New partners at HFG! Congratulations to...

We are very proud to announce that our colleagues Daniel de Prado Escudero and Reinout van Malenstein have been appointed as partners.

The long-term successful commitment with HFG and IP in China has called for such career recognition. They have demonstrated to be very strong, dedicated, hard workers and great minds, and we are happy that they will represent our firm around the world.

Here some words to know them better:

With great expertise in intellectual property rights, privacy, data protection and corporate affairs in China, Daniel de Prado Escudero advises companies on those fields in China.

Daniel is a member of the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) and member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), being also part of the Committee for Anti-Piracy affairs at ASIPI.

Daniel is well positioned to advise clients on intellectual property, corporate and contractual cases with a European/Chinese dimension. Daniel is fluent in Spanish, English and Italian, and has a basic understanding of Mandarin.

Reinout van Malenstein has more than 15 years of experience in IP and China. He advises companies across all aspects of intellectual property rights, data protection, and market entry in China. Reinout has successfully been leading IP actions and litigations from CNIPA to the courts, high courts and the Supreme Court. Having graduated from leading law schools in Europe and China, followed by extensive litigation experience in both jurisdictions, Reinout effectively helps his global clients establish a strong business strategy for China. 

Reinout is IP expert for the European Commission, the secretary of MARQUES China team, and twice-elected National Vice-Chair of the IPR Working Group of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. Reinout is fluent in Chinese, Dutch, English and German.

Daniel will keep working as head of Spanish and LatAm Practice based in Rome and Madrid, and Reinout will head the APAC practice by spending his time between Shanghai, Sydney and Singapore. 

Congratulations on this appointment, good luck and all the best to both of you!

HFG Law&Intellectual Property