On April 8, China Business Law Journal announced winners of its 2020 China Business Law Awards. With its professionalism and excellence in the data-related legal and IP services area in recent years, Watson & Band is honored as an award winner in the Data Protection and Privacy category.

The China Business Law Awards aim to recognize and praise law firms with outstanding performances in the various legal and industrial areas. The decisions this year are based on thousands of votes and recommendations received from in-house counsels, other senior corporate executives and legal professionals from around the world, as well as hundreds of submissions from Chinese and international law firms.

Watson & Band Law Offices has made lots of efforts and taken the leading position in this field. As the pioneer in legal services in data compliance, we are able to provide comprehensive services in data, cyber security and personal information protection. And this services cover internal data governance structure, data collection, use, outbound security assessment and development of products and services in data asset etc.

We boast rich experience in various sectors around data business, including but not limited to financial technology, medical treatment and medicine, intelligent driving, online payment, targeted marketing, data sharing and transaction, games, FMCG and personal credit. Our clients include securities and futures institutions, insurance exchanges, internet businesses, medical big data businesses, data exchanges and plays in property, credit, payment, FMCG and other industries with a need for data compliance.

One of our senior partners, Professor Gao Fuping from East China University of Political Science and Law, is a leading scholar in China and counselor for governmental departments for information and data-related laws, individual information and privacy policies etc. As a pioneering and authoritative researcher in data assets development, cyber security and personal information protection, he leads our data, cyber security and individual information protection team, who have accumulated rich experience in practical projects. We are confident and competent to provide quality and specialized legal services to your company.