Morrison Foerster

The privacy and data security group at Morrison Foerster is based across China and Hong Kong and largely advises international clients on China’s data protection and privacy landscape. The team stands out for its experience in data breaches and security incidents as well as its sector expertise in financial services and life sciences. As a global practice, the firm is also well-versed in international data transfers. The practice is jointly led by Paul McKenzie, Chuan Sun and Gordon Milner, with McKenzie and Sun splitting their time between Beijing and Shanghai while Milner sits in Hong Kong and Singapore. McKenzie specialises in transactional matters involving licensing, sharing and handling of data, while Sun advises multinational corporations on data compliance, data breaches, localisation and issues relating to data export security assessments. Milner offers expertise in cross-border data matters, Gigi Yuen focuses on data privacy and data security issues, and associate Tingting Gao handles data protection and cybersecurity compliance.