David Dingfa Liu Email & Phone Number

Mr. Liu is an international partner of Duan & Duan. His practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, international arbitration, tax, customs and commercial matters affecting cross-border investment. He also represents high net worth individuals in their estate and tax planning matters.Mr. Liu has over 20 years' professional experience in Greater China. Prior to joining Duan & Duan in December 2019, he was a partner of FuJae Partners for 4 years, a partner of JunHe LLP for over 8 years, the managing partner of the Shanghai office of Bryan Cave LLP for over 2 years, and a senior lawyer at the Shanghai office of Sidley Austin LLP for five and a half years. From August 1983 to August 1988, Mr. Liu worked at the PRC State Administration of Taxation, serving first as a tax official and then as a Deputy Section Chief in charge of income tax policies affecting foreign investment.Mr. Liu has extensive expertise in corporate and commercial matters. His mergers and acquisitions work has involved Chinese State-owned, privately-owned and foreign-invested companies. He has undertaken numerous transactions relating to direct investment, acquisitions, reorganizations, tax and customs in the PRC. Mr. Liu has coordinated a number of large-scale multi-jurisdictional and cross-border transactions, and counseled foreign companies on the establishment of Sino-foreign joint ventures, wholly foreign owned enterprises, and PRC representative offices. Mr. Liu also represents clients in international arbitration proceedings before arbitration institutions such as Shanghai International Arbitration Centre, and advised clients on cross-border technology, trademark and software licensing. Throughout his career, Mr. Liu has represented corporate clients of all sizes across diverse industries, including IT, high-tech, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, health and fitness, chemicals, logistics, commodities trading, precious metals, and automotives.

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