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.

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.

• Licensed Chinese Lawyer
• Independent Director Qualification from Shenzhen Stock Exchange
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
• Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
• Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)
• DEKRA Certified AI Governance Professional (CAIGP)
• DEXCO Five-Star Certified Data Transaction Compliance Specialist from Shenzhen Data Exchange

Master in Digital Transformation, Hong Kong University

Master in Economic Law, Shenzhen University

LL.B., Shenzhen University

• Chambers and Partners' "Up and Coming Lawyer" in Data Protection and Privacy (2023, 2024)
• Recommended as an Elite Lawyer in Data Compliance by Lexins in "Elite Legal Service Brand Guide (2024)"
• Ranked in the Top 20 Data and Privacy Protection Lawyers at ACE LEGALTECH AWARDS 2023
• Included in LEGALBAND's China's Top Lawyers Rankings for Cybersecurity and Data Compliance in 2023
• Listed in LexisNexis's "40 Under 40 Elite Lawyers in China Mainland" in 2023
• Named in LEGALBAND's China Lawyers Special Recommendation List Top 15 for Cybersecurity and Data Compliance in 2022 and 2022 LEGALBAND China Lawyers Special Recommendation List Top 15 for Digital Economy
• Awarded the "Best Government Regulatory Compliance Lawyer" at the GRCD China Compliance Awards 2022
• Ranked in the Top 15 Data Protection Lawyers at ACE LEGALTECH AWARDS 2022
• Selected as one of the first five lawyers for the "Zhuoxin Big Data - Lawyer Partnership Program" by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology
• Recognized as an Outstanding Author by LexisNexis from 2021 to 2023

• 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

• 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