Member Profiles

Ella Cheong is recognized as one of the best woman lawyers in Asia. She is a pioneer in Asia in IP practice and is respected worldwide with 100+ professional awards to date voted by many peers and clients. In 2018, Ella became the very first Asian woman to be inducted into the global prestigious IAM IP Hall of Fame, an award in recognition for her enormous contribution to the development of IP laws. Ella is renowned for her savviness and cross-Asia IP knowledge in all areas of IP, whether contentious or non-contentious matters. Given her profound experiences in representing multi-national corporations and advising on IP laws, Ella is quick in offering commercially viable and pragmatic solutions to her clients. Apart from founding ELLALAN (formerly known as Ella Cheong Law Office), Ella Cheong also founded the agency Ella Cheong (Hong Kong & Beijing) which she sold in end October 2016, the entire proceeds of which were given to charitable concerns. Further, at the invitation of the Singapore Government, Ella also established the Singapore firm of Ella Cheong LLC and a supporting office of Ella Cheong IP Services Sdn Bhd in Malaysia. Ella is featured annually in numerous IP publications, such as World Intellectually Property Review, IAM 1000, Managing IP, Who’s Who Legal– including Trademarks, Franchise, Patent & Business Lawyers, Corporate USA Today, Asian Legal Business, Legal 100 Asia, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Global Law Experts, etc. Recently, Ella was selected as the Most Influential Woman in Patent and Trademark Law 2018 – Hong Kong by Acquisition International Excellence Awards 2018. Ella is a notary public of Hong Kong and she is also a Justice of the Peace appointed by the Government of Hong Kong SAR.

RESUME Name: GONG Chu (Oscar) Firm: CHINA LAW FIRM, GUANGDONG Title：Partner, certified Chinese lawyer Age: Born in 1972 Languages: English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin Education: PhD. in Law, Renmin University of China Awards: Leading foreign legal service lawyer of China, Leading foreign legal service lawyer of Guangdong Province, Leading foreign legal service lawyer of Shenzhen City, Legislation Consultant for Shenzhen City People's Congress, Mediator for Shenzhen Intermediary People's Court, Best criminal defense lawyer nominee in China 2019 by Global Law Experts, Best criminal defense lawyer nominee in China 2018 by Corporate Int’l Global Selected Publications: Article,“On Foreign Criminal Suspects Defense”, April, 2020 Article,“Comment on Leading Lawyers in Foreign Legal Services”, October, 2018 Article,“Guidance of Extraterritorial Service”, June, 2017 Article,“On Escrow System in Foreign-related Legal Services”, June, 2011 Book,“Study on Transnational Commercial Presence of Chinese Law Firms”, April 2015 Contact: CHINA LAW FIRM, GUANGDONG, Unit 6-7, Floor 9, Liantou Mansion, No. 46, Dongfang Boulevard, Bao An District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China P.R. Postcode: 518105 Postcode: 518026 Tel.: +86 755 2771 5119 Fax: +86 755 2771 5119 Mobile: +86 18682463518 Email: director@lawyerchina.org

Raymond Kok is Partner of Luther Shangai and specialises in Corporate/M&A, Compliance & Internal Investigations, and Complex Disputes. He has extensive expertise in the automotive and exhibition industries and is the go-to specialist in the area of German – Sino transactions. Born and raised in Germany, Raymond Kok studied law at the University of Osnabrueck. He is admitted to the German Bar and holds a Master of Administrative Sciences degree of the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer. Raymond Kok has been working in the People's Republic of China for more than a decade. He speaks German, English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Ms. Chen is a partner at JunHe and her practice focuses on capital markets, PE/VC investment, fund formation, debt, restructuring and IPOs. She advises public and private companies on a wide range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, outbound investment, foreign direct investment, corporate governance and compliance. Ms. Chen has clients in various industrial sectors including finance, manufacturing, retail, education, pharmacy, biology, solar energy, telecommunications, media, entertainment and infrastructure. Ms. Chen has extensive experience in private equity and venture capital investment. Her PE/VC clients include Goldman Sachs, Warburg Pincus, Temasek, Sequoia, Advent, MBK, CDH, CITIC Capital, China Everbright Healthcare, FountainVest, Qiming Venture, Highlight Capital, Prax, CIC, CoBuilder, Yuansheng BioVenture, Stone VC and Biotrack Capital. Ms. Chen has recently completed over 200 private equity investment and exit projects. M Some of her recent representative transactions include Goldman Sach in its investment I n a medical imaging center and Sequoia Capital in its investment in JD Finance.  Other transactions include CITIC Capital in its investment in Pharmaron, CCBI in its investment in CooTek, Sequoia Capital in its investment in BGI (300676) and China Everbright Healthcare in its investment in Betta Pharma (300588). She also represented CIC in its investment in Didi, Sequoia Capital in its investment in a chain of eye hospitals and a beverage manufacturing company. Ms. Chen also represented Highlight Capital in its investment in Quyi, and an orthopedic medical equipment manufacturing company, and CDH and co-investors in their investment in a NEEQ medical equipment company.  She also currently represents a wide range of companies in PE/VC fund investments, including Face++, Youxin.com, Tuhu.com, Mia, ITjuzi, wajiu.com and Wingtek. Education L.LM., Washington University, St. Louis L.LM., Fudan University L.LB. and B.A., Beijing Normal University Professional Associations Admitted to the New York Bar and the PRC Bar Language Skills English Chinese

Roberto Gilardino is Regional Partner at Horizons, supervising the advisory’s activities in North Asia as well as additional countries (including Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, UAE, Cyprus and Malta). From the Horizons lead office in the heart of downtown Shanghai, Roberto, in addition to his portfolio, oversees the advisory’s transnational operations. His Shanghai-based team, whose expertise rests in corporate issues and property safeguard, liaises day-to-day with Horizons’ regional offices, serving as the advisory’s global gateway. Roberto’s background and skill-set lie in international business and corporate law with a special attention on corporate government, strategy and shareholder protection. He is further highly judicious in proving clients with robust M&A support and negotiation analysis. Having a deep sense of cross-cultural issues in cross-border transactions and corporate matters, Roberto and his team provide clients with unique insights and strategies related to the difficult-to-read, often behind the scenes, nuances in transnational business. Serving as a versatile leader, Roberto is equally able to tend to highly positioned clients and liaise with governmental entities, as he is able to roll up his sleeves and attend to the nuts and bolt work corporate advisory. Prior to joining Horizons, Roberto served professionally in ministries, governmental bodies and the private sector, primarily in China. An Italian national, Roberto is fluent in Italian, English, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.