Haiwen & Partners

Private Equity, Data Compliance & Cyber Security, Intellectual Property

Partner

Mr. Fu is a partner based in the Beijing office.  Mr. Fu's practice focuses on PE investment and M&A, data compliance and cyber security, and intellectual property transactions.

In the area of PE investment and M&A, his recent experiences are as follows: 

Mr. Fu has extensive experiences in advising leading investment funds, internet enterprises, multinational corporations and state-owned enterprises in their corporate transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, venture capital/ private equity investments, foreign direct investments and cross-border transactions. Among other things, Mr. Fu's expertise focuses on the internet industry, technology related (especially in semiconductor) industries, the financial industry and the Web 3 industry.

With his profound insights on the telematics, mobility, artificial intelligence, data-driven business and semiconductor industry, Mr. Fu has represented and advised various internationally renowned vehicle manufacturing enterprises, telematics service companies and mobility service companies, in connection with their transaction structuring and implementation and daily legal support. Furthermore, Mr. Fu has also represented various mainstream PE firms in investments with corporations in artificial intelligence industry, data-driven industry, semiconductor industry (including semiconductor device manufacture, electronic design automation and chip design) and advanced manufacturing industry.

In the area of data compliance and cyber security, his recent experiences are as follows: 

Mr. Fu has assisted a number of reputable multinational corporations and internet companies in handling their data protection and cyber security issues. His expertise extends over extensive areas including the internet, automobile, ride-hailing, entertainment and theme park, finance and manufacturing industries. He has provided services including establishing data compliance systems, drafting data compliance and cyber security policies, drafting and negotiating internal and external data privacy policies and relevant agreements, and communicating with relevant regulatory authorities regarding data enforcement. In addition, with an integrated background of transaction and data compliance, Mr. Fu provides in-depth data compliance due diligence investigation and analysis throughout the investment cycle, from venture investment stage to pre-IPO stage.

In the area of intellectual property, his recent experiences are as follows: 

Mr. Fu has represented several multinational corporations in dealing with their intellectual property transactions, dispute resolutions and in connection with administrative enforcement. He has extensive experiences in handling complex intellectual property licenses, transfer, restructuring and road-mapping. Among his clients, the represented ones are Daimler, Neusoft Group, Nokia, Bridgestone, Kohler, John Deere, Schneider Electric, Namco Bandai and several leading investment funds. 

Mr. Fu received his LL.B. and BA in Economics degrees (joint degree) from Peking University, and received his LL.M. degree from the Columbia University Law School (with the Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar honor).