Xiaoyan is a counsel in our IP, Tech & Data Group’s San Francisco Office.
Xiaoyan has over 15 years of combined legal and high tech industrial experience. She advises clients on IP and cybersecurity and privacy related issues in complex technology and outsourcing transactions involving e-commerce, licensing, and emerging technologies such as cloud, AI, and block chain. In her early legal career, Xiaoyan litigated patent cases in the U.S. involving software and electronics, and advised clients on IP issues in technology transactions. Recently, Xiaoyan advises clients extensively on privacy and cybersecurity issues in Asia, in particular, China’s new Cybersecurity Law, as well as cross-border technology transactions with China. Prior to joining Reed Smith, Xiaoyan was with several international law firms in New York City, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
Xiaoyan holds an advanced degree in Computer Science. Prior to obtaining her J.D., cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center, she worked as an information security consultant/Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) with Computer Associates and HSBC in the U.S., handling all aspects of computer security systems, including coding, architecture design, and testing/ethical hacking. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the United States (CIPP/US) and in Europe (CIPP/E) recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Xiaoyan is a frequent speaker and author on IP, cybersecurity and privacy related issues. She has presented before Euromoney, the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), American Chamber of Commerce
(Shanghai), European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, China Technology Exchange, Thomson Reuters Legal, and elsewhere. She has been published by The Recorder, New York Law Journal, Lexology, Computer Law and Security Review, China Law and Practice, Inside Counsel, and Hong Kong Lawyer, and interviewed by Politico, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg BNA on US and China related cybersecurity issues. She has been selected as an “LMG Rising Star” by the Experts Guide (2015-2017).
