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  • Ying LIU

    Equity Partner / Beijing

  • Tel +86-10-5087-2713

    Email liuying@zhonglun.com

  • Practices

    Cross-border Investment/M&A, Construction & Project Development, Compliance & Investigation

  • Industries

    Real Estate, Urban Infrastructure, Energy & Power

CV

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 a 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 throughout the project life cycle, encompassing greenfield investment, international engineering, and cross-border M&A projects, including country legal environment due diligence, design and analysis of transaction structure, project due diligence, establishment of and reregistration for foreign companies, drafting, reviewing and negotiation of the investment agreement, concession agreement, equity transfer agreement, etc., as well as legal services on financing, construction, operation and insurance for projects involving nuclear power plant, photovoltaic, wind power, hydropower, thermal power, railway, highway, 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 of 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 in the "Energy & Resources Deal of the Year 2015" Award of ALB

  • Acted as lead counsel in Laos-China Railway BOT concession project, which is the first overseas railway BOT concession project mainly invested, built and operated by China, and directly connecting China's railway network under the framework of the "Belt and Road"

  • Acted as lead counsel to China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd in its equity acquisition of a Nepal 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 countries and regions (Algeria, Argentina, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Russia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, 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 counsel to a large power company in its overseas energy investment compliance project

  • Acts as legal counsel to China National Nuclear Corporation Limited

  • Acts as lead counsel to State Grid Corporation Ltd for its foreign businesses

  • Acts as lead counsel to China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co., Ltd. for its foreign businesses

  • Acts as legal counsel to China Power International Holding Ltd

Honors and Awards

For Individual

Rising stars, The Legal 500 2021- Asia Pacific (Project and Energy)

Next generation lawyers, The Legal 500 2020- Asia Pacific (Project and Energy)

Next generation lawyers, The Legal 500 2019- Asia Pacific (Project and Energy)

For Deal

Advising China National Uranium Co. Ltd. on its acquisition of 68.62 % interest in Namibian Rössing Uranium Ltd. from Rio Tinto Group, " Deals of the Year 2018", China Business Law Journal

Adivsing Baganuur Power LLC on its Baganuur thermal power plant BOT concession project in Mongolia, shortlisted in "Energy & Resources Deal of the Year 2015" , Asian Legal Business

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    PRC Bar

  • Education

    Master of International Trade Law, University Paris-X Ouest Nanterre
    Bachelor of Law, Xiamen University

  • Professional Experience

    Partner, Non-equity Partner, Associate, ZhongLun Law Firm, 2014 to Present
    Associate, Grandway Law Offices, 2013-2014
    Associate, Beijing V&T Law Firm, 2010-2013

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English
    French