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Liang Xu
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Working as a bilingual lawyer, Liang Xu has advised on many cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions, both for Western corporations doing business in China, as well as Chinese enterprises (including state-owned enterprises and private companies) looking to expand and invest in global markets.
His practice encompasses a variety of industries, including technology, automobile, life science, manufacturing, and others. He has vast experience working with Chinese companies both as clients and as opponents, and is skilled in bringing the two sides of a dispute/transaction to a negotiated deal. Liang takes a practical approach for both Chinese and Western clients, focusing on solutions.
Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Liang was an in-house counsel with China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. based in Shanghai.
Liang initially focused his practice on joint ventures, private equity, and direct foreign investment matters for multinational clients. Joint ventures continue to be a focus for many of his clients.
In recent years, with more and more Chinese companies going global, he has developed skills in advising and guiding Chinese companies through the Western style deal process, which is complicated for players from China who typically have insufficient global experience. He has advised Guangzhou Auto, HNA, China Rail, Baosteel, Jiangsu Jinsheng and many other Chinese companies on their cross-border transactions.
Liang Xu is qualified in China and the state of New York in the United States.
Languages
English, Chinese
Memberships
New York State Bar Association
Education
LL.B., Peking University
LL.M., University of Washington in Seattle
Lawyer Rankings
China > Corporate and M&A: foreign firms
(Leading individuals)In addition to assisting foreign clients with inbound matters, Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s Greater China M&A practice acts for Chinese clients on their investments abroad. The team is particularly experienced in TMT, financial services, manufacturing and automotive-related deals. Clients also appreciate the firm’s transatlantic transactional strength, which facilitates access to over 500 M&A lawyers in more than 45 offices globally. The practice also provides integrated international and domestic Chinese legal advice through its association with PRC law firm Fidelity Law Firm. In Beijing, Liang Xu‘s track record includes numerous cross-border joint ventures and M&A deals, while Lu Zhou is experienced in advising clients from the TMT, life sciences and education sectors. In the Shanghai office, Don Williams acts for private and public companies on cross-border M&A, minority investments and other strategic business transactions, and Tony Mou is a corporate law and transactions specialist. Aldo Boni De Nobili is an experienced senior associate.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property: foreign firms
- Life sciences and healthcare: foreign firms
- Fintech: foreign firms
- TMT: foreign firms