Tingting Gao

Tingting Gao
Associate

Suite 4401, HKRI Centre One

Shanghai, China 200041

tgao@mofo.com

86 (21) 23225220

REGIONS

China

BAR ADMISSIONS

China

New York

EDUCATION

East China University of Political Science and Law, LL.B.

New York University School of Law, LL.M.

Tingting is a member of Morrison Foerster’s preeminent Privacy + Data Security practice and she advises on a diverse range of privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity compliance issues relevant to China across a wide spectrum of industries. Tingting has a deep understanding of, and extensive experience advising on, China’s fast evolving data regulatory regime.

Tingting also helps clients with regulatory compliance advisory matters, including TMT, AI, as well as labor and employment. Tingting further has experience of cross-border M&A transactions.

Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Tingting worked as an associate in a China joint operations office of a leading international law firm.

Tingting is fluent in Mandarin and English.

Representative Experience

  • A multinational advanced-technology conglomerate corporation in regulatory and data protection compliance in China, including significant assistance to the client in successfully passing a provincial CAC’s review of its consolidated data export application that covers dozens of affiliates in China.
  • A multinational financial services corporation and bank card clearing brand in significant China and APAC regional data protection compliance strategies as well as general corporate matters.
  • A multinational auto brand as well as its financial leasing business segment in an extensive China data protection compliance review of country operations and data governance and strategies.
  • A leading global professional services company in an in-depth review of compliance with China’s revised national security and data security regimes and formation of compliance strategies.
  • A membership-based warehouse store in regulatory and data protection compliance in China.
  • A multinational financial services corporation in regulatory and data protection compliance in China.
  • An HKEx listed company in its equity acquisition of a major China-based online content broadcasting and streaming platform and a famous China-based film and TV series production company, in total consideration of approx. HKD 7.2 billion.

Rankings

Leading Associate China: Data Protection: Foreign Firms

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025

Rising Star: China Data Protection: Foreign Firms

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024