East & Concord Partners continues to advise clients on creating network security systems and implementing data compliance programmes and risk control systems. The team handles a mix of domestic and international clients and is especially well-versed in advising Japanese companies on cross-border issues involving Japan. Offering 'rich business experience', the Beijing-based group focuses on a number of sectors including finance and automobile, where it assists with sensitive data protection compliance issues. Peng Ye is key to digital transformation matters, advising on risk assessment and compliance issues. Ye jointly heads the practice with Xiaoyu Shen, who advises TMT, healthcare, automotive and retail sectors on data compliance and personal privacy protection.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The data protection team can respond to the foreign language needs of foreign-invested enterprises and provide accurate and timely responses and professional opinions; it can fully consider the group use of foreign-invested enterprises and the efficient use of business results, communicate with the authorities in real time, and promptly convey the authorities' law enforcement policy trends to the enterprises as well as quickly revise the results.’

  • ‘Peng Ye is highly professional in this field, and is particularly good at using foreign languages ​​to accurately and systematically convey professional content to enterprises. The solutions he provides are reasonable, and he can fully understand the business needs of enterprises and give reasonable suggestions from a practical level.’

  • ‘The team is customer-centric, rigorous in its professional attitude and highly responsible.’

  • ‘Peng Ye has a solid foundation in data law, quick thinking, and rich practical experience in the field of data compliance. In the process of cooperation with our company, Ye is good at multi-dimensional analysis and argumentation, and provides effective legal solutions. He is a trustworthy partner.’

  • ‘The data protection team has rich business experience and sufficient human resources. The team also includes professionals in the IT field and is able to handle complex, urgent, and large-scale comprehensive projects.’

  • ‘Team leader Peng Ye has extensive professional experience and certain resources with regulatory authorities. He has worked in a large Japanese general trading company and is familiar with the working methods of foreign companies. He provides satisfactory services.’

Key clients

  • SDIC Capital Co., Ltd.
  • The Credit Card Centre of Hua Xia Bank Co., Limited
  • Guomin Pension Insurance Co., Ltd.
  • Sg (Shanghai) Leasing & Renting Co., Ltd.
  • Chengdu Vcolco Information Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Cyber Security Association of China
  • miniCo Studio
  • People.cn Co., Ltd.
  • China National Pharmaceutical Group Corporation
  • Beijing Weijing Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Xuenuobike Nature (Beijing) Culture Development Co., Ltd.
  • Beijing Shokai Nomura Real Estate Management Co., Ltd.
  • Stategrid Information&Telecommunication Co.,Ltd.
  • Shanghai Bili Bili Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Hitachi (China) Ltd.
  • CIIC (Beijing) Economic & Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd.
  • Sumitomo Corporation (GuangZhou) Ltd.
  • Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
  • Honda Motor (China) Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Sisley (Cosmetics)

Work highlights

  • Assisted China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited with a special research report related to personal information protection.  
  • Assisted Honda Motor (China) Technology Co. with producing a checklist of data compliance obligations.
  • Provided CIIC (Beijing) Economic & Technical Corporation with legal services for data compliance assessment.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Peng Ye, Xiaoyu Shen