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Lizhi Yuan

Lizhi Yuan

Greater China Region 2026

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About

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Greater China Region

Practice Areas

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Career

Mr. Yuan Lizhi obtained his LL.M.s in International Law from Shanghai University of International Business and LL.M.s in International Business Law from National University of Singapore respectively. Mr. Yuan joined Jingtian & Gongcheng in 2016.

Mr. Yuan is a certified EU privacy professional (CIPP/E), certified information privacy manager (CIPM) and certified information security professional (CISP). He participated in the drafting of a number of standards concerning information security and big data.

Mr. Yuan acts as research fellow of East China University of Political Science and Law Research Center of Data Law and Governance and as off-campus tutor of East China Normal University School of Law.

Mr. Yuan specializes in cybersecurity and data protection, TMT, Fintech and frontier TechLaw. Mr. Yuan has provided legal services in the area TechLaw for many famous enterprises at home and abroad, and has undertaken a series of frontier and challenging projects. Mr. Yuan has accumulated rich practical experience, and is a well-known expert in this field.

Mr. Yuan has been consecutively awarded by Legal 500 as a “Highly Recommended Practitioner” in TMT and data protection. He is also recognized by Legalband as Band one “Top Cybersecurity and Data Lawyer”, “Top 15 Chinese Cybersecurity and Data Compliance Lawyer" ,Top 15 Chinese High-tech & AI Lawyer" and so forth.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Greater China Region

TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (PRC Firms) - China

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Yuan Lizhi stands out for his dexterity in advising both multinationals and domestic companies on data compliance related to cross-border IPOs and data transfers. His clientele spans the automotive, technology and financial services sectors.

领先律师

袁立志律师在为跨国公司和国内公司提供与跨境 IPO 和数据传输相关的数据合规方面的建议方面表现非常出色。他的客户涵盖汽车、技术和金融服务行业。

Strengths

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  • He has a deep grasp of law, regulation and industry trends and, with a professional and pragmatic approach, precisely unpicks and resolves privacy and data protection issues.

    TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (PRC Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • Mr Yuan has a broad knowledge base and is often able to resolve challenging and unusual issues in just one phone call or online meeting.

    TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (PRC Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • 袁律师知识面丰富,有一些疑难杂症问题,一个简单的电话或线上会议他就可以解决。

    TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (PRC Firms)Chambers Greater China Region
  • 他深谙法律、监管与行业发展,以专业、务实的态度和能力,庖丁解牛般地解决隐私和数据保护问题。

    TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (PRC Firms)Chambers Greater China Region

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