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Ms Michelle Chan
Work Department
Commercial
Position
I’m a technology, telecoms and media lawyer, providing strategic, corporate and commercial advice to major players in the Asia Pacific region. I am based in London and I am Of Counsel in our Corporate & Commercial team.
With over 20 years’ experience on my side, I work on commercial, corporate and regulatory matters in the technology, media and telecoms sectors across Asia. I also have considerable experience advising clients on data protection issues and non-contentious IP projects, including helping our clients with data protection investigations, in conjunction with Bird & Bird’s investigation and dispute practice.
In recent years, I’ve advised on projects covering disruptive technologies such as Big Data, IoT, online payments services and FinTech.
In media, I have provided advice to leading European football clubs, digital media rights holders, channel providers (traditional and online) and game developers on a range of legal matters including online streaming, capital raising and regulation.
I was seconded to the APAC headquarters of Alcatel-Lucent (now part of Nokia) in Shanghai for a year. I am dual qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales and Hong Kong.
I am fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Data protection and cyber security
With a great deal of experience in data protection, Bird & Bird stands out for representing key technology companies with day to day issues such as international policies and handling security breaches, as well as assisting high profile clients in the banking industry. Indeed practice head Wilfred Ng, who ‘understands the nuances of regional implementation and risks prioritisation‘, utilises experience working for a large technology conglomerate and is able to advise on complex regulatory matters in the industry. The group operates in a cross practice manner, incorporating TMT, IP, and regulatory focused advice. the former of which is an area of expertise for Michelle Chan.