Mr Jinrong Liu > Global Law Office > Beijing, China > Lawyer Profile

Displaying a strong track record of establishing insurance companies, resolving shipping disputes, and formulating insurance contracts, Global Law Office regularly acts for major property and life insurance companies. Operating out of Beijing, Yifeng Gao and Jingye Jiang bring vast expertise in insurance claims and arbitration proceedings to the team, while Jinrong Liu specialises in capital markets and M&A issues. In Chengdu, Feng Sheng is knowledgeable on tax planning and financing proceedings, and from Shanghai, Amy Dai primarily focuses on the life sciences and telecoms sectors.

Highly experienced in investment funds and fund formation, Global Law Office‘s sizeable team covers private equity and venture capital funds, as well as private funds of funds and sovereign wealth funds. Its sector expertise ranges from pharmaceuticals and healthcare, to life sciences, telecoms, new energy and semiconductors. Yuan Yuan advises global and domestic fund sponsors on structuring and forming private investment funds; while Amy Dai assists with investment funds, private equity, venture capital, fund formation, outbound investments, and M&A. The practice also showcases funds specialist Xianlai Liu; Jinrong Liu, an adviser on fund formation in multiple jurisdictions; Jinghe Wang, who assists private equity investment management institutions with establishing private equity investment funds; and experienced investment fund practitioner Kelly Zhang.

Global Law Office handles domestic and international debt and equity capital markets transactions, including listings on the Hong Kong, Singapore and New York stock exchanges.  The team acts for investment banks, multinational enterprises, and major Chinese companies, and fields practitioners in its Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu offices. Managing partner Jinrong Liu, Xin Zhang, Wen Li  and Wei Qin are key names to note in its Beijing office, Cheng Li who is experienced in advising clients on IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and corporate restructuring, and Yu Zhang who has notable experience in A-share listing and material asset reorganisation, are the key names to note in its Shenzhen and Shanghai offices, respectively. Recent caseload saw the team advising on a number of non-performing assets securitisation projects, a range of bond issuance and advising on a Hong Kong IPO and listing on SSE STAR market. Cheng Li is experienced in advising clients on IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and corporate restructuring. Miller Wang and Haishan Sun are also names to note.

Global Law Office advises a raft of foreign and domestic private equity and venture capital funds on their portfolio investments in China. The team also assists onshore and offshore companies with private equity financings, fund formation, investment structures, legal due diligence, transaction documents, and obtaining government approvals. The practice is co-led from Shanghai by Steven Yu, an adviser to funds and internet giants on their investments in China-based TMT companies; and Jeffrey Zhu, who acts for a range of major private equity clients. The group further showcases private equity and venture capital specialist Jinrong Liu; Shifang Guo, an expert in cross-border M&A, and private equity and venture capital investments; and Evan Sun, whose workload covers the education, food, chemicals, manufacturing, automobile, finance, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, internet, and entertainment sectors. Guo Jia and Michael Yu are other names to note.

Global Law Office represents inbound and outbound acquirers, target companies, and selling shareholders, offering expertise in matters such as acquisitions by auctions, corporate restructuring, leveraged buyouts, and share repurchases of public companies. The firm is particularly adept at managing cross-border M&A transactions involving state-owned enterprises and listed companies, addressing issues including industrial compliance, foreign investment, and national security review. The department is jointly led by Jinrong Liu, who covers various industries including TMT, new energy, and logistics; Alex (Chengwei) Liu, with expertise in state-owned assets related transactions and the takeover and restructuring of public companies; and Shifang Guo, noted for her ‘extensive experience and professional insights into cross-border mergers and acquisitions’.  Huawei Lin departed to establish Kingland Partners in August 2024.

Global Law Office‘s TMT team advises on both contentious and non-contentious issues, including a range of TMT transactions, IP litigation, cybersecurity matters, and data protection issues. PE/VC deals are a key pillar of the practice, covering onshore, offshore and cross-border structured transactions. The team leverages Beijing-based Maggie Meng‘s expertise in data protection to advise its international and domestic client base. Practice head Jinrong Liu handles M&A and PE/VC issues for clients from Beijing, while co-lead Shanghai-based Steven Yu advises internet companies and PE funds on investments in Chinese TMT companies. Co-head Vincent Wang is the go-to for issues involving AI, blockchain and cloud computing and sits in Shanghai, while in Beijing Meph Jia Gui leads on IP matters. Steven Zhu advises multinational clients on cross-border transactions and is a specialist in the media and entertainment sector.