Liu Yuling, Partner at Beijing Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm, Secretary-General of the Cultural, Sports and Entertainment Law Professional Committee, Vice Chairman of the Financial Development Association of the Greater Bay Area, and Film and Television Advisor to the New Media Film Talent Development Special Fund of the China Film Foundation. Lawyer Liu pursued exchange legal study at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Professional expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, retained corporate counsel services, economic and duty-related crimes, and intellectual property protection. As a legal counsel, longstanding advisory services have been provided to state-owned enterprises, publicly listed companies across various industries, private equity funds, entertainment companies, and artist studios. Cases represented include those with dispute claims exceeding RMB ten million and those involving exposure amounts exceeding tens of billions.

Working Experienc

• While in the United States, Liu Yuling worked at a law firm and a film and television company in Los Angeles.
• Upon returning to China, lawyer Liu worked for many years at law firms in China and also worked for China National Petroleum Corporation and a commercial bank.
• Lawyer Liu also has accumulated substantial practical experience in the fields of financial investment, technology, and culture.

Achievements

• Notable representations in capital markets and civil and commercial cases in the past two years.

(1) Provided legal support for equity investment transactions and offered comprehensive legal services to clients in relation to ongoing compliance in the capital markets, including AI technology, biotechnology, new materials, culture and entertainment, and manufacturing.

(2) Provided specialized legal services for a listed company’s acquisition of a domestic technology company, including transaction structure design, compliance due diligence, and preparation of transactional documents, with a transaction value exceeding RMB 100 million.

(3) Provided specialized legal services for corporates investments in overseas companies and for the acquisitions of non-publicly issued convertible bonds of overseas companies, with each transaction exceeding USD 10 million. Clients included listed companies and angel investors.

(4) In the area of asset management, assisted domestic and overseas clients in establishing private equity funds, and provided specialized legal counsel on fund establishment, fundraising, and regulatory compliance.

(5) Provided specialized legal services in a shareholder dispute involving a technology company, handling related litigation, restructuring, and refinancing matters.

(6) Served as long-term legal counsel to multiple domestic and international talents, drafting and reviewing related contracts and handling contract disputes and reputation rights protection matters.

(7) Provided copyright legal counsel and rights protection services to dozens of media organizations and enterprises, including 21st Century Business Herald, Shanghai Securities News, China Fund News, Nanfang Daily, National Business Daily, JIEMIAN, Red Star News, Liberation Daily, East Money, The Beijing News, Beijing Business Today, China News Weekly, Chongqing Broadcasting Group, and China Youth Daily.

(8) Provided special legal counsel and investment advisory services for entertainment companies investing in or organizing concerts and other entertainment events featuring well-known talents from Korea, Europe, the United States, and mainland China. Also provided special legal counsel and investment advisory services to film and television companies for the investment in and production of numerous productions, including The Volunteers trilogy, Pegasus 2, Decoded, Honey Don’t Lie, Flashover, Detective Chinatown 1900, The Murder Case of The Lost Kitchen, The Wild Frontier, The Mystery of the Law, The Hidden world,and Full River Red, among many others. Services included drafting and reviewing relevant contracts, preventing various legal risks, and handling related litigation and arbitration.

• Representative Criminal Matters (Economic Crimes / Duty-Related Crimes) in the Past Year

(1) Acted as defense counsel in Xu’s fund-raising fraud case, involving an amount exceeding RMB 100 million.

(2) Represented a company in a case involving illegal absorption of public deposits, with the amount involved reaching RMB tens of billions.

Case Western Reserve University

PRC Lawyer’s Practicing Qualification

Chinese and English