Life Sciences - Asia-Pacific Region
Band 1
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Hong Kong-based Alison Wong leads the firm's Asia life sciences and healthcare group and is a key contact for clients.

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Asia-Pacific Region
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Our Life Sciences Group in Asia Pacific, headed by Alison Wong, comprises a team of leading lawyers across the firm's practices areas. We have extensive industry knowledge and experience in the life sciences sector and we provide a one-stop and all rounded legal service to our clients in this sector.
We advise on every aspect of the business cycle of a life science product or service, specifically including technology transfers, IP licensing and transactions, regulatory and privacy issues, competition law, R&D collaborations, clinical trials, marketing arrangements, multi-jurisdictional trade mark and patent disputes and product liability. Our dedicated team consist of many dual qualified lawyers with additional degree in medicine, pharmacy, biochemistry and biology who are able to quickly understand the business and scientific needs of our clients, which enables us to deliver a top tier level of service to our clients.
Our clients range from start-ups to some of the largest pharmaceutical and leading medical device companies in the world. We also represent a significant number of regional, global banks, private investors, financial institutions, universities and research bodies. According to the Forbes “World’s Biggest Company Report”, more than half of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies choose to instruct us.
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Hong Kong-based Alison Wong leads the firm's Asia life sciences and healthcare group and is a key contact for clients.
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Bird & Bird provided cross-border litigation support for Sinocare regarding its trademark infringement dispute against Abbott Laboratories.
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Bird & Bird is very knowledgeable in the area, provides excellent communications and dealt with our requirements extremely well.
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Lynne Lewis
Alison Wong
Head of Department
Hank Leung
Pattie Walsh
Troy Gurnett
Andrew Robinson
Anan Sivananthan
Asia-Pacific 2026
Practice area: Life Sciences
Location: Australia
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Practice area: Life Sciences
Location: Asia-Pacific Region
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