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Mr Ling Ho
Position
Ling Ho has spent over 30 years advising clients on intellectual property related matters in the Greater China region. Her expertise covers the full spread of contentious and non-contentious IP issues. She is the head of the Hong Kong Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and is a core member of the firm’s global Tech Group with particular focus on IP, cyber, tech disputes and risk management.
Ling has extensive trial, deal and strategic counselling experience, and has acted in leading cases in the fields of trademarks, patents, copyright, designs to confidential information.
Ling is regularly involved in negotiating and drafting brand usage, technology transfer and other IP related collaboration agreements for clients investing into Asia markets.
Ling’s practice also spans arbitration, commercial litigation, cyber, data privacy, defamation as well as product liability claims. Her clients range from multinational corporations and government agencies to leading businesses and individuals in the region, across a broad spectrum of industries including healthcare, technology, media, consumer goods and retail, financial services and leisure.
Career
University of Birmingham (LLB) 1988
College of Law, Lancaster Gate, London (Law Finals)
Qualified as Associate with IP department of Denton Hall 1991
Admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong 1991
Kao, Lee and Yip 1993-1994
Joined Clifford Chance 1994
Partner since 2005
Head of Asia Intellectual Property Group since 1998 and China Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice since 2008
Lawyer Rankings
China > Fintech: foreign firms
Winning plaudits for its work on transformational work across key areas including blockchain, smart contracts, tokenisation, stablecoins and insurtech, Clifford Chance LLP is a popular choice for major tech companies, financial institutions, and fintechs ranging exchange platforms to e-wallet service providers. Kelly Gregory and Rocky Mui share leadership duties, with the latter well versed in mandates involving emerging asset classes such as tokenisation, stablecoins and digital infrastructure. Ling Ho is at the forefront of technology-related IP matters, while Brian Harley is a trusted counsel for technology-driven transactional work.
China > Intellectual property: foreign firms
Led by the Hong Kong-based transactional IP specialist Ling Ho, Clifford Chance LLP‘s Greater China and Asia Pacific IP group fields both IP experts and commercial lawyers from the firm’s corporate, litigation and dispute resolution teams, who are familiar in dealing with contentious and non-contentious IP matters. Other recommended individuals include the Lei Shi (Shanghai), who specialises in PRC-related IP litigation; and senior associate Jeannie Lam (Hong Kong), an expert in protection matters, licensing disputes, IP exploitation and portfolio management.
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- Antitrust and competition: foreign firms
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- Dispute resolution: Litigation: foreign firms
- Fintech: foreign firms
- Investment funds: foreign firms
- Private equity: foreign firms