GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - China
Bin Sun of Xiaomi （小米）
Beijing-based Sun Bin has held the position of General Counsel of Xiaomi since 2016, leading and managing a large team on a range of complex legal work. She is a Santa Clara University School of Law alumna, also holding a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before joining Xiaomi, she headed the IP management centre as senior IP counsel for BOE Technology Group, where she has built and developed notable skill in handling IP issues, with a strong focus on patent litigation. She is a member of several professional associations including the Chinese National Youth Association of IP and regularly acts as a speaker on industry-leading conferences in the region. In the past year at Xiaomi she has been involved in high-profile matters including an IP lawsuit for alleged patent infringement by Shenzhen-based Yulong Computer, a subsidiary of Coolpad Group, as well as its highly-publicised Hong Kong IPO.