Jingyuan Shi

Jingyuan is our head of Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice group in Greater China. She is a PRC-qualified lawyer and a practising solicitor in England and Wales. Jingyuan is specialised in data and technology laws. She has supported a large number of TMT companies, life science companies, strategic and financial investors, asset managers, financial institutions and fintech companies on an impressive selection of mandates, including without limitation data compliance, PE/VC and M&A transactions, regulatory and intellectual property. She has been based in Shanghai, Beijing, London, Hong Kong and Shenzhen for her practice. Jingyuan is regularly invited to speak at industrial events. She is also a regular contributor to the Simmons & Simmons website and WeChat account, and for the China chapters of Lexology Getting The Deal Through – Fintech (2017–2024) and Lexology Panoramic Next (formerly known as Market Intelligence) – Privacy and Cybersecurity (2021-2024). Ranked and quoted by Legal 500 Asia and Chambers Asia from 2017 throughout 2023 clients have quoted Jingyuan as being “very strong executive ability, sense of responsibility and great experience”, “super smart, very knowledgeable and proactive”. Jingyuan has lead team to be awarded as the “International TMT Firm of the year” (China Law and Practice Awards 2021). Jingyuan is shortlisted as the Data Privacy Lawyer of the year (Asia Legal Awards 2023); and as leading the M&A Deal of the Year (ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024). · Simmons & Simmons