Understand the full picture
Start with the relationship history, property ownership, transaction timeline and any connected proceedings. Identify the key questions before choosing the procedure.
Explore →Professional profile
Xu Qiuli
Senior Partner, Beijing Jingshi Law Firm. A focused practice in marriage, family and complex property disputes.
Xu Qiuli’s work centres on contentious marriage and family matters, including high-value divorce and property disputes, cross-border cases and claims to recover marital assets transferred to third parties. Her practice combines a close examination of the evidence with attention to the human relationships behind a dispute.
Where real estate, company equity, business interests and significant financial transfers are intertwined, she focuses on establishing the relevant ownership relationships, building the evidence chain and developing a coordinated litigation strategy. The aim is to help clients make informed decisions at each critical stage.
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Education
- Economic law
- Master’s degree in Economic Law, Minzu University of China.
- Law & English
- Undergraduate degrees in Law and English, Minzu University of China.
- Applied psychology
- Currently studying applied psychology at China University of Political Science and Law through its equivalent-academic-qualification programme. This is study in progress, not a completed psychology degree.
Approach to a dispute
Build the evidential foundation
Match each contested issue with the documents, records and other evidence needed to address it. Distinguish established facts from assumptions and missing information.
Explore →Keep decisions practical
Explain the available routes, uncertainties and procedural priorities. Consider the impact of the dispute on children, family life and business interests as well as the legal claim.
Explore →Publications & research
Marriage and Inheritance: 100 Legal Lessons Everyone Should Learn
Co-authored by Xu Qiuli and Chen Liang. Published in Chinese by Democracy and Construction Press, first edition March 2022. The book addresses everyday questions in marriage, property and inheritance; the English title here is a descriptive translation.
Case-based legal research
- Concealment and Transfer of Marital Property: an empirical study of 191 judgments.
- Evidence in De Facto Bigamy Cases: research based on 100 judgments.
- The application of spousal property agreements, including the distinction between a property agreement and a gift.
- Research into annulment, compensation, property division and the performance of divorce-related property agreements.
Professional appointments & recognition
Her professional record includes membership of the Marriage and Family Law Committee of the 12th Beijing Lawyers Association, teaching and mentoring appointments, public-interest legal work and interdisciplinary collaboration through the Xu Qiuli Innovation Studio.
The studio was recognised in the 2023 Chaoyang Innovation Studio selection and received its plaque in April 2024. Legal Vision recognised her in the family-law field in 2022 and again in 2026. Her Zhihu work was recognised at the 2025 Future Minds Festival.
Dated appointment records, including earlier terms that have ended, are presented separately in the honors archive.
View recognition and appointment records →Beyond the courtroom
Public legal education is a continuing part of her work: school and community sessions, women’s and children’s rights education, rural radio programmes, lawyer training and volunteer projects. Her psychology studies inform an interest in communication and the emotional context of family disputes; this website does not present them as a clinical qualification.
Public-interest work →