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Ghows LLC Offices
10 Anson Road
#26-06A International Plaza
079903
Singapore
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Bryan Ghows
Work Department
Technology | Data | Intellectual Property
Position
Managing Director
Bryan founded Ghows LLC in 2019, a specialist law firm focusing on Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT).
Bryan is active in IP dispute resolution in arbitration and before the Singapore courts. He is a qualified Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitrator for IP disputes. Bryan is also active in advising clients for transactional matters in technology, employment and data protection. Bryan has over 35 years of experience in IP and TMT, including as the former Managing Director of a leading Singapore IP and TMT specialist practice and as in-house at Microsoft and IBM.
Career
Bryan worked in the United States for Microsoft and IBM up till 2010. At Microsoft, Bryan was Associate General Counsel and lead attorney for the Windows division, handling legal issues relating to Windows. At IBM, Bryan held numerous roles in the legal and finance divisions.
Prior to working in the United States, Bryan was a litigation partner at KhattarWong and was active in numerous IP litigation matters. He helped establish KhattarWong’s IP practice. Upon his return to Singapore, Bryan founded Via Law Corporation (later known as Taylor Vinters Via). Under his direction, the IP and TMT practices at Via Law Corporation became leading practices. He was lead counsel in several significant IP litigation proceedings before the Singapore Court of Appeal.
Bryan is an accredited arbitrator for IP matters and has been appointed as an IP arbitrator for both the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). He is active as an IP arbitrator and has recently issued an award in an international IP arbitration in 2020.
Languages
English
Memberships
The Law Society of Singapore, Singapore Academy of Law, Washington State Bar Association, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow)
Education
Bryan graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the National University of Singapore.
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > Intellectual property: Local firms
(Leading individuals)Praised for its ‘meticulous attention to detail’ and ‘outstanding services’, Ghows LLC handles both contentious and non-contentious IP matters, assisting clients on trade mark protection mandates, portfolio management, and patents work, with notable expertise in the healthcare and food and beverage sectors. Bryan Ghows, who stands out for his experience in IP litigation and arbitration, jointly leads the team alongside Teresa O’Connor, who advises on trade mark protection mandates, and Patsy Koh, who focuses on matters concerning patent portfolios, designs, and trade marks.
Singapore > TMT: local firms
(Leading individuals)Counting data privacy and cyber security matters in its workload, boutique firm Ghows LLC specialises in contentious and non-contentious IP and TMT mandates, encompassing negotiations, transactional, and advisory issues, in addition to disputes. Managing director Bryan Ghows leads the team and is noted for his expertise in the technology arena, with demonstrable experience representing clients before the Court of Appeal and in arbitrations. ‘Meticulous’ senior associate Jasmine Toh is another key contact in the group.