Jia Liu advises on a broad range of employment and pensions matters, including the employment and pensions aspects of M&A transactions and corporate restructurings, providing support on transactional aspects, and strategic engagement with trustee boards.

Jia has experience acting for insurers and corporate sponsors on pensions de‑risking transactions and advising both sponsors and trustee boards on contentious and non‑contentious matters.

Jia's experience includes advising:

  • A leading international automotive distributor and retailer on the sale of its UK retail business*
  • A FTSE-listed retail company on the sale of its UK high street business to a private equity-backed acquirer*
  • A global energy company on pensions issues connected with the proposed disposal of its UK business*
  • A UK mobility and infrastructure services provider on the sale of a majority stake in the business to a private equity investor*
  • A multinational supply chain and logistics group on its acquisition of a technology and data consultancy business*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • BSc, University of Warwick