensing International, Director of Art Law Committee under Shanghai Law Society. Ms. Xi is invited Tutor for KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Law School, Wu Han University.

As leader in Art Law, Ms. Xi is proficient in advising art businesses with solutions, assisting clients in art creation, transaction, collection, promotion, protection, art finance and investment, art for philanthropy, art business operation, art licensing, performance, etc. Art clients Ms. Xi advises include: world-class international and Chinese museums, cultural heritages, institutions and NGOs; culture and tourism government authorities; galleries, dealers, auction houses; art investors including art funds, trustee; collectors; art foundations; art licensing business players; artists, studios, performing art artists and players; families of artists. The art fields Ms. Xi has been advising include fine art such as painting, calligraphy, ceramics, sculpture, installation, decorative art and industrial design as well as performing arts like dancing, music, orchestra, theatre and immersive theatre, musical, opera, symphony, etc. For years, Ms. Xi leads a team to successfully guard Chinese art to “Go Abroad”, and international art to “Come to China”.

In IP Licensing, Ms. Xi is proficient in assisting clients to invest into and manage intellectual properties all over the world, with value-added and business-driven services beyond legal, based on her MNCs experiences and cross-function and cross-business management skills and leadership. For years, Ms. Xi has worked closely with property owners, licensors, licensees, agents, associations, and government agencies to safeguard clients’ interests and promote licensing as a platform to empower.

In Private Client practice, Ms. Xi is proficient in advising clients with tailor-made world class services, so as to meet clients’ diversified needs, esp. in art as alternative investment and assets for private clients and their family offices, art as joy for collection, art for philanthropy (e.g., private museums, foundations, trusts), art for heritage, etc.

Ms. Xi’s recognition in recent years include: “2021 China Top 15 Compliance Lawyer” by LEGALBAND, “2021 China Private Wealth Management Leading Lawyer” by LEGALBAND, “2020 China Top 15 Family Wealth Management Lawyers” by LEGALBAND, “2020 China ‘Art’ and ‘Art Dispute’ Legal Expert” by Global Law Experts, “2020-2022 The World’s Leading Trademark Practitioner” by WTR1000, “2019 ALB China Top 15 IP Lawyers” by ALB, “2019 China Business Law Journal A-List Elite Lawyers” by CBLJ, and leads team to be “Art Dispute Law Firm of the Year”, “Art Law Firm of the Year”, both in 2020, 2021, 2022 by Corporate INTL and “Art Law Firm of the Year in China” both in 2019 and 2020, by Global Law Experts.

Ms. Xi is the author/co-author of the Art Law, Luxury and Fashion Law, Trademark Law, Private Client Law, etc.