Personal Profile
Rong Liu graduated from Swansea University,UK with a master's degree in International Maritime Law and Dalian Maritime University with a master's degree in International Law. She has worked in many law firms in Britain and Germany and currently is the Director of Globe-Law (Dalian) Law Firm. She was awarded the title of the first “Leading Talents of Foreign-related Lawyers” by the All China Lawyers Association. She is a trustee of Liaoning Lawyers Association, the director of the Maritime Law Committee of Liaoning Lawyers Association, and the director of the Foreign Affairs and Free Trade Zone Law Specialized Committee of the Dalian Lawyers Association. She also serves as an arbitrator of China Maritime Arbitration Commission, an arbitrator of Shanghai Arbitration Commission, an arbitrator of Dalian International Arbitration Court and a mediator of Singapore International Commercial Mediation Center.
Rong Liu is mainly engaged in legal services of state-owned enterprises and government legal advising, admiralty and maritime, corporate business, financial insurance, etc. Over the past 19 years, Rong Liu has provided a wide range of legal services for many central enterprises, state-owned enterprises, multinational corporations, banks, insurance companies and port companies, including litigation and non-litigation fields.
Work Highlights
Some Non-litigation Cases:
- Serving as perennial legal adviser of Agricultural Bank of China Dalian Branch, Hua Xia Bank Dalian Branch, Dalian Shitai Urban Construction Development Co., Ltd. and Liaoning North Dynasol Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd. (joint venture);
- Represented PDA Corporation in issuing short-term financing bonds;
- Represented Dalian Puwan Project Company to issue medium-term notes, US dollar bonds, creditor's rights financing plan, financial leasing and other financing projects;
- RepresentedYing Kou Port Group Corp.in issuing short-term financing bonds;
- Represented Dalian Real You International Trade Co., Ltd. in investing in Brazil BOT Power Transmission Project;
- Represented the investment holding group under PDA in participating in the Bank of Huludao Project;
- Represented investment holding group of PDA to participate in Dalian Yulong Fund Project;
- Representing a company in Hong Kong to acquire German Second-hand Steel Ship Project;
- Provided full legal services for Foreign-funded Online Car-hailing Project of a state-owned enterprise in Qingdao;
- Provided full legal services for a domestic enterprise to set up a fishery company and a mining company in Morocco and Guinea;
- As the legal adviser of Dalian Shitai Urban Development Co., Ltd., provided full legal services and issued legal opinions for the issuance of corporate bonds, corporate bonds, US dollar bonds, the establishment of funds and PPP projects;
- Conducted legal due diligence on the reorganization of 31 enterprises including Xinjiang Sing Horn Group on behalf of China Great Wall Asset Management Co. Ltd. Dalian Branch;
- Served as bankruptcy administrator principal of restructuring project of Dalian Yikai Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Some Litigation Cases:
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Represented in the London arbitration case (LMAA) regarding the ship construction contract dispute between a Chinese shipyard and the Kingdom of Bahrain Ship Repair Company;
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Represented Taiping Insurance Shandong Company in handling the collision and insurance compensation case of 378 ship of Lurong Yuanyu with Hong Kong oil tankers in Japanese waters (Qingdao Maritime Court);
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Represented in the case of China Orient Asset Management Co., Ltd. vs Pacific (Hefei) real estate co., LTD entrusted loan contract dispute against Pacific (Hefei) Real Estate Co., Ltd. and winning the lawsuit;
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Represented in the joint venture dispute case between Ying Kou Port Group Corp. and Dacheng Industrial Co., Ltd. (China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission);
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Represented in the case of ship collision damage compensation dispute between South Korea Sanzhong Shipping Co., Ltd. and the "Cibois 2110";
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Represented in the case of ship collision damage compensation dispute of compensation for collision damage between "Jin Gan 6" ship in the east and South Korea Hanssy Shipping Co., Ltd.;
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Represented in the arbitration case regarding delay loss of the voyage charter party of LIAN CAUAN trip;
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Represented in the case of Dalian Hongya Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. vs China Development Bank Leasing Co., Ltd. regarding dispute over maritime salvage contract and maritime towage contract; (Dalian Maritime Court, Liaoning High People's Court);
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Represented in the case of dispute over liability for maritime pollution damage between Jingjun Wang and Dalian Lingshuiwan Investment Co., Ltd. (Dalian Maritime Court)
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Represented in the case of maritime cargo transportation contract dispute between Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company of China and Dalian Taihua Logistics Company (Dalian Maritime Court);
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Represented Yingkou Tianyunjie Trading Co., Ltd. and Shishi City Hengtong Shipping Co., Ltd. (Xiamen Maritime Court) in the case of liability for damage to goods illegally retained on board;
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Represented in the arbitration case of sales contract dispute between AIC China For Steel Structures Ltd. and Harbin Iron Tower Factory (Harbin Arbitration Commission);
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Represented in the case of property damage compensation under the letter of credit between a trade company in Dalian and the Bank of East Asia (Dalian Intermediate People's Court);
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Represented in the disputes of creditor's rights projects between Liaoning Port Group, WHOWIN Group and Huludao Port Group;
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Represented China United Insurance Co., Ltd. vs "ALPHA BRAVERY" in the case of subrogation for insurance;
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Represented in the dispute between Dalian Branch of China Great Wall Asset Management Co. Ltd. Dalian Branch and DHHI Group regarding capital reduction;
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Represented in the case of loan dispute between Dalian Financial & Industrial Investment Group Co., Ltd. and Beijing CPSCC SME Financial Services Co., Ltd.
Publications
Opportunities and Risk Management of Overseas Investment of Port Enterprises under the Background of "the Belt and Road"
Opportunities and Risk Management of Overseas Investment of Chinese Enterprises under the Background of "the Belt and Road"
Papers
Review of Repayment Guarantee Cases in Foreign-related Ship Construction Contracts, selected into Foreign-related Lawyers in Action: Collection of Typical Foreign-related Cases of Leading Talents of Foreign-related Lawyers in China.
Problems and Countermeasures Brought to China's Shipping Enterprises' Going Out by Non-traditional Security Issues and Their Solutions, selected into Foreign-related Lawyers in Action: Collected Works of Leading Talents of Chinese Foreign-related Lawyers.
Study on Some Legal Issues Regarding the Ownership in Ship Financial Leasing, published in the proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Maritime Law.
A Brief Study of Judicial Review on Effect of Impeding Lawsuit of Foreign-related Arbitration Agreement Conducted by Chinese Court, published in the proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Maritime Law.
Social Positions
Deputy director of Admiralty and Maritime Law Professional Committee All China Lawyers Association
Deputy director of Maritime Business Committee of Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Arbitrator of China Maritime Arbitration Commission, Shanghai Arbitration Commission and Dalian International Arbitration Court
Mediator of Singapore International Mediation Center
Member of Dalian Municipal Government Expert Database
Director of Maritime Logistics Law Specialized Committee of the Liaoning Lawyers Association
Director of the Foreign Affairs and Free Trade Zone Law Specialized Committee of the Dalian Lawyers Association
Director of Liaoning Lawyers Association
Director of Maritime Law Research Society of Liaoning Law Society
Director of Dalian New Social Stratum Association
She has won the title of the first "leading foreign lawyer talent of the All China Lawyers Association" (Ministry of Justice / All China Lawyers Association, 2013)
She has won the title of "excellent lawyer of Liaoning Province" for six consecutive years
Independent director of listed company
Off-campus tutor for master's students of Law School of East China University of Political Science and Law and Law School of Dalian Maritime University
Work Experience
Lawyer of Liaoning Haida Law Firm
Senior partner of Liaoning Yuhai Law Firm
Partner of Globe-Law Law Firm
Education
Master of International Maritime Law, Swansea University, UK
Master of International Economic Law, Dalian Maritime University
Bachelor of Economic Law, Liaoning University
Outstanding and influential attorneys in China offering all-round and high-quality professional legal services that greatly satisfy client demands.