Scott Palmer has more than two decades of experience advising clients on all aspects of intellectual property law, with a deep understanding of the legal system in China. Scott has extensive experience advising on intellectual property registration, maintenance, licensing, enforcement and litigation for foreign companies operating in China and Chinese companies operating in the U.S.

Clients consistently turn to Scott to develop, expand and strategically manage their IP portfolios, from IP registration to administrative and criminal enforcement. He regularly assists companies with maintaining and acquiring IP rights, as well as licensing and transferring IP. On the litigation front, Scott handles trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition and patent disputes.

Scott often assists with the creation and management of anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy programs for both large and small companies. He also supports clients with brand development, advertising, product quality, license approvals, and regulatory compliance in highly regulated industries, including before China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Scott’s clients include companies across a diverse range of industries, including apparel, retail, hospitality, automotive, technology, software, musical instruments, entertainment, life sciences, cosmetics, transportation and clean energy.

Mr. Feng serves as the Senior Partner, Head of the International Business Division at Tahota (Beijing) Law Firm. Mr. Feng is a reputable IP and data law expert with substantial experience on intellectual property law, data protection law and anti-trust law with reputable international law firm and Chinese law firms, focusing on IP litigation and enforcement, trademark and patent portfolio management, as well as data protection and cyber security related legal practice. Mr. Feng has represented numerous foreign clients from US, EU and Japan at various levels of courts as well as administrative organs in China. Mr. Feng is particularly experienced in addressing clients' commercial needs in the areas of IP litigation, arbitration and prosecution, including patent, copyright, trademark, and domain names, unfair competition, trade secrets. He has also been involved in IP transactional work, including the drafting, negotiation and enforcement of IP assignment or licensing agreements. Besides, he also represented a number of multinationals in dealing with legal matters in relation to cyber security, personal information and data protection. As a highly regarded expert at home and abroad, Mr. Feng is currently serving as the Consultant Expert to Guiding Case Research Center of Supreme People’s Court of China, Vice Director of Copyright Society of China, Standing Committee Member of China Intellectual Property Law Association, an IP Expert for EU-China IPR Helpdesk as well as a member of American Bar Association, China Bar Association and INTA.

Mr. Feng has B.A. and an LL.M. from China Foreign Affairs University and LL.M. from Duke University, United States. He is the first graduate student to receive a Diploma in Intellectual Property Law at Duke University School. Mr. Fung speaks Chinese, English and Japanese as his working languages.

Ms. Hairuo Zhang is the managing partner of Yuanhe &Twelve Tables Law Firm. She has 19 years of solid experience in resolving intellectual property disputes, primarily focusing on trademarks, unfair competition, trade secret, copyright, design patent and other IP conflicts. She has successfully represented over 300 complex, cross-border IP civil and administrative litigation cases, achieving significant legal victories for both domestic and international high-profile companies. Three of her cases on unfair competition and trademark disputes were selected as annual representative cases by the Supreme People’s Court, and another three were chosen as annual IP cases by the Beijing High Court. She has secured favorable judgments for her clients in significant cases adjudicated by the Supreme People’s Court, Beijing High Court, Guangdong High Court, Beijing IP Court, Shanghai IP Court, and Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court.

Ms. Zhang has been consistently recognized by the World Trademark Review as a leading lawyer in litigation and rights protection. She was named among the “Top 100 IP Experts in China” by Asian IP. Her litigation team has been listed on the Benchmark Litigation’s dispute resolution roster and the “Intellectual Property” list by China Business Law Journal. Ms. Zhang is also adept in intellectual property protection strategies, negotiation, and commercial licensing, serving as long-term legal counsel for multiple companies. She provides clients with advice and services from both a transactional and dispute resolution perspective.

Mengchun Zhang is a partner at JunZeJun Law Offices with more than 15 years of experience in Chinese
intellectual property law. He represents leading multinational brands in high-stakes litigation, enforcement, and portfolio management, with several of his cases recognized as landmark or guiding precedents by the
Supreme People’s Court and specialized IP courts. His practice covers trademark prosecution and litigation, copyright protection, domain name disputes, data
protection, unfair competition, and criminal and administrative enforcement. Drawing on his extensive
experience, Mengchun provides clients with cost-effective, practical, and comprehensive advice. He has been recognized by The Legal 500, WTR 1000, and other leading legal directories for his expertise in
IP and brand protection. From the 2026 WTR 1000: “Mengchun Zhang is a powerhouse in Chinese lP litigation, with 15 years of experience representing global
corporations in landmark trademark, copyright, and unfair competition cases. Many recognized as guiding or
representative case, his victories underscore his mastery of raid actions, administrative disputes, and
cutting-edge copyright enforcement across industries.”