Recently, the list of suppliers for the 2025 Guangzhou Data Exchange Market’s ecological partner program (first batch) was released. Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm was successfully selected. This marks another deep cooperation between Longan Guangzhou and Guangzhou Data Exchange after it won the contract for the “Guangzhou Data Exchange 2025 Legal Advisor Service Project”. It shows once again that Longan Guangzhou’s business capabilities in the data element market construction have been officially recognized.

The team responsible for this cooperation consists of senior advisor Chen Huan, deputy director of the management committee and senior partner Ge Xiangrong, partners Liu Yanfeng, Huang Cuiyi, Ou Yingshi, and researcher Li Qiyao from Longan Bay Area Artificial Intelligence Law Research Center, as well as Zhang Yunci. The team members have deep legal expertise and rich practical experience in data compliance, data property registration, data asset accounting, data cross-border transfer, and artificial intelligence. They can provide efficient and professional legal services for Guangzhou Data Exchange.

The Longan Digital Economy Law Team can provide the following data and artificial intelligence-related services:

1. Legal services for data asset accounting

  • Data resource inventory services: According to the needs of enterprises, they help enterprises organize data resources that meet the requirements for accounting, thereby enabling enterprises to develop data products effectively.
  • Compliance guidance services for data asset registration: They conduct data compliance investigations, provide suggestions for data compliance improvements, and assist in establishing management systems. They also help enterprises determine the rights and responsibilities regarding data assets and complete the registration of data assets.
  • Interpretation and training services related to policies and regulations for data asset accounting: They help enterprises understand the processes of data asset registration and accounting, assist in formulating plans for data asset accounting, and provide specialized training.

2. Legal services for data compliance and digital transformation

  • Risk identification and analysis: By thoroughly analyzing the business models and product services of clients, they assess the current state of data compliance and identify potential risks.
  • Establishment of compliance systems and frameworks: Based on the assessment results and client needs, they develop and implement plans for improving data compliance systems at various levels, including organizational, institutional, and procedural aspects.
  • Compliance review and revision: They provide services such as drafting, reviewing, and revising relevant legal documents and agreements to meet the needs of clients’ products and business operations.
  • Special training and education: Through specialized training and questionnaires, they help employees improve their awareness of data compliance and foster a compliant corporate culture.

3. Special compliance services for artificial intelligence

  • Compliance during the deployment and training of AI large models: Reviewing open-source models and agreements, reviewing and revising agreements related to models, ensuring the legality of data sources used for training, and providing consulting services.
  • Compliance during the preparation phase for AI product launch: Reviewing and applying for necessary licenses, reviewing and revising user agreements and privacy policies for AI products, and participating in the compliance design of AI products.
  • Compliance during AI operation and maintenance: Conducting compliance testing and risk assessments, assisting clients in handling user complaints and regulatory requirements, and providing specialized training and education on AI compliance.

4. Legal services for data cross-border transfer

  • Analysis of legal requirements for data transfer out: Helping clients determine the appropriate forms of data transfer out and accurately identifying the types of data involved. For countries not on the white list, such as the United States, they assess the data protection laws and the level of protection in those countries.
  • Design and implementation of data transfer pathways: Assisting clients in completing security assessments and domestic SCC registrations. Selecting appropriate EU SCC modules based on the direction of data transfer to ensure compliance with legal requirements. Applying for Chinese TC260-PIP certification and EU BCRs, and passing audits by third-party auditors, thereby enhancing market competitiveness and supporting cross-border business expansion.
  • Management of cross-border agreements and documents: Drafting legal documents, conducting due diligence on data recipients, and designing emergency response plans. Clarifying the rights and obligations of all parties, enhancing the company’s ability to handle emergencies, and ensuring safe data transfer across borders.

Typical cases of team services

  1. Special compliance services for data asset accounting related to “cross-border trend analysis products”.
  2. Special compliance services for data compliance related to a certain public security big data product.
  3. Special compliance services for data asset accounting related to public data products.
  4. Special compliance services for AI products.
  5. Special compliance plans for electronic archive projects in the construction industry.
  6. Special compliance services for data governance and accounting related to a certain medical company.
  7. Special compliance services for a cross-border enterprise WeChat mini-program.
  8. Advisor to the Longan Bay Area Artificial Intelligence Law Research Center.
  9. Advisor to a leading legal technology company’s product project.
  10. Compliance consulting services for large-scale artificial intelligence models.
  11. Special advisor for an orthopedic AI project.
  12. Legal services related to data cross-border transfer for a leading new energy vehicle company’s investment in Thailand.
  13. Legal services related to data cross-border transfer for a large automotive trading company’s investment in Mexico.
  14. Legal services related to data cross-border transfer for a domestic new energy battery company’s investment in Thailand.
  15. Legal services related to data cross-border transfer for a leading General Motors company’s investment in Russia.

Guangzhou Data Exchange

Under the strategic plans of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Government, with strong support from the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee and Government, and under the guidance of the Guangdong Provincial Government Service and Data Administration Bureau and the Guangzhou Municipal Government Service and Data Administration Bureau, Guangzhou Data Exchange was established on September 30, 2022. With its mission of “focusing on Guangdong, serving the Bay Area, and supporting the whole country”, Guangzhou Data Exchange seizes the major opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It builds a full-chain data trading ecosystem, engages deeply in industries, and continuously develops influential benchmark scenarios. It has successfully established a series of innovative platforms.

Source: Guangzhou Data Exchange website

As a core hub of the Guangdong Province’s data element market system, Guangzhou Data Exchange implements the requirements of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Government to “focus on the real economy and strengthen manufacturing”. It adheres to the business philosophy of “credit as the foundation, quality as the basis, and the ecosystem as the key”. It goes into fields and workshops to establish a trading service system with “multiple bases and platforms” covering all regions and industries. It actively explores practical paths for data elements to enhance the high-quality development of the real economy. Currently, it has developed a series of specialized data products in 25 industries, including intelligent manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishing, health, transportation, environmental protection, industrial parks, meteorological services, and finance.

Guangzhou Data Exchange actively explores the cross-border data flow mechanism in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It uses the “data special zone” to promote cross-border data flow, develops “Greater Bay Area solutions” for data flow, and pilots the aggregation and development of foreign data. At the same time, it actively promotes the construction of data trading service infrastructure in regions such as Xinjiang and Tibet, contributing to the high-quality development of the digital economy and industries.

About the lawyer

Lawyer Chen Huan

Lawyer Chen Huan studied at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and China University of Political Science and Law. He is currently a senior advisor at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm. He has written books such as “Essential AI Skills for Lawyers” and “Guide to Using ChatGPT by Lawyers”. He is also the deputy director of the Longan Province Compliance Committee, a member of the Guangdong Province Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, the secretary-general of the Guangzhou Lawyers Association’s Data and Digital Economy Committee, the director of the Longan Bay Area Artificial Intelligence Law Research Center, the head of the Longan Guangzhou Digital Economy Department, a leading foreign-related lawyer in Guangzhou, a data compliance advisor for Guangzhou Data Exchange, and the founder of the official account “AI Compliance Circle”. His main areas of practice include artificial intelligence compliance, data compliance, data asset accounting, intellectual property rights, and computer networks.

Lawyer Ge Xiangrong

Lawyer Ge Xiangrong graduated from Southwest University of Political Science and Law. He is currently the deputy director of the management committee and senior partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm. He specializes in handling complex civil and commercial cases, including corporate law and financial disputes. He has extensive legal expertise and is skilled in formulating litigation strategies and clarifying legal relationships. Many of the cases he handles have been selected as typical or guiding cases. He holds multiple social positions, such as a representative of the 10th Guangzhou Lawyers Congress and a mediator at the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade/International Chamber of Commerce. He is also a leading foreign-related lawyer in Guangdong Province and has been recognized as an “Emerging Lawyer in South China” by ALB.

Lawyer Ou Yingshi

Lawyer Ou Yingshi is currently a partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm and the director of the Longan Guangzhou Sanctions and Anti-Dumping Professional Committee. He has extensive legal expertise in foreign-related matters. He has established close relationships with many well-known law firms and overseas institutions across 30+ countries and regions, including Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Central Asia, Europe, South Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, and North America. His clients are from various industries, including intelligent communication, new energy, AI, drones, traditional manufacturing, and biomedicine. He has provided legal services for large enterprises, especially automotive companies, in areas such as foreign investment, export controls and sanctions, anti-dumping, countervailing measures, international arbitration, foreign-related litigation, and long-term foreign-related legal advice.

Lawyer Liu Yanfeng

Lawyer Liu Yanfeng graduated from Southwest University of Political Science and Law. He is currently a partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm and the deputy director and secretary-general of the Longan Guangzhou Major and Complex Civil and Commercial Case Research Center. With over ten years of experience in the legal profession, he has handled more than 800 cases. He specializes in resolving complex civil and commercial disputes and has extensive experience in commercial economic disputes. A case he handled involving a New Third Board company and an employee’s infringement of trade secrets was selected as one of the “Top Ten Typical Cases of 2021” by the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court.

Lawyer Huang Cuiyi

Lawyer Huang Cuiyi graduated from China University of Political Science and Law. She is currently a partner at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm and the deputy director of the Longan Guangzhou Real Estate Department. Since 2011, she has been a long-term legal advisor for Liuniu Group (a Hong Kong-listed company). She provides services to many large enterprises and government departments, including Southern Financial Media. She has extensive experience in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. She is committed to providing comprehensive dispute resolution solutions to clients.

Lawyer Li Qiyao

Lawyer Li Qiyao graduated from South China University of Technology. She is the editor of “Essential AI Skills for Lawyers” and a researcher at the Longan Bay Area Artificial Intelligence Law Research Center. She is also an expert advisor for the Longan Guangzhou Sanctions and Anti-Dumping Professional Committee and the founder of the official account “AI Compliance Circle”. She has a level 8 English certificate and specializes in artificial intelligence, data compliance, intellectual property litigation, non-litigation matters, and civil and commercial dispute resolution.

Zhang Yunci

Graduated from Wuhan University, she is currently an assistant lawyer at Beijing Longan (Guangzhou) Law Firm. She has participated in research projects such as “Risk Analysis of Online Private Fundraising Platforms” (provincial level), “Criminal Subjects and Criminal Capacity in Strong Artificial Intelligence Crimes”, and “Psychotropic Drug Crimes”.