Mayer Brown

Corporate & Securities

Guiping Lu has extensive experience in advising investment banks, issuers and investors on international debt and equity capital markets and other corporate finance transactions across Asia and beyond. His practice principally focuses on cross‑border capital markets matters.  He also has considerable experience advising Chinese issuers on US securities law and SEC rules compliance.

Guiping represents investment banks and issuers in a broad range of debt capital market transactions, including high‑yield and investment‑grade bond offerings, convertible and exchange bonds, medium‑term notes and liability management transactions.

In addition, Guiping advises multinational corporations, private equity and venture capital firms on a variety of corporate finance transactions, including strategic investments by a private equity and a sovereign wealth fund in a leading technology and e‑commerce company in China; high yield debt repurchases by a US‑listed company; cross‑border acquisitions involving Hong Kong targets; and public company mergers, including the merger of Tudou (Nasdaq) and Youku (NYSE). He has also represented special committees, private equity sponsors and founders in going‑private transactions involving US‑listed, China‑based companies, including Ninetowns, ShangPharma Corporation and Shanda Games.

Prior to joining the firm, he practiced in the capital markets groups of leading international law firms focusing on debt and equity securities offerings.

Admitted in Hong Kong, Washington and PRC (Inactive).

English and Mandarin.

University of Washington School of Law, JD; University of Washington School of Law, LLM