Overview

Dr. Lu attaches equal importance to strategic thinking and practical implementation, ensuring the project is progressing steadily and delivered on schedule with synergy between all parties.” - Chambers Greater China 2026

Dr. Mengyu Lu heads the Firm’s Asia capital markets practice. Dr. Lu has extensive experience in initial public offerings, SPACs, pre-IPO financings, mergers and acquisitions, and various follow-on offerings or compliance matters by listed companies. She is particularly well recognized in advising issuers in the “new economy” sectors, including healthcare, semiconductor, artificial intelligence, TMT and consumer sectors. In addition to corporate issuers, she also advises major investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms on capital markets and M&A matters.

Dr. Lu has been recognized as a leading lawyer for China equity capital markets by Chambers Global and Chambers Greater China, a “Leading Partner” for Hong Kong equity capital markets by Legal 500, and a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Hong Kong capital markets by IFLR1000. IFLR named her to its list of 2021 “Asia Best Lawyers”, and Asian Legal Business named her to its 2025 Asia “Top 15 Female Lawyers” list and 2021 Asia “40 under 40” list. She has also been constantly listed on China Business Law Journal’s “A-List Growth Drivers (International)" and "China’s Elite 100 Lawyers”.

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Recognition

“Leading Lawyer”, Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) – China, Chambers Greater China (2022–2026)

“Leading Lawyer”, Capital Markets: Equity (International Firms) – China, Chambers Global (2022–2025)

“Top 15 Female Lawyers”, Asian Legal Business (2025)

“A-List Growth Drivers (International)”, China Business Law Journal (2024–2026)

“Leading Partner”, Capital Markets (Equity) – Hong Kong, Legal 500 (2025-2026)

“Highly Regarded”, Capital Markets: Equity, IFLR 1000 (2022–2025)

“Highly Regarded”, Capital Markets: Debt, IFLR 1000 (2022–2025)

“Leading Individual”, Capital Markets (Equity) – Hong Kong, Legal 500 (2023–2024)

“A-List China’s Elite 100 Lawyers”, China Business Law Journal (2021)

“Best Asia Lawyer”, IFLR Asia Best Lawyers (2021)

“Up and Coming”, Capital Markets: Equity – China, Chambers Asia-Pacific (2021)

“40 Under 40”, Asian Legal Business (2021)

"Top 15 Rising Lawyers", Asian Legal Business (2017)

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • New York
  • Hong Kong (Solicitor)

Languages

  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese

Education

  • Chinese Academy of Social SciencesPh.D., Economics
  • Duke University School of LawLL.M.
  • China University of Political Science and LawLL.B.