Ms Calista Chiu > Bird & Bird > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Calista Chiu
Work Department
Commercial
Position
Associate
Career
I am an associate in our Commercial team based in Hong Kong. I advise clients on a wide range of commercial and regulatory matters with a particular focus on Technology, Media, Telecoms, Data Protection and Privacy laws and practices.
As a TMT and data protection lawyer, I advise clients which include leading local and multinational telecoms operators, technology companies, institutional investors and investment banks, on a variety of commercial and regulatory matters. These include preparing and negotiating commercial and business contracts in relation to sale and supply of goods and services, technology transfer and software licensing, and advising on regulatory and compliance issues from all aspects of commercial laws.
In light of the global increased use of online platforms for trading activities, I also regularly advise online platform operators on a wide range of legal issues, such as payment, anti-money laundering, consumer rights, privacy and cybersecurity issues.
I was seconded to the International Privacy and Data Protection Team of a leading PRC-headquartered internet and technology company for more than a year, and advised the company on various aspects of international data protection and privacy issues, with a particular focus on the cloud computing sector. Leveraging the experience gained in the in-house role, I am capable of supporting and providing practical advice to clients on all kinds of data protection and privacy matters, including formulating privacy notices, carrying out data privacy impact assessments, preparing and reviewing data protection related agreements and advising on data privacy risk and compliance.
I was admitted to practice as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in September 2020.
I am fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Admission
- Law Society of Hong Kong in 2020
Languages
English, Cantonese and Mandarin
Education
- University of Hong Kong, PCLL
- Manchester Metropolitan University, LLB
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, BA in Translation
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > TMT
Singled out for its expertise in commercial and regulatory TMT matters, Bird & Bird‘s broad offering covers NFT transactions, autonomous driving, cloud, IT and telecoms work. Fintech and payments mandates also continue to be a strength for a group that has seen an increase in instructions relating to data protection and privacy matters, namely security assessments. Leadership duties are split between Beijing-based partner James Gong and Wilfred Ng, who joined from Tencent in November 2022 and spearheads the corporate and commercial TMT team in Hong Kong. Matthew Laight
’s caseload includes contentious and non-contentious IP matters, while Hank Leung’s IP know-how extends to mandates involving monetisation in China and across the APAC region. Calista Chiu is another key contact in the group. Clarice Yue left the firm in December 2022.