Hunton & Williams Recognized as Data Protection Law Firm of the Year in China

BEIJING — August 6, 2012 — Hunton & Williams is pleased to announce the firm's recognition as "2012 Data Protection Law Firm of the Year in China" by Corporate INTL magazine in its annual global awards.

Manuel E. Maisog, Chief Representative of Hunton & Williams' Beijing office and a key member of the privacy and data security practice, said: "We are honored to receive this recognition, especially since the award is a demonstration of the overall strength and global scope of our privacy and data security practice." Maisog frequently advises clients on existing and emerging privacy and data security laws in China and elsewhere around the Asia-Pacific region, including with respect to the ongoing development of China's data protection law framework.

The privacy and data security practice of Hunton & Williams has been ranked as the top law firm globally for privacy and data security by Computerworld magazine in each of its four surveys of more than 4,000 corporate privacy leaders. Chambers and Partners also rates Hunton & Williams the top privacy and data security practice in its Chambers Global and Chambers USA guides.

Corporate INTL is an international magazine for business leaders, professional advisors and providers of finance that discusses the key issues of the day, commentary on a host of practice areas, and market reviews.

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Hunton & Williams LLP provides legal services to corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals, as well as to a broad array of other entities. Since our establishment more than a century ago, Hunton & Williams has grown to more than 800 lawyers serving clients in 100 countries from 19 offices around the world. While our practice has a strong industry focus on energy, financial services and life sciences, the depth and breadth of our experience extends to more than 100 separate practice areas, including bankruptcy and creditors' rights, commercial litigation, corporate transactions and securities law, intellectual property, international and government relations, regulatory law, products liability, and privacy and data security.