Mary Ho

What do you focus on?

I started my practice on the entertainment industry almost 23 years ago. At present, I focus my practice more on the film, music and TV industry.

What do you see on the horizon?

The media and entertainment business, especially the film industry in PRC, is expanding at a tremendous speed and scale. Foreign companies are looking for opportunities to cooperate with PRC companies, while PRC companies are looking for acquisitions in foreign companies. The synergy is exploding, and I believe this represents more opportunities for lawyers specialized in this area.

Representative Experience

Some of the film companies that I have represented include:

• Award-winning actor, director, and writer Stephen Chow and Bingo Group Holdings Limited, a listco that produced the film Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons, with box office in PRC grossing over US$215 million and many other award-winning films.
• Award-winning director Wong Kar-Wai and Jet Tone Films, which produced the film The Grandmaster, with box office grossing over US$64 million and many other award-winning films.
• Award-winning actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Raymond Wong Pak Ming and Pegasus Entertainment Holdings Limited, a listco that produced the film Ip Man, with box office grossing over US$21 million, among many other award-winning films

Some of the music-related clients I have represented include:

• BMG Music (later became Sony BMG and ultimately became part of Sony Music)
• Universal Music
• EMI Music
• Soliton Music (subsequently acquired by HMV Music)

Television clients I have represented include:

• Beijing TV in Hong Kong at Now TV and Cable TV
• HTV Entertainment