Kelley is qualified as a solicitor in Hong Kong and New Zealand. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and has obtained Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the City University of Hong Kong.

Kelley’s practice covers all aspects of IP work including enforcement of IP rights and IP protection strategy. She has extensive experience advising on contentious and non-contentious IP issues and handles IP litigation matters at the Hong Kong Courts (including applying for or resisting urgent interim injunctions), arbitrations and proceedings at the Hong Kong Trade Marks Registry, and has won a number of cases for her clients.

Kelley also advises on all aspects of commercial IP matters (including franchise agreements and license agreements), data protection matters (including handling data breaches) and national security law as relevant to online platform clients.

Kelley’s clients include those in luxury goods, sports, social media, biotechnology, film distribution, financial and co-working industries. Kelley also acts as an on-site legal advisor at major trade fairs in Hong Kong and regularly conducts presentations on IP rights and enforcement mechanisms to clients.