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Ashwin Kaja

Special Counsel

Beijing +86 10 5910 0506

  • About
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  • Credentials
  • About

    Ashwin Kaja is special counsel in the firm’s Beijing office and is a member of the firm’s International Trade, Public Policy, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity, and Anti-Corruption practice groups. He has advised multinational companies, governments, and other clients on a range of matters related to international trade, public policy and government affairs, data privacy, foreign investment, anti-corruption compliance and investigations, corporate law, real estate, and the globalization of higher education. He also serves as the China and India editor for Covington’s GlobalPolicyWatch.com. Ashwin is also a certified information privacy professional (CIPP/US). Prior to joining the firm, Ashwin was an associate at another major international law firm in Beijing.

    Beyond his legal practice, Ashwin is an active member of his community. He has taught at and is involved in building international collaborations between universities around the world and is actively engaged in social entrepreneurship.

    Ashwin is originally from New York. He speaks fluent Mandarin and Spanish, and is conversational in Telugu.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • Advising trade officials of a major foreign government on legal, regulatory, and administrative restrictions on foreign investment in China to assist in the negotiation of a bilateral investment treaty.
    • Advising major online content provider navigate Chinese laws and regulations on privacy, data security, and content management, assisting them in developing a strategy for entering Chinese market.
    • Advised a leading pharmaceutical company on developing and implementing internal government affairs capacity in China.
    • Advised a multinational technology hardware company in developing internal government affairs capacity in China.
    • Advising online travel site on consumer data protection matters and relevant legal and regulatory developments in China.

    • Advised multinational biopharmaceutical company on privacy and property ownership issues related to the collection and sharing of biological samples in clinical trials.
    • Prepared training materials on government affairs engagement for staff at a multinational consumer products company.
    • Advised various companies on online personal information collection practices in China.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2011
    • Harvard University, A.B., 2007
        • magna cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • New York
    Languages
    • English
    • Mandarin
    • Spanish
    • Telugu
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • New York City Bar Association, Member
    • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Member

    Areas of Expertise

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