We are a dynamic Hong Kong law firm led by two leading Intellectual Property practitioners Ella Cheong, JP and Alan Chiu, both of them are award winning lawyers in the Asia legal market.
Our former name is Ella Cheong Law Office founded in 2005 by Ella Cheong, a highly respectable IP figure in Hong Kong and recognized as one of the best woman lawyers in Asia. We used to be an IP boutique firm with a focus on IP licensing, franchising and transactional issues. Ella Cheong Law Office has been recognized as one of the best IP firms in Trade Marks, Patents and Franchising in 2016, see below:
- Best IP Strategy and Analysis (Asia Pacific) & Intellectual Property Practitioner of the Year by AI Global Media
- IP Law Firm of the Year by ACQ
- Franchise Law Firm of the Year by Superior Lawyers
- Law Firm of the Year – Franchise – Hong Kong by Global 100
- Franchise Law Firm of the Year by Lawyers Worldwide Awards
Alan Chiu, recognized by Asian Legal Business as one of the top lawyers under the age of 40 in Asia in 2015, is renowned for his anti-counterfeiting, IP litigation and advisory practices. Following the arrival of Alan and his team, we changed our firm name to Ella Cheong & Alan Chiu with effect from 17 October 2016. With our expanded team of 20+ people of diversified background, apart from IP, we are now able to offer legal services in a wider range of practice areas including civil, criminal & commercial litigation, defamation, mediation and arbitration, employment, shareholder disputes landlord and tenant, conveyancing transactions, wills & probate and matrimonial matters.
Between Ella, as a Notary Public, and Alan, as a China-Appointed Attesting Officer appointed by the PRC Ministry of Justice, our firm can provide the services of both notarizing and attesting of all documentation for use throughout the world.
Separately, Ella also founded, at the invitation of the Singapore government, the Singapore firm of Ella Cheong LLC and a supporting office of Ella Cheong IP Services Sdn Bhd in Malaysia, which will assist for all legal issues in the 10 ASEAN countries, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Cambodia and Brunei Darussalam.
