Yanming Zhao is a partner at Global Law Office, permanently stationed in Shenzhen. His primary practice areas include digital economy, cybersecurity and data protection, compliance and risk management, artificial intelligence, and finance technology sectors.

Yanming Zhao focuses on industries such as the Internet, artificial intelligence, finance, healthcare, automotive, and energy, providing clients with full-cycle data compliance legal services at the investment end, asset end, transaction end, and dispute resolution end. This includes representing investment institutions in conducting data compliance legal due diligence on invested enterprises, representing companies planning for an IPO to issue special legal opinions on data compliance, representing regulatory authorities in providing legislative suggestions on relevant data legislation, and offering legal services for enterprises in data compliance rectification, construction of data compliance systems, compliance argumentation for the development and utilization of data resources, and compliance assessment of data transactions.

Yanming Zhao’s clients include Qianhai Authority, Shenzhen Data Exchange, Hunan Big Data Exchange, Tencent, Xiaomi, China Resources Shouzheng, Ping An Bank, China United SME Guarantee Corporation, New Hope Gas, Kingdee Group, Futian Industrial Investment, Shenzhen Credit, China Securities Credit, China International Payment, BaiRong YunChuang, Lexin, Weixin Financial, CNFINANCE, Doushabao, Yunnan Cultural Tourism, Susumao, Shendu Data, Guoxin Health, and Li Xiang.

Yanming Zhao joined Global Law Office in 2024. Previously, Yanming Zhao specialized in the digital economy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and financial technology sectors at Meritsandtree Law Office and Huashang Law Office.

Admitted to practice in the PRC

Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)

DEKRA Certified AI Governance Professional (CAIGP)

Cybersecurity Competence Certification (Certification Category: Data Cross-border Security Management)

LL.B., Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

2022 ACE LEGALTECH AWARDS TOP: 15 LEGALTECH LAWYERS 2022

• Published an article titled "Exploration on the Dispute Resolution Mechanism Related to Data - From the Perspective of Arbitration" in Wuhan Social Sciences in 2023
• Participated in the compilation of the new edition of the Level 1 Fintech Professional Examination textbook for Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macao, titled "Compliance, Ethics, and Standardization Update Reader." in 2023.
• Participated in the compilation of the "Financial Data Application: Typical Scenarios and Compliance Guidelines" by the National Internet Finance Association of China, in 2022.
• Participated in the compilation of the "Good Practice Guide for Personal Data Governance in Digital Finance Institutions" by the Global Digital Finance Center (Hangzhou), in 2022.