In recent years, digital assets, artificial intelligence, cross-border payments, and financial technology have developed rapidly, while the global regulatory landscape has continued to evolve. From the gradual establishment of stablecoin regulatory frameworks and the continuous improvement of AI governance rules, to the increasingly complex cross-border compliance requirements faced by enterprises expanding overseas, there is a growing demand among technology and financial enterprises for legal services that combine an international perspective, professional judgment, and commercial acumen.
In response to the evolving legal needs of the digital economy era, Mankun Law Firm continues to strengthen its international professional team and enhance its legal service capabilities in areas such as digital assets, artificial intelligence, and cross-border finance.Recently, Attorney Yu Hongyuan officially joined Mankun Law Firm (Shenzhen), and will focus ondigital asset regulation, AI governance, cross-border financial regulation, and the global operations of enterprisesin providing legal services, offering professional, pragmatic, and internationally oriented legal support to technology companies, financial institutions, and innovative projects.
Attorney Profile
Yu Hongyuan
Associate Attorney | Mankun Law Firm (Shenzhen)
Attorney Yu Hongyuan holdsa Master of Laws from China University of Political Science and Law and a Master of Laws from the University of Hamburg, Germany, with academic backgrounds in both Chinese and European law, establishing a solid foundation in comparative legal research and an international legal perspective. He has long focused on cutting-edge legal fields such as digital asset regulation, stablecoins and cross-border payments, AI governance, cross-border financial regulation, and data compliance.
Attorney Yu continuously monitors digital finance and technology regulatory frameworks in major jurisdictions, including mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, the European Union, and the United States. He excels at analyzing legal and compliance issues in innovative businesses from cross-border and comparative law perspectives. In providing legal services, he emphasizes aligning with clients’ actual operational needs, identifying risks around key aspects such as business models, entity structures, and the flow of funds and data.providing cross-border compliance, risk assessment, and implementation support for technology companies, financial institutions, and innovative projects。
● Core Professional Strengths
01 Dual Master’s Degrees in Law from China and Europe
Attorney Yu Hongyuan holds Master of Laws degrees from China University of Political Science and Law and the University of Hamburg, Germany. With a solid foundation in comparative law research and an international legal perspective, he analyzes legal issues in cross-border operations based on the regulatory logic of different jurisdictions.
02 Comparative Analysis Capability Across Multiple Jurisdictions
He has long focused on digital finance and technology regulatory rules in major jurisdictions, including mainland China, the European Union, the United States, and Hong Kong SAR. He conducts comparative analyses tailored to specific business models to identify regulatory differences and integration challenges across regions.
03 Interdisciplinary Professional Background
Combining research backgrounds in international law, financial regulation, and technology governance, he comprehensively handles complex legal issues in fields such as digital assets, artificial intelligence, cross-border finance, and data compliance.
04 Emphasis on Business Understanding and Compliance Implementation
Adhering to clients’ actual operational needs, he translates regulatory research into business structures, risk registers, internal policies, and remediation plans, seeking a balance between legal compliance and commercial feasibility.
● Representative Practice Areas
Practice Area 1 | Compliance for Digital Assets and Stablecoins
Focusing on digital assets, stablecoins, and related innovative businesses, we conduct comparative analyses of regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions to assist enterprises in clarifying their business models, entity structures, fund flows, and relevant compliance requirements.
Practice Area 2 | Artificial Intelligence and Data Compliance
We provide legal support to AI enterprises and related products throughout the research and development, launch, and operational phases, with a focus on algorithm governance, data usage, personal information protection, cross-border data transfer, and content compliance.
Practice Area 3 | Cross-Border Expansion for Fintech Enterprises
Focusing on market access, fund flows, customer management, and internal risk control, we provide cross-border business structure design, compliance assessments, and remediation support for fintech enterprises expanding overseas.
Practice Area 4 | Identification of Cross-Border Operational Risks for Enterprises
We conduct specialized reviews of legal risks arising from cross-border data transfer, cross-border marketing, investment and financing, and daily operations, and assist in establishing sustained cross-border compliance management mechanisms.
Continuously Enhancing Legal Service Capabilities in the Digital Economy
The addition of Lawyer Yu Hongyuan will further strengthen Mankun Law Firm’s professional service capabilities indigital assets, AI governance, and cross-border financial regulationand other areas, thereby improving our global regulatory research and service system covering major jurisdictions including mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Europe, and the United States.
Looking ahead, Mankun Law Firm will continue to leverage the strengths of its international team, adhering to a practice oriented toward commercial realities and supported by global regulatory research, to provide professional, efficient, and globally minded legal and compliance services to technology enterprises, financial institutions, and innovative projects, thereby helping businesses achieve steady and sustainable growth in the development of the global digital economy.
Join Us
Mankun Law FirmWe sincerely invite more like-minded lawyers and outstanding Web3 professionals who are eager to achieve success in the field of emerging technologies law to join us.
At Mankun, you will have the opportunity to work alongside top-tier Web3 legal and compliance professionals and participate in high-caliber cases on an international scale. We will provide you with continuous career development support and boundless opportunities for growth, helping you reach new heights in your professional journey.
Resume submissions: yangli@mankunlaw.com
