Member Profiles

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.

ZHU Qin holds a bachelor's degree in accounting. She was admitted to the PRC bar in 2010 and received her master degree in law from Tongji University in 2012. She has been working as Senior Tax Advisor in Shanghai office of a German tax consulting firm for five years after finishing her studies. ZHU Qin joined Luther in 2017.

Ray Zhao joined Unitalen in 2002 and began to engage in confirmation, authorization and rights protection of IP rights. As a senior partner of Unitalen, he successively served as the Director of the Legal Department and the Director of the International Trademark Department, personally handled or guided other lawyers and agents to handle a large number of IP cases, and accumulated profound theoretical knowledge and practical experience. He is good at solving trademark disputes and trademark infringement problems through administrative and judicial procedures, and has successfully dealt with many quite difficult litigation and non-litigation cases. Ray Zhao has handled series cases related to IP right confirmation and IP infringement of many domestic and foreign multinational companies.He has also served as a perennial IP consultant for many famous listed companies, providing strategies and legal advices related to IP rights. Several cases managed by Zhao Lei were rated by provincial high courts as the top ten intellectual property cases of the year. He has been awarded the Outstanding Individual Lawyer in China by WTR for many years for his outstanding performance in solving complex, difficult and non-litigation IP cases. He was selected as Foreign-related Attorney Talent Pool by Beijing Lawyers Association. As an expert in trademark law, Zhao Lei participated in the third amendment of China's Trademark Law and implementation regulations at the invitation of The State Trademark Office of China, and participated in the discussion of laws and regulations of the State Intellectual Property Office for many times. Zhao Lei has also delivered keynote speeches at large seminars organized by many international associations and governments, including INTA, ECTA, FICPI and AIPPI in China, systematically introducing China's intellectual property system. Education Background Master of Laws, University of San Francisco Master of Laws, China University of Political Science and Law　　 Bachelor of Laws, Northwest University of Politics and Law Professional Qualification:  Mr. Zhao Lei is a member of many international organizations, such as MARQUES, AIPPI, INTA, ECTA and FICPI. He is also a member of All-China Lawyers Association, China Intellectual Property Research Society and China Trademark Association (CTA). Ray Zhao is currently the co-chair of the Global Advisory Council (GAC) of INTA China. He is responsible for providing advice to Chairman and CEO of INTA, promoting regional policy development and cross-industry communication. He is also the Deputy Director of International Exchange and Development Committee of China Trademark Association, and the executive Secretary of Beijing Trademark Association. At the same time, he is a committee member of INTA Unreal Campaign Committee, ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, China Committee of MARQUES, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property rights (AIPPI) Copyright Committee, Beijing Lawyers Association Trademark Committee. At present, Ray Zhao is an external tutor for postgraduate students in MTI College of China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), a part-time teacher for postgraduate students in Shanghai International Intellectual Property College of Tongji University (TJU) and a part-time teacher in Beijing Professional Cadre College of Political Science and Law. Admission Lawyer Zhao Lei attaches great importance to theoretical learning and summing up working experience. Mr. Zhao is actively engaged in trademark theory and practice research and has published many articles in influential IP magazines and newspapers both at home and abroad, such as World Trademark Review, World Intellectual Property Review, ECTA Daily, Trademark Lawyer, Asia IP, IP Pro, China Intellectual Property, China Industry & Commerce News and China Invention & Patent. He also participated in the compilation of professional books such as Trademark and Patent Agency, Practical Trademark Guide, Intellectual Property Strategy and Practice, Enterprise Intellectual Property Protection Series -- Trademarks, etc. He has been interviewed by many newspapers and magazines, such as China Inventions and Patents, Famous Brand Times, China Intellectual Property News, Beijing News, etc. Working Language Chinese English