Hogan Lovells International LLP

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Working as a bilingual lawyer, Liang Xu has advised on many cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions, both for Western corporations doing business in China, as well as Chinese enterprises (including state-owned enterprises and private companies) looking to expand and invest in global markets.

His practice encompasses a variety of industries, including technology, automobile, life science, manufacturing, and others. He has vast experience working with Chinese companies both as clients and as opponents, and is skilled in bringing the two sides of a dispute/transaction to a negotiated deal.   Liang takes a practical approach for both Chinese and Western clients, focusing on solutions.

Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Liang was an in-house counsel with China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. based in Shanghai.

Liang initially focused his practice on joint ventures, private equity, and direct foreign investment matters for multinational clients.  Joint ventures continue to be a focus for many of his clients.

In recent years, with more and more Chinese companies going global, he has developed skills in advising and guiding Chinese companies through the Western style deal process, which is complicated for players from China who typically have insufficient global experience.  He has advised Guangzhou Auto, HNA, China Rail, Baosteel, Jiangsu Jinsheng and many other Chinese companies on their cross-border transactions.

Liang Xu is qualified in China and the state of New York in the United States.

English, Chinese

New York State Bar Association

LL.B., Peking University

LL.M., University of Washington in Seattle