Grace Gao
Registered Foreign Lawyer
Baker & McKenzie
Not admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction
Biography
Grace Gao has experience in representing game studios, film and TV studios, e-commerce platforms, fintech companies, internet companies, and other clients within the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) industry.
Practice Focus
Grace focuses on commercial IP transactions and technology advisory projects across diverse areas, including game and film development, IP licensing, product launch compliance, telecommunication services, colocation for data center, and AI advisory.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised Chinese companies and Hollywood studios on film production, development, financing, and distribution deals.
- Assisted a leading web novel platform with online and offline terms and agreements for users and writers.
- Advised Chinese and multinational gaming companies on licensing, adaptation, and other game-related transactions.
- Advised on telecom and cloud services procurement transactions.
- Advised Chinese companies on data center colocation transactions.
- Advised privacy and data compliance and other product compliance for Chinese internet companies during global business expansion.
- Led the setup of an ecommerce platform in SEA for a leading Chinese company.
Professional Honors
- Other Key Lawyers, The Legal 500 for Data Protection (China) and TMT (China), 2023
Admissions
- New York~United States
Education
- Columbia University (LL.M.)
- Fudan University (LL.M.)
- Shanghai International Studies University (LL.B.)
Languages
- English
- Mandarin
Baker & McKenzie, a Hong Kong partnership, is a member of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein.