Greater China Region
Practice Areas
Digital Economy and Data Security, Compliance & Risk Control,Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) , Corporate / Merger & Acquisition, Dispute Resolution
Career
Yi Wang is a partner at Global Law Office, permanently stationed in Shenzhen, with over 11 years of experience in legal practice. His primary practice areas include digital economy, cybersecurity and data protection, compliance and risk management, artificial intelligence, investment, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and arbitration in data-related disputes. Yi Wang has completed hundreds of domestic and international projects related to cybersecurity and data compliance, as well as AI compliance, covering a wide range of industries such as finance, healthcare, internet, automotive, energy, hospitality, and IoT.
Yi Wang has been deeply involved in typical data compliance projects across various sectors, including investment, asset, trading, and dispute resolution. He has provided services such as data compliance due diligence for investment institutions, legal opinions on data ownership and compliance of data products for enterprises, special legal opinions on data compliance for IPO-bound companies, legislative suggestions on relevant data for regulatory authorities, and data compliance audits and rectification services for enterprises.
Professional Memberships
Arbitrator (Data Protection Specialization) at Wuhan Arbitration Commission
Data Security Expert at the "Data Security Advancement Initiative (DSI)" by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
Expert Member of the Personal Information Protection Compliance Audit Promotion Group of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
Data Security Training Instructor for the Zhuoxin Big Data Plan of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
Co-Director of the Data and Personal Information Compliance Research and Evaluation Center at Shenzhen University Compliance Institute
External Mentor at the School of Law, Shenzhen University (five-year term)
Invited Teacher at Shenzhen Reform and Opening-up Cadre Academy
Publications
Legal Principles and Practices of Data Exits, Legal Press, 2023
Published an article titled "Exploration on the Dispute Resolution Mechanism Related to Data - From the Perspective of Arbitration" in Wuhan Social Sciences in 2023
Authored Compliance, Ethics, and Standardization Update Reader, a new edition of the Level 1 Fintech Professional Examination textbook for Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macao in 2023
Experience
Yi Wang joined Global Law Office in 2024. Prior to that, he practiced data compliance law at Meritsandtree Law Office and handled IPO, investment and financing, financial technology compliance, and dispute resolution legal matters at Huashang Law Office.
Languages Spoken
Chinese,English,Cantonese
Education
Hong Kong University
Master in Digital Transformation
Shenzhen University
Master in Economic Law