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Hayley Kwan

Hayley Kwan

Lawyer

Lawyer
Hayley Kwan

Hayley Kwan is an Associate in the Intellectual Property team, advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters.

She regularly supports clients across the technology, financial services, consumer goods, natural resources, gaming and life sciences sectors on the intellectual property aspects of M&A transactions, joint ventures, complex licensing and collaboration arrangements and disputes. She has handled intellectual property and technology disputes from pre-action correspondence through to trial in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

With a Computer Science degree, Hayley has a particular interest in artificial intelligence, software, semiconductors and emerging technologies, and contributes regularly to industry publications, including the Practising Law Institute's A Guide to Creating an Effective AI Corporate Compliance Program and The Advertising Brief.

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  • Advised a global pharmaceutical company on breach of warranty and licensing disputes
  • Advised Galp on its strategic combination with Moeve
  • Advised Informa on its £2.24 billion acquisition of Clarion
  • Advised U.S. Department of Commerce in connection with its funding and support for quantum semiconductor facilities under the CHIPS Act
  • Advised S&P Global on its acquisition of OpenZeppelin
  • Advised Pollen Street Capital on its acquisition of Universal Banking, Finastra’s core banking solution division
  • Advised Citigroup in relation to multiple divestitures, trade mark licences and third party trade mark infringement disputes
  • Advised Roundtable Interactive Group on its acquisition of certain Roblox gaming assets
  • Advised Emirates NBD on the proposed acquisition of the retail banking business of HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E.
  • Advised a technology company on breach of contract and copyright disputes
  • Advised Daisy Group on combination with Virgin Media O2 Business to create new B2B connectivity and IT services provider
  • Advised CVC on significant investment in Airalo

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Career & qualifications

  • Imperial College London (BSc.) 2017
  • BPP University (GDL, LLM, LPC) 2021
  • Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2023
  • University of Oxford (Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice) 2025