About
Zhiping Liu is the founding partner of Liu, Chen & Hoffman LLP (AMBIZLAW), with 15 years of corporate and commercial law experience. He is highly recognized in foreign investment M&A, international contracts, commercial disputes, and EB-5 investor rights. Prior to founding his firm, Mr. Liu practiced at Paul Weiss and Morrison & Foerster — top-tier Wall Street and Silicon Valley law firms — for 7+ years, advising on 100+ corporate transactions totaling over $7 billion.
Notable clients include Citibank (Lehman Brothers bankruptcy claims), Sany Heavy Industry (lawsuit against President Obama; wind farm acquisitions, financing, and commercial disputes in the US), Las Vegas Sands (casino construction mortgage), and Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (architect service contracts). Mr. Liu also worked alongside a former U.S. Attorney General on the legacy issues of a $2+ billion M&A transaction. In 2016, after he led an investment deal to completion, former Pfizer Chairman & CEO Ian Read praised him: "Your Herculean efforts saved the deal."
In EB-5 investor advocacy, Mr. Liu has represented 300+ EB-5 investors in fund exit negotiations with USIF, CMB, and other EB-5 funds, recovering tens of millions of dollars. Highlights include helping nearly 200 investors recover their full $500,000 original investment; securing additional rights through re-investment opportunities for 70+ investors (with 40+ recovering approximately 85%); and leading multi-party settlement negotiations that enabled 120+ investors to recover approximately 80% of their investment after other law firms had lost on litigation.
During his 6 years at NYU and Paul Weiss, Mr. Liu studied under Professor Jerome Cohen, a preeminent Western scholar of Chinese law. He has been featured on CCTV and Phoenix TV, and his legal commentary on the RYB Education case and Luckin Coffee fraud was widely covered by major media outlets. Mr. Liu has lectured on cross-border M&A law at Tsinghua University School of Law and regularly teaches professional courses at the New York Bar Association.
Education & Bar Admissions
- EducationMBA (with distinction), Baruch College / J.D., New York University School of Law
- Bar AdmissionsNew York State Bar · Georgia State Bar
Memberships
- Founding Partner, Liu, Chen & Hoffman LLP (AMBIZLAW)
- Mentored by Prof. Jerome Cohen (NYU/Paul Weiss)
Recognition
- Featured on CCTV & Phoenix TV
- 7+ Years at Paul Weiss / Morrison & Foerster
- 100+ Transactions, $7B+ Total Value
- 300+ EB-5 Investor Representations
- Praised by Former Pfizer CEO Ian Read
- Guest Lecturer, Tsinghua University School of Law
Publications
- English Contract Drafting and ReviewChina Legal Publishing House (co-authored with Zhang Ning) · 2021
- U.S. Commercial Law Series (10+ articles)China Trade News · 2015-2020
Speaking Engagements
- Cross-Border M&A Law for Chinese Investment in the USTsinghua University School of Law · 2016-2018
- Shareholder-Management Rights Allocation; Complex Financial Structures in Major TransactionsNew York Bar Association (multiple sessions) · 2015-2023