LEGALBAND Includes Dentons Lawyer in 2016 Top 10 Internet Finance Lawyers List

On March 15, 2016 LEGALBAND China Top 10 Internet Finance Lawyers list was officially published. Shanghai-based senior partner Liu Xinyu was one of the winners.

As finance increasingly integrates with the internet and the irresistible force of “Internet Plus” penetrates the finance sector, a wave of innovation befalls. Since 2013 when the curtain of internet finance was first drawn up, we have witnessed its savage growth and fierce competition among market participants. Legal professionals are committed to directing the sector to the right path by fulfilling loopholes in related laws, controlling legal risks in transactions and product structures, and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of investors in applicable platforms. In view of this, international legal ranking agency LEGALBAND, owned by media company Accurate Media, named top ten lawyers in China’s internet finance industry in an effort to draw more legal professionals’ attention to laws and regulations in this emerging sector and recognize those accomplished ones.

Liu was recognized for his experience and expertise. Liu’s team focuses on innovative financial product development, risk management in finance businesses, M&A transactions in technology, media, and telecommunications industries and ensures compliance of clients’ business needs. Since the advent of internet finance, Liu’s team has served a number of businesses and has achieved remarkable results and reputation. His clients include, to name a few, Homefax (an internet financial service platform under Macalline), Qilerong (controlled by Legend Holdings), 51 Credit card manager, CMIINV (an online wealth management platform under China Minsheng Wealth), piaojinsuo.com, Shitou Finance,and SAF(Shanghai Auto Financing Service). As one of the first teams to set foot in internet finance, their research and interpretations on relevant laws and regulations have always updated and sharp.

The release of the top ten lawyers list shows legal ranking agencies’ increasing interest and attention in the internet finance sector. It also constitutes an authoritative and useful reference and guidance for this emerging legal market.