Based across China and Hong Kong, Morrison Foerster‘s team’s workload encompasses advising on privacy and cyber regulations in addition to its handling cyber-related litigation. The team is co-led by Paul McKenzie, Chuan Sun and Gordon Milner. Shanghai and Singapore-based McKenzie has notable knowledge of China’s evolving regulatory framework governing data privacy and security, including data localisation rules, systems compliance and network security. Operating from the Shanghai office, Sun regularly advises clients on cybersecurity, data localisation, data security and cross-border data transfers, and provides expertise on China’s cyber security, data security and personal information protection regulations, while Milner has a particular specialism in cross-border online services-related data handling. Tingting Gao is equipped to advise tech, finance and software multinationals on regulatory and data compliance.
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'The team has been helpful in providing actionable, practical advice on PIPL compliance. Responses have always been provided in a timely manner.’
‘Chuan Sun has excellent knowledge, is very responsive, gives practical advice and good associate support.’
Key clients
- Roblox
- Luobu
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Practice head
Paul McKenzie; Chuan Sun; Gordon Milner
Other key lawyers
Tingting Gao