Clifford Chance LLP

Ling Ho has spent over 30 years advising clients on intellectual property related matters in the Greater China region. Her expertise covers the full spread of contentious and non-contentious IP issues. She is the head of the Hong Kong Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and is a core member of the firm's global Tech Group with particular focus on IP, cyber, tech disputes and risk management.

Ling has extensive trial, deal and strategic counselling experience, and has acted in leading cases in the fields of trademarks, patents, copyright, designs to confidential information.

Ling is regularly involved in negotiating and drafting brand usage, technology transfer and other IP related collaboration agreements for clients investing into Asia markets.

Ling's practice also spans arbitration, commercial litigation, cyber, data privacy, defamation as well as product liability claims. Her clients range from multinational corporations and government agencies to leading businesses and individuals in the region, across a broad spectrum of industries including healthcare, technology, media, consumer goods and retail, financial services and leisure.

University of Birmingham (LLB) 1988 College of Law, Lancaster Gate, London (Law Finals) Qualified as Associate with IP department of Denton Hall 1991 Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong 1991 Kao, Lee and Yip 1993-1994 Joined Clifford Chance 1994 Partner since 2005 Head of Asia Intellectual Property Group since 1998 and China Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice since 2008