Paul Hastings is continuing its China expansion with the creation of a mainland intellectual property group. Tony Chen, a former partner at California patent law firm Rosza Chen, will head up the new China IP team from the firm's 18-lawyer Shanghai office.
Paul Hastings has been ramping up its Asian practice for a few years. It opened its Shanghai office in October after poaching China specialist Mitch Dudek from rival firm Jones Day and earlier last year it hired securitization big-shot Neil Campbell from Sidley Austin Brown Wood.
Adding intellectual property to the mix will take the firm a step further towards offering a full-service practice on the ground in China....
