Xinning Shirley Liu is the President of XL Law and Consulting P.A., where she concentrates her practice on higher education and international law. She regularly advises higher education institutions on operating educational activities abroad with a focus on China. Shirley has experience implementing a wide array of international programs and has advised on a variety of regulatory and transactional matters. She also assists clients in the strategic design and implementation of their global portfolios and helps address local compliance concerns.

Shirley formerly worked in-house at the Office of the General Counsel at Florida International University.  Before that, she clerked at the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission and practiced in the Corporate, Securities and Tax Group of Carlton Fields, P.A.

Shirley serves on the board of directors for the National Association of College and University Attorneys (“NACUA”) where she has served on numerous committees and authored various publications. She is a frequent speaker on issues related to international higher education at NACUA, the Association of International Educators (“NAFSA”), National Association of College and University Business Officers (“NACUBO”), and the Association of International Education Administrators (“AIEA”) conferences.  Shirley is also a member of the Florida Bar where she serves on the Education Law Committee, International Law Section, Business Law Section and the Government Law Section.

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