

Jackie Liu
Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP; Board Director, CEVA Inc.
Jackie Liu has more than 20 years of experience in advising public companies on corporate governance matters, including director and officer fiduciary duties, board best practices, disagreements between board and management, succession planning, investor relations. She also advises boards and special committees on conflicts of interest matters, proxy contests, and other corporate control efforts. Liu is outside general counsel to a number of public companies with whom she has worked for over 20 years and provides big-picture, critical value-adding strategic advice. She also counsels public companies on disclosure matters and associated liability considerations. In addition, she represents a number of public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including small asset acquisitions and divestitures, founder-driven sales, talent acquisitions, and complex multibillion-dollar transactions. Liu has been involved in a number of complex cross-border transactions in Asia, Australia, and Europe. Her knowledge of US Securities and Exchange Commission–reporting requirements is a valuable addition to counseling on public-company M&A transactions.