ELLALAN is a vibrant full-service law firm rooted in Hong Kong and well-connected with the rest of the world.
Founded by two leading intellectual property lawyers Alan Chiu and Ella Cheong JP, ELLALAN began its journey as a young IP boutique law firm in October 2016. It went through some amazing years of rapid development and is now widely recognized by global legal publishers as one of the fastest-growing law firms in Asia.
ELLALAN group has grown from 17 to 70+ people and from 1 office of 3,500 sq. ft. to 3 office locations, namely Hong Kong, Beijing and Guangzhou, with office space of over 17,000 sq. ft. in total. ELLALAN has served over 1,000 clients, ranging from global conglomerates, MNCs, blue-chip companies, PRC state-owned companies to start-ups (including some top Hong Kong unicorns) as well as high net-worth individuals and celebrities.
ELLALAN group currently consists of: ELLALAN (张淑姬赵之威律师行), a Hong Kong law firm; (ii) ELLALAN (Guangdong) Law Office (广东健伦君律师事务所), a PRC law firm based in Guangzhou; and (iii) ELLALAN (Beijing) IP Agency Limited (健伦(北京)知识产权代理有限公司), an intellectual property agency in Beijing, providing a full range of legal service to serve clients’ legal and commercial needs in the Greater China Region.
ELLALAN believes bigger is not necessarily better. We strive to position ourselves uniquely to offer clients top-tier firm’s quality and partners’ attention without compromising practicality and flexibility and also at competitive rates.
We also pride ourselves on engineering options to resolve clients’ complex problems and adding value to clients’ businesses.
Practical, efficient and quality are the hallmarks of ELLALAN. We see clients’ businesses as ours and always go the extra mile to help clients succeed.
Our lawyers received over 200 professional awards recognizing our deep knowledge and exceptional experience in the Asia legal market, particularly in respect of IP, technology, entertainment and HK – Mainland China cross-border practices.
Further, We have a very diverse group of professionals with different backgrounds. Our lawyers are qualified to practise law in Hong Kong, China, U.K. and Singapore, and many of them are not just from law but also science and other relevant disciplines, such as biochemistry, pharmacy, IT forensic, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, finance, real estate, social science, translation and politics. Such a diverse background enables ELLALAN to have a true and thorough understanding of clients’ industries and real business needs. We speak the same language as our clients and this is precisely what clients want nowadays.
ELLALAN is committed to serve clients’ legal and business needs with international dimensions and is well positioned to assist foreign clients to navigate the difficult waters in Hong Kong and Mainland China, and at the same time to facilitate local Hong Kong and Mainland clients to go global.
Most of our lawyers and professionals have substantial international experience in working with foreign attorneys in 100+ jurisdictions to handle overseas legal and IP matters on a day-to-day basis. Our team includes many multilingual speakers who previously worked in the UK, Singapore, Japan, Australia, US, Mainland China, etc., allowing us to fully utilize our on-the-ground experience and knowledge about international laws, practices and regulations.
COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
Commercial contracts form an indispensable part of the business landscape. Our commercial lawyers advise on a wide array of commercial arrangements – from the more rudimentary sale of goods or services agreements, franchise, licensing, to more complex joint ventures arrangements and shareholder agreements.
We take pride in our ability to understand our clients’ needs, be they from SMEs or large multinationals. The commercial lawyers at ELLALAN deliver exceptionally high and uncompromising standards of quality in drafting commercial contracts.
MERGER & ACQUISITIONS
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) play a significant part in corporate growth by consolidating assets, attracting new investors, and acquiring competitors. M&As serve as an attractive option for businesses to increase efficiency, expand market share, and eliminate competition.
Our highly regarded M&A lawyers have acted for companies from a broad range of industries, advising clients on public and private M&A, joint ventures and strategic alliances, venture capital, and private equity. We are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services in mergers and acquisitions, ranging from preliminary due diligence to post-transaction obligations.
JOINT VENTURES, PARTNERSHIP AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
With globalization and technological change become the new norm, many industries look to joint ventures, partnership and strategic alliances as a means of accessing unfamiliar territory and expanding market influence. However, attractive as such alliances may sound, businesses should be cautious when chartering into unknown waters that is strategic alliances, lest they underperform, or worse, terminate early.
This is where we come in. Our corporate lawyers are known for their strategic, business-savvy counseling skills in assisting clients to prepare joint venture agreements, undertake negotiations, and tackle regulatory issues. We counsel clients throughout the lifecycle of each alliance. From conducing due diligence on potential partners, to ensuring compliance with anti-corruption laws, our lawyers offer substantial capabilities in ensuring that your business will emerge out of the alliance stronger than ever.
CIVIL LITIGATION
The ELLALAN’s litigation group has a great reputation of representing clients in a broad range of matters. The team has rich expertise in various civil law matters and manages issues through every stage of the litigation lifecycle before any court or regulatory agency.
MEDIATION
The ELLALAN’s team not only applies litigation as a necessary problem solving tool of a dispute resolution strategy, but employs sophisticated process of ADR. The dispute resolution lawyers at ELLALAN understand settlement negotiations facilitated by third-party mediation is a more effective and less expensive way to solve disputes. The firm recommends mediation in order to protect clients’ interests.
ARBITRATION
ELLALAN’s team has extraordinary expertise and experience in handling international disputes. The firm is involved with numerous large-scale commercial arbitrations for the investors.
In this growing practice area in Hong Kong, the group’s lawyers give professional legal advices on arbitration clause solutions for international financial and commercial transactions.
To foster a robust and thriving workplace, it is important for employers to be equipped with effective, enforceable employment policies. The employment lawyers at ELLALAN can offer clients substantial capabilities in drafting policies relating to health and safety, social media use, sexual harassment, workplace violence, etc.
Our lawyers will work closely with your human resources team to audit and draft employment policies and employee handbooks to better suit the needs of each company. Our team offers a targeted, bespoke service that gets right to the core of any issue by placing an emphasis on you and your workplace culture.
TRADEMARK
Trademarks play an integral part in building brand loyalty and accumulating a strong customer base. Your brand is the lifeblood of your business – yet such an asset can only fully unleash their power when it is protected. That is where we come in. Our specialists offer a distinctive set of capabilities in protecting trademarks, from conducting clearance searches and registration, managing portfolios, to trademark litigation.
As one of the top trademark firms of Hong Kong, the tangible effects of our expertise in this field are clear in our track record – we have consistently proven our ability to find solutions for the most complex trademark issues. Such factors make us one of the strongest players on the IP field. Both our Senior Partner Ella Cheong and Managing Partner Alan Chiu have been named IP Star (Hong Kong, Trade Mark) of 2020. ELLALAN was also named the Trademark Firm of 2019 by the Asia IP Awards.
PATENT
Economic and legal security is the backbone to innovation. Patents play an indispensable role in protecting the ingenuity of inventions. We understand the high stakes involved in patent disputes – both monetary returns and creative integrity are equally important to creators and businesses.
ELLALAN is one of the top patent firms in Hong Kong, with an award-winning IP team headlining the leading patent cases of the city. Our Senior Partner Ella Cheong was named the IP Star (Hong Kong, Patent) 2020, while our Managing Partner Alan Chiu was heralded as the Recommended Patent Transactions Lawyer by IAM Patent 1000 – 2020. Combining the legal and technical skills of experienced practitioners in the IP industry, we offer a truly integrated contentious and non-contentious capability to clients to meet their patent needs.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright is the heart and soul of intellectual property rights. It safeguards the intellectual investments of businesses and the innovative endeavors of creators. Our IP lawyers are known for their creative, efficient advice, and their highly successful litigation practice when needed. ELLALAN represents artists, creators, and public institutions with respect to the full range of copyright-related issues and matters, including registration, licensing, enforcement, and exploitation.
ELLALAN has received widespread recognition for its work in the copyright arena, including the China Business Law Awards 2020 – IP (Copyright). Clients look to us to protect their copyrights in Hong Kong and China through litigation and enforcement actions when faced with copyright infringements.
PROPERTY SALE & PURCHASE
For any types of transactions, it is highly essential to understand the local market conditions. The ELLALAN’s team has rich expertise and experience of handling all types of real estate transaction in the Hong Kong market.
The firm manages deals involving individual properties, joint sale of properties in blocks, land grant and exchange, and structured transactions for major companies.
