Ms.Hairuo Zhang has 17 years solid experience in resolving intellectual property disputes, primarily focusing on trademark, unfair competition, trade secret, copyright, design patent and other IP conflicts. She has successfully represented over 300 complex, cross-border IP civil and administrative litigation cases, achieving significant legal victories for both domestic and international high-profile companies. Three of her cases on unfair competition and trademark disputes were selected as annual representative cases by the Supreme People's Court, and another three were chosen as annual IP cases by the Beijing High Court. She has secured favorable judgments for her clients in significant cases adjudicated by the Supreme People's Court, Beijing High Court and other major China IP Courts.
Ms. Zhang has been consistently recognized by World Trademark Review as a leading lawyer in litigation and rights protection. She was named among the “Top 100 IP Experts in China” by Asian IP. Her litigation team has been listed on the Benchmark Litigation’s dispute resolution roster and the “Intellectual Property” list by China Business Law Journal. Ms. Zhang is also adept in intellectual property protection strategies, negotiation, and commercial licensing, serving as long-term legal counsel for multiple companies. She provides clients with advice and services from both a transactional and dispute resolution perspective.
She worked at King & Wood Mallesons and Baker McKenzie LLP, etc. for 12 years before co-founding Twelve Tables Law Firm. She is a member Committee of the AIPPI China, the Competition and Antitrust Law Committee of the Beijing Lawyers Association, included in the “Foreign-related Lawyers Talent Bank” by the Beijing Lawyers Association. Ms. Zhang also serves as a visiting lecturer at China University of Political Science and Law, teaching intellectual property law courses.