Member Profiles

QIN Anqi has a bachelor and a master degree in law of Nanjing University and passed PRC national judicial examination in 2011. She joined a law firm in Shanghai in 2013 and has then been focusing on labor law related consultancy. QIN Anqi joined Luther in 2017.

Ella Cheong is recognized as one of the best woman lawyers in Asia. She is a pioneer in Asia in IP practice and is respected worldwide with 100+ professional awards to date voted by many peers and clients. In 2018, Ella became the very first Asian woman to be inducted into the global prestigious IAM IP Hall of Fame, an award in recognition for her enormous contribution to the development of IP laws. Ella is renowned for her savviness and cross-Asia IP knowledge in all areas of IP, whether contentious or non-contentious matters. Given her profound experiences in representing multi-national corporations and advising on IP laws, Ella is quick in offering commercially viable and pragmatic solutions to her clients. Apart from founding ELLALAN (formerly known as Ella Cheong Law Office), Ella Cheong also founded the agency Ella Cheong (Hong Kong & Beijing) which she sold in end October 2016, the entire proceeds of which were given to charitable concerns. Further, at the invitation of the Singapore Government, Ella also established the Singapore firm of Ella Cheong LLC and a supporting office of Ella Cheong IP Services Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. Ella is featured annually in numerous IP publications, such as World Intellectually Property Review, IAM 1000, Managing IP, Who’s Who Legal– including Trademarks, Franchise, Patent & Business Lawyers, Corporate USA Today, Asian Legal Business, Legal 100 Asia, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Global Law Experts, etc. Recently, Ella was selected as the Most Influential Woman in Patent and Trademark Law 2018 – Hong Kong by Acquisition International Excellence Awards 2018. Ella is a notary public of Hong Kong and she is also a Justice of the Peace appointed by the Government of Hong Kong SAR.

Jiang Jiang Esq. is a senior partner of Hylands Law Firm. He started his legal practice in 1997, and has provided high quality legal services to hundreds of multi-national companies doing business in China over the last 20 years. He is widely recognized as a top international business law expert and has been named a “Leading Asian Lawyer” by Asialaw continuously since 2004. Mr. Jiang is an Oxford graduate and splits his time between Beijing and Shanghai Mr. Jiang specializes in international business and investment. He has extensive experience in FDI, M&A, anti-trust, competition, IP protection, real estate, labour and employment, disposition of non-performing assets, and commercial litigation and arbitration. His client-base ranges from traditional industrial corporations to modern service providers and hi-tech enterprises. Hylands is a top full service law firm with 20 offices throughout China. As a member of TerraLex, it works closely with over 150 law firms in more than 100 countries and regions.

Elliot Papageorgiou is Gowling WLG's Head of IP Strategy in China. With over 25 years of experience, Elliot has practised intellectual property (IP) law across several continents, including Oceania, Europe and Asia. Based in Gowling WLG's Shanghai office, Elliot counsels international clients on contentious and non-contentious IP matters, with a special focus on IP value-growth and value-extraction, strategic portfolio development, and cross-border IP enforcement and infringement litigation in China and across the APAC region. Elliot supports a number of embassies in China with current IP developments and issues and is regularly consulted by the European Delegation and European Intellectual Property Office in China. He is the former National Chair of the European Chamber in China (EUCCC)'s Intellectual Property Rights Working Group (IPR WG) and has held various positions within the IPR WG since 2006. Elliot has represented a number of Fortune 500 companies and other multinationals in patent litigation. Other recent client briefs include developing IP strategies for a number of Europe's leading venture capitalist funds; strategically advising a global leader in cutting-edge semiconductor fabrication, a global leader in quantum computing technology, global engineering and manufacturing conglomerates, as well as some of Europe's best-known engineering firms. As part of his disputes and litigation practice, Elliot has guided a range of complex patent litigation, as well as trademark and copyright litigation cases, by way of petition for re-hearing (certiorari) before China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) on a number of occasions. One notable such case was ranked number one in the SPC's "Top 50 IP Cases of the Year." Throughout his legal career, Elliot has consistently been recognized as a leading practitioner in his field by IAM Patent 1000, IAM Strategy 300, World Trademark Review 1000, Managing Intellectual Property, Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Who's Who Legal, and WIPR, just to name a few. In addition to his practice, Elliot regularly teaches IP courses at various universities and has given seminars for various industry and professional organisations in China and internationally.

Frank Chen is the partner of AnJie Broad Law Firm. He has over 20 years experience as Chinese lawyer specialized in shipping, insurance, international trade and energy industry. Moreover, Frank Chen has good communication with relevant court, government and arbitration institution. He has acted on behalf of a number of high-profile and significant cases and has rendered legal services for many prominent companies. He was recommended by many distinguished clients and was listed on several international rankings. Chambers & Partners describes him as “Frank Chen is especially strong in handling multi-jurisdictional disputes concerning cargo damage, salvage, bills of lading and insurance.