The ‘comprehensive’ China regulatory and compliance practice at Clifford Chance LLP is experienced in financial regulatory matters, anti-money laundering, sanctions, export control, anti-corruption, cybersecurity, and data privacy. The team also assists with internal and regulatory investigations. Hong Kong-based Terry Yang routinely acts for financial institutions and industry bodies on Greater China and international regulatory mandates; while the workload of mainland China managing partner Lei Shi covers anti-corruption, sanctions, export control, anti-money laundering, and financial regulatory issues. Also based in Hong Kong, Feifei Yu is a financial crime investigation and compliance specialist.
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- ‘Extremely professional, cautious, and pragmatic.'
- ‘A comprehensive practice that is professional and efficient, and it has a deep understanding of issues across different jurisdictions.'
Work highlights
Assisted a proprietary investor with its qualified foreign investor licence application (and setting up the custody arrangements).
Engaged by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association to prepare an industry template collateral transfer agreement and security agreement to enable the use of a China government bond as eligible collateral for derivatives trades.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Terry Yang; Lei Shi
Other key lawyers
Feifei Yu