Eugene Low > Hogan Lovells > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Consumer brands, financial services clients and a wide array of players in the TMT sector turn to Hogan Lovells for assistance with issues concerning cyber security, open banking, cloud services and blockchain. Key types of work at the firm include market access analysis, regulatory advice and the drafting and review of commercial contracts; the team is also well-placed to draft and negotiate agreements for technology collaboration in areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Mark Parsons spearheads the offering; his commercial and regulatory expertise extends to advising on technology and business process outsourcing projects. Eugene Low leads the Hong Kong IPMT practice and has focuses on IP and data privacy matters. Andrew McGinty handles transactional work in the TMT arena, while Tommy Liu advises on contractual arrangements for TMT-related projects. PJ Kaur and Katherine Tsang are also key contacts in the group.

Hogan Lovells provides broad expertise spanning an array of issues, including conducting compliance audits, the handling of personal data within M&A and joint ventures, and commercial arrangements involving the right to use personal data. The group regularly engages with clients seeking to integrate Asian data protection and cybersecurity policies with international regulations, and acts for clients in enforcement actions. Practice head Mark Parsons has a great deal of regulatory expertise, with particular emphasis on the technology and telecoms sectors, and often advises on data licensing and the exploitation of IT assets. TMT specialist Tommy Liu has deep knowledge of outsourcing issues and data privacy matters, while Eugene Low has vast experience in regulatory investigation, litigation, and data breach incidents.

Acting on its own as well as frequently collaborating with Beijing and Shanghai-based practitioners, Hogan Lovells‘ Hong Kong office provides a strong service to large international corporates from a range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, technology and gaming, on the management, enforcement and commercialisation of their IPR throughout Greater China and the wider APAC region. Team head Eugene Low has strong trade mark, copyright and patent knowledge and as well as his advisory and litigation expertise, also provides IP due diligence associated with transactional work handled by the broader M&A and capital markets teams at the firm.

Hogan Lovells International LLP has an impressive track record in patent linkage and term extension, as well as the protection of employee-related trade secrets, where the team is the first port of call to clients operating in the healthcare, internet and tech sectors. Furthermore, IP litigation is an area of strength thanks to the firm’s associated law firm in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone called Hogan Lovells Fidelity. Leading the team are three partners spread across China. In Beijing, the dual-qualified (China and US) head of Asia IPMT Helen Xia is an expert in IP litigation, portfolio management, obtaining and enforcing IP rights, and commercial licensing. In Shanghai, Zhen (Katie) Feng specialises in IP disputes and brand protection work; and head of the IPMT Hong Kong team Eugene Low. Other recommended individuals include counsels Grace Guo (Beijing), whose practice ranges from trademarks and copyright to domain names, patents and trade secrets; and Yu-An Chang (Shanghai), a regular advisor to international and Chinese companies on the procurement, protection, enforcement and commercialisation of IP assets.