Beiyuan Law Firm
Translating Legal Requirements into Practical Compliance Measures

Beiyuan Law Firm stands out as the first and only law firm in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) providing comprehensive advisory services on privacy and data protection compliance. The firm’s “law combining technology” principle is demonstrated through legally compliant and technically practical solutions. Its comprehensive understanding of global data security enables it to provide its clients with innovative, diversified, and one-stop solutions.

“We guide our clients through China’s legal landscape while ensuring clients’ global data compliance and security,” says Poppy (Quanlai) HUANG, senior partner at Beiyuan Law Firm.

The firm is established on the foundation of multiple technology companies with over two decades of experience in cyber security assessment, commercial codes, and APP security testing. It offers high-quality legal compliance services for data protection impact assessments (DPIA) and audits, data protection officer (DPO), and data cross-border transfer to clients in various industries.

Beiyuan Law Firm has a specialized group of lawyers and information security engineers proficient in cybersecurity and commercial code. They work together to address complex challenges of the dynamic legal landscape and help the firm build strong technical and academic support. This enables it to forge strong relationships with experts, clients, and regulators across various sectors. The team advises clients on complex data compliance strategies and ad-hoc data breach management through these collaborations.

The firm’s professionals also actively collaborate with law schools and third-party academic institutions to bolster it with strong academic resources. These facilities serve as talent incubators, providing Beiyuan Law Firm with a rich pool of talent systematically trained in data protection techniques. This collaboration has introduced projects that focus on standards and guideline development as part of their research initiatives. These guidelines are pivotal in advancing the field as they drive organizations to stay at the forefront of compliance. This partnership also enhances the legal community’s understanding and adoption of best practices within various domains of law.

A notable example of Beiyuan Law Firm’s dedication to efficient compliance assessments is its collaboration with the Law School of Peking University. By working together, they drafted the “guidelines for the legal compliance assessment of personal information processing”. The firm’s contribution to developing the operation guide for compliance with face information processing, which is managed by the China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT), propels the firm to the forefront, demonstrating a deep understanding of best practices in the field. Based on global and local standards, these guidelines offer a reliable framework for businesses to confidently navigate compliance assessments.

A representation of the firm’s global data compliance capability can be seen in its solution for a Shenzhen-based company that specializes in global medical facilities. The client had to seamlessly integrate the equipment needed with the electronic medical record system, ensuring patient information data complied with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. The adherence to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) of 2020 was also crucial. Beiyuan Law Firm sought guidance on their commercial operations, including establishing client agreements with hospitals and IT service providers by applying the nexus legislation from an external jurisdiction.
In another case, Beiyuan Law Firm helped a prominent fruit retailer operate its offline and online stores on its own platform. The retailer, aiming to get through the listing compliance examination for data compliance, faced a challenge in securely handling a large customer data set. Beiyuan Law Firm recommended its legal compliance assessment of personal information processing as a third-party professional institute based on Personal Information Protection Law of P. R. C. (PIPL). Beiyuan assessed the client’s processing members’ personal information and recommended various improvements, like minimizing the data collection and ceasing the storage of de-unregistered subscribers. Subsequently, the company successfully passed the compliance examination and is now a listed entity.

Beiyuan Law Firm’s dedication, innovation, and strategic approach to finding an appropriate compliance solution have paved the way for its remarkable success. Its position as China’s only vendor of International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), focusing on data compliance legal services, underlines its commitment to defining industry standards.