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Hongchuan Liu

Hongchuan Liu

Greater China Region 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Private Equity & Venture Capital, Merger & Acquisition,9. Foreign Direct Investment

Career

Mr. Hongchuan Liu is one of the founding partners of AnJie Broad Law Firm. Before co-founding Anjie Broad, he had worked at Skadden Arps and Clifford Chance for numerous years. He graduated from Peking University School of Law and Harvard Law School.

Through more than thirty years of his legal career, Mr. Liu represented a large number of well-known international enterprises on their FDI, M&A and general corporate matters in China. In the recent years, he advised numerous renowned Chinese stated-owned and public companies in their overseas investments and acquisitions. Mr. Liu is widely recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the PE/VC, FDI and cross-border M&A fields.

He is an arbitrator of CIETAC (China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission), BAC (Beijing Arbitration Commission) and SCIA (Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration). He is a member of the National Bar of China as well as the Bar of the New York State.

Professional Memberships

Mr. Hongchuan Liu is a member of the Harvard Law School Leadership Council and an independent director for three Chinese public companies.

Publications

Annual Review on Energy Dispute Resolution in China (2025) - Commercial Dispute Resolution in China: An Annual Review and Preview host by BAC.

Annual Review on Energy Dispute Resolution in China (2024) - Commercial Dispute Resolution in China: An Annual Review and Preview host by BAC.

Asia - Legal Guide to Business Investment Development (Fifth Edition)

The Listing of Domestic Enterprises Overseas Enters into a New Era of Unified Filing

China Legal Framework and Practice for Export of Medical Devices – Wolters Kluwer – April 22, 2020.

A Legal Review on the Reform of the Company Capital Registration System in China – Wolters Kluwer – January 10, 2014.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Greater China Region

Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms) - China

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Liu Hongchuan exhibits impressive capability in advising on cross-border deals. He represents buyers in acquisition and joint venture transactions involving jurisdictions such as the EU, the USA and South-East Asia.

领先律师

刘洪川律师展现出卓越的跨境业务能力。他代表买方处理涉及欧盟、美国和东南亚等不同司法管辖区的收购和合资交易。

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Liu Hongchuan controls the general direction and strategy. He is experienced and efficient, and his advice is comprehensive.

    Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • He is easy to get along with.

    Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • 刘洪川律师掌控着总体方向和战略。他经验丰富、办事高效,提出的建议也全面周到。

    Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • 他很好相处。

    Corporate/M&A (PRC Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

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