Yuan, Liming

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• English
• Mandarin

Lawyer Overview

Liming Yuan's practice focuses on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, and commercial transactions in China. In addition, he assists multinationals in investigations and trainings in China regarding FCPA and PRC anti-bribery law issues. He also has experience serving foreign companies on PRC tax-related matters involving mergers and acquisitions and other general corporate transactions.

Liming has represented clients in the manufacturing, software, technology, real estate, and automotive components sectors in a wide range of projects. Recent representative matters include assisting foreign investors in acquisition of equity and assets of PRC companies, assisting multinationals in setting up joint ventures in China, and advising several multinationals on optimal restructuring plans in China.

Prior to moving to Jones Day's Shanghai Office, Liming worked in the Firm's office in Dallas, Texas for three years, where his practice concentrated on state and local taxation, including multistate tax planning relating to the acquisition, reorganization, and disposition of businesses.

Liming is fluent in English and is a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese.

Areas of Practice

• Tax
• State and Local Tax Counseling
• Mergers & Acquisitions/Tax

Representative Cases

• Procter & Gamble acquires Ambi Pur, the air care business of Sara Lee, for $470 million , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Corporate Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation, Excise Taxes, Income Taxation, International Taxation, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Payroll Taxes, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Sales & Use Taxes, State, Local & Municipal Law, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Texas

Education

• Beijing Foreign Studies Unv
• Georgetown University
• U of Arkansas - Little Rock

Published Works

• The Climate Report, 2010
• Missouri’s Manufacturing Exemption Applies to Manufacturers Of Intangible Products And Services, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2006
• Streamlined Sales Tax Amnesty Might Not Be Enough To Attract 'Gray-Nexus' Sellers to Register Under SSUTA, Tax Management Multistate Tax Report, 2006
• The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement -Developments Since October 1, 2005, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• Amnesty Under The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement: Use It Or Lose It!, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement Will Come Into Effect On October 1, 2005, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - Amendments To The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• The Streamlines Sales Tax Project - Sourcing Rules, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - Amnesty Rules, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• The Streamlined Sales Tax Project - Amnesty Rules, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2005
• Michigan Unclaimed Property Act Reduces Holding Periods and Alters Notification Requirements, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2004
• Limitations Period - California State Personal Income Tax Deficiency Not Revived by Belated Federal Tax Adjustments, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2004
• Texas Determines Out-of-State Manufacturer, Not Its Independent Dealers, Responsible for Collecting Sales and Use Taxes, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2004
• How Can One Perform Debt Collection When It Doesn't Collect a Debt? How Does One Have Nexus Without Precedence? Inquiring Minds Want to Know, and Texas Responds, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2004
• The Wild and Wooly Year That Almost Was: The Texas Legislature Ends a Tumultuous Legislative Session with a Whimper, Jones Day State Tax Return, 2003

Address

30th Floor, Shanghai Kerry Centre
1515 Nanjing Road West
Shanghai 20004, China

Phones

86.21.2201.8000 (Business Phone)

Faxes

86.21.5298.6569 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

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