Jinrong Liu, the Managing Partner of Global Law office, is specialized in capital markets, M&A, PE/VC and taxation.

Mr. Liu has advised on nearly 100 equity and debt offerings on Chinese and overseas capital markets including Hong Kong Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, Singapore Exchange, London Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange.  His practice covers various industries including Internet, e-commerce, new energy, logistics, manufacturing, hi-tech, energy & resources, telecom, banking, financial services, shipping, real estate, retail, media, education, consumer products, infrastructure, utilities, pharmaceutical, life science, etc.

Mr. Liu has advised both Chinese and international companies on about 2000 M&A and investment transactions, including, inter alia, China Merchants Expressway Group’s merger with Huabei Expressway (000916.SZ); ChemChina’s USD42.6 billion acquisition of Syngenta; Sanonda’s RMB18 billion acquisition of ADAMA; Zoomline’s USD5 billion attempted acquisition of Terex; IFC’s strategic investment in China Postal and Savings Bank; Khazanah NKhazanah Nasional Berhad’s strategic investment in China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd.; China Resources Group’s acquisition of pharmaceutical assets worth of RMB50 billion; China Resources Land Ltd.’s USD1.73 billion proposed acquisition of real estate assets of Oriental Overseas Development Ltd.; Tianjin Port Development’s HK$100 million acquisition of the controlling interest of an A-share listed company; SAB Miller’s HKD40 billion take-over of Harbin Brewery via a general offer on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Mr. Jinrong Liu was admitted in the PRC in 1998. Mr. Liu joined Global Law Office as a partner in 2002. Prior to joining Global, Mr. Liu worked with Jingtian & Gongcheng in the areas of securities, M&A and FDI.

Admitted in the PRC

University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, LL.M. 1997

Jilin University School of Law, 1995

The Johns Hopkins University – Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies, 1994

Jilin University School of Law, 1992

• ­2001-2020, ranked as Band 1 lawyers in Corporate / M&A and Capital Markets practices by Chambers
• ­2003-2020, consecutively ranked as Leading Individual in Capital Market practice by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
• ­2007-2020 consecutively ranked as Leading Individual in the M&A and Capital Markets practices by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
• ­2009-2010, consecutively ranked as Leading Individual in Project / Energy practice by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
• 2016, ranked on “Top 100 A-list Lawyer” by China Business Law Journal
• 2016-2017 and 2019, nominated as "Management Partner of the Year " by Asian Legal Business
• 2017, ranked as Recommended Lawyer in Investment Funds by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
• 2017, winner of ALB China's Top 10 M&A Lawyers and Dealmaker of the Year by Asian Legal Business
• 2017-2019, nominated as Dealmaker of the Year by Asian Legal Business
• ­2018-2020, ranked as highly recommended lawyers in the field of Corporate / M&A, Capital Markets, and Private Equity by IFLR1000
• ­2018-2020, ranked as highly recommended lawyer in Corporate / M&A, Education, Outbound Investment, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Securitisation and Capital Markets by LEGALBAND
• 2018-2021, consecutively ranked as highly recommended lawyers in Corporate / M&A, Capital Markets, and Private Equity practices by asialaw Profile
• 2020, winner of M&A Lawyer of the Year by IFLR 1000 China
• 2021, ranked as Beijing region: Leading Individual in the 1st edition of IFLR 1000 China