CMS Hong Kong recruits Gabriela Kennedy from Mayer Brown as a partner to strengthen its IP and TMT practices across Greater China and Asia-Pacific.
CMS Hong Kong has recruited Gabriela Kennedy as a partner, strengthening its IP and technology, media and telecoms (TMT) practices across Greater China and the broader Asia-Pacific region, according to Law.asia. She is expected to join by the end of this year.
Kennedy currently leads Mayer Brown's global IP practice and its Asia IP and TMT practice. She became a partner at Mayer Brown's Hong Kong office, formerly Johnson Stokes & Master, in 2013 and moved into a senior consultant role in July this year. Before that she practised at Hogan Lovells Cadwalader from 1996 and became a partner there in 2003.
Her practice covers IP litigation and commercial matters, technology transactions, telecoms regulation, cybersecurity and data privacy. Law.asia reports she has advised multinational corporations and leading brands on IP protection, enforcement and commercialisation, including complex cross-jurisdiction disputes and licensing arrangements.
Ilan Freiman, CMS Asia-Pacific managing partner, said: "Gabriela's appointment is a marquee hire for CMS and takes our Greater China IP and technology offering to the next level."
Law.asia also reports that in September 2026, IP partner Jonathan Chu left CMS to join Clifford Chance. Separately, Asia Law Portal reported on 1 October 2026 that CMS promoted Candy Tong and Mengyi Chen to partner in its Hong Kong IP and Technology practice, effective that date. Both joined CMS in 2020.
