Xingyan Liu

Directors    Senior Partner

Ann Liu. is an attorney experienced in advising foreign companies on Chinese legal matters as well as providing legal counsel to Chinese companies conducting business abroad. Well-equipped to represent both international and local corporations in Chinese courts, she has provided legal services to and litigated on behalf of some of the largest and best-known companies in China, including China Development Bank and Founder Group. Ms. Liu’s practice also involves advising some of the largest banks in China on a broad range of matters, from bank regulatory to complex financing transactions.
Well-versed in international litigation, Ms. Liu has successfully represented foreign plaintiffs against Chinese defendants. Among her accomplishments in this arena, she effectively aided Hyosung Power Holding Ltd., a Korean company, in winning back their U.S.$ 9 million deposit in an M & A deal. In another example, Ms. Liu skillfully helped another international client, U.S.-invested Beijing DAFU Insurance Agent, to avoid litigation when she convinced the plaintiff to drop its lawsuit.
In addition to her practice in international litigation, Ms. Liu possesses excellent connections with large State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), whom she has represented in their projects abroad. Additionally, she has assisted international law firms in their foreign endeavors.
Ms. Liu received her Bachelor of Law degree from Southwest Political Science and Law University in Chongqing, China, and also holds a Masters degree in International Finance from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, both top-ranked universities in these fields. She passed the PRC National Uniform Judicial Exam in 2002 and passed the New York State Bar in 2008.

代表业绩

  • Dispute Resolution

  • Represented clients in international dispute resolution:
    ● Represented Hyosung Power Holding Ltd., a Korean company, against Shenyang Tiexi State Owned Property Management Ltd. in foreign investment dispute
    ● Represented One Moon, a WOFE, against artists in an agent dispute
    ● Represented Xidawei Hotel Management Company Beijing, a foreign-invested company, against Saide Investment Company in a hotel leasing and management contract dispute
    ● Represented Beijing DAFU Insurance Agent, a U.S.-invested company, against Zhu Guihua in an insurance contract case
    ● Represented Caifuzhiying, a foreign-invested company, against Zhonghewangmeng in a software purchase contract case
    ● Represented Caifuzhiying, a foreign-invested company, against Beijing Zhonghewangmeng Technology Company in a loan project case
    ● Represented Shandong Xinlike Co., Ltd. against a U.S. company in a project financing case
    ● Represented Wuhan Yitong Real Estate Development Ltd. against Oriental Golf Real Estate Company in a real estate investment dispute
    ● Represented China Ocean Aviation Group Corporation against Qingdao Yijia Economy and Trade Ltd. in a trading dispute
    ● Represented Shanxi Haixing Dianlidao Supermarket Co. against Global Mart Ltd. in an acquisition dispute
    ● Represented Jingwei Textile Machinery Stock Co. against Savio Macchine Tessili S.P.A, an Italian company, in a sales contract dispute

  • Represented local parties in dispute resolution:
    ● Represented Bank of Beijing against Luanxiang Technical Ltd in a bill collection case
    ● Represented Bank of Beijing against Zhongxing Power & Commercial Development Company in a guaranty contract dispute
    ● Represented Peking University Resources Group against China Construction Bank in a loan contract case
    ● Represented Guangdong Yazhi against China-Woman Paper in an investment dispute
    ● Represented Guangdong Jiayue Movie and TV Development Company against Shenwei Pictures in a contract case
    ● Represented Aika Real Estate Investment in a construction contract dispute against Zhuzong
    ● Represented Mingliu Investment Corp against China Education Service Center Ltd. in a shareholder dispute

  • Legal Counsel to Major Companies, Banks, and Securities Firms:
    ● Valmont Water Management Group International
    ● Bank of Beijing
    ● China Agriculture Bank
    ● Agricultural Development Bank of China
    ● Aluminum Corporation of China
    ● Founder Securities Co., Ltd.
    ● Venus Info Tech Inc.
    ● Jingwei Textile Machinery Stock Co., Ltd.
    ● China Football Industry Development Corp.
    ● Blue Ocean International Media Corp.
    ● Jingwei Textile Machinery Stock Co.
    ● China Tianchen Engineering Corporation
    ● Aluminum Corporation of China

  • Large-Scale Commercial Transactions Legal Services:
    ● Represented China Development Bank in its “Go Abroad” program
    ● Representing China Development Bank in its major loan projects
    ● Represented China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. in the transfer of shares of Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.
    ● Represented China Energy Conservation Investment Corporation in its issuance of corporate bonds
    ● Represented Peking University Founder Group in its acquisition of Zhejiang Securities Co.
    ● Represented Sichuan Aostar Aluminum Co., Ltd. in its corporation reformation
    ● Represented Macro Co., Ltd. in the transfer of shares of its financial subsidiary
    ● Represented Jingwei Textile Machinery Stock Co., Ltd. in its shareholder structure reformation
    ● Represented Zhongtie Waifu (one of the largest railway cargo transportation companies in China) in its corporation reformation
    ● Liquidation of Asia Securities Co.
    ● Represented Bank of Beijing in its cooperation with Financial Street Holding Co., Ltd. on Financial Street Developing Project
    ● Represented Beijing Baojiaheng Capital Infrastructure Investment Company in its cooperation with Petrol China on “gas stations building” projects
    ● Represented China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd. against Chifeng Hongye Xinyelian Ltd.

社会职务

  • Board Member, Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Association - Beijing Chapter
  • Commissioner, International Trade and Investment Committee of Beijing Lawyer’s Association
  • Legal counsel in Youth Business China

教育背景

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
    LL.M, International and Comparative Law, with Honors, 2007
  • University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China
    Masters in International Finance, with Honors, 2004
  • Southwest Politics and Law University, Chongqing, China
    Bachelor of Law, with Honors, 2000