Latham & Watkins has hired capital markets expert Ji Liu from Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in its corporate department.

Liu’s practice focuses on U.S. domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions, representing issuers and underwriters on IPOs, secondary offerings, Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings and high yield bonds, as well as representing companies on compliance matters under U.S. federal securities laws. He also has considerable experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, bank finance and venture capital investments as well as corporate governance matters.

“Ji will be a great asset to our Hong Kong and Greater China corporate practice. He has well developed relationships with leading global and boutique investment banks, Chinese companies and sovereign wealth funds in key financial centers in the region,” said Michael Liu, office managing partner of Latham & Watkins in Hong Kong, in a statement. “Ji’s arrival marks another significant step forward in building the premier corporate and transactional practice in China.”

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