Qing LyuPartner
- Shanghai Office
- Language：Chinese, English
- Expertise： Antitrust & Competition Law Compliance & Regulation Energy & Natural Resources
- Tel：+86 138 1131 8224
- Email：qing.lyu@hylandslaw.com
Basic Profile
Education Background
2003-2011 | China University of Political Science and Law | Law; English Literature | Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts
2016-2017 | Georgetown University Law Center | Law | Master of Laws
Working Experience
2025-now | Hylands Law Firm Shanghai Office
2020-2025 | Hogan Lovells Fidelity Shanghai FTZ Associate Office
2017-2018 | Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC office
2013-2020 | Hogan Lovells International LLP
Professional Qualifications
Chinese Bar
New York Bar
Professional Background
Qing Lyu is an experienced antitrust and trade compliance partner at Hylands. Before joining the firm, she spent more than a decade practicing at the international law firm Hogan Lovells.
With deep expertise in Chinese law and a global perspective shaped by her practice experience in the United States, Qing is particularly adept at helping Western multinational companies navigate China‑related regulatory and compliance challenges. Her practice spans antitrust and trade law, including multi‑jurisdictional merger filings, government antitrust investigations, compliance program development, internal investigations, public procurement law, supply‑chain compliance, FDI reviews, and related policy analysis.
Qing advises numerous U.S. and European companies across a wide range of industries, including high‑tech, internet, telecommunications, chemicals, automotive, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and advanced manufacturing.
Social Activities
Honors and Awards
Representative Cases
- Antitrust & Competition Law
- Compliance and Government Regulation
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Assisted BASF in obtaining China's antitrust approval for the sale of its water treatment division to Solenis.
- Assisted IBM in obtaining approval from China's antitrust merger review for two transactions: the sale of its server business to a Chinese computer company and the sale of its semiconductor business to a renowned U.S. semiconductor company.
- Represented a South African pharmaceutical enterprise in filing China's antitrust application for the acquisition of a multinational company's Chinese pharmaceutical business and assets.
- Represented a U.S. chemical company in preparing China's antitrust filing documents for the acquisition of a Chinese target company (competitor) and provided other related legal services.
- Provided China's antitrust filing services for a European manufacturing company's sale of its industrial automation solutions business to an asset management company.
- Assisted Baosteel with global antitrust filing matters for its establishment of an automotive aluminum sheet JV with Kobe Steel (involving China, EU, South Korea, etc.).
- Assisted multiple European and US multinational companies in responding to SAMR abuse of dominance and cartel investigations.
- Provided antitrust compliance legal services for a US manufacturing company's distribution arrangements across eight Asia-Pacific jurisdictions.
- Assisted multiple multinational companies with Chinese foreign investment national security review notifications for proposed transactions.
- Assisted a Chinese SOE in responding to the first FSR in-depth investigation launched by the EC.
- Assisted a Chinese private new energy company with FSR compliance risk analysis and remediation.
- Assisted a Chinese high-tech enterprise in handling a US Department of Commerce export control investigation.
- Conducted internal investigations and compliance remediation for multiple multinational companies regarding Chinese Antimonopoly Law and Tendering and Bidding Law compliance.
- Assisted a Chinese platform company with compliance matters for bringing its products to the UK market.
- Assisted a Chinese state-owned company in terms of compliance with EU regulatory requirements in various sectors, including IAA, CBAM, CSDDD, GDPR and cybersecurity.
- Conducted an internal investigation for a U.S. telecommunications company regarding the legality of its bidding practices.
- Assisted a Chinese company to build up a trade compliance program.
- Assisted China Baowu Steel Group with antitrust filing matters for its investment in the Simandou mine project in Guinea, including global filing obligation analysis and coordinating foreign filings. The project is reportedly one of Africa's largest mining and infrastructure projects to date.
- Represented Alstom in GE's acquisition of Alstom, assisting in China's antitrust merger review process and securing approval.
- Represented a multinational client in preparing antitrust filings for the establishment of a joint venture in the new‑energy battery minerals and smelting sector, involving China, South Korea, Indonesia, and other jurisdictions.
- Advised a Chinese mining company on antitrust compliance and the design of a competition‑sensitive information‑sharing firewall for a joint venture with a competitor.
- Represented a multinational client in preparing antitrust filing documents for a joint venture in the new‑energy minerals sector with a Chinese private company and another partner, involving China, Vietnam, Poland, and other jurisdictions.
- Represented a multinational client in preparing antitrust filing documents for a joint venture in the new‑energy minerals sector with a Chinese state‑owned enterprise, involving Poland and South Korea.
- Provided China antitrust filing support for several European multinational companies establishing thermal power generation joint ventures in Uzbekistan.
- Assisted a basic‑materials manufacturer in assessing potential antitrust risks arising from jointly funding a plant expansion and entering into an exclusive outsourcing arrangement with a direct Chinese competitor.
- Advised a Japanese banking consortium on global merger‑control filing obligations and handled the China filing for the Yunlin Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan.