Cedric Lam

Cedric also heads Eversheds Sutherland’s IP practice in Greater China, where he resides and primarily practices. 

He has exceptional experience helping multinational corporations acquire, exploit and enforce their IP rights and trade secrets, as well as implement technology transfer, IP protection, licensing, litigation and anti-counterfeiting strategies. He also counsels private equity and venture capital firms on IP investments in Greater China and other neighboring jurisdictions. 

The author of more than four dozen articles and book chapters on IP and franchise matters, Cedric is a regular commentator in the media and speaker at industry conferences in Asia and around the world. 

Cedric has served as Asia-Pacific regional legal counsel of a major US-based global IP collective. Prior to his legal career, Cedric was a licensed pharmacist in Canada, where he gained valuable big pharma, government regulatory, and research and development (R&D) experience. 

Cedric devotes himself to his clients’ success, with a dedication to client service and keen business insight that his clients – which include some of the world’s most recognizable and esteemed brands and celebrities – will tell you is unsurpassed.