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Tighter scrutiny of auditor changes under HKEX’s new FAQ

By Stella Yeung and Stephen Luo, Jingtian & Gongcheng

Unpacking the debut of Hong Kong’s USM

By Rossana Chu, YYC Legal

Firms chart lidar maker Hesai’s HKD4.16bn Hong Kong IPO

Cleary, Fangda, Maples, Freshfields and Jingtian advised Hesai’s HK debut, raising HKD4.16b, a four-year record

Overview of Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Bill

By Sam Wu, YYC Legal

How SPAC mergers speed up company listings

By Yan Ge and Yuan Yao, Joint-Win Partners

Kennedys deepens HK disputes bench with specialist hire

Kennedys boosts HK disputes team with partner Wilson Fung from JSM as part of wider Asia expansion

AI sandboxes

As AI expands globally, countries are exploring regulatory sandboxes to test its use across different sectors

Quartet drives Alibaba’s HKD13bn Sun Art Retail sale to DCP

Slaughter and May, Fangda Partners, Sullivan & Cromwell, and JunHe advised on Alibaba’s USD1.7 billion stake sale in Sun Art Retail to DCP Capital

CSOP Saudi-linked ETFs shine light on regional investment

CSOP’s Saudi-linked ETFs highlight investment shifts and Sharia law compliance challenges

Dechert’s finance, disputes talent jumps to Hogan Lovells 

Hogan Lovells has hired Dechert partners Michael Wong and Maria Sit from its closing Hong Kong office

Technology neutrality

This column explores tech neutrality's role in financial regulation, addresses tech innovation in regulation, and questions its ongoing relevance

Treating crypto as property in Hong Kong insolvency regime

By Tang Chong, Helmsman

Cooley revamps leadership, refocuses practices

Cooley has revamped its Asian leadership, appointing its first partners in charge of the Hong Kong and Beijing offices, and resolving the succession of Christina Zhang, head of the Shanghai branch for more than a decade

SFC appoints first executive director for legal services division

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has created an executive director post in the legal services division, a first for the regulator, with the three-year appointment of Lisa Chen by Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan

Cooley restructures Asian leaderships, focuses on life sciences

Cooley has revamped its Asian leadership appointing its first partners in charge of the Hong Kong and Beijing offices, and resolved the succession of Christina Zhang, head of the Shanghai branch for more than a decade

Financial product governance

This article explains the concept of product governance, outlines operational and regulatory fundamentals, and considers developments in jurisdictions such as the UK, Australia, Hong Kong and mainland China

Dechert’s new Hong Kong managing partner expects increase in disputes

Dechert appoints litigation and regulatory enforcement lawyer, Maria Sit, as the Hong Kong office’s managing partner, filling a position that was vacant since former head David Cho left

Former SFC executive director in HK joins Kirkland & Ellis as partner

Brian Ho, the former executive director of corporate finance at Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), has joined Kirkland & Ellis’ transactional group as a partner

Hong Kong SFC chief to leave earlier to start new role at UK watchdog

Ashley Alder, chief executive of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), will step down at the end of September to chair Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority

Laura Cha re-elected as HKEX chair

Laura Cha Shih May-lung will continue her role as HKEX chair for two more years after being re-elected to the post she has held since 2018

Litigator moves to Eric Chow & Co

Hong Kong law firm Eric Chow & Co in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices, has bolstered its litigation practice by adding Christy Leung as a partner

DLA Piper forms China securities cross-border litigation team

DLA Piper has set up a China securities litigation team to advise firms facing rising lawsuits and investigations

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