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Ying LIU
Equity Partner / Beijing
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Tel +86-10-5087-2713
Email liuying@zhonglun.com
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Practices
Cross-border Investment/M&A, Construction & Project Development, Compliance & Investigation
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Industries
Real Estate, Urban Infrastructure, Energy & Power
Ying LIU
Ms. Ying Liu specializes in cross-border investment, M&A, international engineering, and regulatory compliance, covering sectors of energy and power, mineral resources, infrastructure, media, etc.
With more than 10 years of considerable experience, Ms. Ying Liu has served as lead counsel for Chinese government departments and state-owned enterprises for their various overseas projects, such as Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China, China National Nuclear Corporation, State Power Investment Corporation, State Grid Corporation, China Southern Power Grid Corporation, Power Construction Corporation of China, China National Gold Group Corporation, and China Media Group. She provides legal services for greenfield investment, international engineering, and cross-border M&A projects, encompassing due diligence for the legal environment of investment destination countries, designing and analysis of transaction structure, project due diligence, establishment of and reregistration for foreign companies, drafting, reviewing and negotiation of investment agreements, concession agreements, equity transfer agreements, etc., as well as legal services for financing, construction, operation, and insurance for projects involving nuclear power plant, photovoltaic, wind power, hydropower, thermal power, railways, highways, municipal administration, sports venues, schools, hospitals, uranium mining, gold mining, etc.
Representative Matters
Cross-border Investment and M&A
Acted as lead counsel to China National Uranium Co., Ltd. in its acquisition of 68.62% interest in Namibian Rössing Uranium Ltd. from Rio Tinto Group, which won the "Deals of the Year 2018" award by China Business Law Journal
Acted as lead counsel to Baganuur Power LLC in its Large Thermal Power Plant BOT concession project in Mongolia, which was shortlisted as an "Energy & Resources Deal of the Year 2015" by ALB
Acted as lead counsel in Laos-China Railway BOT concession project, which is the first overseas railway BOT concession project invested, built, and operated primarily by China and connects China's railway network with those abroad under the Belt and Road Initiative
Acted as lead counsel to China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. in its equity acquisition of a Nepalese hydroelectric power project
Acted as lead counsel to a Chinese national enterprise in its equity acquisition of wind power projects in Vietnam
Acted as lead counsel to a Chinese national enterprise in its equity acquisition of a 300MW photovoltaic power project in operation in Mexico
Acted as lead counsel to a Chinese national enterprise in its equity acquisition of a wind power project in Mexico
Acted as lead counsel to a Chinese national enterprise in its equity acquisition of a photovoltaic power project in Ukraine
Acted as lead counsel to a Chinese national enterprise in its 1000MW photovoltaic green field investment project in Algeria
Acted as lead counsel in the Bulgarian nuclear power plant project
Acted as lead counsel in four biomass power generation projects in Sri Lanka
Acted as lead counsel in a Sino-foreign joint venture hydrogen energy project
Acted as lead counsel in an equity acquisition project in Kazakhstan
Acted as lead counsel in a China-UAE Production Cooperation Demonstration Park investment project in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
International Engineering
Acted as lead counsel to Laos - China Railway Company Limited in the project construction stage
Acted as lead counsel in the Argentine nuclear power plant project
Acted as lead counsel in a pumped storage power station EPC project in Philippines
Acted as lead counsel in the international engineering projects in Dubai
Acted as lead counsel in a highway project in Italy
Acted as lead counsel in the BBY Highway project in Columbia
Acted as lead counsel in a Highway BOT project in Pakistan
Acted as lead counsel in an oil pipeline project in Indonesia
Regulatory Compliance and Legal Retainer Services
Acted as lead counsel in compiling the Comprehensive Legal Risk Prevention and Control Guidelines for 10 jurisdictions (Algeria, Argentina, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Russia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, and Hong Kong of China)
Acted as lead counsel to State Power Investment Corporation Ltd in construction and evaluation of the overseas compliance system
Acted as lead ounsel to a large power company in its overseas energy investment compliance project
Acts as retainer-based legal counsel to China National Nuclear Corporation Limited
Acts as retainer-based lead counsel to State Grid Corporation Ltd. for its foreign businesses
Acts as retainer-based lead counsel to China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co., Ltd. for its foreign businesses
Acts as retainer-based legal counsel to China Power International Holding Ltd.
Honors and Awards
For Individual
Rising Stars in Project and Energy, The Legal 500 - Asia Pacific, 2021
Next Generation Lawyers in Project and Energy, The Legal 500 - Asia Pacific, 2020
Next Generation Lawyers in Project and Energy, The Legal 500 - Asia Pacific, 2019
For Deal
China National Uranium Co. Ltd.'s acquisition of 68.62% interest in Namibian Rössing Uranium Ltd. from Rio Tinto Group, "Deals of the Year", China Business Law Journal, 2018
Baganuur Power LLC's Baganuur thermal power plant BOT concession project in Mongolia, shortlisted as an "Energy & Resources Deal of the Year", Asian Legal Business, 2015
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Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications
PRC Bar
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Education
Master of International Trade Law, University Paris-X Ouest Nanterre
LL.B., Xiamen University -
Professional Experience
Partner, non-equity partner, and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2014 to present
Associate, Grandway Law Offices, 2013-2014
Associate, Beijing V&T Law Firm, 2010-2013 -
Languages
Chinese
English
French