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    LIU Guangchao

    Founding partner and director of Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm

    Beijing

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    LIU Guangchao

    Present Occupation 

    Founding partner and director of Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm 

    President of Green Legal Global Alliance (GLGA) 

    Entrepreneur member of Chinese Economists 50 Forum (CE50) 

    Member of China Finance 40 Forum (CF40) 

    Education

    Postgraduate from Peking University, and member of the Communist Party of China

    Practicing Experience 

    LIU Guangchao worked for well-known central enterprises, law firms and listed companies, and began to practice law in 1998. In 2003, Liu founded Beijing DOCVIT Law Firm, and has been acting as the director thereof since then.

    Social Positions/Titles 

    LIU Guangchao was or is a member of All China Lawyers Association, a member of Beijing Lawyers Association, Vice President of Chaoyang District Lawyers Association, an entrepreneur member of Chinese Economists 50 Forum (CE50), a member of China Market Economics Society of CPC Party School, specially invited propounder of People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, a legal advisor to People's Government of Chaoyang District, and a NPC member of Chaoyang District. Also, LIU Guangchao also does non-profit work for the “Serving Overseas Chinese” Advisory Group of the Oversea Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, the Advisory Group of China Women Development Foundation, and the Advisory Group of Shijia Education Group.

    Personal Honors 

    LIU Guangchao obtained such awards and titles as All-China Lawyers Association Special Contribution Award, Beijing Excellent Lawyer, Beijing Olympic Security Work Contribution Award, Advanced Individual of Legal Service for Public Interest, and was selected into Capital Senior Legal Experts Database in 2013. In 2016, Liu won the “National Excellent Lawyer” title. Besides, LIU Guangchao was selected into Beijing SASAC Municipalized Enterprises’ Outside Directors Talent Pool and the Insurance Asset Management Association of China’s 1st Equity Investment Plan & Insurance Private Equity Fund Evaluation Expert Database, becoming an expert in both insurance fund and equity investment.

    Clients Served 

    LIU Guangchao focuses on legal services in corporate compliance, financial and capital markets, real estate and infrastructure, etc., and has been providing legal services for: (1) large and medium-sized enterprises like PetroChina, China Huaneng Group, China Nuclear Power Group, PICC, China Communications Construction, Power China, Legend Holdings and Xiaomi; (2) financial institutions like Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China Everbright Bank, China Minsheng Bank, Hua Xia Bank, Great Wall Asset, and Huarong Asset; and (3) investment organizations like Hony Capital, Sequoia Capital, E-town Investment, Beijing Advanced Industry Fund, Shougang Fund, Z-Park Fund, Prosperity Investment, Gopher Asset, and CreditEase.

    Professional Writings 

    LIU Guangchao is a typical “expert lawyer” who has authored and published such professional books as A Guide to GEM Listing Preparation and Operation, Unscramble PE in China, Insight Into National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ), Foreign PE in China, Limited Partnership in PE of China, and Legal Exploration of Private Equity LP.

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