Andy Leck is a distinguished senior legal practitioner in Intellectual Property and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) matters. He is the head of the Intellectual Property and Technology (IPTech) Practice Group in Singapore, and serves as the Asia Pacific head of Baker McKenzie's TMT Industry Group.
Andy is widely recognized by reputable global industry and legal publications as a leader in his field. He was named on "The A-List: Singapore's Top 100 lawyers" by Asia Business Law Journal since 2018. Chambers Asia Pacific notes that Andy as "a well-known IP practitioner who is highlighted for his record of handling major trade mark litigation, as well as commercial exploitation of IP rights in the media and technology sectors. He's been in the industry for a long time and has always been held in high regard. He is known to be very fair and is someone you would like to be in the trenches with you during negotiations." Furthermore, Asian Legal Business acknowledges Andy as a leading practitioner in his field and notes that he “always gives good, quick advice, [is] client-focused and has strong technical knowledge for his areas of practice.” Under his leadership, the TMT team in Singapore is highly regarded for its expertise in “outsourcing, cloud computing and TMT IP-related mandates” and “data privacy, compliance, technology and telecoms regulations.”
Andy was appointed by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as an IP Adjudicator to hear IP disputes between 2021 and 2023. He has been an appointed member of the Singapore Copyright Tribunal since May 2010 and a mediator with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, as well as the Singapore Mediation Centre.
