Team
Helen Keller
Christoph Köppel
Attorney-at-Law, lic.iur., LL.M.
Christoph advises and represents companies with a special focus on the areas of trade law (especially in an international context), company law and general contract law. Another special focus of Christoph’s activities is regarding Chinese law. In China related mandates, Christoph works closely together with the Chinese law firm Global Law Office, in which he holds a position as a Senior Legal Counsel.
Christoph studied law at the University of Fribourg and finalized his studies there in the year 1999 with a licentiate in legal studies. He was admitted to the bar in Switzerland in 2003, after passing the bar exam of the Canton of Zürich. In the years 2006 and 2007, Christoph participated in a Master of Law program of the Tsinghua University in Beijing and finalized these studies with a LL.M. in Chinese economic law. During the years 2007 to 2010, Christoph was working first as an associate and thereafter as a resident partner and Chief Representative in a Representative Office of a European law firm in Beijing. In the year 2011, Christoph joined the Chinese law firm Global Law Office, first in Beijing and from 2017 on in Shanghai.
Xinru Ma
Xinru Ma is a Chinese lawyer and a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe. She received her education in China at the Ocean University of China, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in law. In Germany she studied at the University of Munich where she obtained two master’s degrees in international Economic Law and German Law. Xinru specializes in Chinese and European data-related laws, foreign direct investment, general corporate law, and mergers and acquisitions, and has been actively involved in advising foreign invested companies regarding compliance with the Chinese network security, data, and personal information protection laws and the corresponding regulations.
Yutong Xiao
Yutong Xiao is a Chinese lawyer, educated in China at the Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in law. In addition, she obtained a master’s degree in economic law from Nanjing University. In Germany she obtained a master’s degree in law from the University of Göttingen. Yutong specializes in providing legal services in dispute resolution, debt collection, and foreign direct investment. She has represented clients in several commercial lawsuits and judicial enforcement cases, and she has provided legal advice on company affairs, such as the establishment of entities, the structuring of foreign investments in China, the execution of registration changes, and the de-registration of foreign invested enterprises for companies.
Jie (Hailey) Dong
Jie (Hailey) Dong is a Chinese lawyer, educated at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China where she obtained a bachelor’s degree of law. She also obtained a master’s degree in law from the Washington University in St. Louis. Hailey specializes in data compliance and general corporate laws. Prior to joining us, Hailey worked at a leading Internet company, mainly in the areas of CCPA, GDPR, and China’s Personal Information Protection Law. Hailey has successfully passed the New York Bar Exam and is currently preparing for admission as a licensed attorney in the State of New York.
Jonathan Janku
Jonathan studied law at the University of Zurich and spent a semester abroad at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. After obtaining his Master's degree, he worked as a legal assistant in both a renowned commercial law firm in Zurich and an international chemical company in Basel. In these positions, he specialized in advising internationally operating companies, primarily in the area of commercial law. Parallel to his work at our law firm, Jonathan is currently preparing for the bar exam in the Canton of Zurich.
Wu Yuzhuo
Wu Yuzhuo holds the legal practice qualification in Mainland China. She obtained dual bachelor's degrees in Law and Literature as well as a master's degree in International Law from China University of Political Science and Law. Additionally, she obtained a Master of Law degree in European and International Law from the University of Hamburg in Germany. She has interned at several well-known Chinese law firms, where she gained experience in areas such as international arbitration, general legal consulting, and IPO listings. Yuzhuo has also participated multiple times in simulated arbitration tribunals for Foreign Direct Investment and the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, where she represented her school and achieved outstanding results.
Shanmei Tan
Shanmei holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and is now supporting the our law firm as an assistant and as the responsible person for communications and marketing.