Hong Kong boutique law firm Hauzen, associated with China firm AnJie Broad, has recruited fintech specialist Jay Lee as a partner, formerly with K&L Gates.
Basil Hwang, Hauzen’s managing partner, told China Business Law Journal: “We are very excited by Jay’s joining Hauzen. Jay is a trusted adviser to a number of leading Web3 and traditional financial institutions. He brings a wealth of added expertise and experience to our financial regulatory and our blockchain, tokenisation and Web3 practices.”
Lee brings 28 years of experience to the Hong Kong firm, specialising in fintech, corporate governance and debt capital markets.
Before joining K&L Gates, Lee was a vice chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. He also has professional experience in Hong Kong, the US and South Korea.
The Hong Kong and US-qualified lawyer was a former partner at Simmons & Simmons, where he advised on the issuance of various financial products, including RMB bonds, G3 bonds and equity-linked products. He was also the former head of the debt capital markets legal team across northeast Asia at Standard Chartered Bank.
Founded in 2017, Hauzen focuses on the financial, technology and insurance sectors, and has established an association with AnJie Broad, while also being affiliated with UK-based DWF Group.
