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Ms Alison Wong
Position
Partner
Career
As a partner in our Intellectual Property Group in Hong Kong and Head of our Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector Group in Asia, I have 24 years’ experience in advising clients in the life sciences, healthcare, food & beverage and retail & consumer sectors.
I advise pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on regulatory issues, market authorisations, clinical trial agreements and public sector procurement. In recent years, I have also been involved in negotiating R&D agreements and technology licensing for life sciences companies.
Today, you’ll find me ranked as a leading IP and life sciences lawyer by the major industry publications and legal directories including Chambers and Legal 500. I have also been recognised by Managing IP, ALB China IP, World IP Review, WTR 1000, IAM Patent, and China Law & Practice.
In addition to being a regular speaker at international conferences, I was involved in lobbying the HKSAR government and the HKSAR Legislative Council on copyright law reform. I am a member of APAA, INTA and the HKTMP.
Admissions
- Law Society of Hong Kong in 1997
Education
- Bachelor of Laws, University of East Anglia
- Master of Laws, University of Nottingham
Lawyer Rankings
China > Life sciences and healthcare: foreign firms
Bird & Bird‘s international life sciences regulatory team advises on clinical trials, advertising, litigation, classification of medical devices, advanced therapy medicinal products, and marketing authorisations. The team is also well known for high-value litigation involving pharmaceutical and life science patents. Alison Wong heads up the firm’s Asia-Pacific life sciences and healthcare sector group from Hong Kong; while the workload of James Gong in Beijing encompasses compliance, privacy and cybersecurity issues.
Hong Kong > Intellectual property
(Leading partners)Remaining a strong provider of IP counsel, Bird & Bird is well-versed in handling contentious and non-contentious matters for its leading clientele. Its expertise extends across multiple industries and jurisdictions, demonstrating particular strengths within the technology, life sciences and healthcare sectors. The team is led by Hank Leung, a specialist in trade mark, product design and copyright within the sports and entertainment industry. Leung is closely supported by Shanghai-based Christine Yiu. Ted Chwu, who co-heads the global tech and comms group, excels in handling disputes. Alison Wong is head of the life sciences & healthcare sector for Asia Pacific, advising pharmaceutical companies on regulatory and IP matters. Matthew Laight
is recommended for handling matters relating to standard essential patents. Recently promoted partner Victor Tse specialises in IP protection strategies.