Zheng Sun

Trianee Lawyer @ Longan Law Firm

About

Trainee Lawyer at Beijing Long An (Guangzhou) Law Firm, specialized in video game related legal disputes and compliance. I have participated in the first case in China involving video game algorithm. Other highlights include assisting my mentor in major UGC game platform legal disputes, offering compliance advice to leading Chinese video game companies in lootbox disclosure, data privacy etc. I have completed my Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Innovation, Technology and the Law at the University of Edinburgh, my studies focus on the intersection of technology and law. My research interests include data protection, Artificial Intelligence governance, copyright, and the implications of emerging technologies on fundamental rights.

Country

China

City

Guangzhou

Industry

Legal Services

Skill

Privacy Law, IT Law, Intellectual Property Law, Legal Document Preparation, Legal Writing, Legal Research

Experience

Trianee Lawyer

Longan Law Firm

2025-2 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Providing clients with specialized services in areas such as transnational litigation, game content review, global game publishing, data compliance, and privacy protection. These services include, but are not limited to: Providing substantial similarity analysis, drafting Expert Declaration regarding Chinese law for a video game lawsuit in the US; Drafting User Agreement and Privacy Policy for games launched in North America and Europe by a well-known gaming company, ensuring compliance with EU consumer protection laws, GDPR, DSA, and U.S. CCPA requirements; Issuing legal compliance opinions for a listed gaming company's game launched in Japan regarding the organization of prize-based competitions; Providing compliance advice for a listed gaming company's Japanese game launch concerning the regulation of real-money trading (RMT); Delivering compliance opinions for a leading gaming company on data processing, localization, and cross-border data transfer in Russia.

Intern

Yongjia County People's Court

2022-12 - 2023-3 · 4 mos

Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

Education

University of Edinburgh Law School

Innovation, technology and the Law

2023-9 - 2024-8 · 1 yr

Dissertation: Safety Is All You Need? Balancing Moderation of Generative AI and Freedom of Expression (80/100 Distinction, selected as Exemplar of Exceptional Academic Work) Semester 2 Information: Control and Power (80/100 Distinction) Software and the law (78/100 Distinction) Robotics, AI and the Law (71/100 Distinction) Human-Computer Interaction and Governance (Audit course- class only) Semester 1 Contemporary Issues in Exploiting Intellectual Property (73/100 Distinction) Data Protection and Information Privacy (63/100 Merit) The legal challenges of information technologies (70/100 Distinction)