Basic Profile
Education Background
2017-2020 | Eeast China University of Politics and Law | Criminal Law | Master
2013-2017 | Anhui University of Finance and Economics | Law | Bachelor
Working Experience
2024.3-present | Beijing Hylands Law Firm Shanghai Office | Partner
2020.7-2024.2 | Shanghai CILS Law Firm | Lawyer
Professional Qualifications
P.R.C Bar
P.R.C. Futures Qualification Certificate
P.R.C. Securities Qualification Certificate
Professional Background
Liam Nieh has long been dedicated to legal practice in dispute resolution, international trade (bulk commodities trading), and corporate affairs. He possesses cross-disciplinary experience in both litigation and non-litigation services.
In the litigation field, Mr. Nieh has handled numerous cases involving high-value disputes, including automotive supply chain contract disputes, corporate disputes, international sales of goods disputes, foreign-related import and export agency contract disputes, freight forwarding contract disputes, and foreign-related warehousing contract disputes. He has successfully helped clients recover losses amounting to billions of yuan, achieving their expected litigation outcomes.
In the non-litigation field, Mr. Nieh has extensive experience providing comprehensive legal services to institutional clients. He has served as a long-term legal advisor to globally renowned bulk commodity traders, including Trafigura, CHS, HenrySchein, and Chinalco, as well as other Fortune Global 500 companies. His advisory work covers bulk commodities trading, trade structure financing, futures and derivatives trading, corporate governance and compliance, and various aspects of corporate operations, allowing him to accumulate diverse practical legal experience.
Mr. Nieh is also highly skilled in legal research and writing. He operates the WeChat public account "Xifa Lida" and has published dozens of professional legal articles.
Social Activities
Honors and Awards
Representative Cases
- Dispute Resolution
- International Trade
- Acted as the lead lawyer in a purchase contract dispute case for an automotive parts manufacturer with a claim of 400 million yuan;
- Acted as the lead lawyer in a photolithography machine purchase contract dispute case for a semiconductor company with a claim of 15 million yuan;
- Acted as the lead lawyer in a purchase contract dispute case for an automotive parts manufacturer with a claim of 29 million yuan;
- Participated as the lead lawyer in an equity contract dispute case with a claim of 61.2 million US dollars;
- Acted as the lead lawyer in an arbitration case of port warehousing contract dispute for a foreign-invested enterprise with a claim of 60 million yuan;
- Participated in a litigation case of international trade contract dispute for a foreign-invested enterprise with a claim of 300 million yuan;
- Participated in a litigation case of import and export agency contract dispute for a foreign-invested enterprise with a claim of 100 million yuan;
- Participated in a litigation case of a bet agreement dispute with a claim of 15 million yuan;
- Acted as the lead lawyer in a decoration and renovation contract dispute litigation case for a design company with a claim of 9 million yuan;
- Acted as the lead lawyer in a litigation case of a shareholder's claim for unpaid capital contributions with a claim of 4 million yuan.
- Provided long-term legal advisor services to China Aluminum International Trade Group, offering legal support for the company's bulk commodities trading;
- Participate in providing long-term legal advisory services for Trafigura Group, offering legal support for the company to undertake spot and futures trading of commodities;
- Participated in providing long-term legal advisory services to CHS Group, offering legal support for the company's bulk commodity spot trading activities;
- Issued legal opinions on the compliance of foreign-invested enterprises entrusting overseas non-financial institutions to conduct over-the-counter derivatives trading;
- Issued legal opinions on the feasibility of uncertain pricing clauses in international trade contracts under Chinese law;
- Developed and reviewed a series of English templates for raw material import contracts for a listed company;
- Filed a bankruptcy claim of 260 million yuan for a foreign-invested enterprise against a domestic bankrupt metal processing company;
- Filed a bankruptcy claim of 350 million yuan for a foreign-invested enterprise against a domestic energy storage company.




