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Managing Director
Managing Director
Nick Beckett is Co-Head of the CMS Life Sciences & Healthcare Group. In this position, he jointly leads an international team of more than 150 specialist lawyers.
Nick Beckett is also the Managing Partner of the Beijing Office, Managing Director of Lau, Horton & Wise LLP in Association with CMS Hasche Sigle, Hong Kong LLP and Head of Asia-Pacific IP. Nick manages a team of dedicated sector specialists covering Life Sciences & Healthcare, Energy, TMC and Financial Institutions across the Asia-Pacific region. Nick is also a Solicitor-Advocate of the English Courts and a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong.
Nick has substantial experience in coordinating complex multi-jurisdictional matters, regularly working with colleagues throughout CMS and around the world. His work in the areas of commercial and corporate transactions and disputes, parallel trade, anti-counterfeiting, trade mark and patent opinions and IP infringement particularly spans international borders.
Nick is recommended as a prominent practitioner in his field in the following publications:
Nick was awarded ‘Life Sciences Law - Lawyer of the Year in China’ 2017 by Corporate Intl Magazine Global and Corporate LiveWire, ‘Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year in China’ in Leaders in Law - 2020 Global Awards, The Best Lawyers in China 2020 for Intellectual Property Law (International Firms) and ‘IP Professional of the Year’ of Corporate LiveWire Global 2019.
2005 - Advocacy Diploma, The College of Law, London
2000 - Intellectual Property Diploma, Bristol University, Bristol
1996 - LPC Distinction, The College of Law, London
1996 - Professional Skills Course, BPP, London
1995 - CPE Distinction, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester
1994 - BSc Hons Psychology 1st, University of Manchester, Manchester
Honorary Lecturer - China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
Lecturer - Peking University, China
Lecturer - University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
Lecturer - China-EU School of Law, China University of Political Science and Law
Listed Arbitrator at the Beijing International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) and Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC)
Listed Advisory Expert of the National Advisory Center for Overseas Intellectual Property Dispute Settlement in China
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