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Bird & Bird

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Bird & Bird’s Hong Kong team is equipped to advise an impressive clientele on corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters concerning data, IPOs, autonomous driving, and robotics. The group has notable experience with AI and blockchain-related work. ‘Very bright’ tech business specialist Wilfred Ng and data and cyber expert James Gong co-head the diverse offering, accompanied by Hwee Yong Neo, who focuses on AI, data, and regulation in the tech sector, and Hank Leung, who counsels on IP-related issues. Ted Chwu acts on a range of matters, from communications and software to data centres and semiconductors.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Subject-matter experts. EU capabilities are important for cross-border advice.'

  • ‘Wilfred is young and commercial. I like his former in-house background, which makes his advice pragmatic. Willing to define success from the outset so that there is a clear target with work products.’

  • ‘The firm is highly specialised in TMT advisory and dispute matters, it has a broad range of clients and abundant experience in different areas.'

  • 'Given the fast development in various technologies, clients would certainly want a team that is closely following the tech trend such as blockchain, cryptocurrencies, AI so that the advice rendered will be relevant and timely.’

  • ‘Wilfred Ng is adaptative, quick in response, and certainly a versatile lawyer. I find that he has a very strong sense of business acumen.' 

Key clients

  • S.F. Holding Co., Ltd.
  • UBTech Robotics Corp Limited
  • Many Idea Cloud Holdings Limited
  • mF International Limited

Work highlights

Advised the controlling shareholders of S.F. Holding Co., Ltd. on its US$750 million IPO and listing in Hong Kong.
Advised UBTech Robotics Corp Limited on its successful completion of three strategic new share placements under general mandate between August and November 2024.

Practice head

Wilfred Ng; James Gong

Other key lawyers

Hwee Yong Neo; Hank Leung; Ted Chwu