Data protection: PRC firms

Fangda Partners

The regulatory compliance and government enforcement practice at Fangda Partners continues to be a leading force in the data privacy, protection and cybersecurity space. The group is sought out by multinational corporations, international companies, domestic state-owned enterprises, and private companies in a wide range of sectors, from highly regulated industries such as banking and finance and life sciences to technology, automobile, energy and AI. It has assisted clients with cross-border data transfers, cybersecurity reviews, data breach responses and data compliance, amongst other matters. It also has particular expertise in data-related regulatory issues involved in transactions, financing and IPOs. Practice head Kate Yin, based in Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, is a go-to figure for government enforcement, internal investigation and data compliance matters. Gil Zhang sits in Shanghai and is well-versed in GDRP compliance projects and localising GDPR data protection programmes for international clients in China. Sherman Deng also advises clients from Shanghai on data governance, incident response and cross-border data transfers. Huihui Li and Jianqi Yang are noted for their focus on data privacy and are based in Beijing and Shanghai respectively.

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Testimonials

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‘The firm maintains close communications with regulators and law makers on data protection and actively participate in the legislative process, which enables them to advise on the spirit of the laws and policy directions. ’
‘Fangda Law Firm has a leading position in the field of data security and personal information protection. It can provide forward-looking compliance opinions from all angles from legislative intent to judicial enforcement, which is of great help to the company in carrying out compliance work.'
‘The lawyers to note are Gil Zhang and Huihui Li. They have been studying in the field of data protection for many years, can keep up with policy trends, and have accumulated a wealth of practical experience and analysis cases, can continuously provide stable and efficient output results and have good communication skills and professional service attitude. The cooperation is harmonious and pleasant. ’