Yi Liang
Lawyer
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Senior cross-border legal consultant and PRC-qualified lawyer with 11+ years of legal experience across China-Australia matters, including former equity partnership and cross-border practice leadership in China. Australian Permanent Visa holder without any restriction on work right. Experienced in advising high-net-worth private clients, business owners, institutional stakeholders and government-related entities on PRC-linked asset, family, commercial, investment and cross-border planning matters. Brings a rare combination of China-facing legal capability, Mandarin-speaking HNW client trust, partner-level commercial judgement, Australian legal education and practical exposure to a supervised Victorian legal practice environment. Particularly suited to Melbourne firms seeking to strengthen their China-related, private client, family law, migration-adjacent or cross-border commercial offering.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
PRC (China) Practicing Lawyer's License
1
1
VLAB Approved Oversea Lawyer's License
1
1
Victorian Legal Admission
Work History
Senior Cross-Border Legal Consultant
LONGAN LAW FIRM
Hybrid Melbourne
07.2021 - Current
- Manage ongoing cross-border advisory relationships for China-connected High-Net-Worthy individuals, family and business owners with Australian asset, family, migration-adjacent and commercial interests.
- Provide PRC law insight, Mandarin client communication and cross-border matter support for files involving offshore assets, family/property issues, investment structures, corporate arrangements and dispute pathways.
- Act as a bilingual bridge between Chinese clients and Australian professional teams by translating legal concepts, factual instructions, evidentiary material and commercial objectives across both legal and cultural systems.
- Assist clients with long-term planning involving domestic and offshore asset allocation, overseas corporate establishment, children's education pathways and international family planning objectives.
- Maintain and develop recurring client relationships through long-standing trust with Chinese private clients, business owners and institutional stakeholders.
Legal Consultant Support, Cross-Border Family Law
FUMENS LAWYERS
Melbourne, VIC
02.2026 - 04.2026
- Supported senior practitioners on confidential cross-border family law matters involving PRC-linked assets, property settlement issues and international family considerations.
- Assisted with client conferences, evidence organisation, document review and case strategy support for Mandarin-speaking clients.
- Used PRC legal qualification and bilingual capability to identify China-law issues early, improve client understanding and reduce duplication where separate PRC advice may otherwise be required.
- Gained direct exposure to Australian private client and family law practice expectations, including supervision, file closure, client communication and matter management standards.
Founding Equity Partner and Head of Cross-Border Legal Division
LONGAN LAW FIRM
Shenyang, China
01.2015 - 07.2021
- Founded and led the firm's cross-border legal division within a large regional PRC law firm platform, with responsibility for client strategy, practice development, team coordination and internal workflow design.
- Built and maintained a China-Australia client base across HNW private clients, family principals, business owners, SOEs and government-related institutional stakeholders.
- Advised HNW and portfolio clients on long-term cross-border asset planning, including domestic and offshore asset holding structures, family wealth arrangements and overseas investment pathways.
- Assisted private clients and business owners with China-outbound structuring, including company establishment, foreign cooperation arrangements, investment vehicles and risk allocation for cross-border commercial projects.
- Supported media, entertainment and production-sector clients on overseas cooperation matters, including international collaboration structures, contractual risk review and commercial negotiation support for film, television and reality-program related projects.
Education
J.D. - Migration Law and Practice
03-2022
Graduate Diploma - Migration Law and Practice
03-2022
Skills
- VLAB-Approved PRC Legal Advice
- High-Net-Worth Cross-Border Wealth Planning
- Oversea Entertainment Legal Practice
- Practice & Client Development
Accomplishments
Senior Cross-Border Legal Consultant | PRC-Qualified Lawyer | Former Equity Partner | Victorian Admission to Complete June 2026
Certification
- Victorian Legal Admissions Board - Compliance Certificate issued.
- PRC Legal Professional Qualification - Ministry of Justice of China, June 2016.
- VLAB Approved Overseas Lawyer's Qualification, 11 2011.
- Australian Permanent Resident - full unrestricted Australian working rights.
LANGUAGES
Mandarin - Native.
English- Full Professional
Timeline
Legal Consultant Support, Cross-Border Family Law - FUMENS LAWYERS
02.2026 - 04.2026
Senior Cross-Border Legal Consultant - LONGAN LAW FIRM
07.2021 - Current
Founding Equity Partner and Head of Cross-Border Legal Division - LONGAN LAW FIRM
01.2015 - 07.2021
University of Technology Sydney - J.D., Migration Law and Practice
University of Technology Sydney - Graduate Diploma, Migration Law and Practice
WHY I WOULD ADD VALUE TO A MELBOURNE FIRM
- Client Access: Developed trusted China-Australia relationships with High-Net-Worth (HNW) families, private business owners and institutional stakeholders.
- Cross-Border Capability: Bring experience across PRC-linked family/property matters, offshore asset portfolios, company establishment, outbound investment and media/entertainment cooperation structures.
- Practice Growth: Former equity partner able to assist with Mandarin client intake, PRC issue spotting, bilingual evidence reviews, referral conversion and cross-border workflow development.
CORE STRENGTHS
- China-Australia Private Client and HNW Advisory: Cross-border asset portfolios, family wealth planning, offshore asset identification, PRC-linked property issues, children's overseas education planning, migration-adjacent family planning and discreet Mandarin client management.
- Cross-Border Commercial and Corporate Structuring: Company establishment, outbound investment support, Sino-foreign cooperation arrangements, JV and acquisition support, commercial risk review and coordination between Chinese principals and Australian professional teams.
- Media, Entertainment and International Cooperation Projects: Experience supporting Chinese film, television and reality-program related clients on overseas cooperation structures, offshore entity setup, partner negotiation, contractual risk issues and commercial implementation.
- Institutional and Government-Related Stakeholder Work: Experience acting for SOEs, government-related entities and business principals on Australia-focused investment, financing, acquisition support and dispute strategy.
SELECTED CROSS-BORDER EXPERIENCE
- Long-term HNW family planning involving Australian education pathways, family asset structuring, migration-adjacent considerations and overseas implementation.
- PRC-linked family and property matters involving offshore assets, domestic Chinese property, business interests and complex factual background requiring bilingual evidence review.
- China-outbound company establishment and foreign cooperation matters involving Australian-facing business expansion, investment planning and risk allocation.
- Media and entertainment cooperation matters involving Chinese production-sector clients, overseas project structures, contractual framework review and partner negotiation support.
- SOE and government-related investment matters involving Australia-focused acquisition support, JV structuring, financing coordination and cross-border compliance considerations.