Tag: Hong Kong

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched Regtech Knowledge Hub to heighten awareness of regulatory compliance in fintech-related fields and encourage the sharing of expertise

Addleshaw Goddard has announced the closure of its Hong Kong office when the current lease expires in September

Herbert Smith Freehills has opened a construction and infrastructure disputes hub in Kuala Lumpur

Chinese electric carmaker NIO debuted on Singapore Exchange by way of introduction without raising funds to become a triple-listed company in Singapore, the US and Hong Kong

Senior women lawyers across Asia describe their journeys to success and share words of wisdom for aspiring juniors in the profession. Vandana Chatlani reports

DLA Piper has strengthened its finance, projects and restructuring practice in Hong Kong with the hiring of banking and finance lawyer Crystal Chen as a partner

Aquila Acquisition Corporation became the first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to list in Hong Kong

JunHe’s Shanghai office has added Lu Sipei as a partner specialising in data compliance, cybersecurity, M&A, and domestic and overseas investment

Electric vehicle manufacturer NIO successfully listed on the main board of the HKEX by way of introduction with shares beginning trading on March 10

Under the Hong Kong regulatory framework, listed companies should focus on the following aspects of compliance.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Howie Farn as a partner in its global transactions group in Hong Kong. Farn joined from Kirkland & Ellis where he was a capital markets partner focusing on US securities transactions

Baker McKenzie has added senior capital markets specialist Thomas Tarala as partner to commit its strategic development for SPAC listing regimes in Hong Kong bond markets and ESG (environmental, social and governance) investments

Clifford Chance hired major projects and contentious construction specialist Spencer Flay as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution practice in Perth

Carey Olsen’s Singapore office has added investment funds specialist Tom Katsaros to its investment funds offering as a consultant, and experienced litigator Helen Wang to its litigation, insolvency and restructuring practice as a counsel

Squire Patton Boggs has advised independent containerships owner Seaspan Corporation on securing two separate export credit agency (ECA)-backed Japanese Operating Lease with Call Options (JOLCOs) totalling USD838 million and USD1.4 billion

Ropes & Gray has appointed asset management lawyer Vincent Ip as the managing partner of the firm’s Hong Kong office to succeed Dan Anderson who had been the office managing partner for five years

The Association of Corporate Counsel Hong Kong (ACC HK) conducted a webinar on 24 March on the current opportunities for in-house counsel to do pro bono work and the issues they need to consider before starting

To further fulfil the commitment to protect personal information, mainland China promulgated the new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)

Han Kun Law Offices has opened a branch in Haikou, its fifth after Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong

Shearman & Sterling has re-hired Wanda Woo as a capital markets partner in Hong Kong

With a state-led "common prosperity" philanthropy campaign well underway, what options do private enterprises have? Jasmine Wen reports

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Hong Kong organised a lunchtime seminar at Justice Place with the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong, Teresa Cheng