Gordon focuses his practice on advising clients about intellectual property, licensing, outsourcing, and technology transactions.
He has advised clients in the IT, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, and energy and life sciences industries on a wide spectrum of technology-related matters. His practice ranges from major projects, such as the establishment of the entire technology infrastructure for a new national PRC bank, to the creation of a new Singapore-based outsourced design, manufacturing, and logistics system for a global footwear company.
Gordon has particular experience in cross-border commercial technology transactions in Asia and has worked with clients on a variety of projects, from traditional technology transfer arrangements to complex collaborative development relationships. He also has substantial experience in providing intellectual property, regulatory, and operational technology law advice to clients in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the Asia-Pacific region.
He is a frequent writer and speaker on technology transfer rights, encryption, intellectual property rights, and data privacy, and has delivered lectures to regional governments and industry bodies in Asia. Gordon also has extensive experience with open source software and is an active participant in public debates involving government and major players in the tech industry.
Gordon served as vice chair of the Technology Law Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. He has lived in Hong Kong since 2001 and previously practiced in London.
Band 1: China TMT: Information Technology (International Firms)
Chambers Greater China Region 2022 - 2025
Ranked as one of the Super 50 TMT Lawyers in Asia
Hall of Fame: Hong Kong TMT
Band 1: China TMT: Data Protection & Privacy (International Firms)
Chambers Greater China Region 2024-2025
Band 1: China TMT: Information Technology (International Firms)
Ranked: China TMT: Telecommunications & Broadcasting (International Firms)
Recommended: China: Data Protection: Foreign Firms
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023-2025
Leading Individual: Hong Kong TMT
Recommended for China FinTech: Foreign Firms
Recommended for China Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms
Recommended for China Intellectual Property: Foreign Firms
Recommended for China TMT: Foreign Firms
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