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Shumei LIANG

With years of experience in the core area of the Greater Bay Area, Ms. Liang has established partnerships with local government departments, state-owned enterprises and high net worth clients, and is able to provide clients with efficient and pragmatic solutions. In the realm of litigation and arbitration, Ms. Liang specializes in complex cases, such as environmental litigation, land use rights disputes, and corporate disputes. Her solid legal skills and keen legal insights equip her to expertly capture the core issues of cases and deliver practical solutions for clients. A number of high-profile litigation cases managed by Ms. Liang have achieved remarkable results, winning her high recognition from clients. In the areas of investment, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance, Ms. Liang has worked on a slate of major projects, covering energy, technology, manufacturing, and other industries. Well-versed in the laws and regulations of the Chinese mainland's market, she provides end-to-end services spanning, due diligence, transaction structure design, and contract negotiation. In capital markets of China’s mainland, Ms. Liang offers retainer-based legal services to multiple listed companies, state-owned enterprises included, assisting them in improving governance structures and standardizing operational processes. Her professional support also extends to capital market activities such as IPO, refinancing, and bond issuance.

Representative Matters

  • Represented a private-sector enterprise in a dispute over ecological and environmental damage compensation, reducing the defendant's losses by nearly CNY 39 million

  • Acted for a partner in a lease contract dispute, involving a property valued at approximately CNY 45 million, and prevailed in the first instance

  • Represented the environmental protection bureau of a certain town in Sanshui District, Foshan City in a dispute over environmental damage liability and fully recovered the losses for the government

  • Acted for an individual to deal with a land ownership dispute involving land worth about CNY 200 million and finally obtained the independent sub-certificate of land and the confirmation of the land use right

  • Provided legal services to 11 government departments and institutions

  • Provided legal services to 17 central state-owned enterprises


  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 2016

  • Education

    LL.B., Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, September 1999 - June 2003

  • Professional Experience

    Regional Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm, February 2025 to present
    Senior equity partner and associate, Beijing Yingke (Foshan) Law Firm, April 2016 - February 2025
    Trainee associate, Guangdong Zhengnian Law Firm, April 2015 - April 2016
    In-house counsel, Guangdong Nanhai Holdings Group Co., Ltd., April 2011 - April 2015
    In-house counsel, Grandblue Environment Co., Ltd., August 2007 - March 2011
    In-house counsel, Skyworth Group Co., Ltd., April 2007 - July 2007
    In-house counsel, China Resources Vanguard Co., Ltd., July 2004 - March 2007
    In-house counsel, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Nanhai Branch, July 2003 - June 2004

  • Languages

    Chinese