Frank Lin-北京观韬律师事务所

Frank Lin

Partner | Beijing

Private Equity and Investment Funds ·Corporate and M&A ·Compliance and Investigation

Linds@guantao.com

Brief

Frank Lin is a partner at Guantao Law Firm’s Beijing Office. Before joining Guantao, he served as legal counsel at Cisco and as legal director at Chehaoduo. He has also practiced law at prestigious firms such as DLA Piper, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, and TransAsia Lawyers.

Frank has extensive experience representing a diverse range of clients, including startups, leading venture capital firms, and Fortune Global 500 companies. His expertise spans industries such as technology, internet, software, artificial intelligence, transportation, consumer brands, aviation, biotechnology, healthcare, energy, and semiconductors.

In addition to holding certifications as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Frank is certified as a Data Compliance Officer by the China Cybersecurity Review Certification and Market Regulation Big Data Center.

Representative Experience

• Advising numerous startups on financing from leading venture capital firms.

• Advising leading research institutions and universities on technology transactions.

• Advising foreign and Chinese enterprises on joint ventures across sectors including software, internet, education, aviation, and energy.

• Advising venture capital firms on investments in China, particularly in sectors such as software, e-commerce, education, and semiconductors.

• Advising on M&A transactions in industries such as market research, internet, and insurance agencies.

• Advising foreign internet and telecommunication companies on market entry strategies and licensing arrangements in China.

• Advising clients on risk management, including issues related to product liability and consumer complaints.

• Advising clients on compliance with data protection and cybersecurity regulations.

• Advising startups on redemption or repurchase requests from investors, including arbitration.

• Advising startups on matters related to the departure of co-founders or key employees.

Rankings & Accolades

China Business Law Journal: Rising Stars (2022)

Education

LL.M., Stanford Law School

LL.M., Peking University Law School

Admission

Bar of People's Republic of China

Language

Chinese (Mandarin)

English

Field

Private Equity and Investment Funds Corporate and M&A Compliance and Investigation