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Zhong Lun Partner Tianshun Liu Ranked among 2022 ALB China Top 15 Rising Lawyers
Zhong Lun Partner Tianshun Liu Ranked among 2022 ALB China Top 15 Rising Lawyers
Tianshun Liu, a partner from Zhong Lun, was honored on the list of "2022 ALB China Top 15 Rising Lawyers" unveiled by ALB on July 20, 2022.
Mr. Liu, qualified to practice law in China and New York State, specializes in private equity and investment funds, cross-border investment mergers and acquisitions and overseas capital market business. He has long provided services to many well-known domestic and foreign funds and unicorn companies. Mr. Liu's practice focuses on internet, telecommunications and technology, advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence, e-commerce retail and new consumption, etc. He is exceptionally adept at handling cross-border projects that feature complex and innovative transaction structures and has completed a slew of deals with significant market influence, such as JD.com's acquisition of Tencent's e-commerce business (recognized among M&A Deals of the Year of ALB China Law Awards 2015), SenseTime's C/C+ series financing (ranked among Deals of the Year 2018 of China Business Law Journal), and D series financing of Guazi, an e-commerce company of used cars (named among Deals of the Year 2020 of China Business Law Journal). In addition, Mr. Liu has years of considerable experience in overseas capital market legal services. High-profile deals he has advised on include the listing of Tongcheng-Elong in Hong Kong, JD.com in the United States, Xunlei in the United States, Secoo in the United States, and Ozner in Hong Kong, privatization of Zhaopin, and overseas bond issuance of JD.com, among others.
With his in-depth knowledge of the legal systems of China and the United States and keen market insight, Mr. Liu can always thoroughly understand the core business needs of clients and provides them with forward-looking and innovative transaction structures. Clients who have worked with Mr. Liu commented, "Mr. Tianshun Liu has a proactive and hands-on work style. He has rich experience in private equity investment and financing and overseas listing and excels in creatively satisfying clients' business needs in complex and ever changing regulatory and transaction contexts and coming up with comprehensive practical solutions. Mr. Liu’s superb professionalism and unrivalled sense of responsibility is what we look for in a trustworthy long-term partner."
The list of "China Top 15 Rising Lawyers", which is based on the shortlisted candidates’ main achievements , major transactions handled, key clients, and other awards they have won over the past 12 months, aims to honor 15 Chinese young lawyers under the age of 40 who stand out with prominent performance and distinguished reputation.
