Based on research conducted by China Business Law Journal, the following are the winners and highly commended in-house counsel of CBLJ In-house Counsel Awards 2023. The awards are split into individual and team awards, and then into practice area and industry categories.
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Biographies were provided and written by the in-house counsel themselves and have not been independently verified.
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Feng Lin General Counsel China Resources Capital Management |
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Feng Lin, the General Counsel of China Resources Capital Management Limited, is the winner of the General Counsel of the Year award. China Resources Capital is the asset management arm of China Resources group (with total assets under management of RMB100 billion (USD14.46 billion). In the past year, Feng has led her legal team to provide professional legal support to more than 20 USD and RMB private equity funds and investment vehicles of China Resources group. Feng and her team have assisted in a number of key legal projects, including completion of a RMB4 billion AMC asset restructuring, a RMB2.7 billion equity investment in a project, an exit from a RMB1 billion investment by a China Resources energy fund, as well as formation of a real estate fund with a Hong Kong-listed company. In addition, Feng and her team provided CFIUS and FIRB-related regulatory and compliance support in cross-border transactions and actively engaged in consultations with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on various legal matters including in relation to issuance of RMB-denominated REITs. In light of Feng’s achievements in the past year, she has also won an individual award in the Private Equity & Venture Capital, Securitisation and Restructuring category, and is highly recommended for Capital Markets (Domestic) and Compliance (Cross-Border) legal matters. |
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Dellen Dai Group Ethics & Compliance Director Cargill |
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Dellen Dai is Group Ethics and Compliance Leader of Cargill China. Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Together with farmers, customers, governments and communities, Cargill helps people thrive by applying their insights and more than 155 years of experience. In China, Cargill’s guiding principles are well implemented through the excellent work of the Ethics & Compliance China team. For many years, Dai has been deeply involved in the field of compliance, and has rich experience in system design, policy formulation, risk assessment, investigation and auditing. In China, he serves as an expert advising national compliance thinktanks, and is a standing member of several compliance committees, constantly providing advice and actively organising industry dialogues to promote high-quality enterprise development. Internationally, he has participated in the development of ISO international compliance standards, and has advocated for compliance values, enhancing international mutual trust in compliance. |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Chen Ji Vice President, Legal & Compliance LianBio |
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Irene Cheung Senior Legal Counsel Luk Fook Holdings (International) |
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Luk Fook Group principally engages in the sourcing, design, wholesaling, trademark licensing and retailing of gold and platinum jewellery and gem-set jewellery products, and it currently operates around 3,100 jewellery retail stores around the world. The group’s Legal Affairs Department is composed of legal teams from mainland China (including Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Guangzhou) and Hong Kong, established by Irene Cheung, and led by her and other senior in-house lawyers with many years of legal and management experience. It provides various anti-bribery and anti-corruption services for the group’s comprehensive business around the world. In response to the needs of the group’s business, under the leadership of Cheung, the legal teams have set up dedicated task groups of contracts, projects, intellectual property, shops and properties, brand licensees and suppliers, etc., to identify the legal risks regarding anti-bribery and anti-corruption of the group in different countries/regions, so as to deal with and resolve cross-border legal issues accordingly, and to safeguard the development of the group. |
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Natalie Li Legal Counsel Alibaba Group |
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Pan Zhuqing Chief Compliance Office, General Counsel CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive |
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Tong Jia General Council Li Ning (China) Sports Goods |
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James Yuan Legal Director and Managing Counsel, Global Investigations, Office of General Counsel MSD |
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James Yuan is a highly skilled New York-licensed attorney with quindecennial experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. He provided strategic legal counsel to clients on matters such as corporate compliance, regulatory issues, and litigation. Currently serving as Legal Director and Managing Counsel of Global Investigations at MSD, Yuan has a proven track record of helping clients navigate complex and highly regulated legal environments. Renowned for his in-depth understanding of his fields, Yuan stays abreast of the latest industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging legal issues. He is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and he is recognised for his strong advocacy skills both inside and outside the legal realm. Yuan earned his Juris Doctor cum laude and Master of Public Administration from the US and is known as a trusted adviser for his exceptional legal skills, industry knowledge, and unwavering commitment to excellence. |
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Ivon Gan General Manager of Legal Department Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Feng Lin General Counsel China Resources Capital Management |
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Gao Huandong Vice President & Deputy General Counsel of Lenovo Group, General Counsel of Lenovo China Lenovo Group |
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Geng Fan Vice President Yonyou Network Technology |
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Huang Chaohuan General Manager of Legal and Compliance Dah Chong Hong Holdings |
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Huang Chaohuan graduated from Sun Yat-sen University, Fudan University and Peking University, and holds dual master’s degrees in law and economics. He has more than 20 years of rich experience in fields such as corporate law, compliance management, multi-regional IPO listings, investment and financing mergers and acquisitions, accounts receivable collection, and enterprise management. He has created and managed multiple large group enterprise legal teams, built a unique domestic and international compliance management system from scratch, and provided professional services for multiple companies’ IPO listings, restructurings, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and capital operations. He is a versatile person with good legal, business and management thinking abilities in the “legal-compliance-capital management” field. |
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Huang Jun Deputy General Manager of Legal Department Sinar Mas Paper (China) Investment |
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Zhang Meng Risk & Compliance Executive Manager Jinmao Capital |
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Gao Gang Vice President & Global General Counsel NIO |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Marco Chung Head of Legal CLSA |
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Huang Huina General Manager of Legal and Risk Management / Compliance and Audit Department China Power International Holding |
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Khor Han Wai General Counsel, Managing Director ICBC International |
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Natalie Li Legal Counsel Alibaba Group |
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Richard Li Chief Legal Officer I-Mab Biopharma |
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Joy Zhang Group Vice President-Legal & Investment Chindata Group Holdings |
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Zhang Yu Legal Director Bilibili |
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Joe Zhou Head of Legal and Compliance Department, Compliance Director China International Capital Corporation |
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Fan Ye Legal Director Weibo Corporation |
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As the director of the Weibo Legal Department, Fan Ye is responsible for product compliance management, intellectual property protection, data security and personal information protection strategy deployment and system construction. She is also in charge of the legal compliance risk assessment system, contract management and process optimisation. During her tenure, Fan has optimised Weibo’s legal compliance system, and actively followed legislative developments and regulatory trends. She has led some large-scale compliance projects to effectively ensure the sustainable and healthy development of the company’s business. Through the management of systems and processes, Weibo’s intellectual property team, set up by her, has integrated IP protection into all areas of project research, creation, development, testing and acceptance. By unremitting efforts, a case handled by her team was selected by the High Court of Beijing municipality as one of the top 10 cases for judicial protection of trademark authorisation and confirmation in 2022. |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Cui Ruijie General Counsel/ Chief Compliance Officer China State Shipbuilding Corporation |
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Hong Yuwen Deputy General Manager, General Legal Counsel China National Aviation Fuel Logistics |
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Connie Kwok Senior Legal Manager JCET Global |
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Stuart Lin General Manager of Comprehensive Operation & General Counsel Xpeng Aeroht |
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Xu Shaowen General Council China Animal Husbandry Industrial |
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Zhang Yu Deputy General Manager and General Counsel China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company |
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Thomas Zhao Vice President of Legal & Compliance SKF China |
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Zhou Jing General Counsel Soul APP |
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Zhang Yu Deputy General Manager and General Counsel China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Feng Lin General Counsel China Resources Capital Management |
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Gao Fawei Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel China Power International Holding |
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Natalie Li Legal Counsel Alibaba Group |
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Natalie Li is a senior lawyer and has advised on some of the most high-profile, innovative, complex and award-winning transactions in Hong Kong. She has advised listed companies and multinationals in matters ranging from data protection, capital market transactions, debt restructuring, M&A, and listing rules compliance. Li spearheads the development of Regtech solutions. Before joining Alibaba Group, she worked at Ping An Group (Fortune 500), and practised at leading international law firms and a Red Circle firm. Li has been an emerging achiever, selected by China Business Law Journal and a finalist in the Young In-House Lawyer highly prestigious lawyer award competition in the Asia-Pacific. |
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Pan Cong General Counsel SHAREit Group |
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Pan Zhuqing Chief Compliance Office, General Counsel CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive |
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Wang Xiaojing Senior Legal Manager China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) |
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Xie Chenyang Vice President/Chief Legal Officer Foxconn Industrial Internet |
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Xie Chenyang, Doctor of Juridical Science from Pennsylvania State University, is Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Foxconn Industrial Internet. Prior to joining Foxconn, Xie was General Manager of the Legal Management Centre of GCL. Xie has been recognised by the industry, as attested by, among others, the following recommendations and recognitions: Legal 500 Global Best General Counsel: China IP China Outstanding Intellectual Property Manager; first batch of experts from “Legal Daily” Enterprise Rule of Law Construction Expert Database; ALB “General Law Celebrity List”; and numerous awards from China Business Law Journal. He is a professional with wide knowledge, an expert member of the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce), vice president of the China Patent Protection Association, director of the Institute of Securities Law of CLS, an arbitrator of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, and a guest tutor at the East China University of Political Science and Law and Shenzhen University. Xie has profound experience as a director of the China Trademark Association, deputy director of the International Investment and Trade Committee of the Capital Lawyers Association, arbitrator of the Tianjin Arbitration Commission, and a part-time researcher at Southwest University of Political Science and Law. Xie is also committed to digging into and researching cutting-edge topics. He is the author of the English monograph titled The Legal Regime of Chinese Overseas Investment, and published the Chinese book titled ‘The Belt and Road’ Case Studies and Risk Management. |
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Joy Zhang Group Vice President-Legal & Investment Chindata Group Holdings |
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Zhou Jing General Counsel Soul APP |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Chen Yifu Senior Legal Director Xiaomi Group |
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Fan Ye Legal Director Weibo Corporation |
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Gao Huandong Vice President & Deputy General Counsel of Lenovo Group, General Counsel of Lenovo China Lenovo Group |
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Luo Yuan General Counsel Huisuanzhang |
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Emily Luo Yuan is the General Counsel of HSZ Group. During her past eight years serving as legal director of an A-shares listed company, a US-listed education company and an internet finance and taxation unicorn, Luo led various privacy compliance and product compliance projects involving digital products relating to gaming, education, e-commerce, internet finance and taxation. Luo gained abundant practical experience with handling privacy and cybersecurity issues in M&A, IPOs and regulatory inspections. She always maintains continual updates and tracking of regulatory requirements, a sensitivity to business product design and operation, and provides practical legal solutions meeting regulatory requirements and promoting the development of business products. |
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Pan Qi Deputy General Counsel Nestle (China) |
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Joy Zhang Group Vice President-Legal & Investment Chindata Group Holdings |
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Sylvia Zhang Senior Lead Counsel, APAC Privacy Align Technology |
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Ashley Zhu General Counsel, China; Ethics & Compliance Correspondent, Greater China Sephora China |
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Cui Ruijie The General Counsel/ Chief Compliance Officer China State Shipbuilding Corporation |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Guo Ruiqing Chief Compliance Officer & General Legal Counsel Shanghai Zhongjian Dongfu Investment Development |
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Hong Yuwen Deputy General Manager, General Legal Counsel China National Aviation Fuel Logistics |
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Liu Mingliang Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel China Construction Shenzhen Decoration |
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Shang Dongning Director of Legal Management Midea Real Estate Group |
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Shao Mingzhi Legal Director Hisense Real Estate |
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Sun Hualing Legal Director Feilo Acoustics |
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Xue Li Legal Director Qingdao Haifa State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Group |
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Xue Li is the Legal Director of Qingdao Haifa State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Group Co, Ltd (abbreviated as “Haifa Group”), proficient in law and talented at business negotiation. She is an expert in handling major complex and difficult civil and commercial disputes, can always clearly analyse the situation, efficiently find a breakthrough in the problems, and manage a well-organised path to solve the issues. Xue led the team to successfully handle more than 10 major lawsuits through various resolution methods, including arbitration, litigation, mediation and negotiation, related to contracts, companies and finance etc. In a major contract dispute, Xue went through litigation and countersuits in courts and arbitration institutions in Qingdao, Beijing, Jinan and other places. The whole dispute resolution process took five years, which involved more than 10 large and small lawsuits. Eventually it won a huge amount of RBM1.6 billion of damages for breach of contract, which strongly safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of the group. After leading the completion of a college equity acquisition project, it was found that a historical legacy case in the execution phase had many doubts and might cause illegal loss of assets. After reviewing a large amount of historical information and careful discussion, a series of favourable evidence sufficient to overturn the effective verdict was finally found, and timely measures such as counter-appeals were taken, and the case was suspended from execution and entered into retrial. And there are many similar classic cases. |
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Zhou Benqiang General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer Sinohydro Engineering Bureau 8 |
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Zhou Benqiang is the general legal adviser and chief compliance officer of Sinohydro Engineering Bureau 8, the vice president of Hunan Engineering Law Research Association, a member of the Hunan Province Law Expert Database, and an arbitrator of well-known arbitration commissions in China. Zhou actively explores the new models and methods of corporate legal services. By constructing a legal and business integration model and establishing a three-level linkage system, he has set up a risk inspection and early warning mechanism to realise legal risk management and control, and support and create value from the company’s legal work. The company’s legal work has undergone a transformation from passive firefighting to active value creation, significantly improving the ability and level of governing enterprises by law. The legal and business integration model proposed has been selected as a typical case of state-owned enterprise construction under the law by the state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and a typical case of innovation in legal construction of Chinese enterprises. |
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Zhang Yu Deputy General Manager and General Counsel China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company |
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Zhang Yu, the Deputy General Manager and General Counsel of CNODC, has demonstrated exemplary leadership in guiding his legal and compliance team towards establishing a comprehensive high-level international compliance management and risk prevention system. With professional expertise, extensive front-line experience and a pragmatic work style, Zhang has led his team to provide legal support in various areas, including major dispute resolution, overseas business development, legal and commercial risk control, and specialised team cultivation, giving rise to three crucial platforms for compliance management, business protection, and talent training, thereby building a law-abiding and trustworthy enterprise. Over the years, Zhang and his team have been at the forefront of promoting the reform and development of CNODC, providing comprehensive and unwavering support for major dispute settlement, overseas M&A, and project operation. This has, in turn, contributed to the solid legal protection of CNODC, fuelling the company’s continued growth and success. |
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Cui Ruijie The General Counsel/ Chief Compliance Officer China State Shipbuilding Corporation |
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Gu Haiyan General Manager of Legal Department Sina Corporation |
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The dispute resolution team of Sina legal department, under the guidance of Gu Haiyan, has been upholding the interests of the company with diligence and professionalism in the course of Sina Group’s business development. The team is responsible for handling and guiding all dispute resolution work for Sina, Weibo and their subsidiaries and investment companies, including domestic and overseas legal disputes and litigations. In terms of overseas legal disputes, the team actively protects Sina Group’s rights and interests abroad, achieving significant breakthroughs. The team has closely co-operated with multi-jurisdictional counsel teams and secured great victories in overseas setting-aside proceedings. At the same time, the team has safeguarded Sina Group’s business strategies and competitive advantage through domestic litigation, obtaining a large amount of compensation. The total proceeds from the defence of rights litigations have amounted to nearly RMB200 million, and the team has achieved a breakthrough in a number of difficult and complex cases, some of which have been selected for Judicial Case Awards and typical precedents by courts and professional authorities at all levels nationwide. |
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Huang Xianjing Legal Director BCEG International |
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Liu Li Director of the Legal, Compliance and Intellectual Property Department Thunder Software Technology |
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Pan Zhuqing Chief Compliance Office, General Counsel CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive |
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Anny Zheng General Counsel, Legal & Compliance Department China Huarong International Holdings |
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Chen Yifu Senior Legal Director Xiaomi Group |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Bella Ju Legal Supervisor Kanyun Holding |
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Nancy Wei Legal Director Tupperware (China) |
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Nancy Wei is the head of Tupperware China’s legal team, which provides professional legal support to Tupperware China and global procurement centre (one of the global hubs), covering contract management, data compliance, corporate governance, supplier and procurement, litigation and dispute resolution, labor employment, crucial project legal support, and supporting Tupperware’s global headquarters legal team in intellectual property, ethical/code of conduct compliance, as well as violation investigations, data compliance, etc. The team members provide professional and effective legal support to HR and employment-related legal issues, including co-operating with the corporate compliance team in fraud investigation, employment compliance and senior management labour disputes, etc. |
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Xu Xiaoliang General Counsel The Second Construction Co., Ltd. of China Construction First Group |
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Yang Xiaolan General Manager of Risk Control Department Logan Group Holdings |
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Angela Shi Senior Counsel The LEGO Group |
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Irene Cheung Senior Legal Counsel Luk Fook Holdings (International) |
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Irene Cheung has been serving as the team leader of the Legal Affairs Department of Luk Fook Group since 2005. During her tenure, the Group’s Legal Affairs Department has been involved in the intellectual property matters of the relevant business jurisdictions of Luk Fook Group, through its dedicated IP task group with strict processing procedures from acquisition of IP rights (including trademarks, copyrights and patents) to the subsequent maintenance and legal rights protections for the purposes of managing the group’s global IP matters, combating trademark infringements, etc., and effectively safeguarding the legitimate IP rights of the group. Cheung was awarded the “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Trademark)”; “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Copyright)”; and “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Patent)” in this year’s In-House Counsel Awards by China Business Law Journal. In addition, under the leadership of Cheung, the Legal Affairs Department of Luk Fook Group also won the “Winner – Intellectual Property (Trademark)” award, among others, in the same awards ceremony. These awards recognise the high level of legal knowledge and professionalism of Cheung and the department she leads in the field of intellectual property. |
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Shang Dongning Director of Legal Management Midea Real Estate Group |
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Zhang Zhongli Vice Manager of Legal and Intellectual Property Hisense |
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Zhou Jing General Counsel Soul APP |
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Zhang Zhongli Vice Manager of Legal and Intellectual Property Hisense |
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Irene Cheung Senior Legal Counsel Luk Fook Holdings (International) |
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Irene Cheung has been serving as the team leader of the Legal Affairs Department of Luk Fook Group since 2005. During her tenure, the Group’s Legal Affairs Department has been involved in the intellectual property matters of the relevant business jurisdictions of Luk Fook Group, through its dedicated IP task group with strict processing procedures from acquisition of IP rights (including trademarks, copyrights and patents) to the subsequent maintenance and legal rights protections for the purposes of managing the group’s global IP matters, combating trademark infringements, etc., and effectively safeguarding the legitimate IP rights of the group. Cheung was awarded the “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Trademark)”; “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Copyright)”; and “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Patent)” in this year’s In-House Counsel Awards by China Business Law Journal. In addition, under the leadership of Cheung, the Legal Affairs Department of Luk Fook Group also won the “Winner – Intellectual Property (Trademark)” award, among others, in the same awards ceremony. These awards recognise the high level of legal knowledge and professionalism of Cheung and the department she leads in the field of intellectual property. |
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Cui Lingling General Manager of Patent Department Baidu |
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Cui Lingling joined Baidu in 2010 and took the posts of the Deputy General Manager of the Legal Department and Head of the Patent Department, Baidu Group, successively. Since then, she has presided over a series of intellectual property projects, litigations and legal compliance projects that matter a lot to the development of Baidu. Under her leadership, the patent applications filed by Baidu in the field of AI have ranked first in China for five consecutive years. Furthermore, Baidu has won the most awards at high-level Chinese patent awards in the field of AI. Cui innovated the operating mode of AI patents and achieved several breakthroughs. For instance, a series of patent commercialisation projects and patent licensing items have been completed. She promoted the establishment of the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Intellectual Property Operation Centre with the support of Baidu, and was appointed the person in charge. She led the writing and publishing of the Artificial Intelligence Patent White Paper of Baidu, and released the top 10 cutting-edge inventions of Baidu. In addition, she serves as Vice Chairman of the ICC China Commission on Intellectual Property, the Chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Professional Committee of the Patent Protection Association of China, and is a part-time tutor at the School of Juris Master at China University of Political Science and Law. |
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Stuart Lin General Manager of Comprehensive Operation & General Counsel Xpeng Aeroht |
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Frank Liu Intellectual Property Director Emerson Electric |
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Liu Li Director of the Legal, Compliance and Intellectual Property Department Thunder Software Technology |
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Xie Chenyang Vice President/Chief Legal Officer Foxconn Industrial Internet |
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Xu Qian Deputy General Manager, General Counsel, Secretary of the Board BGI Genomics |
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Xu Qian is deputy general manager, secretary of the board and general counsel of BGI Genomics. Xu has expertise in mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, security investment and medical compliance. She has been recognised as a Top 15 General Counsel of China by ALB, received in-house counsel awards from China Business Law Journal, and placed in the Top 10 General Counsel of China by Chief Legal Officer. Xu won the Golden Board Secretary award from New Fortune, the Outstanding Board Secretary for IPOs award from the Chinese Securities Journal, and the Best Board Secretary of Listed Companies award from the Economic Observer. Xu is an arbitrator approved by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, and has been invited to speak at major international and national forums. |
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Zhou Jing General Counsel Soul APP |
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Zhang Susha Counsel IBM |
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Irene Cheung Senior Legal Counsel Luk Fook Holdings (International) |
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Irene Cheung has been serving as the team leader of the Legal Affairs Department of Luk Fook Group since 2005. During her tenure, the Group’s Legal Affairs Department has been involved in the intellectual property matters of the relevant business jurisdictions of Luk Fook Group, through its dedicated IP task group with strict processing procedures from acquisition of IP rights (including trademarks, copyrights and patents) to the subsequent maintenance and legal rights protections for the purposes of managing the group’s global IP matters, combating trademark infringements, etc., and effectively safeguarding the legitimate IP rights of the group. Cheung was awarded the “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Trademark)”; “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Copyright)”; and “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Patent)” in this year’s In-House Counsel Awards by China Business Law Journal. In addition, under the leadership of Cheung, the Legal Affairs Department of Luk Fook Group also won the “Winner – Intellectual Property (Trademark)” award, among others, in the same awards ceremony. These awards recognise the high level of legal knowledge and professionalism of Cheung and the department she leads in the field of intellectual property. |
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Fan Ye Legal Director Weibo Corporation |
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David Feng Legal & Government Affairs Director, Greater China Colgate-Palmolive (China) |
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Lou Li Director of Trademarks Kuaishou Technology |
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Lu Yuping Former Legal Director TOTO (China) |
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Angela Shi Senior Counsel The LEGO Group |
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Zhang Yi Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer Tongrentang Group |
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Zhou Feng Chief Compliance Officer Taikang Asset Management |
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Lu Yuping Former Legal Director TOTO (China) |
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Chen Yifu Senior Legal Director Xiaomi Group |
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Herbert He IP Manager OMF China Oerlikon (China) Technology |
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Huang Yiyun General Manager of Legal Department Autoliv |
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Frank Liu Intellectual Property Director Emerson Electric |
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Angela Shi Senior Counsel The LEGO Group |
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Leona Xie Head of Legal and Brand Protection China Daniel Wellington China |
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Michael Yu Brand Protection Head, North Asia Unilever |
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Zhang Susha Counsel IBM |
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Steven Cao Former General Counsel China Gezhouba Group Overseas Investment |
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Gao Huandong Vice President & Deputy General Counsel of Lenovo Group, General Counsel of Lenovo China Lenovo Group |
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Connie Kwok Senior Legal Manager JCET Global |
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Mah Soon Sin Legal Director of Global Express Cainiao Network |
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Joy Zhang Group Vice President-Legal & Investment Chindata Group Holdings |
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Xue Li Legal Director Qingdao Haifa State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Group |
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Xue Li is the Legal Director of Qingdao Haifa State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Group Co, Ltd (abbreviated as “Haifa Group”), and is professional, rigorous, wise and diligent. She is one of the few legal professionals with a combined knowledge of law, finance and investment, able to proficiently integrate law and business. She has a deep understanding of the entire commercial basis and logic of M&A transactions, and is an expert in business negotiations. After joining Haifa Group, she has led the team to lead or participate in more than 10 major investment projects, such as the acquisition of a college, shareholdings in Huada Smart, Beijing Culture, Ruigang Construction, etc. She is proficient in various investment methods, such as agreement acquisitions, share exchanges, secondary market acquisition of listed companies in bulk transactions, round-tripping, private equity investments, etc. She is an excellent M&A legal. |
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Ivon Gan General Manager of Legal Department Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding |
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Li Yanhong Legal Director Towngas Energy lnvestment |
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Li Yanhong, who has a bachelor’s degree from China Three Gorges University, and a master’s degree from Tongji University and Peking University, has been working in the energy field for 15 years, focusing on investment and financing of infrastructure, energy and natural resources projects. Li has witnessed the industry transition from traditional energy to new energy, and experienced the whole process of new-energy power generation projects from development with policy subsidies to the era without subsidies. Li is familiar with the government regulatory system of the energy industry, and has unique insights into the policy dynamics and development trends of the industry. She is also proficient in various legal affairs involved in the development, and investment and financing process, of infrastructure and energy projects, and has performed in-depth research on carbon trading, green certificate sales, electricity market reforms, electricity trading, etc. |
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Wu Yuyang Senior Manager China Railway Group |
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Zhang Siqi General Counsel EEO Group |
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Steven Cao Former General Counsel China Gezhouba Group Overseas Investment |
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Gao Fawei Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel China Power International Holding |
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Gao Fawei has served as the Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Power International Holding (CPIH) since August 2021. As a member of the management team of CPIH, Gao and the CPIH’s legal, compliance and risk management team integrates the requirements of risk, internal control and compliance management into the project development process. Gao adheres to the legal management concept of “creating value”, and he participates in the whole process of development of the company’s overseas renewable projects by providing professional support to the project development team of the company. Since graduating from Peking University with a master’s degree in law in 2006, Gao has been engaged in overseas project M&A and management, participated in a number of famous large-scale M&A projects, and has been stationed in Canada, Saudi Arabia and other countries. He has rich legal experience in legal and compliance management, investment and financing, and overseas mergers and acquisitions. |
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William Kong General Counsel J&T Express |
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Allen Liang General Counsel Sembcorp (China) |
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Mah Soon Sin Legal Director of Global Express Cainiao Network |
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Wang Xiaojing Senior Legal Manager China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) |
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Wu Xiaohui General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer China Southern Power Grid International |
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Xu Qiqi Director of Legal and Corporate Management Shanghai Electric Power |
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Anny Zheng General Counsel, Legal & Compliance Department China Huarong International Holdings |
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Feng Lin General Counsel China Resources Capital Management |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Chen Ji Vice President, Legal & Compliance LianBio |
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Luo Yuan General Counsel Huisuanzhang |
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Emily Luo Yuan is the General Counsel of Huisuanzhang. During her past 15 years of practice, Luo has provided PE/VC, M&A and outbound investment legal services for various startups, investment funds and state-owned companies. During her in-house career serving A-share-listed companies, a US-listed education company, and internet finance and taxation unicorns, Luo closed multiple M&A transactions involving different industries such as TMT, SaaS, corporate services, as well as working on cross-border rep-chip restructuring and the US IPO of iHuman. Luo effectively co-ordinates with all internal/external parties, shareholders, regulatory authorities and professionals from deal structuring to closing. As a diligent and hands-on counsel, she has a good sense of both the overall picture and details of complex transactions. She also has both decision-making judgement and risk control awareness in such complex transactions. |
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Mah Soon Sin Legal Director of Global Express Cainiao Network |
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Sun Hualing Legal Director Feilo Acoustics |
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Yang Xiaolan General Manager of Risk Control Department Logan Group Holdings |
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Zhang Xiaotong Legal Manager Sinopec Capital |
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Zhang Xiaotong is the legal manager of the Risk Control & Compliance Department of Sinopec Capital. She is deeply involved in the whole process of each project, and provides high quality services on negotiation and review of legal documents, legal risk control, and business compliance. Zhang also advises the company on all aspects of legal affairs in daily operations and management, assists with dispute resolution, and plays an important role in improving the law-based governance of the company and strengthening the management of legal and compliance risks. Zhang won the Sinopec Model Work Award in 2022, which is the greatest honour for staff members of Sinopec Group and its affiliates. She also won the Star of Risk Control of Sinopec Capital in 2022, and the General Manager’s Special Award of Sinopec Capital in 2023. |
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Zhao Li Deputy General Manager of Legal & Compliance Department Chenxi Investment Holding |
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Anny Zheng General Counsel, Legal & Compliance Department China Huarong International Holdings |
WINNER
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Feng Lin General Counsel China Resources Capital Management |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Marco Chung Head of Legal CLSA |
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Zhou Feng Chief Compliance Officer Taikang Asset Management |
WINNER
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Gao Yingze Senior Legal Manager Bluepha |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Liu Li Director of the Legal, Compliance and Intellectual Property Department Thunder Software Technology |
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Ashley Zhu General Counsel, China; Ethics & Compliance Correspondent, Greater China Sephora China |
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Zhou Feng Chief Compliance Officer Taikang Asset Management |
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Andrew Ning Head of Legal and Compliance Greater Bay Area Homeland Investments |
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Anny Zheng General Counsel, Legal & Compliance Department China Huarong International Holdings |
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Stuart Lin General Manager of Comprehensive Operation & General Counsel Xpeng Aeroht |
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Daphne Dai Vice President and General Counsel, APAC Garrett Advance Motion |
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Daphne Dai serves as the Vice President and General Counsel, APAC of Garrett Advancing Motion, promoting the implementation of various business plans and key strategic projects as a business partner in relation to legal, intellectual property, government relations, HSE and other compliance matters. Since 2020, she has also been serving as the general counsel for the global supply chain and global independent aftermarket business. Dai previously worked as a corporate lawyer at the Shanghai office of Freshfields for 10 years. In 2010, she joined Honeywell Group and served as the deputy general counsel, APAC, for Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies, and general counsel, APAC, for Honeywell Transportation Systems. Following the spin-off of Honeywell Transportation Systems and independent listing as Garrett Advancing Motion in 2018, Dai has been serving as the Vice President and General Counsel, APAC of Garrett Advancing Motion. |
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Eric Dai Chief Compliance Officer Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive |
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Eric Dai is chief compliance officer of Chery Jaguar Land Rover, responsible for the overall compliance programmes and initiatives in the organisation covering regulatory compliance, data privacy and protection, third-party risk management, internal investigations, risk management and monitoring, etc. Dai has worked for the “big four”, law firms and multinational corporations as well as China stated-owned enterprises, where he has gained unique experience from the diversified operations and backgrounds of organisations. Dai has massive knowledge and practical experience in ABAC, corporate investigations, data compliance, risk management and compliance programme establishment. |
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Gao Gang Vice President NIO |
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Huang Yiyun General Manager of Legal Department Autoliv |
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Li Hong Head of Legal Team for Baidu Intelligent Driving Group Baidu |
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Li Hong, as Head of the Legal Team for Baidu Intelligent Driving Group (Baidu IDG), leads a team of specialists to provide full-scale legal support for Baidu IDG and the task of promoting rules and legislation with respect to autonomous/intelligent driving business. Li also acts as a senior M&A legal counsel for Baidu. Before joining Baidu, he worked for a prestigious Chinese law firm and focused on M&A transactions. Li is a registered New York state attorney. |
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Liu Yuantian Senior Legal Counsel BMW China Automotive Trading |
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Mu Xiaoqing General Counsel BAIC Capital |
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Zhou Qi General Counsel, General Manager of Cooperation and Legal Affairs Dept SAIC Motor Corporation |
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Cui Ruijie The General Counsel/ Chief Compliance Officer China State Shipbuilding Corporation |
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Hong Yuwen Deputy General Manager, General Legal Counsel China National Aviation Fuel Logistics |
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Huang Chaohuan General Manager of Legal and Compliance Dah Chong Hong Holdings |
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Jean Jiang General Counsel and Compliance Officer Huolala |
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Jiang Zhiyin joined Huolala Group and was appointed general counsel and compliance officer in March 2019. She is responsible for the management of legal and compliance matters of Huolala Group, and leads more than 30 members of the Huolala legal team. Prior to joining Huolala Group, Jiang obtained extensive experience in private practice. From 2012 to March 2019, she worked at the Shanghai offices of Allen & Overy, where she focused on cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, and she also worked at DLA Piper and Goodwin Procter in Hong Kong. Jiang obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from East China University of Political Science and Law in July 2010, and her LLM degree from the University of Pennsylvania in the US in May 2012. She is qualified in both the state of New York and the PRC. |
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William Kong General Counsel J&T Express |
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Stuart Lin General Manager of Comprehensive Operation & General Counsel Xpeng Aeroht |
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Mah Soon Sin Legal Director of Global Express Cainiao Network |
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Shi Jie Managing Director CMB Financial Leasing |
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Xu Jie Chief Compliance Office, Legal Director Shanghai Junzheng Logistics |
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Richard Li Group General Counsel and Company Secretary Dah Sing Bank |
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Richard Li, the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of Dah Sing Bank Limited, was a barrister prior to joining the bank. He is experienced in overseeing the legal matters and managing the legal risks for the bank, as well as its listed parent companies, subsidiaries and other associated companies, and supervising the daily work of the members of his core in-house legal counsel team based in Hong Kong. |
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Khor Han Wai General Counsel, Managing Director ICBC International |
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Ma Xiaoou Team Leader Post Saving Bank of China, Beijing branch |
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Marco Chung Head of Legal CLSA |
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Shi Jie Managing Director CMB Financial Leasing |
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Sun Jia Legal Manager China Eastern Financing Leasing |
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Tian Siyuan Vice President of Legal and Compliance Micro Connect Group |
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Wang Cheng General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Express (Hangzhou) Technology Company |
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Anny Zheng General Counsel, Legal & Compliance Department China Huarong International Holdings |
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Xu Qian Deputy General Manager, General Counsel, Secretary of the Board BGI Genomics |
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Xu Qian is deputy general manager, secretary of the board and general counsel of BGI Genomics. Xu has expertise in mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, security investment and medical compliance. She has been recognised as a Top 15 General Counsel of China by ALB, received in-house counsel awards from China Business Law Journal, and placed in the Top 10 General Counsel of China by Chief Legal Officer. Xu won the Golden Board Secretary award from New Fortune, the Outstanding Board Secretary for IPOs award from the Chinese Securities Journal, and the Best Board Secretary of Listed Companies award from the Economic Observer. Xu is an arbitrator approved by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, and has been invited to speak at major international and national forums. |
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Tom Chan Vice-President, Regional General Counsel Takeda (China) |
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As the Regional General Counsel of Takeda Pharmaceuticals Greater China, Tom Chan has overall responsibility for the group’s legal affairs, covering areas such as the company’s cross-border M&A, joint ventures and pharmaceutical licensing, as well as providing important legal guidance and strategic solutions for the company’s business growth. Under Chan’s leadership, the Takeda China legal team provides a full range of professional services to the company in major commercial projects, internal systems and system development, and corporate legal training, actively empowering the business. |
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Chen Ji Vice President, Legal & Compliance LianBio |
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Gao Yingze Senior Legal Manager Bluepha |
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Richard Li Chief Legal Officer I-Mab Biopharma |
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Wang Fang Associate General Counsel MGI Tech |
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Xu Shaowen General Council China Animal Husbandry Industrial |
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Joy Zhang Group Vice President-Legal & Investment Chindata Group Holdings |
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Joy Zhang is General Counsel of Chindata Group. She obtained her JD degree from Cornell Law School and is an alumnus of Kirkland & Ellis. For more than three years, she has been responsible for the overall management of the Chindata Group’s legal affairs, building and managing the legal teams in all operational regions, conducting research on laws, regulations and policies in each operational area, and presiding over Chindata Group’s core legal compliance policies and contract risk management. She has led the team to carry out strong legal support to Chindata Group’s major investment and financing projects, major project contracts, as well as setting up and upgrading Chindata Group’s risk management and compliance framework to address the changing industry risks and regulatory environment for cloud industry players. She has also provided strong support for the implementation of Chindata Group’s strategic development goals. |
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Ge Mengying General Counsel & Data Compliance Officer TalkingData |
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Geng Fan Vice President Yonyou Network Technology |
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Catherine Liu General Counsel Princeton Digital Group |
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Catherine Liu is General Counsel at Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a leading pan-Asian developer and operator of internet infrastructure in 14 cities across five countries. Headquartered in Singapore with a presence and operations in China, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Japan, its portfolio of data centres powers the expansion of hyperscalers and enterprises in the fastest-growing digital economies across Asia. With 20 data centre projects in different stages across five markets, and dealing with even more legal jurisdictions, Liu has built a high-impact team that navigates complex issues across multiple legal systems and disciplines. As the first general counsel of the group, Liu oversees all aspects of the legal function at PDG, including M&A, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, construction and projects, corporate governance and compliance, commercial and operational contracts, and stakeholder management across all areas. Prior to joining PDG, Liu was a seasoned private equity and M&A attorney specialising in high-value cross-border transactions in the technology and real estate sectors, practising with Morrison & Foerster and Allen & Overy. |
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Pan Cong General Counsel SHAREit Group |
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Paul Yee Legal Director SenseTime |
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Angelo Zheng Senior Expert Alibaba Cloud |
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Angelo Zheng’s responsibility is litigation and dispute resolution for Alibaba Group’s cloud computing business, which ranks as the biggest cloud computing company in the Asia-Pacific region and the third-biggest in the world. In the face of lagging legal rules governing cloud computing, Zheng is committed to establishing healthy industry guidelines through typical litigation cases. Zheng has successfully handled a number of pioneering cases and established industry guidelines. Some of the cases were selected as typical cases by the Supreme People’s Court, typical cases of courts during World Intellectual Property Month, and published in mainstream media. Meanwhile, Zheng participated in legislative lobbies and was committed to embodying industry appeals in law. The proposals made were adopted in several judicial interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court. He is also involved in business practice, promoting dozens of optimisations for business. |
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Zhou Benqiang General Counsel/Chief Compliance Officer Sinohydro Engineering Bureau 8 |
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Zhou Benqiang is the general legal adviser and chief compliance officer of Sinohydro Engineering Bureau 8, the vice president of Hunan Engineering Law Research Association, a member of the Hunan Province Law Expert Database, and an arbitrator of well-known arbitration commissions in China. Zhou actively explores the new models and methods of corporate legal services. By constructing a legal and business integration model and establishing a three-level linkage system, he has set up a risk inspection and early warning mechanism to realise legal risk management and control, and support and create value from the company’s legal work. The company’s legal work has undergone a transformation from passive firefighting to active value creation, significantly improving the ability and level of governing enterprises by law. The legal and business integration model proposed has been selected as a typical case of state-owned enterprise construction under the law by the state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and a typical case of innovation in legal construction of Chinese enterprises. |
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Steven Cao Former General Counsel China Gezhouba Group Overseas Investment |
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Brian Chen Vice President & General Counsel, Greater China KONE Corporation |
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Feng Xiaoju Vice President APAC, General Counsel & Compliance Officer Saint-Gobain |
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Guo Ruiqing Chief Compliance Officer & General Legal Counsel Shanghai Zhongjian Dongfu Investment Development |
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Huang Xianjing Legal Director BCEG International |
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Liu Mingliang Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel China Construction Shenzhen Decoration |
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Wu Yuyang Senior Manager China Railway Group |
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Xu Xiaoliang General Counsel The Second Construction Co., Ltd. of China Construction First Group |
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Lillian Lu Vice President, Associate General Counsel Tapestry Greater China |
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Lillian Lu received her Bachelor of Law and Master of Law degrees from Fudan University, and also graduated from the Southern Methodist University in the US with a Master of Law degree as a Sohmen Scholar. Lu began her legal career at DLA Piper, a leading international law firm, and during the course of more than 10 years served as head of the legal department of several multinational companies. Since 2012, Lu has been head of the legal department of Coach Greater China, later relaunched as Tapestry Greater China, which includes the Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman brands. She has built up a high-performing legal and compliance team covering all aspects of services including commercial, legal, compliance and governance, data privacy and intellectual property protection, and supporting the group’s business units across the region. In her role with the group in the past decade, Lu has witnessed its business flourish in Greater China as well as the Asia-Pacific region. |
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Irene Cheung Senior Legal Counsel Luk Fook Holdings (International) |
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Irene Cheung has been serving as the team leader of the Legal Affairs Department of Luk Fook Group since 2005. During her tenure, the Group’s Legal Affairs Department has been involved in the intellectual property matters of the relevant business jurisdictions of Luk Fook Group, through its dedicated IP task group with strict processing procedures from acquisition of IP rights (including trademarks, copyrights and patents) to the subsequent maintenance and legal rights protections for the purposes of managing the group’s global IP matters, combating trademark infringements, etc., and effectively safeguarding the legitimate IP rights of the group. Cheung was awarded the “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Trademark)”; “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Copyright)”; and “Highly commended – Intellectual Property (Patent)” in this year’s In-House Counsel Awards by China Business Law Journal. In addition, under the leadership of Cheung, the Legal Affairs Department of Luk Fook Group also won the “Winner – Intellectual Property (Trademark)” award, among others, in the same awards ceremony. These awards recognise the high level of legal knowledge and professionalism of Cheung and the department she leads in the field of intellectual property. |
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Jiang Ying Senior Legal Director LEGO Group |
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Lu Yuping Former Legal Director TOTO (China) |
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Nancy Wei Legal Director Tupperware (China) |
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Nancy Wei is the head of Tupperware China’s legal team, who provides professional legal support to Tupperware China and the global procurement centre (one of the global hubs), covering contract management, data compliance, corporate governance, supplier and procurement, litigation and dispute resolution, labour employment, crucial project legal support, and supporting Tupperware’s global headquarters legal team in intellectual property, ethical/code of conduct compliance, as well as violation investigations, data compliance, etc. Wei has work experience in domestic and foreign law firms and multinational enterprises. Team members also have legal experience in arbitration institutions and other sectors. The team is familiar with Tupperware’s business operations and has led other departments in contract improvement, seal management, advertisement compliance systems, and has launched a contract electronic signature system, and established the Tupperware China Personal Information Protection and Data Security committee. |
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Vivien Ji Head of Legal Chanel |
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Vivien Ji has been advising luxury and FMCG brands for years, first in private practice in international law firms, and then as in-house counsel with Richemont and then Chanel. Ji headed Chanel China’s legal team through the years of covid-19. She provides rounded legal services with resilience, and serves as a trusted partner to support the company’s rapid growth in China, particularly in the aspects of digital transformation, data privacy, ESG, AI and enterprise risks management. |
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Leona Xie Head of Legal and Brand Protection China Daniel Wellington China |
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Yin Fan General Manager of Legal Affairs Department Shanghai Tangjiu (Group) |
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Ashley Zhu General Counsel, China; Ethics & Compliance Correspondent, Greater China Sephora China |
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Feng Dongmei Legal Manager Kanyun Holding |
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Chen Tianwei Chief Legal Officer Guangdong Genius Technology |
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Guan Rui General Counsel New Oriental |
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Guan Rui is General Manager of the Legal Department of New Oriental Education & Technology Group. In 2008, she joined New Oriental Education & Technology Group and has been engaged in legal management since then. The legal department of New Oriental Education & Technology Group is committed to building and improving a legal support system and legal risk prevention and control system for the group’s decision-making and operations, so as to provide legal protection and legal support for its development. Guan has been recognised in the CBLJ In-House Counsel Awards from 2020 to 2022, the ALB China Top 15 General Counsel in 2021, and the Chambers’ Greater China Region – GC Influencers in 2023. |
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Carrie Tang Legal Vice President, Greater China & India Hub & MEA Pearson |
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Zhang Siqi General Counsel EEO Group |
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Gao Huandong Vice President & Deputy General Counsel of Lenovo Group, General Counsel of Lenovo China Lenovo Group |
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Gao Huandong is Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Lenovo Group, and General Counsel of Lenovo China. Gao graduated from the China Europe International Business School (EMBA), Brigham Young University Law School (LLM), and Beijing International Studies University (LLB). Currently, he is in charge of leading the Legal and Compliance Department of Lenovo China, providing legal support and management for all Lenovo Group’s business in China including Lenovo’s PC and server businesses, global supply chain, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, Lenovo research, etc. He also leads the establishment and implementation of Lenovo Group’s comprehensive compliance system in China. Because of his great leadership, he was awarded the highest honour of Lenovo Group, the Lenovo Award, in 2020. Gao was also given the Greater China Most Influential General Counsel Award in 2023 by Chambers. He is also an arbitrator of the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Centre, a member of the Beijing Association for Alternative Dispute Resolution, an anti-monopoly expert member invited by the Beijing Administration for Market Regulation, and an expert of the Beijing Anti-Infringement and Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance. Before joining Lenovo Group in February 2020, Gao was Senior Director of Global M&A and Real Estate Compliance at Walmart Group, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Newhai E-commerce (Shanghai – also known as Yihaodian), Vice President and Global Deputy General Counsel at InterContinental Hotels Group, Head of Legal at Home Depot China, and Head of Legal at DHLSinotrans Air Express China. |
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Chen Tianwei Chief Legal Officer Guangdong Genius Technology |
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Chen Yifu Senior Legal Director Xiaomi Group |
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Frank Liu Intellectual Property Director Emerson Electric |
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Liu Qiang Senior Director Panasonic China & Northeast Asia Company |
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Liu Qiang is the Senior Director of Legal Affairs and the Compliance Management Centre of Panasonic China & Northeast Asia Company. Since joining Panasonic in 1998, Liu has been engaged in compliance and legal affairs-related work of the group in China. Professionally, it covers compliance, investment and mergers, group legal risk control, and dispute resolution, among others. Liu built and improved the legal personnel training system, compliance and legal risk control system, and has aimed to achieve comprehensive coverage of legal risk response in the region, which played a solid legal cornerstone for the smooth promotion of various undertakings by the group. |
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Sun Hualing Legal Director Feilo Acoustics |
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Zhang Zhongli Vice Manager of Legal and Intellectual Property Hisense |
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Zhang Yu Deputy General Manager and General Counsel China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Company |
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Hong Yuwen Deputy General Manager, General Legal Counsel China National Aviation Fuel Logistics |
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Jiang Zhaomeng Deputy Mananger, Legal & Compliance Office China Nonferrous Mining Corporation |
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Wang Xiaojing Senior Legal Manager China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) |
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Wu Xiaohui General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer China Southern Power Grid International |
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Xu Qiqi Director of Legal and Corporate Management Shanghai Electric Power |
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Leslie Zhang General Counsel & Vice President United Energy Group |
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Gao Fawei Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel China Power International Holding |
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Gao Fawei has served as the Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Directors of China Power International Holding (CPIH) since August 2021. As a member of the management team of CPIH, Gao and the CPIH’s legal, compliance and risk management team integrates the requirements of risk, internal control and compliance management into the project development process. Gao adheres to the legal management concept of “creating value”, and he participates in the whole process of development of the company’s overseas renewable projects by providing professional support to the project development team of the company. Since graduating from Peking University with a master’s degree in law in 2006, Gao has been engaged in overseas project M&A and management, participated in a number of famous large-scale M&A projects, and has been stationed in Canada, Saudi Arabia and other countries. He has rich legal experience in legal and compliance management, investment and financing, and overseas mergers and acquisitions. |
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Gu Wen Director of Compliance Management TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology |
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Gu Wen serves in the Tianjin Lawyers Association and is a Deputy Director of its Corporate Lawyer Committee, and a member of the China Zhi Gong Party. He is the head of the legal affairs department of TCL Zhonghuan, with 11 years of experience in legal affairs of a listed company. Gu established the legal department from scratch, and is experienced in vertical management of legal affairs in a group company, having built a legal system across industries and regions. He has represented his company in business negotiations involving major projects with well-known domestic and foreign enterprises such as Apple, Total, Dongfang Electric Group, State Grid Corporation of China, and Sichuan Development. He has won awards including: 2011-2015 Exemplary Individual of the Tianjin State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission system for legal publicity and education; 2014-2016 Outstanding Enterprise Legal Counsel recognised by the Tianjin State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission; WELEGA 2020 Most Promising Legal Counsel; 2021 Law DO Awards; and 2022 IPR Daily-U40 Corporate Intellectual Property Elite. |
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Li Yanhong Legal Director Towngas Energy lnvestment |
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Li Yanhong, who has a bachelor’s degree from China Three Gorges University, and a master’s degree from Tongji University and Peking University, has been working in the energy field for 15 years, focusing on investment and financing of infrastructure, energy and natural resources projects. Li has witnessed the industry transition from traditional energy to new energy, and experienced the whole process of new-energy power generation projects from development with policy subsidies to the era without subsidies. Li is familiar with the government regulatory system of the energy industry, and has unique insights into the policy dynamics and development trends of the industry. She is also proficient in various legal affairs involved in the development, and investment and financing process, of infrastructure and energy projects, and has performed in-depth research on carbon trading, green certificate sales, electricity market reforms, electricity trading, etc. |
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Allen Liang General Counsel Sembcorp (China) |
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Carine Nguyen General Counsel – Asia & China Veolia China Holding |
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Steven Cao Former General Counsel China Gezhouba Group Overseas Investment |
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Wayne Su Greater China General Counsel Brookfield Renewable |
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Luo Yuan General Counsel Huisuanzhang |
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Tian Siyuan Vice President of Legal and Compliance Micro Connect Group |
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Wang Cheng General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Express (Hangzhou) Technology Company |
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Michael Yu Brand Protection Head, North Asia Unilever |
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Dellen Dai Group Ethics & Compliance Director Cargill |
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Pan Qi Deputy General Counsel Nestle (China) |
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Zeng Ni Director of Legal Compliance Pingan Haoyi Investment Management |
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Ivon Gan General Manager of Legal Department Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding |
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Tina Liu Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer Sumitomo Pharma |
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Starting her career in private practice, Tina Liu has laid a solid foundation for her credentials in legal practice by years of work experience in both red-circle and magic-circle firms, specialising in cross-border M&A and PE/VC investment. In order to equip herself with a deeper industry insight and sharpened commercial sense, she completed her studies and obtained a master’s degree from Washington University’s Olin Business School EMBA programme in 2019. Since her appointment as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, the Sumitomo Pharma China Legal Team has provided a full range of professional services to the company and actively empowered the business in major commercial projects, internal policy and system development, and corporate legal training under Liu’s leadership. She is now a member of the senior management team of Sumitomo Pharma China Group, and has been deeply involved in the decision-making and implementation of strategies of the company. |
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Aaron Shao Head of Legal, Greater China Abbott |
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James Yuan Legal Director and Managing Counsel, Global Investigations, Office of General Counsel MSD |
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James Yuan is a highly skilled New York-licensed attorney with quindecennial experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. He provided strategic legal counsel to clients on matters such as corporate compliance, regulatory issues, and litigation. Currently serving as Legal Director and Managing Counsel of Global Investigations at MSD, Yuan has a proven track record of helping clients navigate complex and highly regulated legal environments. Renowned for his in-depth understanding of his fields, Yuan stays abreast of the latest industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging legal issues. He is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and he is recognised for his strong advocacy skills both inside and outside the legal realm. Yuan earned his Juris Doctor cum laude and Master of Public Administration from the US and is known as a trusted adviser for his exceptional legal skills, industry knowledge, and unwavering commitment to excellence. |
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Sylvia Zhang Senior Lead Counsel, APAC Privacy Align Technology |
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Zhang Yi Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer Tongrentang Group |
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Pan Zhuqing Chief Compliance Office, General Counsel CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive |
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Pan Zhuqing has a master’s degree and is a senior economist and senior management expert at CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive (CRRC ZELC), where she has worked since August 2000. Pan is currently the company’s chief compliance officer, general counsel, secretary of the party branch and deputy director of the audit risk and legal centre. Pan has provided legal services for the acquisition of Vossloh Locomotive, co-ordinating with overseas law firms in China, Germany, France and Switzerland to complete legal due diligence and anti-monopoly, legal system structuring, drafting, negotiations, finalising other documents of the firm and obtaining domestic and foreign approvals to complete the final settlement. She has: provided life-cycle legal tracking services for more than 10 markets and bidding projects such as Mexico and Malaysia; provided full legal services for 23 projects such as Shaoxing and Changsha Metro; and built a compliance system and formulated compliance documents such as the Compliance Management Measures and the Compliance Manual. |
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Tony Dong General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Business Region Greater China Festo (China) |
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Gao Yingze Senior Legal Manager Bluepha |
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Herbert He IP MaOerlikon (China) Technology Oerlikon (China) Technology |
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Huang Jun Deputy General Manager of Legal Department Sinar Mas Paper (China) Investment |
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Frank Liu Intellectual Property Director Sinar Mas Paper (China) Emerson Electric |
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Lyn Wu Vice President, General Counsel and Government Affairs of Asia Pacific Owens Corning (China) Investment |
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Lyn Wu is the Vice President, General Counsel and Government Affairs, of Owens Corning Asia Pacific, covering legal, compliance and government affairs in Asian countries. She also works on environmental, social and governance (ESG), and inclusion and diversity (I&D) projects in Asia. Leveraging her more than 30 years of legal experience in the US and Asian countries, she leads the Asia-Pacific legal team to provide strong support to business in domestic and foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions, IP protection, corporate governance and compliance perspectives. Wu graduated from the Law School of Wuhan University and the Law School of Columbia University in New York. She is licensed in New York state. She is an arbitrator with the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, and the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration. She is also an adjunct professor at the Intellectual Property School of East China University of Political Science and Law. |
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Xie Chenyang Vice President/Chief Legal Officer Foxconn Industrial Internet |
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Thomas Zhao Vice President of Legal & Compliance SKF China |
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Fan Ye Legal Director Weibo Corporation |
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Chen Yan Vice President, General Counsel, Head of Group Legal Centre KE Holdings |
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Chen Yan is the vice president, general counsel and head of the Group Legal Centre of Beike (KE Holdings). Prior to joining Beike, Chen was a partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, focusing on corporate law, private equity, investment, financing and capital markets, and is experienced in IPOs, listing compliance, private equity and M&A transactions. He graduated from Renmin University of China and Cornell University, and received his Juris Doctor degree from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, where he was named on the Dean’s List as a scholar after graduation. In recent years, Chen led the legal team to complete Beike’s red-chip restructuring in 2018, private placement in 2019, the listing of Beike on the New York Stock Exchange in 2020, and the listing by way of introduction on the main board of the HKEX. He also led the Beike legal team to win a number of awards, including the Highly Recommended – Data protection (Team) awarded by China Business Law Journal in 2019 and 2020, and ALB China Top 15 In-house Teams in 2020. In 2021, Chen was named to the General Counsel Profiles 2021. |
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Ge Mengying General Counsel & Data Compliance Officer TalkingData |
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Sean Ke Patent Legal Director Alibaba Group |
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Carol Li General Counsel Alibaba Culture Entertainment |
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Liang Min Senior Legal Director Beijing Calorie Information Technology |
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Victor Liang Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chairman of Data Management Committee Baidu |
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Liu Li Director of the Legal, Compliance and Intellectual Property Department Thunder Software Technology |
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Wang Sijia Director of Data Compliance Meituan |
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Zhou Jing General Counsel Soul APP |
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Chen Lumin Legal Director Bilibili |
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Fan Ye Legal Director Weibo Corporation |
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Jiang Ying Senior Legal Director The LEGO Group |
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Carol Li General Counsel Alibaba Culture Entertainment |
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Li Yan Legal Director Shanghai Dongfang Newspaper |
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Liang Min Senior Legal Director Beijing Calorie Information Technology |
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Song Xi Vice President New Classics Media |
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Song Xi has worked in the film and media industry for 20 years. She has worked for China’s top 500 companies, a number of law firms and well-known media companies. She has extensive industry and legal expertise in the field of intellectual property rights in film and television, culture, media and trademarks. Song joined New Classics Media Corporation in 2011 and is currently the Vice President. Since joining the corporation, she has led the company’s legal team to provide legal support for many of the company’s major projects, including Hi Mom, My Heroic Husband, Joy of Life, My Best Friend’s Story and The First Half of My Life. With her extensive industry experience and excellent business skills, Song has provided significant support to the company’s development from both legal and business perspectives, helping New Classics Media Corporation grow into an industry-leading media company that is professional, diversified, modern and integrated. |
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Yang Xingfang Chief Legal Offier/Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs General Manger Future Television |
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Tong Jia General Council Li Ning (China) Sports Goods |
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Tong Jia serves as the general counsel of Li Ning Group. A graduate of Southwest University of Political Science & Law, and with an MBA from the National School of Development at Peking University, Jia has served as the senior counsel of Fortune 500 companies and large foreign-invested real estate enterprises. She has abundant experience in corporate legal affairs management, compliance system establishment, risk management, IP risk control and brand protection. She has excellent working and legal reasoning abilities, and is good at combining business needs and legal risk control to provide practical solutions. As the head of the Legal Department of Li Ning Group, Tong has established a professional and efficient legal team to manage the overall legal compliance and intellectual property affairs of Li Ning Group’s subsidiaries, branches and affiliates, and support the long-term development of the group. |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Amelie Chen Brand Protection Manager New Balance |
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Stephen Lyu Trademark Director Adidas Sports (China) |
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Feng Lin General Counsel China Resources Capital Management |
HIGHLY COMMENDED
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Cui Zirao Partner Lanhu Capital |
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Leon Lam Chief Director of Risk Management Deaprtment Qianhai Ark Asset Management |
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Mu Xiaoqing General Counsel BAIC Capital |
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Andrew Ning Head of Legal and Compliance Greater Bay Area Homeland Investments |
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Song Wenjun Director of Risk Management Long Investment Management |
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Michael Zhang Risk & Compliance Executive Manager Jinmao Capital |
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Zhang Xi Senior Legal Counsel Qiming Venture Partners |
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Zhao Li Deputy General Manager of Legal & Compliance Department Chenxi Investment Holding |
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Julia Shen General Manager – Legal (MLC) Link Asset Management |
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As the leader and person in charge of the mainland China legal team of Link Reit, Julia Shen oversees the legal and compliance affairs of Link’s businesses in mainland China. She has been a practising lawyer and senior legal counsel for reputable law firms and listed companies, including Shanghai Yuan Tai Law Offices, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, and Hang Lung Properties. Shen has almost 20 years of experience in real estate-related legal practices, and has thorough knowledge of managing legal affairs over the full cycle of investment in, and financing of, real estate. Her coverage of practices and services is inclusive of real estate M&A, investment and financing, development and redevelopment, project operation and management, development of corporate compliance, employment and dispute resolution. |
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Guo Ruiqing Chief Compliance Officer & General Legal Counsel Shanghai Zhongjian Dongfu Investment Development |
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Li Jianhua Legal Director Zhenro Group |
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Shang Dongning Director of Legal Management Midea Real Estate Group |
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Shao Mingzhi Legal Director Hisense Real Estate |
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Xu Xiaoliang General Counsel The Second Construction Co., Ltd. of China Construction First Group |
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Xue Li Legal Director Qingdao Haifa State-owned Capital Investment and Operation Group |
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Yang Xiaolan General Manager of Risk Control Department Logan Group Holdings |
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Zhang Yuying Legal Affairs Manager Financial Street (Beijing) Real Estate |
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Cui Lingling General Manager of Patent Department Baidu |
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Lingling joined Baidu in 2010 and took the posts of the Deputy General Manager of the Legal Department and Head of the Patent Department, Baidu Group, successively. Since then, she has presided over a series of intellectual property projects, litigations and legal compliance projects that matter a lot to the development of Baidu. Under her leadership, the patent applications filed by Baidu in the field of AI have ranked first in China for five consecutive years. Furthermore, Baidu has won the most awards at high-level Chinese patent awards in the field of AI. Cui innovated the operating mode of AI patents and achieved several breakthroughs. For instance, a series of patent commercialisation projects and patent licensing items have been completed. She promoted the establishment of the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Intellectual Property Operation Centre with the support of Baidu, and was appointed the person in charge. She led the writing and publishing of the Artificial Intelligence Patent White Paper of Baidu, and released the top 10 cutting-edge inventions of Baidu. In addition, she serves as Vice Chairman of the ICC China Commission on Intellectual Property, the Chairman of the Artificial Intelligence Professional Committee of the Patent Protection Association of China, and is a part-time tutor at the School of Juris Master at China University of Political Science and Law. |
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Chen Yifu Senior Legal Director Xiaomi Group |
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Gao Huandong Vice President & Deputy General Counsel of Lenovo Group, General Counsel of Lenovo China Lenovo Group |
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Connie Kwok Senior Legal Manager JCET Global |
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Liu Li Director of the Legal, Compliance and Intellectual Property Department Thunder Software Technology |
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Ma Lan General Counsel Qi-Anxin Technology Group |
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Zhang Susha Counsel IBM |
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Emi Zhao Legal Director (Head of legal, China and APAC games and publishing) Riot Games China |
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Liu Jinqiao Senior Counsel Sina Corporation |
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Liu Jinqiao graduated from China University of Political Science and Law, and his main fields of business are capital markets, M&A and private equity investment. He is well-experienced in A shares and IPO projects, and skilled in designing transaction structures. After joining Sina Group, Liu has provided stable legal services to assist the group in enacting dozens of investment and merger transactions. Those transactions cover many different fields such as TMT, smart homes, games, e-sports, finance and real estate, involving investment amounts of more than RMB1 billion. He is always able to understand and balance the needs of all parties involved in the transaction, and provide professional customised solutions for transactions, which are well received by the internal business units and external counsel. In addition, Liu has extensive practical experience in the field of anti-monopoly examination of business concentration. |
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Tan Zhouyu Senior Legal Counsel Tencent |
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Chen Yifu Senior Legal Director Xiaomi Group |
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Chen Yifu graduated from Wuhan University and currently serves as the Senior Legal Director at Xiaomi Legal Department. He has switched different professional roles including engineer, entrepreneur, lawyer and legal counsel in his career, providing a fusion perspective and insights into technology, business and legal. He delivers interdisciplinary practical experience in dispute resolution, consumer rights, intellectual property, data and privacy compliance, labour and employment to support Xiaomi’s business achievements. He also makes legislative suggestions, and participates in the drafting of professional standards. Besides his legal profession, Chen also focuses on team building and career development of employees, teaching legal compliance and leadership courses in Xiaomi’s internal training programme, and he is rated as a popular internal training lecturer by Xiaomi employees. |
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Gao Yingze Senior Legal Manager Bluepha |
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Gao Yingze, who graduated from the Law School of Renmin University of China, has been engaged in litigation and compliance consulting practice in law firms since 2017. She joined Bluepha in 2022, and is mainly responsible for daily compliance management and providing full legal support for Bluepha’s major projects. Since joining the company, Gao has established a comprehensive system to implement compliance management and provide legal support for daily business operations. With her experience in dispute handling and business negotiation skills accumulated during her practice as a lawyer, she has played an important role in the negotiation process of several major contracts and effectively safeguarded Bluepha’s interests. |
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Jiang Zhaomeng Deputy Mananger, Legal & Compliance Office China Nonferrous Mining Corporation |
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Joey He Deputy General Counsel, China Veolia (China) Environment Services |
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William Kong General Counsel J&T Express |
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Catherine Liu General Counsel Princeton Digital Group |
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Catherine Liu is General Counsel at Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a leading pan-Asian developer and operator of internet infrastructure in 14 cities across five countries. Headquartered in Singapore with a presence and operations in China, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Japan, its portfolio of data centres powers the expansion of hyperscalers and enterprises in the fastest-growing digital economies across Asia. With 20 data centre projects in different stages across five markets, and dealing with even more legal jurisdictions, Liu has built a high-impact team that navigates complex issues across multiple legal systems and disciplines. As the first general counsel of the group, Liu oversees all aspects of the legal function at PDG, including M&A, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, construction and projects, corporate governance and compliance, commercial and operational contracts, and stakeholder management across all areas. Prior to joining PDG, Liu was a seasoned private equity and M&A attorney specialising in high-value cross-border transactions in the technology and real estate sectors, practising with Morrison & Foerster and Allen & Overy. |
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Liu Jinqiao Senior Counsel Sina Corporation |
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Liu Jinqiao graduated from China University of Political Science and Law, and his main fields of business are capital markets, M&A and private equity investment. He is well-experienced in A shares and IPO projects, and skilled in designing transaction structures. After joining Sina Group, Liu has provided stable legal services to assist the group in enacting dozens of investment and merger transactions. Those transactions cover many different fields such as TMT, smart homes, games, e-sports, finance and real estate, involving investment amounts of more than RMB1 billion. He is always able to understand and balance the needs of all parties involved in the transaction, and provide professional customised solutions for transactions, which are well received by the internal business units and external counsel. In addition, Liu has extensive practical experience in the field of anti-monopoly examination of business concentration. |
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Lou Li Director of Trademarks Kuaishou Technology |
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Stephen Lyu Trademark Director Adidas Sports (China) |
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Sun Jia Legal Manager China Eastern Financing Leasing |
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Tan Zhouyu Senior Legal Counsel Tencent |
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Tian Siyuan Vice President of Legal and Compliance Micro Connect Group |
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Wang Sijia Director of Data Compliance Meituan |
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Zhang Siqi General Counsel EEO Group |
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Zhang Siqi is currently the General Counsel of EEO Group, responsible for legal and compliance affairs. She has comprehensive and professional legal knowledge and a business mindset. She has built the company’s legal system and provided comprehensive and efficient legal support for business operations. Before joining EEO Group, Zhang was a lawyer at Jingtian & Gongcheng, specialising in capital markets and PE/VC investment. Zhang holds an MBA from Tsinghua University, an LLM from the University of Montreal, and a Master’s degree in Law from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. |
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Sylvia Zhang Senior Lead Counsel, APAC Privacy Align Technology |
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Zhang Xiaotong Legal Manager Sinopec Capital |
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Zhang Xiaotong is the legal manager of the Risk Control & Compliance Department of Sinopec Capital. She is deeply involved in the whole process of each project, and provides high quality services on negotiation and review of legal documents, legal risk control, and business compliance. Zhang also advises the company on all aspects of legal affairs in daily operations and management, assists with dispute resolution, and plays an important role in improving the law-based governance of the company and strengthening the management of legal and compliance risks. Zhang won the Sinopec Model Work Award in 2022, which is the greatest honour for staff members of Sinopec Group and its affiliates. She also won the Star of Risk Control of Sinopec Capital in 2022, and the General Manager’s Special Award of Sinopec Capital in 2023. |
