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Sissi LIU

Ms. Sissi Liu focuses her practice on dispute resolution and cross-border capital markets. She has handled numerous dispute resolution matters for large listed companies and government agencies, including administrative litigation and reconsideration, government-related matters involving land, collective asset supervision, and municipal engineering, as well as listed company securities misrepresentation liability and cross-border investment disputes, successfully helping government and corporate clients recover substantial losses. She has long served as legal counsel to government authorities and enterprises such as the Housing and Construction Bureau of Shenzhen Guangming District, the Shenzhen Radio Detection Technology Research Institute, and China Everbright Bank, providing specialized legal services in relation to government normative documents, land consolidation, and municipal infrastructure projects. Additionally, she assists enterprises in developing compliance systems for overseas expansion, conducting completing compliance reviews in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan Province, the United States, the European Union, and other jurisdictions, and has advised multiple domestic and overseas IPOs and pre-IPO matters.

Representative Matters

Highlights in Chinese MainlandHong Kong and Overseas Capital Markets

IPO

  • Tiande Pharmaceutical (03880.HK)

  • Innovision (02431.HK)

  • Xin Qi An (02573.HK)

  • Tiantu Investment (01973.HK)

  • Numans (02530.HK)

  • Carewell International (0170.KL, Malaysia)

  • Jintuo Co., Ltd. (300400)

Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment and Financing

  • Advised Grandtai Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. on its equity acquisition of Singapore-based VGM Sustainability Solution Pte. Ltd.

  • Advised HappyEasyGo, an Indian online travel platform (OTP) on its Series B+ financing from investors including Samsung, UOB Venture, and ZIGExN (known as the "Japanese 58.com")

  • Advised Zhoumo Qu Nar (Weekend Where to Go) on its Series B financing from Hello Group Inc. (Momo Inc.), Blue Lake Capital, and MPC (Matrix Partners China)

  • Advised Gaojin Food Group on its financing from Zhaoken Capital Management

  • Advised Shengwei Times Technology Co., Ltd ("Bus365") on its Series B financing from SB China Capital (SBCVC), Alitrip(Figgy), Hongxin Tianshi Investment, Springs Capital, and Guokai Technology Venture Investment


Selected Compliance and Investigation Projects

Government Projects

  • Served as the Head of the Expert Panel to review normative documents for the Housing and Construction Bureau of Guangming District, Shenzhen, and as retainer-based legal counsel to handle routine compliance matters

  • Served as retainer-based legal counsel and project counsel for multiple administrative  agencies in Shenzhen (primarily the Collective Asset Supervision and Administration Office, Land Preparation Center, Urban Construction, Municipal Engineering Affairs, Enterprise Innovation Services, Economic Services, and Statistics departments), with responsibilities including compliance reviews of normative documents and external official documents, ongoing civil and commercial projects, land preparation, municipal infrastructure projects, and audit-related legal reviews

Enterprise and Public Institution Projects

  • Served as retainer-based legal counsel and project counsel to handle ongoing trade compliance projects for multiple public institutions in Shenzhen

  • Served as retainer-based legal counsel and project counsel to handle trade compliance and IPO compliance projects for multiple listed companies in Shenzhen and the broader Pearl River Delta region

  • Served as retainer-based legal counsel and project counsel to handle pre-IPO compliance projects for multiple enterprises in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and the Pearl River Delta region in general


Dispute Resolution Highlights

Administrative Litigation and Administrative Reconsideration (0% Defeat Rate)

  • Administrative litigation cases for the Housing and Construction Bureau of Guangming District, Shenzhen (approx. 40 cases)

  • Administrative reconsideration cases for the Housing and Construction Bureau of Guangming District, Shenzhen (approx. 30 cases)

  • Multiple administrative litigation and reconsideration cases for the Xixiang Sub-district Office of Bao'an District, Shenzhen

Notable Civil and Commercial Cases

    Government Representation

  • Represented various administrative agencies in Shenzhen in multiple civil and commercial litigation cases

    Corporate Representation

  • Represented a Shenzhen company against a leading multinational group in a tort liability dispute (claim amount: EUR 10 million)

  • Represented Huiyang District Hongyu Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Hongling Earthwork Engineering Development Co., Ltd., and Hongling Real Estate Development Co., Ltd in their multiple litigation and arbitration cases during the bankruptcy reorganization (total claim amount: approx. CNY 1 billion)

  • Represented a Jiangxi-based wine company in a trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute against Kweichow Moutai

  • Handled contract dispute cases for multiple bank branches (Shenzhen)

  • Advised on personal bankruptcy litigation and arbitration cases (total claim amount: approx. CNY 400 million)

  • Acted in a series of construction contract dispute cases for the Guiyang Huaguoyuan Project (total subject amount: CNY 200 million)

  • Acted in a series of cases between a well‑known Shenzhen kitchen equipment company and Oriental Ginza Shenzhen

  • Represented Carrefour Commercial Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen) in its labor dispute series cases

  • Represented a Taiwan‑funded enterprise in Dongguan in its large‑scale layoff project involving about 200 employees, all settled amicably

 

 Retainer-based Legal Counsel Highlights

Retainer-based Legal Counsel for Government Departments

  • The Housing and Construction Bureau of Guangming District, Shenzhen

  • The Xixiang Sub-district Office of Bao'an District, Shenzhen (responsible for: Collective Asset Supervision and Administration Office, Land Preparation Center, Urban Construction Office, Municipal Engineering Affairs Center, Enterprise Innovation Service Center, Economic Services and Statistics Office, Property Management Office)

  • The Maluan Sub-district Office of Pingshan District, Shenzhen

  • The Shijing Sub-district Office of Pingshan District, Shenzhen

  • The Comprehensive Law Enforcement Office/Team of Maluan Sub-district Office, Pingshan District

  • The Letters and Calls Bureau of Guangming District, Shenzhen

  • The Letters and Calls Bureau of Pingshan District, Shenzhen

  • The Pre-litigation Legal Studio of Yutang Sub-district, Guangming District

  • The Comprehensive Governance Office of Shijing Sub-district Office, Pingshan District

  • The Trade Union of Pingshan District, Shenzhen

  • The Trade Union of Longgang District, Shenzhen

  • The Trade Union of Luohu District, Shenzhen

  • The Fenghuang Sub-district Office of Guangming District, Shenzhen

  • The Jihua Sub-district Office of Longgang District, Shenzhen

Retainer-based Legal Counsel for Enterprises and Institutions

  • Shenzhen Institute of Radio Testing (since 2013)

  • Shenzhen JT Automation Equipment Co., Ltd.

  • China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd.

  • China Pipe Group Ltd.

  • Bestgrand Holdings Group.

  • Huizhou Hongyu Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

  • Tsinghua Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Group

  • CV CAPITAL (Shanghai)

  • Urban Blue Capital CO., LTD

 

Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Reorganization

  • Represented Huiyang District Hongyu Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Hongling Earthwork Engineering Development Co., Ltd., and Hongling Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. in their consolidated bankruptcy reorganization case

  • Represented Jingchuang (Shenzhen) Equipment Co., Ltd. in its bankruptcy reorganization case

  • Served as applicant's counsel in multiple personal bankruptcy cases, with some of these matters selected as guiding case by Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar, 2013

  • Education

    LL.B., Law School, North China University of Technology

  • Professional Experience

    Regional partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
    Associate, Guangdong Geming Law Firm
    Paralegal, Grandall Law Firm (Shenzhen)

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English