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Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) (International Firms) - China

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The highly respected group at Bird & Bird serves big-league clients on matters across the TMT sector, including digital business and IT, and is a firm of choice for telecoms regulatory compliance and commercial mandates. It is well regarded by a wide range of clients for specialist advice on local data protection issues in Hong Kong and in the PRC, as well as on GDPR compliance for outbound Chinese corporates. The group frequently represents large corporates in venture capital investments and mid-market M&A transactions, as well as a host of prominent telecoms companies, and is supported by a strong IP team.

Work Highlights

  • Bird & Bird advised UBTech Robotics, a humanoid robots and smart service robots company in China, on its successful completion of three strategic new share placements under general mandate.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James Gong
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Band 3

James Gong leads the firm's China data protection and cybersecurity team. He is recognised for his expertise in cross-border data transfer, GDPR and PIPL compliance, regularly assisting notable international clients. Additionally, he is highly experienced in advising on the data compliance aspects of Chinese companies entering overseas markets.

James Gong is highly professional, with a broad perspective and a modest personality.

James has strong communication skills and responsibility. He keeps clients' interests in mind, and wins the unanimous praise and trust of the company's management.

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Wilfred Ng
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Band 4

Wilfred Ng heads the TMT practice in Bird & Bird's Hong Kong office. He is best recognised for his work advising government authorities and private companies on data compliance, including his work of late advising on large language model and AI technology.

Data privacy is a very dynamic area and we want to have someone who knows the development of the law. He is doing a great job updating us on progress and is attentive to our deals.

He is very dedicated and client-centric.

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TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (International Firms)

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James Gong
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Wilfred Ng
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