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Bird & Bird

33/F, 3 PACIFIC PLACE, 1 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, HONG KONG
Warsaw, The Hague, Stockholm, Singapore, Shanghai, Rome , and 16 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Hong Kong

Corporate (including M&A)

Within Corporate (including M&A), tier 6

Bird & Bird’s natural focus is on the TMT sector. It recently acted for Sonepar Asia on its joint venture in Thailand with Polytechnology. Matthew Wong heads the department.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution Other recommended firms

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, Bird & Bird is a first tier firm,

‘The cream of the crop in the IP field’, Bird & Bird is ‘highly responsive, commercially attuned and demonstrates market leadership in its quality of advice’. Hong Kong and China managing partner Matthew Laight leads the IP team, which handles contentious, non-contentious and regulatory mandates. Recently it advised TVB and TVB Pay Vision on three copyright tribunal cases relating to royalty disputes with the 4 major music publishers (Sony BMG, Warner Bros, Universal Music and EMI) and the Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance. Clients single out Ai-Leen Lim, who delivers a ‘high level of professionalism’ and has a ‘deep understanding of her clients’ needs’.

TMT

Within TMT, Bird & Bird is a first tier firm,

‘Probably the best firm for TMT’, Bird & Bird fields specialists in the technology and communications sectors, who ‘always mobilise adequate resources to assist during a crisis’. In 2010, the team acted for Octopus in a headline data-protection case and now continues to advise the leading smart card payment system on the restructuring of its internal policies and procedures and the implementation of the recommendations set out by the various reports into the incident. Practice head Marcus Vass ‘does a very good job; he understands clients’ needs and is extremely competent, even when under time pressure’.

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Czech Republic

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Germany

Offices in Munich, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, and Hamberg

Spain

Offices in Madrid

Finland

Offices in Helsinki

France

Offices in Paris and Lyon

Hong Kong

Offices in Hong Kong

Hungary

Offices in Budapest

Italy

Offices in Milan and Rome

London

Offices in London

Netherlands

Offices in The Hague

Poland

Offices in Warsaw

Sweden

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Singapore

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  • LIABILITY FOR DIRECTORS OF LISTED COMPANIES – NOT JUST FOR FRAUD

    Article by Timothy Loh and Sherry Xiao
    - Timothy Loh, Solicitors

  • Hedge fund euthanasia?

    Are the Courts sealing the fate of struggling hedge funds too early or should they be given further time to recover and realize their potential for investors? 
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • A Brief introduction to an amendment of the 2008 Patent Law

    New provisions: "Prior Art" refers to an art publicly known within and outside the country before the filing date; while Prior Design refers to a design publicly known within and outside the country before the filing date. Prior Art include arts that are being publicly disclosed in publications worldwide, publicly used or made known to public in the country in any other manner before the filing date (or priority date, in case a priority is claimed)
    - Wenping & Co.

  • BVI Securities and Investment Business Bill 2010 receives its first reading

    The long-awaited Securities and Investment Business Bill, 2010 (commonly referred to as “SIBA”) received its first reading by the BVI House of Assembly on 18 March 2010. This follows public consultation in Summer 2009.
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • Cayman Investment Company Obtains Chapter 15 Protection in the United States

    The United States’ Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has recognised the liquidation of a Cayman company, Saad Investments Finance Company (No5) Limited (“SIFCO5”) (an SPV established to operate as an investment company), as a “foreign main proceeding” under Chapter 15 of the United States’ Bankruptcy Code.
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • BVI to update Intellectual Property laws

    As the British Virgin Islands continues to play a vital role in facilitating global trade and investment, it turns its attention to helping its more than 60,000 new companies per year build a business environment where innovation can be a key economic driver. Towards this end, the BVI Financial Services Commission (the “FSC”), which is the public body with responsibility for, among other things, administering the intellectual property laws of the BVI, announced on 5 January 2010 the establishment of a Focus Group to review and revise the existing IP laws
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATE ARRANGEMENT SCHEMES

    With a global economic downturn in full swing, companies around the world are looking for ways to safeguard their future existence. The strategies employed to do so are numerous and varied but a number of companies have employed the use of corporate arrangement schemes entered into with their creditors, investors and other stakeholders as a way to refocus and preserve their business.
    - Harney Westwood & Riegels

  • A Primer to Buying Securities Firms, Asset Managers, Insurers and Banks

    The meltdown in global financial markets has triggered a consolidation of the financial services industry as securities firms, asset managers, insurers and banks alike spin-off assets and restructure their operations to shore up capital. These transactions are often global in nature, involving substantial Hong Kong operations. In this article, we review the basic Hong Kong legal and regulatory framework for these transactions and present some lessons learned.
    - Timothy Loh, Solicitors

  • The PCCW Privatization: A Guide to the Applicable Law for Schemes of Arrangement

    Allegations of share splitting in the proposed privatization of PCCW have raised an important question as to how the statutory majority to approve a scheme of arrangement should be determined. This question is significant both in the short-term for investors trading PCCW and in the long-term in the context of future schemes of arrangement. In this article, we  examine the applicable laws and regulations with a view to providing hedge funds and other investors with guidance.
    - Timothy Loh, Solicitors

  • New Proposals to Regulate Mis-Selling of Investment Funds & Structured Products in Hong Kong

    The recent global financial crisis has resulted in an upswing in regulatory action throughout world markets. In Hong Kong, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) has proposed a slew of new requirements, some of which have already been implemented retroactively and without industry consultation. In this article we examine these ongoing developments in SFC policy and their effectiveness in reaching a fair balance between investor protection and costs to the investor and the financial industry.
    - Timothy Loh, Solicitors
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