Xinyang ZHANG

Xinyang Zhang, managing partner of Commerce & Finance Law Offices, has been named AI & Big Data Lawyer of the Year in China at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards. The recognition reflects his standing as a leading Chinese lawyer in the new economy and his depth of experience advising on the legal issues raised by artificial intelligence, big data and related technologies.

Commerce & Finance Law Offices, also known as Tongshang, was established in 1992 as one of the earliest partnership law firms approved in China. It has grown into a major full-service practice with over nine hundred legal professionals and offices in cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and New York. The firm is known for pairing legal advice with commercial insight, positioning itself as a deliverer of business solutions rather than legal opinions alone, and is well regarded across capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and compliance.

Based in Beijing, Xinyang Zhang joined the firm in 2007 and rose to become a managing partner. His practice spans the new economy, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and the capital markets, giving him both a transactional grounding and a deep familiarity with technology-driven businesses. This combination allows him to advise clients not only on discrete legal questions but on how emerging technologies fit within their corporate and commercial strategies.

Artificial intelligence and big data sit at the centre of his recognised expertise. He has extensive experience across the new economy field, advising on artificial intelligence and big data alongside e-commerce, cloud computing, the internet of things and the sharing economy. As these technologies raise novel questions of data governance, regulation and commercial structuring, his work helps clients navigate a fast-moving legal landscape where rules are still taking shape.

Widely recognised as a specialist in China's new economy, Xinyang Zhang is regarded as a leading practitioner with a broad sector focus that extends from artificial intelligence and e-commerce into cultural entertainment and other technology-enabled industries. Being named AI & Big Data Lawyer of the Year in China at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards affirms his position at the forefront of legal practice in this emerging field and the confidence that technology-focused clients place in his counsel.