On the 2022 ALB China Top 15 TMT Lawyers list unveiled by Asian Legal Business (ALB) on 20 April 2022, KWM Intellectual Property Partner Mia Qu was included in the ranking for her comprehensive strength of innovation and wide client recognition in this field.
Ms. Qu leads KWM’s Intellectual Property practice in East China. She specialises in intellectual property law, software and IT law, data law, competition law, and dispute resolution. She has a wealth of experience in the industries of the Internet, telecommunications, semiconductors, industrial manufacturing, software, entertainment and media. Ms. Qu has handled many high-profile and complex cases that have been listed among the top intellectual property cases of the year or typical cases of the Supreme People’s Court or local people’s courts. Some are ground-breaking cases in specific fields. Ms. Qu is agile in solving the issues brought by emerging technologies and business models. With a profound understanding of the business needs and key legal issues in the TMT field, she brings creative solutions that meet clients’ business needs. Her representative projects include: advising world-leading semiconductor companies on software API protection, open source, licensing and other issues; advising a world-leading software company on privacy and data protection, anti-cyber fraud, anti-circumvention, anti-botnet, and other issues, and advising on emerging technological matters such as protection against network product security vulnerabilities, web crawler, cloud services, mini programs, NFT digital collection, blockchain, and data rights and interests.
“It’s a great honour to receive this award!” said Ms. Qu, “Thanks to my peers and clients for their recognition of KWM and my team. TMT is a compound field where technology and law meet. Technological innovation knows no limit yet it is protected and regulated by law. With technical and legal expertise, jointly with our clients, we enjoy the exploration of unlimited possibilities in this innovative field for common growth and a better future.”
This ranking, conducted by ALB based on a professional evaluation of the strengths of the candidates in terms of their major achievements in the past 12 months, key clients, awards received, etc., is designed to encourage and recognise the top TMT lawyers who can help clients with their profound expertise and in-depth understanding of business.
