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

Jinrong Liu has advised on more than 150 equity and debt offerings on The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange. These transactions have covered a wide range of industries, including TMT, AI, biotech, healthcare, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, mining, power, real estate, banking, insurance, financial services, infrastructure,  consumer goods, shipping and environmental protection, etc.

Jinrong Liu has advised both Chinese and international companies on more than 2,500 cross-border M&A transactions, including, inter alia, ChemChina’s USD43 billion acquisition of Synenta (the largest outbound investment by Chinese companies); Sanonda’s RMB18.4 billion acquisition of all the shares of Adama; Zoomline’s attempted USD5 billion acquisition of Terex; China Merchants Expressway Network & Technology Holdings Co., Ltd. and other 5 listed companies USD688 million joint acquisition of 51% equity and shareholder loan of the Third Bridge and the Northern Marmara Motorway in Turkey; Jiangxi Copper Company Limited (600362:SH, 0358:HK) USD1.1159 billion acquisition of 124 million shares of First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“FQM”, FM:TSX) ; 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 and Beijing Municipal Government’s merger of pharmaceutical assets worth of about RMB50 billion; Tianjin Port Development’s HKD11.2 billion acquisition of the controlling interest of an A-share listed company via a share swap scheme; SAB Miller’s attempted HKD40 billion take-over of Harbin Brewery via a general offer on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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

Admitted in the PRC (1998)

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

• 2022-2023, ranked as Eminent Practitioner in Corporate / M&A, Private Equity: Buyouts & Venture Capital Investment, and Capital Markets practices by Greater China Region
• 2001-2023, ranked as Band 1 Lawyer in Corporate / M&A, Capital Markets practices by Chambers & Partners Global
• 2021-2023, ranked as Hall of Fame Lawyer in Capital Markets by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
• 2003-2020, ranked as Leading Individual Lawyer in Capital Markets by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
• 2007-2023, ranked as Leading Individual Lawyer in Corporate / M&A by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
• 2021-2023, ranked as Leading Individual Lawyer in Private Equity by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
• 2022-2023, ranked as Recommended Lawyer in Intellectual Property by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
• 2021-2023, ranked as Recommended Lawyer in TMT by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
• 2017, ranked as Recommended Lawyer in Investment Funds by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
• 2009-2010, ranked as Leading Individual in Project / Energy practice by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific
• 2017, winner of ALB China's Top 10 M&A Lawyer and Dealmaker of the Year by Asian Legal Business
• 2016-2017、2019-2023, nominated as "Management Partner of the Year " in China Law Awards by Asian Legal Business
• 2022-2024, ranked as Market Leader Lawyer in Capital Markets by IFLR1000
• 2018-2021, ranked as Highly Recommended Lawyer in Capital Markets by IFLR1000
• 2020, winner of M&A Lawyer of the Year in China Awards by IFLR 1000 China
• 2022-2024, ranked as Elite Practitioner in Corporate / M&A, Private Equity, and Capital Markets practices by asialaw Profiles
• 2018-2021, ranked as Distinguished Practitioner in Corporate / M&A, Private Equity, and Capital Markets practices by asialaw Profiles
• 2018-2023, ranked as Highly Recommended Lawyer in Corporate / M&A, Education, Outbound Investment, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Securitization and Capital Markets by LEGALBAND
• 2021, ranked on “2021 Power List: Top 15 Managing Partners” by LEGALBAND
• 2016, ranked on “Top 100 A-list Lawyer” by China Business Law Journal