Practice areas

Arbitration & ADR; Commercial litigation; Dispute resolution; Restructuring & insolvency

Introduction

Liu Kai is a partner at Merits & Tree. His main practice areas include dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, family law and wealth management, and he has rich experience in dispute resolution. He is based in the Shanghai office.

Liu specialises in dispute resolution, in which he has accumulated rich practical experience and theoretical knowledge. He has handled several representative litigation and arbitration cases. He is skilled in providing clients with professional, high-quality and efficient dispute resolution strategies, especially disputes related to corporate governance, VAM agreements, business trusts, asset management, private equity, securities, financial loans, financial leasing, entrusted financial management, brokerage, player transfers, dissolutions, bankruptcy derivative litigation, as well as new types of disputes related to the internet. Liu has handled hundreds of related cases.

He has provided legal services to numerous well-known funds, asset management companies, banks, securities companies, investment companies, trust companies, financial leasing companies, film and television companies, internet companies (including several famous listed companies), and industries involved including banking and finance, TMT, education, real estate, manufacturing, retail and consumption, entertainment and sports.

Liu has extensive experience in bankruptcy reorganisation. He has often represented creditors, debtors, strategic investors and other entities. He has led the firm to apply for and obtain the qualification of Bankruptcy Administrator in Shanghai, and is now in charge of several bankruptcy liquidation and reorganisation projects.

Liu was awarded the Future Star for commercial disputes of Benchmark Litigation China in 2022. His achievements in the field of dispute resolution are highly regarded and recognised.

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