Haifeng Huang > Jones Day > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

With ‘an excellent combination of expertise in legal and business’, Jones Day‘s IP practice assists multinational clients with IP transactions and inbound and outbound IP litigation, focusing on patent litigation. The firm regularly handles multi-jurisdictional cross-border litigation between mainland China, Hong Kong, the United States and other major jurisdictions. The firm has its own established domestic IP agency in China, enabling it to engage with local agents. Technology and life sciences are areas of particular prowess for the firm. Haifeng Huang co-leads the team from Hong Kong and advises on disputes and IP transactions, while in Shanghai, co-lead Anthony Chen is the go-to for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients requiring assistance with patent matters including patent linkage issues.

Jones Day‘s litigators have significant experience in cross-border litigation and arbitration. Peter Wang leads the China antitrust and litigation practices from Hong Kong, where Samuel Ngo is an ‘excellent lawyer’; and cross-border litigation expert Po-Chien Chen divides his time between Shanghai and Taipei. Both working across Hong Kong and Beijing, Haifeng Huang is Greater China IP head, while Qiang Xue is an antitrust specialist. Promoted to partner in January 2024, Shanghai-based Lillian He leads the firm’s China global disputes team.

Providing ‘extremely valuable support’ to its clients, Jones Day is praised as a ‘strong IP practice’ with capabilities encompassing various components of IP matters. Notably experienced in the technology sector, the team also demonstrates strengths in the telecoms, consumer electronics and software sectors. Working closely with its China office,  its caseload features IP disputes representing both Chinese and multinational companies, as well as IP transactions and Hong Kong portfolio strategy. Practice head Haifeng Huang is noted for IP disputes and IP-rich transactions. Jennifer Lin is also recommended.