Mr Alan Zhou > Global Law Office > Shanghai, China > Lawyer Profile

Global Law Office assists clients with a slew of regulatory matters, including risk assessments, compliance policies, training, investigations, and defence. The firm has an impressive client base, especially in the pharmaceutical and TMT sectors. In Shanghai, co-head Alan Zhou specialises in corporate investigations and regulatory compliance requirements and uses his knowledge to help clients construct compliance systems and complete risk assessments. Co-chair Weiwei Gu leads the team in Beijing. Handling both regulatory matters and dispute resolution cases, Gu is especially skilled in anti-bribery administrative investigation cases. Key team members include corporate criminal compliance specialist Lai Wang, regulatory compliance and M&A expert Deming Zhao, and Maggie Meng, who assists TMT clients with regulatory compliance and cybersecurity issues. Also noted are Xi Wang who works on corporate risk, and Jacky Li who is well-versed in healthcare and life sciences regulation.

Global Law Office‘s healthcare and life sciences team aims to provide a “one-stop” service for clients in the sector, handling M&A, investment and funding, licensing, day-to-day operational matters, IP protection, and compliance advice. The firm assists major MNCs in this capacity – including GSK, Roche and Amgen – as well as PRC state-owned enterprises. The practice is led jointly by Alan Zhou, a specialist in private equity and venture capital funds in the life sciences and medical technology field, and M&A and foreign direct investment specialist Michael Yu. Jerry Liu is also integral, with experience acting for investors as well as directly for biopharmaceutical companies. Licensing and collaboration agreements expert Charlene Huang, healthcare compliance specialist Coco Fan and certified fraud examiner Jacky Li are further key cogs in the team, as is associate Stephanie Wang.

Global Law Office continues to offer clients varied data protection services such as compliance and regulatory, data mapping and audits, data security and investigations, as well as global data transfers. Clients span a wide range of industries such as internet, communications, media, entertainment, and financial institutions. The team helps both government and non-government organisations with establishing preventive measures against data leaks and other data privacy risks. In Beijing Maggie Meng specialises in cybersecurity, data protection, and regulatory compliance. She leads the team alongside co-head Vincent Wang who mainly advises international clients on privacy and data protection matters but has recently been advising an increasing number of Chinese companies on both local and international privacy laws. Alan Zhou assists clients with data compliance programs.