Our Leadership
Philip is widely recognized as one of China’s top TMT lawyers. With extensive experience advising on investment, market entry, regulatory and compliance, M&A, financing, IPOs and partnerships, licensing and IP, he is go-to counsel for many TMT market and thought leaders, both globally and locally. Over the past decades, Philip has advised on numerous ground-breaking deals in these sectors on behalf of prominent MNCs, domestic market leaders, and start-ups, and has been continuously recognized as an eminent practitioner by Chambers and other respected industry rankings, including Legal500(Hall of Fame), Who’s Who Legal (Thought Leaders), IFLR1000, AsiaLaw Profiles, LegalBand, AsiaIP, ALB, and China Business Law Journal.
Kevin's nuanced understanding of China’s laws, regulatory culture and the commercial marketplace enable him to provide tailored advice for MNCs and domestic leaders in both traditional and emerging industries. He has worked as acting general counsel for Amazon China, and has been recognized by Chambers and China Law Practice as a leading practitioner for TMT in China. Kevin advises across the full spectrum of legal and regulatory issues, and has been noted for his exceptional acumen on online and offline commercial IP exploitation (including artistic/software copyright, trademark and industrial rights) and enforcement actions for leading MNCs. Kevin is a frequent writer and speaker.
For more than a decade, Eric has provided indispensable guidance to market-leading global technology and media clients across the full scope of their China investments and operations, including entry strategy and structuring, compliance, privacy and data, cybersecurity, regulatory positioning, JVs and partnership arrangements, M&A support, commercial contracting, licensing, IP protection, and financing. His practice spans the TMT ecosystem including social media and e-commerce, SaaS, backend and frontend services, telecoms, consumer products, content, media production, advertising, and emerging technologies, with clients among the largest and most innovative in the world, giving him unparalleled insight into the issues his clients may face.
Karen is an experienced specialist in intellectual property, compliance, and related transactional matters in the media, gaming, and film/TV sectors. She has advised countless multinational and local clients on market entry, complex regulatory and operational matters, and challenging commercial cooperation arrangements, including hybrid distribution channels, crossover products, convergence, and new consumption technologies. She also successfully represents gaming, film and publishing clients in contentious litigation and arbitration. Karen’s practice includes data and privacy compliance in the context of China’s growing privacy and data security regime, including for smart home appliances, banking and insurance, E-commerce (domestic and cross-border), and medical devices.