Joshua D. Curry is a partner in the Atlanta office of Lewis Brisbois and a vice-chair of the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. Josh serves as lead counsel in patent, intellectual property, and technology litigation cases and is a registered patent attorney. An experienced litigator with a physics degree and considerable technical expertise, Josh helps clients effectively achieve their business goals when enforcing and defending their IP rights. He has served in IP leadership positions, been highly ranked by peers and publications, and represented clients in all phases of litigation and a wide range of technologies in courts and proceedings throughout the United States.

Dr. Jia Hui practices mainly in the fields of M&A and insurance. Mr. Jia is qualified to practice in the New York State and China. He is an admitted lawyer in the field of international investment legal affairs by MOFCOM, Chairman Assistant and General Secretary of BNRSC, Deputy Secretary of New Energy International Development Federation, Member of the Insurance Committee of Beijing Lawyer Association, Representative of Chief Lawyer Counsel of China Insurance Association, Member of Legal and Compliance Committee and Cross-Border Investment Committee of China Insurance Asset Management Association, Leading Lawyers on Foreign Legal Affairs admitted by Ministry of Justice and China All Lawyers Association.

Duncan Wilson promotes U.S. stakeholder interests by advocating for improvements in China’s protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR),including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. In addition, Mr. Willson serves as a resource for U.S. individuals and businesses in regard to IPRconcerns in China. Prior to his appointment as IP attaché, Mr. Willson was an attorney advisor in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Office of Policy andInternational Affairs, where he handled policy matters relating to IP issues in China. His responsibilities included developing and negotiating U.S. positions on IPmatters on behalf of the U.S. government; advising the U.S. government and business community on legal developments in China that impact the protection andenforcement of IP in that country; and designing and supervising technical assistance to the Chinese government in regard to IP. Most recently, Mr. Willson wasdetailed to the Office of the U.S. IP Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), where he advised the IPEC and White House officials on the IP components to strategic policiesand trade-related matters, in addition to providing his expertise on Chinese IP laws, policies, and practices.

Zheng Zhong, LL.D, is Associate Professor of intellectual property law at Southwest University of Political Science and Law, China. She is the head of the English course Intellectual Property Law which is awarded as the Chongqing “Brand Courses for International Students in English”. She published her English academic monographs Taking Private Use Seriously: A Critical Evaluation of the Legal Treatment of Private Use under Chinese Digital Copyright Law (Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang GmbH, 2013). She also holds the position of council member of Intellectual Property Law Research Association of the Chongqing Law Society, expert advisory member of the Fifth Branch of Chongqing People’s Procuratorate, member of the Legal Advisory Committee of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission and mediator of Chongqing Foreign-related Intellectual Property Mediation Centre.