Clyde & Co has hired Elliot Papageorgiou as an intellectual property (IP) partner in the Shanghai office from boutique IP consultancy Rouse. 

Papageorgiou spent 12 years at Rouse building an IP practice in the Asia-Pacific, particularly in China, focusing on the full IP lifecycle, including strategic IP protection, portfolio advice, IP exploitation and commercialisation as well as IP enforcement and litigation. 

A team of four China-qualified lawyers from Rouse is also moving to Clyde & Co Westlink, the firm’s joint law venture (JLV) in Chongqing, including Zhengquan Gu and Leo Tang, who join as local partners.  

"As the Chinese economy continues to mature, there is significant demand for the firm to extend our services in the region into IP,” said Ik Wei Chong, partner and Asia managing director of Clyde & Co, in a statement.