Patrick Liu

Patrick Liu leads PLL’s Hong Kong practice, tailoring legal strategies to meet client business objectives in an evolving Asia-Pacific market. He focuses on private fund formation and private equity/M&A transactions. At his prior firm Patrick advised a diverse set of institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, and family offices, as well as alternative asset managers in Hong Kong, Singapore, and North America. His experience spans fund structuring, operational matters, and GP strategic transactions such as continuation funds and secondaries.

Beyond fund formation, Patrick has extensive experience advising on private equity investments, cross-border M&A, and joint ventures involving multinational corporations and state-owned enterprises. His transactional work covers a wide range of industries, with a focus on technology, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure, including telecommunications and data centers. Clients value his commercial acumen and ability to craft innovative, market-driven solutions efficiently.

Patrick began his career at Sidley Austin LLP and later practiced at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP (now A&O Shearman). He earned his J.D. from the UCLA School of Law and his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, cum laude, with Certificates in Finance and Political Economy. He is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.