Yufeng (Ethan) Ma has joined the the intellectual property practice at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe as a partner in the firm’s Shanghai office. Educated in China and the United States, Ma most recently served as director of IP, Asia at Corning, a manufacturer of specialty glass and ceramics. Prior to that, he practiced for more than a decade in the US representing US and Chinese companies in IP matters, with a focus on litigation before the US International Trade Commission and the US federal courts.
“Ethan is an IP practitioner of the highest quality and we are delighted to add him to our team,” said Xiang Wang Orrick’s Asia managing partner and head of the firm’s China IP practice. “He offers our clients an invaluable perspective on practical solutions to international IP matters, having practiced IP law in-house in China for a leading international company plus having served as a litigator for 10 years before the US courts.”
Orrick’s China team has resolved more than 100 cross-border IP disputes in China including matters related to patents, trade secret, trademarks and copyright for numerous multinational corporations operating in China.
