Biography: Life Sciences

Matthew Laight is the managing partner of Bird & Bird's China offices (Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai) and heads up the life sciences and intellectual property groups in the region. He specialises in intellectual property law, both contentious and non-contentious, advising clients in a variety of sectors. In the past decade Matthew has worked extensively in the electronics and life sciences sectors and represents some of the world's leading companies in these areas.

Since the early 1990s, Matthew has represented, in an advisory capacity, multinational companies in the People's Republic of China on all aspects of IP, including trademarks, patents and commercial IP.

Matthew also advises on major IP litigation throughout Asia and is well known for managing complex, multi-jurisdictional litigation, working closely with our network of partner firms and developing strategies for cases which take place across different legal and regulatory environments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Matthew's life sciences experience includes contentious matters (patent, trademark and unfair competition litigation) and commercial life sciences work such as clinical trials agreements, joint promotion and joint marketing agreements, collaboration and development agreements.

This year legal publication, IAM, commented that clients delight in his "excellent patent litigation and organisational skills – he is so responsive we sometimes feel as if we are his only client".

Matthew Laight is the managing partner of all Bird & Bird's China operations and performs both contentious and non-contentious life sciences work. He is known on the Chinese scene as a 'strong and deeply knowledgeable competitor'.

Other Practice Areas

Matthew Laight also features in the following practice areas:

• Patents
• Trademarks