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Wilfred Ng
Work Department
Commercial
Position
Partner
Career
I am a partner in our Commercial Department based in Hong Kong. As a technology, media, telecoms and data protection lawyer, I am experienced in advising on all aspects of commercial, transactional and regulatory matters in the TMT space.
I am a bilingual (Chinese and English) technology, media, telecoms and data protection lawyer based in Hong Kong. I have over 10 years of experience in all areas of commercial, transactional, regulatory and advisory work in the technology, media and telecoms sectors, including data protection and privacy.
Prior to re-joining the firm, I was a Senior Legal Counsel with a PRC-based technology conglomerate. I assisted in co-founding the International Privacy and Data Protection Department and advised on all aspects of international data protection and privacy issues. Before my in-house role, I was part of Bird & Bird’s Commercial team in Hong Kong, having spent time on secondment to our London office’s Commercial team.
I regularly advise clients on a variety of commercial law matters in the different sectors of cloud services, financial services, media, telecommunications, retail, healthcare and public institutions. These include negotiating and preparing complex and cross-border technology contracts, licensing and development arrangements, collaboration, integration and managed services agreements, as well as advising on industry-specific regulatory issues in the payment services and fintech sectors.
On my broader data protection and privacy practice, I am experienced in large-scale data audit, mapping and gap analysis and data protection impact assessment exercises, often conducted in a multi-jurisdictional context involving cross-border data transfer obligations and localisation requirements. I am also experienced in assisting clients at every turn of the data security and cybersecurity incident response and management processes, including mitigation, response and remediation strategies.
Admissions
- Solicitors Regulation Authority in 2018
- The Law Society of Hong Kong in 2013
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), English
Education
- The London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc in Law, Anthropology and Society
- The London School of Economics and Political Science, LLB in Law
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > TMT
Singled out for its expertise in commercial and regulatory TMT matters, Bird & Bird‘s broad offering covers NFT transactions, autonomous driving, cloud, IT and telecoms work. Fintech and payments mandates also continue to be a strength for a group that has seen an increase in instructions relating to data protection and privacy matters, namely security assessments. Leadership duties are split between Beijing-based partner James Gong and Wilfred Ng, who joined from Tencent in November 2022 and spearheads the corporate and commercial TMT team in Hong Kong. Matthew Laight
’s caseload includes contentious and non-contentious IP matters, while Hank Leung’s IP know-how extends to mandates involving monetisation in China and across the APAC region. Calista Chiu is another key contact in the group. Clarice Yue left the firm in December 2022.
Hong Kong > Data protection and cyber security
The team at Bird & Bird regularly handles a varied range of mandates involving cross-border data transfer agreements, security breaches, and privacy impact assessments. The group has experienced an increase in data localisation and transfer matters after China’s implementation of the PIPL. The team frequently acts for clients from a broad range of sectors, including banking, technology, and transport, who collect and transfer sensitive data. Having joined the team from an in-house position at Tencent in November 2022, ‘one of a kind‘ practice head Wilfred Ng is noted for his broad experience in advising on data protection compliance and GDPR related matters.