Barbara has a particular interest in the cyber, data, technology, and FinTech sectors, with significant experience advising international companies and financial institutions on navigating China’s evolving legal regime governing data and cybersecurity. She is regularly engaged by clients to provide legal support on high-stakes data and cybersecurity-related issues, including managing complex, cross-border data transfers, the digital transformation of businesses, and the deployment of emerging technologies such as AI, cloud computing, and blockchain. Barbara also advises Chinese companies on global data compliance projects under the laws of other countries, such as the EU GDPR. She is recognised as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/EU) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and is an IAPP-designated writer for the Asia-Pacific region.

Barbara is widely recognised in the Chinese market as an eminent data and tech lawyer, and is described by The Legal 500 as “having extensive experience in complex TMT regulatory issues”. She is ranked as a Leading Individual in corporate, M&A, TMT, and FinTech by various legal directories, including Chambers, The Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, IFLR1000, and WhichLawyer, and received the China Top 15 TMT Lawyer Award 2020 from Asian Legal Business.

Benefitting from her in-house experience, Barbara works closely with the industry and is frequently invited to share her insights at premier international professional and industry conferences organised by the IAPP, the Asia Privacy Forum, and the Economist Corporate Intelligence Network, among others. She is a member of the IAPP Women Leading Privacy Advisory Board and has served as vice chair of the Cybersecurity Sub-Working Group of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China for several years.