Global Law Office‘s wide-ranging data protection practice encompasses handling complex matters for its well-established client base which spans the media, financial services and pharma industries. The practice is under the leadership of Shanghai-based Vincent Wang who assists international companies operating in China with privacy and data protection issues, and Beijing’s Maggie Meng who delivers data compliance expertise relating to domestic and foreign enterprises in the autonomous vehicle, cloud computing and fintech sectors. Guosheng Xu is well-versed in advising on cross-border data transfers, compliance and cybersecurity, and act for multinational corporations on regulatory matters. Tim Yimin Liu is a reputed data privacy litigator.
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Profile
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
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Testimonials
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'The team of lawyers in the Global Law Office is very professional and handles matters in a timely manner.'
'The team will fully respect the client's demands.'
'Guosheng Xu and Maggie Meng are very good and professional.'
Key clients
- Huawei
- HIVE BOX
- Sichuan Airlines
- Glencore
- Raffles Hospital
- Yuanqu Entertainment
- Zhihu
- Red Bull
- Tod's
- Aramco
- Xiaomi Group
- Samsung
- NetEase Group
- Business Finland
- Amap
- IFLYTEK
- DingTalk
- Cainiao
- Moutai Group
- Autohome
- Tiantianpai
- Huisuanzhang
- SNK
- Perfect World
- Ping An Technology (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd
- ShenZhen Easou Technology Co.,Ltd
- Shanghai Jet Express Co., Ltd
- Fujitsu
- Canva
- Huya
- Keep
- Mengniu
- Orion
- Pagoda
- Quest Mobile
- BOE
- Beike
- 360
- PingCap
- SUPOR
- Polyworks
- Qiniu Cloud
- Agricultural Bank of China
- LG Group
- Liby Group
- Inspur Group
Work highlights
Offering a full range of legal consulting services related to cybersecurity, data security, and personal information protection for Easou Technology Holdings Limited (2550.HK) in its Hong Kong IPO.
Acting for Red Bull as its external legal counsel to provide legal services on the personal information protection compliance of several entities in China.
Providing a full range of legal consulting services related to cybersecurity, data security, and personal information protection for Easou Technology Holdings Limited (2550.HK) in its Hong Kong IPO.