Cindy Z. - AI Annotator and Trainer

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Spring, United States

Experience

Oct 2025 - Present

2 months

AI Annotator and Trainer

Freelance

Create AI prompts
Write challenging rubrics
Quality assurance of AI content
Chatbot interactions

Dec 2024 - Dec 2024

1 month

Houston, United States

Contract Counsel

Locum Legal, LLC d.b.a. Cadence Counsel

Document review for a litigation project

Mar 2019 - Nov 2021

2 years 9 months

Hong Kong

Country Counsel - Hong Kong and Macau

Hewlett Packard HK SAR Limited

Leading the legal function in Hong Kong, Macau and China
Overseeing legal operations and advising on management strategies, commercial transactions, IP rights protection, and compliance with antitrust, data privacy, employment, product liability and trade restrictions/sanctions
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements including global master agreement, master service agreement, statement of work, responses to RFP/RFQ, NDA, lease and country addendum
Overseeing and undertaking company secretarial responsibilities relating to compliance, company closure and mergers and acquisitions
Providing trainings on relevant laws and company policies
Coordinating with external counsels for litigation, potential disputes and communication with government

Mar 2019 - Nov 2019

9 months

China

Country Counsel - China

Hewlett Packard HK SAR Limited

Leading the legal function in Hong Kong, Macau and China
Overseeing legal operations and advising on management strategies, commercial transactions, IP rights protection, and compliance with antitrust, data privacy, employment, product liability and trade restrictions/sanctions
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements including global master agreement, master service agreement, statement of work, responses to RFP/RFQ, NDA, lease and country addendum
Overseeing and undertaking company secretarial responsibilities relating to compliance, company closure and mergers and acquisitions
Providing trainings on relevant laws and company policies
Coordinating with external counsels for litigation, potential disputes and communication with government

Jul 2018 - Mar 2019

9 months

Hong Kong

Various roles

Startup sector

Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

2 years 10 months

Hong Kong

Senior Corporate Counsel - Asia Pacific

TI Automotive (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited

Reporting to the Senior Director of Legal Affairs - International and handling legal issues in eight jurisdictions including PRC China, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, India, Korea, Thailand and Indonesia
Drafting, negotiating and reviewing agreements including auto parts supply agreements, general terms and conditions, logistics service agreements, transportation and storage service agreements, warranties and indemnities, leases, construction contracts, NDAs, training service agreements and outsourcing agreements
Providing advice and guidelines on contract, employment, environmental law, product liabilities, antitrust, disinvestment and real estate laws
Preparing board resolutions, articles of association or amendments, powers of attorney and other corporate secretarial documents
Providing trainings on contracts, antitrust, import/export control, anti-corruption, code of business conduct, document preparation and employment law
Coordinating with global legal team on company-wide policies, checklists and template documents
Coordinating with external counsels for major contract or employment disputes

Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

3 months

Hong Kong

Secondee Legal Consultant

Dow Jones Publishing Company (Asia), Inc.

Handled legal issues in the Asia Pacific area
Drafted and reviewed various agreements

Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

2 months

Hong Kong

Secondee Legal Consultant

Jones Lang LaSalle

Reviewed and revised articles of association of PRC subsidiaries in accordance with amended PRC Company Law and subordinate legislation

Nov 2013 - Sep 2014

11 months

Hong Kong

Secondee Legal Consultant

JT International (Asia Pacific) Limited

Reported to the Asia Pacific Director of the Legal Department
Handled legal issues for the PRC, Hong Kong and Macau markets
Drafted and reviewed sale and purchase agreements, trading terms agreements, confidentiality agreements, warranties and indemnities, distribution agreements, leases, PR consultancy agreements, survey service provision agreements, engagement letters for tax advisers and independent contractor service agreements
Prepared advice and guidelines on compliance issues including antitrust/competition law, employment and advertisement
Prepared internal record and business operation documents
Provided advice for communication with government regulatory agencies
Selected and supervised external counsels

Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

2 years

Hong Kong

Associate, China Practice, Corporate/M&A, Securities

Nixon Peabody LLP

Advised on US$76 million disposal of LCD manufacturing business in Hong Kong and Mainland China
Advised audit or special litigation committees of US-listed Chinese companies on internal investigations
Advised a major wine distributor on establishing operations in Hong Kong
Advised a US exporter on importation of reclaimed rubber powder into China
Represented a US department store chain in commercial litigation before New York Supreme Court
Represented a battery manufacturer on a proposed Hong Kong IPO
Prepared share purchase, distribution, consultancy and non-disclosure agreements
Prepared legal memoranda on US and Chinese law issues
Coordinated cross-border deals between English-speaking US teams and Chinese-speaking clients
Led translation of contracts and documents between Chinese and English
Participated in business development activities including preparing bilingual brochures, drafting legal alerts, attending pitches and preparing seminar materials

Mar 2010 - Mar 2011

1 year 1 month

Hong Kong

Associate, US Securities Group, Asia Pacific

Baker & McKenzie

Represented underwriters and issuers in Hong Kong IPOs and rights issues
Represented issuer in Singapore high-yield notes offering
Represented placing manager in share placements
Drafted memos on intellectual property issues and bilingual cease and desist letters
Translated copyright registration documents
Drafted business, risk factors and MD&A sections of prospectuses and commented on underwriting agreements

Sep 2007 - May 2009

1 year 9 months

Hong Kong

Associate, US Corporate Group

Herbert Smith Freehills

Led representation of CICC and Macquarie on HK$4.78 billion IPO and global offering of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation Limited
Led representation of a top four auto manufacturer on HK$2.3 billion IPO and global offering
Represented Credit Suisse on HK$2 billion IPO and global offering of PCD Stores Limited
Represented BaWang International on HK$1.67 billion IPO and global offering
Represented private equity investor on US$30 million convertible bond and warrant investment and prepared disclosure schedule
Represented investment bank on investment into a PRC-based securities company and prepared due diligence questionnaires and translated legal memoranda
Drafted and commented on MD&A, business and risk factors sections of prospectuses
Drafted and negotiated underwriting agreements, research guidelines, closing memoranda and responses to stock exchange comments
Negotiated OFAC and PRC legal opinions, comfort letters and circle ups
Led drafting meetings, printer sessions and conference calls
Led due diligence interviews and supervised junior associates and paralegals

Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

10 months

New York, United States

Associate, Intellectual Property Group

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Supervised global brand enforcement litigation and drafted cease and desist letters and settlement agreements
Drafted opinion letters and memoranda for US trademark prosecution and negotiated settlements
Conducted research and drafted memoranda, briefs, motions, pleadings, declarations, proposed orders and subpoenas for US trademark litigation

Jul 2005 - Aug 2005

2 months

Hong Kong

Summer Intern, Intellectual Property Group

Baker & McKenzie

Conducted research and drafted memoranda on intellectual property issues
Prepared bilingual cease and desist letters
Translated various documents including copyright registrations

Jul 1997 - Jul 2001

4 years 1 month

Guangzhou, China

In-house Attorney

China Telecom

Coordinated preparation of China Telecom’s IPO on NYSE, supervising a 20-person team
Compiled real estate, finance and business information of 23 subsidiaries
Drafted reports to headquarters and collaborated with law firms, accounting firms and property evaluation companies
Advised on compliance issues and supervised external counsels
Drafted and negotiated purchasing agreements and annual legal affairs reports