Ken Dai is the Co-Chair of the Antitrust Practice Group of Dentons China. As one of the first lawyers focusing on antitrust law in China, Ken has more than 10 years of practical experience in this area. Besides, He is also one of the pioneering lawyers practicing law in the area of data protection, privacy and cybersecurity in China. He started offering professional legal services for quite a number of multinational corporations and large enterprises in respect of the application and enforcement policies of data and privacy laws in 2012, a time before the Cybersecurity Law of China promulgated.

In the area of antitrust and competition, Ken has led his team to provide comprehensive antitrust legal services for numerous multinational corporations and large domestic enterprises, including but not limited to: dealing with antitrust public enforcement, antitrust compliance, concentration filings, private antitrust litigations as well as legal issues involving the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property.

In the area of data protection, privacy and cybersecurity, Ken has rich experience is various aspects, including but not limited to: reviewing and revising privacy policies; analyzing the feasibility of business modes from the perspective of data and privacy protection; issuing compliance opinions on cross-border transfer of data; employees’ privacy compliance; due diligence in M&A, and; cutting-edge issues in big data and competition.

In addition, Ken also has extensive practical experience in the areas of anti-corruption and anti-commercial bribery, trade and export control.

Ken earned his LL.M. and LL.B. from the University of Bristol, UK, and the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing respectively. His working languages include Mandarin, English and Cantonese. Currently, Ken is an Antitrust Committee Member of the International Bar Association (IBA), a Competition Law Committee Member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), a Councilor of the Asian Competition Association (ACA), a Council Member of the Competition Law Committee of the Shanghai Law Society, a Member of the Asian Competition Forum, and an Adjunct Professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University, KoGuan School of Law.

In 2019 and 2020, Ken was successively rated as a recommended lawyer in the antitrust field by the world-renowned rating institution The Legal 500. In 2020, he was awarded Rising Star in the field of antitrust and competition law by Asialaw Profiles. In 2018, Ken was awarded Asia Leader in Antitrust and Competition Law of 2018 by Asialaw Profiles. In 2017, he was ranked as one of the 2017 Client Choice Top 20 Lawyers in China by Asian Legal Business (ALB), Competition Lawyer of the Year in China by Corporate INTL, and Leading Lawyers in both areas of Antitrust and Corporate/M&A by Asialaw Profiles. In 2016, Ken was recommended as “External Counsel of the Year” by In-House Community and Leading Lawyer by Asialaw Profiles in the Antitrust & Competition area. In 2013, Ken was rated as Competition Lawyer of the Year in China by Lawyer Monthly.

In addition, the Antitrust Practice Group of Dentons China co-led by Ken also won a number of awards in the antitrust area: Highly Recommended Antitrust Firm in China of six consecutive years (2015-2020) by Global Competition Review (GCR); Elite Ranking (Global Top 25 Firms) and Top 10 firms for Cartels by GCR in 2019 and 2020; Best Law Firm in Antitrust Practice in China by both DealMaker and Corporate INTL in 2018; Antitrust Law Firm of the Year in China by Dealmaker Monthly in both 2016 and 2017; Best Recommended Competition & Antitrust Law Firm by The Legal 500 in 2016; Top Ranked PRC Antitrust & Competition Law Firm in Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific Guide three years in a row from 2014 to 2016; nominated by ALB for Antitrust Law Firm of the Year in China in 2014; Antitrust & Competition Law Firm of the Year in China by Finance Monthly in 2014; Competition Law Firm of the Year in China by Corp INTL in 2014; Antitrust & Competition Law Firm of the Year in China by Finance Monthly in 2013, and; Competition Law Firm of the Year in China by Acquisition Finance in 2013.

In addition, with his outstanding performance and good customer reputation in data protection, privacy and cybersecurity, Ken’s team won Dentons China numerous awards in this area: Data Protection & Privacy Law Firm of the Year in China and Cybersecurity Law Firm of the Year in China by Corporate INTL Global Awards Winner 2020; Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Firm of the year in China by Global Law Experts in 2019; Cybersecurity Law Firm of the Year in China rated by Corporate INTL in 2019, and; the 2019 Annual Award in the field of data and privacy protection recognized by China Business Law Journal. In addition, Ken and his team also won the Global Awards rated by Corporate LiveWire in 2018.