East Asia - Hong Kong

Stephenson Harwood

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Stephenson Harwood‘s wide-ranging regulatory practice advises retail and wholesale banks and funds on licensing and ongoing regulatory mandates. Katherine Liu is a key contact for this work and is also well-versed in the evolving fintech landscape, regularly advising start-ups in the space, as well as conventional banking clients on digitisation projects and on their fintech initiatives. Ian Childs co-heads the team, handling some contentious work in the sector as part of his broader commercial litigation offering.

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Key clients

  • Airstar Bank Limited
  • Airwallex (Hong Kong) Limited
  • Ant Group Co., Ltd.
  • China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited
  • Endowus HK Limited
  • Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited
  • Futu Lending Limited
  • HKT Flexi Limited
  • Impax Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited
  • OnePlatform Asset Management Limited
  • PrimeCredit Limited
  • WeLend Limited

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Katherine Liu, Ian Childs

Other key lawyers

James Wong