Grace Gao

Her experience includes telecom and cloud service procurement, upstream and downstream cloud arrangements, data center colocation, digital media and content-related matters, and other complex technology transactions, as well as the regulatory and commercial issues that arise when clients roll out technology-enabled products and services in multiple jurisdictions.

She also advises on ancillary data, cyber, compliance and product issues connected with these matters, helping clients align contractual frameworks with operational, regulatory and cross-border requirements across a broad range of TMT projects.

• Advised on telecom and cloud services procurement, including complex upstream and downstream arrangements.
• Advised on data center colocation arrangements, including due diligence, service levels and related ancillary matters.
• Advised on compliance issues arising from the deployment of equipment, cable and other infrastructure for telecom, cloud and data center services.
• Advised on the establishment and expansion of e-commerce platforms across multiple jurisdictions, covering structural, operational and compliance considerations, as well as related terms, policies and governance frameworks.
• Advised on global launch of products (e.g., Apps) and services (e.g., SaaS, PaaS), including AI-supported products and services, with a focus on regulatory and compliance considerations.
• Advised on the structuring and documentation of cross-border data transfer arrangements, ensuring alignment with multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
• Advised Chinese companies on privacy, data and product compliance frameworks for global expansion, including regulatory risk assessment and implementation.
• Advised major studios on content financing, licensing and exploitation arrangements across film, web content and gaming, including co-financing, talent arrangements, and other commercialization and monetization collaborations.
• Advised major US studios on the development, production and distribution of co-productions, including the structuring of key commercial arrangements.
• Advised a major US studio on the distribution, promotion and marketing of imported films in China, including local regulatory considerations.

• Other Key Lawyers, The Legal 500 for Data Protection (China) and TMT (China), 2023