Bird & Bird ATMD

Bird & Bird ATMD has built a stellar reputation in IP by adopting an industry-specific approach with the support of specialist patent attorneys and technically qualified lawyers. Alban Kang is representing Actavis Group in patent revocation proceedings against AstraZeneca. He is also advising companies such as Suntory, Singtel, Creative Technology and Kone Corporation on their patent portfolios. Lorraine Anne Tay is advising a leading financial institution on restructuring its licensing and related IP rights.

Peers refer to Bird & Bird ATMD as one of Singapore’s most outstanding IT, telecommunications and media practices. The firm is one of the few in Singapore with full access to domestic and international markets. The team is advising Star India on the television advertising and subscription code in Singapore. It also advised Kaspersky Lab on data privacy and Garena on mobile-games development in the Asia-Pacific region. Chia Ling Koh left the firm and joined Osborne Clarke in August 2016.

Bird & Bird ATMD is a powerhouse for labour and employment law in Singapore because of its global reach and ability to serve clients from industries such as banking, manufacturing, fashion, life sciences, aviation, energy, media and technology. Susan de Silva, who heads the employment and labour team, is regarded as one of the leading lawyers in this field in Singapore. The firm assisted a leading pharmaceuticals company with bribery investigations. The client took action against the relevant employees and addressed the gaps in its existing anti-bribery policy.