Our legal team has legal, commercial, and compliance experience in both China and the United States. The firm is licensed in California, Washington, New York, and Mainland China. The practice focuses on corporate and business law, litigation, China-U.S. cross-border matters, and data privacy.

Admissions and credentials

• Attorney, California
• Attorney, Washington
• Attorney, People's Republic of China
• CIPP/US
• LL.M., University of California, Berkeley
• LL.M., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• MBA

Representative matters

The descriptions below are examples of past work. They do not predict the outcome of any other matter.

• Represented major Chinese corporations in U.S. federal litigation, including case strategy, key motion practice, oral argument, and settlement negotiations.
• Represented a major construction subcontractor in a multi-party construction defect action, including evidence strategy, expert coordination, and depositions.
• Represented a commercial property management company in complex landlord-tenant litigation, including dispositive motions, discovery, and court hearings.
• Defended insurance carriers and insured businesses in personal injury matters, including medical-record analysis, defense strategy, and settlement negotiations.
• Represented employers and insurance carriers in workers' compensation disputes, including QME process work, applicant depositions, lien resolutions, and appearances before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.
• Led pre-litigation defense and technical remediation for companies facing U.S. data privacy claims involving CIPA, ECPA, pixels, and cookies.
• Represented defendants in high-exposure personal injury litigation.

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