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Liu, Patrick Ling & Co. LLP (PLL) is a Hong Kong law firm associated with Broadfield, a global law firm with more than 400 legal professionals.

Our team members are recognized market leaders in investment fund formation, private equity M&A transactions, GP strategic transactions, corporate advisory, and turnaround services. PLL provides clients with seamless access to premier legal expertise across Asia and, through its strategic relationship with Broadfield, the rest of the world. By combining global tax and business solutions through SHP Legal Services with our legal expertise, we strive to ensure that clients benefit from a unified strategy, drawing on the collective experience of leading professionals from diverse backgrounds.

Our unique multidisciplinary platform provides comprehensive solutions to holistically address legal, global tax, and business solutions. Clients can access a wide range of services under one platform, reducing the need to coordinate with multiple providers, streamlining communication, and simplifying execution to facilitate well-rounded solutions to complex challenges.

Our cross-border experience spanning the Asia Pacific market, in combination with decades of international experience across the key global financial centers, allow us to facilitate a seamless, efficient and comprehensive service experience that is both globally informed and locally relevant.

Our Sectors & Groups


Broadfield serves a diverse range of industries, delivering specialized legal solutions tailored to the unique challenges of each sector. With deep expertise and a client-first approach, we help businesses, investors, and institutions navigate complex legal landscapes and achieve their strategic goals. We are committed to delivering sophisticated legal solutions that drive success across industries. With a focus on precision, innovation, and results, we help our clients navigate complexity and seize opportunities with confidence.

Private Capital


We advise private equity firms, family offices, and private capital investors on structuring deals, executing acquisitions and divestitures, conducting legal due diligence, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Key Services
  • Deal Structuring
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Legal Due Diligence
  • Regulatory Compliance

Investment Management


Our Investment Management practice delivers tailored legal support to fund managers and investment advisors, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.

Sub Groups

Private Equity Firms: Structuring and managing investment vehicles.

Hedge Funds: Fund formation and compliance guidance.

Credit and Direct Lending Funds: Structuring investment vehicles and negotiating lending terms.

Real Estate Funds: Advising on fund structuring, asset management, and regulatory matters.

Infrastructure Investment Funds: Legal support for fundraising, structuring, and asset acquisitions.

Digital Asset Funds: Navigating digital asset regulations and exchange compliance.

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Providing strategic legal counsel on compliance, risk management, and investment strategies.

Financial Institutions


We provide legal and regulatory guidance to banks, financial institutions, and fintech companies, ensuring compliance and operational resilience.

Key Services
  • Banking & Lending Regulations
  • Risk & Compliance Advisory
  • Financial Crime & Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
  • Consumer Protection & Financial Services Regulation

Wealth Management & Family Offices


We address the complex needs of financial institutions, family offices, and endowments, delivering customized solutions that maximize efficiency and mitigate risk.

Key Services
  • Strategic Tax Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Investment Structuring
  • Compliance with Local & International Regulations

Venture Capital & Entrepreneurs


We support entrepreneurs and venture capital investors with strategic legal guidance, helping startups scale while protecting their innovations.

Key Services
  • Business Formation
  • Investment Fund Formation
  • Intellectual Property Protection
  • Legal Strategies for Growth & Scaling

Sovereign Wealth Funds & Institutional Investors


Our team has deep experience in assisting sovereign wealth funds, state-owned investors and institutional investors with their allocations in fund investments, portfolio companies, joint venture arrangements and co-investments while balancing against strategic policy objectives and reputational considerations.

Key Services
  • Bespoke investment structuring
  • Global deal negotiations
  • Risk and compliance advisory
  • Investment policy-driven fund formation

Technology & Innovation


Our team specializes in technology law, data privacy, and intellectual property, helping clients navigate legal challenges in an evolving digital landscape.

Key Services
  • Technology Law & Policy
  • Data Protection & Privacy Compliance
  • Intellectual Property Strategy
  • Legal Advisory on Generative AI & Emerging Technologies

Energy & Infrastructure


We provide legal solutions for the energy and infrastructure sectors, guiding clients through regulatory challenges and supporting large-scale project development.

Key Services
  • Renewable Energy Projects
  • Regulatory & Compliance Advisory
  • Utility Law & Infrastructure Contracts
  • Project Finance & Structuring
  • Permitting & Contract Management

Real Estate


Our real estate practice delivers strategic legal support across transactions, development, leasing, and compliance, ensuring clients effectively navigate a dynamic market.

Key Services
  • Commercial Real Estate Transactions
  • Real Estate Development & Land Use
  • Lease Negotiations & Agreements
  • Regulatory Compliance

Broadfield serves a diverse range of industries, delivering specialized legal solutions tailored to the unique challenges of each sector. With deep expertise and a client-first approach, we help businesses, investors, and institutions navigate complex legal landscapes and achieve their strategic goals. We are committed to delivering sophisticated legal solutions that drive success across industries. With a focus on precision, innovation, and results, we help our clients navigate complexity and seize opportunities with confidence.


We advise private equity firms, family offices, and private capital investors on structuring deals, executing acquisitions and divestitures, conducting legal due diligence, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Key Services
  • Deal Structuring
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Legal Due Diligence
  • Regulatory Compliance


Our Investment Management practice delivers tailored legal support to fund managers and investment advisors, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.

Sub Groups

Private Equity Firms: Structuring and managing investment vehicles.

Hedge Funds: Fund formation and compliance guidance.

Credit and Direct Lending Funds: Structuring investment vehicles and negotiating lending terms.

Real Estate Funds: Advising on fund structuring, asset management, and regulatory matters.

Infrastructure Investment Funds: Legal support for fundraising, structuring, and asset acquisitions.

Digital Asset Funds: Navigating digital asset regulations and exchange compliance.

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Providing strategic legal counsel on compliance, risk management, and investment strategies.


We provide legal and regulatory guidance to banks, financial institutions, and fintech companies, ensuring compliance and operational resilience.

Key Services
  • Banking & Lending Regulations
  • Risk & Compliance Advisory
  • Financial Crime & Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
  • Consumer Protection & Financial Services Regulation


We address the complex needs of financial institutions, family offices, and endowments, delivering customized solutions that maximize efficiency and mitigate risk.

Key Services
  • Strategic Tax Planning
  • Risk Management
  • Investment Structuring
  • Compliance with Local & International Regulations


We support entrepreneurs and venture capital investors with strategic legal guidance, helping startups scale while protecting their innovations.

Key Services
  • Business Formation
  • Investment Fund Formation
  • Intellectual Property Protection
  • Legal Strategies for Growth & Scaling


Our team has deep experience in assisting sovereign wealth funds, state-owned investors and institutional investors with their allocations in fund investments, portfolio companies, joint venture arrangements and co-investments while balancing against strategic policy objectives and reputational considerations.

Key Services
  • Bespoke investment structuring
  • Global deal negotiations
  • Risk and compliance advisory
  • Investment policy-driven fund formation


Our team specializes in technology law, data privacy, and intellectual property, helping clients navigate legal challenges in an evolving digital landscape.

Key Services
  • Technology Law & Policy
  • Data Protection & Privacy Compliance
  • Intellectual Property Strategy
  • Legal Advisory on Generative AI & Emerging Technologies


We provide legal solutions for the energy and infrastructure sectors, guiding clients through regulatory challenges and supporting large-scale project development.

Key Services
  • Renewable Energy Projects
  • Regulatory & Compliance Advisory
  • Utility Law & Infrastructure Contracts
  • Project Finance & Structuring
  • Permitting & Contract Management


Our real estate practice delivers strategic legal support across transactions, development, leasing, and compliance, ensuring clients effectively navigate a dynamic market.

Key Services
  • Commercial Real Estate Transactions
  • Real Estate Development & Land Use
  • Lease Negotiations & Agreements
  • Regulatory Compliance

Our Global Services Offering

Broadfield provides a comprehensive suite of legal services tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients across various sectors and jurisdictions. Our expertise spans corporate, regulatory, and individual legal services, ensuring exceptional outcomes for our clients. We are dedicated to delivering exceptional legal services, ensuring that our clients receive tailored solutions that meet their unique needs and achieve the best possible outcomes.

As trusted advisors, we deliver pragmatic legal counsel in business and finance law.

Key Services
  • Corporate Governance
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Business Compliance

We help businesses navigate complex workforce challenges and organizational restructuring.

Key Services
  • TUPE Regulations
  • Redundancies
  • Senior Executive Exit Packages
  • Employment Law Compliance
  • Immigration Law

We support organizations in integrating ESG principles and assessing investment impact.

Key Services
  • Sustainability Regulations
  • Corporate Responsibility
  • Environmental Compliance

Our finance team provides expert legal guidance on banking, lending, and capital market transactions.

Key Services
  • Loan Agreements
  • Financial Derivatives
  • Financial Compliance
  • Risk Management
  • Regulatory Authorizations and Registrations
  • Regulatory Compliance for Financial Institutions
  • Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

We represent clients in regulatory and law enforcement investigations.

Key Services
  • Fraud Investigations
  • Compliance Audits
  • White-Collar Crime Defense

We provide tailored legal services to meet personal and family needs.

Key Services
  • Family Law
  • Wills & Probate
  • Personal Injury Claims

Our team has deep experience in advising investment fund managers and institutional investors on fund formation and regulatory compliance.

Key Services
  • Investment Fund Formation: Structuring private equity, hedge, real estate, and infrastructure funds.
  • Fund Management Company Structuring: Advising on corporate structuring, licensing, and compliance.
  • Investor Representation: Supporting sovereign wealth funds and institutional investors in co-investments and managed accounts.
  • GP Strategic Transactions: Assisting General Partners with stake sales, continuation funds, and GP-led secondaries.

Our litigation team delivers strategic advocacy in high-stakes disputes.

Key Services
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Contract Disputes
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

We guide clients through acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic partnerships.

Key Services
  • Due Diligence
  • Transaction Structuring
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Asset Management Sector Transactions

We help not-for-profit organizations navigate governance, compliance, and regulatory matters.

Key Services
  • Charity Law
  • Non-Profit Governance
  • Fundraising Regulations

We advise on complex projects, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance as well as value delivery.

Key Services
  • Planning Law
  • Infrastructure Development
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Procurement
  • Construction
  • Project Finance
  • Disputes

We provide legal counsel on governmental regulations and public sector matters.

Key Services
  • Public Inquiries
  • Administrative Law
  • Public Sector Compliance

We streamline transactions and legal processes in real estate development and investment.

Key Services
  • Property Law
  • Commercial Leasing
  • Real Estate Development

We advise corporations and individuals on restructuring, refinancing, and recovery strategies.

Key Services
  • Insolvency Law
  • Creditor Negotiations
  • Business Recovery Solutions

Liu, Patrick Ling & Co. LLP Is Associated With Broadfield, A Global Law Firm.

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15 Queen’s Road Central

Hong Kong


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