With a strong presence in Hong Kong and also acting in a very collegial way with lawyers in other key APAC jurisdictions, including Shanghai and Tokyo, should the need arise, Ashurst provides 'very commercial' advice to companies and financial institutions on both country-specific contentious white-collar criminal and pan-Asian matters. Cliff Chow delivers 'penetrating legal analysis and brilliant expositions' to clients, including Hong Kong-listed corporates, when facing down corruption investigations/enforcement actions from regulators, including the HKMA and the ICAC. James Comber heads the team and has experience of advising banks in both internal and external investigations responding to allegations of white-collar criminal behaviour.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Technically strong, reliable and provide very commercial advice. Excellent judgment; the team brings to their advice a broad range of knowledge both from within Hong Kong and overseas jurisdictions.'
- 'Cliff Chow is remarkably knowledgeable and experienced. He provides penetrating legal analysis and brilliant expositions.'
- 'Cliff Chow is very flexible and resilient in delivering legal services without compromising quality and integrity.'
Key clients
- HSBC
- Goldman Sachs
- Société Générale
- Royal Bank of Canada
- SMBC
- BGC Partners
- ABN AMRO Clearing
- Interactive Brokers
- Optiver
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
James Comber