Paolo Beconcini is an Italian attorney at Squire Patton Boggs and since 2012 has headed the firm’s China Intellectual Property team spanning several offices, including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. Beconcini consults with companies seeking protection for their IP rights in China and legal action against infringers, advising on issues of law and enforcement, conducting evidence gathering and piloting their cases through the Chinese legal system.

A sought-after authority on IP protection and litigation in China, Beconcini manages the trademark, copyright and design portfolios of European and U.S. clients, conceives and implements IP litigation strategies, regularly appears in Chinese courts and attends IPR administrative and police raids on counterfeiters. His record of success in patent and trademark infringement lawsuits includes landmark cases designated “case of the year” by several IP journals. He leads business intelligence teams that pursue evidence of counterfeiting operations, particularly concerning automotive, fashion and consumer goods.

Beconcini is frequently invited to speak at conferences devoted to the growing field of Chinese IP, and has been actively involved in field projects, including trademark and patent enforcement training programs for Chinese civil servants. He is regularly interviewed on China IP matters by media around the world such as The Wall Street Journal, CNN, BBC, The Times, Bloomberg, La Tribune and Il Sole24 Ore, among others.

Beconcini is fluent in five languages, including Mandarin, which helps him navigate international borders and creates confidence in his clients. He represents U.S. and European clients in confronting the myriad cross-cultural challenges – legal, commercial and political – that threaten patent and trademark assets.

Beconcini holds a BA and LLM from the University of Florence, as well as an LLM from the USC Gould School of Law.