Legal Team

Michael X. Tang, the Managing Partner, has extensive legal knowledge and experience through years of study and practice in China and the United States. Graduated from law schools of Shandong University and Wuhan University, China, and Fordham University in New York, USA, Mr. Tang has been admitted to practice at All-China Bars, New York State Bar and US Federal Courts (Including EDNY, SDNY, Bankruptcy Courts, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States Court of International Trade, United States Supreme Court).

Michael X. Tang has wide experience with Chinese litigation and court systems, in-depth knowledge in Chinese laws and broad connections with Chinese law firms. He collaborates with reputable Chinese law firms in handing tiny or big legal issues. Michael X. Tang travels between China and the United States each year to connect people and resources and promotes inbound and outbound business. Michael X. Tang is reputable among Chinese New Yorkers as an active member in several influential associations such as Confucius Foundation, New York Shandong Association (In-house Legal Counsel) and Shandong University Alumni Association (Former President). Michael X. Tang is a proud father of two children living in Flushing, New York and is a Harvard Dad.

Tina Tan has more than 10 years legal experience in Immigration, Real Estate, Business Transaction and Corporate Law. Tina has been living in three countries, China, Sweden and the United States. Growing up in China, Tina worked with one of the Global Fortune Top 100 companies as Business Operations Manager there. She left China for Sweden in 2000 and earned her Master’s Degree of Business Administration at Stockholm University. Tina has successfully handled thousands of Immigration cases including family-based immigration, H-1B, EB2, EB3, real estate transaction, Business transaction etc. Tina speaks fluent Chinese.

Elliott N. Taylor, of counsel, graduated from Utah State University, Logan, Utah in 1982 with a B.S. in Political Science. He received his JD from the University of Tulsa in 1986, and became a member of the Utah Bar in 1987. Mr. Taylor is currently serving as Chairman of the Utah Bar Corporate and Securities law practicesection (2013-14). He is licensed to practice law in the State of Utah and the United States District Court, District of Utah.

Over the past 26 years, Mr. Taylor has provided legal representation to both individual and corporate clients in transactional and other matters, including  representation in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and state securities proceedings.

Mr. Taylor is a Senior Counsel  for Tang & Associates in regard to securities regulatory proceedings, commercial litigation, mergers, and acquisitions.

Dr. Lisa (Xia) Li is an Of Counsel of TANG & ASSOCIATES, P.C. in New York, a practicing lawyer in China, a Ph.D. and a Professor in law. Specializing in Chinese Marriage, Family and Elderly Law, Dr. Li was invited in drafting the Marriage and Family section of the Chinese Civil Code. Her design of designated guardianship was adopted in Article 26 of the "Elderly Law," and she has been interviewed multiple times by China Central Television (CCTV). Dr. Li has published many papers in top Chinese legal journals such as "China Legal Science" and "Legal Studies”, some of her works were translated into English, Japanese, and Korean. In addition, Dr. Li also serves as the Executive Director of the Marriage and Family Law Association of the China Law Society, the Vice President of the International Society of Family Law (ISFL), and a Visiting Professor at Emory University School of Law in the U.S.

Admitted to practice law in China since 1991, Dr. Lisa Li has extensive knowledge and experience in family and elderly law practice, such as family wealth inheritance, estate planning, insurance, special needs trusts, cross-border identity planning, resolution of marriage and family disputes.  She is enthusiastic in providing pro bono services for vulnerable groups such as the elderly, mentally disabled, abused spouses, children and parents.  Dr. Li has represented hundreds of cases including the notable 2021 non-relatives inheriting case in Shanghai and the 2015 child custody dispute case, which were widely reported by the media in China.