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Telecom & Information

Our Telecom and information practice has been highly recommended by prominent international legal rating agencies

We have maintained an active presence in varied matters in the telecom and information sector for many years and provided specialized legal counseling to a large number of clients, including basic telecommunications operators, value-added service providers, and internet businesses. The telecom and information sector is also heavily featured in our practice in M&A, equity and debt financing, capital markets, and compliance, where we have represented telecommunications operators, value-added service providers, internet businesses, and their fund providers, such as private equity funds and investment institutions. Our lawyers have amassed considerable expertise over the years and unfailingly maintained a market-leading position in the telecom and information sphere, securing our clients' recognition with our superb, innovative, and practical legal solutions. Our practice in this area has consistently garnered high recommendations by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, China Business Law Journal, asialaw, and other internationally renowned legal media and rating agencies.

Our work in the telecom and information realm covers a broad range of industry sectors, such as basic telecommunications, cloud computing and data centers, cybersecurity, communication and end-user devices, next-generation communication technologies, IoT, quantum communication, social media and instant messaging, e-commerce and online services, online gaming, digital media, virtual reality and augmented reality, enterprise communication and collaboration, and digital public services, among others.

Scope of Services

Providing telecom and information businesses with a gamut of legal services, including due diligence, compliance advice, investment structuring, restructuring, negotiation, document drafting, and transaction closing for their financing, M&A, foreign direct investment, and capital market business
Providing multi-dimensional legal services concerning drafting and negotiating partnership agreements and services agreements, data compliance, algorithm filings, generative AI services filings, and other issues to AI businesses
Providing multifaceted legal services to establishment and daily operations of cloud computing businesses
Providing services in data-related matters, encompassing (public/commercial) data sourcing, training, and usage, personal data and privacy protection, data-related dispute resolution, as well as data collection and international transfer
Assisting clients in their investment in telecom and information services in line with market access policies
Assisting Chinese start-ups in the telecom and information sector in designing business models that meet financing and listing requirements
Advising on setup and operation, among others, of online service platforms
Providing network security related advice, including development of compliance management systems and protection of key information infrastructure
Advising on the construction and development of basic telecommunications infrastructure
Providing legal services for intellectual property protection (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets) and anti-unfair competition compliance and risk prevention to telecom and information companies
Advising businesses in the telecom and information sector, providing assistance in merger filing, developing antitrust compliance strategies, responding to antitrust investigations, and representing clients in antitrust litigation
Advising businesses in the telecom and information sector on trade compliance and remedies