Ms Maggie Meng > Global Law Office > Beijing, China > Lawyer Profile

Global Law Office
15 & 20F, TOWER 1, CHINA CENTRAL PLACE
NO 81 JIANGUO ROAD, CHAOYANG DISTRICT
BEIJING 100025
China

Position

Maggie Meng is a partner of Global Law Office based in Beijing. Her main practice areas are cyber security, data security, personal information and privacy protection, e-commerce and digital economy compliance. She manages a team of over 20 dedicated data compliance lawyers.

 

Maggie Meng has extensive expertise and proficiency in delivering data compliance advise and related services to domestic and foreign enterprises in industries such as Internet, artificial intelligence, connected vehicles and autonomous vehicles, IoT, communications, cloud computing services, IDC, e-commerce and retail, fintech, health care and life science, transportation and infrastructure, advertising and marketing, big data etc. Maggie Meng has rich experience and professional skills in assisting clients to improve their data compliance capabilities and enhance strategies, interpreting data protection related legal/regulatory requirements, analyzing and evaluating the potential impact on business operations, guiding the personal information and data security management process, communicating and coordinating with government and regulatory agencies, and assisting in the implementation of security measures or data localization requirements.

 

Maggie Meng has more than 17 years of internal and external legal service experience. She previously worked at a well-known law firm, served as the chief counsel of a Fortune 500 multinational company and a global unicorn company, and as the general counsel, director of government relations affairs and data protection officer of a domestic AI unicorn company. Her clients include Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Agricultural Bank of China, Civil Aviation Information Group, PICC, Medtronic, Wuxi Biologics, Samsung, HP, LG, ZTE, Mengniu, Orion, Liby, Perfect World, iQiyi, Meituan, Ele.me, Zhihu, Ke, Jet Express, AutoNavi, Supor, China Merchants Group, Tianjin Port, Moutai Group, etc. Maggie Meng has also advised and provide data compliance training to senior managers of many state-owned enterprises.

 

With the evolving laws development of the national digital economy and increased focuses on the digitalization and the intelligent technology, Maggie Meng has provided legal services and practical advices for many enterprises on building up toC, toB, CDP, DMP, CRM and ERP platforms etc., ensuring the data interactive operation and processing between different platforms, and developing trust with clients. At the same time, she is committed to supporting enterprises to strengthen their innovation, research and development, and digital and intelligent transformation under the framework of compliance.

Career

Partner, Beijing Global Law Office

General Counsel, Director of Government Affairs, DPO, Mobvoi

Chief Legal Counsel of China, Criteo Advertising,

Legal Counsel of Greater China, Nokia Investment (China) Co., Ltd

Attorney, Broad & Bright Law Firm

Languages

Chinese,English

Education

Bachelor of Law: Peking University
Master of Laws: Beasely Law School, Temple University, USA
Master of Business Administration: China Ocean University

Lawyer Rankings

China > Data protection: PRC firms

(Leading partners)

Maggie MengGlobal Law Office

Global Law Office handles a range of inbound and outbound data protection and privacy matters for its diverse client base of financial institutions, major global corporations, governments, and non-government organisations. The team is well-versed in advising on compliance and regulatory matters including cross-border data transfers as well as data mapping and security. Practice head Maggie Meng leads the team from Beijing with ‘rich practical experience’ in the data privacy and compliance sector and has advised major foreign and domestic enterprises on personal information protection, regulatory requirements and data localisation. Shanghai-based co-head Vincent Wang has been supporting mainly domestic clients on international data protection matters. Also in Shanghai, Tim Yimin Liu is a go-to litigator for data privacy-related issues, while Alan Zhou focuses on advising life sciences and financial institutions companies on data protection matters.

China > Fintech: PRC firms

(Leading partners)

Maggie (Jie) MengGlobal Law Office

Global Law Office supports fintech clients with a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including IP infringement investigations, initial public offerings, debt financing, and data protection. With Maggie (Jie) Meng, Vincent (Xiaodong) Wang, Steven Yu, and Meph Jia Gui at the helm, the team is also actively involved in PE/VC deals within the fintech space. Meng counts domestic and international companies in the fintech, big data, Internet and artificial intelligence industries among her key clients, bringing expertise in privacy protection, cybersecurity, and digital economy compliance. Wang is instructed by electronic payment, high-tech manufacturing, and e-commerce companies, and Yu supports internet giants and private equity funds with their Chinese investments.

China > TMT: PRC firms

(Leading partners)

Maggie MengGlobal Law Office

Global Law Office‘s TMT team advises on both contentious and non-contentious issues, including a range of TMT transactions, IP litigation, cybersecurity matters, and data protection issues. PE/VC deals are a key pillar of the practice, covering onshore, offshore and cross-border structured transactions. The team leverages Beijing-based Maggie Meng‘s expertise in data protection to advise its international and domestic client base. Practice head Jinrong Liu handles M&A and PE/VC issues for clients from Beijing, while co-lead Shanghai-based Steven Yu advises internet companies and PE funds on investments in Chinese TMT companies. Co-head Vincent Wang is the go-to for issues involving AI, blockchain and cloud computing and sits in Shanghai, while in Beijing Meph Jia Gui leads on IP matters. Steven Zhu advises multinational clients on cross-border transactions and is a specialist in the media and entertainment sector.