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.