Ashurst

Ashurst‘s well-rounded cross‑disciplinary team provides a strong service to regional and international banks, asset management firms and insurers across the gamut of their regulatory needs, from advice on licensing requirements and regulatory issues associated with new products, through to enforcement actions and internal investigations. Ben Hammond leans into strong ties with regulators including the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on domestic compliance work, including assisting a high proportion of Hong Kong’s exchange market makers navigate the domestic regulatory and exchange obligations. Hammond is also well-versed in handling fintech-related regulatory matters, including his recent work heading up a cross-border team (with significant involvement from London) for Goldman Sachs on the establishment of a digital platform for a first-of-its-kind tokenised government bond. James Comber leads on the contentious front and regularly handles enforcement and internal investigations for banks and brokerages. Cliff Chow handles most of the China-facing contentious matters for regional and international financial services entities, as well as regularly handling HKSE investigations involving mainland companies.