Ms. Annie Tsoi specializes in intellectual property, focusing on brand protection and enforcement in Hong Kong and Mainland China. She has extensive experience in trademark and copyright matters, including representing multinational companies in infringement actions, advising on brand protection strategies, and assisting in trademark and domain acquisitions for international clothing brands.

Ms. Janet Wong is a highly experienced legal professional specializing in commercial litigation, financial fraud, intellectual property, and corporate transactions. As the head of Dorsey’s Hong Kong office and Greater China IP group, she offers comprehensive legal solutions to local and multinational clients. With over 20 years of expertise, Janet excels in high-stakes disputes, regulatory defense, and formulating global IP strategies, ensuring robust support for complex commercial issues and IP-related transactions.

Mr. James Choi is an IP specialist with extensive experience in handling IP litigations, contentious, enforcement and advisory matters in Hong Kong and Mainland China. He served world famous luxury brands, dual listed PRC tech giant, leading crypto currency corporation, a HK unicorn, MNCs, Fortune 500 companies, and Hong Kong listed companies.

James is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong as well as a lawyer in the Greater Bay Area (China).

Ms. Theresa Luk is an IP Partner at Deacons. She is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and has a Hon.B.Sc. degree in Life Sciences from the University of Toronto. Theresa has extensive experience working with many top universities, government funded R&D institutes, multinational entertainment companies and advertisement agencies on various commercial IP matters including franchising, licensing, assignments, distribution, collaboration, and technology transfer.  She is also very experienced in the areas of IP protection and enforcement, data privacy, product liability and consumer protection.

Ms. Charmaine Koo is Head of IP Commercial and Litigation, and former Co-head of Deacons’ IP Department (2015-2023). She is also a former President of The Licensing Executives, China – Hong Kong sub-chapter (2017-2019). Her wide-ranging practice covers all aspects of IP work from complex IP litigation, commercial transactions, IT and online business issues, to advertising, local law compliance and regulatory issues, to anti-counterfeiting strategies and enforcement of IP rights. She also has extensive experience in entertainment law and includes advising various global tech giants, leading film and music companies, multinational conglomerates and international marketing and media companies in relation to different aspects of licensing and commercial IP matters.

Ms. Anita Leung is a legal practitioner with over 25 years of experience in intellectual property and information technology, advising local and multinational companies. She specializes in brand integrity, IP audits, and data privacy. Previously a partner at Jones Day and Baker & McKenzie, she holds various leadership roles in industry committees and is appointed to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Panel.

Anita is a solicitor with David Lo & Partners and an accredited mediator.  She has been a legal practitioner for more than 30 years, advising both local and multinational companies on the full spectrum of both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property and information technology work.   Amongst many other pro bono and community services, Anita is an ex-President of LESCHK and serves as the Vice Chair, Intellectual Property Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong and a member of the BIP Asia Forum Steering Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

Mr. Michael Lin is a US patent attorney living in Asia for ~30 years with extensive IP, business, and licensing experience worldwide.  He advises startups, SMEs and entrepreneurs in a variety of capacities to build their businesses in a strategic manner and enhance their value.  Michael is involved with many HK and international NGOs and companies. 

Mr. David Swain is General Counsel and Vice President at Essex Bio-Technology, with a background in biochemistry and law. He trained at Simmons & Simmons before joining Deacons and later Lewis Silkin as Head of Intellectual Property (Asia-Pacific). He has received multiple accolades, including recognition from IAM Strategy 300 and Chambers and Partners, for his expertise in IP.

Mr. Henry Wheare specializes in intellectual property dispute resolution, focusing on patents, trademarks, copyright, and designs, with a strong emphasis on cross-border solutions and alternative dispute resolution. He has extensive experience in negotiating transactional IP matters, including licenses and technology transfers. Additionally, he advises on competition law, particularly regarding anti-competitive conduct and compliance in relation to intellectual property.

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