Practice areas

Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; Compliance; Data protection; E-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos

Introduction

Nigel Zhu is a contractual partner at Llinks Law Offices, primarily focused on cybersecurity and data compliance, anti-corruption, antitrust, and environmental and social governance (ESG).

Zhu graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Law School of University of Wisconsin with an LLB and an LLM degree, respectively. He is admitted to practise law in the China, as well as in New York State.

Prior to joining Llinks, Zhu worked at a reputable US law firm for several years and represented multinational companies in data compliance, antitrust, M&A and foreign investment cases.

Since joining Llinks, Zhu’s primarily focuses are data compliance, antitrust and ESG. With more than nine years’ experience as a lawyer, and rich experience in cybersecurity and data compliance, he is recommended by Legal 500. Clients he represents include “data-heavy” companies such leading internet companies and high-tech companies, as well as clients in traditional industries that proactively seek digital transformation, including SOEs, private companies and foreign companies in the fields of retail, auto, pharmaceuticals, finance, manufacturing and energy.

Zhu is capable of providing a wide variety of cybersecurity and data compliance services including data export security assessment, cybersecurity review, personal data protection certification, personal data protection impact assessment, cybersecurity incident response, and establishment of cybersecurity and data compliance systems.

He participated in the drafting of the Group Standard Data Compliance Management System Requirements, and is recommended by Legal 500 in competition law practices. Clients he has represented include the largest home decoration and furniture retail company, largest food retailer, largest new energy battery manufacturing company, and a leading new energy battery cathode material manufacturing company in China’s market, as well as other SOEs, private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises.

In addition, Zhu specialises in providing clients with legal services on antitrust compliance analysis, establishment of antitrust compliance system, antitrust administrative investigation response, antitrust civil cases, and administrative penalty decisions review and appeals.

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