The 2026 listing of leading Hong Kong Intellectual Property Lawyers details individuals practising within the areas of Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law matters (contentious and/or non-contentious) in the Hong Kong legal market who have been identified by their clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Ted Chwu, Bird & Bird
Gabriela Kennedy, Mayer Brown
Charmaine Koo, Deacons
Matthew Laight, Bird & Bird
Isabella Liu, Baker McKenzie
Shih Yann Loo, Baker McKenzie
Eugene Low, Hogan Lovells
Loke-Khoon Tan, Dentons
Chris Vale, Rouse
Henry Wheare, Nixon Peabody
Alison Wong, Bird & Bird
Leading
Ella Cheong, ELLALAN
Alan Chiu, ELLALAN
Andrew Cobden, Hogan Lovells
Patsy Lau, Deacons
Hank Leung, Bird & Bird
Kelley Loo, Deacons
Joe Simone, East IP
Barry Yen, Guantao
Catherine Zheng, Deacons
Recommended
Tim Hancock, Haldanes
Amita Haylock, Mayer Brown
Theresa Luk, Deacons
Jeffrey McLean, Deacons
Dan Plane, East IP
Andrew Sim, Baker McKenzie
Maria Smith, Dentons
Valerie Suen, ELLALAN
Rachel Tan, Rouse
Previous editions
2021 edition published September 2021
Preeminent
Charmaine Koo, Deacons
Matthew Laight, Bird & Bird
Leading
Ted Chwu, Bird & Bird
Justin Davidson, Norton Rose Fulbright
Amita Haylock, Mayer Brown
Recommended
Nick Beckett, CMS
Ruby Chan, Baker McKenzie
Edward Chatteron, DLA Piper
Joanthan Chu, CMS
Yvonne Chua, Wilkinson & Grist
Douglas Clark, Rouse
Andrea Fong, Wilkinson & Grist
Paul Haswell, Pinsent Masons
Gabriela Kennedy, Mayer Brown
Hans Lee, FitzGerald Lawyers
Hank Leung, Bird & Bird
Mena Lo, Wilkinson & Grist
Rebecca Lo, Gallant
Eugene Low, Hogan Lovells
Dan Plane, SIPS
Andrew Robinson, Bird & Bird
Joseph Simone, SIPS
Loke-Khoon Tan, Baker McKenzie
Henry Wheare, Nixon Peabody
2020 edition published May 2020
Preeminent
Ted Chwu, Bird & Bird
Justin Davidson, Norton Rose Fulbright
Charmaine Koo, Deacons
Matthew Laight, Bird & Bird
Leading
Yvonne Chua, Wilkinson & Grist
Andrea Fong, Wilkinson & Grist
Gabriela Kennedy, Mayer Brown
Henry Wheare, Nixon Peabody
Recommended
Benjamin Choi, Deacons
Amita Haylock, Mayer Brown
Isabella Liu, Baker McKenzie
Mena Lo, Wilkinson & Grist
Joseph Simone, SIPS
Loke-Khoon Tan, Baker McKenzie
Janet Wong, Dorsey & Whitney
Annie Tsoi, Deacons
Annie Tsoi, Wilkinson & Grist
Shih Yann, Baker McKenzie
Adelaide Yu, Rouse
Catherine Zheng, Deacons