Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

The 'premier practice of its kind in Asia', Herbert Smith Freehills LLP' Hong Kong offering, which is led by exceptional litigator Kyle Wombolt, provides 'high-quality' advice to multinational clients in heavily regulated industries, including financial services, energy and healthcare, when faced with high-stakes internal and external investigations. Much of this work crosses borders throughout Asia and beyond, and the team works very effectively with other offices throughout its network, as well as alongside co-counsel, should the need arise. The 'very practical' Wombolt is at the forefront of the highest-stakes work handled by the team and 'has a keen sense for navigating sensitive legal issues', often helping to formulate responses involving collaboration from regulators across many different jurisdictions. Hannah Cassidy has excellent credibility among financial services clients, including hedge funds and banks, and regularly takes the lead on internal and external investigations into systems and controls breaches, AML failures, product mis-selling and insider dealing.