Biography: Patents

Vivien Chan is senior partner of Vivien Chan & Co, a Greater China law firm with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. She is the recipient of the 2005 Outstanding Hong Kong Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs award. In 2008, she was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR government for her outstanding contributions to the community of Hong Kong. In 2010, she was named one of China's 100 'Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs'.

Vivien started her own law firm in 1985 and has over 25 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, technology transfers and information technology, and related tax issues.

Vivien is a Justice of Peace, and a past president of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. She is a Notary Public, a notarial attesting officer in PRC, and has been appointed arbitrator of CIETAC and the Shenzhen Arbitration Commission.

Vivien has been identified by the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers surveys as one of the leading lawyers for China practice, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate practice for successive years. She has been consecutively named as one of the 'World's Leading Project Finance and Trademark Lawyers' by Euromoney Legal Media Group. Vivien has also been named by the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, and Internet, E-Commerce & Data Protection Lawyers as a leading trademark lawyer.

As a firm, Vivien Chan & Co has won numerous awards and accolades, and is consistently named as one of the leading intellectual property firms in Greater China and Asia.

Vivien received her law degree from King's College, University of London, and is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales, Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore. Vivien is fluent in English, Mandarin, French and Cantonese.

Biography: Management Labour and Employment

Vivien Chan is senior partner of Vivien Chan & Co, a Greater China law firm with offices in Hong Kong (1985), Beijing (1993) and Shanghai (2003).

Her legal expertise in various practice areas has been well-recognised. For successive years, she has been identified by the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers surveys as one of Asia's leading lawyers for China practice, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate practice. She has also been named as one of the world's leading project finance and trademark lawyers by Euromoney Legal Media Group. Last year, in addition to being selected as one of the world's leading employment lawyers and named in The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers 2010, Vivien was also selected as one of the world's leading intellectual property lawyers and named in The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2010, The International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers 2010 and The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2011.

Vivien received her law degree from University of London, and is admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (1981), Hong Kong (1981), Australia (1982) and Singapore (1990). She is a justice of the peace and president of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (2002 to 2003). She is a notary public and a notarial attesting officer in China. She is a council member of the International Bar Association.

Vivien is the recipient of the 2005 'Outstanding Hong Kong Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs' award. In 2008, she was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong government for her outstanding contributions to the community of Hong Kong. In 2010, she was named one of China's '100 Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs'.

As a firm, Vivien Chan & Co has won numerous awards and accolades, and is consistently named as one of the leading intellectual property firms in Greater China and Asia.

Biography: Trademarks

Vivien Chan is senior partner of Vivien Chan & Co, a Greater China law firm with offices in Hong Kong (1985), Beijing (1993) and Shanghai (2003).

Her legal expertise in various areas of practice has been well-recognised. For successive years, she has been identified by the AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers surveys as one of Asia's Leading Lawyers for China practice, intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions and general corporate practice. She has also been named as one of the world's leading project finance and trademark lawyers by Euromoney Legal Media Group. In addition to being selected as one of the world's leading employment lawyers and named in The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers 2010 and 2011, Vivien was also selected as one of the world's leading intellectual property lawyers and named in The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2010 and 2011, The International Who's Who of Patent Lawyers 2010 and 2011, The International E-Commerce & Data Protection Lawyers 2010 and The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2011.

Vivien received her law degree from University of London, and is admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (1981), Hong Kong (1981), Australia (1982) and Singapore (1990). She is a justice of the peace and president of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (2002-03). She is a notary public and a notarial attesting officer in PRC. She is a council member of the International Bar Association.

Vivien is the recipient of the 2005 Outstanding Hong Kong Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs award. In 2008, she was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR Government for her outstanding contributions to the community of Hong Kong. In 2010, she was named one of China's 100 Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs.

As a firm, Vivien Chan & Co has won numerous awards and accolades, and is consistently named as one of the leading intellectual property firms in Greater China and Asia.

Other Practice Areas

Vivien Chan also features in the following practice areas:

• Internet & e-Commerce
• Corporate Tax