Professional notice
| Partners | 6 |
|---|---|
| Other senior lawyers | 0 |
| Associates and senior associates | 12 |
| Who’s Who Legal: Data nominees | 0 |
| Percentage of lawyers in Who’s Who Legal: Data | 0% |
| Key clients | Tencent, Marriott, Bayer, Baidu, Amazon Web Services, Mercedes-Benz, SenseTime, MINISO and Geely Auto |
Han Kun’s data practice is fed by the wider firm’s experience in the TMT sector. More than 20 practitioners are part of the growing data team, which provides advice to domestic and international clients alike. Aside from mainstream data privacy and cybersecurity matters, the firm has rich experience in advising multinational clients on data localisation issues, having spent years advising on the country’s restrictions on international transfers.
Regular clients include social media giants Tencent and Baidu, as well as international cloud leader Amazon Web Services. Leading hotel Marriott is also on the books, as are Mercedes-Benz and Geely Auto.
Team
Kevin Duan in Beijing and David Tang and Min Zhu in Shanghai lead the practice, joined by three further Beijing and Shanghai partners and a dozen associates. Kemeng Cai was promoted to the partnership in early 2022.
Work highlights
Marriott has tapped Han Kun for advice on issues as diverse as international transfers, cybersecurity compliance, data compliance gap analysis and innovative data use on projects that have spanned not only China but the EU, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Major Chinese biotech company and covid vaccine manufacturer Sinovac has also received advice. Duan is the company’s lead counsel for a global data compliance project as it expands its market and manufacturing capabilities around the world; he has also provided advice on PIPL, data localisation and cybersecurity compliance. There is some solid confidential investigations work, but Han Kun’s practice is heavily slanted towards non-contentious matters.
Client references
“Han Kun assists us mainly with data transfer matters where clients need to transfer data into China either for their business or because they belong to a Chinese group. Han Kun has deep knowledge of the data protection situation in China and also a good understanding of the gaps and differences with the GDPR.”
Outstanding Team
Han Kun's data protection team comprises over a dozen lawyers, all of whom graduated from top Chinese or foreign universities. With a deep understanding of data laws both in China and abroad, we represent some of the most prominent corporate names across the globe in solving their most complex data compliance matters. As outside counsel specializing in compliance matters, we provide practical solutions to clients amid their challenges. Han Kun is also a trend-setter in the data field - by advising clients on cutting-edge matters such as cybersecurity reviews and data compliance aspects of overseas listings, we integrate expertise from within the firm and beyond to provide creative solutions that meet our clients' needs, even while the laws remain dynamic and quickly evolving.
Core Areas of Practice
- Data compliance due diligence, gap analysis, and rectification in major countries and regions, such as in China, the European Union, ASEAN, the Middle East, the United States, and Canada.
- Data-related policies and agreements.
- Data localization and cross-border data transfers.
- Data compliance issues in domestic and overseas listings, investment and financing, and M&A transactions.
- Data requests from domestic and foreign authorities and courts.
- Data-related training projects and updates on the latest data-related legislative developments and breaking news.
Awards
Tier 1 Data Protection: PRC Firms (The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2021-2022)
Data Protection and Privacy Firm of the Year (China Business Law Journal, 2021-2022)
Band I Cybersecurity and Data Compliance PRC Firm (Legalband, 2022)
Website: www.hankunlaw.com