Xuanyi Liu

Global law firm Morrison Foerster has hired Xuanyi Liu as a partner in its private funds group and transactions department, based in Singapore.

Liu, who joins the firm from another prominent global firm where he practiced in its investment funds group from both its Singapore and Hong Kong offices, brings extensive private funds and secondaries market experience to the firm, it notes, adding further depth to its private capital capabilities in Asia.

He arrives at Morrison Foerster with a strong private funds practice focused on advising clients on the formation and operation of private funds across all strategies, including private equity and venture capital, credit, real estate, climate and infrastructure funds, as well as separate accounts, clubs, platforms and co-investment programmes.

As well, he has extensive experience in secondaries and liquidity solutions for both general partners ( GPs ) and limited partners ( LPs ), and regularly advises sponsors and lead investors on GP-led secondaries ( such as continuation funds ) and traditional LP portfolio sales.

“[Liu] has an impressive breadth of experience,” says Stephanie Thomas, chair of the firm’s global private funds group, “and we see a major opportunity for him to collaborate with our corporate, private equity, real estate and finance colleagues to support our clients in the region.”

Liu’s arrival follows other recent strategic hires in Asia, including the arrival of Naoya Shiota in June 2025 ( Tokyo ), Xiaoxi Lin ( Hong Kong ) and Scott Jalowayski ( Singapore ) in January 2025, and Greg Salathé ( Tokyo ) in June 2024, as well as recent partner promotions in Asia, including investigations/white-collar defence partner Derik Rao ( Shanghai ), real estate partner Yoshitaka Katayama ( Tokyo ) and antitrust partner Yoshiya Usami ( Tokyo ).