Carol T. Li

Associate

Chicago + 1.312.269.4284

Carol Li represents and counsels financial institutions and other companies in a variety of high-stakes and complex commercial litigation matters, arbitration proceedings, and investigations.

Carol has experience representing financial institutions and corporate clients in breach of contract disputes, antitrust litigation, and claims arising under the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Carol also represents private equity firms in post-closing disputes involving breach of contract, indemnification, fraud, insurance coverage, earnouts, and purchase price adjustments. She also counsels clients on compliance and enforcement risks and in internal and government investigations related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and corporate misconduct.

Carol maintains an active pro bono practice participating in the Firm's anti-human trafficking initiatives and assisting victims of childhood sexual exploitation in seeking criminal restitution.

Carol is a 2026 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder. Prior to joining Jones Day, Carol served as a law clerk for Judge Kenneth F. Ripple on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Experiencia

  • Fortune 50 company secures victim status in commercial bribery investigationJones Day successfully represented a Fortune 50 company in connection with an investigation conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York relating to the company's relationship with a vendor, specifically focused on potential bribes or other improper payments and the potential improper influence of government actors.
  • Former shareholders obtain settlement in post-closing disputeJones Day obtained a settlement on behalf of former shareholders in a post-closing dispute.
  • Multinational manufacturing firm receives full declination in federal forced labor and securities grand jury investigationJones Day successfully represented a publicly traded multinational manufacturing firm in a federal grand jury investigation into alleged forced labor and securities offenses related to its operations in China.
  • Global financial institution defends claims in VRDO mattersJones Day is defending a global financial institution in several matters related to its activities as remarketing agent for variable rate demand obligations (“VRDOs”) issued by agencies or units of state and local government.
  • Whitman/Peterson Partners IV, LP closes on $692 millionJones Day advised Whitman/Peterson LLC on the formation of Whitman/Peterson Partners IV, LP.