People / LAU Man Ting

Introduction

A biomedical engineer by training, prior to her embarkation onto her legal career, Ms. Lau had worked closely with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) and US Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) on intellectual property and FDA regulatory work.

Her unique skill set enable her to expertly deal with Technology/Intellectual Property law, being able to use an engineer’s perspective to understand each individual client’s need and advise them in their own (tech) language.

Areas of Practice

Academic Achievements

• Bachelor of Science (double major in Biomedical Engineering and Economics) (Distinction), University of Virginia
• Juris Doctor, City University of Hong Kong
• Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, City University of Hong Kong

Professional Qualifications

• To be Admitted as a Solicitor in Hong Kong in March 2018

Vision & Mission Statement

A well run legal case is like a well-oiled machine. Every fact in relation to the matter has a critical role to play.
Invariably, it is my aim to treat each problem before me as if presented to me as a scientific problem, and with each scientific problem exists a solution.

Practice / Employment History

• Regulatory Specialist (2010 - 2011)

• Senior Officer (Legal and Business Development) (2012 - 2013)

• Research Assistant (2013 - 2015)

• Paralegal (2013 - 2015)

PAST EXPERIENCE

Selected Case: Civil Litigation (Tech Law)

Represented and Successfully Defending a Hong Kong FinTech Company which specialized in Cryptocurrency Payment Processing in a High Court Action against a major PRC based firm specialized in the development of bitcoin mining hardware in an otherwise misconceived ‘loss recovery’ action.

Notable Highlights of this action included:

• Drawing inspiration from the strategy employed by Duke of Wellington in the Waterloo Campaign, successfully lured the Plaintiff (the PRC Bitcoin Mining Company) into a prematurely advancing the Plaintiff’s case (thus ensuring the attacker’s case’s total annihilation).
• The Plaintiff (the PRC Bitcoin Mining Company) was subsequently forced to Discontinue the case against the Client (before even reaching trial) with the Plaintiff being Ordered to pay for the costs incurred by the Defendant (the Hong Kong FinTech Company & MSO License Holder).

Selected Case: Tender Dispute Under WTO Government Procurement Agreement

Advised and Successfully Represented a Health Care Supply Chain headquartered in Hong Kong in a Tender Dispute (under the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement) before the Review Body on Bid Challenges (Estimated Procurement Value in the Region of HK$90,000,000.00).

Notable Highlights of this action included:

• Successfully establishing Prima Facie case later and successfully defeated attempts by the procuring entity in the opposition of the implementation of Rapid Interim Measures.
• Anna served as the Chief Science Officer in these proceedings where her knowledge and experience in Biomedical Engineering proved to be instrumental in the crafting the Client’s case (adding Engineering Perspective in tandem with law).