Bird & Bird handles a broad workload which encompasses a wide range of matters, with strong cross-border capabilities spanning PRC, EU, UK, and Hong Kong. The team is jointly led by James Gong, expert in TMT-based cybersecurity, data protection and regulatory matters, and Wilfred Ng, who has a particular focus on regulatory data protection issues spanning the financial, telecoms, retail and healthcare sectors. Hwee Yong Neo is equipped to handle data privacy matters, including privacy impact assessments and data processing agreements. Other key lawyers include Michael Dong.
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- ‘Subject matter experts in the market - complimentary practice with IP and EU capabilities are important for comprehensive advice.’
‘Wilfred Ng is commercial. His former in-house background makes his advice pragmatic. Willing to define success from the outset so that there is a clear target.’
'Extensive global offices, high degree of internal integration, and overall high-level of expertise in the field of data protection. Its Beijing office can help Chinese clients strongly coordinate their overseas offices and partner law firms, providing a one-stop solution for the legal compliance needs of clients to go overseas and most of the world's major target markets.’
'Michael Dong is particularly commendable in that he can provide effective advice to clients in the design stage of legal service plans and the implementation of legal advice.'
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Practice head
James Gong; Wilfred Ng
Other key lawyers
Hwee Yong Neo; Michael Dong