Acting on its own as well as frequently forming part of a multidisciplinary offering drawing upon broader corporate, litigation, employment and commercial expertise, Clifford Chance’s Hong Kong-based team provides broad ranging IP expertise for clients within the healthcare, financial services, telecommunications media and technology sectors, among others, both in local and multi-jurisdictional matters. As well as having core knowledge in trade mark, copyright and patent issues, team head Ling Ho is also adept at advising on tangential matters including, IT outsourcing cyber, data privacy and defamation. Ho’s breadth of knowledge ensures that clients have access to one point of contact on often complex matters which involve multi-faceted issues. Thomas Walsh also handles some technology and IP-related disputes for clients as a function of his wide-ranging arbitration practice.

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Key clients

  • Prenetics
  • Carrefour
  • Henkel
  • Aston Martin

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ling Ho

Other key lawyers

Shi Lei, Thomas Walsh, Brian Harley, Jeannie Lam, Dianna Shao, Haoyang Zhang, Justin Luo