# Brian P. Y. Liu

> Brian P. Y. Liu is an American lawyer and entrepreneur who co-founded LegalZoom and served as its founding CEO from July 1999 to February 2007. He later launched BizCounsel and co-founded Overture, where he is chairman, and is a founding partner of L&F Brown. His work centers on making everyday legal services easier to access through online documents, ongoing attorney relationships and referral networks.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chairman at Overture; Founding Partner at L&F Brown
- **Organizations:** LegalZoom, BizCounsel, Overture, L&F Brown, LawtechUK, HelloPrenup, DRC Capital, Sullivan & Cromwell, Oaktree Capital Management
- **From:** Taipei, Taiwan
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Biochemistry; honors and Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley, J.D., UCLA School of Law
- **Known for:** Co-founded LegalZoom and led it as founding CEO through February 2007., Co-founded Overture, an attorney referral platform whose current website reports more than 6,000 vetted attorneys., Launched BizCounsel to offer small businesses subscription access to attorney advice.

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in Biochemistry.
- **1996** — Earned a J.D. from UCLA School of Law and began corporate legal work at Sullivan & Cromwell.
- **Before 1999** — Worked in-house at Oaktree Capital Management.
- **1999** — Began serving as LegalZoom chief executive in July, according to its SEC filing.
- **2001** — LegalZoom launched its public online document service.
- **2007** — CEO tenure ended in February; resumed chairmanship after an earlier chair term from July 1999 to February 2005.
- **2012** — Left full-time LegalZoom work while remaining chairman.
- **2018** — Chairmanship at LegalZoom ended; launched BizCounsel late in the year.
- **2020** — Appointed to LawtechUK panel.
- **2022** — Joined HelloPrenup as investor and advisor in September.
- **2023** — Co-launched Overture in March with Arya Firoozmand and Curt Brown.
- **2024** — Identified as Overture chairman at the May launch of Inner Circles.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LegalZoom and led it as founding CEO through February 2007.
- Co-founded Overture, an attorney referral platform whose current website reports more than 6,000 vetted attorneys.
- Launched BizCounsel to offer small businesses subscription access to attorney advice.
- Graduated from UC Berkeley with honors and Phi Beta Kappa membership.
- Serves on the LawtechUK panel.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Scheduled for the Legal Tech, Identity, and Ethics panel at UCLA Law’s October 23, 2026 Digital Media & Video Games Conference; the event is upcoming as of October 14.
- **2024-11** — Discussed LegalZoom, BizCounsel, Overture and legal AI on VentureFizz episode 357, published November 11.
- **2024-05** — Overture launched Inner Circles; the announcement identified Liu as co-founder and chairman.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-right-liu-06793

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