Haiwen & Partners

Hong Kong Capital Markets (ECM and DCM), M&A for Hong Kong Listed Companies, Corporate Restructuring, Regulatory and Compliance for Listed Companies, General Corporate Practice, PE

Partner

Tom Chau is of more than 25 years of experience as a Hong Kong qualified lawyers.  He also holds practising certificate as an England and Wales solicitor.  Tom's practice areas focuses on Hong Kong capital market and regulatory and compliance advisory work for Hong Kong listed companies.  Other than IPO and post IPO funding raising (by equity and debts) , Tom also actively involves in providing advice to listed companies on takeovers and  privatisations, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, internal control, anti-money laundering, information disclosure and ESG.

Tom joined the Hong Kong office of international law firm  in 1997.  He was in the firm's London office in 2001.  Tom was promoted to partner in 2006.  Relocating to the firm's Beijing office in 2008, he has taken up the position of Chief Representative and Managing Partner of the firm's Beijing office, till his retirement in November 2022.

Chinese and English

Tom was admitted as Fellow of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute with the designations of Chartered Secretary and Chartered Governance Professional in 2020.

Tom is qualified as Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialist.

Tom graduated from the University of Hong Kong and has obtained an Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Professional Certificate in Laws (PCLL).