Ting Xiao > DLA Piper > Shanghai, China > Lawyer Profile

The ‘very strong’ intellectual property and technology practice at DLA Piper continues to be a leading force in the industry, assisting major international clients with multijurisdictional IP transactions, trade mark, copyright and patent issues as well as unfair competition cases. The team advises clients from a large number of sectors, from banking and finance to technology, energy, retail and life sciences. It particularly stands out for its expertise in managing trade mark portfolios and its strong patent prosecution capabilities. Practice head Horace Lam is based in Beijing and handles complex IP issues such as brand protection, cross-border IP litigation and global trade mark portfolio management. Over in Shanghai, Ting Xiao is an expert in patent enforcement, litigation, and prosecution, especially within the life sciences and healthcare sector. Allen Xu resides in Beijing and assists with a mix of contentious and non-contentious issues.

DLA Piper‘s life sciences team comprises approximately 30 corporate, IP, regulatory, compliance, investigations, capital markets, employment and tax lawyers. In Shanghai, China patent practice head Ting Xiao advises on high-profile life sciences, IP and regulatory matters; and Qiang Li advises Chinese life sciences companies on transactional work. Over in Hong Kong, Sammy Fang is a compliance and investigations specialist, while Christine Liu focuses on life sciences-related corporate investigations and compliance.