Carol Sun
Greater China Region Guide 2024
Band 4 : TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (PRC Firms)
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About
Provided by Carol Sun
Practice Areas
Carol Sun is a leading lawyer with significant industry recognition in cross-border compliance and data protection.
Carol stands out as one of the few lawyers who can effectively address both Chinese and foreign regulatory requirements in complex cross-border investigation projects. Throughout her career, Carol has represented clients in numerous noteworthy government investigations in multiple jurisdictions, including China, the United States, and Europe, involving anti-corruption, sanctions, security reviews, and class action lawsuits. Carol has also represented Chinese and foreign clients in navigating China's data security and cross-border data compliance matters.
Carol is frequently engaged in internal investigations, including managing whistleblower reports, conducting investigative interviews, leading teams in forensic data review, and considering overall compliance requirements for multinational companies across jurisdictions. She excels in resolving complex situations, including addressing misconduct through legal procedures and assisting clients in identifying systemic compliance risks while providing remediation recommendations.
Carol is also highly regarded as a pioneer in personal information protection and data security, with a particular focus on cross-border data transfer regulations, and the incident response of data breach. She has represented nearly 100 domestic and foreign enterprises from various fields in personal information protection and cybersecurity projects.
Carol Sun is frequently invited by major legal publishers such as Chambers, Global Investigation Review, Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer to give speech and provide Chinese legal guidance on compliance and investigations, anti-corruption, sanctions, and data security.
Career
Carol Sun is qualified to practice law in China.
Professional Memberships
Asia Pacific Liaison Officer of IBA Criminal Law Committee
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Investigations, While-collar, Anti-corruption, and Data Protection
Languages Spoken
Mandarin and English
Education
Fudan University
LL.M.
Dalian University of Technology
BEc.
Awards
Recognised in ‘Data Protection and Privacy” area by Chambers Greater China Region from 2022 to 2024.
Recognised in the categories of ‘Regulatory Compliance’ and ‘International Trade’ by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024.
One of “The A-List Growth Drivers” of China Business Law Journal in 2023–2024.
Honoured to be a ‘Women in Data’ by Global Data Review in 2019, alongside esteemed individuals such as the Chair of the European Data Protection Board and the General Counsel of the UK Information Commissioner's Office.
Chambers Review
Greater China Region
Carol Sun has a wealth of experience in handling data protection and regulatory compliance for both Chinese and international clients, notably advising such clients on cross-border data transfer regulations. She is also well versed in corporate investigations and anti-fraud mandates.
孙博律师为国内外客户处理数据保护和监管合规事宜的相关经验丰富，尤其是为此类客户提供跨境数据传输法规方面的建议。她亦擅长公司调查和反欺诈事宜委托。
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Carol Sun is a lawyer who can help with sensitive and significant international matters, particularly where data protection is an increasing part of the global business landscape."
"We have worked with her for many years. Carol and her team have been helping us to be compliant with the complicated Chinese data protection legal regime."
“孙博律师可以帮助处理敏感且重大的国际事务，特别是在数据保护日益成为全球商业格局的一部分的情况下。”
“我们和孙律师一起工作了很多年。她和她的团队一直在帮助我们遵守复杂的中国数据保护法律制度。”
"Carol Sun is a lawyer who can help with sensitive and significant international matters, particularly where data protection is an increasing part of the global business landscape."
"We have worked with her for many years. Carol and her team have been helping us to be compliant with the complicated Chinese data protection legal regime."
“孙博律师可以帮助处理敏感且重大的国际事务，特别是在数据保护日益成为全球商业格局的一部分的情况下。”
“我们和孙律师一起工作了很多年。她和她的团队一直在帮助我们遵守复杂的中国数据保护法律制度。”
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