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Amigo L. Xie

Dr. Amigo L. Xie is a seasoned lawyer with over 20 years of experience in the Greater China market, focusing on corporate and M&A, data privacy, employment, real estate, pre-merger control, foreign investment control, supply-chain compliance, and China-related regulatory and compliance tasks. Amigo also advises multinational corporations and local businesses across diverse industries, including information technology, fast-moving consumer goods, life science, healthcare and digital assets.

Amigo is a prolific author, with a particular focus on data protection, digital regulation, and emerging legal developments in China. His work has been featured on leading legal platforms and journals, including LexisNexis, The National Law Review, Lexology, JD Supra, and Concurrences (award nominated).

  • Recognized by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Recommended Lawyer
    • Corporate (including M&A) in Hong Kong, 2024-2026
    • Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms in China, 2025
  • Named to Lawdragon's 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers, 2024-2025
  • Council Member, China Society of International Economic Law
  • Chair Professor, Chen An International Law Development Foundation, Xiamen University
  • Visiting Professor, Institute of International Economic Law, Xiamen University Law School
  • Member, All China Lawyers Association (ACLA)
  • Member, Shanghai Bar Association (SBA)
     
  • Speaker, “International Data Transfers under Chinese Law”, PrivSec China, GRC World Forums, Virtual Forum, March 2022
  • Speaker, “China's Data Protection Officer Recruitment Drive: How Ready is the People's Republic of China for Half-a-Million DPOs? ”, PrivSec Global, GRC World Forums, Virtual Seminar, February 2022
  • Speaker, “Latest Developments in China-U.S. Trade: CFIUS, Export Controls & Sanctions”, Finance Law Research Center, Xiamen University Law School, Seminar, December 2019
  • Speaker, “VIE structure and Foreign Investment Law in China”, International Economic Law Institute, Xiamen University Law School, Seminar, December 2018
     
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